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- Want to do more than just live? Get more out of life? Need help with life's everyday issues?
- LifeMag.info
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- Because there's more to life than one's self, status or material things.
- (for those dealing with real-life issues and who enjoy participating in stimulating discussions on issues and ideas, crave the thrill of geographic, mental and spiritual exploration and discovery and value local and global community, belonging and old and new friendships)
- Watch or listen to Lifestyle Magazine online for free.
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- Have you helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the South Asia Earthquake or other relief efforts this month? How you can help.
- How to Avoid Fraudulent E-Mails and Web Sites Asking for Donations
Important Health Topics
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- The Right Way To Save A Life, Including Your Own, According to Dr. Heimlich and the Red Cross
- 10 Questions That Could Save Your Life: Make the Most of Your Time
- Ten Questions a Woman Should Ask Her Healthcare Provider
- Can't find a cure for an illness or want to get healthy? Give a Lifestyle Center a chance.
- Unresolved emotional issues are dangerous to our health. The best way to bind your emotional wounds so the healing can begin.
- Poor oral health is also dangerous to our health. The risk factors of tooth decay and gum disease and how to treat or prevent them.
- Ingredients in our personal care products, cosmetics, foods, water and air are also dangerous to our health. How to be a safe shopper.
- How to Live a Long, Happy, Healthy, Low-Stress Life
- What You Need to Know About Asbestos - Contaminated Vermiculite
- Have chronic, searing, debilitating muscle pain? If caused by trigger points, you can relieve it yourself and avoid unnecessary surgery. Learn more.
Important Digital Topics
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- What you need to do to keep your child safe at MySpace.com and other Web hangouts.
- Too smart for the dangers at MySpace? Think again!
- Beware the CyberLover [Bot] That Steals Personal Data in Chat Rooms and Social Networks Through Social Engineering
- Security and Privacy Threats and the Solutions Most Are Unaware of or Still Ignoring
- Virtually Worry-Free Computing - Sufficiently Secure and Private Web Surfing
- Sold, recycled, donated and discarded computers, PDAs and cell phones can contain recoverable private data even after a delete, format or reset. How to securely erase your data.
- How to avoid becoming a victim of or recover from America's credit card debt crisis and recent fee deregulation.
- Parent! Seriously consider moving your preteen or earliteen from MySpace or another Web hangout to imbee or YoKidsYo. Here's why.
- Thinking of buying Windows Vista or a Windows Vista PC? Before you do, seriously consider this first.
- Putting up with a noisy computer? Give your ears and nerves a break. Buy or build a quiet or silent computer.
- Webmaster: Stop Spam with These Free, Spam-Proof, Customizable PHP Scripts
Important Spiritual Topics
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- Does the Bible say God will torture bad people in hell for eternity?
- Was Jesus just a man who married Mary Magdalene? Has the church been hiding information from us for years about Jesus? Don't decide too quickly. Examine the evidence first.
- Think conclusive cases can't be made for the Bible and Jesus as the God/Man Messiah? You'd be surprised. The overwhelming mountain of factual, historical evidence is too compelling, too convincing to be ignored.
- Investigate the Reliability of the Bible
- Investigate Jesus as the God/Man Messiah
- Investigate the Case for a Creator
- Investigate Christianity
- If God exists, why is there evil in the world?
- If you're angry at God or see Him in a negative way, discover the good news about God's character and gifts of peace, joy, meaning and eternal life.
- Examine false assumptions about God and Christianity, and why they make us so miserable and unhappy.
- Videos of What God Has Done for Others
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- Free Life-Changing Books and Magazines to Read or Listen To
- ''We are living in very interesting times. Too many people are confused about what the Bible says about the future, and a lot of that has to do with confusion about Israel.'' Learn more.
- If an angel or a loved one who has died appears or speaks to you, don't automatically assume it's a good angel or your loved one. Here's why.
- Don't automatically assume the entertainment industry is harmless. Listen to ''Escape From the Black Hole'' or get the DVD.
