Hubby has a new “sideline” : putting up security cameras or CCTV Installation services in the homes (and offices) of people, mostly with people who trust him. He was able to know the process of putting up cctv because he has been tasked to help a company that puts up these cameras in public places.
Perhaps one of the things that make him different from those who do the same thing is his tech know-how: he can make the homeowners/office big bosses view what the cameras are viewing through an online connection. Cool huh?
Just email me if you have inquiries 😉
Tags: CCTV installation, CCTV installation services
Laptop has a pop-up message for me: Low Disk Space. Oh no! I’ve got extra space in Picasa for 5usd/year but I haven’t put most of the recent photos there. Blog photos are mostly in Flickr.
I also made my Facebook page a storage of recent photos, saved in original size, just in case I may need to rely on data backup solutions, at least I have some of these online. I just hope Facebook won’t have a big viral infection and sneeze and cough out all these data.
And I hope Facebook won’t ask subscribers to pay for extra disk space used in photos.
People are happy to finally find their long-lost elementary or high school classmates in Facebook. Isn’t it exciting to finally get in touch with these people after a long time?
Of course! you say. And so you share your intimate details in your page for everyone’s perusal: birthdate, employers, pages, organizations you like, TV shows you watch, photos of your families, photos of yourself, your email addresses, your mobile numbers and even your home address.
No problem these people are your friends, you say. Ok then, your call.
Problem happens when your friends have friends who can see you and have not-so-good plans after seeing your lovely grand home and reading that you will be away from a vacation for several days.
That is probably worse than writing about the need for a cure for herpes read by your partner.
Strangers can see and read those too because I happened to read and saw a LOT of these status updates and photos that are best kept hidden from strangers.
You don’t know what I am talking about? Check your privacy setting. Hide your tagged photos from people you don’t want looking at them.
Better yet, read the Six Things You Should Never Reveal in Social Networking Sites.
Tags: facebook, Facebook privacy, privacy issues, social networking sites privacy settings
Two friends related how their emails (both from the same email platform) have been hacked. Of course, the one who hacked the email sent spam messages to their contacts.
Hubby’s email was almost compromised too, and yes, from the same services that the first two used.
So, if people get laptop insurance, they should also protect their email addresses (and files!) from being compromised to avoid phishing and becoming victims of identity theft.
Here are a few tips that might help on how to protect your emails from getting hacked:
- avoid predictable passwords like your birthdate, Social Security number, birthdates of your children, maiden names, name of spouse, wedding anniversary date (these information can be easily hunted down for the purpose of getting your account hacked)
- use letters and numbers and special characters in your passwords
- do not disclose your login details and passwords to others (maybe unless in dire emergencies)
- clear the cache or your browsing history if you are using an internet cafe
- NEVER click on links that seem suspicious
Be net savvy and safe!
Tags: identity theft, phishing, technology
I love stop motion videos. Two of my favorites are the Human Tetris and ESCP Europe Human Experience. Watch it and you will know what I mean.
Mashable however posted a list of Top Ten Stop Motion Videos on YouTube. My two favorites didn’t make the cut however but I will be viewing these ten videos in a while.
Woohoo!
Tags: ESCP Europe Human Experience, HUman Tetris, stop motion videos
Which one of these Social Media pages/sites do you use?
There’s more here.
Tags: blogging, internet, Social Media
