"parent directory" Xvid -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " Gamez -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " MP3 -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " Name of Singer or album -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
Notice that i am only changing the word after the parent directory,
change it to what you want and you will get a lot of stuff.
voila!
method 2
?ww.google.com
put this string in google search:
?intitle:index.of? mp3
You only need add the name of the song/artist/singer.
Example: ?intitle:index.of? mp3 jackson
intitle:"index.of" (mp3|mp4|avi) SONG.NAME -html -htm -php
go in to google but first copy and paste the text above and where ot says song.name change that to the name of the song you are lookimg for for example ill show you intitle:"index.of" (mp3|mp4|avi) stronger -html -htm -php -asp -cf -jsp and click enter or search then a cpouple of link searches should come up and click on them and stard d/l
Intext:What you search for & inurl: Blogspot
finding sql errors : in google search type "You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '1'' at line 1"
finding all cgi proxies : "Index of /cgiproxy" nph-proxy.pl
searching directory: intext:[DIR] [To Parent Directory] DIRECTORYNAME
webcams and security cams
inurl:/view.shtml
intitle:"Live View / - AXIS" | inurl:view/view.shtml^
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=Refresh
inurl:axis-cgi/jpg
inurl:axis-cgi/mjpg (motion-JPEG)
inurl:view/indexFrame.shtml
inurl:view/index.shtml
inurl:view/view.shtml
intitle:"live view" intitle:axis
intitle:liveapplet
allintitle:"Network Camera NetworkCamera"
intitle:axis intitle:"video server"
intitle:liveapplet inurl:LvAppl
intitle:"EvoCam" inurl:"webcam.html"
intitle:"Live NetSnap Cam-Server feed"
intitle:"Live View / - AXIS"
intitle:"Live View / - AXIS 206M"
intitle:"Live View / - AXIS 206W"
intitle:"Live View / - AXIS 210″
inurl:indexFrame.shtml Axis
inurl:"MultiCameraFrame?Mode=Motion"
intitle:start inurl:cgistart
intitle:"WJ-NT104 Main Page"
intext:"MOBOTIX M1″ intext:"Open Menu"
intext:"MOBOTIX M10″ intext:"Open Menu"
intext:"MOBOTIX D10″ intext:"Open Menu"
intitle:snc-z20 inurl:home/
intitle:snc-cs3 inurl:home/
intitle:snc-rz30 inurl:home/
intitle:"sony network camera snc-p1″
intitle:"sony network camera snc-m1″
site:.viewnetcam.com -www.viewnetcam.com
intitle:"netcam live image"
intitle:"i-Catcher Console - Web Monitor"
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
How To Remove Broken Songs From iTunes Library
I’ve just found an amazing free way to remove broken songs from iTunes. Finding every broken song and removing it is a fastidious task. To make life easier, new clever trick is discovered. This clever little trick you can create a new playlist showing all the broken links that you can then either delete, re-import or find on another source
- Create a New Smart playlist called ‘All Songs’: Create a rule like ‘Artist is NOT ‘123456‘ – whatever you choose make sure there is no artist with that name.
- Now make a regular playlist called (create playlist shortcut: CTRL+N) ‘All Live Songs’
- Now create a second smart playlist called ‘Missing Songs‘ with the following rules: ‘Playlist is All Songs’ and ‘Playlist is not All Live Songs’
- Then select all your tracks in the All Songs playlist and drag them to the empty ‘All Live Songs’ playlist.
- When you copied all the songs to the empty All Live Songs playlist, only the live songs were copied.
So, if you go back to the Missing Songs playlist that is showing songs that are in All Songs which includes the missing songs, but are not in the All Live Songs playlist which doesn’t include the missing songs, then all that’s left in the Missing Songs playlist are the broken songs!
To delete the matched files, hold down Shift (or, on a Mac, Option) while deleting.
Top Gaming Specs
MULTI-MONITOR SETUP: ERGOTRON THREE MONITOR MOUNT
MB: Gigabyte P55A-UD3R.
