Having a wireless network is great, but you must take every step to secure it from intruders, hackers, etc. Here is a checklist of what you need to do to maximize your router security: 1. Change the default router password. Here's a post that explains how to change the default router password. 2. Change the default SSID. The SSID is the router's "name", and for a … [Read more...] about Wireless Networking Security Checklist – Linksys Router Security
How to Find your Mac Address
You can think of your computer's MAC address as something akin to a serial number. Each piece of networking equipment has a MAC address, and MAC addresses are useful in certain networking contexts, such as when managing security for your wireless router. Let's learn how to find it in windows. 1. Open the Command Prompt (shell). Do this by going to START->RUN. In the … [Read more...] about How to Find your Mac Address
IDImager Review — An Expression Media Alternative? An Aperture Equivalent on the PC?
Is there an Apple Aperture PC Equivalent? There's a lot of great things to talk about with IDImager, a photo cataloging, management and editing program -- to say the least. But let me first tell you briefly about my workflow and why I had the need for software like IDImager. I shoot in RAW, move to .DNG with the Adobe DNG Converter, select and catalog with Expression, then … [Read more...] about IDImager Review — An Expression Media Alternative? An Aperture Equivalent on the PC?
Free Digital Photography eBook – How to Organize your Digital Photography Collection
The HelpSpa.com is proud to announce the release of our eBook, "How to Organize your Digital Photography Collection: A Beginner’s Guide to a Planning, Structuring and Managing your Digital Library". This free 16-page eBook is written in easy to understand language and will talk about the options you have to keep your digital photography organized on your computer. The book … [Read more...] about Free Digital Photography eBook – How to Organize your Digital Photography Collection
How to Split Folders into DVD Sized Chunks or How to Split Directories to Span DVDs
I've talked at length on this blog about the need to run frequent backups, but I haven't spoken much about making archival copies of data on DVD. For most people, backing up to an external hard drive (or two) as well as to a (trusted) online source is a pretty adequate way to safeguard your data. But for those of us who like to take it a step further, archiving your data to … [Read more...] about How to Split Folders into DVD Sized Chunks or How to Split Directories to Span DVDs