Photos taken might pose security threat to you

How serious it is?


However, I found out that this can only affects the user IF:
1. You combine your photos with few other data such as Foursquare, Picasa, blogs, etc.
2. You did mention something that can be used to indicates your location or surrounding.
3. You used current photos capture capability (with sound and GPS setting)
4. And few others combination setting.

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Hack Attack: All you need to know

As published at InfoGraphics

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Big Problem needs Simple Solutions :)

This shows how big problem can be solved by simple and small solutions.. (TRIZ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nw9g9OVHdJI

Moral: Sometimes we don't need extravaganza solutions to solve our problem :)

Thanks to my TRIZ LinkedIn Group for the sharing.

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Repair Outlook Data Files (.pst and .ost)

Do you ever get this message (sort of):

C:\users\*****l\Microsoft\Outlook\.PST is in use and cannot be accessed....Close any application that is using this file.

You try to close all applications and even restart your computer few times but continue to have the message appear again. Why it happen?

1. You did not close the outlook properly when shutdown your computer
2. You shutdown computer while outlook is processing (doing archiving or backup or anything)
3. Your computer suddenly power off (low battery or power outage) while outlook is being access or does something.

How to resolve?

Here are some tips which I copied from Microsoft site :)

You have 2 options, that is by using Inbox Repair Tool or OST Integrity Check Tool

Inbox Repair Tool

If you can't open your Personal Folders file (.pst) or your Offline Folder file (.ost), or you suspect that your .pst or .ost data file is corrupted, you can use the Inbox Repair tool (Scanpst.exe) to diagnose and repair errors in the file. The Inbox Repair tool scans only the .pst or .ost file, not your mailbox on the server running Microsoft Exchange. The tool determines whether the file structure is intact. If it is not intact, the Inbox Repair tool resets your file structure and rebuilds the headers.

The Inbox Repair tool works on both the Microsoft Outlook 97-2002 Personal Folders File (.pst) and the Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst) data files in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

Scanpst.exe is installed when you install Outlook. It is located at:
drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12.

Repair errors by using Scanpst.exe

1. Exit Outlook if it is running.
2. Double-click Scanpst.exe, located at drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12.
3. In the Enter the name of the file you want to scan box, enter the name of the .pst or .ost file that you want to check, or click Browse to search for the file.
4. To specify the scan log options, click Options, and then click the option that you want.
5. Click Start.
6. If errors are found after the scan is complete, you will be prompted to start the repair process to fix the errors. A backup file is created during the repair process. To change the default name or location of this backup file, in the Enter name of backup file box, enter a new name, or click Browse to look for the file that you want to use.
7. Click Repair.
8. Start Outlook by using the profile that contains the .pst file that you tried to repair.
9. On the Go menu, click Folder List.
10. In the Folder List, you may see a folder named Recovered Personal Folders that contains your default Outlook folders or a Lost and Found folder. The recovered folders are usually empty, because this is a rebuilt .pst file. The Lost and Found folder contains the folders and items recovered by the Inbox Repair tool. Items that are missing from the Lost and Found folder cannot be repaired.
11. If you see a Recovered Personal Folders folder, you can create a new .pst file, and drag the items in theLost and Found folder into the new .pst file. When you have finished moving all the items, you can remove the Recovered Personal Folders (.pst) file, including the Lost and Found folder, from your profile.

NOTES

• If you are able to open the original .pst file, you may be able to recover additional items from your damaged .pst file. By default, the Inbox Repair tool creates a file called file name.bak, which is a copy of the original .pst file with a different extension. The .bak file is located in the same folder as your original .pst file. You may be able to recover items from the .bak file that the Inbox Repair tool could not recover. Make a copy of the .bak file, and give the file a new name with a .pst extension, such as bak.pst. Import the bak.pst file, and then move any additional recovered items to the new .pst file that you created.
• A copy of the log file is written to the same location as the .pst file.

OST Integrity Check tool

From time to time, you may get error messages when synchronizing your Offline Folder file (.ost) in Microsoft Office Outlook with your mailbox on a server running Exchange. You may also notice that some items are missing from your .ost file or from your mailbox after you synchronize your .ost file and your mailbox. When this occurs, you should use the OST Integrity Check tool (Scanost.exe) to check your .ost file.

