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Fashion is forever changing, which means that if you are someone who likes to look good then you’ll probably want to update your wardrobe as often as possible.

The SUV market is flooded with models ranging from pure luxurious to proper utility vehicles. This makes choosing the right SUV quite a difficult task. That is why today we have come up with a list of the best SUVs available in the market.

Steve Jobs resigned from the post of CEO of the Apple Company, the only thought in mind right now among many of us, even a guy like me who haven’t ever used any product of Apple searched for the reasons behind his resignation though all in vain but the world seems enthusiastic about the word Apple. The Company has a very big name in the market and the world wants to know about the new CEO of Apple company, so here I am providing you with some exciting and interesting facts about Tim Cook, The new CEO of Apple.

10). A Very Private Person

Tim Cook is a much classified person; here are a few of his traits that will tell us about him. He is a soft spoken person, very enthusiastic and a person with an easygoing nature. He is not bold and sociable he loves to remain in his own world; he doesn’t wants to be the head news of The Times and wants to do things without getting much appreciation from co workers and other officials of the company. In short he is personality who loves to keep things confidential.

#9). A Fan Himself

Just like all others he is a person who has his likes and dislikes. He is a big fan of Football and some other specific sports. He is a very big fan of AUBURN football team and admires them very much, his passion for football make us believe that, he is a very simple person who loves to do simple and ordinary things

#8). Loves Working and Sending Emails Early in the Morning

Vice versa of us, we like to fresh the mind before going to office by working out or having a jog in a cool morning breeze. The CEO of apple does things differently he loves to send emails early in the morning before going to office, you would be eager to know how early it is. It is not late by 0430 hours. This is how he starts his day.

Smart people are never perfect, and therefore mistakes are just a part of the game. The truly effective leaders however can overcome these shortcomings and still achieve the goals they set. Shaping the ideology of leaders starts with proper mentorship and focus, like you can receive with a masters of organizational leadership

#7). A Fitness Enthusiast

Since now all of you have the idea that new CEO of apple is quite a unique and inimitable personality very different from all other company leaders. But he also finds time for himself; his routine includes a gym workout in order to shape his body. He is also a fitness enthusiast and other than workout in the gym he loves to participate in outdoor activities such as biking and hiking.

#6). Temporary CEO for Apple, A Couple of Times

If we talk about the experience of Mr. Tim for the job of CEO then there is no better than him. He has been a CEO in many occasions for the Apple Company when Mr. Steve Jobs was seriously ill and needed a series of medical attention, during this time he displayed marvelous leadership skills and for him this job is not a new job, he knows how to get the things done with perfection and ease.

#5). IBM and Compaq Product

He has a versatile experience of working with other companies like IBM, Compaq which are being known as the competitors of Apple. Where ever he worked he holds a record of being a diligent worker

#4). Educational Highlights

He completed Industrial Engineering in the year 1982 from a very renowned University “The Auburn University” then later received his MBA from Duke University’s Fugua School of Business in 1988.

#3). His Natural Heritage

He was born and raised in the city of Alabama, Robertsdale but he came from a very simple family where his father’s profession is a shipyard employee while his mother is a full time homemaker.

#2). Independently Hardworking

He may have not received the luxuries of life while he was young, which could be attributed for his mild nature and simplicity. Yet he has gathered all the rewards because of his prudence and reliable nature. In fact, he is one of the biggest contributors to the achievements that Apple had in the past, where even Mr. Jobs believed in him.

#1). 13 Years for Timothy

He has been a competent member of the Apple Company and has been serving if for over 13 years and now he has been welcomed to take the lead and make Apple Company shoot up in the air and reach the heights of glory and success with a lightning speed. He is Timothy D. Cook also known as Tim Cook.

Apple Company is the most popular Company in designing mobile devices. One of its big achievement is iPhone design that contains wonderful features and coming in versions. Ideal mobile contains functionalities like good battery life, smaller, thinner and simple in design. You see all these features work in iPhone 4. It has a new feel, new look and bundles of new skills.

iPhone 4 features

• iPhone 4 contains a wonderful screen with high resolution.
• Video conferencing is available that is easy to use.
• 5-megapixel camera with touch focus and LED flash attached in new generation iPhone gives best quality. It takes great pictures and HD video. Front facing camera is also present.
• It is compatible with all features of iOS 4, including multitasking.
• Battery is also improved as compared to previous iPhone versions.
• Dual A4 processor with fast speed is added into it. RAM is also enough to store your desire items.
• Moreover, it has rich app store.

