SoftPerfect WiFi Guard

SoftPerfect WiFi Guard is an essential tool for everyone running a small WiFi network and striving to keep it secure. Generally, modern WiFi networks are well protected, but there is a number of weaknesses that can compromise your WiFi password; this includes vulnerabilities in encryption and brute force attacks. As a result, someone can gain unauthorized access to your Internet and LAN, exploit them and stay unnoticed. You may think: it's OK  who cares, I have got an uncapped plan. But what about someone reading your personal emails, stealing private information or breaking the law online while using your Internet connection? Here comes our little application that allows you to know immediately if your network is used without your knowledge. It's a specialized network scanner that runs through your network at set intervals and reports immediately if it has found any new connected devices that could possibly belong to an intruder.

Move Over Big Phone Companies, Here Comes Ting!

Ting is an amazing new mobile service that comes from Tucows. It is as they say, "Mobile That Makes Sense." They offer amazing rates, no overage penalties, no ridiculous fees or contracts and you pay for what you use. Plans automatically switch according to how much you actually use. So there's no paying for any unused minutes or data. They also include all the basic services for free, such as voice mail  tethering, caller ID and so much more.

Ting service is provided on the Nationwide Sprint Network, so where ever there's Sprint you have Ting. They also give you a choice of bringing your own device or purchasing one from them. So if your tired of paying way to much for mobile service, go ahead and give Ting a try. Also, if you click this link you can get a free $25 credit toward a new device or toward Ting service.

The Basics of Digital Forensics - A Short Review

Just finished reading The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics by John Sammons. An excellent primer for anyone interested in beginning a career in digital forensics. This books goes into the very basics of the field of digital forensics and includes links to where you can find more information on any particular subjects. I found this book very easy to read and would recommend it as a good place to start.

This books is very basic and doesn't go into very much detail on the' how to' of digital forensics, so it's not for advance users.

PeerBlock

PeerBlock lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been "hacked", even entire countries! They can't get in to your computer, and your computer won't try to send them anything either.

PeerBlock is a continuation of PeerGuardian's development in Windows(ListDrop, PeerGuardian 2, PeerGuardian Lite), which is not developed anymore, with bug fixes and support for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

You are not the Pentagon

Gizmodo author recommends switching to WEP to increase WIFI quality on the iPhone 5, saying, "You are not the Pentagon."

How to Fix Your iPhone 5’s Crappy Wi-Fi

You might not be the Pentagon, but that doesn't make your privacy less important. You shouldn't sacrifice security for convenience. If you can actually notice a difference in quality by switching to WEP from WPA encrypted WIFI, then the problem is your device, not the network. You can argue all day about how it doesn't matter since they can both be cracked, but that doesn't mean you should make it easier for an attacker. You shouldn't take a step backwards for convenience.