Free Open Source Disk Encryption
If you have sensitive or private data that needs protection with encryption then Truecrypt is the software you have been looking for and it’s FREE.
You can encrypt your entire hard drive or make a virtual drive with specific files and folders. You can also encrypt portable drives. The encryption is suppose to be military grade and unbreakable.
TrueCrypt is free open source powerful disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, & Linux.
TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption. It can create a virtual encrypted disk in a file (container), which can be mounted as if it were a real disk. TrueCrypt also supports device-hosted volumes, which can be created on either an individual partition or an entire disk. As of version 5.0, it can encrypt the Windows boot partition or entire boot drive.
One word of CAUTION! If you encrypt your data DO NOT forgot your password or you won’t be able to access your data and will have to reformat your hard drive to access it. This encryption is serious about keeping people from accessing your files but it is free and if you need that kind of protection it’s the one to use.
Check out their website for more information at www.truecrypt.org.
What is your website worth?
Just wanted to pass along this cool website that will estimate the value of an established website.
I’m not sure how accurate the numbers are in the real world value but its cool to play with & fun just to see.
Here is how the site values:
dnScoop.com attempts to estimate a value for an established website or a domain name by using factors such as:
- Links pointing to the domain
- Popularity of the domain
- Age of the domain
- Pagerank of the domain
- Traffic to the domain
- and more…
We believe that these factors are a good indicator of a site’s value and earning potential. We don’t claim that the tool is 100% accurate, but we are constantly working to improve accuracy.
The site also gives you an idea of what to charge for links based on your value & they have a marketplace where you can buy or sell domains.
After you submit your website & it gives you the results. You can copy the html code at the bottom to post on your website. Check it out to see what it says you site is worth and leave me a comment with your sites worth. Here is what it says my site is worth:
Amazing R2-D2 Projector
This is just amazing!
Any Star Wars fans? Check out this motorized, fully-articulated R2-D2 Projector with built-in DVD, iPod dock, all kinds of digital media inputs, and Millennium Falcon remote control. The R2-D2 can rotate to project on to the wall or the ceiling.
The video of this thing is awesome! It makes you want to buy one but the price tag of close to $3000 smashes those dreams quickly.
You can go HERE to watch the video of this thing in action. They also have a R2-D2 Wireless webcam. You can remotely or internet control R2-D2 to walk around your house while you watch the video on your computer or over the internet.
ThinkGeek for Mothers Day!
ThinkGeek is a great website store for all of your geeky needs.
Mothers day is coming up and ThinkGeek.com has some special gifts that you can get for that special geeky mom. If you have never visited their site you should check it out
because they have really cool stuff. All of their products are centered around technology, geekiness, computers, & tech lifestyles. They have cool t-shirts and other apparel, geek toys, gadgets, electronics, computing, books & caffeine products! I have bought things from them in the past couple of years.
Another cool website for geek/techie type clothing is jinx.com. They have game, computer, pop culture, & techie related/themed clothes.
I have no affiliation with either of these sites but they are just too cool not to mention!
All in one IM+Email+Social Network Manager
I have friends all over the internet.
But they never use the same communication tools, social networks, etc. A lot of my friends began with AOL/AIM instant messenger and won’t give it up because they have had the same screen name for 10 years, kind of like an old phone number. Others friends have yahoo instant messenger, MSN, Google Talk or ICQ. So I have friends all over the place and each have their own reason for their preferences.
To keep up with all my friends I searched and found a program a couple of years ago called Trillian which supports all of the major instant messengers. I also have and still use a similar program for the Mac called Adium. There are a couple of other programs that will do the same thing as Trillian and they are all great but recently I found one that does more than combine the instant messengers and it does a great job with everything it does.
Digsby is a instant messenger client that supports AIM/AOL, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, GoogleTalk, & Jabber. So you have all your friends list from the different clients in one interface, but that’s not what makes this program special. The 1st thing I like is you can manage your Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL/AIM Mail, IMAP, and POP accounts from the program. Yes some other programs can do this but this little app does an excellent job. You can choose to have the program put a icon in the taskbar manager for your email accounts and when they have mail and it will also show the number of emails (see screenshot below). Also when a new email is received a popup will displace the message for a couple of seconds then disappear.
The 2nd thing I like about this program is you can add and manage some of your social networks! The only ones they have at this time is MySpace, Facebook, & Twitter, but on their blog they have a poll going to add additional social networks.
I have to say that I am really happy with this free app! I spend less time checking different emails and social networks in addition to not having multiple applications running for Twitter, IM’s, & email.
Go to their website at www.digsby.com for more detailed information and screenshots. Why not give it a try, it’s FREE!
Find and Recover Deleted Files Free
Recover that Deleted File
Have you ever deleted a file accidentally or emptied the recycle bin and realized you need that file now? Some people use the shift+del method to completely bypass the recycle bin and permanently delete a file.
I have done all of the above at various stages. I’ve been dumpster diving in my recycle bin looking for a file as I’m sure a lot of people have. And if you’re not aware, when you delete a file or empty the recycle bin that file is not gone from your computer! The file will stay on your hard drive until your hard drive needs the room and it is overwritten, I will talk about this and options to make them unrecoverable at a later date. There is help out there to recover your deleted files and it doesn’t cost you a dime.
Pandora Recovery is a free file recovery program that is pretty simple to use. The 1st time you start the program it offers you the use of the wizard, which you can choose to use or not. There is a check box that you can uncheck if you don’t want the wizard to start each time you open the program, but it is usually recommended for those not familiar with software & computers in general. If you do the surface scan of a drive expect this to take some time. It took about 45 mins on my 250 GB hard drive, of course it is 80% full. There is a quicker scan but it might not find the file your looking for.
According to Pandora the likelihood of successful recovery is negatively affected by the time passed since the deletion of files Pandora Recovery users were able to recover files eleven years after deletion and more than five years after re-formatting a hard drive!
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