Flickr & Aviary

Flickr is a very popular site to search, store and share your photographs. The new Flickr allows you to store and share up to one terabyte (1 Terabyte = 1048576 Megabytes) for free. Although all the photos on Flickr are not free for you to use many are creative commons ans can be used for any…

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Chromecast

Chromecast is a new, fun and inexpensive way for you to watch Internet-based programming on your television. It is a dongle that you plug into your TV’s HDMI port that can be controlled from any electronic device (computer, tablet or phone) running the Chromecast app. You browse to the video that you want to play on…

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TrueCrypt

TrueCrypt is an opensource freeware application used for on-the-fly encryption. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or the entire storage device.  TrueCrypt is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Read more! http://twit.tv/embed/13008 Full Instructions

Installing WordPress On Hostgator

Installing WordPress manually is not hard but there is an easier way. “Quick Install ” in the Hostgator CPanel will have WordPress installed in just minutes.

2-Step Verification

Keep your online accounts safe from any criminals who maybe trying to gain access to them by adding an additional factor of authentication. Google 2-Step Verification adds an additional and foolproof security measure to your online account logins. When you go to the login page of an online account you are now asked to enter your…

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TLS or SSL

TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is the only way to get complete security. You knowwww, when you go to your bank and you see the green lock that says HTTPS  in your address bar. TLS/SSL is end to end encryption. This is sometimes refured to as a tunnel. It is secure…

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proXPN

proXPN is a free, easy to use service that secures your internet connection against eavesdropping, masks your location, and allows you to access your favorite sites no matter where you live or travel. Get more features with a Premium Account. This software for Windows and Mac. There is no client software for Linux but with…

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MS Office Alternatives

If you create documents and spreadsheets for home or school there is hardly any reason to purchase an expensive product like Microsoft Office. There are perfectly good alternatives online. Google Drive The first is the old standby Google Drive. You can view and edit MS Word documents. you can create documents and export them as Docx…

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