Archive for October, 2011

How to stay safe and virus free online – Part 2

In part 2 of how to stay safe online I will be talking about firewalls, email and the types of security features that your web browser can offer. Let’s get started with firewalls. Firewalls In the days of dial-up Internet, software firewalls were important to protect your computer against hackers who pretty much had complete [...]

How to stay safe and virus free online – Part 1

This subject has probably been touched on before by myself but I wanted to write a bit more of an in depth guide on how to stay safe online and avoid viruses, phishing and other nasty malicious stuff that the Internet has to offer! I’ve said it before, but the most important security tool you [...]

Creating your own router with an old computer and Fresco

If you’re looking to build a network and plan on using multiple subnets then you’re going to need a router, without one your network simply won’t work. For each subnet you want your going to need a separate interface whether it is on the same router or on a different one. There are many instances [...]