CPU: Intel i7 870 Lynnfield Overclocked to 3.5Ghz.
RAM: 8GB Corsair 1600Mhz
Grfx: HD5870
Eyefinity 6.
SSD: Corsair 40GB Force SSD.
HDD:1.5TB Seagate Sata II
PSU: Corsair.
Fan Controller: Aerocool EN55345 Touch Control
MB: Gigabyte P55A-UD3R.
CPU: Intel i7 870 Lynnfield Overclocked to 3.5Ghz.
RAM: 8GB Corsair 1600Mhz
Grfx: HD5870
Eyefinity 6.
SSD: Corsair 40GB Force SSD.
HDD:1.5TB Seagate Sata II
PSU: Corsair.
Fan Controller: Aerocool EN55345 Touch Control
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Android Manager WiFi
Contacts
Contacts allows you to back up contact entries so that you don't have to worry about losing, breaking, switching phone or changing service providers, as well as organize your contact entries and keep yourself on track all the time.
Messages
Messages frees you from painstakingly inputting text on the keypads. Android Manager sync with your handset message automatically and you can send message at PC via handset easily!
Photos
Photos allows you to easily import photos from PC or the handset and organize them in different albums for better management. Furthermore, you can quickly edit any photo and upload it to your handset as a wallpaper.
Videos
Videos allows you to insert video files from PC for playback and then upload to handset folder. Similarly, video files on the handset can also be downloaded to PC for playback.
Music
Music function is a powerful media file management tool that works seamlessly with the handset. Quickly search your favorites in PC, manage the ultimate Library, and enjoy the easiest digital jukebox in your own mobile way.
Application
Application allows you to import downloaded mobile applications and have them installed into your handset upon synchronization.
Files
Files allows you to organize Handset files with just a few clicks and files on the Handset can be at where you want them to be.
Sync
Sync allows you to synchronize the following items between Windows Contacts/Outlook Express/Outlook and the handset.
Android Manager Wifi Screenshots
Download directory:
http://ds.mobileaction.com/android/
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Link Injection Redirection Attacks - Exploiting Google Chrome Design Flaw
Hi
Recently with an outcome of Owasp RC1 top 10 exploited vulnerability
list , redirection issues have already
made a mark in that. Even the WASC has included the URL abusing as one
of the stringent attacks.
Well to be ethical in this regard these are not the recent attacks but
are persisting from long time. The only
difference is the exploitation ratio has increased from bottom to top.
So that's the prime reason it has been
included in the web application security benchmarks. But the projection
of redirection attacks is active now.
This post is not about explaining the basics of redirection issues. It
is more about the design vulnerabilities
in browsers that can lead to potential persistent redirection
vulnerabilities. Web application security can be
hampered due to browser problems.
Note: The base is to project the implications of browser inefficiency
and the ease in conducting web application attacks.
Post:
http://zeroknock.blogspot.com/2010/01/link-injection-redirection-attacks.html
Video: http://www.secniche.org/videos/google_chrome_link_inj.html
Browsers need to take care of these issues.
Recently with an outcome of Owasp RC1 top 10 exploited vulnerability
list , redirection issues have already
made a mark in that. Even the WASC has included the URL abusing as one
of the stringent attacks.
Well to be ethical in this regard these are not the recent attacks but
are persisting from long time. The only
difference is the exploitation ratio has increased from bottom to top.
So that's the prime reason it has been
included in the web application security benchmarks. But the projection
of redirection attacks is active now.
This post is not about explaining the basics of redirection issues. It
is more about the design vulnerabilities
in browsers that can lead to potential persistent redirection
vulnerabilities. Web application security can be
hampered due to browser problems.
Note: The base is to project the implications of browser inefficiency
and the ease in conducting web application attacks.
Post:
http://zeroknock.blogspot.com/2010/01/link-injection-redirection-attacks.html
Video: http://www.secniche.org/videos/google_chrome_link_inj.html
Browsers need to take care of these issues.
