While most of the surveys are scams or requires money to complete, they are bound to get on your nerves. Sometimes, you might not have any alternative but to complete the survey. Not to worry, we have 2 simple hacks to bypass cpalead survey ads which are explained in detail below.

1. XJZ Survey Remover Bookmarklet

a) Go to Survey remover and install the bookmarklet. I have tested it on Chrome and Firefox.

b) When you come across a CPALead survey popup, just click on this installed bookmarklet and whoosh, the survey popup is now gone!

They also have a Firefox add-on which you can install. The bookmarkelt works on CPALead, adscendmedia, cpalock and many other survey pop-over ads.

Important: Though XJX Survey remover looks legit and clean, I cannot completely white-list them. They themselves have some pop-overs (which are not annoying, but still they do have them) and also have sections explaining how to make money via authentic surveys, which all looks greyish for me. If you are uncomfortable with using their bookmarklet, check out the manual way of bypassing surveys.

2. Block/Bypass and remove Survey Popups – Manual way

Note: This is much more complex and geeky.

Tools Needed

• Mozilla FireFox
• Firebug add-on
• Web Developer Toolbar

Steps to follow

1. Open the page and go to the Web-Developer tool bar and click “Disable” > “Disable Javascript” > “All Javascript”

2. Next, right click on the CPA-Lead Survey box and click “Inspect element”.

You will then see something similar to this

3. Scroll up until you see an iframe element.

4. Click on it, so that it’s selected and then click on Delete key. Voila! the annoying popup is now gone!

Sometimes you might be required to delete few more elements which cover the entire page. Delete them as shown above and you must now be able to see and use the required content.

The best part about this trick is that you can use it to unblock/bypass “Join/Become a fan/Like, to view…” pages on Facebook. Right click on the page and click on “Inspect element” and look for “visibility:hidden”. Delete the word ‘hidden’ and replace it with anything you like.

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Things you need before Modding PS3

A PS3 console with firmware 3.41 and above.
PS Jailbreak USB Modchip (need to buy from OzModChip)
An external USB drive formatted to FAT32 with the “Backup Manager” file on it.
Original disc of any PS3 game which you want to backup.

Guide to Jailbreak/Mod PS3 using PS Jailbreak

1. Power off your console and make sure that there isn’t any disc in the Blu-ray drive. If your PS3 is a slim mode, make sure you remove the power chord before plugging in the USB. If your PS 3 is the FAT model, just turn off the power switch found at the backside of the console.

2. Now insert the USB based PS Jailbreak Modchip to any USB port of your choice on the console. Once the USB is in place, Power ON the console and immediately press the “Eject” button. There should now be two LEDs turned-on on the USB as the console is loading.

If the LED light on the USB turns green, it means the PS Jailbreak has been successfully loaded and you are ready to start with the jailbreak.

If the LED turns red, then it means that the PS Jailbreak Modchip didn’t load successfully. This usually happens when the Power and Eject button sequence wasn’t performed properly. Start from Step 1 again if you end up having the red light.

3. Once the console has finished booting up with the PS Jailbreak Modchip, plug-in the external USB storage device which has the “Backup Manager” setup to the console’s USB port.

4. Now navigate to the “Game Menu” and select the option “Install Package Files” and then select “manager.pkg” file. This will basically install the “Backup Manager” application that you downloaded earlier to your hard drive.

5. Once the Back Up Manager is installed, select the Back Up Manager and press X button to run it.

6. After you have opened the Back Up Manager, put in a DVD of the game and select whether to make a back up on the internal HDD, or the external USB storage device. If you want to make a back up on the external HDD, press “O”.

7. To load a previously created back up, insert a game DVD in console then select the desired back up from the Back Up Manager and press “X” to install the game. You can also delete your previously created back up by pressing “^”.

8. Now you will be taken back to the main menu. In the “Game Menu” you will see the game which you have backed up. Now you can select the game, and run it without having the disc in the console’s drive.

Quite obviously, you are required to keep the PS Jailbreak USB Modchip connected to your console all the time while playing games running from the backup.

Disclaimer: This guide is for informative and education purposes only. We are not responsible for any loss of data and non-working of the console. Do it at your own risk.

