Do you keep an eye on your computer's CPU and memory usage? Forget opening the Task Manager from time to time, MiTeC InfoBar displays the system information, weather, an RSS news feed […]
Are you concerned about your web browser sending data back to the company that created it? A new study, Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home?, looked at […]
A couple of weeks ago, LastPass changed hands, again. Some of my friends ditched it and moved on to BitWarden as a consequence. While I see the advantages of using cloud-based services […]
The Location feature that Google built-into the Android operating system and some of its applications power location-based services such as Google Maps and provide Google with information about a customer's whereabouts. The […]
Research by online magazine Quartz suggests that Android's Location History feature tracks more data than initially thought. Location History "helps you get better results and recommendations on Google products" according to Google. […]
GlassWire released version 2.0 of the personal firewall and security program for Microsoft's Windows operating system. The new major version of the application includes improvements and new features including support for Virustotal […]
Bitdefender Home Scanner is a free program by security company Bitdefender that scans devices on local networks for security issues. The need for security has expanded with Internet of Things being a […]
Dipiscan is a portable network scanner for Microsoft Windows devices to run scans on an IP range to detect network devices. Plenty of tools for network administrators and administration exist that help […]
NetCrunch Network Tools is a free collection of networking related applications for devices running Microsoft's Windows operating system. The application is available for free, but you need to sign in to an […]
Dot11expert is a WLAN troubleshooting tool for Windows devices that displays detailed information about adapters, networks, access points and other wireless networking related information. Information that the program displays is useful for […]
If you want to find out what happened recently on your Windows PC, say which programs or files were opened or saved, or which USB devices were connected to it, then you […]
NetX is a new network discovery application for Android that displays information about all devices connected to a network among other things. One of the many appeals of the application is that […]
WifiHistoryView is a brand new application by Nirsoft for Windows that lists all wireless connections the PC it us run on made in the past. The portable software program gets the information […]
MiTeC Network Scanner is a free advanced scanner for the Windows operating system that supports the scanning of IP and Port ranges as well as advanced features such as running remote commands, […]
I have not covered Live operating systems in a long while. These systems are usually Linux-based and allow you to boot into the system without installing software or making any changes to […]
Mozilla Firefox is without doubt the web browser that gives the most control to users in regards to privacy and security. Firefox users find some of those options listed in the graphical […]
The advertising ID is a unique anonymous identifier on Android devices that is being used for advertising purposes. App developers can use the advertising ID API to access the ID on user […]
If you want to make sure that network resources or domains on the Internet are accessible, you have plenty of options to do so. While you can run tests manually, it is […]
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