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Als je ooit overwogen hebt om een PS3 te kopen, maar steeds geaarzeld, dan is NU het ogenblik aangekomen om je slag te slaan. Want verschillende winkelketens hebben een aantal uitzonderlijke aanbiedingen klaarliggen om de release van Heavy Rain te vieren.

Zo kan je bij GameMania een Playstation 3 bundle kopen met een Playstation 3 ( 250 GB ), Dualshock 3 Sixaxis en het spel Heavy Rain
Bij Makro hebben ze een gelijkaardig aanbod, maar daar gooien ze nog een tweede controller in het pak en Killzone 2 of Uncharted.

Voor wie nog nooit van Heavy Rain heeft gehoord:

Heavy Rain is een uniek game dat niet te vergelijken valt met eender welk spel. Volgens de makers is het een “interactieve cinema die je onderdompelt in een spannend en intrigerend plot rond de Origami Killer, een seriemoordenaar met een onstopbare lust.

Wat mag je verwachten?
- Van de makers van Fahrenheit, één van de eerste interactieve films.
- Volwassen en moderne thema’s met de nadruk op morele keuzes en hun effect.
- Opgebouwd met vernieuwende motion-capturing en acteurs die alle scènes opgenomen hebben.
- Overbrugging van Uncanny Valley (waar de lijn tussen echt en computeranimaties verdwijnt).
- Unieke gameplay die de realistische bewegingen van de mens nabootst.

Facebook is using your profile pictures for its ads. What is even worse, is that they can use them for any kind of ads. Imagine seeing your boyfriend or wife in an ad for a dating site. Unfortunately, what Facebook is doing is 100% legal. You probably even agreed to it when you signed up (without knowing it). The use of your pictures is by default allowed.

Luckily you can switch it off easily yourself. Here is how to do it:

How to remove your pictures from Facebook Ads:

1. Log in to Facebook and click on “Settings".

2. Choose “Privacy Settings” and go to “News Feed and Wall”

3. Click on “Facebook Ads”

4. Make sure you put “Appearance in Facebook Ads” to “None".

What is an IP address?

Every device connected to the public Internet is assigned a unique number known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods (also called a ‘dotted-quad’) and look something like 127.0.0.1.

Since these numbers are usually assigned to internet service providers within region-based blocks, an IP address can often be used to identify the region or country from which a computer is connecting to the Internet. An IP address can sometimes be used to show the user’s general location.

If you want to find your own IP Address and the location of your hostname, you can go to WhatIsMyIpAddress.com

Because the numbers may be tedious to deal with, an IP address may also be assigned to a Host name, which is sometimes easier to remember. Hostnames may be looked up to find IP addresses, and vice-versa. At one time ISPs issued one IP address to each user. These are called static IP addresses. Because there is a limited number of IP addresses and with increased usage of the internet ISPs now issue IP addresses in a dynamic fashion out of a pool of IP addresses (Using DHCP). These are referred to as dynamic IP addresses. This also limits the ability of the user to host websites, mail servers, ftp servers, etc. In addition to users connecting to the internet, with virtual hosting, a single machine can act like multiple machines (with multiple domain names and IP addresses).

Are you looking for the zipcode or postal code of a contact in Argentina? But you only have his city or town address? No problem, thanks to EmbassyWorld you can find lists of almost all the Zip codes and Postal Codes around the globe.

EmbassyWorld gives you links to excel or html lists of all major countries, and if you scroll down you will also get a link to the different Postal Services in most major countries. Bookmark them if you are working in transport, logistics or have a keen interest in how the postal services work in a specific country

You have probably heard about spamming, scamming, phising…but now there is a new threat: SMISHING.

This is what Wikipedia writes :"In computing, Smishing is a form of criminal activity using social engineering techniques similar to phishing. The name is derived from “SMs phISHING". SMS (Short Message Service) is the technology used for text messages on cell phones.”

Similar to phishing, smishing uses cell phone text messages to deliver the “bait” to get you to divulge your personal information. The “hook” (the method used to actually “capture” your information) in the text message may be a web site URL, however it has become more common to see a phone number that connects to automated voice response system.

“Smishing” is the name for a new kind of phising, that is not completely new and still on the rise: It is the practice of sending phishing come-ons and scams via SMS message. And spammers are apparently finding it an increasingly easier proposition to text a phishing message to you rather than to email it traditionally.

Why? Because what is the best way to disguise a phishing attempt so no one can tell where a request for personal information or a password really came from? Easy: Send it via text message.

Why’s that? You’ve probably received hundreds or thousands of phishing emails and immediately saw all the signs that this was a scam:
- Images were broken,
- the “from” address was wrong,
- words were misspelled,
- links in the message were obviously directing you to phony websites.

There are dozens of things that phishers have to get right for an email scam to fool anyone, and that’s apparently quite difficult to do. Making things even tougher, many of those emails are now blocked by ISPs and spam filters and never make it to their intended targets.

Those problems don’t really exist at the SMS level: Very few SMS messages are blocked, and since they are composed entirely of text, no images required, it’s often impossible at a glance to determine if a message is real or fake.

One popular smish threatens the user that he is about to be charged for something unless he cancels it, with a message like: “We’re confirming you’ve signed up for our dating service. You will be charged €2/day unless you cancel your order by clicking here: phonysite.com.” Of course there are no pending charges, and the site you’re directed to is completely fake, its goal being to collect your credit card number (which you will helpfully enter in order to “cancel” the charges), or install a bit of malware on your computer (or even, someday, on your phone).

Smishing messages may instead direct you to call a toll-free number in order to complete or cancel some financial transaction, the only difference being that a human operator will handily take down your credit card or bank account number for you, to save you the trouble of typing it online. Of course, the number you called is phony, too.

What should you do if you receive a message you fear is a smish attack? The answer should be pretty obvious but bears repeating: Virtually no credible financial institution, utility, or other business will communicate with you via SMS with the exception of your cell phone provider.

If you don’t recognize the website or phone number being sent to you? Don’t call it.
If you’re worried about an upcoming charge, contact the service provider or bank directly via means you know are legitimate and ask them directly about the message. They’ll likely tell you what you already know: Just ignore it.

Source: ZDNET/Yahoo/Wikipedia