Hackosis

Not only can you blind cameras with infrared LEDs, lasers work as well.

Your first thought might be,”It’s really hard to shine a laser at a camera and do something at the same time!”. Not when you mix a tripod and a gun’s laser scope.

One major limitation of this method is the fact that most lasers only emit one color, therefore it is fairly easy to filter the color using optical and electronic methods unless multiple colors are used.

Another limitation may involve exactly how to locate cameras, as they can be hidden anywhere.

Michael Naimark can say a whole lot more about the camera zapping subject with laser beams than I can. Have a look at his excellent document on this interesting subject.

How to ZAP a Camera: Using Lasers to Temporarily Neutralize Camera Sensors - by Michael Naimark [via How To Do Stuff]

Windows Steady State runs on XP and Vista and provides a way to “freeze” your system among other things. You can choose an option to run your system in a cached mode and any changes are discarded upon reboot.

SteadyState also provides options for updates and computer restrictions.

Seems like it would be perfect for experimenting with spyware and viruses. Also turn this on if you have any kids - no more worries about them wiping out your music collection.

Get Windows SteadyState from the Microsoft site. [via downloadsquad.com]

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Thanks to Dave for the tip!

Readers - do you have any tips and tricks like this one? We would love to hear them.

Did you know that a TrueCrypt volume contains no signature, therefor there is no way to ‘prove’ it is encrypted? Also, It is your fifth amendment right not to have to give out your password to encrypted volumes.

That is not to say someone couldn’t install a key logger and intercept your password. But they would have to gain access into your system to install it, right? Just start to drag and drop. Another good method is typing characters elsewhere on the system in between typing your password characters.

After that, use a strong password and you are all set.