Why do I need to use an anonymous VPN?

Mike Alvarez writes regularly for a premium, anonymous VPN service provider: iVPN.net. iVPN.net provides a top-class VPN privacy service allowing truly private and anonymous web browsing.

An anonymous VPN gives you added protection and security to all your online activity; everything that you do on your computer that uses the Internet. A VPN (virtual private network) creates an extremely secure “tunnel” that cannot be intercepted in anyway. A VPN protects you by hiding your destination IP address with an anonymous one instead.

So what does this mean to me?

A VPN provides you with online protection. Your Internet Service providers (ISP) are storing all your online activities to and from your computer. Basically a “virtual record” is being built up with a lot of your personal data that could be sold in the future.

Moreover, anyone including criminals could be monitoring your online actions when you use wireless connections at public WiFi hotspots like at airports or coffee shops. An anonymous VPN will guard all your traffic from and to your computer by encrypting it. That encrypted data is now completely useless to anyone as it can’t be deciphered by them.

So why are you concerned?

Imagine if someone parked outside your house, and started watching everything you do. Not only do they watch it but they also write everything down and then they log and record all this information so it will always be available. You wouldn’t like that, would you? Your privacy and those actions belong to you. You should grant access to your private information if you choose to. Your ISPs shouldn’t have free will to your privacy.

All this data can be pieced together which gives identity thieves the power to steal your personal information. Identity theft occurs more often these days as we use interactive Web 2.0 sites. All the information we post to these sites can be gathered by these thieves. While a VPN can’t hide what you say online, for example a status update on Facebook, it can keep other key puzzle pieces secure. This protects your identity as some crucial data will be missing from those thieves. An anonymous VPN service simply adds an extra level of crucial security to everything you do online.

A VPN will send an anonymous IP address to the sites you visit to fool them as to who and where you actually are. Some people question whether this is illegal, but this is completely legal in every way as you are simply increasing your online security. This is your information, you need to protect it, and you decide who has access to it.

We are living in a world where technology advancements are happening faster than we can imagine. The Internet is becoming a super power where personal information is becoming a virtual online currency.

 

4 Ways to Regain in Your Focus in Technology-Saturated Work Environment

Many of my friends work in different, rather “old school” industries like law and banking. These work environments are miles apart from my work environment, which necessitates that I read on the Internet and write all day. While my friends don’t know what it’s like to have access to Facebook, I’m immersed in an environment in which anything goes. Between using my smartphone and researching on the Internet, digressions and distractions aplenty thanks to Wikipedia and hyperlinking, I feel as though my attention span has completely tanked.

If you are in the same boat as me, here are a few things I did that improved my ability to focus and get work done.

1. Find everything you need for work from the Internet, make those pages available offline, and pull the plug on your connection.

As a freelance writer who works part-time for an Internet marketing company, I spend a lot of time doing research online. While the Internet is a wonderful source of information, it can take its toll on your writing habits. By conducting all your research online, then turning off your connection, you’ll be forced to focus on only whatever you pulled from the Internet that is relevant to your work.

2. Take dedicated breaks and don’t allow yourself to stray from your break time.

Many think that taking breaks is lazy, but most don’t realize that they are necessary for your attention span to be kept steady. If you tire out your brain too much, it won’t be able to focus. Take one break per hour in order to goof off online, go for a walk, or to drink some tea or coffee.

3. Read one item at a time, and work on one task at a time.

Everyone loves to talk about how well they can multitask, but when all is said and done, there exist very few people who can actually do so. To improve your attention span and concentration, be sure to focus on one task and one task online. For example, answer emails for an hour in the morning, then move on to a long-term project, work on that for a few hours, and move on to something else.

4. Outside work, participate in activities that require high-levels of concentration.

You’d be surprised by how much your attention span shifts if you actually give your brain a little exercise in concentrating. Some activities I enjoy are reading full-length books, playing chess, or playing golf, all of which require that you spend a lot of time doing them.
These are very simple steps, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much of a difference they made. Just be sure to stay consistent and strong with whatever personal methods you come up with.

Inviting Guest Bloggers

Dear visitors,

on 23rd July, I’ll be going on vacation for about 5-6 weeks. During that time, I won’t be able to contribute much to the blog as I really need some time off computers. At the same time, I don’t want to neglect my side project (yes, I have a full time job too). I would really love to update my blog at least once a week.

Therefore, I’m inviting guest contributors to write and publish articles on my blog. In return, you can advertise your blog for free by adding a backlink to your website in the article.

If you are a freelance writer, you can include a backlink to any website, as long as it’s not an adult-content or gambling site.

The articles can be about anything related to computer technology, Internet, funny or interesting facts, hardware and useful software, reviews, etc. You decide!

If you are interested, please use the contact form to send me a message and I’ll send you an email address where you can send the article. Once I go away, I can always jump online and quickly publish your post.

Thanks, and I’m looking forward to receive and read your guest articles!

 

Wondershare Photo Recovery + 10 Free Licenses

I think everyone will agree that our most precious digital possessions are photos. It reminds us of our past times, brings back memories and leaves something  very valuable to our children. If you lost all data from your computer, I bet the most painful would be, with the exception of important work or study files, the loss of pictures of your loved ones, holidays, travel and other great memories. Who cares about music and video files  – what you’d love to bring back most are those photos!

