Steganography is the process of hiding an encrypted message in some otherwise innocent looking format. The Internet is loaded with examples of doing this with image files but now you can take it to a whole new level by hiding an entire TrueCrypt volume inside a playable MP4 QuickTime video file. (more…)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Configuring Secure Connections for Facebook
In January Facebook announced that it would support encrypted connections via HTTPS. You should definitely enable this option if you use Facebook from public Internet access points (think Starbucks).
To enable this feature, log into your Facebook account, select “Account Settings” from the “Account” menu on the top right. Under “Account Security“, click the change button and check the box that says “Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible” – then click “Save.”
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Solid State Drives Difficult to Wipe Securely
TechWorld recently reported on some serious issues with securely erasing data from Solid State Drives:
Current methods for securely wiping data from magnetic hard disks simply aren’t reliable enough to use on solid state drives (SSDs), a detailed study by engineers at the University of California has found. (more…)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Amazon.com Rewards Visa Voted Best Reward Credit Card
The Hive Five at Lifehacker recently voted on the best reward credit card and the Amazon.com card was the clear winner with 23.6% of the votes. The Amazon card was followed by the Costco American Express TrueEarnings card (18% of votes), Discover card (17.5% of votes), Chase Freedom card (16.6% of votes), and American Express Blue Cash card (13.9% of votes). Given that the participants in the voting were mostly computer geeks, this should probably be taken with a grain (or two) of salt. (more…)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension from The EFF
HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The extension encrypts your communications with a number of major websites such as: Google Searches, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, bit.ly, GMX, WordPress.com blogs, The New York Times, The Washington Post and many others. (more…)
Monday, February 21, 2011
CD3WD Provides First-World Technology for Free
CD3WD is a project started by Alex Weir to help improve the infrastructure of third-world nations by giving them first-world technology and information for free.
Everything from agriculture to technology is addressed in its roughly 4 DVD-Rs (13.3 GB) worth of archived information. The data is available online in a mix of text and PDF formats – it is also available to download in its entirety from the torrent below. (more…)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Top 5 Overcharged Repair Jobs
Top 5 Overcharged Repair Jobs from DriverSide:
Top 5 Overcharged Repair Jobs
By Zach Bowman, DriverSide Contributing Editor
For the most part, mechanics are willing to work with you to get your vehicle back on the road as quickly as possible. It’s no secret they’re doing their job to make money, but don’t think everything they charge you for is a rip-off. That doesn’t mean some services don’t cost more than they probably should. What are they? DriverSide has worked up a list of the top five overcharged repair jobs in no particular order. Have a look. (more…)