Comments for Buddy's Blog ON BBUS http://buddy-baker.us/blog Buddy's Home on the Net Wed, 11 May 2011 11:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on AP IMPACT: FEMA asks for return of disaster aid (Associated Press Via Yahoo) by admin http://buddy-baker.us/blog/?p=355#comment-64 admin Wed, 11 May 2011 11:36:03 +0000 http://buddy-baker.us/blog/?p=355#comment-64 I can't understand why, people that have been dessimated by flooding or hurricanes would EVER be asked to return disaster aid. We still have places in the Southern US that are recovering from all the flooding and destruction caused by Katrina, Rita, Ike, and all of the storms they dealt with. Add to that the fact that we are dealing with flooding and destruction in the NorthEast, and you will probably agree that the idea here is to try to make people who were displaced by this horrible weather and flooding able to survive. The amount of snow we received this winter is a big amount, so FEMA should be more concerned with helping people, rather then trying to recover monies disbursed because of disasters linked to Katrina, Rita and Ike. Come On FEMA - Lets get your priorites straight here!! Geez! I can’t understand why, people that have been dessimated by flooding or hurricanes would EVER be asked to return disaster aid. We still have places in the Southern US that are recovering from all the flooding and destruction caused by Katrina, Rita, Ike, and all of the storms they dealt with.

Add to that the fact that we are dealing with flooding and destruction in the NorthEast, and you will probably agree that the idea here is to try to make people who were displaced by this horrible weather and flooding able to survive. The amount of snow we received this winter is a big amount, so FEMA should be more concerned with helping people, rather then trying to recover monies disbursed because of disasters linked to Katrina, Rita and Ike.

Come On FEMA – Lets get your priorites straight here!! Geez!

]]> Comment on Lock Down Your Wi-Fi or the FBI Might Come Knocking (@ Yahoo/PC World) by admin http://buddy-baker.us/blog/?p=326#comment-63 admin Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:54:38 +0000 http://buddy-baker.us/blog/?p=326#comment-63 Equally Important in the article, is the information below: I am not sure how many of you may have an "Unsecured Wireless Network" but it is important to lock your network down to avoid snoopers, or leeches that can use the connection for immoral or unethical purposes. The FBI could arrect you or confiscate any computers connected to your network due to anyone leeching off your connection. While in training at Geeks to Go, I learned that even if the network is "unsecured" it is still considered stealing internet, even if the owner of the connection is unaware of the fact that the conenction is NOT locked down. For this reason, I ALWAYS let my clients know that if they have a wireless connection, to use the latest protocols available for security, and to make sure that the connection is LOCKED with a security key. If they do not know what that is, I will do it for them, and explain what I am doing and why - It is easier to take the extra 10-20 minutes of time to check the security setup, rather then to see a problem later because someone did NOT set up thier connection securely. The article also points out that router manufactrers seem to be of the mindset that the "easy way is the only way", meaning that they work "out of the box" without much security in place. Routers like this make them harder to secure because they don't have the security to protect the user, or the advanced configurations needed to open ports for gaming or Internet services. I have even dealt with Verizon and Fairpoint and when you have to be able to open some ports or make changes to the configurations, either the router supports them, and they are hard to locate, or they don't support some configurations at all. Equally frustrating is the fact that the vendors (Verizon/Fairpoint in my example) do NOT support the modem's advanced features (westell 7500. etc versalink gateway), there is NO update page for firmware or other updates, and you have to hunt for the user manual to be able to conigure the router - and even that is hit or miss. The "Easy Way" is NOT necessarily the right way or the safe way to go - You have to be able to configure the router you get, and you have to be able to update it and get relevant information that makes sense - or the router is not easy tro work with. Consumers have to be aware of the dangers of leaving thier wireless connections open to everyone, and hence this article is a good start. Equally Important in the article, is the information below: I am not sure how many of you may have an “Unsecured Wireless Network” but it is important to lock your network down to avoid snoopers, or leeches that can use the connection for immoral or unethical purposes. The FBI could arrect you or confiscate any computers connected to your network due to anyone leeching off your connection. While in training at Geeks to Go, I learned that even if the network is “unsecured” it is still considered stealing internet, even if the owner of the connection is unaware of the fact that the conenction is NOT locked down.

For this reason, I ALWAYS let my clients know that if they have a wireless connection, to use the latest protocols available for security, and to make sure that the connection is LOCKED with a security key. If they do not know what that is, I will do it for them, and explain what I am doing and why – It is easier to take the extra 10-20 minutes of time to check the security setup, rather then to see a problem later because someone did NOT set up thier connection securely.

The article also points out that router manufactrers seem to be of the mindset that the “easy way is the only way”, meaning that they work “out of the box” without much security in place. Routers like this make them harder to secure because they don’t have the security to protect the user, or the advanced configurations needed to open ports for gaming or Internet services. I have even dealt with Verizon and Fairpoint and when you have to be able to open some ports or make changes to the configurations, either the router supports them, and they are hard to locate, or they don’t support some configurations at all. Equally frustrating is the fact that the vendors (Verizon/Fairpoint in my example) do NOT support the modem’s advanced features (westell 7500. etc versalink gateway), there is NO update page for firmware or other updates, and you have to hunt for the user manual to be able to conigure the router – and even that is hit or miss.

The “Easy Way” is NOT necessarily the right way or the safe way to go – You have to be able to configure the router you get, and you have to be able to update it and get relevant information that makes sense – or the router is not easy tro work with. Consumers have to be aware of the dangers of leaving thier wireless connections open to everyone, and hence this article is a good start.

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