eardrumbuzz: techalpha-geek playground(Untitled)- December 14, 2004 HOWTO make your PC more secure, by Bruce Schneier. Bruce Schneier has published a list of security recommendations for individuals who want to make their PCs safer: Operating systems: If possible, don't use Microsoft Windows. Buy a Macintosh or use Linux. If you must use Windows, set up Automatic Update so that you automatically receive security patches. And delete the files "command.com" and "cmd.exe." Applications: Limit the number of applications on your machine. If you don't need it,...http://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/tech/2004/12/13.html#a1107 (Untitled)- December 14, 2004 Trust HU-3340M 4-port USB 2.0 Hub. Trust's new HU-3340M is a 4-port USB hub. That's it, nothing fancy, just a USB 2.0 hub. But it happens to be tiny and aluminum, which takes it up a notch, and has an optional AC adapter for those times that your USB devices need a little more juice. If the AC adapter is tiny and sleek as well, I may have actually found a USB hub that I'd be willing to carry around with me at all times. Gizmodohttp://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/tech/2004/12/13.html#a1106 (Untitled)- December 2, 2004 V-Tec's V-Disk Cutie OTG. It&8217;s small (2.95 x 5 x 0.79-inches), cute, battery-powered, and comes in sizes up to 100GB with USB 2.0 and USB On-The-Go (which means backups and offloads from devices and memory cards without a host PC). In other words, despite the $450+ pricetag, it&8217;s going to be our new best friend (we&8217;re just going to have to sell a kidney to hang, see). Via BIOShttp://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/tech/2004/12/02.html#a1103 |