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Take Control of iPhone OS 3 Take Control of iPhone OS 3 $28.99 Ted Landau Book Let troubleshooting guru Ted Landau give you an in-depth understanding of your iPhone or iPod touch with "Take Control of iPhone OS 3." This ebook takes you under the hood of the iPhone operating system and hardware and uncovers mysteries surrounding many topics, including backups, batteries, Bluetooth, buying third-party apps, damage control, jailbreaking, Location Services, MobileMe, networking, passwords, problem-solving, recovering, restoring, ringtones, root access, security, SIM cards, syncing, tethering, voice control, volume control, and more. Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X, Second Edition Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X, Second Edition $20.99 Joe Kissell Book Suffering from password overload or anxiety? Set your mind at ease with friendly assistance from Mac expert Joe Kissell! You'll learn how to match your personality type and risk factors to a personal plan for choosing and managing your Mac, Web, and iPhone/iPod touch passwords efficiently and securely. You'll also learn how to handle:
  • Passwords on your Mac (login, master, root, firmware, email, AirPort, keychains)
  • Interactions between your Web browser and your stored passwords
  • Syncing passwords between Macs, and to your iPhone or iPod touch
  • Use Apple's Keychain Access password manager
  • Getting started with a third-party password manager
  • Planning for what to do if your software (or your brain) forgets key passwords
  • Solving password-related problems
Read this ebook for advice on these password-related issues:
  • Coming up with secure passwords that are easily remembered and typed
  • Keeping track of impossible-to-remember passwords
  • Setting up sensible passwords that control access to your Mac
  • Reducing hassle by making your Mac automatically log you in to Web sites
  • Balancing security with the annoyance of frequent password entry
  • Understanding the purpose of the common Mac keychains
  • Finding and viewing the passwords that your Mac has tracked for you
  • Syncing passwords between different Macs (or with an iPhone/iPod touch)
  • Planning for disaster—what if you're injured and someone else needs your passwords?
  • Deciding whether you should memorize your passwords, write them down, or have your Mac store them
Take Control of Your Wi-Fi Security Take Control of Your Wi-Fi Security $19.99 Glenn Fleishman & Adam C. Engst Book It's ten o'clock—do you know who's using your wireless network? If you haven't changed the default network name or admin password someone could be eavesdropping on your email, plucking your passwords out of the air, or sending spam through your Internet connection right now! When you're using a wireless network—whether a Macintosh with AirPort gear, Windows with any Wi-Fi equipment, or a Wi-Fi handheld like the iPhone—you're exposed to risk unless you take steps. Wireless networking experts Glenn Fleishman and Adam Engst have spent years researching and covering wireless security issues on Glenn's Wi-Fi Networking News blog and in two editions of The Wireless Networking Starter Kit. Now they've distilled that experience into this essential guide for anyone using wireless networks, whether at home, at work, or on the road. You'll learn how to evaluate your real security risks; the best way to restrict access to your network using WPA; how to secure your data in transit with PGP, SSL, SSH, and VPNs; and how to protect your computers from viruses and attacks. The book provides extra advice on how to secure small office wireless network, including details on choosing VPN hardware and software and on setting up 802.1X for secure Wi-Fi logins. The final section of the book helps you determine how successful your security efforts have been by showing you how to perform a detailed security audit on your wireless network using the same freely available tools that crackers might use against you. "The authors, two guys with enormous geek credibility, take the confusing tangle of Wi-Fi security issues and break it down for you in plain language. The book is a marvel of excellent technical writing for a general audience."     —Barry Campbell on Blogcritics.org Read this book to learn the answers to questions like:
  • Should I worry about someone eavesdropping on my home wireless network?
  • How can I find out if someone is snooping on my wireless network right now?
  • Do I need a VPN to protect my sensitive work communications?
  • How can I protect sensitive communiations on my iPhone?
  • What is sidejacking, and what should I do about it?
  • Can I control access to my wireless network by user name and password?
  • What software can I use for secure email and file transfer?
  • How does public-key encryption work?
  • Our office has only 15 people—can we afford the best Wi-Fi security?
  • Is it really possible to break a WEP key in less than a minute?