Alternative Apps for Paid apps
1. Foxit Reader for PDF's [http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php]
2. Pidgin for all IM's [http://www.pidgin.im/]
3. All of the sysinternals applications in one download [http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SysinternalsSuite.zip]
4. PDF Creator [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/] of course there is a free M$ addon to save as PDF and OpenOffice [http://www.openoffice.org] does it straight from the box
5. Renamer [http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer]
6. KMPlayer for all things media [http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4094]
7. Pixlr is Photoshop in the browser [http://www.pixlr.com/app/]
8. WinRar for all your archiving needs [http://www.rarlabs.com]
2. Pidgin for all IM's [http://www.pidgin.im/]
3. All of the sysinternals applications in one download [http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/SysinternalsSuite.zip]
4. PDF Creator [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/] of course there is a free M$ addon to save as PDF and OpenOffice [http://www.openoffice.org] does it straight from the box
5. Renamer [http://www.den4b.com/downloads.php?project=ReNamer]
6. KMPlayer for all things media [http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4094]
7. Pixlr is Photoshop in the browser [http://www.pixlr.com/app/]
8. WinRar for all your archiving needs [http://www.rarlabs.com]
Top Productivity apps
1. Evernote - I have stupid habit of opening notepads all the time. I keep on making lot of notes. And I have to save them all separately and there is no way to dig around the content. That where this software came into help.
2. IE spell checker - If you miss spell checking with IE browser. Not anymore.
3. Free Fast Mpeg cut- I always wanted to cut video parts of my dvd/cd. and make use of it. Now I can do that easily.
4. PC inspector recovery - You sometimes recycle your data and delete it forever by mistake? And you regret what you have done. Not anymore, Use this software.
5. SecureDisk viewer -
Normally your Optical storage caches part of your system and leaves traces back even after you removed the cd/dvd. Now you can use this software. It comes bundled with nero8.
6. ATnotes: Always forgot something while busy playing around? Feel you are less productive with your time? Wish you had alarm to remind you of everything which you wanted to remember on right time.
Use this to keep alarm and sticky notes.
7. Save2pc/tubetoolbox - How about saving your videos in your desired format on your computer from youtube/google etc.
2. IE spell checker - If you miss spell checking with IE browser. Not anymore.
3. Free Fast Mpeg cut- I always wanted to cut video parts of my dvd/cd. and make use of it. Now I can do that easily.
4. PC inspector recovery - You sometimes recycle your data and delete it forever by mistake? And you regret what you have done. Not anymore, Use this software.
5. SecureDisk viewer -
Normally your Optical storage caches part of your system and leaves traces back even after you removed the cd/dvd. Now you can use this software. It comes bundled with nero8.
6. ATnotes: Always forgot something while busy playing around? Feel you are less productive with your time? Wish you had alarm to remind you of everything which you wanted to remember on right time.
Use this to keep alarm and sticky notes.
7. Save2pc/tubetoolbox - How about saving your videos in your desired format on your computer from youtube/google etc.
Must have Windows utilities
1. Adobe Reader - All your PDF collection fits here.
2. Messenger Plus - Add amazing features to your MSN.
www.msgplus.net
3. Multi MSN - Users with multiple MSN ids can use them all at one time.
4. PDFpagemaker - Instead of making your Microsoft Doc read only, Use Pdf maker.
5. Windows Power toys
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx
6. Google Picasa 3
7. Google Earth
8. Lupas Rename 2000v5 - swiss-army knife file renamer, powerful, reliable and free
rename.lupasfreeware.org
9. Process Explorer - Awesome free utils, Mark Russinovich; formerly Sysinternals, bought by Microsoft!; still free!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx
also Filemon, Diskmon, TCPView, Regmon, and many other very handy utlities
10. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - every codec + kitchen sink; Media Player Classic, Real Alternative, QT Lite
http://www.codecguide.com/about_kl.htm
11. NetTransport - for complex stream capture; only for geeks, though
http://www.xi-soft.com/default.htm
12. DaemonTools - .iso mounter - Version 3.47!, or [ ] uncheck adware on install of newer versions
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/index.php?
