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Clocks, Dolls, and Other Spy Cameras

January 6th, 2010 No comments

Slate and Artstone – That innocent looking wall clock staring at you from the wall might be more menacing than you think. Is it staring…or is it watching? And who is it telling?

Cameras are being placed everywhere, and nobody is telling us about them. They are being hidden in vases, teddy bears, televisions, and even innocuous wall clocks. Corporations are hiding them to protect their treasures, or to monitor our shopping habits. Governments are tracking our movements, and now, even private individuals are starting to watch us.

That’s right; the power of surveillance is now in the hands of the average person on the street. With the prevalence of mini spy cams now being offered at very affordable prices, the ability to secretly watch us is now available to anyone with a couple of extra dollars to spend. And where are these responsible citizens placing their new spy toys?

Some people have innocent enough desires. The most common use of a spy cam is to monitor babysitters and housekeepers while you are at work. It is a basic enough desire. In a world short on trust, it is difficult to hand over your most prized possessions and even your children to random strangers claiming to be nannies.

But many clever people are thinking outside of the box, and are using these spy cameras to take explicit images of people in very private places.

Aside from merely monitoring the short skirts in the neighborhood on a windy day, some people are sneaking into bathrooms and dressing rooms and installing these mini devices in order to take explicit, and highly illegal photographs of those trusting enough to expose themselves.

So what is the answer? Tentative vigilance or outright paranoia? Whenever you are outside of the security of your home, be aware that you may be on camera. However, it may not really matter. If we are all on camera all of the time, then there is a certain equality in that.

Eventually we may discover some technology that will reveal hidden cameras and other transmission devices. Unfortunately, until that time, the wall clock sitting above the mantel may not be as unassuming as you think.

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Fax to Email Saves Resources

January 5th, 2010 No comments

There are a lot of different ways to communicate through technology and a relatively recent one is fax to email. It has been around a few years but it has continued to gain in popularity. More and more companies online are offering this service.

This service is a very simple concept. There are times when you need to receive a fax but may not have a machine. With this service, incoming faxes are sent to your email address thereby removing the need for a physical machine.

You will receive a phone number that is to be used as your fax number. Faxes coming in to this number will be automatically routed to the email address you supply. You will receive them right in your inbox without having to do anything more.

This service is far more convenient than an actual fax machine. The first reason, of course, is that you do not need the equipment itself. You do need to invest in an additional phone line or to have a way to split calls between fax and phone. And gone is the expense and waste of ink and paper.

Once you take away the need for the machine, you can get your faxes where ever you are on the globe. There is no need to be concerned about fax machines breaking down. And there will be no need to incur the expense of having one on all the time.

If you are a small business owner, this service is particularly convenient. You may need to have a number for people to fax too. Oftentimes, though, people find that the bulk of the faxes they receive are sales faxes. A great deal of paper and ink gets wasted on offers you have no interest in. When you use a fax to email service, these faxes become like spam that you just need to delete.

You have several different options to choose from in services to use. Some companies will give you a no frills service for free. In other cases, there is a small monthly fee. As you compare services, be sure that you know what is included in each. For example, a free service may only give you the ability to get faxes. To send them with this company may require a different service that has a fee attached.

When you need to have a fax machine, but do not, fax to email is a great option. It is possible that fax machines will not be around forever. But for now, you can make the choice to do without them yourself.

There are a lot of different ways to communicate through technology and a relatively recent one is Fax to Email. It has been around a few years but Fax 2 Email has continued to gain momentum in popularity.

Best Business Cards 101 – On Finding great Business Cards

January 5th, 2010 No comments

Are you interested in finding the best business cards? Maybe you are not sure how you should go about it or what you should do to get fantastic business cards. Let us talk a little bit about how to get good business cards and what makes them fantastic in this article.

Whether you are the boss man (or woman) or if you are laboring for an employer, it is still essential that you will have cards that will let people to keep in contact with you. If you do not have cards then individuals will not be like to remember your contact information. You can of course write down your info of a piece of paper but it is not awfully professional.

A wonderful way to show others that you are serious and that you are prepared to do business is by having business cards. When persons have your information they will be able to readily contact you when they want to do business. Yes, individuals will be much more likely to hang onto a card that you give to them than if you had given them a slip of paper.

The best business cards would include those that list your business or position name, then your name and then you can include your address and phone number below. If you have any other info that is identifiable with your work you may consider putting in on the card as well but this is not a good idea all of the time. By putting too much info on your cards you may allow them to look too cluttered.

If you want the best business cards then get a nice design, put your important info down and you may also consider putting a photo of yourself on the front of the card as well. Planning on making a lot of appointments? You could easily put an appointment spot on the back of your card.

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