The OST Integrity Check tool runs only on .ost files and can be used to diagnose and repair synchronization issues. The tool scans both your .ost file and your mailbox on the server running Exchange, compares the items and folders in each, and attempts to reconcile synchronization differences between them. The OST Integrity Check tool does not change your mailbox on the server running Exchange. The tool records any differences in a scan log so that you can see the discrepancies that it found and resolved. The scan log also identifies any situations that the tool could not correct which you will need to fix manually. The scan log can be found in your Deleted Itemsfolder.

To use the OST Integrity Check tool, you must connect to your Exchange account so that the tool can scan your mailbox folders and items. If you previously set up Outlook to start offline automatically, the OST Integrity Check tool will not be able to access your mailbox on the server running Exchange. Therefore, before you run the tool, you need to change your Outlook startup settings temporarily.

If you have problems opening your .ost file, you can use the Inbox Repair tool (Scanpst.exe) to diagnose and repair errors in your .ost file. The Inbox Repair tool (Scanpst.exe) can be used on your .ost file as well as Personal Folders file (.pst). The tool scans the .ost or .pst file, and makes sure that the file structure is intact. It does not interact with your Inbox on the server running Exchange server in any way.

The OST Integrity Check tool (Scanost.exe) is installed when you install Outlook. It is located at:
drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12.

Repair errors by using Scanost.exe

1. Exit Outlook if it is running.
2. Double-click Scanost.exe, located at drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12.
3. If you have set up Outlook to prompt for a profile, the tool will also prompt you for one. In the Profile Namelist, click the profile that contains the .ost file that you want to check.
4. If you are prompted to Connect or Work Offline, click Connect.
5. Select the options that you want.
6. To have the tool automatically resolve discrepancies that it finds during the scan, select the Repair Errors check box. If this check box is cleared, the tool will log the problems but not make the necessary corrections.
7. Click Begin Scan.

NOTE To view the scan log, start Outlook, and then open the Deleted Items folder. The tool does not scan theDeleted Items folder. Any problems will be noted in a message with the Subject "OST Integrity Check."

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SDIWC Conferences

The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC) have the following conferences; please consider submitting your paper to one of these conferences.

Name : The Second International Conference on Informatics & Applications (ICIA2013) 
Location : Technical University of Lodz, Poland
Dates : Sept. 23-25, 2013 
URL : www.sdiwc.net

Name : The Second International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2013)
Location : Technical University of Lodz, Poland
Dates : Sept. 23-25, 2013 
URL : www.sdiwc.net

Name : The International Conference on Digital Information Processing, E-Business and Cloud Computing (DIPECC2013)
Location : Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch, Dubai, UAE 
Dates : October 23-25, 2013. 
URL : www.sdiwc.net

Name : The Second International Conference on Informatics Engineering & Information Science (ICIEIS2013)
Location : Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates : Nov. 12-14, 2013 
URL : www.sdiwc.net

Name : The International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Clean Energy and Green Computing (EEECEGC2013)
Location : Islamic Azad University, UAE Branch, Dubai, UAE 
Dates : December 11-13, 2013.
URL : www.sdiwc.net

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Invitation to Applicants: 2013 Internet Society Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Invitation to Applicants: 2013 Internet Society Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF):

The Internet Society is pleased to invite applications for the 2013 Internet Society Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

As part of the Internet Society's Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme, the Ambassadorships to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) are available to Internet Society members between the ages of 20 and 40.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders, including the technical and academic community, on an equal basis and through an open and inclusive process. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise. 

  
About the 2013 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF):

In 2013, the theme of Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be “Building Bridges-Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation for Growth and Sustainable Development."  The Forum will be held in Bali, Indonesia from the 22-25 October 2013.

Ambassadors to the IGF may be involved in various activities at the Forum, including contributions to the IGF Ambassadors' blog, participating broadly in the IGF meeting agenda and assisting with staffing of the Internet Society booth at the venue. Details of these opportunities will be confirmed in advance of the Forum.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme

How to Apply:

To apply to be chosen as one of the 2013 Internet Society Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), please go to:

http://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=314

 

Please Note: If you have not used our ZoomGrants online application system before, please register as a new user on the system. For those who have previously used our system, please use your existing username and password to apply.

