by ·Comments Off on Secure your Flash Drives!

One of the worst things that can happen to you is to lose a flash drive.  The one thing that can is even worst than that is if teh flash drive has confidential information.

Enter TrueCrypt!

TrueCrypt is an encryption product that will allow you to create a secure file which you can access like a drive (e.g. drive G:, M:, or whatever you choose it to be).  In order to mount it like a drive you need to supply a passphrase–which you setup when you build a TrueCrypt file volume.

If you save the TrueCrypt file on a USB flash drive and access it like a drive, you can store your confidential files there.

If you ever lose this flash drive, no one can access the confidential data you have in the TrueCrypt file because they are encrypted.  That solves your problem.  The only thing you need to make sure you do now is make backups of your data so you can recover them should you lose your flash drive; and you won’t have to worry about others seeing your confidential files!

by ·Comments Off on Free to Try Server Monitoring Software

Here’s an interesting product–Servers Alive.  It is a server monitoring solution with the following key features:

  • extensive monitoring capabilities
  • flexible alerting engine
  • smart output
  • graphical results
  • agents-less for most monitoring; agents for secure monitoring

Note that it is free to try with full functionality and no expiration.

 

Servers Alive

Servers Alive

by ·Comments Off on The Dude!

If you happen to manage a network, and you can’t afford some of the most expensive network monitoring tools out there, check out The Dude.  This program will map out your network and provide alerts so that you can ensure your system components are always up.

by ·Comments Off on Free Web Hosting from Microsoft!

There aren’t too many occasions when you can get something of real significant value from Microsoft–i.e. something good for free.

On this posting, you will find that web hosting is something you can get from Microsoft with some real added value!

  • web hosting service has no ads
  • it comes with a free domain name — free for 1 year
  • provides domain specific email addresses
  • online office space

Check it officelive.com!

by ·Comments Off on OpenOffice–an MS Office alternative for Free!

Ever heard of OpenOffice?  Well, it is an open source office application suite from sun.com.  It has all the essential functionality of Microsoft Office without the hefty $200 plus price tag.  It is free!  It has the following primary applications: 

  • Writer – word processor
  • Calc – spread sheet
  • Impress – presentation program
  • Draw – graphics package
  • Base – desktop database
  • Math – equations/formula creator for your documents

Check out the product reviews!

According to sun.com, it has the following key benefits:

  • Available in more than 90 languages.
  • Works with many different operating systems.
  • Provides word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases, and more.
  • Stores all your data in a ISO-standard format (ODF).
  • Can read and write Microsoft Office files.
  • Can be used free of charge by anyone for any purpose!

Download it now!