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 | From Paul Gil, your About Computers Editor I've never really trusted wireless networking, especially when it comes to public hotspots. Unless I'm on a VPN or my own WPA2 network, I avoid doing anything confidential over the air. How about you: are you familiar with how hackers commonly attack wireless networks? | |
4 Secrets Wireless Hackers Don't Want You to Know
WEP is weak. MAC filtering doesn't work. Remote administration is a major back door opening. Public hotspots are candy for hackers. These are just some of the trade secrets of wireless network hackers. About.com explains these secrets, and how you can defend against these common attack points.
| Facebook's New Timeline Privacy Settings
While the feature is a bit cumbersome and the instructions are not exactly clear, Facebook has chosen to offer a very powerful privacy setting to its users. You can now choose to limit every post you've ever made to be non-public (friends only). Or you can go the other way, and make every post you've ever made completely public. About.com explains how Facebook 'Timeline' works here...
| The Best Free Microsoft Word Alternatives
With the big differentiator being the 'free' part, there are other choices for word processing. Truth be told: most people don't need full MS Word for their personal documents. If you need a word processor, but don't want to spend money, here are 3 good alternatives to MS Word (and a link to the free cloud version of MS Word, too).
| Why Laptop Battery Life Isn't as Advertised
Laptop manufacturers will make claims of '8 hours' or more for battery life. But how exactly do they calculate these numbers? And why do people commonly experience less battery life than these claims? About.com answers these questions, and offers advice on how to add your own coefficients to these battery numbers...
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