47 Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers

Each major web browser shares a large number of keyboard shortcuts in common. Whether you’re using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera – these keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.

Each browser also has some of its own, browser-specific shortcuts, but learning the ones they have in common will serve you well as you switch between different browsers and computers. This list includes a few mouse actions, too.

Tabs

Ctrl+1-8 – Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left.

Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab.

Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab – in other words, the tab on the right. (Ctrl+Page Up also works, but not in Internet Explorer.)

Ctrl+Shift+Tab – Switch to the previous tab – in other words, the tab on the left. (Ctrl+Page Down also works, but not in Internet Explorer.)

Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab.

Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab.

Ctrl+T – Open a new tab.

Ctrl+N – Open a new browser window.

Alt+F4 – Close the current window. (Works in all applications.)

Mouse Actions for Tabs

Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab.

Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a background tab.

Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser window.

Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a foreground tab.

Navigation

Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back.

Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward.

F5 – Reload.

Shift+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website.

Escape – Stop.

Alt+Home – Open homepage.

Zooming

Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up – Zoom in.

Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down — Zoom out.

Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level.

F11 – Full-screen mode.

Scrolling

Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame.

Page Up – Scroll up a frame.

Home – Top of page.

End – Bottom of page.

Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse.

Address Bar

Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 – Focus the address bar so you can begin typing.

Ctrl+Enter – Prefix www. and append .com to the text in the address bar, and then load the website. For example, type howtogeek into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open www.howtogeek.com.

Alt+Enter – Open the location in the address bar in a new tab.

Search

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E – Focus the browser’s built-in search box or focus the address bar if the browser doesn’t have a dedicated search box. (Ctrl+K doesn’t work in IE, Ctrl+E does.)

Alt+Enter – Perform a search from the search box in a new tab.

Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page.

Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page.

Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page.

History & Bookmarks

Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history.

Ctrl+J – Open the download history.

Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website.

Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window.

Other Functions

Ctrl+P – Print the current page.

Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer.

Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer.

Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in IE.)

F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Not in Firefox.)

Another New Scareware Scam

 

Computer users are being warned by the FBI of another new scam involving scareware. A piece of malware called Citadel is redirecting users to a scam site that installs the scareware on their machines and then demands a $100 payment to unlock them. This scareware uses a new twist in that it threatens prosecution by the Department of Justice as a prompt to get users to pay. The malware is a drive-by download attack. The attack is the same as others in the past few years in that it first sends the user to a malicious site. Typically, the site then uses an exploit in the users browser which then installs the scareware. 

In a few cases, the scareware will tell the user that their system is infected with some sort of malware and offers to remove it for a fee. In this case, the malware locks the victims computer and tells the user that they have violated U.S. law and faces potential criminal prosecution. 

"The message further declares the user's IP address was identified by the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section as visiting child pornography and other illegal content," the FBI warning says. 

"To unlock their computer the user is instructed to pay a $100 fine to the US Department of Justice, using prepaid money card services. The geographic location of the user's IP address determines what payment services are offered. In addition to the ransomware, the Citadel malware continues to operate on the compromised computer and can be used to commit online banking and credit card fraud." Scareware is one of the more common attack vectors on the Web these days, and it's been surprisingly effective for several years now. Adding in the element of a threat of prosecution by the federal government only brings that up a level or two.

Dropbox app for Galaxy S III with 48GB of free space can now be installed on other devices

Get this one while its hot! The Dropbox app for the Samsung Galaxy S III, which offers 48GB of free cloud storage for all S III owners, has been ported for other devices.

This means that you’ll be able to install the dropbox apk from the S III on your device (if it’s rooted), and get some free cloud storage love.

You may recall how HTC had a similar deal for their One series phones, giving you a complimentary 25GB for two years with any new device purchase. Little did they expect that people would simply rip the apk file, and install it on their non-HTC phone to receive the free Dropbox space. While eventually the Dropbox folks managed to track down the false activations and remove their free storage, as of now they still haven’t done so with the Galaxy S III apk.

This time around, however, it’s a bit trickier to beat the system, as you’ll need to have a rooted device, and flash the apk with ClockorkMod recovery. Be sure to remove and previous version of Dropbox from your device beforehand, as well.

Obviously, this is not a legitimate way to gain free space, and Dropbox may construe this as a violation of their ToS. So, if you do decide to take the following steps, you’ve been warned.

While the original XDA thread has since been removed, you can find a cached copy here, and a duplicate thread here. There’s also a download hosted here.

