Additionally to running scans the site also provides you with a background and insight information related to firewall security. It also explains what needs to be done to stay fully protected.

Features:

• Run firewall test scans online.
• You can check your computer for:

- Windows file sharing vulnerability
- Common ports vulnerability
- All service ports vulnerability
- Specified port vulnerability
- Browser vulnerability
- Messenger vulnerability

• Lookup specific port information.
• Additional background and insight information related to firewall security.
• No registration needed.

Note: These firewall tests can only show the view from the outside looking in. If you already have a Trojan or spyware in your system, it can easily create a hole in your firewall. So make sure to scan your computer for spyware, malware and viruses as well.

Check out  ShieldsUP @ www.grc.com/x/

Simply enter the name of the website and SaveWeb will get a short site report. The report shows what SafeWeb check tool discovered about the website along with community ratings and reviews. If you want to warn others about any particular website you can leave your own review as well.

Features:

• Quickly lookup suspicious looking websites for viruses.
• Also see community ratings and reviews.
• Write and submit your own review (registered users only).
• See community page for latest reviews, latest threats, most reviewed etc.
• What’s missing: Browser toolbar.

Check out SafaWeb @ http://safeweb.norton.com

Features:

• Run quick background checks on anyone you want.
• Search for criminals and sex offenders living in your neighborhood.
• Narrow down search results using middle name, county, year of birth, or age range.
• Get detailed overview of where offender lives, crimes committed, and nature of the crime etc.
• Criminal Alerts: Get free alerts on up to five different names.
• Check criminal stats: by category, ethnicity, gender, or age.
• The basic service is free, though a premium version with more features available as well.
• Criminal checks available only for US
• Note: Be aware that the site does not return arrests and traffic violations from some states.

Watch related video from Neighborhood Watch:

Check out CriminalSearches @ www.criminalsearches.com

Features:

• Encode important text before sharing it on the web.
• Unlimited – encode and decode as many times as you like.
• The maximum number of characters you can use is 400.
• No registration required.

If you’re interested in this, also check out previously profiled InfoEncrypt and File Encryptor.

Go to Encodor @ www.encodor.com

Here is how it works:

(1) First generate the password chart using some random keyword (mypasswords, logins, makeuseof, email etc.). Make sure that you can easily remember the keyword later as you will need it to access your password chart.

(2) Once the chart is ready you can start creating strong passwords. Say you want to create a password for your Gmail account in that case just type in the gmail and let the Password Chart generate the password. Done.

(3) If you need to lookup your password later or create a new one then simply go to your password chart.

You might also want to print out and save your chart somewhere on your PC. This is just a safety precaution to make sure that you are able to access your online accounts even if the Password Chart website is offline.

Password Chart is definitely not the only website to help you with passwords. We have already profiled a bunch of cool password generators earlier. These are PassPub, PasswordBird, Keepass and Secure Password Generator. The latter one is a Firefox extension.

Go to PasswordChart @ www.passwordchart.com

Overall it’s pretty useful service and there are many ways you can benefit from it. Encrypt sensitive information in your emails, protect sensitive data in chat messages, and so on.

To see it in action, try decrypting following message using the word makeuseof as password.

<Encrypted>
Sh61V2bgmwOjtt7FITMpEI4d2S9QoR7DMsLM7bwa0vu/A29HtVzI2Nc/iODW5j1oMYad3DO27NQ0ZRzZ
/uaorkX0IMkx8pS0PxkeiL9eCSlwxtYd631G/vCBaKvthF32
</Encrypted>

Check out www.infoencrypt.com/

Next time you’re looking for a house or rent make sure to check out the neigborhood area with SpotCrime. And while you are at it you might also want to run it through national sex offender registry. These reports may not be 100 % accurate but should be enough to give you a basic idea about the place.

Features:

• View latest criminal activity reports in your area.
• Crime reports are collected from local news sources and police records.
• Crimes are classified by type: Theft, Burglary, Robbery, Assault, Arson, Shooting, Arrest and so on.
• Currently supports only large cities within US. More towns are being added.
• Access and Search from iPhone (www.spotcrime.com/iphone.php).

Visit SpotCrime @ www.spotcrime.com

Once you sign-up, download the client and install the HomeCamera client, you will be able to see what’s happening in your room from any web browser on any PC at any time. You can even check the live stream from your mobile phone or Blackberry.

Additionally you have an option to share your cameras with other HomeCamera users. So if you want to share your room or office camera with someone else you can do so by inviting them to sign-up with HomeCamera.

One of the coolest HomeCamera features is the ability to set motion detect alerts. This can scan the live recording and notify you whenever it detects some kind of movement. Alerts can include the screenshot (or 10 sec video recording) and can be sent to your mobile phone or email. Pretty cool.

No need to worry about the storage space, regardless of the size, your recorded videos and pictures will be stored online for up to 30 days. You can access them in the “Camera Archives” and delete the ones you don’t want to keep. Additionally you can gets them sent to your mobile or email address.

Download HomeCamera client from HomeCamera.com (via www.online-tech-tips.com)

Features:

Upload and check files for viruses, trojans and other malware online.

Files scanned against well-known virus databases: A-Squared, AntiVir, ArcaVir, Avast, AVG Antivirus, BitDefender, ClamAV, CPsecure’ Dr.Web, F-Prot Antivirus, F-Secure Anti-Virus, Fortinet, Ikarus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, NOD32, Norman Virus Control, Panda Antivirus, Sophos Antivirus, VirusBuster, VBA32.

If you’re looking for an easy and thorough virus scanner then you’ve found it. You may also check out previously covered Nanoscan and VirusTotal.

Check out VirusScan @ virusscan.jotti.org

Features:

• Create easy to remember passwords using some name, word and date you’re well familiar with.
• Create as many passwords as you like. No registration needed.

Check out PasswordBird @ www.passwordbird.com