13. MagicISO
14. Spybot www.safer-networking.org/
15. Winace - For all your compressed formats. Get it from any warez tracker.
16. Winamp - Winamp.com
17. Flash Player
18. TrueCrypt 6.
19. VLC Media Player (videolan.org)
20. Google Chrome Browser - Best browser out there
2. Messenger Plus - Add amazing features to your MSN.
www.msgplus.net
3. Multi MSN - Users with multiple MSN ids can use them all at one time.
4. PDFpagemaker - Instead of making your Microsoft Doc read only, Use Pdf maker.
5. Windows Power toys
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx
6. Google Picasa 3
7. Google Earth
8. Lupas Rename 2000v5 - swiss-army knife file renamer, powerful, reliable and free
rename.lupasfreeware.org
9. Process Explorer - Awesome free utils, Mark Russinovich; formerly Sysinternals, bought by Microsoft!; still free!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx
also Filemon, Diskmon, TCPView, Regmon, and many other very handy utlities
10. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - every codec + kitchen sink; Media Player Classic, Real Alternative, QT Lite
http://www.codecguide.com/about_kl.htm
11. NetTransport - for complex stream capture; only for geeks, though
http://www.xi-soft.com/default.htm
12. DaemonTools - .iso mounter - Version 3.47!, or [ ] uncheck adware on install of newer versions
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/index.php?
13. MagicISO
14. Spybot www.safer-networking.org/
15. Winace - For all your compressed formats. Get it from any warez tracker.
16. Winamp - Winamp.com
17. Flash Player
18. TrueCrypt 6.
19. VLC Media Player (videolan.org)
20. Google Chrome Browser - Best browser out there
Sunday, October 3, 2010
How to use your Ipod/Iphone/Ipad as your USB Storage
i-FunBox, or iFunbox, is a tool to transfer, manage, browse and explore your files, epub documents, mp4 videos and mp3 musics for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch via USB. i-FunBox allows you to easily copy files from or to your iPhone. i-FunBox allows you to use iPhone as an external USB drive and search for files on iPhone. It works with iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch in Firmware1.x,2.x and 3.x, even without JB (jailbreak). It is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hack with PhotoFucket
Nothing on the internet is ever truly private and this hack proves it! Learn how to use PhotoFucket to hack into Photobucket with this video. You'll be able to access Photobucket without a password and view private photos from users. Be careful what you leak though...you might unwittingly create the next big reality TV star!
Learn How to hack Photobucket to view private photos. For more Internet How-To Videos & Articles, visit WonderHowTo.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Cracking WEP (wireless encryption protocol)
1. launch system information for windows on an admin account
2. Go to Network section on the left-hand side
3. Look for the network SSID (the network name), and sitting next to it after the slash will be the passkey.
If the key is stored on the computer try it with WirelessKeyView in Registry Editor
2. Go to Network section on the left-hand side
3. Look for the network SSID (the network name), and sitting next to it after the slash will be the passkey.
If the key is stored on the computer try it with WirelessKeyView in Registry Editor
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Facebook pissing me off
Facebook is now pissing me off. Every time I add someone this message shows up
"Do you know this user personally? To prevent misuse of Facebook, this request can't be sent. To learn more, please visit the Help Center. If you believe you're seeing this message in error, you can report the problem."
WTF is Facebook problem?
"Do you know this user personally? To prevent misuse of Facebook, this request can't be sent. To learn more, please visit the Help Center. If you believe you're seeing this message in error, you can report the problem."
WTF is Facebook problem?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Hide a compressed archive in a jpg (Stenography without tools)
Here is how:
here is the command text: copy /b image.jpg + rarfile.rar endresultpicture.jpg
1. copy and paste that into cmd, and replace the "image.jpg", and the "rarfile.rar" with the path of each. make sure to put quotes around the path if it has spaces!