Anonymous hacks BJP sites, calls for protests on 9 June

Hacker group Anonymous is continuing with its campaign against Internet censorship in India. The latest victim of the attacks are the BJP and its websites. The group announced on its new Twitter account @opindia_back saying that www.mumbaibjp.org and www.bjpmp.org.in had been hacked.

The group also posted a message to web users, asking them to organise protests against “web censorship” in India on 9 June.

On Saturday, it was Reliance net users who had to face the wrath of the hacker group. Users of the service provider were unable to access Facebook and Twitter and instead were redirected to a page containing a strongly worded statement against attempts by the Indian government to censor the Internet.

The week before that it was the Congress and the Supreme Court website that were bought down in retaliation for India’s new Internet laws and the blocking of websites like The Pirate Bay and Vimeo.

Reliance has blocked these websites for its users after a John Doe order was obtained by Copyright Labs, Chennai, from the Madras High Court, for preventing piracy of Tamil Films Dammu and 3.

Anonymous’s initial Twitter account @OpIndia_Revenge was shut down and the group created a new one called opindia_back.

The latest attack has sparked a debate on on their Twitter feed as to why they hacked the BJP website. According to the Anonymous, they did it because as the opposition, the BJP should have stood up against the Web censorship. But many on Twitter were asking the logic of attacking the opposition and whether it would actually be effective when its the Congress and the UPA govt that crying hoarse against social media freedoms.

Anonymous has also announced protests in all major cities in India on 9 June. The Mumbai event’s Facebook page reads, Occupy Mumbai #protest for internet freedom (File Sharing Websites Blocked). It goes on to say

The Government of India is shielding its ministers who are involved in corruption scandals. The Government plans to keep you ignorant about its tricks.

Every citizen of India is required to be wearing Anonymous’ (Fawkes) mask and assemble in the streets for a peaceful protest on 9th June. Wear black head to toe, download and print Anonymous face mask and wear it. Target public places to get maximum attention: outside malls, in markets, in front of your MP’s House.

Bring your friends & family. Share the date, share the information, inform the press and media. Strength is in numbers: no matter how old you are, where you live, whatever you do, come out of your homes wearing the Anonymous mask.

Change your Display Pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc to the Anonymous logo marking the date 9th June. Walk in public transport wearing Anonymous masks. On 9th June 2012 the government will see its citizens rise.

Occupy protests with protesters showing up in Guy Fawkes masks have been fairly popular in USA, Germany, Spain etc where the youth have often come to protest their governments. The Guy Fawkes mask were made famous in the iconic Alan Moore comic, V for Vendetta.

While some might find the idea of a Guy Fawkes protest in India highly improbable, it is evident that India’s netizens are angry at the way the government has been trying to curb Internet freedom. The anger has been enough to create Facebook pages and tweet. Whether this anger actually translates into something more is what remains to be seen.

Anonymous threatens a major DOS attack

 

According to the FBI's Cyber Division, today may see a DOS (Denial of Service) attack on many major corporations.

Apple Computer, McDonald's, ExxonMobil, Hewlett-Packard, Bank of China and Wal-mart are among the firms singled out for attacks as part of "Operation New Son," which will take place today and involve "online attacks against targeted organizations in the form of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and the leaking of classified data, according to a warning issued from Cyber Division on Thursday.

The Bureau did not immediately respond to e-mail and phone requests for comment. However, the warning was based on what the Bureau termed "open source intelligence" gathered "as part of our impending investigations into hacktivist groups associated with Anonymous."

The list of companies targeted is varied and includes retail, banking, energy and mining firms as well as telecommunications and technology companies. In the past, Anonymous has targeted such firms as HBGary, Bank of America and PBS, the U.S. Public Broadcasting System, as well as Nokia, Cargill, Bestbuy, AT&T and computer giant Apple.

Operation New Son (OpNewSon) dates back to April on IRC and in documents posted on file sharing sites. The purported goal of the operation is to "Stick it to the man" by attacking high profile companies. A tweet sent out via a Twitter account affiliated with the group called for the operation to begin at 6:00pm PST on Friday, May 25. The group also posted what appear to be leaked e-mail account information from car maker Hyundai and contact information allegedly taken from Stanford University. Neither organization was listed as a possible target in the Infraguard warning.

Anonymous often fails to carry out their threats. The breadth of their planned attack is rather enormous. However, Anonymous as well as affiliates like LulzSec have been known to hoard data stolen in compromises and release them at a time of their choosing, which means that Friday may indeed bring evidence that the group has penetrated the defenses of some of the organizations listed. 

