iThink Software - MenuPrefs Hate having to go through two to three steps to change your Mac's Energy Saver preferences? Tired of click after click just to change your sound output device? Tired of Apple's System Preferences application altogether? Well, you can rest easy now, thanks to MenuPrefs, from iThink Software. MenuPrefs provides a menu-bar-based front-end for convenient and fast access to Mac OS X's individual System Preference Panes. So simple, yet so useful MenuPrefs is a simple menu-bar application that sits in your System-wide menu-bar space, giving you a richly featured alternative access to your commonly used System Preference Panes. A wide variety of users will find the functionality of MenuPrefs well suited to their needs. As we're moving to release the source code to MenuPrefs and turn it into a freeware product, you may use the following license key with older non-freeware versions. Registration Name: MenuPrefs Freeware User Serial Number: MP200ST001-E4E4-81NH-JF5C-DW26-G5HC
Private WiFi - Protect your Identity and Sensitive Information on any Public WiFi Network Top 15 free VPN for secure Anonymous Surfing An updated version of this post is available here. We will talk about free VPNs today which are used for secure Anonymous Surfing, hiding real IP address, Bypass geographical blocks, Bypass ISP Blocking for VOIP Applications like Skype. So, what is VPN i.e. Virtual Private Network. To protect privacy, either on a LAN or a public hotspot.Anonymous Internet SurfingFull anonymity by hiding your real IP address.Bypass geographical blocks from certain websitesUnlike a proxy, you get secured connection for all programs you are usingQuality Network ensures your VPN service will be fast wherever you are in the worldProtection against your ISPBypass ISP Blocking for VOIP Applications like Skype It’s a great service from the well-known guys who are behind the Logmein Service of remote apps management. Some of its features are : It is a client/server SSL VPN solution based on OpenVPN. You need to download nad install the client and create a (username, password) to use this service. Update:
The 5 Coolest ‘Google Search Hacks’ You Probably Never Realized Existed Now the thing is search results are only as good as the query you enter! While there are many operands or search operators that the general crowd is aware of, such as quotes or some calculations, there are several cool Google search hacks and tricks that most people have never realized existed, let alone used consciously. Visually Translate Foreign Words You can use Google Translate to translate the meaning of a foreign word. For example do you know what a falcon tube is? This strategy works well for anything that is a noun, such as the foreign language words sol, Apfel, or bouche. Take Search Shortcuts Google is a smart search engine and provides shortcuts to a lot of information. This trick also works for weather, sports scores, calculations, unit or currency conversions, movie showtimes, flight or parcel tracking, and a lot more. Search For The Unknown Sometimes you may not be quite sure about the best query for your search. Search For Faces Only Did you learn a new trick today?
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11 Free VPN Services List for US, UK, China, Germany Sites - Best VPN service, Free VPN Client, Free Online VPN, Free VPN Software VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a way of secure and reliable communication between some restricted sites and remote users. This is applicable for companies operating in different geographical locations with loads of employees working from home, different offices etc. In that case, employees may use VPN tunnel to access their company’s website or portal to access the data. Now this secure and reliable service or way of communication can be used to access some blocked sites as well. (Image Credit networkelements) For example, If you are not able to open twitter, Hulu, Pendora or Windows Live or restricted sites on your office desktop or laptop, then you may use a VPN service and open that without any problem. [ad id='7' style='margin:10px 0 10px 150px'] [Update - UltraVPN page is not secured enough, not recommended] 1. Very simple to use but efficient VPN client. 2. [Update - AloneWeb service is no longer available] 3. 4. [Update - Still 1GB of free access available] 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
The Other Half Of Search: Greplin Is A Personal Search Engine For Your Online Life There’s always something cool coming out of Y Combinator, but even so Greplin stands out from the crowd. It’s a personal search engine for all that data you keep locked away in the cloud. If you’ve used desktop search like spotlight, you’ll get Greplin right away. It’s like spotlight for your cloud data. It’s dead simple to use. After you use it for the first time you’ll understand that you’ll never not use it again. Greplin will be free for most of what they do, and charge a fee for more features like searching inside of attachments. And the story behind the company is just as compelling. Joining Gross as cofounder is Robby Walker, founder of Y Combinator and Google-acquired company Zenter. Investors are salivating. Keep an eye on this one.
Le blog du VPN How To Combat WiFi Security Risks When Connecting To A Public Network The specifics of why an unsecure connection can be a problem is more obscure, however – as are the methods that can be used to beef up your security even when using an unsecured public hotspot. Let’s have a look at the exact WiFi security risks of public networks, and the solutions available to counter those risks. Ah! The problem of unsecured wireless networks is a part of the way radios work. As a result, anyone nearby can potentially pick up the data sent by a wireless radio, and if that data is unsecured, it can be read. Most people understand this broad summary of the issue, but it’s actually a bit misleading, because it seems to imply that someone can simply open a notepad, connect to a public network, and watch passwords drop in. HTTPS Security Is Your Friend Attempts to read data can sometimes be thwarted by the first line of defense on a public WiFi network – site or service encryption. to remain in HTTPS at all times. Use a VPN Tunnel For Safety Conclusion