Those silly mind games girls play on Dating siteS!

Dating and online relationship!

I’ve been having a little success at the so called online dating sites such as Christian Mingle and Perfect Match (those scary Affiliate links).  Sites that work well for looking for a long term relationship for those who just don’t have alot of time to go to bar scenes or go out every night just to find someone.  I am not here to review these sites in truthfulness, I am here to talk about those silly mind games people play on these sites.

The silent treatment!

This one is one of those that usually the thing that most people do to be polite and say they aren’t interested or because they want to play hard to get.   It is something that usually young people usually do but that doesn’t mean older guys or girls will not do this just to feel like they have the power.   I am sure this has happened to most guys or even girls out trying to find that special relationship.

Flirting but nothing more!

I am probably either been a victim of this or have done it in the past.   Sometimes we flirt just to be a little selfish and I do know.  In the past, I did it for the excitation of seeing who is interested and wanting to test the waters sort of speak.  I however have learned that when women do it when they have a boyfriend, it is a very bad sign to interfere with a couple.  You really should just walk away and wait till they break up or find someone else.

No rules!

Women and some men think there is a rules to dating.   Such as you can’t call them immediately after getting their number.   This to some women who think they may come off clingy or to desperate, is the main reason I don’t understand them.   I for one mean what I say and say what I mean.   If I tell you are beautiful and I love your eyes, that my friend is truth.   You best advice is to just throw those silly rules out he window and try to do it the right way!

Quit over Analyzing!

This one usually applies just to women but I am sure some guys sometimes over analyze what a girl said or did and you are trying to figure out what it actually means.   If you have a question then it is just simpler to ask him or her what they meant from that comment or question.   You will be much more open to finding that special someone when you don’t over think it!

These are what I’ve tried to do and not play those mind games that most people do because they are testing the waters.   I am not here to test waters but to find that special someone!

Even More Tips and Tricks for the ZTE AWE!

It’s that Time again!

I’ve had several people say they liked some of my tips for the Zte AWE and asked me for more.   So I thought we should do another quick segment for those who just can’t wait to long!  Some of these tips are great for people who use Virgin Mobile so it will probably work for most to all Virgin Mobile US smart phones!

Tip #4  Airplane Mode is your Friend!

Unlock Phone —> PRESS and HOLD power button for 2 seconds —> Airplane Mode

Or

On Main Screen —> Press the Three Bars —> System Settings —> Airplane Mode

I’ve had those time when You need to just turn on airplane mode to help conserve battery power.   You really don’t know how much battery power is used when your cell phone gets very little signal in an area.   It uses more battery power to keep that connection with the cell tower.   So it is best just to turn off the signal, until you get to a better reception area.   It might be important for your to keep it on but it isn’t life threatening for me! It is also quite useful to turn on airplane mode when your charging your phone.   I found this tip out somewhere else on the internet but it is a really good tip.   It charges my phone faster.   So it works really well when your in a hurry to quickly charge your phone.

Tip #5 Turn off Connections Optimizer

Main Screen —> Three Bars —> System Settings —> Mobile Networks —>   Connections Optimizer —>  Uncheck Connections Optimizer

I’ve had so much bad experiences with this little Virgin Mobile US and Sprint Network extra that I suspect this is a way for them to have to worry about us using to much of their data networks and hoping we use our own way to keep from using theirs.   I also have noticed this will speed up the reduction of my battery power a little and thus I just disable it from the get go.   I don’t even worry about it because it just worries me about privacy issues and I will not tolerate my privacy be abused.

Tip #6  Tell Google to Do Not Track you!

When you setup your phone this seems to be something Google does to help make the ads more likely to be clicked by you and it is what they call interest-based ads, but are being tracked by Google and 3rd party partner apps.   So I always turn this off when ever I get a Phone with Ice Cream Sandwich or Above (4.0 +).   It is a new feature that they have been adding to their operating systems that I just do not like and thus I turn it off.

Main Screen —> Three Bars —> Google —> Ads

 

You will need to Opt out of the Interested-Based Ads by checking the little check mark.   I do not understand why this should be an opt instead of a opt out.   I am not pleased with Google over this little idea of opting everyone in instead of being automatically being opted out.   This should be the first thing that comes up when you start using your new phone.     You should also generate a new random ID that way the advertisers can’t keep tracking your old id and you privacy is being protected.