If this ever happened to you and you forgot to create a backup, there is something that can help you: Wondershare Photo Recovery! (Read on for free license offer).

Wondershare Photo Recovery is a tool? that lets you recover lost or deleted photos from your hard drive. It’s very easy to use and supports devices such as PCs, USB drives, digital camera and memory cards. There are too many features to list, but some are published in the list below.

This great software is not free – it costs $29.95 – but PC Memoirs has secured 10 free licenses for  Wondershare Photo Recovery. Be quick and leave a comment if you would like one.  The first 10 commenters will work with the software for free!

Features:

Fully recover photos, videos and audio files;Read-only, easy-to-use, and cost-effective;Resume Recovery enables you recover data from previously saved scan results without rescanning;Preview to confirm that the photo you are about to recover is the one you want;It can recover all photos deleted, formatted, lost and inaccessible photos, videos, and audio files from digital camera, memory card, USB drive, internal hard drive and other storage devices with a few mouse clicks;Recover photos lost due to accidental deleting, formatting, improper device usage, virus attack and software crash;Flexible to pause, restart photo recovery in the scan process according to your needs;File name, size and date filter let you find specific files quickly to save you time;Check the quality of the image in advance;

There is no need to pay hundreds of dollars to professionals for data recovery! Now you can do it yourself!

For more information, please visit the Wondershare Photo Recovery Home page, and make sure you tweet, like or Google+ this topic using the buttons below the Buy Now link!

First 10 visitors who leave a comment will receive a FREE license for the software.

 

ibibo’s mobile browser – ibibo iBrowser

Brothersoft – India’s largest Social Gaming Network ibibo has introduced a new Mobile Browser – the ibibo iBrowser.

ibibo iBrowser is a free, fast and compact mobile browser that allows you to access internet on your phone. ibibo iBrowser offers ease of access to thousands of cool websites from your mobile phone. With ibibo iBrowser, you can keep a track of the most visited sites and displaying the list on top. You can also bookmark your favorite sites for swift access.

The Browser comes with a lot of popular Indian websites pre-embedded, segregated as per category to make mobile surfing effortless.

ibibo iBrowser is FREE to download and use. When using iBrowser, webpages are optimized and compressed before being sent to your phone. Therefore, the data transferred to your phone is significantly reduced, making mobile surfing cheaper.

iBrowser has some cool features like – Multiple Search options, Multiple Tabs & Multi-thread downloads, Night mode surfing and more.

iBrowser is currently available only in English. However, soon it will be available in Regional Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.

Platforms that are currently supported by ibibo iBrowser  – Java, Symbian s60v3, Android and will soon be available on iPhone platform.

 

Brothersoft download portal

While doing research for my blog, I stumbled across a new download portal called Brothersoft. Brothersoft is a large site that includes over 200,000 software downloads across several categories: Security, Audio, Video, Communication, Office tools, Development, Business, Networking and Server, and much more! Brothersoft has something for everyone!

The site is very nicely laid out and you can easily find the software you are looking for, or you can simply browse through the categories mentioned above. What I especially like about Brothersoft is that it has separate software categories for Windows and Mac. As I just bought my first MacBook Pro, I’ll be very interested in searching for new programs in that category.

There are also featured programs and editor’s picks, which are presented in the main window. For example, in the Free Windows programs category, there is the DJ Music Mixer, Download Accelerator, UMPlayer which “plays everything” and the new Maxthon browser.

Brothersoft offers even more: there are Games, Wallpapers, Drivers and News from the IT world. And if that’s not enough, there is even the Mobile category, where you can get many interesting and handy programs and games for your mobile device.

Check out Brothersoft today and add it to your Favorites!

 

OutsourceMyProject – Looking for Freelance work?

Are you a professional looking for freelance work in the IT or Multimedia industry? Are you an employer looking for an IT professional to complete your project?

OutsourceMyProject is a UK based company that connects businesses and professional service providers and freelancers. The aim of the company is to unlock the global outsource market place for UK business and outsource work to skilled professionals from all over the world.

OutsourceMyProject provides the marketplace where customers can access the global database of skilled professionals who can deliver quick and cost effective solutions across a range of service categories. There are Web/graphic design projects, programming and database projects, content writing projects, mobile applications and many others to choose from.

There is the obvious cost benefit to outsourcing a project, but there is also the advantage of having a wider pool of applicants, having the time to carefully inspect their quote(s), and the freedom to select the best offer based on any criteria and preference.

How it works:

1. Customers (businesses or individuals) post a project for free. All they need to do is fill out a form – which takes about 5 minutes.

2. The project is then published on the company Web site and within hours they start receiving offers from freelancers and outsourcing professionals.

3. The business reviews all offers and selects the most suitable applicant. After they make a deal with the service provider, the project is in full motion.

4. Once complete and the customer is happy with the service/project outcome, the payment is submitted to the service provider.

Besides connecting employers and employees, OutsourceMyproject provides a platform for businesses and service providers to communicate, manage projects and release payments safely through the securely monitored website and the Escrow system.

For further information, please visit the OutsourceMyProject Web site and see the ‘How it Works section’ or FAQs. You can also use the  Contact Us form and a company representative will be in touch soon after you submit your enquiry.