November 16, 2011
Passwords are a first line defense to your privacy and often they are the only one. If you are concerned about your data, you will want this barrier to be high and strong. As has been written many times before, this involves using hard to crack passwords and different ones for each and every account you use. In this article I want to explore some less common ways to password protect your computer.
November 15, 2011
Protecting your computer with a password should be common practice, especially if many people potentially have physical access to it. Windows provides several levels on which you can set passwords to lock your user account. This article will introduce you to all common options and hopefully one will work for you.
August 12, 2011
Recently I showed you How To Display Owner Information On Your Phone’s Lock Screen (Android) in the event that if you ever lose or leave your phone somewhere and someone happens to find it (and wants to return it), they can do so easily. For Mac owners, you can achieve the same thing with just a few quick changes to your settings.
August 8, 2011
If you have babies or cats overtly interested in your computer, then these three applications should be of interest to you. These are programs that can lock the keyboard and mouse while still allowing you to use the computer and its display. The selection is not huge by any means, but could be the solution to your problem.
February 16, 2011
Do you use a computer in an area which is accessible by others (for example, an open cubicle in a large office)? Do you often leave your computer unattended? Or a better question is, do you trust your peers enough to leave your computer unattended while they are around? If “trust” is not exactly the [...]
May 21, 2010
I previously covered an application that allowed you to hide a drive letter from users on your Windows system. Today we will be looking at a small application that will allow you to not only encrypt certain folders on your Windows system but it will also change the icon of the folder or folders you [...]
April 27, 2010
I need to lock my Windows desktop screen at work every time I walk away from my computer. What do I normally do? I hit Control + ALT + Delete and lock my screen and sometimes I hit the Windows key + L but they still require some interaction with the computer. But what if [...]
October 7, 2009
Do you have a file(s), folder, or directory you need to save from prying eyes? Need to rest knowing your data is encrypted and locked away? Enter My Lockbox – a secure, advanced, freeware application that allows users the ability to lock an important and otherwise unsecured folder (and contents) from being available on your [...]
July 14, 2009
Do you have a certain file or folder that you don’t want other users on your system to be able to see or access? Confidential documents will be safe from prying eyes. Your financial documents will be safe from your mother or dare I say significant other! We’ve covered several encryption softwares in the past, [...]
March 31, 2009
Laptops are great systems if you’re on the move; to work in the back of the car, or watch a movie under a tree in the back garden. Though however great this portability is, it also brings some disadvantages. The biggest one, ironically, is that same portability. When walking around with a laptop, you need [...]
