Mysteries of a Wraith

Enter Comodo Dragon, a new browser!

This new browser is based on providing security for users.

Since this is an alpha, just use for testing.

Download.

A quote from the release post:

COMODO Dragon Release Notes:
Comodo Dragon internet browser is based on the source code of Google Chrome browser but has a number of improvements, which includes fixes some privacy and security improvements.
 
ADDED Certificate Domain Validation checking warning
Comodo Dragon uses advanced domain validation technology originally developed in Comodo Verification Engine.  It performs additional analysis of a domain's SSL certificate to warn about those that been issued with Domain Only Validation.
 
FIXED Client identification number privacy issue.
Comodo Dragon fixes this privacy issues, which exists in Chrome browser. Chrome creates an ID for each client (user). This security gap theoretically can be used to identify a user. This ID has been removed.
 
REMOVED RLZ-Tracking capability.
RLZ-Tracking is a Chrome's feature which informs Google about when and where the browser has been downloaded. This capability has been removed in Dragon. This has been done to protect user privacy
 
COMODO's traditional product update technology is used.
Dragon uses COMODO's own installer and update technology. Chrome, on the other hand, checks for updates and makes update via Google Updater, legality of which was put under question by Red Bend Software. Google Updater was entirely eliminated in Dragon
 
REMOVED error reporting mechanism.
Error reporting is used by Google to find and remove problems in their software however the information, which is sent to Google,  includes some data about the computer's software. In case it this information is intercepted by an attacker, it can be used to reveal vulnerabilities in the computer's security system. COMODO Dragon has eliminated this mechanism is order not to compromise user's security and privacy.
 
REMOVED installation time-tracking.
COMODO's installation technology doesn't use and store information about when the software was installed and updated, all actions are based only on your current version number, whereas Chrome installation stores detailed (up to the second) information about software installation time
 
ADDED smart software removal
During software remove Dragon asks user whether he or she wants to keep user preferences data (home page, search engine customizing, etc) and leaves or removes user profile based on his or her choice. This is done for user's convenience. Leaving user's profile on your computer is recommended if you are going to return to using Dragon in future
 
EXCLUDED remote error pages usage
Dragon uses locally stored error messages (such as "Page not found"), whereas Chrome in its default configuration uses server-stored error messages. In Dragon information about your network input errors is limited to your browser instead of being sent to Google’s remote server.

~LaserWraith

Hello all!

Sorry for the lack of posts these last few days.  I'm afraid that I'm a bit busy.  And after this I'm going away a week for Christmas.

But here is a song you may want to listen to.

~LaserWraith

Hello all!

Christmas is coming up (again). 
Make sure you are secured for online shopping!

But anyway, I my current alarm clock is probably the most annoying and loud one I have ever heard.

So I wanted a new one, and found this.  SoundSpa Sunrise

Looks nice, eh?   :P

~LaserWraith

Hello everyone!

I currently feel like reading, and since the book I want, The Last Olympian, is still on a long queue in the library, I found it online.

You can get it here if you want.  Enjoy!  :P

~LaserWraith

Before, I had just been on Playlist.com.  There is nice music there, but after finding Last.fm I may not come back as much.  :P

Visit my profile on Last.fm.

The thing is that Last.fm runs a bit more off of whether you are playing music on your computer.  As before I had my music all on Playlist.com, it was a bit of a hassle to download it all (Playlist doesn't support downloading...you have to "leech" it by using Orbit Downloader's Grab++).

~LaserWraith

Some people may have tried freezing their laptop battery when it stops charging up/holding charge, and I did too.

I took it out last night, and let it warm to room temp.

When I plugged it in this morning, it started charging (before it didn't).  But after charging to 11%, it stopped.  Just like before.

Maybe freezing batteries works for others, but it didn't for me.

~LaserWraith

Comodo made a video about the dangers on the web.  Of course it says "Comodo Internet Security Pro", but you can get CIS itself free.
The Pro version only has extra software bundled.


And now, without further ado, is the video.

(Note: I did try & embed it, but the size was too large so it messed up the formatting.  In addition, it started automatically. So just go to the link.)

~LaserWraith

You may have one time tried things to get money online, free and easy.  But often it would take months to maybe get enough, because viewing ads and taking surveys isn't the best way to get "rich."

But then I found BrightHub.  This site lets you write from either your own ideas or ones listed, and each time you complete an article you earn $10.  Based on pageviews, you can get more over time.

Now I have some spending money in my PayPal account.

If you want to see examples of what I've written, please check out this page.  I have some of my articles listed.

Currently I'm working on one, but I'm not going to tell you.  :P

~LaserWraith

Not too big of a prize, I know.  But this is a small, new blog.  :)


Just comment below, and I'll pick a comment via random.org tomorrow.

And BTW, if you missed getting a one-year key on Nov. 11th, go here.  I have a few too.

~LaserWraith

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~LaserWraith