Don’t leave your Bluetooth discoverable

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Dec 6, 2011 in Bluetooth, Computing, Security, Wireless | 0 comments

I was somewhat shocked when, a few weeks ago, I ended up scanning for Bluetooth signals in the restaurant where I was having breakfast. I was actually trying to send a picture to my mom’s phone, so she could use it as a background. To my amazement, I picked up at least 20 different devices. I had setup my mom’s phone to be discoverable for 2 minutes...

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iMad at iTunes

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Dec 6, 2011 in Computing, Entertainment, Personal, Reviews | 0 comments

I was at my friend’s place last weekend, we were looking at some apps for his iPad on the App Store. My friend had recently had issues with his credit card, so he was unable to buy any apps. Seeing as there was an app we wanted to get, I decided to pay for it myself. Now, my first thought was to purchase an online gift certificate for iTunes and have it...

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