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		<title>How to Build Covert Spy Sunglasses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever wanted your own covert spy sunglasses to tape audio and video of family, friends, or others without their knowledge without paying those outrageous prices you can build your own. All you need are a few tools first which include an area for soldering, a hot glue gun, wire snips, heat shrink [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have ever wanted your own covert spy sunglasses to tape audio and video of family, friends, or others without their knowledge without paying those outrageous prices you can build your own.</p>
<p>All you need are a few tools first which include an area for soldering, a hot glue gun, wire snips, heat shrink tubing, small camcorder, and a 9-volt battery. Other things you will need include solar shield sunglasses, NTSC 380 TV Lines and 2 LUX. You should be able to purchase all of these items for under $40.</p>
<p>You will need to cut the wiring on the camera to a length of about 4 inches after you strip away the outer covering or tubing. You should have one wire for video, one for audio, one for power, and one for ground. Be sure to keep the connector end, as you will need it in the next step.</p>
<p>Now, you will need to make each line of wire around three feet long with the wire you purchased by soldering the wire to the end of the wires from the camera. Now, you will need to add the shrink tubing and then solder the new portion of the wires to the connector end of the camera wires.</p>
<p>Hot glue the camera to the sunglasses in the corner of the eyepiece and then hide the wiring down the arm of the sunglasses using the hot glue.</p>
<p>You will now connect your camera wiring to the small camcorder. Hopefully, you chose one that will fit in your pocket nicely. The wires can be hidden along the back of your neck and down the back of your shirt and connect to the camcorder in your pants pocket. Add the 9-volt battery and you are ready to start videotaping.</p>
<p>Enjoy spying on everyone and having a tape to go back to, if you have questions as to what you really saw. You may be amazed when you watch the tape and found out a few things you did not happened in the background. <a href="http://www.spyreview.co.uk/">Spyreview</a> has more like this.</p>
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		<title>How To Secure a Wireless Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people may not even consider the security risks of a wireless network. However, just like you would protect your computer, you also need to protect your wireless network or you may have others in your network that you would rather have stay out.  The first thing you should do is secure your wireless router [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most people may not even consider the security risks of a wireless network. However, just like you would protect your computer, you also need to protect your wireless network or you may have others in your network that you would rather have stay out. </p>
<p>The first thing you should do is secure your wireless router or the access point administration interface. This is pretty easy to do. All you do is log into the device into the administration interface so you can modify the configuration settings. You will now be able to add your own unique password instead of the one from the manufacture, which may or may not be in place. As soon as you have your network in place, you should add or change the password. The only way then to enter the access point of your router is with this password. Keep your new password in a safe place. If you lose the password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory settings, thus erasing all of your configurations. </p>
<p>One thing you may not realize is that the router will automatically broadcast your networks name continuously. This means anytime someone is searching for a wireless network in the area, your network will be broadcast. If you do not wish for everyone in the area to see your network you can turn off the SSID broadcast, which will make your network invisible. </p>
<p>Instead of using the common Wired Equivalency Privacy encryptions known as WEP use Wi-Fi Protected Access or WPA. WPA is so much easier to use and provides much better protection as you are not limited to passwords such as 0 to 9 and A to F which is common with WEP. The WPA system is built into most of the modern wireless hardware and operating systems at this time. If you have an older one you can easily purchase the hardware. </p>
<p>One thing to remember, not everything you own will be able to support WPA such as media players and PDA’s. In these cases or in the case your older computer is not adaptable with WPA, WEP will at least help secure your network to some degree. It may not be the best out there, but it is better that no encryption at all. Just choose a password that is not easily figured out such as 1234abcd.</p>
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		<title>How To Secure a Home Wireless Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a home wireless network allows you and those living with you the luxury of being able to connect to the computers on your network as well as connecting directly to the internet. As technology continues to advance, more and more devices are becoming WiFi capable, making wireless routers a necessity in nearly any networking [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having a home wireless network allows you and those living with you the luxury of being able to connect to the computers on your network as well as connecting directly to the internet. As technology continues to advance, more and more devices are becoming WiFi capable, making wireless routers a necessity in nearly any networking scenario. With the benefits of WiFi also come the risk of unwanted individuals and devices accessing your network without your permission.<br />
<strong><br />
Accessing Your Wireless Network</strong></p>
<p>When making security changes to your wireless network, the computer being used to make such changes will need to be plugged directly into the router using CAT5 cable. This will allow you to change any of the wireless setting without bumping yourself off the connection and requiring you to adjust your configuration to match the changes. To get started:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open up your web browser of choice and enter in http://192.168.1.1 (this may vary depending on which router, but is usually the same)</li>
<li>Each router will have it&#8217;s own default username and password listed in the book or on the router. Many routers default to username: username and password: password. Enter this information in the prompt.</li>
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<p><strong>Change Your Settings</strong></p>
<p>The first change you should always make is to your administrative username and password. Changing them away from the default prevents roaming individuals from being able to access your settings. Make sure you write this information down. Below is a list of options found in the wireless tab of your routers control panel that are available to you for customization depending on how detailed you would like your security to be:</p>
<ul>
<li>SSID &#8211; The name given to your router. The default is often the manufacturers name. Changing this isn&#8217;t purely cosmetic, as you can actually hide it so it won&#8217;t broadcast but can be called upon by anyone who knows what it&#8217;s name is.</li>
<li>Encryption Settings &#8211; While there are numerous choices depending on your hardware, you&#8217;ll want to pick either Wireless Equivalent Protection (WEP) or WPA. While WPA is stronger, not all cards and routers support it. Once you select the method of encryption, it will provide you with a randomly generated password. Write this down and make sure everyone who will be sharing your network will have it as well or they won&#8217;t be able to access it anymore.</li>
<li>MAC Address Filtering &#8211; Each network card in the computers connecting to your home network has it&#8217;s own unique MAC address. You can find yours by opening command prompt and typing in “ipconfig/all”. Find your wireless lan card and right near it you will see its assigned MAC address. Enter that address and the address of the other systems you would like allowed access into the filtering settings.</li>
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<p>The best course of action is to utilize all three options here instead of just one, but in the case of internet security, one is better than nothing.</p>
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