Tag Archive for 'security'
If I told you this was a piece of military hardware, what would you think it could be? A pocket-sized phaser, perhaps? The remote control for a bomb-disposal robot? Well no, nothing so exciting I’m afraid; it’s actually a password manager. Yeah, I know, talk about disappointment.
It’s something of a moist relief that manufacturers are helping broadcasters to save me from myself. Every day of my miserable life I’m but a step away from accidentally pirating something recorded on my PVR, and unintentionally damaging the trusting, loyal relationship I have with the people who supply me with endless reality TV and [...]
There’s just a special feeling you get when you know that someone can shoot you, and you’ve got nothing to worry about. Makes you feel like Superman. Only Superman doesn’t have to wear a coat all the time, and he can take a shot to the head without a problem.
“Oh bugger.” That, friends and lovable-enemies, is what I’m imagining the security team at Microsoft are muttering, thanks to the news that Vista’s beefed-up product activation has been circumnavigated with a brute-force keygen hack. It’s not one for the impatient, however; it checks around 10,000 possible keys every 30 minutes, depending on system speed, and [...]
People are always coming up with creative new ways to stash away their valuables. The best is usually a storage area disguised as something else. My personal favorite is the classic hollowed-out book. Runner-up: hollowed-out head of lettuce.
Chances are that unless you’re like me, you spend more time away from your computer than you spend on it. Ok, that might not hold true for those of you reading this, but for the average home user it does. My point is that your computer is more likely to be compromised when you’re not [...]
Let’s face it, you can’t trust your kids. Give them an inch and they’ll take your credit cards, laptop and cellphone and run up huge charges on pay-per-view sex sites. So thank the sweet mother Bertie that fear-fuelling companies like CYBERsitter are around, with their remote tracking USB SnoopStick.
Two unboxing articles in less than a week? Yes, I’m a busy guy. My latest unboxing comes from Paypal. I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago on these little guys, and I just got mine today.
More pics after the jump.
Anyone who is familiar with James Bond flick Dr No will remember that the eponymous villain’s downfall was the lack of grip afforded by his metal hands. Now it’s looking like not only is he not allowed to tinker with nuclear fusion, but he wouldn’t be allowed to join the Merseyside police’s new roboglove-toting security [...]
Valentine’s day is always tricky. You want to set up some elaborate celebration for your girlfriend, but that bitch wife of yours is threatening to derail the whole day. Wire-tapping, following your car, even having you shot by ex-SAS warriors, nothing is too extreme for her. Well, GSMK can’t help with the latter two, but [...]