[via] RedmondPie & Elotrolado

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If you have iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.0.1 (jailbroken with JailbreakMe star) and the PDF patch, you don’t even need to update to iOS 4.0.2. This guide is only for those who have accidentally upgraded their iPhone 3GS to iOS 4.0.2

Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.0.2 using PwnageTool

I repeat, this unofficial PwnageTool build works only on iPhone 3GS with old bootrom.

1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.

2. Start iTunes and backup your data.

3. Download Unofficial build of PwnageTool (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=63NSJXYL) and the original iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone 3GS. Move all these files to your desktop.

4. Start PwnageTool and select your device.

5. PwnageTool will now automatically detect the correct firmware for your device. Click on “No” when PwnageTool asks you “Do you have an iPhone contract that would activate normally through iTunes?”. Clicking on “Yes” will update your baseband to the latest version. Click on “Yes” only if you are on an officially supported carrier like AT&T.

6. PwnageTool will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.

7. Once the custom .ipsw file is created, you will see a confirmation message “ihaz Success”

8. Now restore your iPhone to this custom firmware 4.0.2 that you just cooked using PwnageTool for your iPhone. Click on your phone icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold left “alt” button on the Mac keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release the “alt” button. Select the required custom .ipsw file and click on “Open”.

9. PwnageTool will now do the rest for you. Do not do anything silly during this time, just wait for the tool to complete the jailbreaking process.

10. Unlock your newly jailbroken iPhone 3GS on iOS 4.0.2 using UltraSn0w 1.1-1

Restore the backed up data in iTunes back to your phone. If you are an iPhone 3G user use this guide to jailbreak iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0.2 using RedSn0w.

Disclaimer: This is for information and education purposes only. Moreover, this being an unofficial release, I do not recommend using it as it might have some bugs

[via]redmondpie

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But if you are using an iPhone 3G or iPod touch 2G (non-MC model) you can jailbreak it using the existing version of Redsn0w – Redsn0w 0.9.5b5-5. Simply follow the step by step guide posted below to jailbreak the mentioned devices on iOS 4.0.2 using Redsn0w.

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.0.2 iPhone 3G using RedSn0w

Step 1: Download iOS 4.0.2 for your version of iPhone and iPod touch.

Step 2: Update to this latest firmware using the IPSW file you just downloaded via iTunes 9.2.

Step 3: Download Redsn0w 0.9.5b5-5 [Mac | Windows]

Step 4: Start Redsn0w 0.9.5b5-5 and point it to iOS 4 and not to iOS 4.0.2 to proceed with the jailbreak.

Step 5: Now select “Install Cydia” and click “Next”.

Step 6: Make sure your device is both OFF and PLUGGED IN to the computer before you click “Next”.

Step 7: Connect your device in recovery mode by pressing the Power and buttons continuously. At this stage you will be presented with a screen where you will have to quickly hold “Power” button and then while holding the “Power” button, you will now have to hold “Home” button too. Now after few seconds release “Power” button but keep holding “Home” button until installation begins.

Wait for RedSn0w to jailbreak your iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 2G.

Disclaimer: This guide is for educative and informational purposes only. We are not responsible for any loss of data or damage done to your device.

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Perhaps the easiest way to download Facebook videos is via DownFacebook. It is an online service which doesn’t require you to download or install anything. All you need is your web browser with Flash Player installed and an internet connection. It provides you with two-ways to download videos from Facebook – one, by pasting the URL of the Facebook video you want to download in the box or two, by simply appending “down” before Facebook in the URL.

Services similar to DownFacebook include Facebook Video Downloader, KeepVid and Keep-tube whose services are not consistent enough for me to recommend.

Another widely used and widely recommended way to download Facebook videos is by using web browser add-ons. There are quite a lot of Firefox add-ons specifically made to work as Facebook video downloaders. One such add-on is aptly named Facebook Video which was once a popular greasemonkey Facebook video script. It works even with Flash disabled in the browser!

An add-on similar to Facebook Video is Boost for Facebook which is much more than a Facebook video downloader. If you prefer Greasemonkey scripts instead of add-ons, you can install Facebook Video or Facebook Fixer.