Jury issues verdict in Android suit, finds that Google doesn't infringe Oracle patents

It appears that the jury has come to a conclusion in the Oracle v. Google trial, determining that Android does not infringe Oracle patents. Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for Northern California exonerated the search giant following a trial that lasted three weeks, ruling that Google did not infringe on six claims in US Patent RE38,104, along two claims in US Patent 6,061,520. Jurors were dismissed following today's ruling, with the trial's damages phase reportedly set to begin on Tuesday. According toThe Verge, the jury did determine that Google was responsible for two counts of minor copyright infringement, relating to the order of Java APIs and several lines of rangeCheck code, which could be matched with a maximum penalty of $150,000 for each count. Regardless, it appears that the lawsuit, which dates back to 2010, when Oracle filed against Google for copyright and patent infringement related to Sun's Java code, could finally be coming to a close.

Internet Protection Act Would Eliminate Anonymous Online Comments In New York

A new bill in Albany has its sights set on anonymous internet trolls. The Internet Protection Act would require sites to have online commenters identify themselves.

The Act, sponsored by Assemblyman Dean Murray (R-East Patchogue) and Senator Thomas O'Mara (R-Big Flats), would require New York-based websites to "remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post."

(Gawker be warned.)

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R-Huntington Station) explained that the legislation "turns the spotlight on cyber-bullies by forcing them to reveal their identity or have their post removed."

The legislation would also prevent people from posting anonymous criticisms of businesses. "Too often, rival businesses will post negative and false posts to hurt their competition," writes Conte.

And lastly, the bills would help politicians. Conte again: "...the legislation will help cut down on the types of mean-spirited and baseless political attacks that add nothing to the real debate and merely seek to falsely tarnish the opponent’s reputation by using the anonymity of the Web."

There have been no votes yet on the measure, introduced in both the Senate and Assembly. If The Act were to pass, however, it likely wouldn't stand to constitutional muster. (See: First Amendment.)

“This statute would essentially destroy the ability to speak anonymously online on sites in New York,” said Kevin Bankston, a staff attorney with the Center for Democracy and Technology, according to Wired, adding that the bill allows a “heckler’s veto to anybody who disagrees with or doesn’t like what an anonymous poster said.”

Albany will likely have to think of another solution to cyberbullying, a real problem,especially among teenagers.

Assemblyman Murray admits to being cyberbullied himself two years ago during his re-election campaign. From The Legislative Gazette:

Murray admitted to being a victim of derogatory website posts two years ago during his re-election campaign. An anonymous source posted on multiple websites that Murray committed acts of domestic violence against his ex-wife. The anonymous posts also said Murray's son was hiding from his father because he was being abused.

"These comments were absolutely horrible and unfortunately if you Google them now you'll still be able to pull up a couple of the comments," said Murray.

SCOOPED: Renault’s 400bhp sports car

Good news! Renault will unleash this 400bhp mid-engined Alpine sports car concept around the Monaco GP circuit on Friday. More good news! It's going into production. Almost definitely. Probably.

Bad news! At this stage, we can only show you this one grainy picture which leaked onto the internet today. But TopGear can reveal world-exclusive details on the A110-50, with a whole lot more to come on Friday.

Here's the official line: the A110-50 simply celebrates 50 years since the introduction of the Alpine A110, the legendary Renault-engined sports car of the Sixties and Seventies that won the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973.

If you've never heard of Alpine, shame on you: founded in 1955, the French company built its name on a succession of beautiful, lightweight sports cars that used Renault engines. Incorporated into the Renault mothership in the 1970s, Alpine won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1978 before the name was abandoned in the early 1990s.

A name worthy of revival then, and, after the marketing flop that was the reintroduction of Gordini - a bit of blue paint and a few decals on RS hot hatches - Renault is determined to treat Alpine with respect.

Which means this is no it'll-never-happen concept: the A110-50 previews a future mid-engined Renault sports car that, with a fair following wind, WILL enter production.

"If we don't succeed in bringing Alpine back now, we will never succeed," a Renault insider told us. "We didn't want a Renaultsport with an Alpine sticker. We wanted to do a proper race car."

And the A110-50 is indeed a proper race car. Our insider confirmed the Alpine concept is based around the Renaultsport Megane race car, meaning a tubular spaceframe, an 880kg kerbweight and a 3.5-litre V6 wedged behind the driver and sending around 400bhp to the rear wheels.

However, we're told a production version would more likely use an all-new platform and some iteration of the Megane RS's 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine, producing at least 300bhp. Target weight? Under one tonne. Lively...

