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September, 2006

Encrypt your files with FileBarricader 2006 Mobile

FileBarricader 2006 Mobile is primarily a file encryption utility released by Pocket PC software developers MySoCo.Features:* Easy to use, fast file encryption.* Includes only the best encryption algorithm: Rijndael (AES).* Includes only the best encryption strength setting: 256 bit.* Provides secure file deletion, making recovery of deleted files impossible.Compatibility:Windows CE, Windows Mobile...

Secure and Private Browsing

Scott writes:So, after the Browzar fiasco, I went looking for a simple, secure, private Portable Browser that I could use to surf the net in strange places with.What I found is TorPark. It's a modification of Portable Firefox (a version of Firefox for running portably on USB sticks) with Tor built in. TorPark takes Portable Firefox and preconfigures a number of Privacy-related...

Encrypt/Secure your Life

Scott Hanselman writes about using a portable drive to store sensitive information.. to encrypt important data on a disk, there's a number of options. My favorite is a fantastic Open Source system called TrueCrypt. It's also open source, and offers a number of attractive features for use with removable drivers. It can be used without installation (meaning it can be run off the USB disk directly,)...

Toronto WiFi Network Goes Live

Toronto Hydro Telecom yesterday lit up what is expected to become one of the largest wireless Internet networks in North America, and told Torontonians how much they will have to pay for the service. After an initial free period of six months, the company's WiFi zone will cost $29 a month, $10 a day, or $5 an hour for speeds of up to 7 Mbps.

Optimize Last

Lesson Learnt Today: Quote from Xtreme Programming Do not optimize until the end. Never try to guess what the system's bottle neck will be. Measure it! Make it work, make it right, then make it fast.

EU Sanctions on Zimbabwe - Interview with Chris Patten

The European Union has significantly widened its sanctions against Zimbabwe to the whole of the ruling elite. At a ruling in Brussels, ministers added 52 politicians and senior business figures from Zimbabwe to the sanctions list of last February. They too will face a travel ban and an asset freeze anywhere in the...

Solidarity Demonstration - Operation Tatambura

There is going to be nationwide mass-demonstrations in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, the 13th of September. Here is an excerpt from an email I received today. The Zimbabwe Congress of trade Unions ( ZCTU), has announced that it will embark on nationwide demonstrations on the 13th of September 2006 .The demonstrations are in protest of pertinent issues such as the shortages of basics e.g fuel,high taxation,poor...

Microsoft Web design tool moves to beta

Microsoft on Tuesday released a beta test version of Expression Web, a new design tool expected to debut next year. The tool, originally called Expression Web Designer, will compete with tools such as Adobe's Dreamweaver, and allows developers to build Web sites linked to Microsoft's ASP.NET server technology.