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Opera password/wand recovery tool

2010-05-05T18:27:00.006+05:30

I would like to share with you methods / software to reterive lost wand passwords.
Since opera doesnot matively show passwords, its difficult for the user to reterive it when formatting his system or when changing to a different browser.

1. Opera password Decryptor v 1.0

This is simple to use password decryptor.Just enter the path for wand.dat which is stored in the profile folder and just click the 'Start Recovery' button to reterive passwords. The passwords are not shown until 'Show passwords' is clicked which is add as a security measure.

You can also save the passwords to an html or text file using the 'save as html or save as text' button at the bottom.

Its Portable , run the executable file.

Cannot decrypt when protected with master password. remove the password and use the software.

For More information visit : http://securityxploded.com/operapassworddecryptor.php

Download :
http://securityxploded.com/operapassworddecryptor.php
or
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/OperaPasswordDecryptor.shtml

2. Opera Pass View v 1.01

OperaPassView is a small password recovery tool that decrypts the content of the Opera Web browser password file (wand.dat) and displays the list of all Web site passwords stored in this file.

Select one or more passwords in the OperaPassView window, and then copy the passwords list to the clipboard and save it into text/html/csv/xml file.
Portable, just click the executbale to run.
Cannot decrypt when protected with master password. remove the password and use the software.

For More Information Visit : http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/opera_password_recovery.html

Download :
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/operapassview.zip
or
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Decrypting-Decoding/OperaPassView.shtml

3. Using Bookmarklet

Go to http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html page, right click on View Passwords button, select Bookmark Link... and add.
Open login page of site you want to view password and make sure login form fields are highlighted by wand in yellow color. Press keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+Enter (or click wand button) and then Esc key quickly.
Open View Passwords bookmarklet from bookmarks to view password.

Username & password form fields highlighted by wand

Password shown by "View Passwords" bookmarklet

Thanks to tamil for bookmarklet :) Source : http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/

Opera 10.52 Released

2010-04-28T17:52:00.010+05:30

This version brings lot of bug fixes, which improves the already exquisite experience. This update is highly recommend.

New in Opera 10.52

Enjoy unprecedented speed with our new Carakan JavaScript engine, Vega graphics library, and Opera Presto 2.5 browser engine.

Opera includes industry leading support for Web standards such as HTML 5, SVG and JavaScript.
Enhanced platform integration on Windows and Mac means that Opera looks and works better than ever on your operating system.

A beautiful, new design looks great on Windows, maximizing your view of the Web and fully utilizing Aero transparency on Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

Our improved dialogs will not get in your way or interrupt you. You can now switch between different pages without having to clear prompts first.

Searching is easier than ever, with Web search integrated right in the address field. You can also find pages from your history and bookmarks, as you type.

Displaying pages in the size you want is smoother than ever, with a new zoom slider in the status bar.

Rest assured that browsing stays personal with private browsing. Once you close a private tab or window, the data from that session is removed from the browser without a trace.

Download for windows : http://www.opera.com/browser/download/

Complete change log for windows

Screenshots of new UI concepts for Firefox 4

2010-04-22T12:51:00.008+05:30

Mozilla is planning some major UI overhauls for their next major release of Firefox. The new theme is designed to reflect a modernized web browser to illustrate its “power, simplicity, and customizability.” The design team has outlined 4 main goals for the refresh:

Streamline UI elements and reduce visual footprint
Modernize look and feel
Retain visual integration
Maintain cross-platform consistency (Where applicable)

While the new theme has been revealed progressively, it is still a work in progress and the team is constantly making new adjustments and additions. A new timeline has been posted at the project homepage to see that the new changes get the proper amount of attention for implementation. Stephen Horlander, a Visual Designer with the Firefox team, has posted screenshots of the new concepts that they are working on.

New panel styles for notifications and prompts:

Downloads panel :

A new edit tray that appears when editing text :

Button indicator for opening the downloads panel :

Need For speed: World

2010-04-22T11:54:00.008+05:30

NFS World is a online Massively-multiplayer Need for Speed racing action, the action takes place in online NFS World .

All the NFS fans the NFS world is currently in beta and registration are open , head over there and register your self to get into the racing action yourself.

Registration : www.needforspeed.com/world

Currently its offered in english and its requirements are as below
The minimum requirements for Need for Speed World have not yet been finalized. However, at this point we recommend the following:

Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 3 / Windows Vista Service Pack 2 / Windows 7
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
CPU: Intel Core2Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD X2 4000+ at 2.1GHz or greater
RAM: 2 GB
Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible. At least Shader Model 2.0 support
Sound Card: DirectX 8.1 compatible
Hard Drive: 4 GB of space is required to install the game
Internet: 128kbit/s Cable/DSL connection

PS: Currently, only Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are supported in regards to the NFS World Download page. You need to provide system profile at the time of registration by downloading a small package which will upload the system spec automatically..

ScreenShot:

Opera 10.51 Released: The fastest Browser on Earth

2010-04-22T11:34:00.005+05:30

Opera combines both speed , agility(rendering speed) and extension(built-in features) in one application. Opera has been always light on resources and speed matches none, apart from these UI has always fascinated me.I have used opera as my primary browser since 9.x to 10.10 version.But lack of extension forced me to switch.

Pros:

Speed Dial is fast, responsive and does not slow the browser.

Secure Login is so awesome.

Can change skins on the fly(later copied by many).

Has so customization option that no other can provide to this day.

Visual tab.

Opera Link(One of the main i switched to opera).

Low memory usage and fast.(one of the main reason i switched to opera).

Cons:

Many of the ideas suggested by members have not been implemented.If time does not permit to implement the ideas , why don’t you open up the API the the developer community.

Cannot view my stored passwords.

cannot export my passwords(was stuck for 2 days because of this).

Implement Extension API.

Implement password sync in opera link.

Opera+extension = Unbeatable browser

Until Then —> Use Firefox, it my not be as fast compared to other but atleast i can add functionality using extension and external applications can communicate with it using plugins.
Or chrome, its got extension but needs to improve much more on UI and extensions API side

Download

http://www.opera.com/browser/download/

A new beginning to an old blog !

2010-04-21T19:23:00.001+05:30

Hi guys.. As many of u know that i have again shifted here from adnanblog.tumblr.com. I have going back and forth over different blogging platform . Rest assured this blog/platform is final.

This is open to all the users, my aim is to create a common place through which i can share my tech knowledge and experience with the world. :)

PS: Don’t try to link or copy post blogged here.That means U