Comments on: Free Alternative Software For Digital Nomads: Part 2

By: The Traveler’s Guide To Locking Down Your Laptop: Part 2 – Protecting Your Data | foXnoMad

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:10:46 +0000

[...] is built right into the operating system. Of all these methods though, TrueCrypt is my favorite free software alternative since it’s the easiest to set up and places the fewest limitations on your system (FileVault [...]

By: Use Skype As A Quick Encryption Solution To Send Passwords And Other Sensitive Information Online | Tech Guide For Travel

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:32:03 +0000

[...] Skype calls to landlines and mobiles are also partially encrypted and only as secure as the phone line you are calling, which generally isn’t a problem since most people don’t have their phones tapped. Keep in mind that Skype isn’t a complete encryption solution, for most security options check out these 12 USB applications or these free software alternatives for digital nomads. [...]

By: How To Use CrashPlan To Create A Free, Robust, And Online Backup System | Tech Guide For Travel

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:08:10 +0000

[...] advantage of CrashPlan over some other free online backup alternatives is you can use any number of computers and save an unlimited amount of data (well, limited by the [...]

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Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:02:22 +0000

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By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:01:08 +0000

I just checked out the site, hadn’t heard of it before. I’m a bit weary about using anything online to store multiple passwords (unless it uses 2-factor authentication and even in that case I’d probably pass).

The security risk is too high if a single account gets hacked, all of your passwords are compromised. With KeePass and other local password storage methods, the computer itself acts as the 2nd factor of authentication. That helps increase the inherent protection the solution provides.

By: mayor

mayor — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:59:38 +0000

I’ve been an avid Keepass user. But increasingly I find it makes more
sense, and more convenient to use the Web Way to solve online password mgmt issues so I’m leaning to rely more and more on MashedLife.com

With Mashed Life I can now spend less time to manage many more online activities from sociable news to blogging or chatting in a breeze! Ready to make more friends online and being productive still. MashedLife.com is very helpful on that.

Hope that helps

By: Anil P.

Anil P. — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:50:04 +0000

Thank you Barbara. Backups and password management seem to be the most troublesome and least fun things to manage in a digital office.

By: Barbara @ Hole In The Donut Travels

Barbara @ Hole In The Donut Travels — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:54:39 +0000

As usual, your post is filled with the most amazing, crucial information. I did check into Carbonite as you suggested in a previous post, but that service does not include backups of external HD’s, so it won’t work, but I did take your advice and picked up a portable wallet-size usb HD that is 500 Gb, so that’s a good alternative. As for passwords, I am using my Mac’s built-in Keychain, but have developed a system where I don’t have to type any of the actual passwords in the records.