The Microphone Blocker For all of us tin-foil hat-wearing people, I want to talk about IT security devices. These are devices that will enhance your overall security by fixing “design flaws” in your everyday IT equipment. First, let me state that I’m not representing or recommending any of these products. I’m not receiving any money… Continue reading The Microphone Blocker
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Talking Loudly On Your Phone
Talking Loudly On Your Phone Setting: You are in a grocery store and you hear a phone ring and the person an aisle over answers and talks so loudly that you can clearly hear the conversation. You are not eavesdropping, you are not straining to hear it, in fact, you rather not have to be… Continue reading Talking Loudly On Your Phone
My Phone Needs 911 – Call a Bambulance
My Phone Needs 911 – Call a Bambulance I was camping with my daughter, just about to start a fire, when my cell phone rang. I almost didn’t answer it, which is out of character for me, but I was sure it was a telemarketer, but I dropped what I was doing, and answered it. I… Continue reading My Phone Needs 911 – Call a Bambulance
I Got a New Phone
I Got a New Phone I’m not one of those people that gets a new cell phone every few months. For me, it is just a phone and device for SMS messages. But it was time to ditch the 5-year-old Samsung Note8. I opted for a Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition 5G, hoping that 5G… Continue reading I Got a New Phone
Phone Scammer Calls the Police
Phone Scammer Calls the Police This is Police Captain Ann Stephens at Apex North Carolina, talking to a phone scammer. The transcript of the phone call is as follows: Scammer: Can you verify me your home address? Captain Stephens: No I will not Scammer: I’m sorry no Captain Stephens: I’m not going to give you… Continue reading Phone Scammer Calls the Police
Phone Scam with Mark Rober
Phone Scam With Mark Rober If you don’t know who Mark Rober is, he is an American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science and do-it-yourself gadgets. Before YouTube, Rober was an engineer with NASA for 9 years where spending seven of those years working on the Curiosity… Continue reading Phone Scam with Mark Rober
My Phone Dilemma
My Phone Dilemma I told everyone that I have a solution to my cell phone problem. Well, my cell phone technically isn’t the problem, me dropping it is the problem. After destroying the screen twice, I decided that I will try something different. I researched for a case that offered decent protection from being dropped… Continue reading My Phone Dilemma
Killed the phone – Again
Killed the Phone – again This weekend, I was getting out of my truck, and once again, I managed to drop my Note 8 phone and killed yet another screen. Basically, if I’m not thinking that I have a phone in my hand, I will forget I have it there and since I can’t feel… Continue reading Killed the phone – Again
Killed my phone
Killed my phone So upset with myself today, I was getting out of my truck and I had my phone in my left hand, I know better than to carry anything in my left hand, and well, you guessed it, I dropped it and the screen is cracked and the display is all messed up… Continue reading Killed my phone
Morse Code Day
Morse Code Day Morse Code Day is April 27th Morse Code Day celebrates Morse code, an alphabet of dashes and dots that made long-distance communication much easier before phones were around. The holiday is celebrated on the birthday of its inventor, Samuel Morse, who was born on April 27, 1791. I personally mark this day… Continue reading Morse Code Day