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Don’t Get Your Passwords Stolen at Internet Cafes

‘Bad guys’ often use a something called a keystroke logger to steal passwords from regular folks. Keystroke loggers are nifty tools for bad hackers because they are simple programs that can be easily installed, despite an Internet cafe’s best security efforts. (Which are generally minimal to begin with.)

All the keystroke logger does is record every single thing typed into the keyboard – then it just emails the entire text to Kazakhstan (for example). Anything you type, from emails, passwords, to credit card numbers. And it will be hard to do anything about it while you’re traveling and quite possible ruin your vacation.

The easy way around this is to download and install Safekeys to your USB thumb drive. It creates a little keyboard on the screen you can click with the mouse.

Use it every time you have to enter any sensitive information while you’re on the road. Trust me, I’ve discovered keystroke loggers on many public computers around the world.

Visiting [North] Cyrpus

You may not know the (controversial) history of Cyprus – a large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is not likely to be most peoples vacation destination despite its natural beauty and cheap prices. Since the north part of the island is not internationally recognized the only way to get there is by plane or boat leaving from Turkey.

If you are feeling adventurous it’s a trip well worth taking. My cousin recently visited and had this to say. She also took these pictures.

The first thing was the roads are exactly like England, I mean cars are going to left (right line is coming). Cyprus is a former British colony and there are some British hotels there, also quite a few Brits as well. They don’t have many cafes and restaurants, I found Cyprus pretty poor actually…and food and drinks are so cheap (like a bottle of vodka absolut is just 15 YTL – $7 US).

As you can see from the pictures it is so empty because the Cypriots told us that Cyprus is a summer place to live, business is dead in the winter.

They are not very fond of Turkish people – most of them working as taxi drivers and in restaurants. There is also a high Kurdish population. I was shocked to get on a dolmus (small 7-8 person bus) and hear everyone speaking Kurdish.

You can also read this post on her blog about the trip. Feel free to ask her any questions in the comments 8)

Linkedin Goes Global

Linkedin is a good resource to use if you are looking to make professional connections, find a new job, or promote yourself in the work place.

Linkedin’s network has also grown to a good working size internationally and you can read some good tips to maxmizing your Linkedin potential (thanks Lifehacker). There is also this old L’avant Poste about it.

About Anil Polat

foxnomad aboutHi, I'm Anil. foXnoMad is where I combine travel and tech to help you travel smarter. I'm on a journey to every country in the world and you're invited to join the adventure! Read More

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