TekThing 37: TrueCrypt Alternatives, Raspberry Pi FAX, FiiO EX1 Earbuds vs. PURO IEM 500, Find Win10 Product Key!
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Today's topics:
Replacing TrueCrypt: Has the TrueCrypt audit been finished? Is it safe? If not, what software can I use to encrypt my files??? Are the replacements like VeraCrypt any good???? Shannon walks you through the TrueCrypt audit, (LifeHacker has a great summary), VeraCrypt, aka the Open Source heir to TrueCrypt, and some common alternatives such as BitLocker, (and, thanks to a heads up from Lifehacker) 7-Zip!
3 Things You Can Stick In Your Ears: We review FiiO's $89 EX1 Nanotech Titanium Diaphragm In-Ear Monitors and PURO's $189 IEM500 earbuds, along with MDHearingAid's FIT low cost hearing aid. (Here's that Consumer Reports Article on buying hearing aids, and links to the Etymotic ER•4, Jerry Harvey Audio JH11 Pro, and the Head-Fi article that talks about the Dunu Titan1.)
Top 5 iOS9 Features? Better battery life, more space on your drive, multitasking... we've got a ton of reasons we're looking forward to installing iOS 9!
Why Not Haswell-E? Matthew, aka @ThatActuallyGuy tweeted “@patricknorton What's making you wait for Skylake over Haswell-E, isn't HW-E better suited for video work/gaming due to 6-cores/more PCIe?” Patrick has anwers in the video! (Hint: it's really fast for a less money!)
Smanos HD WiFi Camera Update: Smanos sent Shannon a fresh HD WiFi camera to test (the one they sent with the W020i WiFi alarm system we tested failed to connect.) It connected.... eventually, but still has a ton of issues. Watch the video to find out what they are!
Raspberry Pi Windows XP Fax? CasSandra writes: ”Interested in using a Pi to replace my desktop running WinXP (don't laugh). Its set up specifically for using WinFax and isn't online unless I send a fax. But it’s still in a tower, where I could have more space with a Pi. Can the Pi run WinXP?" No XP on Pi, but we've got Raspberry Pi FAX ideas in the video!
New Drive in Windows 10? We got a few emails from folks who HAVE installed a new drive in their Windows 10 system.... find out if a new HD or SSD will bork your Windows 10 install in the video!!! (And here's the link to the keyfinder from the viewer, and the Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder.)
Do Something Analog: Go discover (and pet if safe...) local plants and animals!!!