- Don't automatically assume the growing fascination with Harry Potter, witches, wicca and the occult is harmless either. Explore these controversial topics.
- Don't automatically assume that New Age / New Spirituality concepts and the alternative / holistic therapies and media influenced by them are harmless. Learn more.
Bible Study Guides
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Security and Privacy Guide
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Step 6 - Hardware
Router with a Firewall
- Why Broadband and Network Users Need One: skip
- About Routers and Wireless Networks: skip
- All About Routers
- Wireless Networking Made Simpler
- Wireless Network Buying Guide
- Top Networking Devices
- Buy Yoggie Pico (a USB-based hardware firewall - comes with a stripped-down version of the Linux operating system, antivirus and antispyware from Kasperski Labs, and Web filtering and parental controls by SurfControl) skip
- CNet's Router Reviews
- Wireless G (802.11g) Routers with an RJ-11 Phone Line Port at Shopping.com
- Wireless G (802.11g) Routers with an RJ-11 Phone Line Port with Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) at Shopping.com
- Wireless G (802.11g) Routers with Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and 2 x RJ-11 for VoIP (Voice over IP) at Epinions.com
Dial-up with a Router
Configuring a router for use with dial-up is tricky and difficult. If you use dial-up, I recommend getting one of the following wi-fi devices instead.
Note: These devices may slow down your connection considerably. Wireless Link by Nebo Wireless slowed mine from 52 Kbps to 36 Kbps.
- Read ''Wi-Fi for the Rest of Us'' (going wireless with dial-up)
- Wireless Link by Nebo Wireless (cheap)
- WiFlyer by Always On Wireless (expensive, but easier for surfing wirelessly from several computers with only one dial-up connection)
But if you'd rather use a router with dial-up, look for DSL, ADSL or 1 x RJ-11.
The Best Data Security and Privacy Option: A GNU/Linux Live CD, DVD or USB with Software, Data and Encryption Key on a USB Key (Encrypted USB Drive)
Warning: An encrypted removable medium can't protect you from password-capture utilities and hardware key loggers, ''recording devices that could be physically installed on your computer's motherboard, inside its box or keyboard, or remote monitoring of your computer activity thru its radio-frequency emissions, such as 'Tempest' attacks.'' - Information on Knoppix-MiB Live CD skip
- GNU/Linux Live CDs, DVDs and USBs with Persistent Home
- Warnings About Encrypting Your Data and Storing and Entering Encryption Keys
- infoAnarchy's Lists of Encryption Software
- TheFreeCountry's Lists of Free Encryption Software
- 4 Steps to Securing Data on a Thumb Drive
- Secure Encryption Key Managers and Fillers
- How to Run TrueCrypt in Traveller Mode
- Software for USB Drives
- StealthSurfer II PrivacyStick (comes bundled with Firefox, ThunderBird, Anonymizer and RoboForm)
- U3 Smart Drives (the discontinued U3 platform replaced by Microsoft's StartKey lets you run apps on any PC without leaving data on the host machine)
- Note: U3-based products will be available until the second half of 2008, when SanDisk will roll out the new smart drives. For an alternative, try MojoPac.
- Ceedo Personal (a commercial alternative to U3/Startkey)
- Microsoft, SanDisk to Replace U3 Drives
- U3 to U-Zero
- Microsoft Preps StartKey: A 'Windows Companion' on a USB Stick (allows you to carry your Windows and Windows Live settings with you - also works on other flash-storage devices)
- What is a U3 Smart Drive?
- U3: Portable Programs on a USB Drive
- U3 Newbie Guide
- RoboForm2Go USB Key
- Rohos Logon Key (includes Bluetooth logon - supports U3 smart USB flash drives)
- Rohos Mini Drive (doesn't require administrator privileges)
- USB Key Superguide (published Nov. 2005 - Kingston DataTraveler Elite, Memorex M Flyer TravelDrive, Memina Pocket Rocket with Dock-IT and LG USB Drive)
- MnemoSec Pro Ultra Secure USB (claimed to be ''The most secure USB Drive on the market place today.'')
