Collaborate Disseminate
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
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
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” —
Maya Angelou
As the holiday season quickly approaches, it is custom to give gifts as a sign of thanks and appreciation for a year wel… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Apptega is the Perfect Cybersecurity Holiday Gift
Hackaday readers have certainly seen more than a few persistence of vision (POV) displays at this point, which usually take the form of a spinning LED array which needs to run up to a certain speed before the message becomes visible. The idea is that the LEDs rapidly blink out a part of the overall image, and when they get spinning fast enough your brain stitches the image together into something legible. It’s a fairly simple effect to pull off, but can look pretty neat if well executed.
But [Andy Doswell] has recently taken an interesting alternate approach to this …read more
Continue reading Christmas POV Display Makes Viewer do the Work
Watch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn. Continue reading ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike
We are in the middle of the holiday season, and while it may be the most enjoyable part of the year, it’s definitely not the safest. We all take our technology gear with us on vacation, the kids enjoy their devices and professionals today worry … Continue reading Diving into Summer Vacation Security Risks
The media has been filled with news of identity theft, hacks, and other security woes as of late. In recent months, Uber was hacked, people had their financial information stolen by credit card skimmers, and one woman lost $59,000 to a fake police webs… Continue reading 5 Holiday Scams to Look Out For
With more than 174 million Americans shopping over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it’s looking to be a busy holiday season for retailers this year. As shoppers continue hunting for the perfect gift over the next couple weeks, it’s import… Continue reading Survey: Nearly Three-Quarters of Retail Orgs Lack a Breach Response Plan
In 2017 Hackers abound and we are all aware of it. However be aware that during the holiday season hackers are extra giving…of phishing attempts, malware, and Trojans, which all help them steal from you or your favorite retailer due to our lazine… Continue reading How the Grinch (and his band of hackers) stole Christmas
Every year since 2006, my friends and I have observed the winter gaming holiday. Continue reading Why I Celebrate Winter-een-mas, a Winter Holiday For Gamers