A You can use shareware to encrypt folders. One product I like is Encrypted Magic Folders by PC-Magic, available on the CD. It keeps your choice of folders scrambled until you press a hot key, type your password and click a button. Then everything is readable until you either scramble the folders again or reboot your system. The only major drawback is the $US59 registration fee ù high by shareware standards.

Caption: Prevent other users from poking around your
files with Encrypted Magic Folders

If that's too rich for your blood, try C-Flash Software's FlashLock, which costs only $US15 and can also be found on this monthÆs CD. It's not as convenient as Encrypted Magic Folders (you have to re-encrypt after every decryption), but the hassle is minor. FlashLock requires Pretty Good Privacy 2.6.2 for DOS (PGP 5 won't work). Just install PGP, then FlashLock. FlashLock's installation program will walk you through PGP's settings.