Posts by observador

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Have ever wanted to have your confidential files securely encrypted in your hard drive?

by observador in

wow, now you can!.

after spending money and time on a useless secure "passport" hard drive that never worked well, i came across truecrypt, and have been very happy with it.

this came very handy recently after my sister tried to spy on my unattended personal computer.

Have ever wanted to have your confidential files securely encrypted in your hard drive?

by observador in

wow, now you can!.

after spending money and time on a useless secure "passport" hard drive that never worked well, i came across truecrypt, and have been very happy with it.

this came very handy recently after my sister tried to spy on my unattended personal computer.

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"Does this mean that files encrypted with TrueCrypt CANNOT be recovered if the drive does in fact fail?"

The answer is "yes" and "no". Here's the thing: The file TrueCrypt creates (step 8 above) is just like any other file, but strongly encrypted. What that means is that if the hard drive is recoverable, your encrypted "volume" is also recoverable; if not, then you will probably loose your "volume" file along with all (or most) the other files.

Interesting about this "volume" file is that you can copy it anywhere, such as a physically separate hard drive.

Follow the steps above and create a small "volume" file and you'll see how it works.

Thank you guys for the tips on how to keep your backup drive on a safe. That's a really good idea.

Observador.

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Have ever wanted to have your confidential files securely encrypted in your hard drive?

by observador in

wow, now you can!.

after spending money and time on a useless secure "passport" hard drive that never worked well, i came across truecrypt, and have been very happy with it.

this came very handy recently after my sister tried to spy on my unattended personal computer.

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That's correct, Len. Because the volume file looks just like any other file in the hard drive, even if anyone suspect that it is an encrypted "volume", he won't be able to recover your files in the volume.

I wish I had found TrueCrypt before.

Observador.

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Have ever wanted to have your confidential files securely encrypted in your hard drive?

by observador in

wow, now you can!.

after spending money and time on a useless secure "passport" hard drive that never worked well, i came across truecrypt, and have been very happy with it.

this came very handy recently after my sister tried to spy on my unattended personal computer.

observador

Wow, now you can!

After spending money and time on a useless secure "Passport" hard drive that never worked well, I came across TrueCrypt, and have been very happy with it. This came very handy recently after my sister tried to spy on my unattended personal computer.

So, now you can safely and securely hide all those damming "apostate" PDFs, including the most dangerous "apostate" files: Watchtower's old digitized literature.

TrueCrypt is an open source, free software that will create a file in your computer, in a location you define. This file will be "mounted" later and become a drive of the size of the file you create.

There are more than one type of encrypted "drive" (or "volume") you can create, including one of the type "hidden volume" which is very clever but also a bit more complicate to create. To keep things simple, find below the step-by-step instructions on how to create a "Standard TrueCrypt Volume".

Creating a Standard TrueCrypt Volume

1. Download TrueCrypt from http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads (instructions below for version 6.3a, November 23rd, 2009)

2. Unzip the file to any folder and start TrueCrypt.exe.

3. Click the Create Volume button.

4. Screen TrueCrypt Volume Creation Wizard will show.

5. Select the "Create an encrypted file container" option. Click Next.

6. Screen Volume Type will show.

7. Select the "Standard TrueCrypt volume" option. Click Next.

8. Click the "Select File..." button. You will then create a folder and a file name in it, or a file name only in an existing folder.

9. Click Next.

10. Screen Encryption Options will show.

11. Accept the default values for this screen (AES and RIPEMD-160). Click Next.

12. Screen Volume Size will show. Here you will specify the size of the file created in step 8, which will be the size of your new drive. Click Next.

13. Select a password. Click Next.

14. Screen Volume Format will show. Accept the default values. Click Format.

15. Screen Volume Created will show. Congratulations!, your new drive is ready to be mounted.

16. Click Exit, which will close the Wizard and take you back to the main screen.

Mounting the New Drive (or Volume) You Just Created

(This procedure is what you will perform every time you want the encrypted and hidden drive/volume to be visible to you)

1. Start TrueCrypt.exe if it isn't already open.

2. Click the Select File... button.

3. Select the file you created in step 8 above.

4. Select any drive letter from the list of available letters in the big list box, and click the Mount button.

5. Enter the password you assigned to this file/volume.

6. Open Windows Explorer and see your new drive.

7. Congratulations! Now start copying to this drive all those sensitive files.

8. When you're done, restart TrueCrypt.exe (if you have closed it), select the letter of the drive you want to close/hide, click Dismount.

Enjoy! Observador.

