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How to Secure the D-Link WBR-1310 Wireless G Router

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This article will explain how to secure the D-link WBR-1310 Wireless G router. It is important, regardless of which wireless router you use, to secure the router to ensure that unauthorized individuals can’t access your Internet connection, and local network. To prevent someone from accessing your wireless router, it is important to properly secure it. [...]

How to Backup Your Data Automatically for Free

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I have talked about how I backup my data, the tools and applications I use, and also how I have organized my data. I have also stressed many times in the past about the importance of data backups. Many people probably still don’t realize how easy, and cheap online storage can be to backup their [...]

Mozy 2.0: My Experiences So Far

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I am an ardent supporter of developing a good backup workflow, and have written several posts on the topic over the last few years. Most people probably don’t realize the risk to their data if they don’t develope a good backup strategy. Part of my backup plan includes using Mozy to backup my data online. [...]

Keep Your Passwords Secure with LockNote

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I recently wrote a post about why long passwords are more secure and received a comment about the “human factor”. The commenter made a very true statement with regards to longer passwords may force people to write them down, making them less secure. I have a hard time remembering any of my long passwords – [...]

Size Does Matter…at Least for Passwords

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I have been thinking and talking more about security in recent weeks. For my regular readers you would have noticed that I have been concentrating on securing Windows 7, but one topic I didn’t discuss was that of passwords. It seems everything we do with computers, you will usually need to enter a password at [...]

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 4

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So far in my Windows security series, I have looked at securing your system using a hardware firewall to keep your Internet connection secure. I then talked about creating a Windows standard user account, and disabling certain services. In my last post I talked about more methods you can use to secure your Internet connection [...]

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 3

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This is the third part in my series on securing your Windows 7 system. In part one I talked about securing your system using a hardware router and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). In my last post I discussed creating a standard user account, disabling certain services, and a few other tasks you could perform [...]

How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 2

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In my last post titled How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 1, I talked about securing your wireless router and about how to protect your computer with a UPS. While the tips provided in that post can apply to more than just a Windows 7 system, I felt it was important to [...]