How to securely delete files in OS X
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Using Shredder, a Dashboard widget, you can quickly, easily and permanently delete files in OS X.
Archive for the ‘Security’ Category
Using Shredder, a Dashboard widget, you can quickly, easily and permanently delete files in OS X.
How to securely store files in Windows
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007This tutorial will guide you through setting up TrueCrypt, an easy to use and open-source/free encryption utility that allows you to store files in a secure 'volume' on your hard drive.
How to recover previously deleted files in Windows
Friday, September 28th, 2007This tutorial will guide you in using Restoration 2.5.14, a free program that can help you recover files that you may have accidentally deleted (and removed from/emptied the Recycle Bin).
How to recover lost Windows passwords
Friday, September 14th, 2007If you've lost your Windows password and you're locked out of your computer, you can use the Ophcrack LiveCD to recover your password(s). This tutorial will guide you through doing just that.
How to completely wipe all of the data from your hard drive
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007This tutorial will guide you in using Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") - to securely wipe (delete) all of the data from your hard drive. Why would you want to securely wipe all of the data on your drive? Perhaps you're selling your computer, donating it to charity, or recycling ...
9 easy ways to secure your WordPress blog
Monday, September 10th, 2007This article outlines 9 different ways you can secure your WordPress blog/site. Security is often an overlooked aspect of blogging, but a few minutes making sure things are secure can save you hours and hours of 'fixing' if someone decides to mess with your site.
How to surf the web anonymously using OS X
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. This tutorial will guide you in installing, setting up and using Vidalia - a cross-platform interface for Tor, in OS X. Using Vidalia, you can start and stop ...
How to REALLY erase files and folders in Windows
Monday, August 13th, 2007This tutorial will guide you in using the open source (free) utility Eraser. Eraser is an advanced tool which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
How to run Windows programs in a safe environment using Sandboxie
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007In a nutshell, Sandboxie allows you to run Windows programs in a "safe" environment, called a sandbox. This tutorial will show you how to set up and use Sandboxie.
Email Virus Warning: That Greeting Card isn’t from Mom
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007From this Washington Post article: Internet spammers launched a widespread attack on e-mail inboxes this month. But instead of trying to lure users into opening a corrupted attachment, they're concealing a computer virus in a link to an online greeting card. In most cases, the subject line informs recipients that they've ...
How to allow a program through the Windows Vista Firewall
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007This brief tutorial will show you how to "allow" a program to access the Internet when the Windows Vista Firewall is enabled (which is by default).
How to remove Spyware from your PC (part 1)
Monday, June 11th, 2007Note: this is an updated tutorial. It was originally published in Aug. 2006, but has been updated to reflect changes in Ad-Aware. This tutorial will guide you in using Ad-Aware 2007 to check your PC for Spyware, and then remove it if any is found. Spyware is any technology that ...
How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion-detecting and recording security camera
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006This tutorial will take you step-by-step through setting up your PC and Webcam to act as a motion-detecting and recording security camera system. And the software required to do this is open source (free).
How to remove Spyware from your PC (part 2)
Monday, August 28th, 2006How to remove Spyware from your PC (part 1) guided you in using Ad-Aware SE Personal to remove Spyware. This tutorial will guide you in using Spybot Search & Destroy to find anything that Ad-Aware may have missed, and to use it's "immunize" feature to pro-actively help avoid Spyware from ...
How to encrypt your email using freenigma
Saturday, August 26th, 2006From freenigma.com - freenigma adds privacy technology (with strong e-mail encryption) to your favorite webmail service (gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc) Today, all your e-mails are stored and sent around the planet in plain text. And today you have no control over what happens to your private or business e-mail conversations and ...