Main Screen —> Three Bars —> Google —> Search —> Accounts & Privacy

Another area where I protect my privacy is by turning off commute sharing, Web History and also tell Google to do not keep my web history in their system.  I also turn of personal Results because they have to keep track of your information to make it relevant to you and thus somewhere some how, something is keeping records and thus I tell Google I do not want to be recorded.

On a side note, If your using Google Now this will not affect you but if your not then you can Turn off Google Now easily by going to the search settings and turning it off.   It is the first thing you see when you get into the search menu and this will help you protect your privacy.   I use Google Now but I use it with limits that I set by doing those two things whenever I get a new phone.

Some Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for 2013!

Black Friday 

It is coming up and I wanted to help those who might be looking for those deals to be ready to grab them when you can!   So I am going to do a small blog post about some of my sponsors who have let me in on their deals for customers.   

• GlassesUSA.com - Black Friday Sale - 50% Off + Free Shipping! (Cyber Monday Sale - 55% Off + Free Shipping)
• Black Friday Sale! 1-year plan for ONLY $49.95 at PureVPN!
• Save up to 20% on a Roku! Love these things. I remember when I did a review of them but alas it looks like it was deleted by accident!
• Discovery Store  — Up to 90% off best Sellers.   Shop early!
• Thinkgeek — Save up to 60% off Black Friday Deals PLUS an additional 20% off $40+ spend with code: BLACKMAGIC - Ooooh!  Valid through 11/30
• Acer — Get at Iconia Tablet for Only $99 while supplies last!  I did a Review on the Iconia tablets and love them!
• Amazon — See all the Black Friday Deals and be watching for the Cyber Monday deals in the next few days!

Alas these are just the few that was sent to me and I thought it was high time I tell people about these deals.   These are some terrific deals, for like Mythbusters and if your a Geek then you will love some of these sites as much as I do!   I even recommend to people to check out Acer because I buy computers and tablets that are Acers and nothing else!   They have lasted and worked for me for so long!   If your looking to get new Glasses then try Glasses USA.   I used to have a review of it up but that also got removed.   Guess it was from me going from wordpress to here.   I might order another pair of glasses from them and review them again.   If you know of any others do leave a comment and help others find those really good deals.  

Now Disclaimer, All of these are a sponsor to my blog.   I get a small commission when you use my links to buy from them.   If you feel you are being cheated please feel free to google them.   These sponsors help me maintain my blog and keep it free!

What I have learned from Person of Interest Show!

When I first started watching this show, I thought it was unique but then last year we had the revolation of the Snowden controversy and how the government was collecting all sorts of information. Then this became so relevant to the government and how they are collecting my information. You will see in this show so much talk about how they are collecting it. It is scary and I am sure the Government has put this out to help have a plausible deniability factor to it.

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Reviewing the Acer Chromebook C710-2856

The New and Old!

As you know my Acer Aspire with Windows 7 was falling apart and I had to figure out a way to keep blogging without breaking the bank.   I happen to fin this nice little system for under 250$ and with the amount of positive reports from people around the globe about this laptop.  I figured I have to try it out myself.  As you know I simply love to buy products from Acer because I believe in them so much.   Every time I buy something from them, they just seem to last and thus I couldn’t resist trying this little Chromebook out.   I also thought this might be something that could be given as a gift to other people since Christmas time is almost upon us.   I just didn’t realize what I was getting myself into with this laptop.   

Specifications

Let’s start off by detailing to you what the specifications are for this Chromebook:

Chromebook With Chome OS:

• Screen Size: 11.6”
• Screen Resolution: 1366 x 768
• Processor Type: Intel
• Processor Model: Celeron 847
• Processor Speed: 1.1GHz (Dual core)

Display:

• Screen Size 11.6’
• Screen Mode HD
• Screen Resolution 1366 x 768

Network:

• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (With Fast Ethernet Technology)

USB:

• 3 USB 2.0

Comes with no optical drives, so no DVD’s or CD can be played with this device.   I am sure someone was going to ask this so I figured it was time to point that out!  Now I can tell you every detail about the specifications but it really doesn’t need to be discussed.  

Pros and Con’s

I am sure some of you are think there isn’t really anything positive that I could say about this laptop but you’d be wrong.   I started using this laptop last month for 3 weeks now and thought it was high time we at least do a review of this and try to talk about my experience.   