In addition to completing the online application form, you will be required to upload a 2-3 page briefing paper as well as upload your most recently updated CV (with a photograph).

The deadline for applications is midnight UTC on 21 June 2013.

Successful candidates will be notified on 19 July 2013.

The Next Generation Leaders Programme:

The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme is supported by funding from SIDN.

For more information about the Next Generation Leaders programme, please visit:

http://InternetSociety.org/ Leaders

You can also contact us at leaders@isoc.org.

If you are interested in becoming a Corporate or Organizational partner of the Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme, please email leader-sponsor@isoc.org

-------------------------

Niel Harper
Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes

Internet Society
1775 Wiehle Ave. Suite 201
Reston, VA 20190
direct: 571.299.2509
mobile: 246.243.3818
skype: olokunbb

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Administrative Training to TNB - May 23rd, 2013

Last week, I and my staff conducted an administrative training @ comprehensive training to TNB (specifically to Protection team of Asset and Maintenance Department, TNB Distribution). It is one whole day of hands-on training covering from designing/planning, installation, configuration, maintaining and troubleshooting.

The training is related to automation system in a substations which allow TNB personnel to perform online monitoring and interrogation on various secondary equipment. It is a simple system that monitor the health and status of the equipment plus basic functionality to interrogate the equipment.

This is the first version of the system released somewhere around 2006. The current system is almost obsolete and the latest released which took into consideration of using IEC 61850 standards as guidelines plus support to legacy system that will replace the system is expected to be released by end of this year. Do check it out at www.matrixpower.com.my for more detail.

My staff showing the server communication

Basic theoretical introduction

Small class for high concentration :)

The class of May 23rd, 2013 Comprehensive SIMS Training

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List of Conferences as of May 2013

