I thought that document scanners the size of pens were just gadgets seen in the movies. However, it seems that you can now buy a pen scanner that can store up to 200 pages, and can scan an A4 sheet of paper in just 4 seconds! (more…)
This article explains how you can send an email, and make it look as if it came from someone else! This is a little trick using the telnet tool installed with Microsoft Windows. You can use the telnet tool installed on virtually any Linux or Unix platform too. This technique is called spoofing, and you can have loads of fun winding up your friends and family with it. (more…)
You know when you find you need a memory stick, but you left your memory stick at home? Or you usually have it on your keys, but you’ve got a different set of keys with you today? Wouldn’t it be useful to always have a memory stick handy? How about a memory stick in a pen or watch? (more…)
It’s becoming very common for individuals to exploit their home PCs to turn them into surveillance stations for security cameras. Security and spy cameras can be purchased very cheaply these days, and you can easily add recording capability with a fairly low cost bit of kit. So in this article, I’ll cover how you connect a spy camera to a USB CCTV recording unit and ultimately your PC. (more…)
USB Flash Drives are fast becoming popular replacements for floppy disks these days. USB flash drives are faster, more reliable, larger in capacity and much easier to use. It’s often the case for a new PC to be sold without a floppy disk drive now too. A flash drive is very much a personal gadget, as you usually only have one and carry it around with you. If you have personal data on that flash drive, then it’s important to be able to protect that data. Where is where the Biometric Thumbprint USB Flash Drive comes in handy. (more…)
Have you ever wanted to know what your family member or employees are doing on the computer when you’re not around? What if you want to observe a really computer-savvy without them knowing? An experienced and paranoid computer user will probably spot an external keylogger very quickly. So why not use a keylogger that has been covertly hidden in a keyboard? (more…)
This little gadget will read SMS messages that have been (marked as) deleted from a mobile phone sim card. The device can also permanently wipe a message from the sim card for extra security. (more…)
Keyloggers capture what a user types in on a computer keyboard for retrieval at a later date. Clearly, as with anything, there are good ways to use keyloggers, and not so good ways. From your own perspective, keyloggers can be used for data and password theft. Therefore being able to find and detect a keylogger on your own system is definitely a worthwhile skill. (more…)
