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Reset Your Lost Password In OS X Redux
7:30AM Adam Pash | It’s not a great place to find yourself, but if you ever lose or forget your password for OS X, you’re not out of luck. Weblog AppleDoes details how to quickly and easily reset your password. More »
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Change Your iPhone’s Root Password After Jailbreaking It
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | From the files of the Worth Mentioning Again Dept.: If you’re jailbreaking your iPhone for whatever reason, be sure to change the root access password once you do. Besides hacker ransom attempts, it’s just good security sense. More »
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More »
IIA Updates List Of Approved Internet Filters
10:00AM Angus Kidman | One common argument against mandatory Internet censorship and the so-called ‘clean feed’ is that content control should be left in the hands of individuals rather than forced on everyone. If you’re a parent who wants to restrict access for your kids, the Internet Industry Association list of approved filters is a handy place to start. More »
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OpenDNS Deluxe Adds Deeper Controls And Email Support
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | We’ve written many times about the benefits of pointing your router to OpenDNS instead of your ISP’s ad-shoving re-direct service. OpenDNS now offers a $US10-per-year Deluxe version that offers whitelist-only surfing, customised block pages, and one year of surfing stats. More »
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12:30PM Angus Kidman | Identity theft and the loss of personal data often come across as peculiarly impersonal crimes committed by shadowy gangs from countries you never heard of in geography class. But while protecting against those threats with regular updates and solid anti-virus tools is important, you also need to think about how personal information can be abused by people you actually know. More »
Identity Theft Not Always By Strangers
12:30PM Angus Kidman | Identity theft and the loss of personal data often come across as peculiarly impersonal crimes committed by shadowy gangs from countries you never heard of in geography class. But while protecting against those threats with regular updates and solid anti-virus tools is important, you also need to think about how personal information can be abused by people you actually know. More »
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Update Microsoft Security Essentials Without Windows Update
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: Some people have been hesitant to install Microsoft Security Essentials because you can’t update the definition pack automatically without Windows Update. If you like manually patching your system, you can easily do so with Security Essentials too. More »
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Turn Your PC Into A Wi-Fi Home Surveillance System
4:30AM Adam Pash | We’ve highlighted gobs of tools for turning your computer into a security camera, but if you’re interested in building out a serious, multi-camera home surveillance system complete with wireless cameras, weblog MakeUseOf details how to do so. More »
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LastPass Adds Auto-Fill Password Management To Google Chrome
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Google Chrome (on Windows): Password saving and management webapp LastPass offers a single space to drop your web site passwords and quickly use them on any browser—now including Chrome, through an extension available to development channel users. More »
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Firefox Now Auto-Blocks Microsoft .NET Extensions
7:00AM Kevin Purdy | Firefox users on Windows probably have the .NET Framework Assistant extension installed, even if they don’t remember asking it to install (they didn’t). Now Mozilla is blocking the extension for all users to stop a security breach. More »
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