For a while, I have been researching Virtual Private Networks (VPN). I have a few reasons why I need to be connected to a VPN:
- I need to protect sensitive information while I am online
- My Skype account got hacked a few months ago
- I am travelling to a country in a few months that bans a number of Google and social media sites
- I watch NHL GameCentre Live, a service that often looks at your IP address to determine whether you can watch specific games, depending on where you reside
I finally took the plunge and bought a lifetime membership to a VPN service. MacTrast offers a number of deals on VPNs. I did some research, asked questions, and bought my service yesterday.
The VPN works well on my Google Pixel phone and my Mac products. In fact, I am using it as I type on my Mac mini.
The catch is to figure out how to get it to work while I am using my Playstation 3 to watch NHL games. I figure that I probably need to configure my router settings. So, that will be my next exciting step.
The more enjoyable, geeky tidbit of information that I have is that you can chat with Christian Grey on Facebook Messenger. Well, you're really chatting with a Christian Grey bot, but it's pretty fun if you are a fan.
He wants to spank me. I don't mind it one bit.