New
AVP USA 2013 Annual Gathering?  24th May 2013  Miami, United States of America
Contactless Payments  3rd June 2013  London, United Kingdom
Int. Conf. on Creativity in Information and Communication Technology  9th June 2013  MUMBAI, India
UtiliNet Europe 2013  2nd July 2013  Brussels, Belgium
PPIG-WIP 2013 : Psychology of Programming Interest Group – Work-in-Progress Workshop  8th July 2013  Keele University, United Kingdom
Great Rift Valley Information and Communication Technology Summit (GRVICTS)  17th July 2013  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ESC India 2013 Conference  17th July 2013  NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore, India
Digital Security Summit  24th July 2013  Canberra, Australia
Int. Conf. on Frontiers of Information & Communication Technology - Dubai 11th August 2013  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cyber Resilience for Banking and Financial Services  14th August 2013  New York, United States of America
ICACCI International Symposium on Women in Computing and Informatics (WCI-2013)  23rd August 2013  Mysore, India
International Conference on Computer and Communication Technology (ICCCT - 2013)  20th September 2013  Allahabad, India
Arts and Narrative  26th September 2013  Langley, Canada
Edward W. Said: Public Intellectual, Cultural Critic, Activist  2nd October 2013  Dunedin, New Zealand
Centenary of Indian Cinema: Aesthetics, Economics, and Politics  3rd October 2013  Dunedin, New Zealand
2013 4th International Conference on Future Information Technology - ICFIT 2013  5th October 2013  Melaka, Malaysia
2013 3rd International Conference on Computer and Software Modeling - ICCSM 2013  5th October 2013  Melaka, Malaysia
2013 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Electronics Engineering - ICNEE 2013  5th October 2013  Melaka, Malaysia
2013 3rd International Conference on Communication and Management (ICICM2013)  12th October 2013  Paris, France
2013 4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education (ICDLE 2013)  12th October 2013  Paris, France
2013 6th International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE 2013)  12th October 2013  Paris, France
55th National Conference of the Mountain Plains Management Association 16th October 2013  Cedar City, United States of America
2013 3rd Journal Conference on e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning (JC4E 2013 3rd)  19th October 2013  Jeju island, Korea (south)
2013 4th International Conference on Software and Computing Technology (ICSCT 2013)  24th October 2013  Konya, Turkey
2013 3rd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Applications (ICEEA 2013)  24th October 2013  Konya, Turkey
2013 5th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP 2013)  26th October 2013  Hong Kong, China
2013 5th International Conference on Computer Technology and Development (ICCTD 2013)  2nd November 2013  Macau, China
2013 2nd International Conference on Networks and Information (ICNI 2013)  2nd November 2013  Macau, China
International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control and Networking - ACCN 2013  7th December 2013  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The First International Conference on Data Engineering (DaEng-2013 - LNEE Springer)  16th December 2013  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FORUM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTEGRATIVE STUDIES (FIIS) (ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY)  18th December 2013  Langkawi, Malaysia
MacroTrend Conference on Technology and Innovation: Paris 2013  20th December 2013  Paris, France
International Conference on Innovative trends in Electronics Communication and Applications  27th December 2013  Puducherry, India
The Creativity Workshop in Crete - June 23 - 29, 2014  23rd June 2014  Chania, Greece
The Creativity Workshop in Barcelona - July 4 - 10, 2014  4th July 2014  Barcelona, Spain
The Creativity Workshop in Florence - July 25 - 31, 2014  25th July 2014  Florence, Italy
May 2013
23rd	The Macrotheme Conference on Business and Social Science: IBIZA 2013 Ibiza, Spain
24th	AVP USA 2013 Annual Gathering? Miami, United States of America
26th	2013 2nd International Conference on Video and Media (ICVM 2013) Phuket, Thailand
26th	2013 2nd International Conference on Advance in Soft Computing (ICASC 2013) Phuket, Thailand
26th	2013 5th International Conference on Future Computer and Communication (ICFCC 2013) Phuket, Thailand
29th	Storyville: Exploring narratives of learning and teaching, the 2nd annual HEA Arts and Humanities conference, 2013 Brighton, United Kingdom
June 2013
1st	2013 2nd International Conference on Software and Computer Applications (ICSCA 2013) Paris, France
1st	2013 International Conference on Computer and Business Management (ICCBM 2013) Paris, France
1st	2013 2nd International Conference on Computing and Computer Vision (ICCCV 2013) Paris, France
3rd	Contactless Payments London, United Kingdom
6th	Graduate Conference on Transmedia Staten Island, United States of America
6th	ACSS 2013 - The Fourth Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2014 Osaka, Japan
7th	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - 2013 ( ICMBE - 2013 ) VIJAYAWADA, India
7th	The Creativity Workshop in New York - June 7 - 10, 2013New York, United States of America
8th	2013 the 5th International Conference on Communication Software and Networks (ICCSN 2013)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8th	2012 the 2nd International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications (ICWOC 2013) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8th	2013 the 3rd International Conference on Computer and Communication Devices (ICCCD 2013) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
9th	Int. Conf. on Creativity in Information and Communication Technology MUMBAI, India
10th	Materials, Methods and Technologies, 15th International Symposium Sunny Beach Resort, Burgas, Bulgaria
