Turns out you can put a lat/long into Google maps. You need to use the following format: http://maps.google.com/?sll=53.616%2C-002.816 sll tells Google it is Lat/long, and then you enter it with xx.xxx,yy.yyy format, same as usual. (%2C is the URL safe version of a comma) When you press go, you will see a map of your
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Got a bit of post today. I looked at it, and thought “Junkmail”, no return address, plain “fake handwritten” manilla envelope… and opened it anyway. Inside was a pair of cards either side of another envelope. The card said “FRAUD OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT” and so I opened this second envelope. Inside was a new credit card.
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(Continued from yesterday’s post) So, how do we stop this new and very effective attack? Buying your own keyway is possible for a large company or the very wealthy – get in touch! – but, for the rest of us, there are only two options. The first is to buy a bump-proof lock. As far
Bumpkeys – what they are, and how to stop them! Read More »
Bumpkeys are specially cut down keys that will open almost any cylinder lock currently on the market. Sometimes they are temperamental, and other times they will open an otherwise very secure lock in a matter of seconds. Your uPVC door is probably at risk, along with your expensive Mul-T-Lock or Garrison cylinders at work. Lever
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I have a fairly open policy on my Skype and IM programs. I tend to allow the requests to join my list, and then work out who it is afterwards. Sometimes they won’t say, so I de-list them, and I’m careful to mark “untrusted” names so I don’t wind up with too many, uh… weirdos?
The joys of the internet – more than one person shares your name Read More »
The First Post is an online daily web newspaper, and I’m quite taken with it. And this made me laugh.
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