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Locks and lockouts

When you are hoping to maximize your travel security, one of the most obvious places to start is with buying a lock. But how secure are luggage locks? The disturbing truth is that luggage locks are terribly insecure. What does the insecurity of these locks mean for your luggage security? How does that affect the protection of your property? In order to investigate these issues, we will have to venture deep into the terrifying truth about luggage locks. What security do TSA locks offer your luggage? TSA locks are not secure. The shackles can be cut by most low-quality diagonal cutting pliers, the lock cylinders can be picked open with very little skill, and the schematics for the master keys have been revealed to the public. If you are using a TSA lock, you are getting the illusion of security. The biggest benefit to using TSA locks is that the TSA can open your bag without having to  lock replacement . This still might not keep your lock from being cut off, as many travelers...
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2017 Guide: The Best NAS Drives for Homes and Small Offices

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The Whats & Whys of NAS First off: What is a network attached storage, or NAS, device? In its simplest form, it's a hard drive or hard drives in a box, connected to your router. Inside the chassis is a small motherboard, with a CPU and some memory to control its functions, plus a power supply. That’s all there is to it—like we said, a simple concept wrapped in opaque terminology. The main benefit of a NAS drive is that anyone who is connected to the router for his or her Internet connection, either wired or wirelessly, can access the hard drive. As a result, the NAS can act as a central, local repository for files, media, and anything else that needs to be shared by multiple folks all using the same network. Advanced features in today's routers also let you extend that file-sharing access to people outside your local network, in essence letting you host your own "personal cloud." (That's a term NAS makers throw around—a lot.) The much cheaper alternative to in...
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