Category: technology
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Qwerty to Dansdata to Dvorak
The KeyGhost people asked me whether I’d like to review a QIDO, but I don’t really see that there’s a great deal to review in there. I can tell you now what my review would say: “I plugged the thing inline with a USB keyboard, and the keyboard continued to work normally, except when I…
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(Free) Box of Kotex Tampons-Super Plus (via Craigslist)
Found tonight under the free section on Craigslist in Philadelphia: “Unopened box of Kotex Super Plus tampons. They will be in a plastic bag hanging on the mailbox at 359 Richfield Road in Upper Darby. Don’t bother emailing, just come and get them. Post will be removed as soon as they’re gone.”
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Schneier on Security: Software Problems with a Breath Alcohol Detector
After two years of attempting to get the computer based source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C, defense counsel in State v. Chun were successful in obtaining the code, and had it analyzed by Base One Technologies, Inc. via Schneier on Security: Software Problems with a Breath Alcohol Detector.
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Are you ‘app-noxious’?
“My husband and I bought Google (T-Mobile) G1 phones in December and there are tons of free apps you can download,” says Jessica Singleton, a 29-year-old freelance writer from Seattle. “He downloaded this one app, “DeskBell,” which makes noises, including a gong, a cowbell and a ‘ding’ like a service bell.” Unfortunately, her husband began…