Archive for July, 2009
To HDD or Not to HDD
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
There are numerous choices to make everyday, especially when it comes to purchasing new electronics. Once you think you have something figured out, there are new developments and twists. This lesson was re-learned by me when I set out to buy a video camera.
The major types are DVD, mini DVD, and hard drive, and all are available in high definition, if desired. All have numerous pros and cons favoring one over the other. I have narrowed out the desire to buy one that requires a DVD. I remember the old video cassette camcorders, which always seemed to run out of...
Power-line Exploit
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Next time you plug your laptop into a public power source, such as at an airplane terminal, be aware. Even though you may not realize what is going on and you may not see that anything is going on, someone out there may be using a power-line exploit against you. What is a power-line exploit and who uses it? Well, in other words, what I am trying to say is that while you wait there for your airplane, some hacker could be getting all of your information by using a certain tool.
The basic technique uses the wires that act as...