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Friday, April 22, 2011

Tech Review Spring 2011

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Tech Review Spring 2011

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Fix Your Security Settings of Facebook Photo-Tagging

The bad guys are exploiting the photo tagging feature to get facebook users to follow links to infected pages or other dubious deeds.

They generally post a picture and tag multiple people, including you, even though you are not in the picture. To combat this latest threat, you may want to consider a few changes to your privacy settings.

While the functionality of approving a photo tag before you are tagged is not available in facebook, you can follow the next steps to make it harder for others to tag you without your approval.

Customize your privacy settings so that "Photos and videos I'm tagged in" is set to "Only Me."
Set your notifications so that you always know when someone tags you in a photo or tags one of your photos. You can control this setting from the "Notifications" tab on the Account Settings page.
Click "remove tag" when viewing the photo in which you are tag, and don't want to be.

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Sendoid - Instant, Private, P2P File Transfers

What is Sendoid?

Sendoid is an on-demand peer to peer transfer system. It makes transferring any size file between two people as simple as clicking a link!

Where do my files go?

Directly to the recipient. The peer link provided after selecting a file connects the recipient directly to your machine. Files never touch or pass through our servers.

Is Sendoid secure?

Sendoid offers security via a 128bit AES encryption algorithm, link obfuscation, and an optional user-set password at the end-point.
Always be cautious when transmitting highly sensitive data over a connection you do not control.

Are there size limits?

Sendoid's web interface limits total transfer size based on the resource availability of your local machine. This tends to be somewhere between 600MB and 1gb. Don't worry, we'll warn you if you try to send or receive a file that is too large.

via sendoid.com

Very nice alternative to YouSendIt. It doesn't upload the file. Instead, it creates a P2P connection to the file on-demand.
It would be nice if a service like this became mainstream. I hate it when I receive bloated attachments in my inbox. This way one can choose when, and to where to download it.

Posted via email from Hector Ariceaga | Real Estate Technology Consultant

Friday, March 25, 2011

Great iPad Accesory

Very cool iPad case with built-in keyboard. I know you want one!

Kensington KeyFolio - bluetooth keypad and stylus. Search for item 569474 at costco.com. $69.99 from 3/8 to 4/17. Delivered. (not compatible with iPad 2)

Posted via email from Hector Ariceaga | Real Estate Technology Consultant