Encrypting your entire system where your operating system resides and boots is the safest and most secure, as it encrypts ALL files. Even files within the operating system you wouldn’t know held sensitive information. When you encrypt your entire system drive, every time you boot your computer it will ask for your password to decrypt and boot your system. Because …
Communications In An Emergency Without Your Cellphone
Our society relies on cell phones and texting for the majority of our day to day communication. When disaster strikes and the basic technology that we depend on fails (land line, cell phones, internet) we need to have a plan in place to effectively communicate and also gather important information (adverse weather conditions, etc). Did you know that if there …
Encrypt Your $#!T – Encrypting Individual Files
How to Encrypt Files You never know when thieves, looters, hackers, officials, an ex, or whomever might get a hold of your computer which could have sensitive information on it. So, the best thing you could do is encrypt your files. In this article we will show you exactly how to encrypt files. Two basic ways of doing this is …
Helpful Hints For Food Storage
Even though a person can go far longer without food than water, food storage is the top priority for most preppers. With some basic tips, anyone can get prepared even on a limited budget in a small space. You don’t need a huge basement or cellar for storage, by thinking outside the box there are many different areas in the …
Survival Is Your Friend
In this day and age danger can find you at any time or in any place, being prepared for any situation is the key to survival. If terrorism, man made or natural disaster strikes and you are unable to get to a remote location, you need to be prepared for urban survival. Approximately 80% of the population lives in urban …
What to do when in an active shooter situation
In light of the latest active shooter terror attacks, one must think of what they would do if in that situation. They say the chances are slim, but what if you just happen to be in that so called slim chance? What if it becomes more and more common? Let’s think of what we should do when in the presence …
Ways to Increase Your Home Security
It’s not like the good old days where you could leave your doors unlocked and didn’t have to think twice. Nowadays, it’s a different story. In 2014, there were an estimated 1,729,806 burglaries, with a burglary occurring every 18.2 seconds in the US (as per FBI 2014 stats). I live in Canada out in the country where not much crime …