Category: Security

Vimtag P1 Series Smart Cloud IP Camera – Review

Camera, Review, Security 0

Vimtag Smart Camera P1 Series is a 720P smart cloud camera with remote control and two-way audio for home security and monitoring. The camera can connect to WiFi directly without using a computer. It provides audio video application services which include real-time monitoring and recording storage meeting the consumer needs for monitoring elder, babies, pets and home security. The easy installation taking only minutes to complete and provided high definition video via tablet, smartphone, or computer from anywhere.

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Travel Tips for Techies (And Everyone Else) – Nemo Memo

Adapter, Apps, Audio, Back Pack, Battery, Bluetooth, Camera, Clothing, Earphones, Hard Drive, Headphones, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Macintosh, Music, Navigation, Nemo Memo, Network, Opinion, Photography, Review, Security, Speakers, Special Report 3

I just returned from my fourth weekend trip taken during the past two months. Two journeys were by car and two were by airplane. I live in Tucson in southern Arizona. One trip each was to Nevada and northern Arizona, and two were to Marin County, north of San Francisco, California. The California flights were for family occasions, and both Nevada and northern Arizona were for sightseeing. Only the Arizona trip included other people: daughter and son-in-law. We took our small family dog with us on the sightseeing trips and also on the first California flights.

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Tenda AC15 Smart Dual-band Gigabit AC1900 WiFi Router – Nemo Memo

Macintosh, Nemo Memo, Network, Opinion, printer, Review, Security 0

This new WiFi and Ethernet router has excellent performance at an affordable price. The physical unit is attractive, and the setup process is the quickest I’ve ever done. An included paper instruction sheet will be easy to understand for techies, and somewhat less so for ordinary people. Phone support is available, and the product carries a generous three-year warranty.

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Data Rescu 4 Bootwell

Data Rescue 4 – Review

Apps, Hard Drive, Macintosh, Review, Security 0

Data Rescue is available in several versions: Free, Lite, Standard, and Pro, each supporting different levels of file recovery on Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later. I tested these on three MacBook Pro and Air models, with SSD and traditional magnetic hard drives.

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Foscam Wireless IP Camera – Review

Review, Security, Wireless 0

Surveillance cameras are often considered creepy, but there are many uses that are not sinister at all. Keeping an eye on a sleeping infant, monitoring an elderly parent, or checking your home while traveling can all put your mind at ease. Foscam makes a number of monitoring cameras. Their new R2 Wireless IP camera is packed with useful features.

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Secure Better, Not Harder – Part Two – Secure Passwords

Macintosh, Opinion, Original Blog, Review, Security 1

When you keep your software up to date, back your data up regularly, and maintain constant vigilance, the next big security challenge is passwords. There are two distinct problems to be solved: how to create good passwords, and how to store them. I’m going to tackle these two problems separately, one per article, starting with the thorny question of what makes a good password.

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Drive Genius 4 – First look user report for BootWell disk repair – Nemo Memo

Apps, Hard Drive, Macbook Pro, Macintosh, Nemo Memo, Opinion, Review, Security 1

Drive Genius 4 (abbreviated as DG4) has Macintosh repair utilities that can be used individually or one after another, as needed, that are more powerful than Apple’s Disk Utility. Typically you use them one at a time to solve problems and do preventive maintenance. Included are: Secure Erase, Clone, Fix Permissions, Rebuild, Repair, Consistency Check, Physical Check, Active Files, Instant Drive Pulse, Speed, Icon Genius, Find Large Files, Find Duplicates, Defragment, and BootWell, which is being discussed in this article.

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Take Control of Your Passwords – Book Review

Book Review, Features, Security 0

In my years as an engineer working in the defense industry, I had to regularly deal with many levels of security and comply with a multitude of security requirements. Today, I am prudent and reasonably confident and comfortable with my everyday personal computer security. Recently I added a password manager application to my personal computer and mobile devices but suspected I may not be using this application to its fullest capability.

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Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6 – Book Review

Book Review, Features, iOS, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod Touch, Network, Review, Security 0

Did you ever wonder how to set up a mobile hotspot? Maybe you don’t understand the difference between WPA2 and WEP security. What’s the big deal about having a secure password for a home WiFi network? If you ever had any of these question, Glenn Fleishman answers all these questions, and more, in his latest book, Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6.

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MobiKEY Classic 2 Remote Access Device Review

Mac OS X, Macs at Work, Review, Security

IT managers have often struggled with making Macs work in the Enterprise. Apple hasnt exactly made this easy with the elimination of their XServe line, but fortunately, at the operating system level, the tools are mostly there, or are readily available, to make a Mac a trusted member of a Windows-centric network.

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