If you are a website owner, you might need to know how secure is your website, as hacked websites are becoming a common issue, these days.  Zerodayscan  is an online website scanner which helps you identify XSS attacks and major security vulnerabilities of your website.  Zerodayscan offers support for  sql injection detection and zeroday bugs.

The security scan report is emailed to you once the scans are finished in pdf format.  Inorder to prevent malicious attacks with the sensitive information obtained from zerodayscan some text with a security key should be added to the website to begin the scanning procedure. This security measure ensures that you can scan, only the websites that you control over.

Even though Linux is growing too fast, outshining other operating systems, lack of a nice download manager in Linux is always felt. Jdownloader is finally out which is expected to resolve all your download problems. Jdownloader is advanced enough to download automatically from Rapidshare, Megaupload etc. Even downloading Youtube videos is supported. Java powers Jdownloader, thus extending the range of platforms of operation.

To install with Ubuntu repositories issue the following commands in the terminal .

sudo apt-add-ppa repository: jd-team/jdownloader

However, starting with Ubuntu Jaunty, type the following line, changing the expression of the corresponding code-named version of the system:

sudo bash-c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jd-team/jdownloader/ubuntu NAME-VERSION-UBUNTU (example: Jaunty) main'>> / etc / apt / sources.list"
sudo apt-key adv - keyserver.ubuntu.com keyserver - recv-keys 6A68F637

After these processes have been finished, install Jdownloader.

sudo apt-get update & & sudo apt-get install jdownloader

Opera which advertises with the slogan “fastest browser on world ” has launched its new version Opera 10.51 with packages .deb and .rpm for Ubuntu and Fedora. According to my personal view Opera is a nice browser which offers high browsing speed than other browsers like firefox. But what makes me use firefox is the tonnes of addons and easier to use interface which offers everything one could expect from a webbrowser. But if you are interested in trying out something new, opera is really a nice choice. Opera now offers features like unite which helps to bring people and information together in a personal and private way. Opera turbo is another nice feature which offers higher browsing speed on slower connections. Opera link is another nice feature in opera which enables you to synchronize bookmarks and more. You need to note that Opera for linux is still in its alpha state .

Download Opera 10.51 build 62.52 .deb, .rpm and .tar.gz

If amarok or rythmbox make you feel its not for you then its the time to look up to YouAmp a simple and fast music player for linux.The name YouAmp is definitely inspired from winamp for windows, but does not seem to have any relation with it.

Youamp simply offers essential features of an audioplayer, but lacks support for scrobble tracks. For all Ubuntu users out there, you can install YouAmp from commandline. Issue the following commands :

sudo apt-add-ppa repository: rojtberg / youamp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install youamp

If you are interested in other simple audioplayers, audicious is a perfect choice. Audacious is fast and even have support for winamp themes.

KDE is a nice desktop manager for linux operating systems. KDE usually comes with almost everything you might need. But have you ever dreamed if you could make your kde better, smarter and powerful with more amazing applications . Here are a few wonderful applications for kde which are not included in kde by default. If you have any suggestions , please do comment .

1.Amarok – Audio player which is being served in millions .

http://amarok.kde.org/

2.K3b – One of the best cd/dvd burning applications for kde or linux. More about k3b.

http://ktorrent.org/

3.Ktorrent – A highly advanced torrent client for linux operating system, which even allows kicking and banning of peers.

http://k3b.org/

4.Kvirc- irc chat client for kde .

http://www.kvirc.net/

5.Gwenview – Thumbnail generator and basic image editor with a powerful image viewer.

http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/

6.Kaffeine – Media player for kde .

http://kaffeine.kde.org/

7.Kdevelop  – Fully functional development environment for kde .

http://www.kdevelop.org/

8.Kid3 – Audio tag editor which supports almost all audio formats.

http://kid3.sourceforge.net/

9.Digikam – A perfect photo album manager .

http://www.digikam.org/

10.Yakuake – A nice terminal emulator which offers shortcut key f12.

http://yakuake.uv.ro/

Ok, I am a linux guy and most of you will be thinking that why I am writing this . Let me say , even though many people are agreeing with the statement Ubuntu is always better than Windows , there are a lot of people how think that Ubuntu has too few applications available for use . Ubuntu would be more secure , most faster and more stable , but is it up to par with Windows in doing things , like can we use photoshop cs 4 in linux , or can we play assassins creed 2 in Ubuntu . I am not promising you that you could , but I assure you that you can make your ubuntu linux much more better in doing things . Let me show a handful of essential applications for your linux machine which would transform your ubuntu to a real star performer , doing almost everything you can do in windows . Ok , here is it :

1. WineHQ – If you were a  windows user , you might sometimes need to carry your favourite app to ubuntu. WineHQ is good at running such windows stuff . If you need to know if your favourite app runs on linux you can check this here . To download wine, check out this link .

2. VirtualBox – Most of you might be familiar with VirtualBox , from Sun Microsystems , a nice virtualization software which is available for free . There are many commercial virtualization softwares like vmware , which is much more powerful than virtualbox . To see a list of virtualization softwares have a look at this .

3.Scribus – Scribus is an opensource desktop publishing tool available for free . Scribus offers a modern and easy to use interface .and even supports advanced and professional features like CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and  PDF creation.What to say more, visit its official website .

4.Gimp – Available by default in your Ubuntu machine . If you are interested in photo-editing  gimp would be a good start .Read more about gimp and how to use gimp .

5.Blender – Blender is an opensource 3-d content creation suite available for free . Blender is as effective as other commercial software like maya , 3-d max etc , without taking you in to complex processes. Blender is definitely worth a look , you can even watch  how powerful is blender viewing the blender, gallery page .

6. Other crazy stuff like vlc player ,firefox, evolution ,pidgin , openoffice , k3b disc burner , songbird , x-chat etc are definitely worth a look . Here are a few tutorials and reviews on getting in touch with various nice free software programs , take a look at them .

7.If you are interested in making your linux an eye-candy , then opt for compiz .Compiz offers a stylish look without sacrificing too much system resources . Oh ! , I know you need to make your linux appear similar to mac os , here it is it mac4lin .

Windows is never equivalent to Linux as both are distinct operating systems . I , here present my personal opinion .

Video conferencing software are applications installed on computers that enable a person to view the video of the person whom he is connected to. This is known as video conferencing, and it is the latest technology used in most companies for effective and real-time communication. This software allows two or more individuals to connect in a single conference video-call.One of the prime importance of video conferencing is that it should be secure and cheap. Here we bring about you the list of most popular softwares for the same.

1.Windows live messenger

This is undoubtly the best for making video conferencing.Windows Live Messenger lets you conference with your contacts in just a click . Enjoy pc-to-pc calling, text messaging to cell phones, and talking to your Yahoo or Messenger buddies with this cool software.

2.Yahoo messenger with voice

This one also offers much more customizations like its alternatives.And especially if you love yahoo ,this software is for you.You can simply drag and drop images into the IM window.Also we can have lot of fun with the cool avatars or emoticons.

3. Sightspeed 8

You have to pay $5 for using this software.Sightspeed has quality video conferencing with as many as four people, pc-to-pc voice calling anywhere in the world, video mail and more in an easy-to-use interface. You can personalize your SightSpeed webpage text and address, and you can talk to your MSN messenger contacts to expand your SightSpeed circles.It has a good eye candy design and some attractive features like pausing the video call and so on.However Sightspeed do not support sharing of files or emoticons which can be pointed out as its greatest disadvantage.