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  • How To Keep Your Computer Secure

    March 24, 2010 // davisde // Safety & Security 6 Responses





    Due to recently being hacked, I am going to show you in this video how to check your computer for vulnerabilities and how to keep it secure. For a full list of free links and resources, please visit this link:
    http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/how-to-keep-your-computer-secure

  • How To Control The Web

    January 13, 2010 // davisde // Safety & Security, Web Tips 5 Responses




    This video shows different ways of filtering web content so that people using your computer or network are only allowed to go to certain sites. http://www.opendns.com
    http://www.gfi.com/web-monitoring-freeware

  • Backup Your Entire Computer For Free

    November 4, 2009 // davisde // Safety & Security, Software Tips Tags: backup, computer, data, free, restore, save, security, software, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial 19 Responses




    Protect yourself from computer crashes by backing up your computer using this free software. GFI Backup utility: http://www.gfi.com Belarc Advisor (License Keys) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

  • How To Hack Bluetooth Headsets

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // DIY Projects, Hacks, Safety & Security Tags: bluetooth, cell, hack, hacking, mobile, sonar, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, wireless 9 Responses




    This video shows one of the vulnerabilities of some bluetooth headsets. To prevent this vulnerability, it’s best to invest a little more money into a more secure headset and making sure your headset is turned off when not in use. You can find all of the links and scripts used in this video, as well as find answers to questions you may have at the link below:

    http://www.tinkernut.com/groups/videotutorial-extras/forum/topic/how-to-hack-bluetooth-headsets/

  • Google Hacks

    September 30, 2009 // davisde // Hacks, Safety & Security, Web Tips Tags: 2.0, control, engine, google, hack, Hacks, instructional, passwords, php, search, tinkernut, tutorial, website 15 Responses





    This tutorial shows you security issues with Google that can allow you to hack other people’s sites. Use this video to make sure your site is secure.

    PAGES THAT CAN’T BE SEARCHED
    “robots.txt” “disallow:” filetype:txt

    FTP PASSWORD HASHES
    intitle:index of ws_ftp.ini

    intitle:”index of” passwd passwd.bak

    FRONT PAGE HACK
    inurl:_vti_pvt “service.pwd”

    PHP PHOTO ALBUMS
    inurl:”phphotoalbum/upload”

    VNC HACK
    “vnc desktop” inurl:5800 ….all the way up to 5806

    PRINTER CONTROL PANELS
    intext”UAA(MSB)” Lexmark -ext:pdf

    inurl:”port_255″ -htm

    PHP ADMINS
    intitle:phpMyAdmin “Welcome to phpMyAdmin ***” “running on * as root@*”

  • Best Virus Scanner?

    September 26, 2009 // davisde // Safety & Security, Software Tips Tags: protect, secure, tinkernut, tricks, tutorial, virus 5 Responses





    This video compares the most popular virus scanners to see which one’s are the best.

  • How To Fix A Windows BSOD

    August 7, 2009 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: 7, boot, data, safe, screen, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, vista, windows, xp 18 Responses




    This video covers the basics of how to fix the most common Windows Blue Screen Errors, commonly referred to as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

  • Free Face Recognition

    April 17, 2009 // davisde // Hacks, Safety & Security, Software Tips Tags: computer, software, tips, tricks, tutorial, unlock, webcam 9 Responses

    ***UPDATE*** New free software is now available and is much more stable than the mentioned version. You can find it here:

    http://www.luxand.com/blink/

    This video shows how to use facial recognition software to lock/unlock your computer using your computers webcam and your face. While the current version of the software is 20 USD, you can download a previous freeware version from here.

    Download version 1.2.1 (Please read NOTE)

    NOTE: Since this is an older version of the program, the company no longer offers any support for it. Do not use this version unless you are willing to assume the risks. If you have any doubts about this version, please don’t use it and simply purchase the most current version from KeyLemon.com. Just becaue it works on my computer doesn’t mean it will work on everyone’s computer.

  • Increase The Life Of Your Hard Drive

    February 26, 2009 // davisde // Computer Hardware, Safety & Security Tags: computer, data, drive, hard, life, safety, up, virus 7 Responses

    With all that we do on computers now-a-days, it is important to make sure we take care of them so that our data remains safe. This video covers the measures that you can take to increase the life of your computer’s hard drive. You can find all the links and notes used in this video at:

    http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/increase-the-life-of-your-hard-drive

  • Windows Tip: Find What’s Running On Your Computer

    December 18, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Software Tips Tags: computer, start, tips, tricks, tweak, windows 2 Responses

    This video shows you how to determine what processes are running on your computer and which one’s are harmful.

    Startup Programs List

    SysInfo

    ProcessLibrary

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