Techno Masala

We don’t really know when a new file’s sit on our computer. There are possibilities to think the file can be a virus. WhatisThatFile is a free online web tool which helps you to identify any unknown files on your computer.

This tool doesn’t cover all of the file types but still covers most of them. You can even add when you find a new file on your computer to the list which will help other users who visit this web site.

Results will appear immediately as you type.

For example,

type - thumbs.db, you get the result as

Windows XP/2003 Picture Thumbnails Cache

Generated by Windows to cache the thumbnails of pictures in the parent folder.

This file is usually safe.

Even though all the email services that we use today have Secured Service language (SSL) to protect the privacy of the messages, at the same time there are lots of programs on the Internet, which can sniff the messages easily. It’s not safe to share some personal information’s like credit card numbers or phone numbers through emails. Then you can think what is the best way to pass on confidential information through Internet.

Here comes a free online web tool Lockbin, which encrypts your message with a code word supplied by you and sends an email to the recipient along with a link to retrieve the message. The recipient can read the message only if he enters the code word that you have sent.

Lockbin’s cryptographic algorithm uses a Secret Word to encrypt messages. You think of the secret word and tell this to your recipient through phone or a text message. When the encrypted message is received, it is destroyed from Lockbin’s database, and decrypted in the recipient’s browser, provided they entered the Secret Word correctly.