Thursday, August 1, 2024

Internet Creation

When the internet was first created, it was predicted to bring people around the world closer together than ever before. But as we now know, technological innovations such as the internet have proven to be an inadequate substitution for in-person interaction, and contrary to those initial predictions, our society often seems to feel more fractured and disconnected than ever. In fact, the U.S. surgeon general released a 2023 advisory regarding the “healing effects of social connection and community” in response to “our epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” In many ways, it does feel as if our connections to each other are uniquely fraught. We may complain about our neighbors on Facebook groups and Nextdoor more often than we knock on their doors to offer our friendship, and generational divides have begun to seem more like chasms than gaps. We have to remind ourselves that a strong society starts with us. If we want a solid community, we have to act accordingly. Each of us has the power to replace the suspicion, blame, and judgment we may be guilty of hurling at our (literal and figurative) neighbors with a warm remark or a helping hand, and we don’t need to wait to make those changes.

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Major Outages

"Businesses across the world are reporting IT outages, including Windows “blue screen of death” errors on their computers, in what has already become one of the most widespread IT disruptions in recent years. " https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/19/faulty-crowdstrike-update-causes-major-global-it-outage-taking-out-banks-airlines-and-businesses-globally/

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Password alert

Just once, I want to enter my username and password and get the message, "Close enough."

Friday, August 20, 2021

National Radio Day


Today recognizes the great invention of the radio. There were several inventors who had a part in the radio in the late 1800s. To make the radio a reality, different inventions and discoveries were required in transmission, reception and technology. In the late 19th century, it became clear that wireless communication was possible. The first broadcast stations began airing news and world events in the 1920s. Before the inventions of the television, radios were the core entertainment for families and gave them updates of the world. Radio shows like Amos 'n' Andy, Gang Busters, The Goldbergs and GI Jive were heard in living rooms everywhere. Radio has advanced significantly since those early days. #NationalRadioDay is a day to listen to your favorite radio station and give special recognition to your local radio personalities.

#CelebrateEveryDay

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Dimensional Phones

These are devices used in the womb given to babies, when they come into this dimension. With them they could reach any dimensional frequency they desire. They could call friends who have existed or will exist in the future. These phones have absolute range and are provided by A. T and T, which in this case for Adaptive Tele communicative Telephony. Universal Plans Once born the baby has the options of several plans, which do not cost anything for 20 years. They entitle the baby with whomever they desire. They can communicate with their friends and family for free for 25 years, than its just ten cents a month when they get their first job. This is guaranteed never to go up. These phones can enable communication between alien races as well as earth based communities. They do this by transmitting what a person is thinking into another's individuals soul. Cosmic Plans There are cosmic plans for these cosmic phones, so one can talk to friends within other dimensions. They have ultimate range. They enable the user to even call themselves at their youth, to give advice as well as converse. #piccadillyinc

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEWYOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO



There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a  life saver or an emergency tool for survival.

Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST: Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND: Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.

Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end.

Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!'

THIRD: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

FOURTH:  How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

ATM - PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321. The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location. This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don't know about it.




This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends

Monday, July 19, 2010

Five Best Mobile Note Taking Tools

By Jason Fitzpatrick




The explosion of mobile phones has made them a nearly constant companion for many people. It's only a natural an ever-present device would become a favorite note taking and ubiquitous capture tool. Today we look at five popular note taking tools.