Archive for February, 2006

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How to Secure Your Web Browser

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Computer Safari and other Browsers.

This paper will help you configure your web browser for safer internet surfing. It is written for home computer users, students, small business workers, and any other person who works with limited information technology (IT) support and broadband (cable modem, DSL) or dial-up connectivity. Although the information in this document may be applicable to users with formal IT support as well, organizational IT policies should supersede these recommendations.

Firefox Cookies Security Settings

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Steganos LockNote

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Steganos LockNote will change the way you work with confidential notes. Application and document in one: the mechanism to encrypt and decrypt a note is part of it. Secure, simple, independent. No installation required.

Why use Steganos LockNote?

Store your most valuable notes as a LockNote
Hide your serial numbers, passwords, phone numbers and everyday notes in a safe place. Your informations will be encrypted using a password and most modern AES 256bit encryption technology.
Secure, yet simple
Just double-click a LockNote and enter your password to access your text files as usual.
No installation required
Move LockNotes wherever you want, as often as you want. A LockNote document does not require much more hard drive space than an unencrypted document.
Encrypt existing text files in no time at all
Simply drag and drop existing text files on a LockNote window: they will be encrypted automatically.
Open and free LockNote is open source and is based upon open source technologies, e.g. the gcertified CryptoPP program library for strong encryption.

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Free .info Domain Registrations

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

1&1 is offering limited no cost .info domain registrations with free privacy protection. You can take advantage of this offer by following this link.

On the main page you’ll see a “Limited Time Offer” box. Click on it.

In the middle of the page that follows you’ll see a box labeled “Domains” with “Instant Domain” as a subheading. Click on the small “sign up” link near the bottom righthand corner of that box.

This gets you to the “Instant Domain” page. Click on the “sign up” button on this page. You should now be on a page that says “Register Free .info Domains”.

From here you select the domains you want to register. They’ll be added to your shopping cart for zero dollars. There’s a limit of 5 domains.

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Search Engines Rewards Programs

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

WSJ article about companies that are challenging Google.

Internet companies, locked in a fierce battle to get more people to use their search engines, are dangling rewards and cash prizes to attract customers to their sites.

The incentives vary from shot-in-the-dark sweepstakes for luxury-hotel stays and pricey plasma TVs to loyalty programs that offer guaranteed rewards and payouts to those who qualify, similar to those found in the airline and credit-card industries. While the odds of winning big may be slim, the hope is that some regular incentives may persuade some consumers to stop using Google as a starting point for every Internet search.

WEB SITE HOW IT WORKS COMMENT
Msnsearchandwin.com Users who search for randomly selected keywords can win prizes ranging from a plasma TV to a gift certificate. The list of some 1,000 potential prize-winning terms rotates regularly.
Blingo.com The site awards roughly 50 prizes a day to those who conduct a search closest to randomly selected times. Users who refer a friend to the site are entered in a prize-sharing program that rewards them with any prize their friend happens to win.
A9.com After registering and a few days of regular use, A9 searchers are eligible for a 1.57% discount on most Amazon purchases. Participants must be logged into their account to earn the discount, which cannot be applied to gift card purchases.
GoodSearch.com The user selects a charity or school that will be awarded roughly a penny for each search he conducts. Users can request to have any legitimate charity or school entered in the system.

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5 Sources for Free Good Quality Images – Part 2

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

freedigitalphotos.net
2,000 free images for websites, PowerPoint, newsletters, forums, blogs, schools and homework.

nwyh stock images
Royalty free business stock.

National Park Service
This site provides links to public domain digital images of national parks, monuments, historic sites and related areas. All images posted on this site are free, and may be used without a copyright release from the National Park Service.

photocase
Before using a Photocase File, you must contact the user who originally uploaded the file and clear any and all copyright issues, in the image in question.

Photoshop Tutorials Blog
List of free stock photos sites.

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DIY Homemade Steadycams

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

DIY Fig Rig
The Fig Rig is designed to provide stability while using a handheld camera. It’s somewhat expensive so consider making your own.

The Poor Man’s Steadicam cost the builder $14 to make.

Making a Camcorder Stabilizer with a gimble ( pivot).

The Shock Corridor Stabilizer is one of several DIY projects contained in Killer Camersa Rigs

Do-It-Yourself Video Support Gear makes good use of PVC. The PVC Fig Rig on Flickr shows all the dimensions in mouseover notes.

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Songbird Media Player

Monday, February 20th, 2006

Songbird is a desktop media player that offers an open source alternative to services like Apple’s iTunes and the Windows Media Player. Instead of connecting to one locked store full of DRMmed goods, it can connect to any and all available music (and video) on the internet.

Songbird is a Web player built from Firefox’s browser engine. Songbird is open source, will run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Learn more.

Mirror for open source “iTunes killer”.

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