Now, you won't become your own Pixar any time soon, but you can easily work out some dialog with Xtranormal's text to movie offering. There are some premium features to Xtranormal but you can do quite a bit for free. You will have to create an account to use the service. There is an online version of the tool or a Windows downloadable version. They're both pretty easy to use … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Add Your Business to Google Places to Get Customers from Search Results
There's no denying the ubiquity of the Internet now and that means it could be affecting your business. I can speak from recent experience, after recently moving to a new town, I was searching online for specific stores and restaurants. Nothing was more annoying than relying on an inaccurate listing on Google Maps saying an open business was closed or a closed business was … [Read more...]
See What Somebody Printed By Listening
Here's an eye-opener that is very interesting as well as creepy. Researchers have demonstrated how they can place a microphone next to a dot-matrix printer and translate the sounds the printer makes into what was printed, making it possible to spy on the resultant document without ever seeing it. Acoustic Side-Channel Attacks on Printers We examine the problem of acoustic … [Read more...]
How Your Car’s Tire Pressure Monitoring System Could Allow You To Be Tracked and Hacked
Many modern vehicles (2008 or newer) have a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that alerts the driver when the tire pressure is getting low. In fact, it's required for all new vehicles in the US following legislation that was prompted by the 2000 Firestone tire issue. For my car, that means this little orange light comes on to tell me if a tire reports that it is low on air … [Read more...]
404TS Asks: Should I trade in my Palm Pre for the Samsung Epic 4G?
Sprint has finally made the release date of the Samsung Epic 4G official after multiple rumors gave incorrect dates. The news release was just published and states that the Epic 4G will be available on August 31st. The smartphone will cost $249 after $150 instant savings and $100 mail-in rebate for those signing a two year contract. Details from the Samsung Epic 4G Fact Sheet … [Read more...]