Drawbacks

• There are few drawbacks too in Apple 32 GB iPhone 4 as below
• Cellular signal in device can be interrupted by hand placement.
• It does not allow you to play back HD video to external display.
• Glass on front and back could damage the device totally.

Viral marketing has a lot of definitions and is quite a vast term. However, what this article will focus on is the relationship it has to Internet marketing. In general, viral marketing doesn’t base itself on a single marketing scheme that sends a certain message to the general. No, when it comes to this kind of marketing, there is a higher risk of the addition and deletion of vital information, so that people can use the information according to their personal needs.

You Should Look into Viral Marketing

Viral marketing is quite a new addition to the online world, but it is getting more and more popular by the day. This isn’t really surprising, though, since sending email messages has become very common in today’s day and age. Unfortunately, receiving a ton of spam emails everyday is very common, too, and this is where viral marketing comes in. With viral marketing, you can filter out the important emails from the irrelevant ones with ease.

Think about it. What is your basic goal? It is probably to create desire in people, right? Well, how can you reach this goal? Basically, all you really have to do is explain your overall ideas in a passionate and confident manner, while making sure that people understand yourproducts and services completely at the same time.

One thing you can do to do this is to write articles with a signature box in the bottom that will link people to your website. You can even reuse these articles if you want. In the end, if you write articles that are inspiring to others, you can be sure that more people will end up reading it, too.

Another great way to send your message out to the general public would be by commenting on various forums. As with the articles mentioned above, all you will need to do here is write several words and add a signature box and a website link.

Keep in mind that people have families and friends, too, so if you use the Internet to share information about your products and services that reach these people, there are higher chances of them sharing the links with the people that they know, thus generating more traffic to your website. How great is that?

You can also add a button to your articles that will let your readers share the article with their friends. If this process is done repeatedly by several people, you are sure to reach your goal in no time.

Overall, the primary advantage that comes with viral marketing would be the way that the message is sent out to different people: with minimal effort. Believe it or not, these techniques can get you loyal visitors as you spread your message out to more of them. This will, in turn, make people trust you and your website more, as well. Try it!

Good morning everyone and good news to all Whatsapp users as your favorite cross-platform messaging app Whatsapp introduces push-to-talk feature on their app. Whatsapp messenger has been updated with a significant feature which lets you send and receive a voice note to/from a friend.

According to Jan Koum, the CEO and co-founder of Whatsapp the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature is simple and different from the type found on other app. You do not have to tap through a variety of settings or menus to access this new feature, you will notice a little microphone icon close to your chat box, simply pressing and holding it while recording and releasing the push sends the voice message to the designated recipient, and swiping to the left delete the recorded message if you do not want to send it anymore.

This is not a live two-way voice conversation feature, you only record a voice message and send it to your friend and if your friend decided to reply you he/she can record as well and send to you. This feature has been enabled in all versions of the Whatsapp app on all platforms – Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Symbian, allowing all Whatsapp users to exchange voice messages easily. There is no extra cost for using Whatsapp push-to-talk feature.

Whatsapp Push-to-talk feature

There is no limitation to how long you can record a voice message using the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature, so users can record and send voice messages however long they feel is necessary. If you have not seen the push-to-talk feature on your Whatsapp application, don’t worry as it will be made available to all users within the next 24 hours.

I personally think the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature is great and I foresee it replacing the common text messaging. Text messages have been great over the years but Whatsapp push-to-talk voice feature is going to be even awesome as you can now hear the voice of your friends any time at no extra cost.

It is not surprising that Whatsapp has decided to add this new feature in a season we are allexpecting the BBM for Android/iOS to be released. Now the mobile instant messaging war has started and I can’t wait to see how both apps (Whatsapp & multi-platform BBM) competes.

