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• Wireless Security Tip: Secure Your Wireless Internet

  

  21 Oct 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 2 Comments 

  If you have your own wireless internet connection, it might be unsecured (meaning that you don’t have to type in a password to access it) or it may be using WEP encryption.  There are several important reasons why you should encrypt your internet (or switch from WEP encryption to a stronger method such as WPA or WPA2): Leaving your wireless internet unsecured lets anybody access your netwo...

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• Encrypt Your Data with BitLocker

  

  27 Jul 2009 by Jacob Keppeler  

  Data security is more important than ever in modern times, so to help keep your files safe, Windows Vista (Enterprise and Ultimate editions), Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 include an encryption program called BitLocker. BitLocker is essentially a software encryption program that encrypts a drive in such a way that if credentials are not verified, it renders the drive completely useless to thi...

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• Keep Your Inbox Spam-Free with TrashMail

  

  24 Jul 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment 

  I’m not comfortable giving out my email address freely on the internet, but many websites require a valid email address when registering.  While this is typically harmless, it does open you up to the potential for spam – and who wants that? TrashMail lets you sneak past compulsory email registration by generating a disposable email address and using it to forward messages to your actual email...

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• Facebook Can Use Your Likeness in Advertisements Unless You Disable It

  

  17 Jul 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 8 Comments 

  Did you know that Facebook could use your name and picture in advertisements shown to your friends?  They can (and already are) unless you’ve dug through several layers of settings and manually disabled it. Facebook explains: Facebook occasionally pairs advertisements with relevant social actions from a user’s friends to create Facebook Ads. Facebook Ads make advertisements more interesti...

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