Compact but comfortable tiny house can vacation a family of four

This new model by Baluchon meets the strict size requirements of a French tiny house while maintaining a relatively comfortable interior that’s also filled with light thanks to generous glazing. It serves as a vacation rental and sleeps a family of fou… Continue reading Compact but comfortable tiny house can vacation a family of four

‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights

The period between Christmas and New Year’s Day has long been the time people give to charities the most, making the charities themselves attractive targets for cyber criminals. Because the events of 2020 will likely boost existing trends, nonprofit cybersecurity challenges may be greater than ever this year — even as groups find themselves with […]

The post ‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for Nonprofit Cybersecurity Risks to Reach New Heights

How to Not Fall for a Charity Scam This Holiday Season

This holiday season, many people will turn to charities to give back. The last thing they want to do is give money to scammers instead of a cause they truly support. According to the FBI’s website, charity fraud rises during the holidays, when people choose to make end-of-year tax deductible gifts. “Seasonal charity scams can […]

The post How to Not Fall for a Charity Scam This Holiday Season appeared first on Security Intelligence.

Continue reading How to Not Fall for a Charity Scam This Holiday Season

Survey: 78% of Retailers Took Additional Security Precautions Ahead of the 2020 Holidays

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) stopped many things in 2020. While in-store holiday shopping may be greatly reduced for some, there’s still a lot of shopping happening online. Near the end of November 2020, Statista revealed that holiday retail sales were … Continue reading Survey: 78% of Retailers Took Additional Security Precautions Ahead of the 2020 Holidays

Join Us for the “Holiday with Hackaday and Tindie” Meet-Up

It’s a ritual in workplaces around the world this time of any other year but 2020: the office holiday party. Too much food, perhaps too much alcohol, and garish sweaters that you wouldn’t be caught dead in on any other occasion. Things are, of course, a tad different this year, …read more

Continue reading Join Us for the “Holiday with Hackaday and Tindie” Meet-Up

Holiday Shopping Scams and Tips to Stay Safe

In our November monthly episode we discuss the scams that you may encounter this holiday shopping season due to the pandemic and our top tips on how to stay safe and more secure when doing your shopping this year. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Digi… Continue reading Holiday Shopping Scams and Tips to Stay Safe

Cheetah Plains safari lodge surrounds wildlife lovers with rustic "Afro-minimalist" charm

Rather than retiring from a day of elephant spotting to a four-walled hotel room with a window or two, safari guests of the South Africa’s Cheetah Plains Game Lodge will have plenty of opportunities for extracurricular connections with nature… Continue reading Cheetah Plains safari lodge surrounds wildlife lovers with rustic "Afro-minimalist" charm

Love Songs To The Microphone

A biographer of Frank Sinatra once commented that for singers like Sinatra, their instrument is the microphone. We tend to think of microphones as ideal transducers, picking up sound faithfully. But like most electronic components, microphones are imperfect. They have a varying frequency response. They pick up popping noises when we say words like “popcorn” that are normally lost to someone listening live.

[Cheddar] has an interesting video (see below) that covers how performers like Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Billie Holiday learned to use the microphone to their advantage. They suggest that the microphone changed the way humans sing, and …read more

Continue reading Love Songs To The Microphone