2. Then, the "endresultpicture.jpg"'s extension can be changed to .rar, and then opened with winrar!
Then the picture can be opened normally without any indication that there is something else inside the file (except the abnormally increased filesize) try it!
Tip: it can be a method to pass around pirated content
Some proof of this method:
here is a link to the file that I did it on. Change the extension of the jpg file to .rar. Then open it with winrar. Cool huh? The file inside is a text file with the cmd text that does this.
Link to the file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZNZLM2I1
Thanks to hhbhagat1417 for writing this.
here is the command text: copy /b image.jpg + rarfile.rar endresultpicture.jpg
1. copy and paste that into cmd, and replace the "image.jpg", and the "rarfile.rar" with the path of each. make sure to put quotes around the path if it has spaces!
2. Then, the "endresultpicture.jpg"'s extension can be changed to .rar, and then opened with winrar!
Then the picture can be opened normally without any indication that there is something else inside the file (except the abnormally increased filesize) try it!
Tip: it can be a method to pass around pirated content
Some proof of this method:
here is a link to the file that I did it on. Change the extension of the jpg file to .rar. Then open it with winrar. Cool huh? The file inside is a text file with the cmd text that does this.
Link to the file: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZNZLM2I1
Thanks to hhbhagat1417 for writing this.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Automating your phone
if you do decide to do this i would recommend setting up security on your phone so that a pin is required to access your phone book incase your phone is lost or stolen and your info will not be in harms way! the last thing you want to do is compromise your personal data by not securing it.
1. Call the automated phone system on your phone. Keep a piece of paper handy so that you can write down the exact numbers you need to enter. Also, make note of times when you have to wait for a message to play before you can enter in your account or pin, etc.
So for example, lets say i want to be able to call my banks automated phone system to get my account balance. I usually will call the number, write down the numbers i have to enter to get to my account info and also will write down if i need to wait a few seconds or not for a message to play before i can enter my info or not
2. After you have the info from above. Lets setup the speed dial/contact on your phone. Trial and error is sometimes the best way to get it nailed down.
So, lets say my bank's number is 555-5555. There is an initial message that plays for 3 seconds which i cannot bypass, then i must enter 1 to get to my account balance, and then i must enter my account of 1235678 and hit pound. and finally i must enter my PIN of 00000 and then hit pound to confirm.
I would setup a contact as such:
5555555***11235678#000000#
* = a 1 second pause
so when i now call my contact/speed dial on my phone for my bank, it will go right to my account balance w/o me having to enter any of my info!
so when i now call my contact/speed dial on my phone for my bank, it will go right to my account balance w/o me having to enter any of my info!
AGAIN, if you do setup such contacts in your phone be sure to setup a pin to access your phone or your sim card or contacts since by making your life easier by doing this you are also making it that much easier for a thief/lost phone to become easy target for identity theft/lost of personal info. also, if you get this working fine but later are not able to get it working; the automated system may have changed the order of prompts or the menus. just do step 1 again and resetup the number and you should be back on track again.
1. Call the automated phone system on your phone. Keep a piece of paper handy so that you can write down the exact numbers you need to enter. Also, make note of times when you have to wait for a message to play before you can enter in your account or pin, etc.
So for example, lets say i want to be able to call my banks automated phone system to get my account balance. I usually will call the number, write down the numbers i have to enter to get to my account info and also will write down if i need to wait a few seconds or not for a message to play before i can enter my info or not
2. After you have the info from above. Lets setup the speed dial/contact on your phone. Trial and error is sometimes the best way to get it nailed down.
So, lets say my bank's number is 555-5555. There is an initial message that plays for 3 seconds which i cannot bypass, then i must enter 1 to get to my account balance, and then i must enter my account of 1235678 and hit pound. and finally i must enter my PIN of 00000 and then hit pound to confirm.
