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21st Century Hi-Tech Magic Slate

Richard McEachin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:01 +0000

The four-ounce, $30USD, Boogie Board runs on a watch battery and mimics the feel of putting pen to paper. To erase, simply press a button. It is a 8.75 x 5.5 inch thin plastic slate that has the same functionality as the Magic Slate (it doesn’t store what you write) except that it uses LCD technology. However, the battery that powers the Boogie Board is not replaceable. Once it’s depleted, the board is useless. According to the Boogie Board site, that’s around 50,000 erase cycles.

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I won’t tell you why I’ve been so interested in the Magic Slate, 18th Century PDA, or this gadget, but I’m sure you might be able to imagine some uses for them.

18th Century PDA

Richard McEachin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:47 +0000

If Moleskines are a throwback to a time before PDA’s, then 18th century version of the PDA is the pocket notebook made of sturdy brass stock with 4 old ivory pages and a pencil can be written on with pencil, smudged off with your finger, and used over and over again. It closes into a 1-1/8 inches by 4-1/2 inches by 3/16 inch thick package. It seems like an 18th century version of the Magic Slate.

Cayman Islands Corporate Search

Richard McEachin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:06 +0000

The General Registry now offers a search feature that allows registered users to search online for Companies Information.

Professional Licencing Verification

Richard McEachin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:36 +0000

The Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) listings of online license verification databases maintained by state agencies/provincial regulatory bodies provides links to sites where you can verify a professional license.

Google Search Operators

Richard McEachin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:26 +0000

GoogleGuide is one of those things you find and say, “why didn’t I think of that.” If you need a guide to using Google’s advanced search operators, then bookmark the table that lists the search operators that work with each Google search service.

Craigslist Scam Fighting

Richard McEachin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:00:47 +0000

Top Craigslist scams and how not to be bamboozled

Craigslist does offer very sensible advice on how to recognize and avoid scams. The problem is many victims apparently don’t heed the advice. Don’t want to become one of these poor schmucks. Then pay careful heed.

Exposing scam artists who use Craigslist

I created this blog site to expose the scam artists, crooks, and their tactics that prey on honest hard working people on craigslist. I encourage you to share your stories and experiences with other people so that we may better serve the craigslist community, by making it a safer place.

Night Vision Explained

Richard McEachin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:00:28 +0000

A U.S.A online gun retailer, has published an excellent article explaining the differences between each generation of night vision gear.

Here’s your crash course in NVGs. Night vision technology is broken up into different levels. Gen 1 night vision is the gear you buy at Wal-mart for $500. Gen 2 costs a lot more and is widely used in the law enforcement sector. Gen 3 is what our military uses. Gen 4 is scary cool and the price of a Rolex.

While this article is about night vision devices for military use, the description of the characteristics of each generation and their associated costs is good background information for the Investigator contemplating the purchase of a night vision device for surveillance use.

Nonverbal Warnings

Richard McEachin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:00:17 +0000

The following short article is quite good and it has an excellent bibliography. If you conduct interviews, this stuff is important.

How to Prevent Crime BEFORE it Happens
Written by Damian Ross

Crime is never unpredictable. Before a lie is spoken, a pocket is picked, or an assault is inflicted, each and every criminal gives off silent cues. They can be as subtle as a shrug of the shoulder, a pointed finger, or an averted gaze. But together, they make up a nonverbal language that speaks loud and clear if you’re trained to see it…

Defeating Forensic Examination of Computers

Richard McEachin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:00:13 +0000

The incinerator and shredder were the crook’s best friend prior to the computer era. Today, software is available for the same purpose. A search for “anti-forensics” turns-up a lot of usable information and guidance for those so-inclined.

Of particular interest should be the Metasploit Anti-Forensics Project. If you are unaware of the tools that come under the term, anti-forensics, then an article from CIO entitled, How Online Criminals Make Themselves Tough to Find, Near Impossible to Nab, should illustrate that Investigators now face anti-forensics as part of everyday life.

Convicted by your own computer

Richard McEachin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:00:19 +0000