Friday, April 18, 2014

World Amateur Radio Day - 18th April

     Each year on 18 April, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day.
On that day in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded.
They are best recognised for their contribution to disaster relief workers in areas
where communications are little to non-existent.



This year's theme for World Amateur Radio Day is:
 "Amateur Radio: Your gateway to wireless communications"

Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Heartbleed Bug

The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL
cryptographic software library.


















This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal
conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet.
SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet
for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some
virtual private networks (VPNs).

Bluebox Heartbleed Scanner For Android

     Latest version scans your OS & apps for Heartbleed vulnerabilities!

The Heartbleed vulnerability is a flaw in the OpenSSL library, used
for secure communications.
Android devices ship with OpenSSL library by default.



Monday, April 7, 2014

Global Astronomy Month 2014






Global Astronomy Month (GAM). organized each April by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy.

GAM 2014 will bring new ideas and new opportunities, again bringing enthusiasts together worldwide to celebrate Astronomers Without Borders' motto One People, One Sky.

Astronomers Without Borders





     The star-filled night fascinates us all.
People have gazed upward at it in wonder and awe for thousands of years. Regardless of earthly differences in culture, nationality or religion,
the heavens are a common meeting ground for all of Earth's inhabitants.
The boundaries we place between us vanish when we look skyward.
Whoever, whatever or wherever we are, we all share the same sky.

Astronomers Without Borders is a global astronomy community.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Mensa - the high IQ society

What is Mensa?

    Mensa, the high IQ society, provides a forum for intellectual exchange among its members. There are members in more than 100 countries around the world.

Activities include the exchange of ideas through lectures, discussions, journals, special-interest groups, and local, regional, national and international gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence or Mensa.




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