Now let’s get to the juicy parts of this article.   Would I recommend this to everyone, I would say NO.  If your doing photo editing or something that requires high processing editing then you might as well go look somewhere else.   The good part of this Acer Laptop is quite obvious but can be oblivious to others.  You can Stream movies and Shows and watch them on the laptop.   Google did a good job of this.   Just like Chromecast, you can stream them from your laptop to the big screen if you want.   

Processing Speed

The speed of the laptop when used with the Chrome OS is very different compared to my old laptop but then again, I am sure it was getting sluggish and probably needed a good clean refresh of the system.  I wasn’t how well I would like this system but I am not disappointed at all with what I expected to be doing with it.   I wasn’t going to be doing much other than blogging, surfing the net, and streaming movies and shows using HULU, CBS, and Netflix.  Let’s not forget about Pandora, which also worked perfectly for my needs.  It works perfectly on this Acer Chromebook.   I had no problems watching shows and movies from all those providers and many more.   

Hard Drive

If your planning on putting a lot of music files and documents on this laptop, think again.   You can however use USB drives to increase it to what ever size you may need but that will impact your time of the laptop if you don’t have it plugged in then you are are going to be using batter power to power the USB HDD.   It comes with a 16 gb Solid State Drive and it is really quite.   You can increase the space to 48 Gb’s by adding a 32 Gb SD card which is helpful for some.  

Screen

Most videos I streamed worked flawlessly and were quite nice to watch on the 11.6’ display.   They say it is High Definition and I believe it is.  I have had no problem surfing the web and checking out other web sites to see if there would be any problem with viewing them on a smaller screen and it was nice and no problems.

Battery

The battery power in this was quite amazing.   It at times has lasted me more than 5 hours on one charge an that has been a record for me.   The size and power alone is something that is definitely big plus to me because I don’t always need to keep it plugged in.   Very portable and can be taken to McDonald’s or any Wifi Hotspot.   I will be discussing this in detail later, and how to setup a VPN on a Chromebook! :)  So stay tuned!

Keyboard and Touchpad

Now to tell you I had a learning curve for the touch pad would be understand statement.   You have to understand that it has different gestures for double clicking and right and left clicking.   So when you first start using this laptop you will need to be prepared to go to the Chrome Book Help section to help you out and figure out all those new gestures.  The keyboard is like most other laptops and does a superb job at letting me type.  It all worked out in the end with me because it worked just well for all my needs.

If I haven’t changed your mind and you would like to try this laptop out for yourself you have a few options available to you and here they are:

• Acer 11.6” Laptop 2GB 16GB | C710-2856 Price : 199$
• Google Play Store  Price : 199$
• Walmart 199$  
• Newegg
• And many other places

Most of the time almost everyone has this version of Chromebook because it is the cheapest there is.   It is quite responsive and I have no qualms with this laptop.   I even like the size more easier to carry around and not be so bulky.   

*Those nasty disclaimers* Some of the links in the site are for use to help keep my website going and thus any Amazon links are undoubtedly affiliated with my site.

Electric Cars Deliver More Value for Money

Electric cars are great for the environment but somewhat less friendly on the wallet. Because of their battery packs, electric cars tend to cost between $8,000 and $15,000 more than comparable gasoline-powered sedans before federal tax and state clean tax credits, as The Washington Post reports. Through researching new vehicles, you’ll find the price differential may finally be narrowing, if the current crop of electric vehicles is any indication. Here in no particular order are some of the best electric cars for your money:

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Chrome OS really needs some VPN providers like VPN4ALL!

Chrome OS Has No major VPN players! I’ve been digging through the internet the last few weeks trying to find a VPN service that would work decently with Chrome. Most of the options we have are either L2TP/IPSec + Shared Or L2TP/IPSec + User Certificate. So we really don’t a whole of options in the past few weeks. I do knwo we also have an OpenVPN option but am unsure on how to use that with what information I was given when I set up my account. I sent a email to technical support about thsi and am waiting around. I did a awesome revew of VPN4ALL and still believe they are one of the ones you should use when it comes to protecting your privacy and security.

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3 Reasons Why Cheap isn't all the best idea!

When we first starting making computers and cell phones, it costed an arm and leg to have those really nice slow systems. At the early age of all this, it was consider the best there was for electronics and everyone was at AWE over it! I don’t think we ever really imagined that the price of electronics would go down to almost nothing. I’m currently working on a laptop the Acer Chromebook 11.1 Display and later on I will review it fully. The problem with some of the stuff that is so cheap is in several places.