- Lock Down the Data on Your Portable Drives (encryption software for USB drives, these USB keys: Apricorn's Aegis Vault and Aegis Bio, SanDisk's Cruzer and La Cie's SAFE Mobile Hard Drive with Encryption; virtualization software and hardware-based encryption in laptop drives)
- Portable Drives That Protect Your Data (CryptoBuddy's CryptoStick, Kanguru's Micro Drive AES and Bio Drive and SanDisk's Cruzer Profile Biometric)
- New SanDisk USB Drives Protect Mobile Data
- Corsair's Flash Padlock (auto-lock feature prevents unauthorized access or ''Brute Force'' attack)
- Kingston Data Traveler Secure
- Lexar JumpDrive Secure II
- IronKey (bundles a copy of secured Tor-based FireFox and Password Manager)
- Store 'n' Go Corporate Secure USB Drive
The Second Best Data Security and Privacy Option: CompuSec Hardware-Based Encryption
- CompuSec HSM (hardware-based encryption for desktop PCs)
- CompuSec Mobile (hardware-based encryption for laptops)
The Third Best Data Security and Privacy Option: A Seagate Momentus Encrypted Hard Drive and A Trusted Platform Module
Seagate has introduced the Momentus, a laptop / notebook hard drive with full, or whole, disk encryption (FDE) and support for the Trusted Platform Module, that allows you to protect or securely erase sensitive, confidential, private data.
Seagate Momentus FDE drives come with ''a disk erase feature that lets [you] quickly and securely wipe drives of sensitive data. Seagate claims this can happen in seconds regardless of the drive's capacity because there is no software initialisation required.'' - article at Techworld.com
And if your laptop / notebook or its hard drive gets stolen before you securely erase your sensitive data, that data will remain fully protected even when the hard drive is repurposed (installed on another computer).
- Seagate Introduces Full Disk Encryption for Laptops / Notebooks, an Industry First
- Seagate Ships Super-Secure Hard Disk Drive
- Technology Papers and Details of the Momentus 4200, 5400 and 7200 Hard Drives
- Hitachi Plans Hybrids, Encryption for Notebook Drives
The alternative to the Seagate Momentus and TPM combination is to encrypt your whole hard drive with full disk encryption software and save the key, or password, in a Trusted Platform Module.
The Fourth Best Data Security and Privacy Option: Whole Hard Drive Software-Encrypted and A Trusted Platform Module
The Trusted Platform Module allows you to send and receive secure e-mail, encrypt files and folders with EFS (not recommended!) and create an encrypted virtual drive, called a Personal Secure Drive (PSD).
According to HP.com, a Personal Secure Drive provides the following benefits:
- ''Secure Electronic Mail. Share messages confidentially and be sure message integrity will be kept during transmission.''
- ''Access to network resources. TPM can increase your reliability from the network platform. If a hacker's PC tries to access the network, even with the user credentials, permission will not be granted.''
- ''Wireless Local Network (WLAN) security. TPM helps organizations to prevent non-authorized devices from accessing the corporate network. An exclusive root key identifies each client machine fit for TPM as a reliable platform on the network.''
- ''Support for other manufacturer's applications such as RSA Secure ID. The combination of the software token functions with TPM provides a solid authentication without the additional cost and complexity associated with hardware token implementation.''
- TPM - Trusted Platform Module (at TechWorld - every PC made should have a TPM by 2008 or 2009)
- Trusted Platform Module (at Wikipedia)
- Security: Trusted Platform Module (at PC Mag)
- Staying In Control With Trusted Platform Modules (at Tom's Hardware)
- Apple Uses TPM to Restrict Intel-based Mac OS to Mactels (or MacIntels - the new names for Intel-based Macs)
- Let's see some ID, please. The end of anonymity on the Internet?
- What price for 'trusted PC security'?
- The Trusted Platform Module - Creating a Safe Public Space or a DRM Nightmare?
Security and Privacy Guide
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