en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:01:43 -08:00 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:01:43 -08:00 720 http://img.askleomedia.com/altile144.jpg http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com/how_should_i_password_protect_an_external_drive.html Password protecting an external drive can be done with any good encryption software. Make sure you know how to backup that file for the future. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:01:43 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_encrypt_a_file.html Since most encryption tools are designed to encrypt collections of files, it isn't always obvious what the best approach might be to encrypt just one. I'll look at a couple of alternatives. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:02:21 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_encrypt_my_backup_if_its_on_an_external_drive.html Encrypting a backup is important for the security of your data, especially if you travel or live in a high crime area. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:36:59 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_encrypt_the_email_stored_on_my_machine.html Email can be encrypted in real-time by storing email data files in a Truecrypt volume that must be mounted before using the email program. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:09:27 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_you_perform_a_backup_to_an_external_drive_that_is_truecrypted.html Backing up data to a drive encrypted using Truecrypt is really no different than backing up to any other drive. I'll review why that is and some of the variations of backing up with TrueCrypt. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 09 Jun 2012 10:54:43 -08:00 Technology