Ad:

Safe, secure chats with Adium

Pt. 8 of 10 | 2:28 |

Beginner's Guide to Adium

Wednesday April 22, 2009

Many computer users don't realize what a weak spot instant messenger clients are as far as security. You're sending information out across the Internet where any that's really knowledgeable could potentially snag it. Adium, however, gives you a way to encrypt chats so they are secure. Sure, you may not be talking about top secret stuff, but at least you know that what you do say is secure.

Download this episode now

Quicktime

Show Notes

Download Adium for the Mac and follow along with this tutorial series

- Open Adium.

- Click on File and select one of your accounts. Go across and select Edit Account.

- In the dialog select Privacy and select the level of privacy you desire.

- When you're in chat you can right-click and go down to select Encryption.

- Here you can alter your encryption settings.

- You can also verify encryption and see the encryption key.

- Now when you're chatting you'll know that what you say isn't being snagged by someone that shouldn't have it.

Tagged: