“Security” collection
Safeguard your family’s digital and physical environment with expert advice on home monitoring, online privacy, and data protection. This category provides essential strategies and reviews of tools to help you maintain a secure, private, and protected connected life.
Transition from DD-WRT to Tomato on Linksys Router
I decided I was tired of waiting around for the next version of DD-WRT to come out (v24) which, as of this writing, was at RC7, I believe. I twittered…
Warning: Watch out for "Evacuation process…San Clemente Nucklear Power Station"
Just a quick note. Watch out for an email coming in from various news sources (mine came from "foxnews" and a buddy's from "google news" that claims there was an…
WordPress: People can view your Plugin Folder unless you fix!
As I was working on the update to my blog theme, I found a security hole that I think has existed for a long time in WordPress. While not incredibly…
WordPress update: Version 2.2.3 released with Security Fix
Just updated my blog with WordPress version 2.2.3 (haven't taken the plunge with the beta version 2.3 yet but I am working on a new theme). The 2.2.3 version is…
Family Tech: Easily manage what sites your kids see with
Finally I have come across something to write about that truly talks to my site motto "where technology and fatherhood collide." It is not very often that I can write…
Scam/Virus Alert – emails from IRS with Subject “Complaint Case
Scam, Virus, Phishing alert! Looks like there is a variant of the Better Business Bureau scam is circulating now but seemingly from the Internal Revenue Service, and I was a…
How to combat Phishing Scams
So, I previously posted about Phishing scams and what they look like (with screen shots). I figured that I would continue my Public Service Announcement with some tools that you…
Understanding Phishing Scams…first hand!
This is my PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the week and it is about something pretty scary...Phishing Scams. Several years ago, I was a victim of identity theft. It was…
Anti-Spyware Tools (recommended)
There are two anti-spyware tools that are free that I recommend all Windows users install: Spybot Search & Destroy SpywareBlaster Both of these tools are free, however, you need to…