I would setup a contact as such:
5555555***11235678#000000#
* = a 1 second pause
so when i now call my contact/speed dial on my phone for my bank, it will go right to my account balance w/o me having to enter any of my info!
so when i now call my contact/speed dial on my phone for my bank, it will go right to my account balance w/o me having to enter any of my info!
AGAIN, if you do setup such contacts in your phone be sure to setup a pin to access your phone or your sim card or contacts since by making your life easier by doing this you are also making it that much easier for a thief/lost phone to become easy target for identity theft/lost of personal info. also, if you get this working fine but later are not able to get it working; the automated system may have changed the order of prompts or the menus. just do step 1 again and resetup the number and you should be back on track again.
Fixing Google talk crash with winamp in Vista/ Windows 7
Hey,
All the solutions in given in Google talk forums failed to work for me as Vista doesn't like any changes done in Program files folder. Instead of playing around with UAC, I took easy way out.
Easy was is:
In search tab type cmd. Right click on it and run as administrator option
Step 1:
Type cd\ ( to exit all folders)
step 2:
cd program files\winamp\
Step 3:
edit winamp.m3u
Step 4:
Save the blank file as winamp.m3u.
Problem Solved.
All the solutions in given in Google talk forums failed to work for me as Vista doesn't like any changes done in Program files folder. Instead of playing around with UAC, I took easy way out.
Easy was is:
In search tab type cmd. Right click on it and run as administrator option
Step 1:
Type cd\ ( to exit all folders)
step 2:
cd program files\winamp\
Step 3:
edit winamp.m3u
Step 4:
Save the blank file as winamp.m3u.
Problem Solved.
Hacker Feeds
http://www.sourcesec.com/2010/01/09/d-link-routers-one-hack-to-own-them-all/
and
http://www.ethicalhacker.net/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,54/topic,4931.msg24317/topicseen,1/
and
http://www.ethicalhacker.net/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,54/topic,4931.msg24317/topicseen,1/
Sony Reader PRS-600 Review (TOUCH edition) - E book Reader
It has been a while since I got to own Sony PRS 600. When I first got it, I was hyped and elated. I probably own first ever Sony PRS 600 in my country. I can’t confirm the fact but somehow nobody I know that has even remotely heard about Sony Reader. Everyone tethers around with it in awe. Girls just have snazzy habit of leaving their own signatures and designs on them. Just pure doodles. I have seen them doing the same on my green board. They just love idea of being given a big surface on which they can just do whatever.
Sony reader is glossy and stylish. Touch screen is bit hard pressed but completely doable. It is nowhere near Apple products such as Ipod/Ipad/Iphone ; meaning that it requires good old stylus. I would say Sony is dilettante in this field. It is definitely not pocketable, however it is smaller than most of voluminous books I am used to reading. I can just carry it wherever I like it. It is light weight and I happily add it to my backpack every time I travel unless I am sure I would be reading paper book on the journey.
Sony reader has inbuilt dictionary which really helps when you are reading difficult book I have habit or reading online and whenever I come across a new word, I just copy the word and hit Google. On web browser Chrome, you just have to click on the word and right click it and hit search button and it would come up with the meaning. I follow similar habit on my Reader. I just click on the word and dictionary pop ups the meaning. I read difficult books on Reader as it is easier to read there than making sure on dictionary that I am getting the right meaning.
Some speed readers may claim that I have a bad habit of checking for meaning instead of trying to comprehend the meaning but English is a complex language. One word can have multiple meanings and you might end up picking up wrong meaning rather than the one that was intended by the author. I have a deep experience about taking wrong meaning of the sentence and comprehend the right meaning. If you think otherwise, just try some university entrance exam and check how much your score on reading comprehension section. I have barely seen anyone getting full score on them.
Reader comes with many features such as playable mp3, images etc. To be honest, I never like it’s image option as it shows color picture in grayscale. I love having colorful photos and only like black/white pictures when they look professional and show distinct features of the shot. When you have taken ambiguous shot with no focus, it looks horrible.
