How to browse websites without internet?

Being an Internet addict, you might be having a long list of favorite websites, right? I know that Google and Facebook must be there in the list, but I am talking apart from the social media and service websites.There are many more websites that are there to keep you updated with latest news and provide helpful articles. Anyways, accessing the websites and reading out the important stuff has become an important part of life.

One feels one’s day to be empty without accessing one’s favorite websites. But sometimes, the situations arrive in which we don’t have the Internet facility and thus we can’t access our favorite website.So, does this mean that you can’t open the website without having Internet? 

No! You can open and browse any website without the Internet as well. This is done by downloading the website onto your computer/laptop.

Know How...!!!

Yeah, you can download the entire website on your computer and then can access it whenever you want, without the need of Internet. Of course, the website that you access offline is only updated to the point when you download it.

The content getting published on the website after the time of your download, can’t be accessed offline until you download the updated website. Come on, it’s not any hard point to understand, just a common sense! Here is the list of best tools to download websites into your computer.

1. HTTrack:

HTTrack is an incredible and simple-to-use software to download the website. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. After running the software, you just need to enter the URL of website that you wish to download. You can also define your desired depth level. The rest work is of the software only. It downloads the website and enables you to access it offline.

2. Internet Download Manager (IDM):

The world’s best download manager, the Internet Download Manager a.k.a IDM, also allows you to download the entire website. To use it, you need to run the  Site Grabber that lies in the ‘File’ tab of the download manager. Just enter the URL of site and tell the software that what you want to download. The rest work is of IDM.

3. Scrapbook:

If you use the popular browser Firefox, then there is nothing better than Scrapbook add-on for you, to download the entire website, and then access it in the offline mode. After installing the plugin, you will get a new tab on your Firefox browser, where you will see the option to download the website.

You can set the depth level to tell the plugin, to what extent it should follow the links and download the pages located behind them. You can export the download webpage as HTML and thus can enjoy the offline reading on mobiles and tablets as well.

4. Offline Commander:

Offline Commander – an amazing software for Windows – lets you download any particular web page or the entire website for offline access. You just need to define the settings like ‘Depth’ and other options, and rest work will be done by Offline Commander.

5. SurfOffline:

Yet another simple-to-use software that allows you to download the entire website. Those who live on the ideology of ‘keep it simple’, should go with this software. You can enjoy this software for free for first 30 days.

So, download and go through your favorite content offline now...!!! :)

How to avoid Facebook scams?

It's an undebatable fact that Facebook and other social networking sites have revolutionized the Web. But helping people make connections with each other is just one of Facebook's qualities. Another important element is that Facebook allows application developers to create small programs called apps. 

Why do developers create apps? Some developers just want to create a fun application for people to enjoy. The app enhances the user experience on a social network. Others are building programs that are part of a marketing strategy, they hope the application will nudge users to purchase a particular product or subscribe to a service. A few create applications that gather data in order to create targeted advertising. And some are taking advantage of the open nature of Facebook to create malicious programs or run scams in an effort to con users or cause mischief.

How can you avoid these scams? And what should you do if you fall victim to one?

Know How...!!!

When you fill out a Facebook profile, you can include information ranging from your date of birth to your address to personal contact information. Facebook also tracks information about how you use the site. If that information remains private, you feel safe. But what if Facebook shared that information with someone you didn't know?

There are several indicators that can usually clue you in to a scam.

1. Two major red flags that something underhanded is going on are a request for a password or credit card information. Scammers collect passwords or credit card numbers and use that information to take advantage of the victims. These requests might seem perfectly innocent in the context of the app but they should set off alarm bells in your mind. Again, do a little legwork and research the app before you take the plunge.

2. If an app tries to take you to a new page, pay attention to that page's domain name. Some scammers are clever enough to create a mockup of a real Facebook page with a request for your password. If the domain name seems fishy, you shouldn't insert your password. Pop-up messages that advise you to download or install an additional application after you've already started the process are another potential sign of malware. Installing these programs may infect your computer with a virus.

3. Sometimes one of your friends will fall victim to a scam and you'll receive messages that appear to be from him or her. These messages usually ask you to visit a link included in the note. You should send a message to your friend to confirm that it's a legitimate link. It's possible your friend's profile has been compromised and the message was sent to you automatically. If the wording of the message seems odd or unlike your friend's normal style, that's another indicator that something questionable is going on.

