https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/ en Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 FeedWriter https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83377 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:50:48 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83377 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83376 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:31:02 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83376 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83375 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:34:45 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83375 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83374 Dan @ #48 - "If you do not want something ripped from your computer, don't have it on there, it’s that simple. Take your porn or whatever you need to “hide” from prying eyes, and put it on discs, or pocket drives, or an external hard-drive and simply unplug it. It doesn't matter what program you use to hide your information, if somebody wants it bad enough, if the feds show up and kick down your door, it’s gonna be found. The answer is simply to NOT have it on your computer in the first place." Hi Dan - I can't help thinking you just shot yourself in the foot with that comment - what happens if the CD / DVD / External Drive etc. is found by someone else ? Without a password at some point - either Zip OR Encryption - all the files are not only viewable BUT ALSO can be copied to other machines without the owner's knowledge !!! If you had a pile of cash - would you leave it in an open drawer that everyone has access to OR would you LOCK IT AWAY - preferably IN A SAFE ??? Using Window XP's "Lock your personal files" within Control Panel/Users/Password - YOU CAN PREVENT PRYING EYES - even if the hard drive is viewed on a separate PC as a slave etc. BUT this will only cover the files within the Documents & settings folder - anything outside of this folder will be open to view as usual ! This also means that the files will never leave the owner's PC without their knowledge ! I've been building / upgrading & repairing PC's for nearly 20 years - since the days of Windows 2.0 & 3.1 etc. Windows may have changed BUT the one thing that's stayed the same is how EASY it is to copy from ANY HARD DRIVE once it's inserted into a PC as a slave. - it literally becomes a part of the computer SO ANYTHING not "LOCKED DOWN" on the SLAVE DRIVE can be opened or copied onto the MASTER DRIVE with no fuss whatsoever & it only takes seconds to connect the drive ! Obviously it's even less safe if you transfer the files to DVD etc. Un-Protected. Not to mention the fact that a single DVD - lost or damaged means the data is LOST FOREVER - these should be used for BACKUP PURPOSES ONLY & even then - if it is sensitive data either .Zip protect it or if you are using "Backup Software" - Enable the Password Function ! You don't need to be a "Hacker or a Cracker" to rip the data from an open DVD - just a computer user - from 8yrs to 108 - so your advice is probably bordering on DANGEROUS as far as FILE SAFETY is concerned !!! Better advice would be to try to keep all of your sensitive files TOGETHER in ONE MASTER FOLDER with all of the data in Sub-Folders within - that way - you only need to protect the one folders contents & this then protects everything required. It also means that - should you wish to back-up or move the data - the MASTER FOLDER can be Zipped ( I prefer .Rar myself - WinRar ) & locked without the worry of several files with several passwords etc. One FINAL POINT that's not been mentioned today is ... INTERNET SECURITY - II IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE SOME - otherwise it's not just people in the same room as your PC that can see your files BUT people ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD !!!! I personally recommend COMODO Internet Security ( currently v3.8 ) which includes a FULL Anti-Virus & FULL FireWall & is 100% FREE !!! ( There is a $39 version BUT this uses the EXACT SAME SOFTWARE - you are just paying for 24/7 instant online backup support + 1 other program ) - THAT'S HOW FULL THE SOFTWARE IS !!! http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/index.html . . . Also - NOT EVERYONE has PORN on their PC's - some of us just have personal DATA like finances etc. that we don't want others to see ! I hope this has been of use to at least some people. As has been mentioned before - YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A SINGLE PENNY to protect yourself & your files - CERTAINLY keep the VISA CARD locked away :o) - M!ke - ( Macs-PC ) England UK :o)]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:45:11 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83374 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83373 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:45:02 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83373 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83372 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:31:47 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83372 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83371 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:38:48 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83371 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83370 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:03:35 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83370 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83369 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:52:03 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83369 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83368 CRYPTDRIVE 7.3 is available as a Giveaway of the day! You have 3 hours 55 minutes to download and install it" where the 3 hours 55 mins refers to the time left out of the 24hours you get to install the program. You have to install the giveaway within a specified time. If you don't you lose the chance of getting a full version product. It's clearly labelled as such. regards WR]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:11:59 -0400 https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cryptdrive-73/#comment-83368