What do you think of the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature? Have you seen this feature yet on your phone? Have you used it yet? What was your experience with it? Share with me using the comment section below. Remember to subscribe to my RSS feed while you are on it.

No One Is Safe

Wired writer, Mat Honan’s account was hacked last year, and the hackers (identified as Clan Vv3 and Phobia) took control over his Gmail account and terminated it.

From there, they took over his Twitter and Amazon accounts and then his Apple account, and eventually deleted everything from his Apple iCloud service. The painful truth is that Mat Honan had helped pave the way to this elaborate scam. As an example, since tech blog Gizmodo’s Twitter account was linked to Mat Honan’s, the hackers got access and took liberties with the Twitter account too.


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In another story, Labnol’s Amit Agarwal was also subjected to a Facebook account hack, which was not successful as the author immediately took action and locked the account.

No one is immune to hacking. It can happen to anybody, and when it does, there is no point regretting it. You really have to know what sort of security you have on all your web services, and how you can better manage them.

How You Are Helping Hackers

Here, we will see some obvious things you can do to make yourself immune to hacking.

1. Facebook Profiles

As the largest social network, Facebook profile is the first thing you need to secure. Go, check it out from the outside. Log out of your Facebook then look your account up, from an outsider’s point of view.

If your Facebook profile shows too much information, you will likely victimize yourself. Check out this particular user’s public Facebook profile, specifically doctored for this article (that means it’s not real. I have only masked the email address, as we need an actual email address to do this. ).



This particular profile lists apparently innocuous information, like the IM screen names on Google Talk, AOL (AIM), Yahoo, etc. What you probably forgot, but a hacker knows and takes very seriously, is that a screen name is actually your email address. For instance, highlyinsecure@gmail.com is an email address owned by this particular user. It is wide in the open for everybody to see.

It is good to share your email address with the people you know. Otherwise, it is better not to share it at all.

2. Account Recovery Hack On Facebook

Let’s do an experiment. Pretend you forgot your password, then go into Facebook. Facebook may ask you for your email address, your user name or your mobile number. You can provide that information, and it will send you an email with instructions to reset your password.

Previously, there was a method employed by Facebook to reset the password, and that method had your trusted friends involved for the purpose. It sounds foolproof unless you accept a lot of friend requests on Facebook. Picture this: You get a friend request from a few people that you don’t know. If you are the friendly type, you’d probably accept those four requests.

One thing you don’t know is that those accounts may be operated by one or more hackers. What they will do is simply raise a password reset request on your account, and select three of those four accounts as your "trusted friends". Facebook emails security codes to those trusted accounts, and boom, the hacker takes over your Facebook account. If you have problems with that, then you should take a look at this post of mine to figure out what to do.

Fortunately, Facebook no longer uses this particular method. It also doesn’t rely on security questions any more. Right now, in order to gather access to a Facebook account, the only way is by securing access to the original email address.

Hence, a hacker needs access to your email account to get into your Facebook account.

2. Email Security

Which email service are you using? Depending on that, the security differs. If it is Gmail, I would extremely recommend that you start using the two-factor authentication.

Here are the steps:

1. Go to your Google Account settings (not Gmail settings) and go to the Security option.



2. You will see 2-Step verification option. Turn the status ON.



3. Add your phone number. Select to receive the codes by text messages or voice call.



4. Enter the code received to verify your account. Make sure you update the records if you change your phone number.



Another important thing on Gmail is notifications about suspicious login attempts. You can opt for email as well as phone notifications if any suspicious login is detected on your Gmail account.

The Truth About Security Questions

Google has a security question that you need to set. Make sure it is set properly. While I was working with email security for AT&T, I have encountered elderly customers answering security questions very truthfully. Even though I took time in explaining to them what a security question is and why they needn’t submit the true answer all the time, most of them did not quite understand it.

Most people don’t realize the fact that a security question answer works exactly like a password, only less secure depending on how you through your information about. Talking about your pet Rover on Facebook a lot then setting it it as your Security question maybe risking it a little. Anybody can access your account, whether or not they know the password, just by making educated guess about your preferences, which would work if you are truthful with your security questions.