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Top 4 Traits to have to be a leader!

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. Jim Rohn

I have been seriously thinking about what a leader does and it has come to my attention there are five traits that are essential for any leader to lead and I will touch upon each and every one of these!

“A Leader leads by example!”

This one really talks about what each leader should do.   In my current working environment, we see people who are getting away with murder and this creates an environment that we don’t have to listen to the person who is in lead.   It is simply the fact that if they say one thing and then does something totally different with another person than why should we listen to the complaining.

Expecting Expectations!

If you don’t expect someone to give you some kind of expectations than you aren’t working.   Each place I have worked for and worked at their are defined expectations of what is required and what is needed.   I have seen this from other places but as of late, it has been quite difficult to understand or even grasp with my current working environment due to leadership.   If only leaders would be more proactive and try to convey all their expectations clearly and want you to succeed everyday your at work then it would make for an even better day!

Encouraging feedback!

whether your the lowest person on the totem pole or the boss in a company you are constantly looking to be encouraged and defined by your peers.   So we all want some kind of encouragement and even feedback on how we are doing in the day to day grind.   Nothing says your a leader until you learn that you didn’t get where you are without the people who you lead to great success, no matter how low they are in the scale.  if only leaders would do this more often you would see how success comes in waves to everyone involve!

Get your Hands dirty!

This is also seems to be getting away from leaders they have not done some of these jobs that they claim they have in the past and have forgotten the small guy.   If you really want to make a difference in today’s economy, you should stop what you doing and do a job one of your employees are doing just so you can remember just how hard they are working and thus you can give them so great encouragement and feedback on what they are doing everyday of their lives.

These are just four of the many traits any leader should use to become even better at their job and to make their job and others a success by understanding their employees and what they do.  

Top 3 Science Fiction Books to Read on the Android! (Authors Included)

Peter F. Hamilton

One of the best Science Fiction Authors I have read in the past few months.   I’ve started to read the Pandora’s Star and can’t get enough of any of his books!  He keeps me wanting more from his books, and nothing keeps my attention like his books!

Orson Scott Card

With the Movie Coming, Ender’s Game is one of those books you must read and then maybe even read other books by this author.   I am getting ready for the movie but would love to know the story and more!

Suzanne Collins

If you loved the Hunger Games Movie then the Hunger Games Book should be on your list of books to read to get ready for the Catching Fire Movie coming out in the coming months.  If you haven’t read any of her books, it should be one of the many you may want to read next week!

As you can see I have been getting ready for some movies that are to due to hit the theatres next few weeks and I simply love some of these movies and thought it would be nice to see the differences.  So if your like me, these are something that must be read in order to understand the movie plots!

The Long Road home, and When things go wrong! (A Short story)

The long Road Home!

It was a dark and stormy night and nothing in the world could stop the downpour. The rain came down as if the heavens opened up and started crying.   You couldn’t see a foot in front of you and not even the head lights could help.   You wonder if your going the right way or if took the wrong road.   This long winding road just seems to unfamiliar and and a little spookie.   You pas by farm houses and see only a flicker of light from a few of them.   You check your watch and it says it is 9:00 o’clock PM.   It seems kind of odd that all these houses would be dark.   Your gas gauge is reading empty and you will need to get more gas.  You come to a gas station and you pull in to the next available gas pump.   You hear “ching … ching… ching” as your car stops.  

As you wait, you hear foot steps coming closer and you look to see who it was.  You hear a “BOOM” from the storm, it makes you jump and ask  “Who are you?”   He replies, “The gas attendant, sir.  You can call me Bob!”.   “Sorry Bob, it seems I been feeling on edge.  Please fill my car up with regular unleaded.” I said to the attendant.   He says, “certaintly sir, and no problem, this country side can do that to some people.”

The story and you!

So as you can see this is where I left the story and I have been thinking something else should go wrong after that but my brain coulnd’t come up with it.   I am asking my readers what it should be and what you think of this short story so far.   Should I make the driving more exciting or should I make the driving more longer.   You will help me develop this story and hopefully we can have a little fun with this story.  I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions.

Gadgets that look promising for Christmas! (2013)

Christmas is coming!

I thought it was high time to do another good post about Christmas gifts.  I how ever am going to do it a little more different this year.   I thought we should at least show you girls what men may want this year and why.  

