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Cryptex USB flash drive, 16 Gb — Smart Decisions International (SDI)
Cryptex USB flash drive, 16 Gb — Smart Decisions International (SDI)
Pricey, unique. Gift item for the discriminating geek.
Pricey, unique. Gift item for the discriminating geek.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
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Monday, December 15, 2014
Am I unique?
Am I unique?
Learn how identifiable you are on the Internet
Help us investigate the diversity of web browsers
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
New “Shingled” Hard Drives Hold Terabytes For Pennies A Gig | TechCrunch
New “Shingled” Hard Drives Hold Terabytes For Pennies A Gig | TechCrunch
Seagate will ship the drives in January for $260 for an 8 terabyte version.
Seagate will ship the drives in January for $260 for an 8 terabyte version.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Stalling Patents
U.S. Government Has a Secret System for Stalling Patents
December 3, 2014, Yahoo Tech
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-u-s-government-has-a-secret-system-for-104249688314.html
Entrepreneurs and established companies alike depend on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Newly released documents reveal that the office, tasked with evaluating and protecting the rights to intellectual property, has a covert system for delaying controversial or inconvenient patents. It's a system that ... could function as a way to limit or stomp out emerging companies. Before today, the program — named the Sensitive Application Warning System (SAWS) — has been mentioned only anecdotally by examiners who work in or with the office, and in a government memo that was leaked in March 2006. However, a new 50-page document obtained by a law firm's Freedom of Information Act request shows the sweeping scope and conflicting interests of this particular set of rules. The law firm behind the request, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, frequently represents major tech companies, including Apple, Google, Twitter, and Oracle. For Thomas Franklin, a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, applications that he prosecutes typically issue as patents 22 months after filing. Any application that is categorized in SAWS, however ... can be delayed for years. There is no official channel to notify an applicant once her patent is placed in the system. Franklin told Yahoo Tech., "That's what piqued my interest as a constitutional issue. There's a secret program that they're not supposed to talk about."
Note: When the government has a "property interest" in any patent application, it may be rejected, stolen, or classified according to secret criteria. Among new energy technology researchers, it is well known that the patent office can block patents of amazing inventions that could cost oil and energy companies billions of dollars. Read this excellent summary for more on this.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
How to Connect to a Friend's Computer for Remote Help | eHow
How to Connect to a Friend's Computer for Remote Help | eHow
Several, "local" shops use this and charge about $60/hr. for service.
Several, "local" shops use this and charge about $60/hr. for service.
Otixo: All your cloud files from a single login
Otixo: All your cloud files from a single login
You have to have an abundance of trust to use this system!
You have to have an abundance of trust to use this system!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Image Lock - Fun, Easy to Remember Combination Lock by Invention City — Kickstarter
Image Lock - Fun, Easy to Remember Combination Lock by Invention City — Kickstarter
What do you think of this product? I like it.
What do you think of this product? I like it.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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Presentation Skills: Connect your laptop to the projector without looking like an idiot! - authorSTREAM Blog
Presentation Skills: Connect your laptop to the projector without looking like an idiot! - authorSTREAM Blog
How to connect a laptop to a projector while being goodlooking
More presentations from Matteo Cassese
Friday, November 21, 2014
Resist Surveillance
Resist Surveillance
Detekt is a free tool that scans your Windows computer for traces of known surveillance spyware used to target and monitor human rights defenders and journalists around the world. Run the downloaded file as ADMIN after you disconnect your machine from THE INTERNET.
Detekt is a free tool that scans your Windows computer for traces of known surveillance spyware used to target and monitor human rights defenders and journalists around the world. Run the downloaded file as ADMIN after you disconnect your machine from THE INTERNET.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
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New Kind of Fiber Delivers 255 Tbps Data Transfer Speeds -- THE Journal
New Kind of Fiber Delivers 255 Tbps Data Transfer Speeds -- THE Journal
What implications does this have for you and for the Internet?
What implications does this have for you and for the Internet?
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Crowdsourcing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crowdsourcing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Familiarize yourself with this concept. It will be with us for a while, and it will grow.
Familiarize yourself with this concept. It will be with us for a while, and it will grow.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Silk Road - Complete step by step guide
Silk Road Drugs - Complete step by step guide | Silk Road Drugs
Lots of information about VPN use, security, etc. Could build a presentation around this web site, alone.
WE DO NOT CONDONE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.
Lots of information about VPN use, security, etc. Could build a presentation around this web site, alone.
WE DO NOT CONDONE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Signing robot developed as chatty companion for the elderly
Signing robot developed as chatty companion for the elderly
SIGN language robot in Japan by Toshiba.
SIGN language robot in Japan by Toshiba.
Your USB Devices Aren't Safe Anymore, Thanks To BadUSB
Your USB Devices Aren't Safe Anymore, Thanks To BadUSB
The BadUSB malware isn’t stored on the user-accessible storage partition, but rather on the firmware of a USB device – including Keyboards, phones and flash drives. This means that it’s virtually undetectable to conventional anti-virus packages, and can survive the drive being formatted.
The BadUSB malware isn’t stored on the user-accessible storage partition, but rather on the firmware of a USB device – including Keyboards, phones and flash drives. This means that it’s virtually undetectable to conventional anti-virus packages, and can survive the drive being formatted.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
20 Alternative Web Browsers For Windows You Didn’t Know Of
20 Alternative Web Browsers For Windows You Didn’t Know Of
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Conduit toolbars have been identified as Potentially Unwanted Programs by Malwarebytes[3] and are typically bundled with other free downloads.[4][5] These toolbars modify the browser's default search engine, homepage, new tab page, and several other browser settings.[6] A program called "Conduit Search Protect", better known as "Search Protect by conduit", can cause severe system errors upon uninstallation. It claims to protect browser settings but actually blocks all attempts to manipulate a browser through the settings page; in other words, it makes sure the malicious settings remain unchanged. The uninstall program for Search Protect can cause Windows to be unbootable because the uninstall file not only removes its own files, but also all the boot files in the root of the C: drive.[citation needed] Conduit is associated with malware, spyware, and adware, as victims of this hijacker have reported unwanted pop-up and in-text advertisements.
