A new Unkle Monkee feature - product reviews. I don't often buy stuff but when I do I'd like to offer my take on how good, bad or horrible it is.
I have three products to review today.
The first is the Diamond TVW USB650. The USB650 is a tuner for watching a TV signal through you computer. I ended up returning the product. Why? The software that came with it appears not set up for Windows 7. I couldn't get the software to ever get a signal on my desktop. I did on the laptop which runs on Vista. I uninstalled the software and tried again. This time it hung up and would never reinstall. I tried several times but the process never completed. I went to Diamond's website to look for solutions or driver updated for Windows 7. None were available. An online form to register and ask for technical assistance is available. I registered my product and sent them an email about my issue. That was a week ago. I never heard back from them. I really had no choice but to return the tuner.
The second product is InvisibleShield protector for my cell phone. My opinion is that it's complete garbage. First the package appears deceptive to me. I thought I was buying a protective case and I read the packaging over several times before buying. When I get home and open it, I discover that InvisibleShield is nothing but peal away stickers to cover my phone. I have no idea how many stickers it had but it was several for various parts of my phone. I thought I might as well give it a try. The first part was just for the display face. I carefully tried to put the sticker on. It stuck immediately and bubbled up. I tried to peal it back and smooth it out. To late. It stayed bubbled and then it stuck to itself when I tried again. I returned the remaining stickers to Best Buy. Stay away from InvisibleShield.
Finally, a positive review on the Wisecomm 2.4 GHz Wireless Security Camera. I have no clue why I bought it except that it seemed like a good idea at the time. I initially bought it to hook it up to the computer via the USB650. Since the 650 was a drastic failure, I hooked it up to the TV. It works fine. Just plug it into the TV, set what channel you want it on and you can be a voyeur. For whatever reason you want it for, I give it Unkle Monkee's Official Seal of a Banana.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Home Grown Terrorists
Many worry about the issue of home grown terrorists in the United States. The Jihad Jane brings the issue to the forefront again.
The media and others jump and holler that domestic terrorism will infect the nation or poses the greatest threat to American soil.
While they are right to some degree, I can't help but remind them that homegrown terrorism runs deep in the fabric of American society. The threat from Islamic terrorists may be newest threat but certainly not the first.
The attacks of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols still sear my brain. Up to the Sept. 11th attacks, those two perpetrated the largest terrorist attack on American soil.
Ted Kaczinski aka the Unabomber also comes to mind. He carried out 18 attacks from 1978 to 1994 that took three lives and injured several people.
Before there were other were domestic terrorism groups like the Ku Klux Klan. They only intimidates, lynched and burned crosses and houses of blacks.
To a smaller degree the Symbionese Liberation Army qualifies as a domestic terrorist group.
Up in the woods and hills there are many Neo-Nazis or anti-government types running camps to dislodge the U.S. Government.
My point is that there will still be homegrown terrorist talent and we must be vigilant against it. Yes, Al-Qaida and radical Muslims want to attack the United States. We must continue to monitor those groups. However, remember that domestic attacks by the homegrown people aren't limited to Islamofacists. If you the historical data on U.S. soil attacks, Al-Qaida pulled of the largest more complex operation but there are still some homegrown plots brewing. Historically those attacks have been by American's own and haven't been religious based.
The media and others jump and holler that domestic terrorism will infect the nation or poses the greatest threat to American soil.
While they are right to some degree, I can't help but remind them that homegrown terrorism runs deep in the fabric of American society. The threat from Islamic terrorists may be newest threat but certainly not the first.
The attacks of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols still sear my brain. Up to the Sept. 11th attacks, those two perpetrated the largest terrorist attack on American soil.
Ted Kaczinski aka the Unabomber also comes to mind. He carried out 18 attacks from 1978 to 1994 that took three lives and injured several people.
Before there were other were domestic terrorism groups like the Ku Klux Klan. They only intimidates, lynched and burned crosses and houses of blacks.
To a smaller degree the Symbionese Liberation Army qualifies as a domestic terrorist group.
Up in the woods and hills there are many Neo-Nazis or anti-government types running camps to dislodge the U.S. Government.
My point is that there will still be homegrown terrorist talent and we must be vigilant against it. Yes, Al-Qaida and radical Muslims want to attack the United States. We must continue to monitor those groups. However, remember that domestic attacks by the homegrown people aren't limited to Islamofacists. If you the historical data on U.S. soil attacks, Al-Qaida pulled of the largest more complex operation but there are still some homegrown plots brewing. Historically those attacks have been by American's own and haven't been religious based.
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