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April 2010

Burglar Falls Off Ladder 7 Times During Escape

by Carolyn

You may have read about the “Acrobatic Thieves”, who were able to successfully make off with over $26,000 worth of merchandise from a New Jersey Best Buy store. Apparently their successful entry through the roof of a commercial building is catching on. A single thief attempted to plan his own spectacular roof entry, in order to burglarize a business. This daring thief decided that an Oklahoma drugstore would be the target for his brilliant robbery plan. He somehow made it on to…

Home Security Worries? There’s an App for That!

by Carolyn

Technology during this generation has undergone some truly amazing changes. However, it could be argued that the iPhone played a huge part in revolutionizing the smartphone industry. The iPhone was first announced in January of 2007 at the MacWorld convention, and has been the subject of extensive media coverage ever since. In June, Apple announced that the iPhone would support third-party applications. Today, there are thousands of different applications for the iPhone, which can do anything from recording song lyrics,…

The Most Reliable Anti-Theft Devices For Cars

by Carolyn

In the 2000 movie “Gone in 60 Seconds”, Nicholas Cage rose to the challenge of a British crime boss to steal 50 cars in a single night. He and his team of car thieves pulled off each heist nearly incident free, being able to steal a car in “less than 60 seconds”. By the end of the movie, nearly all of the cars had been stolen, which brings the climatic finale. In the end, the car thieves get off easy, and…

A Guide to Location Sharing on Twitter

by Carolyn

To compete with services such as Foursquare, Twitter has recently released a targeted location sharing feature. This feature is called “Tweet With Your Location”, and is similar to other location sharing services. Here’s a quick guide to this feature, its potential advantages and disadvantages, as well as how you can protect your privacy. How it Works When you have the “Tweet With Your Location” feature enabled, every tweet you make will be tagged to your geographical location. This means that…

Protecting Your Privacy with the New Facebook

by Carolyn

On April 22nd, Facebook announced that its business model was undergoing an extreme overhaul. In the past, Facebook users commonly shared content by linking to it on their Facebook homepage. However, integration with other sites has been ongoing, with popular sites such as YouTube adding a feature that automatically publishes “favorited” videos to a user’s Facebook wall. Now, Facebook has taken this concept one step further. Starting on April 22nd, buttons such as ”Like” “Thumbs Up” or ”Recommend” will begin popping up…

Which Do You Value More: Security or Privacy?

by Carolyn

The model for the internet was first invented in 1973 by two computer scientists named Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn. Cerf is often credited with being the “father of the internet”, due to the Transmission Control Protocols he developed to use with the idea of an interconnected network. Though first only available to the military, scientists and universities, the internet eventually expanded to the point that it was available to the public. Today, it’s hard to imagine the world without the…

Pepper Spray – How It Works

by Carolyn

If you love Mexican food, you’re already familiar with what it feels like to eat spicy food. As soon as you bite into a hot pepper, you instantly feel a warm, tingling sensation inside your mouth. Within a few seconds, this feeling progresses until it feels like your tongue, throat and the inside of your mouth are all on fire. Drinking water doesn’t help the burning sensation fade – instead, it can actually prolong your discomfort. Some people can handle…

Wireless Burglar Alarms – Home Security Without a Phone Line

by Carolyn

The invention of land-line telephones dates back to the late 1800′s. The patent for the telephone was credited to Alexander Graham Bell, on March 10th, 1876. However, his invention would not have been possible without the 1831 reserach of Michael Faraday, who discovered that vibrations in metal could be converted into electrical impulses. In 1861, Johnann Philip Reis was able to succesfully construct a device which could convert sound into electricity, then back into sound. However, it was Alexander Graham Bell…

What to Do When Your Flight is Cancelled

by Carolyn

The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland has already caused the cancellation of over 17,000 flights, disrupting air travel all over the world. Thousands of people were stuck at the airport, missing their business meetings, weddings, family reunions and other events. Many people are saying that such a widespread flight disruption hasn’t occurred since the terrorist attacks on 9/11. If you have ever been in a situation where your flight has been cancelled, you are already aware of…

Armed Robber Leaves His Photo Behind

by Carolyn

The news archives are filled with stories of bumbling criminals, unsuccessful robberies and funny antics of failed burglary attempts. However, in October of 2009, a thief nearly got away with his burglary of a Florida home, if it wasn’t for him leaving identifying pictures at the scene of the crime. The man’s name was Scano Sinclair, and he was already a repeat offender for other burglary attempts. However, on this particular day, Sinclair had an accomplice. The two men decided…

Previous Entries

April 2010

Burglar Falls Off Ladder 7 Times During Escape

Home Security Worries? There’s an App for That!

The Most Reliable Anti-Theft Devices For Cars

Which Do You Value More: Security or Privacy?

Pepper Spray – How It Works

Wireless Burglar Alarms – Home Security Without a Phone Line

What to Do When Your Flight is Cancelled

Armed Robber Leaves His Photo Behind

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