VPNs are amazing creatures: they can get past those pesky anti-porn firewalls at work or uni; give you access to Eastenders while you're travelling; or even unlock access to the hallowed ground of American Netflix if you're into that. Problem is, setting one up isn't the most user-friendly process around. Read More >>

For as ubiquitous as connectivity has become and how reliant we've grown on it, the Internet is still a digital jungle where hackers easily steal sensitive information from the ill-equipped and where the iron-fisted tactics of totalitarian regimes bent on controlling what their subjects can access are common. So instead of mucking around in public networks, just avoid them. Use a VPN instead. Read More >>

The iTwin Connect is a cute little device that looks like a flash drive with two plugs, but has endless possibilities: the verdant green pastures of Netflix's US library; browsing blocked sites from your work computer, or a secure connection from a dodgy internet café's WiFi. Read More >>

The cheaper arm of Everything Everywhere, T-Mobile, has apparently been blocking secure email and VPN access with techniques akin to the Great Firewall of China, leaving people fat out of luck for email over 3G. Read More >>