Encryption Wizard

The Software Protection Initiative's Encryption Wizard, a project of the Air Force Research Laboratory is a easy, simple file and folder archive and encryption program.


From the Software Protection Initiative site:

Encryption Wizard is a simple, strong, Java file and folder encryptor for protection of sensitive information. Encryption Wizard encrypts all file types for data-at-rest and data-in-transit protection. Without installation or elevated privileges, it runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and other computers with Sun Java. Behind its simple drag-n-drop interface, EW offers 128-bit AES encryption, SHA-256 hashing, searchable metadata, archives, compression, secure deleting, and PKI/CAC/PIV support. Encryption Wizard is GOTS - Government invented, owned, and supported software.

Here's an easy way to set it up on Ubuntu so that it will launch from the menu.

• Download the .zip file and extract it to a location of your choice. I put it in ~/.encwiz on my personal machine.
• Install Java. I have the JDK, package sun-java6-jdk from the lucid-main repository. It will work with the standard JRE but I haven't tested it.
• You can right-click on the .jar file you extracted, select "Properties" and the "Open With" tab. There, pick Java to get the file to open and run correctly. Otherwise it will open with the archive manager.
• Open your Main Menu from the Settings > Preferences menu.
• Create a new launcher in the location of your choice and pick "Application in Terminal" and name it what you like.
• Enter the command:

gnome-terminal --geometry=60x14 --hide-menubar -t 'Encryption Wizard' -x java -jar /home/jcollierdavis/.encwiz/encrypt_wizard.jar

• This will open a terminal window just big enough for the text inside it, with no menu, titled "Encryption Wizard" and execute the command to launch encryption wizard with Java.

When you click the launcher on your menu a terminal window will open and start the Encryption Wizard. When you're finished with the Wizard, closing either the terminal or the Wizard will close the other.

For some reason, this is the only way I could get it to work from the launcher. If you have a better method, please share.

Request Vodafone waive all charges for Egyptian Customers

Take a moment to contact Vodafone.
Send them the message below:
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Vodafone Executives:

I  not a Vodafone customer, nor do I even live in a country where Vodafone is a service provider.

I do however that the people of Egypt would greatly appreciate the removal of any calling charges occurring between the 25th of January and the 2d of Feb. 

When the Egyptian government turned off the internet, many people relied on their phones to communicate. Many international internet providers opened up dial-up modem lines free of charge specifically for Egyptians to continue communicating with the world. 

I think the tremendous gain in good will gained by Vodafone from the world would greatly outweigh any potential profit loss.

Please consider this request.  Many people will remember this kind gesture.

Update: XDA-Developers TV

Well, it came down to me and four other videos instead of the ten original selections that made it into the second round.  I ended up in a solid fourth place and about 35 votes out of third.  The top three were selected.  Check out the winners.  They are all really good.

I'm still going to keep on with the Youtube channel. I'm going to add some additional topics too and not just stick straight to phones.

Android Power Management Episode One

Just completed filming my pilot episode for xda-developers TV.  I did a show on some basic functions to get better battery life out of your Android phone.  I did quite a bit of research while working on this episode.  


If you want to look into it further, please check out byrong's thread: Your battery gauge is lying to you on the xda forums. He did some really good work looking into how batteries charge and how the phone reports the current battery status. 


Also please check out Battery Problem? by kthejoker20, also on xda forums. He details the method I've heard several places about resetting the battery gauge on your phone.  I don't know the entire spectrum of devices this trick will work on.  If you have some good feedback on this technique, please leave a comment.


I mentioned two widgets in the video, SwitchPro, and Power Control Plus.  Both are available in the market.  Use the QR codes below to find them.


This one is for SwitchPro:



This one is for Power Control Plus:



Here's another good thread, Tweaks for Superb Battery Life in EVO with most of the same information about battery life and somethings you can do to make the battery last a bit longer. egzthunder1 put that article together from a wide range of sources.  That info should be valid for most phones.

In the upcoming episodes, I'll look at some ways you can automate your battery saving efforts with some apps.  I'll look specifically at Tasker, which has a strong following and an amazing range of features beyond battery saving.  I'll also look at an app by Chainfire called Super Power.   Super Power has a range of features specifically oriented to save battery.  They go from fairly standard to complex and even take advantage of different functions only available on rooted phones.

Here is the QR for Super Power.

If you have any particular theories about extending your own battery life, leave them in the comments.

XDA-Developers TV

Back around the middle of November I saw on xda-developers.com that they're looking to develop xda tv, a youtube channel that highlights the developments in the forums and bring the xda world to a wider audience.

I made an audition video with the help of my Pops, and submitted it during the Thanksgiving holiday.  It managed to Yesterday, I recieved word that my video was selected into a pool of 10 for the final round of voting!  My "pilot" video is in the works and once complete, I'll compete with the  others for 5 positions.  I'm really looking forward to making another video and hopefully getting selected.

Check out my audition video on my youtube channel.

Conky

Conky

Here's my conky.  Check out this link for the conkyrc's. There are 6 seperate conkyrc's on that page.  Look through the whole list.  Each section starts with some comments about what that one does and ends with a page number.  I never cold get the center column to line up at the bottom with the left and right ones.  If you get them right, please tell me.  Also the CPU temperature was really hard to get working as well. The sixth one reads the log file for a program called Blue Proximity.  It locks and unlocks the computer based on how close to the computer and your phone are together.

Good Afternoon

I've been working at this address since sometime around 2003. This is the third time I've cleaned out all the old posts and started with a new topic.

Hope you like what's in store.