Beg to differ on software firewalls using that many system resources. Did you actually try Online Armor? I’m guessing not. I have written extensively about hardware firewalls in the past, and this latest software firewall review specifically recommends that everyone use a hardware firewalls. I’ve also reviewed the SonicWall products in the past. I don’t like them. They’re expensive and don’t really offer more than less expensive options. Hardware firewalls don’t do much to block outbound connections. Try *reading* the story I wrote instead of mindlessly criticizing, please.

A hardware firewall for the road makes a ton of sense, though. It’s the one thought I agree with. How large is it though? What are you looking at?

– Scot

And perhaps I’ve missed something, but I’d sure like to hear about REAL firewalls instead of software that makes my machines run akin to ‘286-10MHz machines of days past . I run Sonicwalls at home and office and would like to see hardware firewalls compared. I travel frequently, and am within a month or two of purchasing a hardware firewall ‘for the road’ rather than hope the hotel, motel, or business I’m piggybacking from has dotted it’s technological i’s and crossed it’s t’s.

Regards,
MarkB

Regards,
Mark B

CAPTCHAS: I don’t control the WordPress software. There are add-ons, but my experience with add-ons is that they may be points of vulnerability.

About auto coverage and RSS feed: No, there’s no non-auto RSS feed. I’m currently toting up the email-based votes (which I vastly prefer, by the way). Early results: More people would opt for me to send newsletters notifying them about auto coverage than those who would not. But it would have to be a mandate in favor of notification about auto coverage for me to consider it. People signed up with a specific expectation. I won’t break that without an overwhelming number of people asking me to make a change.

There is no option about whether I cover autos or not — I will continue to write about what I want to write about. Anyone who wants to pay me directly for what I write might, I suppose, have an option to dictate that. (To be honest, I’ve never even considered that.) But I’m not looking for that business model. In fact, there is no business model for Scot’s Newsletter.

– Scot

– Scot

Had to register to post - no CAPTCHA’s? seemed too easy
Response time immediate for all functions - everyone must be out enjoying the last days of summer.

wrt to Automobile blogging - I appreciate your enthusiasm but its not my passion. I’ve got an old clunker which suits me fine … so voting no about hearing about cars. Is there a separate RSS feed which will get me *my* idea of good stuff and let others see the rest?