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Why You Should Start Using a VPN (and How to Choose the Best One for Your Needs)

Why You Should Start Using a VPN (and How to Choose the Best One for Your Needs)

What to Do Before Bed and After Waking Up for More Daily Energy I still have sleep issues, and this was a game changer for me. Once my bed was designated as sleep zone only, it was so much easier to sleep. The other thing that changed everything: if I am tossing and turning for more than 15 minutes, switch ends of the bed. Just flip. Another really great tip, if you can't sleep, get up. I never thought of switching bed ends. I never figured out why switching ends helps, but I have done this a number of times. My girlfriend taught me this trick. I seriously recommend this to anyone having trouble falling asleep at night(or any time of day).

This Is TheBlaze’s Point-by-Point Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theory Debunk Was Adam Lanza really the only shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary School? Why are there supposed inconsistencies surrounding the weapons that were used during the attack? And are some of the parents really “crisis actors” brought in to make the situation that much more believable? Those are only a few of the questions that have been posed by conspiracy theorists who have used the Internet to virally spread their doubt about the horrific massacre that unfolded in Connecticut on Dec. 14. The main crux of the arguments presented in documentary-style videos is that the Sandy Hook massacre is either a government-planned hoax intended to lead the nation to overwhelmingly embrace increased gun control measures. A video documenting purported inconsistencies surrounding the tragedy that killed 20 children and six adults inside the school has gone viral, gaining more than 11 million views in just two weeks. To most people, the idea that any of it is true is repulsive.

Build Your Own VPN to Pimp Out Your Gaming, Streaming, Remote Access, and Oh Yeah, Security The Copyright Alert System: How the New "Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Program Works This is clearly aimed at people who don't realize downloading copyrighted material is illegal, but do those people exist? I have a hard time believing that people don't realize what they're doing. BitTorrent is pretty easy, but not THAT easy that you'd do it on accident. Or maybe it's more about pointing out that someone is watching you? I'm worried about there not being much of a recourse for wrongful accusations. I am wondering if it is more of ISP's trying to appease the MPAA and RIAA by saying, "Look, we are doing something!" Yeah, the fact that none of the ISPs have detailed their rules is a little weird. Supposedly, there will be "low income" options for people who can't afford $35 to fight the charges, but the whole thing is absolute crap. Since the content partner is supposed to verify that the infringing item is a full download would one be able to circumvent the rules by starting a download in one location, say a coffee shop, and then finish the download in another location?

Are You Being Monitored At Work? | Upgrade Your Life A 2011 survey found that over half of US employers are monitoring their employees' computer usage. How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by watching the traffic on the corporate network. Monitoring Software on Your Computer Monitoring software tracks all your activity and sends logs to the boss or IT department. On a Windows machine: First, look in the system tray and start up folder. On a Mac: Open Finder and look under applications , click 'utilities' and launch 'activity monitor'. If you see something in any of these places that you're unfamiliar with, search it online to see if it's a monitoring program. (Sidenote- many of these monitoring programs can be purchased off the shelf and used to monitor home computers. If You Find Monitoring Software If you do find any monitoring software on your work computer, do NOT try to remove it.

Aziz Ansari gets candid about love: “elusive and sadly ephemeral” | Comedy | Interview Comedy fans have been tracking Aziz Ansari for a long time, and across a wide variety of comedy platforms. He earned national attention on TV with sketch troupe Human Giant. He broke into films with Observe And Report, Funny People, and 30 Minutes Or Less, among others. The A.V. Aziz Ansari: I don’t think it’s overrated at all. This Sonja Lyubomirsky essay in The New York Times is well worth a read and discusses a lot of the fears I have about love and marriage that I’ve discussed in my recent stand-up. This makes sense to me even in relationships that aren’t as serious as marriage, though. As a forewarning, this interview might be a bummer. AVC: Doesn’t that article have a strong upside as well, though? AA: Yes, the article does say that couples, if they stick it out, do find that initial bliss later in life, 18 to 20 years down the road, once the kids are gone. AVC: Is that kind of research typical for how you develop your comedy? AA: It’s all everyone is dealing with.

Extensive List of Easy Home-made Household Products for Frugal Living Make a Frugal Living By Making Your Own! This is my extensive list of simple and easy home-made household products recipes...with a seasoning of frugal living advice, and an occasional dash of scientific explaination. Besides being fun to make, these do-it-yourself recipes will help you save hundreds or thousands of dollars per year. These may improve your health too (a good example is the Homemade Deodorant Recipe below). Mixing up these recipes will also give you the satisfaction of becoming more self-sufficient - which is one of the corner stones of making a frugal living. You will find many of these simple home-made alternatives to be much safer and more effective than their store-bought toxic alternatives. You can choose a product category from the menu below or use the search box to find more recipes. Frugal Mad Scientist At Your Service By the way, in case you didn't know, I am not only frugal but I am also a bit of a Mad Scientist, and a concerned scientist too. Less Debt. Enjoy...

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How to Secure and Encrypt Your Web Browsing on Public Networks (with Hamachi and Privoxy) A VPN tool like Hamachi's good for games, which usually don't support proxies, but for web browsing encryption, a SSH tunnel with AES256 encryption and public key authentication is superior, not only in terms of security, but in portability and "less bulky" software. In order to configure a VPN connection, you need Administrator privileges on Windows computers, plus you have to install software. With a SSH connection, all you need is a SOCKS server+SSH client blend (which does not require administrator privileges, though some applications need them for various reasons. Putty does not.), then point your web browsers proxy settings to localhost, and Voila! Done. OpenSSH is the way to go for Mac/Linux users, and can be used on Windows, but it has to be through Cygwin (which I personally find extremely annoying to use/setup (cygwin)).

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