You can as well use a desktop service to download and save Facebook videos on your PC or Mac. One popular software is IDM (Internet Download manager) which shows the download link every time a Facebook video is loaded. Similar options available are Orbit Downloader and SpeedBit Video Downloader

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Rooting in Android is similar to Jailbreaking in iOS. Rooting gives you access to core files and control over full system. Moreover you can install those apps which are not available on Android Market and also the ability to tweak the in-built apps like Calendar. Samsung Galaxy S i9000 is the new Android kid on the block and we already have a cool one-click option to root Samsung Galaxy S phone!

Some members at forum-xda have developed a windows tool which can root Samsung Galaxy S i9000 in one click. This tool works for 2.1 Eclair and 2.2 Froyo and guess what? It can even unroot your Samsung Galaxy S back to its original firmware, but that works only for 2.1 Eclair.

Root Samsung Galaxy S i9000

1. Download One click root tool for SGS GT-I9000

2. Download Dot net framework v4 if you don’t have already.

3. Enable USB Debugging mode. To do that, Go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development and check USB Debugging.

4. Download USB Device Drivers for Windows. Skip this step if you already have Samsung Kies.

5. Using the USB cable, connect your phone to your PC.

6. Launch Galaxy S I9000 One-Click Root executable from the downloaded tool.

7. Click on the button One click Root 2.1 (for Eclair) and One Click Root 2.2 (for Froyo)

8. Your Device will now restart automatically in recovery mode. Follow the instructions to apply update.zip and press Home key in middle bottom.

9. The phone will boot again and you will now have a rooted Samsung galaxy S i9000!

10. Look for “SuperUser Permission” app which confirms successful rooting.

In case you wish to unroot your device, then you will have to perform all the steps listed above and select the UnRoot option.

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The only way to unlock iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3G/3GS is to preserve the baseband with the help of unofficial PwnageTool v4.0 or by using the updated PwnageTool bundles released by msft.guy specially for iOS 4.0 GM build.

Important Note: This is an unofficial build of PwnageTools and hence not fool-proof way of unlocking iOS 4.0. In case you are not an advanced user who knows the iPhone inside out, it is better to stay out of using these unofficial bundles and wait for the iPhone dev team’s release which is expected anytime soon.

Others who understand the risks can use the guide below to Jailbreak iOS 4.0 on iPhone using Pwnagetool bundles. Before proceeding, you would need to download these files

• Jailbreak Bundle for iPhone 3GS 4.0
• Pwnagetool 3.1.5 for Mac
• Redsn0w 0.9.5 Beta 4
• iTunes 9.2

Guide to Jailbreak iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3GS

1. Download iPhone 3GS 4.0 Bundle and all the tools and place it on Desktop.

2. Right click Pwnagetool.app (Pwnagetool 3.1.5 for Mac OS X) and click on ‘Show Package Contents’.

3. Browse to Contents > Resources > Firmware Bundles

4. Now copy the custom bundle iPhone2,1_4.0_8A293_bundle.bundle from iPhone2,1_4.0_8A2943_bundle.zip to FirmwareBundles of Pwnagetool.app

5. Right click on redsn0w.app and ‘Show Package Contents’ and browse to Contents > MacOS. Copy Cydia.tar.gz on your desktop and extract its content.

6. Copy Cydia into PwnageTool.app. For this, you need to right click on Pwnagetool.app and ‘Show Package Contents’. Browse to : Contents > Resources > CustomPackages, right click on ‘CydiaInstaller.bundle’ and ‘Show Package Contents’ > Files, and overwrite all the files with the ones you just extracted from redsn0w.

7. Now load PwnageTool.app and create iOS 4.0 custom firmware for iPhone 3GS

8. Once you got the custom .ipsw, you need to restore iOS 4.0 via iTunes. Your iPhone device must be jailbroken. Put the device in recovery mode and restore.

That is it! You must have now jailbroken your iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3GS. You can use UltraSn0w or BlackSn0w to unlock your jailbroken iPhone.

Update: Jailbreak iPhone 3G on iOS 4.0 final with redsn0w 0.9.5 beta 5

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iPhone 3G and 3GS users can follow the step-by-step guide posted below for unlocking using ultrasn0w. iPhone 2G users need to follow the guide posted here

1. Follow the step-by-step guide posted here to jailbreak iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G on iPhone OS 3.1.3 firmware. Guide for iPhone 2G with redsn0w can be found here.