Reader is so light and has such a huge memory that you can carry up to over 1000 books on the small thing. However I can’t imagine the nightmare wasting time scrolling to look for the book. I would suggest storing no more than 50 books. It allows you to read multiple books simultaneously; not side by side but rather like bookmarking the page and coming to it later on exact same page. It will open the book where you left it. However, I would like to remind that it doesn’t have very huge cache and would slow down if done with too many books.
Document scan option is brilliant. It makes reading on Reader a bonus. If I forgot something and want to go back to something as I don’t remember the page on which content was present, I can just search; unlike traditional system where I had to scan through pages and figure out where did I read that particular paragraph. I am sure most of you who refer to references fiddle around to find the right page. I was in clear advantage when I was giving open book exam where everyone was scanning through text and finding answers while I just would search for keywords and get the answer instantly.
Paper Vs Sony E- Book reader
Advantages of Reader:
1. You can make notes right on the device instead of needing a paper. You can highlight the text on the book. I am a person who finds difficult to read a book that is severely underlined and like to have fresh copy maintained. I can read whole book by not being distracted.
2. Dictionary on the spot. Just double click on the word.
3. Notepad available with the book which makes it even better to scribble quickly. Though screen isn’t that responsive so you can’t write that fast as you do with your handwriting.
4. Plug in Memory card. So instead of carrying extra book I can carry small MMC cards.
5. Search for the text as explained above.
6. Easier to carry one thing on travel than too many books.
7. Eco-Friendly and lasts longer in rugged used.
8. Ever had coffee spill or water spill or rain that ruined your book completely, At least damage isn’t so huge on this one.
9. Your hands don’t hurt when you reading voluminous book. Book size remains the same for you.
10. Piracy is free in major way. Don’t pay for the books you don’t like.
11. Other use: I could not get my HP camera loaded on my system, so I just removed my memory card and plugged it in my Sony Reader and simply transferred all the photos.
12. It’s better than Kindle in its allowance of Open format.
13. Social networking through Sony Daily is awesome. You can post your book notes while read someone else notes on book. It’s connected to Facebook and Twitter (via web when you sync the device to computer) and not directly.
Disadvantages of Reader:
1. It is still more fun to read on paper.
2. My reader is black and white and completely removes the fun of watching color books. I read many colorful books too or books with diagrams.
3. Charging, I hate this part. Every 6 hours of reading you require charging. This is horrid. You have to stop the book in middle and find charging point. Searching for charging while travelling can be very penurious experience. May be in west it may not be a big concern but in India, it is a gigantic game changer. Either Sony should elongate battery to at least 24 hours or find other mediums to charge it. I can’t underscore enough how battery takes fun out of your reading on Reader.
4. There is no way to know how much battery is charged and how much is remaining. You do not have access to rough battery life. Red and Green light during charging isn’t enough.
Specification
Size: 175.3 x 121.9 x 10.2 mm (6.9" x 4.8" x 0.4")
Weight: 286 g (10.1 oz)
Display: 6 inch. touch-screen
Resolution: 600 x 800 pixels
Document Search Capability
Gray scale: 8-levels gray scale
Internal Memory: 512MB, 380MB accessible
Expanded Memory: Support for Sony Memory Stick Pro DUO and SDHC
Font Size: 5 adjustable font sizes
Battery: Sealed internal, up to two weeks of reading on a single charge
MSRP: US$170
Available case colors:
PRS-600BC: Black
PRS-600SC: Silver
PRS-600RC: Red
Conclusion
Sony Reader is cool device to have. It makes life simpler on multiple levels. However if you can’t be bothered to charge your device all the time, then you may not use it as often as you desire. However, if you don’t mind charging then it’s cool and of course it’s not like mobile phones where you can use your device while charging. It is useless as long as you are charging your device. Device always manages to raise eye lids and somehow it makes girls go crazy, not with you but with device. Albeit, they wouldn’t hang out with you just because you own the device, it just adds fun when they are around you. It is just cool to have something fun around.
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