Mauritius is connected to the Internet through various submarine communications cables. Few of which I know are SAFE, EASSy, LION and SAT-3/WASC – all connected to Africa. The best server to test against would therefore be any one hosted in the African continent. Well, NO. It turns out we are not directly connected to any African destination. [...]

Update: This hack is no longer needed. You can now enable it out of the box on your Google Accounts page. 2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your Google Account by requiring you to enter an additional code texted to your phone after you login using your regular password. However, this feature [...]

One of the best things about the web is undeniably search engines. Be it a commercial website or a personal blog, most websites are nowadays search engine optimized. Searching is a lot easier if you are friendly with your search engine, which is not the case with many people. By inspecting search queries saved by [...]