2. Once your iPhone is jailbroken, start “Cydia” on your iPhone and touch on “Manage” tab on the bottom. Now touch on “Sources” as seen in the screenshot below:
Note: T-Mobile users should disable 3G before installing ultrasn0w.

3. Edit and Add “http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com“. Cydia will now automatically update your sources by following a series of automated steps.

4. Search for “ultrasn0w” in Cydia and install this application. The latest version 0.92 of this app will automatically unlock your iPhone so that you can use it with any carrier with proper carrier name/logo.

5. Now simply restart your iPhone.

You should now have a fully unlocked iPhone 3G/3GS on firmware 3.1.3!

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Update: Sn0wbreeze 3.1.3 v1.5.2 released

The best part of Sn0wBreeze is the ability to preserve baseband which means if you’re on an older firmware (means you’ve 05.11.07 or older Baseband) and go to firmware 3.1.3 using Sn0wBreeze, you’ll then be able to unlock your iPhone 3GS, 3G and 2G .

Sn0wBreeze 3.1.3 currently supports iPhones only. In order to jailbreak iPod Touches, you need to checkout redsn0w 0.9.4. iPod touch 3G is currently not supported by either of them.

Guide to Jailbreak iPhone 3G/3GS/2G with Sn0wbreeze 3.1.3

1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes.

2. Start iTunes and sync your iPhone with your PC.

3. Download Sn0wbreeze and the original iPhone OS 3.1.3 for your version of iPhone. Move all these files to your desktop.

4. Start Sn0wbreeze and select “Simple Mode”.

5. Select the correct 3.1.3 firmware .ipsw file by clicking the “Browse” button.

6. Click on “Yes” when Sn0wbreeze asks you “Do you want to activate your iPhone?” for hacktivation. Click on “No” only if you are on an officially supported carrier like AT&T.

7. Sn0wbreeze will now create the custom .ipsw file for your iPhone which will be jailbroken.

8. Now you will have to restore your iPhone to this custom firmware 3.1.3 that you just cooked using Sn0wbreeze for your iPhone. Click on your phone from the sidebar in iTunes and then press and hold left “Shift” button on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release the “Shift” button.

9. Sit back and wait for iTunes to do the rest for you.

How to Unlock iPhone 3.1.3 firmware?

Once you have jailbroken your iPhone, just follow the guide posted here to unlock iPhone 3G/3GS/2G running iPhone 3.1.3 firmware!

This guide is for educative and research purposes only

Update: Sn0wbreeze v1.5 is released now. You can download sn0wbreeze v1.5 which can now jailbreak iPod Touch 2G. Sadly, blacksn0w is not fixed in this version either.

[via]Redmondpie

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But then, the newly released redsn0w 0.9.4 can be used to jailbreak iPhone 2G 3.1.3 along with iPod Touch 1G and iPod Touch 2G. Do NOT update to iPhone 3.1.3 firmware yet if you want to preserve your unlock for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPod touch 2G (new models) and iPod touch 3G. This is because the new iPhone 3.1.3 firmware updates baseband to 05.12.01 on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G which makes it impossible to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 3GS and 3G.

You can follow the simple instructions as given in the earlier post to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 2G, jailbreak iPod 1G/2G (older models only) on 3.1.3 firmware. You can also jailbreak iPhone 3G with redsn0w 0.9.4 but doing so will make you loose your unlock.

Jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4

1. Update to original iPhone 3.1.3 firmware via iTunes. Downloading and installation instructions for iPhone 3.1.3 firmware can be found here.

2. Download redsn0w 0.9.4 from here [Win], and [Mac]

3. Start redsn0w 0.9.4 and point it to the respective original iPhone 3.1.2 firmware to proceed.

4. Select both “Install Cydia” and “Already pwned” options.

5. Connect your device in recovery mode by pressing the Power and buttons continuously.

6. Wait for redsn0w to complete jailbreaking.

Unlock iPhone 2G 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4

As mentioned before, unlocking works for iPhone 2G only.

7. Once you are done with the jailbreak, you can now unlock your iPhone 2G running jailbroken firmware 3.1.3 by using BootNeuter app from Cydia. Restart your iPhone and follow the straight-forward instructions appearing on the device to complete the unlock.

This article is for educative and research purpose only.

[via]Redmondpie

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