How to Make Your Facebook Account Crime-Proof

The Internet is rife with hackers and fraudsters, and to these cybercrooks, no target is juicer or more tempting than Facebook. With over a billion active users, Facebook provides plenty of opportunities for unscrupulous scammers to do their dirty work — whether it's stealing passwords, identities, or money and goods. Fortunately, there are a few easy ways that Facebook users can protect themselves from people who can do serious harm to your financial life.
If you want to crime-proof your Facebook account, just follow these four simple steps.

1) Choose A Strong Password

Some scammers commit cyber identity theft by hacking into your account and impersonating you to your online friends. Online security starts with a secure password. Believe it or not, many hackers are able to get your password and log in into accounts simply by making an educated guess. But if you follow a few simple principles, you can make a password that is virtually hacker proof.

• Choose a password that is eight characters long
• Use a mix of numbers and special characters ( like%,&,*and #)
• Pick a password that is easy for you to remember
• Change your password twice a year

2) Remove The Criminals From Your Friends List

You can end potential problems before they start by removing troublemakers from your friends list. By blocking criminals, you will deny them access to your posts, and the personal information that is meant for just your friends and family. The easiest way to tell if someone will commit a crime is if they have repeatedly been arrested and convicted in the past. You can run every name on your friends list through a website like CheckMate.com. Simply by searching for someone’s first and last name, you can pull public records and see if any of your Facebook friends have been convicted of a crime in the past.

3) Don’t Post When You’re On Vacation

Burglars regularly comb social media sites looking for potential targets. When someone reveals that they are out of town and their home is empty, that gives thieves a tip of who to rob next. The easiest way to avoid this problem is to simply avoid revealing your vacation plans until you have returned. It’s much safer to wait until you get home to share photos and stories of your trip.
If you absolutely must tell people on Facebook about the fabulous time you’re having, you could always use Facebook’s custom privacy feature.  You can choose to share your messages only with your most trusted friends and family members, and leave your vacation posts hidden from the rest of your friends list.

4) Beware Of Phishing Emails

Another common way crooks will retrieve your Facebook password information is through phishing emails. You might receive a message asking you to provide your email address and password for some reason, and the hacker will then use that info to access your account. Remember, Facebook will never send you your password as an attachment, ask you for your account password via email, or ask for your social security information.

Andy Sedaris is a blogger living in Mission Beach, California.  He writes about online security and social media.

LG Fireweb: First Firefox OS Smartphone launched at CES

Now the phone LG Fireweb with Firefox OS was displayed at the CES in Las Vegas and it is a mid-range Smartphone with an interesting new operating system. The LG Fireweb had been released previously in Brazil. This is the first LG Smartphone with Firefox OS.

So far, the phone is available only in Brazil hence there is little known about the device. Since this is not a flagship brand in the Smartphone category, LG is also has not given much importance the Fireweb. The more exciting it is now to get some information about the mysterious device with the unusual operating system.

The inside of the LG Fireweb is a one- gigahertz processor powers the Smartphone. It has two gigabytes of internal memory which can be upgraded with additional 32 GB via microSD card. The four- inch display has a moderate resolution of 480x320 pixels.

The camera on the back takes cell phone photos and videos with five megapixels. As like Nexus 4 the Fireweb back also made of plastic.What is interesting about the LG Fireweb especially is its operating system: The Firefox OS comes from the Mozilla developers and is a completely open system that is based on HTML5 technology.

The OS will access its own App Store: The Firefox Marketplace resembles Apple's App Store or Google Play. In Europe some phones are already equipped with Mozilla's OS. The LG Fireweb is of 11.4 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches and weighs 123 grams. It costs around 152 Euros.

Sony Ultra short-throw projector that displays a 147-inch 4K image on a plain wall

At CES 2014 Sony announced its 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector to throws huge, sharp picture on the wall, but is only a few centimeters away front of it. It is an elegant art of the living room, which produces up to 147 inch 4k images. It can be set sizes to the sizes from 1.67 to 3.7 meters diagonal. And the 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector need not be in the middle of the room - it is enough to keep it just a few centimeters distance away from the wall. Instead of a light bulb, as it comes with many other projectors for use, the Sony projector uses laser technology. Because the image produced by laser reaches faster the full luminosity (2000 lumens) and provides better color, according to the manufacturer namely Sony. The 4 K Ultra Short Throw Projectors includes other accessories also. Two speakers are included with it. Sony also offers cabinets in the same design. The close seamlessly to the other modules and provide space for other electronic devices. Still, the device is not commercially available in Europe and it is expected to be available in forth coming days. The price tag is lush around 40,000 U.S. dollars.

EBook reader PocketBook Basic 2 within your budget

PocketBook announces a new eBook reader in the low-price segment : The Basic 2 costs around for 69 Euros now. The PocketBook Basic 2 has a six -inch, unlit eInk display with a resolution of 600x800 pixels, the four gigabyte internal data memory serves for storing books .

If there is insufficient space, the capacity can be expanded with a micro-SD memory card to a maximum of 32 GB. The built-in one- gigahertz processor provides a smooth pace. As Compared to its predecessor, among other things the turning of the pages fold is much faster.

As with Pocket Books usual, also the PocketBook Basic 2 also copes with a variety of eBook formats, including ePub DRM, PDF, TXT, HTML, MOBI and DOCX. Only thing the Amazon AZW format is not readable. A compulsory registration with a connected online book shop is not necessary; eBooks invites the user via USB or Wi-Fi.

The installed Read Rate service enables it to interact in social networks on impressions and reviews with other readers.. PocketBook the Basic 2 is clearly beginners, who do not need a high resolution display, touch controls or lighting. The PocketBook Basic 2 is available in early February 2014 for costs 69 Euros.

NASA unveils the first robot Super Ball Bot for landing on Titan, a moon of Saturn

NASA multiplies space exploration and it has unveiled a new kind of robot that will be able to lie on the floor of Titan, Saturn's moon, thanks to its particularly amazing abilities. Super Ball Bot is the new prototype rover designed by NASA. Whose main purpose will be to successfully land on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Indeed, the agency is not limited only to missions lunar and Martian exploration but also wants to gather data about other stellar objects in our solar system.

In this case, the observation of Titan is interesting since the satellite has many features common to Earth, even if it is more akin to a primitive version of our planet. One of the main similarities is the climate on the surface of Titan; since the winds are present and form dunes, hills and cliffs. Quite surprising it that also has seasonal changes as such of Earth. Super Ball Bot represents the first fruits of this exploration mission. And he also has very special characteristics: it is completely designed with only limps.

As we can see from the picture above, the rover is able to move in a rather strange way since it gives the impression of sagging then recover while going forward. Super Ball Bot actually works on the principle of tensegrity. Tensegrity is an architectural principle in which the ability of a structure to stabilize the forces of tension and compression distributed therein and will be balanced.

Structures established by the tensegrity are stabilized, not by the strength of their individual components, but the distribution and balance of mechanical stresses in the entire structure. Main advantage is its less weight while Curiosity weighs nearly a ton (900kg), this robot will be much lighter and easier landing on Titan. However there are still some challenges to control its management and its movements.

NASA explained that if this prototype was validated, it could then launch an exploratory mission and release large number of these robots explorers on the surface of Titan. In any case, it is exciting to see that the U.S. space agency is exploring many opportunities to learn about our solar system. We have to wait for the mission success and to learn more about Titan.