11th	Engaging Comms Conference London, United Kingdom
12th	International Conference on Future Information Exposure 2013 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
13th	Asian Conference on Arts and Cultures 2013 Bangkok, Thailand
13th	“Football, Community and Sustainability”: The 2nd Annual MMU Football Conference June 13-14 2013 Manchester, United Kingdom
15th	2013 5th International Conference on Future Networks (ICFN 2013) Colombo, Sri Lanka
15th	2013 International Conference on Information Applied Electronics (ICIAE 2013) Colombo, Sri Lanka
15th	2013 2nd Journal Conference on Innovation, Management and Technology (JCIMT 2013 2nd) Colombo, Sri Lanka
17th	2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Electronics and Mechatronics Engineering (ICMEME'2013) London, United Kingdom
19th	Cyber Security for the Military and Defence Sector London, United Kingdom
22nd	2013 3rd International Conference on Mechanics, Simulation and Control (ICMSC 2013) Kanyakumari, India
22nd	2013 2nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Engineering (ICDCE 2013) Kanyakumari, Madagascar
22nd	2013 2nd International Conference on Fuzzy Information and Engineering (ICFIE 2013) Kanyakumari, India
23rd	The Creativity Workshop in Crete, June 23 - 29, 2013Chania, Greece
24th	International Conference on Law & Justice 2013 Colombo, Sri Lanka
24th	1st international conference on Sensing for Industry, Control, Communications, and Security Technologies Karachi, Pakistan
24th	PGNET 2013 Liverpool, United Kingdom
24th	International History of Public Relations Conference Bournemouth, United Kingdom
24th	Insurance Tech LATAM Sao Paulo, Brazil
25th	IT,Multimedia and Communications Conference 2013Bangkok, Thailand
25th	Clinical Analytics for Decision Support Boston, United States of America
26th	FutureGov SAARC Summit Colombo, Sri Lanka
27th	Business and Social Science Research Conference: Dubrovnik 2013Dubrovnik, Croatia (Hrvatska)
27th	Paul Ricoeur and the Future of the Humanities Groningen, Netherlands
28th	International Conference on Business and Social Sciences (ICBASS) Seoul, Korea (south)
July 2013
1st	EDULEARN13 (5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies) Barcelona, Spain
2nd	UtiliNet Europe 2013 Brussels, Belgium
4th	The Creativity Workshop in Barcelona - July 4 - 10, 2013Barcelona, Spain
4th	ECSS 2013 - The European Conference on the Social Sciences Brighton , United Kingdom
5th	5th Annual International Conference on Global Business Dearborn, Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States of America
6th	2013 2nd International Conference on Knowledge and Education Technology (ICKET 2013) Hong Kong, China
6th	6th Global Conference: Forgiveness Oxford, United Kingdom
6th	2013 4th International Conference on Signal and Information Processing (ICSIP 2013) Hong Kong, China
6th	International Conference on Information Technology, Electronics and Communications .......ICITEC - 2013 Hyderabad, India
6th	2013 2nd Journal Conference on Modeling and Optimization (JCMO 2013 2nd) Hong Kong, China
7th	The 20th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, IWSSIP 2013 Bucharest, Romania
8th	M2M for the Oil and Gas Industry London, United Kingdom
8th	19th European Symposium on Languages for Special PurposesVienna, Austria
8th	PPIG-WIP 2013 : Psychology of Programming Interest Group – Work-in-Progress Workshop Keele University, United Kingdom
10th	12th Global Conference: Environmental Justice and CitizenshipOxford, United Kingdom
13th	2013 the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing (ICIIP 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia
13th	2013 the 2nd International Conference on Network and Computational Intelligence (ICNCI 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia
13th	International Conference on Future Trends in Electronics and Electrical Engineering - FTEE 2013 Bangkok, Thailand
13th	2013 4th International Conference on Education and Management Technology (ICEMT 2013) Jakarta, Indonesia
15th	International Conference on Women's Studies Colombo, Sri Lanka
16th	The Creativity Workshop in Provence - July 16 - 22, 2013Arles, France
17th	Great Rift Valley Information and Communication Technology Summit (GRVICTS) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
17th	Modelling and Simulation Banff, Canada
17th	ESC India 2013 Conference NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore, India
20th	2013 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (ICIKM 2013) Chengdu, China
20th	2013 4th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE 2013) Moscow, Russian Federation
22nd	International Conference on E-Commerce and Information Technology Colombo, Sri Lanka
22nd	International Conference on Global Business & Management (ICGBM) Colombo, Sri Lanka
24th	Digital Security Summit Canberra, Australia
25th	The Creativity Workshop in Florence - July 25 - 31, 2013Florence, Italy
26th	International Conference on Education, Psychology and SocietyBangkok, Thailand
27th	2013 International Symposium on Business and Social ScienceBangkok, Thailand
29th	4th International Conference on Optical Communication Systems (OPTICS 2013) Reykjavík, Iceland
29th	10th International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT 2013) Reykjavík, Iceland

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Colloqium for Computer Science Student (Masters and Phd)

Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and Computer is organizing a colloqium to all Phd & Masters student   which scheduled to be on August 2013. This colloqium is open to students from all local and international universities and successful papers will be published in Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJOC).

Detail of the colloqium and paper submission can be download from the two link below.

1. SiSKOM 2013 Call for Paper (1).docx
2. paper_format-SiSKOM2013.docx

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