4. There's a special name for the way scammers manipulate victims like this: social engineering. While it's true that malicious hackers known as crackers sometimes pierce a system's security by using various software tricks and hacks, it's also common for people to willingly give up information. The scammer just has to make the victim want to share.

So, learn what to avoid on FB. Here are top 10 apps which possibly can create chaos and those are which you need to avoid:

1. Profile Viewers and Profile Blockers - These scams promise to show you who has been looking at your profile or who has blocked you from theirs. NONE of these apps work. Facebook doesn’t give the developers access to the data required to create them.
2. Free iPads & iPhones – Don’t be fooled by messages stating you can test and keep an iPad, iPhone etc. These are all marketing gimmicks.
   
3. Free Facebook Credits – This scam is targeted for the gamers on Facebook. Credits are used to purchase items in Farmville, Cityville, etc. Credits cost real money and you aren’t going to receive a large sum of them for free.
4. Free Items, Gift Cards & Tickets – If it sounds too good to be true, then you can be sure that it is on Facebook! You aren’t going to get free airline tickets, Subway or Starbucks gift cards or a Facebook hoodie just by completing a survey.
   
5. Breaking News Stories – Anytime a major news story breaks, keep your guard up. Scammers love to trick unsuspecting users with promises of “exclusive coverage.”
6. Phishing Attempts to Steal Your Login Info – If a scammer can get your login credentials, then they can wreak all sorts of havoc before you reclaim your account. Messages pretending to be from Facebook Security is a popular way they trick users. Click here for more information on phishing scams.
7. New or Extra Facebook Features - Dislike buttons, apps to change your Facebook color or see who unfriended you are just a few examples of these scams. While there are legitimate browser extensions that can offer these features, scammers often insert adware or malware into the plugins. We recommend that you only install apps and extensions from trusted, well-known developers.
8. Shocking Headlines – Anything that starts out with “OMG” or “Shocking” is best left alone on Facebook. They lure in victims with outlandish, steamy or perverted messages. These usually end in a survey scam and a video that doesn’t play.
9. Fake Celebrity Stories – Facebook is not the place to receive your celebrity news and gossip! Scammers use fake deaths and other sensational stories to entice users. These often spread very fast, because users share the posts before verifying the story.
10. “Help I’m Stranded and Need Money” – If you get a message from a friend stating that they are stranded in London or some other exotic locale, don’t rush down to Western Union to send them cash. They have likely had their Facebook account hi-jacked by scammers.

Now, I don't say there are only these types of scams and no other. But, as you know these are quite easily believed by people as they want to know whether their crush visited profile or not and so go for scammers' apps or they are too kind enough to help those who are in dire need. Don't be a victim...Be cautious and pragmatic!!!

How to access facebook on any mobile without internet?

Some of us often do have the mobile phones of Mesozoic era, rofl ;) such as Nokia 1100 which has no internet browser or some times, even though you have a smart phone or android mobile, but you are in a remote location, where you have no internet access possible, you can still access facebook.

Know How...!!!

Yes this is possible now with the help of Fonetwish. Facebook India has partnered with Fonetwish to bring Facebook on every mobile phone without requiring any apps or even the Internet.

Here's how to access it:

1. Dial *325# (or *fbk#) from your mobile.

2. You get a menu saying: Welcome to facebook by fonetwish.Your request has been accepted.We will shortly send you the menu.Please exit this message
3. Now, it asks for your username, example: Sriram Krishna (your name as in facebook ).

4. After processing for validity of username, a window appears and prompts you to enter your password, ensuring secure access.
5. It provides a menu on Welcome page as:  1. News Feed 2. Update status 3. Post on wall 4. Friend request 5. Messages 6. Notifications 7. Account Setting

6. If you select messages, i.e. you enter option 5 and click send, then you get a sub-menu for it as : Welcome to messages: 1. Online friends 2. Read message..blah blah blah...!!!

Fonetwish service is available almost for all service providers in India.

P.S: Please note that you need to subscribe to the service to use it. It is free only for 15 days , and later the charges would be only 1.00/- per day for unlimited usage.  

You can also activate Fonetwish directly from your Facebook account at https://apps.facebook.com/fonetwish/

Something about technology:

The protocol being used is USSD. Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD) is used by telecom players to send alerts to their users that inform them about their balance at the end of call or for sending missed call alerts. This protocol helps GSM cellular telephones to communicate with the service provider's computers and USSD messages create a real-time connection during a USSD session. The connection remains open, 

allowing a two-way exchange of a sequence of data. This makes USSD more responsive than services that use SMS.

That's it..Go on browsing fb freaks...!!