• Google Nexus 7 — With Google slashing the Nexus 4 Unlocked phones by 100$ which means you can now do more things with an unlocked android phone than ever before.   The only downside is it has no 4G capabilities.   I am certain they are slashing the prices to introduce a 4G phone in the near future.
• Nexus 10 — Which looks extremely nice and sleek is one of those ones that any man would love to get during Christmas!  
• Netflix — I am probably going to keep telling people this but at least this is one of those that you can’t go wrong with.   Great movies and great shows for the geek in all of us.  
• A new Phone — I have been helping my sister decide for a new phone and I would recommend a Samsung Galaxy S3 or S4 device from Virgin Mobile.   It is one of those that I have been wanting because I could use this at work!

Finally the one thing that you probably want to know about is what I’ve talked about in the past two to 3 years and here they are:

• Christmas Gift List for 2012 : How to Shop for the Geek in all of Us!
• After Holiday Inventory — What you should know and why!
• How to find the right Tech gift your significant other (Christmas Tips)

As you can see I’ve done a few post on the subject, afterall I know what I’d want at least that is a start for you as well.  I am sure it isn’t going to be simple for the man of yours but at least you know where to start!

Why I don't click on links in text messages!

A strange text message!

VMFreeMsg: Your voicemail has been installed. For your personal security you must update your password and greeting. For details go to http://msg4u.us/vmve

You can do your own research but even I know this was going to happen sooner or later.   When i first got this message, I suspected it might of been an hack account over at Virgin Mobile.   It always seems like that is happening now a days.   I am always worried about security and they claim they are worried about security.   How is sending a link in text message good for security?  Who knows when or if a website or even a company could and will get hacked.   It is bound to happen, maybe not today but surely sometime in the near future someone will get a hold of an account at Virgin Mobile.  

Security and SMS Messages!

When I company claims they are keeping your safe and yet they do something like this.   It kind of makes me wonder who is actually worried the company or the person or sent out that text message.   I still am not sure if this is a legit SMS or not.  I have did a domain look for msg4u.us and it has very little information because it looks like it doesn’t belong to Sprint or Virgin Mobile.  The the tmce.biz is also where the redirect goes to after clicking the msg4u link!  

Where and who are these people?  Why does it not say Sprint or Virgin Mobile on the domains and what do I worry someone has played a cruel joke on me.  Oh and for those who are interested the Virgin Mobile Home page link is a vmobl.com which is a Virgin Mobile, I think!   This makes no sense to me but at least they didn’t worry to much about someone spoofing them if it was Virgin Mobile!   Keep up the hard work of security guys, at least you tried and failed!

How Malwarebytes Pro and SuperAntiSpyware Pro keeps me safe!

Malwarebytes and me!

I’ve been using Malwarebytes Pro for the past few years.   Ever since 2009, I’ve used Malwarebytes Pro has always been my go to for getting rid of those really hard to get rid of viruses and malware!  I must say I haven’t had a virus or malware on my system yet.   I often travel to libraries and other such places where you never know what may happen.  Even though I use VPN4ALL, also to help protect my privacy, it doesn’t make me invisible to viruses and malware!

Over the Past 4 years!

I’ve had to disinfect my sisters computers and some other family members who have yet to learn that you have to keep your antivirus up to date and current.   The problem is AVG and other are only valid for one year.   Unlike them, Malwarebytes Pro is a lifetime license.   No matter how long you use your laptop or desktop you keep getting updates on software and virus definitions.  

SuperAntispyware and Malwarebytes!

I use SuperAntispyware Pro and Malwarebytes Pro in tandem when I need to remove a virus or malware.   Both of these are sponsors of the blog, and I earn a little commission when you buy using these links.  With each of these you get a lifetime license and this saves me money because I don’t have to worry about buying a anti virus license every year or two.   I’ve probably saved several hundred dollars from not having to buy new licenses.  Although I am probably one of the few who know about what could happen if you click links your not sure of.   So by saying these have stopped me from getting a virus may be a overstatement on my part. 

I could go on!

If I just kept talking about these two products you would probably get tired of hearing me.   I have had much success with both of these products to keep and also help get rid of those really troublesome viruses and malware that may be hidden on your system.   This isn’t going to be over but this will be coming back.   If you know someone who might need to know about a good Antivirus Software or Antimalware software.   Send them to these two sites and I am sure there problems are going to go away quickly.

