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When Gmail’s Filters Aren’t Enough: How To Tackle Spam On Your Own

If you’re really lucky, you won’t have to deal with too much spam making its way into your inbox. Email providers have never been better at blocking and filtering spam, but you still probably get unwanted newsletters and notifications. Here’s how to deal with the spam that makes it through your filters.

18 June 2013

Security

Roll Your Own Anonymising Tor Proxy With A Raspberry Pi

There are many interesting things you can do with a Raspberry Pi, but this one offers privacy protection from prying eyes. All you need is a Raspberry Pi, a Wi-Fi adaptor and some time.

15 June 2013

Security

Delete Wi-Fi Networks In Windows 8 From The Command Line

For reasons I can’t fathom, Microsoft removed the ability to delete Wi-Fi networks from the network list if the network isn’t in range. Manage Wireless Networks is also gone from the control panel. If you want to better manage Wi-Fi networks in Windows 8, you’ll need to head to the command line.

11 June 2013

Security

Incognito Tab Switch Flips Any Open Tab Over To Incognito Mode

Chrome: Incognito mode is a great way to browse the web without leaving a cookie trail of data behind on your computer, but you always have to manually open up a new tab in Chrome to use it. Incognito Tab Switch gives you a toggle that makes switching easy.

8 June 2013

Security

Android Lost Controls Your Stolen Phone, Even After You’ve Lost It

Android: Most phone recovery apps require you to install the app before you lose the phone. Android Lost, however, can be remotely installed, and it comes with a slew of useful features beyond just locating your phone.

4 June 2013

Security

How To Make Your Smartphone Automatically Unlock Your Stuff

Perhaps you hate typing passwords but want to keep your phone and computer secure. Thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you can adapt your mobile devices to automatically unlock your computer and even your front door by using a couple of apps and defining a few rules.

1 June 2013

Security

LinkedIn Adds Two-Factor Authentication

LinkedIn has just jumped on the (very important) two-factor authentication wagon. You can — and should — now enable this enhanced security layer for the professional network.

31 May 2013

Security

How To Boost Your Internet Security With DNSCrypt

When you use HTTPS or SSL, your web browsing traffic is encrypted. When you use a VPN, all of your traffic is encrypted (usually). Sometimes, even with HTTPS and VPNs in play, DNS requests — or the way your computer translates “lifehacker.com” into numbers that your computer understands, like “199.27.72.192″ are completely unencrypted, leaving you open to spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks. DNSCrypt can lock that down. Here’s how.

Security

Evernote Adds Two-Factor Verification Option

Evernote added a new two-factor verification option today. This also includes a new authorised applications option so you can revoke access to apps and software.

30 May 2013

Security

Grab 1Password For 50% Off

OS X/iOS: 1Password, one of our favorite password managers, is currently 50 per cent off for Mac and iPhone/iPad users. If you’ve been tempted by this elegant and robust password manager but put off by the high price, now it might be worth another look.

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