This is the last post on encryption for a while. Today we’re going to show you how to lock up your DropBox storage folder, both online and on your computer. (In case you don’t know about DropBox, you should really check it out. We’ve written several posts on this free and very cool service so … Continue reading Encrypting Your Stuff – Create a TrueCrypt container for DropBox Part Two
Warning: Lots of discussion in this post but we think it’s worth the time it takes to read it. These are the basics of encryption, things you should know. (But dull, unfortunately!) Encryption week continues, this time with a discussion of a containers versus zip files and encryption in general. Here are some definitions with … Continue reading Encrypting Your Stuff – Zip or Container?
This week, it’s all about encryption. First, let’s encrypt a zip file. If you are putting things like financial information, passwords, or personal data up to the Cloud, it should be encrypted. This post will be a tutorial for doing just that. 1. Download and install 7-Zip. Here’s the link: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html The program is free, … Continue reading Encrypting Your Stuff – Part 1
Even though we don’t recommend doing this, you can link your WeChat account with a Facebook account. If you do, just remember that you can’t do much once the two accounts are linked. This may change but we think that as long as WeChat is based in China, Facebook will prevent it from accessing your … Continue reading Link WeChat and Facebook
We were adjusting a few things on one of our accounts last week using the ‘View As’ feature. It must have been the first time we had used this tool because this message popped up: Read that carefully folks. We’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating here: Don’t put anything on Facebook that … Continue reading Facebook Safety Tips