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Support & Community
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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
- LIFEdevelopment.info
- 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.
- Watch, listen or read as host Dwight Nelson focuses on life issues such as stress, forgiveness, and hope.
- Free Support for Life's Questions and Issues at AnswersForMe.com
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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
- Audios of What God Has Done for Others
- 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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- Lifestyle.org
- TheLife.com
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- IAmNext.com (College)
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- La Familia Primero
- Hope Generation
- Staying Young
- City Lights
- The Bible Says
- La Biblia Dice
- La Bible Dit
- Discuss DaVinci
- HeavenlySanctuary.com
- GodsCharacter.com
- My-Story.org
- My Spirituality
- StoryHarvest.com
- Changed Lives
- Power to Change
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How to Securely Erase Private Data
Crucial Steps You Need To Take Before Typical After-Work Erasing With Eraser
CAUTION: Reading the following steps carelessly could cause you to disable your system and / or lose data you want to keep. So be sure to read them carefully.
Previous Step: Encrypt Windows or Move Private Data to Read-Only or Encrypted Removable Media
Switch to Safer Hardware and Software
To minimize the risks to your privacy, I recommend switching to safer, alternative browser and e-mail programs or better yet, portable versions stored on an encrypted removable medium that leave your sensitive data significantly more private and secure than Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Outlook do, which is especially important when using a laptop / notebook, PDA, smartphone or public computer.
And use one or more of these or the following software and web-based services for anonymous searches or Web surfing, to prevent profiling and the resulting risk of misuse or theft of your private data.
Then, use one of the two options I recommend for virtually worry-free computing and sufficiently secure, private browsing.
Or at least use antimalware and antiadware to help keep your data private. And download updates for them often.
Note: As I said in section 2, using those software programs and updates isn't necessary if you choose one of the options I recommend.
Hardware and Software Focused on or Configured for Privacy
- Data Encryption Guides, Articles, software and Services (including how to run TrueCrypt in Traveller Mode)
- Encrypted USB Drives and Hard Drives (including U3 Smart Drives with pre-loaded portable software)
- Security on a Stick: How to Be Anonymous Online with Portable Applications on a USB Key
- GNU/Linux Live CDs, DVDs and USBs Configured for Privacy
- How to Combine Encryption and Mobility (a guide to securing a portable browser, mail-client and instant messenger with Private Disk Light)
- RoboForm2Go (formerly Pass2Go) (stores personal form and login data on an encrypted USB key or dongle, a secure thumb drive - defeats phishing sites and key loggers)
- Alternative E-Mail Programs:
- Alternative Browsers and Extensions with Private Browsing: skip
- Surf it Easy (commercial)
- P.I. Protector Mobility Suite (commercial)
- Portable Privacy Machine (based on QEMU emulator - includes Firefox, PrivacyBar, NoScript Extension, Thunderbird, Enigmail GPG and a persistent home directory)
- Portable Linux Virtual Machines (a review of Portable Privacy Machine)
- The latest version of Firefox or better yet Portable Firefox running in Sandboxie with its cache on an encrypted removable medium and with NoScript, CookieSafe, Adblock Plus, Adblock Updater and either Stealther or PrivacyBar extensions for private browsing, or xB Browser (formerly Torpark), FoxTor or OperaTor for anonymous browsing. skip
- Safe And Secure Surfing With Firefox (how to change the default settings for cookies and Javascript, change the default Clear Private Data rules, clear private data - not secure - and install the Adblock Plus, Adblock Filterset.G Updater, NoScript, FlashBlock, CookieSafe, RefControl and User Agent Switcher extensions)
- Sandboxie (version 2.64 does not support Windows Vista - only the newer beta versions support Vista)
- Security Extensions for Firefox
- CookieSafe Extension for Firefox
- Adblock Plus Extension for Firefox
- Adblock Filterset.G Updater Extension for Firefox (automatically updates G's filter list in Adblock)
- Stealther Extension for Firefox (disables browsing history)
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- Articles on Tor's Anonymity and Security
- Tor (The Onion Router)
- Portable Tor
- OperaTor (a free combination of Opera web browser, Tor anonymity network and Privoxy content filter)
- xB Browser (formerly Torpark) (a free, fully configured combination of Portable Firefox and Tor anonymizer for Windows - GNU/Linux and Mac OS versions being developed)
- FoxTor Extension for Firefox and Vidalia (a free combination of FoxTor extension for Firefox web browser, Tor anonymity network and Privoxy content filter)
- PrivacyBar Extension for Firefox (a complete set of privacy and security tools with Easy Access)
- Firefox Portable
- Portable Firefox with PrivacyBar
- Portable Opera@USB
- NoTrax (commercial, from the makers of Eraser - securely erases browsing history after each session)
- NetCaptor with Secure Cleanup Enabled (commercial, Internet Explorer-based - secure clean up feature - one pass, three-DOD and 35-Gutmann)
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- Carry Your Life on a Thumb Drive (or iPod)
- Software for U3 Smart Drives (the discontinued U3 platform replaced by Microsoft's StartKey lets you run applications on any PC without leaving data on the host machine) skip
- Quickly Install the Best Open Source Apps with WinLibre and MacLibre
- Privacy in a Very Small Package (privacy software for USB drives)
- The Ultimate USB Key (a collection of recommended portable programs)
- PortableApps Suite (a collection of portable apps, or applications)
- Portable Apps for Mac OS X
- LinuxForTravelers.com - Secure Computing on the Road
- USBapps.com
- EverythingUSB.com's USB Apps & Platform Newbie Guide & News
- Wikipedia's List of Applications for a USB Drive
- Portable USB Drive Utilities
- A Directory Of Programs Designed For USB Drives
- Dmitri Popov's List of Portable Windows Apps
- Other Sites with Portable Apps
- Contents
- Section 2: Crucial Steps You Need To Take Before Typical After-Work Erasing With Eraser
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