3. Website Owners, Beware!

If you get into the Whois database of my website, you will get to see an email address that I own. It is right there, publicly available in the open. It is an email address I still use. However, it is completely detached from my website or any other important service that I use. And there is a good reason why.

In effect, even if you know it, you will not be able to access my website, my Facebook page, or my Twitter account because none of them uses that particular email address.



You, as a website owner, should secure the information you share with the world. You can easily do this if you spend a little more money with your hosting provider to mask the website’s registration information. All hosting providers make it available to their customers at a small fee, but I didn’t do it simply because I cannot afford it.

Whois database gives a hacker not only an email address, but also a physical address, details of the hosting provider, name of the organization, a phone number, etc. An expert hacker looking through this database can easily get valuable info about your hosting account. If you have low security on the email address and website, you will easily subject yourself to attacks.

4. Customer Service

If you are using the customer service option to reset your password for your email, the customer service executive may ask you your security question. Within AT&T, we used to use security questions to verify customers, questions like "Who is your favorite hero?", and answers like "Batman".

Not only that, we were authorized to provide the first letter of the answer if the customer gets it wrong the first time. A hacker can easily fake it since the random operator cannot identify the voice of the caller, and is supposed to divulge a password if the caller gives the correct answer.

In other companies also, the customer service executives can easily give a hacker your password or other important information from your account (such as your birth date) based on a trivial verification process. The information obtained from this call, may be used to verify an account in another service, and the chain goes on. It is very important to know what services you are using and how you can successfully verify yourself with the customer care department of those services.

Conclusion

Today, we are using not a few but a huge number of online services to get things done. Social media and email may be somewhat unimportant to some of you but what about online banking? It goes without saying how important it is to secure your banking account. I know there are elderly people who have no idea what Phishing is or how to create a good password.

A painful truth is that the security experts working in the companies you trust with your information actually expect you to know a little more about security. A security expert barely stresses the importance of these things. They cannot explain how to make a good password to each and every customer while trying to come up with better and more powerful ways to keep your online accounts safe. It is hence the responsibility of each and every one of us to know more about security in today’s world and act intelligently.

Mozilla is off to a good start converting regular web users into web makers. Webmaker tools are a great resource for aspiring developer and designers who want to take the next big step in learning and building.

This post will take a brief look at three Mozilla Web Maker Tools, respectively Thimble, X-Ray Goggles, and Popcorn Maker. These three tools will allow you to learn how to code, inspect the codes of other already-built sites and produced mashup of videos.

Thimble’s editor is far from a traditional full-fledged editor. It has simple tools like the syntax hints helper, spell checker, preview and text sizes, probably a good tool for beginner-level designers and developers.

Thimble’s hints popup, another wonderful feature for beginners lets the user view some useful hints and information when editing or viewing a line of code or certain CSS/HTML element.

Thimble also makes it easy to publish your creations and share them with friends.

The publish feature gives you two links: one, for sharing with all your friends and followers and two, for editing published projects in the future. In the publish project popup there is also a tab to share your project on Google, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

X-Ray Goggles

To learn coding, sometimes you have to look at how other sites are coded. Mozilla Webmaker’s X-Ray Goggles, when activated, lets you inspect the code behind any web page anywhere from Hongkiat.com to your own blog.

It work’s basically like the browser’s inspect tool but with fewer features. Installing it is as easy as drag-an-dropping it into the browser’s bookmark bar. After you install it, you can use Goggles on whichever website you browse in the future.

To use Goggles, type in the URL of the website in which you would like to inspect. The default Goggles URL displays to you a basic webpage with an image embedded on it.

Goggles also has a handy built in editor so you can remix and adapt the webpage live in Goggles, and see the changes right before your eyes. Goggles also allows you to publish your remixed and created work in Goggles basically the same way that Thimble does. Just make sure the content you are remixing is not copyrighted.

Popcorn Maker

Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web media and video. Start it up, type in a video URL of HTML5, Youtube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud.

This is where the fun starts to happen; you can then remix the videos by adding elements and media features on your sidebar by dragging and dropping to the appropriate timeframe of the video