Hey! Listen! There are a few posts about installing OpenWrt on these travel routers. Make sure you’re reading the latest version, below. A few weeks ago, the team at OpenWrt released version 14.07 of OpenWrt, called Barrier Breaker. I’m going to be installing Barrier Breaker on my MR3020 and replacing the PPTP VPN client with … Read more
Ever since TrueCrypt disappeared a few days ago, there has been a lot of speculation as to what happened. There are plenty of theories on r/netsec, r/linx, and r/crypto. Even Bruce Schneier doesn’t know what’s going on. There is a theory that the developer threw in the towel, however, the most popular theory going around … Read more
Recently, I posted three articles of a four-part series showing how to encrypt an external drive with TrueCrypt on Fedora 20. As-of today, May 28th, TrueCrypt may not be secure after-all. The truecrypt.org website now redirects to truecrypt.sourceforge.net. A warning is displayed that reads, “WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed … Read more
In March, I cancelled my subscription to Dropbox over privacy concerns. Seems like that was a good idea. Dropbox just announced that they’re adding Dr. Condoleezza Rice to their Board of Directors. I don’t have to tell you why this is a terrible idea. See the official petition here, and my letter to Dropbox customer … Read more
I dropped Dropbox! Well, not entirely. I’ve been a Dropbox user since Day 1. I remember when their service was first introduced. Cloud storage was just coming out and it was so convenient to be able to access your data anywhere. I quickly outgrew the 2GB free limit, earned a few extra GB through DropQuest, and … Read more