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Monday, 27 April 2009 00:00 |
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"The Last Password You'll Have To Remember" so it says on their website. I don't think I'll go quite that far but it is a very useful tool for remembering online passwords. This program plugs into your browser and can automatically fill out your username and password on websites as well as fill in forms. It can also generate secure passwords and store them in its database. This way you can have secure complicated passwords without having to remember them.
I really like the fact that it works across multiple platforms and computers so I sign up for a new site with one computer and it is quickly sync'd to the others. I have been using this for quite some time now and have recently decided to pay for the premium version. The free version is great for most people but for just $1/month you can get a client that works on your phone too. So I now have it on my desktop, netbook and my Android phone. Definately recommended. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:38 )
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Tuesday, 07 April 2009 00:00 |
Like many people I use both a desktop and laptop/netbook. And wouldn't it be nice to be able to syncronize website bookmarks between them? Well that is just what this service does. I installed it on my desktop and it sync'd my bookmarks to an account on their server. Then installed it on my netbook and it downloaded them all. Now both machines are in sync and should stay that way. I don't see any reason why you couldn't use this on every computer you have, works with Internet Explorer, Firefox and others. Check out the website for details. The setup and installation were easy and only took a few minutes. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 April 2009 12:54 )
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 19:00 |
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Gamersfirst If you have some time to kill this is definitely cool. I've played a few games online in my time, Call of Duty, Earth & Beyond, Battlefield etc. and although I have been tempted to join the World of Warcraft arena I have been put off by the cost (living with the Scots for too long). So I was very interested when I found this site where they have 5 MMORPG games you can play online for free (although there are benefits for becoming a paid subscriber). I downloaded and played War Rock first but am now into Knight Online. It is a fairly common scenario of designing a character then entering a world where you run around killing things, taking missions, collecting items and leveling up. But the fact that you can play this for free is great as I am not one to spend many hours per day playing so I don't feel like I am wasting a subscription fee when I don't have time to get on. Things like this just remind me how much more there is to discover online. So click the link above, make an account and get playing. I wouldn't recommend playing these on dial-up though and note that the client downloads can be around 500mb. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 February 2009 10:31 )
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 24 March 2008 19:00 |
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Cool Stuff Amazon S3 and Jungledisk Being in the tech business I have seen my fair share of hard drives die, and have had a number of people's tears on my shoulder when they find out that they have just lost all their data along with the family photos for the past several years. But backing up can be a chore which many folk keep putting off especially the 'offsite' part to protect your data in case of a disaster that takes out your home. You have to remember that insurance can replace the hardware but no amount of money can replace those pictures of your child's first steps. Now with many people having broadband internet access online data storage has become more common. There has been a slew of companies popping up offering various amounts of storage for different costs. And I have been tempted by a few of them but after hearing about Amazon's S3 service and Jungledisk I finally decided to take the plunge and do something better than the occasional CD and copies I keep on a removable hard drive. So far I have uploaded about 5gb of data. The Jungledisk software sits in my system tray and automatically does its backup every day copying up changed files. I checked online to see how much my account is up to and so far it is at 89 cents for the month. And not only can I navigate to my backup as easily as any other network drive but I have loaded the software onto a thumbdrive so I can take it to any other computer in the world, load it up and access my files, sweet! The Jungledisk software license is only $20 for lifetime and you can use it on any computer that links to the same 'bucket' on Amazon. Anyway, I love it so far and feel much more confident that I am not going to lose any of my files. Use the links above to check out the actual sites for all the details. 03.25.08 |
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 19:00 |
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Truecrypt Working in a financial institution where a lot of users have laptops makes me very aware of data security. We hear all to frequent stories of laptops being lost or stolen with clients personal information. And identity theft is on the rise. Truecrypt is a free, opensource, software package which allows you to create a volume on your computer where you can store all your personal data securely. The latest edition, version 5, enables full drive encryption which I now run on my personal laptop. I tried some other programs but this, so far, has been the best. I do have some work and personal information on my laptop that I would not like to fall into the wrong hands and I feel much more secure having this. I have to enter a 20 character passphrase on boot-up or when resuming from hibernation but apart from that it runs as normal with no apparent overhead. If you have sensitive information on your portable device I definitely recommend this software. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 February 2009 10:30 )
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