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I cried when I saw this video...

by Butterflyleia85 in

probably been seen before but i thought i'd share!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hugbxonxp5s.

.

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This video not only has very good contents, but it is also very well produced. It's worthwhile to even order a DVD copy of it from goodnewsdefenders.com, if you want to keep a copy of it around to show to anyone who might benefit from it (only 6 bucks).

It was a video like that that I once saw on a public community TV channel and helped me open my eyes. At that time, I had never seen on TV a calmly presented, rational discussion of JW doctrines and their social effects.

It's definitely a keeper.

Observador.

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JWs having Facebook Sex - Strongly warned to get off FB at CA yesterday

by shopaholic in

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so it appears that jws are letting their freaky side come out on fb for everyone to see.. there was talk on the ca yesterday strongly warning all true lovers of jehovah to delete their fb accounts.

the talk was solely about fb.

the speaker mentioned that jws are associating with people that would not associate with in real life, often using the excuse that the person is a relative.

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"some had went on to arrange secret rendevous and this was occuring among single, married, young, old and sadly even those in positions of responsibility within the congregation."

Wow! What a bacanal!

Even the "heavies" are having that much fun????!!!

I guess only me is not having that much fun. :( Believe me, these COs are completely paranoid.

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When do you know you are a JW apostate?

by dissed in

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you know you are a jw apostate when..... .

your fellow jw's mates that are df'd for drug abuse, drunkeness, and wild sex orgies refuse to talk to you because you are bad association.. you know you are a jw apostate when....... you come by to visit your jw parents, they open the door and say they are not interested.. you know you are a jw apostate when........ the wts takes your contribution for the wwf but refuses to send you a thank you letter.. you know you are a jw apostate when....... you can buy tupperware at a yard sale and not worry it has a demon preserved inside.. you know you are a jw apostate when........ you can visit jwn and not feel guillty for weeks at a time.

you know you are a jw apostate when......... the girls at the kh find you more mysterious and sexy now that your df'd.

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You know you are a JW apostate when.........

You go to a family member's home and you have to watch your laptop very carefully because they have made attempts to spy on it;

You know you are a JW apostate when.........

You have a stack of old WT publications and you want badly to digitize for preservation;
And your family give you very dirty looks because of that

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BOE on Disfellowshiped Relatives

by JWFreak in

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again...please do not request a pdf scan these are interbranch copies not the same ones sent to the congregations.

jwf.. january 21, 2010 .

to all bodies of elders .

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"Since this may be disheartening to the individual, the elders should confirm their love for him and help him to ap-
preciate that he is needed in the congregation"

Interesting how they see that it will be "disheartening" for a person who has just done good.

I wish they said in the letter:

"Since this may be disheartening to the individual, the elders should confirm their love for him and help him to ap-
preciate that he is needed in the congregation, and tell him not to log in to jehovahs-witness.net to get some compassion from the good folks there."

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Comments on the Letter to BOE regarding inactive ones - LIES

by lepermessiah in

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thank you jwfreak for posting these letters!.

i was offline for a few days and just saw this.....this subject would have raised my ire right away!

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/188898/1/new-boe-letter-on-inactive-ones.

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They may feel that if they confess their wrongdoing to the elders, they will be disfellow-
shipped. But they will not be expelled from the congregation if they have discontinued the un-
scriptural practice and are genuinely repentant.

Never mind that this is in itself a change from previous doctrine, according to which if the person did commit a disfellowshinp offense he/she would be disfellowshipped regardless of repentance (not sure about the passage of time).

This was one of various changes in the disfellowshipping practice the Org has implemented along the years.

Those types of subtle, clever, disguised changes in doctrine was one of the things that contributed to my abandoning of the JW religion. I felt being fooled by a dishonest Organization.

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Handbill for 2010 District Conventions

by dozy in

the wts has announced the usual handbill invitation "campaign" for the conventions this year.

i haven't seen a copy but i assume that it will be similar to the one for congregation meetings and from previous years.

the usual 30 per publisher allocation.. i seriously wonder about the efficacy of these campaigns.

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I couldn't have put it better than sir82 did. In fact, in many places they don't even do handbill distribution for the Convention anymore.

This reminds me of those "encouragement" to wear your Convetion badge everywhere you go, as if that would produce interest in anyone... haa...

I think all this, as well as the preaching work itself, is designed much more as a "show of loyalty" to the Org.

It's the same rational a Gang leader uses to require prospective members to do horrible things before acceptance in the Gang. Nothing more, nothing less.

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