With the rather amusing title How Jews celebrate christmas, LadyADA announced to the world her latest creation. It is a simple and cheap automatic radio frequency jammer. For not very much money, this pocket sized device will knock out cellphone calls and GPS within a 10 to 30 metre radius of itself. This has some […]
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No, not a post about the perils of using the wrong lube on your locks, this is about three things all at once. Firstly, when talking to a customer and agreeing a time, make sure you ask for more than the postcode! I actually did this once before, but that time there were only three
From the BBC website: Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner’s finger to get round the vehicle’s hi-tech security system. The Mercedes S-class was ‘protected’ by a fingerprint recognition system. So the answer? Run the driver over as he opens the door, then kidnap him,
“I’d give my right arm for that car” “I’d give your right arm for it too!” Read More »
Place: Boston Time: Yesterday The entire city of Boston was brought to a standstill, gridlocked traffic and closed streets and subway. Two men have been arrested for bringing the entire city to a halt. How did they do this? Well, it was remarkably simple. 3 weeks ago, they took part in an advertising scheme for
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Not really related to locks, but what, exactly, does the term “Lifetime warranty” mean? I see the term about the place, not relating to locks, generally, but I’ve seen it on handcuffs, flashlights, knives, and other “security industry” gear, and so I wonder. Locks tend to have extremely long lifetimes. The ERA products we supply
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This Video should be enough to make you wonder if there are still any secrets out there! Watch as Barry Wels and Paul Crouwel show off a shiny Russian embassy lock. These are very, very hard to come by, as they are only used in Russian embassies. I’m sure someone in the GRU/KGB/internal security department
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A brilliant feature of the already brilliant Google Maps system is that you can now place multiple markers, and get directions. Forget your old route finding tricks with a paper map, or even your GPS or a site like the AA’s. This is so fast and easy. You are going out for the day to
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Well, a few days ago I got called out to a flat. Usual story, a nice place, new build, falling rapidly to bits, but a good quality EVVA cylinder on the door. So the chap is very worried to show me his drivers license, etc. and we get chatting while I work about how sometimes
Here’s a neat idea. If you are going on holiday, but you want to keep an eye on the cat food level or whatever, you can do so easily from anywhere, and do it for nearly free and securely. If you don’t know what Skype is, it is a web telephone application, which lets you
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