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I'm Yossi Steinberger, and studying science in Israel at the Weizmann Institute. Thank you Google for helping me keep in touch with my family and friends back in New York.

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That's awesome! Enjoying it there? Any cool things you learn? Yup! Thanks to Google, for a lot of things! Like their new Google 'Drive'?

Cydia is great and makes the iPhone more valuable, customizable and less restricted. But why pay for some store to Jailbreak it for you, when I can teach you how to, yourself?!


Required Files



RedSn0w http://redsn0w-download.org/
Download your IPSW (Your iPhone Version – simply search your iOS version ending with ‘IPSW Download”

To Download (Jailbreak)….

Once your iPhone is plugged in and OFF,

• Hold down the Corner (power button) for 3 seconds
  Without releasing the power button, also hold down the home button for 10 seconds
  Without releasing the home button, release the power button but KEEP HOLDING THE HOME BUTTON FOR 15 SECONDS. Your screen should flash, and your jailbreak should begin!
  

There you have it! Hope this helped! Remember never to update your iOS version, otherwise your jailbreak data will be removed. What is Jailbreaking? Jailbreaking gives you the option to get any apps for free — even payed ones, and lets you do all sorts of things to your iPhone you’re not allowed to do without Jailbreaking it.  With Jailbreaking your iPhone is truly free and powerful.

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I can definitely help you with that. You don't need to program. Download CrossOver which lets you run Windows software on a Mac. http://download.cnet.com/CrossOver/3000-2094_4-10752691.html

You can also use Wineskin (http://download.cnet.com/Wineskin-Winery/3000-2121_4-75362648.html) and guest PC as a last resort if no other option I suggested works: http://www.lismoresystems.com/en/

I know a little, and I could definitely find someone to help you. What are you trying to program? Give me a bit more detail.

Virus Coding translates simple or complex actions that are harmful to one's computer. For example; system("poweroff"); can turn off your computer -- even terminate it for good -- this is usually sent in harmful spam emails but can also be caused by viruses/malware.

Why it's important

Knowing how viruses are coded is important so you can learn how to prevent or 'reject' the harmful action next time. A way to actually deal with the issue is either formatting (full format) your hard drive or replacing it. A majority of people also bypass the issue by downloading an antivirus, but sometimes the antivirus isn't strong enough to take the threat away.

[OPINION]

If you're going to use an antivirus, I'd say Microsoft Security Essentials (for removing the threat), Advanced SystemCare 5 (for boosting PC performance/speed) and Avast! Antivirus are all good for cleaning your computer.

A HACKING CODE

A hacking code is a single line (or multiple lines) of code that get you hacked. Here's an example: ipconfig /release

I'll post more about things similar to this in the future.

Life is beautiful isn’t it? What about life isn’t? We have relationships, entertainment industries, education, hospitals, and much more. You know that life is beautiful, but sometimes we just don’t need to be reminded — and I’ll let you know why in this post.

About four years ago, someone [undefined] released a virus with the subject “Life is beautiful.” If you opened the e-mail, the hacker would have control over your e-mail account, some files on your computer. The hoax soon stopped after people caught on to how the virus worked and got protection. Now, two years later the revamped version of the hoax came back with a brand new hacker who goes by the name “Life Owner.” Subjects would be screen-shot from your contacts, pretending to be someone you knew with the subject of “Here You Have it,” or “Here It Is.” Once you opened the email, the hacker would have full control of your entire computer, hard drive and e-mail account, destroying it in minutes, or sneakily slowly destroying it.

Example Message

From: Your contact list (meaning someone specific from your contacts list)
Subject: Here You Have it

Message: It’s too late now, your life is no longer beautiful. **** YOU AND DIE! 

Conclusion: Your  computer is in Life Owner’s hand now. Your antivirus is under his control, so is your email. Your hard drive is in great danger, and no longer healthy.

Hoax Gone Wrong

VERY IMPORTANT WARNING

Please be extremely careful especially if using mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet.

You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail with a Power Point presentation “Life is beautiful.”

If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: “It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.” Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password. This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software’s are not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself “life owner.”

PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS POST TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them to PASS IT ON.

No evidence has been found, as to who this “Life Owner” is or if it’s still around. Some stay it’s as much around as before, just under different names instead of one. Some say it’s gone — what do you think?

Note: Some of these viruses pretend to be antiviruses.