Gerritt Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Fire powered cell phone charger.... who would of thought. http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/19/at-last-fire-powered-cellphone-chargers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Amazing stuff Gerritt ! The cell phone / Iphone is amazing itself . As a kid we thought Flash Gordon was real stuff but it was only science fiction ....until it all comes to be happening today . There's a vid on You Tube showing how body heat can charge a flashlight , something like those hand warmer thingies that generate heat by shaking them .... a chemical reaction . I'm going to invent a solar hat that recharges me when I'm fishing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotehunter Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Don't need the hat....it comes in a Timmies mug or a bottle. Of course a big fish will get your motor revving too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Speaking of technology.......the bad guys know how to use it and it costs us plenty . Some important lessons here 1. Long-Term Car Parking Some people left their car in the long-term parking at San Jose while away, and someone broke into the car. Using the information on the car's registration in the glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's home in Pebble Beach and robbed it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in long-term parking, we should NOT leave the registration/ insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener.This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.2. GPS.Someone had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.3. CELL PHONESI never thought of this.......This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.' When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.Moral of the lesson: a. Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.... b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. c. Also, when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.4. Purse in the grocery cart scam... A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart while she reached something off a shelf...wait till you read the WHOLE story! Her wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the store personnel. After returning home, she received a phone call from the Mall Security to say that they had her wallet and that although there was no money in it, it did still hold her personal papers. She immediately went to pick up her wallet, only to be told by Mall Security that they had not called her. By the time she returned home again, her house had been broken into and burglarized. The thieves knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could lure her out of her house long enough for them to burglarize it.*PLEASE PASS THIS ONEven if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_b Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Thanks for the reminders smerch... I didn't have to make any changes to my phone or gps after reading this... But they might be able to steal some fishing spots if they get my gps...I guess I have to make some changes after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Smerch, thank you for the reminder to remain vigilant... I have to be honest given my knowledge, I have had many times where I could have really screwed other people over.... thankfully I have a conscience, and knew even if I had though short term gain.... it never works out to long term satisfaction... But damn the temptation was there.. money over being to sleep at night,... I will take sleep! It is crazy how this world works.... eventually everyone is judged.. and may those that throw the biggest stones... drown by them.. plain and simple. There is alot of self important people in the world.... and you know what? they will get what is owed to them. thank you for the follow up to this thread. G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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