The Untold Truth about VPN's and the NSA Prism Scandal!

Truths about Virtual Private Networks!

I’ve had a few people email me and ask the ultimate question.  “How does a VPN actually protect my privacy from the NSA?” and I thought this was a good time to answer the most important question.   Most people don’t really understand what a vpn actually does.  When I reviewed VPN4ALL, I didn’t expect so many people to sign up for the service.   Here though is the some things you need to remember.

VPN’s are like condoms!

If your not using it then you are prone to get your information sniffed.  Just using VPN4ALL and sponsors this blog, you can keep some of your information from being seen.   Here is a truth that you probably don’t know but just because you use a VPN doesn’t give your protection.   You must understand that when you use a VPN you are setting up a tunnel to another server some where.   This will stop the NSA and others from seeing your data from your local ISP and any other sniffer along the way to the exit server.   When you finally get out to the internet then you have to worry about where those servers are that the NSA is using to collect your data.   See top of the article for examples.

The problem with a VPN is that you still need an encrypted connection to the site in question because you never know if your will bounce from the exit server into a server that the NSA is tapping.  So again, you really should use something like SSL Everywhere plugin to try to protect your from the NSA and people from seeing who and what you do.

SSL Keys and the NSA!

We’ve heard about the NSA bullying and almost intimidating companies like Lavabit!  As of The last few days they have shut down their email servers and then after that Silent Circle email encryption decides to shut down in fear of what the NSA will ask of them.  So now all we have to consider is which companies in the US are being threatened or bullied for the so call encryption keys and why should we not be looking over seas for companies like VPN4ALL who an European company and is a yearly sponsor to this blog!

We basically need to be able to encrypt and  decrypt the information ourselves and implement an TNO model for all types of encryption from email to website browsing.   The problem with this is that we have yet to come up with an alternative to that.   We’ve got a few ideas like PGP but nothing where we can setup our Secret keys and use them.  

I believe in time we will see this happen but until then we will only have a to depend on programs and software that is out of reach of the NSA and other government institution which are also open source so everyone can see the program.   This is the only way we will ever have true privacy on the internet.   It will have to a concerted effort from every individual saying to the government that you don’t want to be tracked and documented.

Five Portable Apps for a website owner!

Kompozer for Portableapps.com

I’ve been using this because of my computer is dieing.   I have been using this with my club.  I have been using this for all sorts of wysiwyg editing.   It’s is a great app!

FileZila Portableapps.com

If your like me and you want to be able to to upload and download files from your host server.  This is a must have!

FocusWriter Portableapps.com

Great little application for those of you who must keep focus.   I’ve been using this for quite a long time for writing my book!  A Must have for those who use portable apps!

FireFox Portableapps.com

If you go to libraries then this must be an essential thing.   You can have it in conjuction with Lastpass portable and keep your passwords safe from key logging that someone might of put on the system.  You should also have 2 factor authencation to prevent you Lastpass account from being compromised!

Goldict Portableapps.com

If your like me you have to worry about spelling.   I don’t always spell the right word, but this little application can help keep you from making any major mistakes.   This is something I use all the time to help with writing the books.

What apps do you use?  leave a comment and tell people which ones work for you!

How to change your IP on your Android Device!

My Acer 200

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I have been asked by one or two people how is the best way to change my IP.   The first questions that I always ask is:

“Do you mean your internal IP or external IP?”

I ask that question all the time because I know better than most that you have an internal ip that the world can’t see and is often called the Private Network IP. 

If you are just wanting to change your private IP to another IP, you can simply do that by going into your tablet.   You can see how by checking out my how to change the DNS on an Acer 200 / 500 tablet.  Instead of changing the DNS, you will want to change the IP.   Not much else you have to do to change your Private IP.

Public IP!

Now if we are talking about how other web sites see you or your geolocation data.   You will need to invest in something like VPN4ALL, which is a sponsor. You can see my review of VPN4ALL and decide for yourself..    Although, I have talked about some free alternatives.  They can do what you want but if your like me and you see the downfall of having something free.   I sometimes like to watch the show “Doctor Who”, having been a fan for many years and loving the science fiction series.  I sometimes want to watch it as it happens or as soon as I can.   So I use this little service to stream the show to my desktop or tablet and I don’t have to wait for the shows to show up on Google Play store.  Although, I will buy them from their anyways just to help pay for the show.   I sometimes just don’t have the time to wait for it to come to video on demand. 