If you're getting a hint of 2010's Renault DeZir concept, spot on: the A110-50 takes the DeZir's basic shape and adds lots of tasty race bits - big wing, NACA duct, plenty of carbon fibre - plus some retro Alpine-inspired cues: those LED rings either side of the central badge echo the original A110's inboard headlights.

Renault bosses are desperate to bring the Alpine to the road, but admit they might require another automotive partner besides Nissan to make the sums add up. If given the green light, the production car would likely be built at Renaultsport's Dieppe plant; fittingly, the old Alpine factory.

We'll bring you a whole lot more when the A110-50 takes to Monaco's F1 track on Friday. For now, does the thought of a mid-engined, two-seater, Renaultsport-fettled sports car float your Monte Carlo yacht?

Anonymous: Monday Mail Mayhem

TRANSCRIPT
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Greetings world,
we are Anonymous.

Today, [we have released] 1.7GB of data that USED to belong to the United States Bureau of Justice, until now.

Within the booty you may find lots of shiny things such as internal emails, and the entire database dump. We Lulzed as they took the website down after being owned, clearly showing they were scared of what inevitably happened.

We do not stand for any government or parties, we stand for freedom of people, freedom of speech and freedom of information.

We are releasing data to spread information, to allow the people to be heard and to know the corruption in their government. We are releasing it to end the corruption that exists, and truly make those who are being oppressed free.

The price we pay very often is our own freedom. The price governments pay is the exposure of their corruption and the truth being revealed, for the truth will set us free in the end.

So once more we call on you: hackers, activists, and freedom fighters...join us in our struggle against these corporate hypocrites.

[ADAM KOKESH]
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.


Download:
https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7287633/1.7GB_leaked_from_the_Bureau_of_Justice

Increase Your iphone Battery Life

 

If you are an iPhone users then you must be aware of the less point of Apple’s iPhone is its Battery. With every usage of it the %age of battery decreases. Iphone offers its users whole new world of features, apps, games which cannot be resisted from exploring. But the main concern for the user will be saving the battery throughout the day. Maximum iPhone battery is 100% and it rapidly decreases according to the usage.

But every problem has a fix to it and Apple has done that for the battery issue. So let’s explore these few simple and few little tricky ones to get that extra bit of battery.

When Not in Use Turn off Your iPhone All Wireless Applications

All the latest phones, being specific Smartphone come with inbuilt wireless applications like Bluetooth and wifi access. So it is advised to switch off such features when they are not in use. As these features tends to deplete your iPhone battery fast. So turning them off can help you extend the battery life for several hours.

If not required then disable the 3G as well. As the 3G technology survives on the battery of the phone. If possible to turn off it will give you long battery life for whole day.

Make use of the auto brightness feature of your iPhone. This will automatically adjust the back light of IPhone as required. This adjustment also helps in saving battery.

Manually Lesser The Screen Brightness

Although you have enabled the auto brightness feature but in some scenarios it does not dim the light as required. There you can manually lower the brightness of the home screen for saving of the battery. Preferred is to keep your brightness to 49% to make optimum use of the iPhone battery.

End Background Apps

According to Apple, the background apps are not technically ‘running’, unless they are front and centre, which means they should not draw any power.

The multitasking application for the iPhone continues to use resources of system more efficiently depletes your battery.

Applications, for example, Skype or even other VoIP can be especially benefit from the battery when you perform within the setting and so it is better to start launching the applications only when you need which can save the battery life.

Cool Off The IPhone Temperature

High temperature of iPhone also eats up its battery life. If you find that while charging your phone the temperature is increasing, then remove the phone cover before plugging in for charging. Let it also have a breath of fresh air so place it on a table or in open space instead of your pocket. The optimum temperature for iPhone and its battery is between 32°F to 95° F.

Make Use of Solar Chargers

Solar chargers give you freedom of charging your iPhone from anywhere. So if your battery is dying out, you can save it with solar power.

Also another advantage is that you can follow the motto “Go green” while saving the electricity which in turn protects the environment.

Frequently Use your iPhone:
We all know that iphone is a precious thing for anyone but that does not mean that you restrict its use to protect it from daily wear and tear. It is best valued with optimum use of it. Not using the iPhone for a long time can reduce its battery life. Therefore one should use it regularly and change iPhone battery at least once every 6 months.

Apple has also strongly recommends that you should charge your iPhone when the battery is completely finished i.e. 0%.

So follow these tips and you can easily save your iPhone battery life and enjoy it for long.