Victims of unwanted redirections to conduit.com have also reported that they have been attacked by phishing attempts and have received unwanted email spam, junk mail, other messages, and telephone calls from telemarketers. Some victims claim that the people claimed to be Apple, Microsoft, or their ISP, that personal information was used in some phone calls, and that some of the calls concerned their browsing habits and recent browsing history. Personal information used in phishing attempts may be associated with spyware. This hijacker virus is currently added to the official PowerISO download, and the Vuze version 5.4.0.0 update, for example.[7]
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Conduit toolbars have been identified as Potentially Unwanted Programs by Malwarebytes[3] and are typically bundled with other free downloads.[4][5] These toolbars modify the browser's default search engine, homepage, new tab page, and several other browser settings.[6] A program called "Conduit Search Protect", better known as "Search Protect by conduit", can cause severe system errors upon uninstallation. It claims to protect browser settings but actually blocks all attempts to manipulate a browser through the settings page; in other words, it makes sure the malicious settings remain unchanged. The uninstall program for Search Protect can cause Windows to be unbootable because the uninstall file not only removes its own files, but also all the boot files in the root of the C: drive.[citation needed] Conduit is associated with malware, spyware, and adware, as victims of this hijacker have reported unwanted pop-up and in-text advertisements.
Victims of unwanted redirections to conduit.com have also reported that they have been attacked by phishing attempts and have received unwanted email spam, junk mail, other messages, and telephone calls from telemarketers. Some victims claim that the people claimed to be Apple, Microsoft, or their ISP, that personal information was used in some phone calls, and that some of the calls concerned their browsing habits and recent browsing history. Personal information used in phishing attempts may be associated with spyware. This hijacker virus is currently added to the official PowerISO download, and the Vuze version 5.4.0.0 update, for example.[7]
Monday, October 6, 2014
20 essential PC shortcuts - Microsoft Windows - StumbleUpon
20 essential PC shortcuts - Microsoft Windows - StumbleUpon
Basics that every noob should know how to do.
Basics that every noob should know how to do.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Cool Websites & Tools - Instagram Likes, Send HTML Mail, & Dress Better
Cool Websites & Tools - Instagram Likes, Send HTML Mail, & Dress Better
It won't work for me. I'm too far gone.
It won't work for me. I'm too far gone.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
File:VCN Slide1.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File:VCN Slide1.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a slide created by the first presentation program,VCN ExecuVision. This illustrates the ability to add text information to an image for presentation. This slide was created in 1982.
This is a slide created by the first presentation program,VCN ExecuVision. This illustrates the ability to add text information to an image for presentation. This slide was created in 1982.
Do You Know Everything About Computer Hardware?
Do You Know Everything About Computer Hardware?
Time to review, quiz, and print out one of these for the workshop wall.
Time to review, quiz, and print out one of these for the workshop wall.
Friday, October 3, 2014
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
iPhone 6 Plus screen too big? Not with the Thanko Thumb Extender!
iPhone 6 Plus screen too big? Not with the Thanko Thumb Extender!
I included this, since I thought it was funny and kind of ridiculous.
I included this, since I thought it was funny and kind of ridiculous.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
"My phone won't charge."
Recently, a friend, a farmer, with lots of critters, took her phone to the phone store and complained. The tech dug a pile of alfalfa out of the charging port, and all was fine.
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Thomas Pitre Sequim
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Emtech: A Hybrid Solution for Cheap Desalination | MIT Technology Review
Emtech: A Hybrid Solution for Cheap Desalination | MIT Technology Review That's less that .25 a day in Clallam County, for example, figuring .069 cents / Kw to produce about 264 gallons of potable water/day.
OBD2 & Windows: Save On Auto Repair With Diagnostic Tools
OBD2 & Windows: Save On Auto Repair With Diagnostic Tools
This is link to the one I bought last year:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZWM0R4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Easy to use and software a snap to install on laptop.
This is link to the one I bought last year:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZWM0R4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Easy to use and software a snap to install on laptop.
Fresca Radio
Fresca Radio
Bringing you the freshest selection of Latin, Hispanic and Caribbean music channels in the world!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Is Smarter Technology Dumbing Down the Human Race?
Is Smarter Technology Dumbing Down the Human Race?
Not an earthshaking article, but might be interesting to some.
Not an earthshaking article, but might be interesting to some.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Bomb threat found false at Home Depot - Sequim Gazette
Bomb threat found false at Home Depot - Sequim Gazette
I heard this on my scanner (453.300) on Wednesday. Consistent with other scams used to extort money from businesses.
I heard this on my scanner (453.300) on Wednesday. Consistent with other scams used to extort money from businesses.
Hey @Seevl, Be My Twitter DJ ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community
Hey @Seevl, Be My Twitter DJ ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community
Read this article and imagine future intelligent web services....! Exciting.
Read this article and imagine future intelligent web services....! Exciting.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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FBI — Common Fraud Schemes
FBI — Common Fraud Schemes
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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PDF Compressor
PDF Compressor
Compress PDF files for publishing on web pages, sharing in social networks or sending by email. Unlike other services this tool doesn't change the DPI, thus keeping your documents printable and zoomable
Compress PDF files for publishing on web pages, sharing in social networks or sending by email. Unlike other services this tool doesn't change the DPI, thus keeping your documents printable and zoomable