They give you plenty of speed to stream your movies or shows from other parts of the world.  I can’t say much more than that.   It is entirely up to how you use it that will depend on how it works for you.

Introduction to PGP and Securing your emails!

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I thought we should talk about PGP and how it can make your emails a little more secure.   I found the terrific podcast thanks to Iyaz Akhar and thought I could at least give you some great video to help you get ready for the next Security Now (Episode 416).  

What is PGP

According to Wikipedia it basically means “Pretty Good Privacy” and is a way to encrypt all your emails and in turn decrypt emails from people who you have public-keys with!

Encrypting your Emails can be a little hard for some and others it can be as easy as 1-2-3.  I already talked about a few but in the coming weeks I will talk about it even more.   Because i will have had time to read some of the books that I’ve borrowed from the library:

• Invitation to Cryptology — Not the best book to read kind of hard to understand because some of it is almost wrong and others parts didn’t explain very well.
• Cryptography Demystified — I started with Invitation to Cryptology and I must say this one is a whole lot easier.   I have only started the first few pages but it seems to be more understanding that the previous book.
• Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners — This  is the next book I intend to read but I first have to complete the Cryptography Demystified.  It does look promising but I won’t know more until I delve into this book.
• Cryptography for Dummies — I must say I am going to read this one last because I believe I have more brain power than it gives me credit for.   I however am not leaving any stone unturned to understand PGP and understand encryption and how Public and private keys work.

I am confidient that after I get the books read and read again, I will understand PGP and encryption a little more better.   I just have to work through some of the books and you should have some Algebra and some math skills to understand some of these book.

Hopefully by the time Security Now talks about PGP I will have an even better understanding of encryption and how it applies to PGP.

Acer Laptops takes a licking, but slows ticking! (Survey please)

Nothing but problems!

 My Acer Aspire, is almost gone.   I hate to say it because my keyboard is falling apart and that means I can’t do any editing and writing my book!  Seems I need to figure out just how much money I will need to put into a new laptop.   I hate to have to buy a new one but it does look like it is much needed and to keep me on my toes with the latest technology.  The Good news is since I started talking about the Sponsor VPN4ALL, thanks guys, by the end of the year so far I will have made $248.89 but I am sure that isn’t going to be all. 

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How Much Tin Foil is too much? Why do we need to worry?

Tin Foil is all the rage!

I started this process, we we asked all sorts of questions about your Privacy and you.  One of the questions that was ask was about How much Tin Foil and how much do you need to wear on Security Now. I tried to listen to all of it and absorb as much as I could and I must say that we do not know how much data is actually being leaked to the NSA!  I don’t know how much you can prevent the NSA from getting your personal information and if you decide to do what this poor guy does, I have to wonder just how well this will work.   So I thought we should at least touch ground on this the episode and trying to figure just what you could do to get some peace of mind.

Opting Out!

I don’t think it is possible to opt completely out of the NSA wiretapping and have them over look you.  Likewise I don’t think they will ever leave you alone even if you did nothing wrong in the first place.  The question though that must be asked is how do I protect my civil liberties and make sure they follow the rules.  Again, I really don’t know the answer to this question but I believe VPN4ALL is one way to tell them that you don’t want to be tracked and spied upon.  Whether they listen and only do it to those they deem possible terrorist, I can not say.  I will say though, they are a sponsor on my blog because they have paid for one year of service for me and every time someone click on that link and orders their prouct, I get a little revenue.   

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I really wish we could see the process and know just how much they collect on every US citizen and who over see’s this.  There is of course a process an I am unsure as to how well that is being used or if it is in the process.

GNU Privacy Guard!

I’ve started to use this GnuPG.org and It isn’t bad but I am sure it isn’t the only thing that we can do  to protect our privacy and try to keep out personal from getting to NSA.  We still need come have a way to get our emails to being sent even though your encrypting the message the meta data is being sent in the clear and thus the NSA still knows who you are and when you sent it.   We have to wonder who will force companies to allow sending email through SSL and not just in the clear.   This would greatly make it harder for anyone to get that sensitive data and your information would still be safe from prying eyes. 

I’m going to look for a service that does just that but I am not sure who I would trust with my personal information, hopefully a company out there will become available.  How Much Tin foil do you use to protect your privacy?  I’d love to hear your answer in the comments section!