Specifications

monitoring service. The monitoring service sends a
signal continuously at regular intervals throughout the
day to the unit to make sure it’s always operational.
If it does not respond back due to loss of power
or Internet connection, the monitoring service
immediately noties the owner. With traditional home
security systems, if a consumer’s phone lines were
cut by a burglar or went down, the user would never
know.
Sparrow also
works with
digital phones
(including VoIP
and cable phone
systems). The
LaserShield
master alarm
unit is up
and running in seconds after plugging it into the
telephone jack on the device and standard wall
outlet. It is then plugged into your router via the
included Ethernet cable. Motion detectors are placed
in areas that an intruder would need to pass in order
to enter the property. Each wireless motion detector
protects a room up to 35 x 35 feet (1,200 sq. feet)
via invisible infrared technology. When a security
breach is detected, it signals the monitoring service,
which noties friends, family and, if warranted, the
authorities. They also include a panic button, allowing
a consumer to send a distress alert when needed. In
cases of power outage, the master alarm unit features
24 hours of backup battery power.
Available immediately for $130, customers also need
to purchase the LaserShield Instant Security System
for $199.95 for a complete home security system. A
master alarm unit, wireless motion detector and two
keychain remotes are included. Customers can activate
the 24/7 Rapid Response Monitoring Service on the
day of purchase for $29.95/month after a one-time $25
activation charge. Payments are month-to-month with
no contracts or long-term commitments.
Yoggie www.yoggie.com
Gatekeeper Pico™ security mini-computer is the
‘next generation of Internet Security’: a powerful
USB key-size Linux-based 520 MHz computer with
12 built-in security applications. Designed to off-load
installed security software from your PC, the plug-in
Gatekeeper Pico replaces all of your security software,
adds additional security features and speeds your PC’s
performance as resources are no longer dedicated to
security tasks. Benets:
Block all Internet threats outside, before they •
reach your PC
Hide your PC from Internet Hackers •
Boost your PC’s performance •
Dual Flash memory mechanism constitutes an •
“Untouchable Operating System” barrier for
complete physical isolation of your PC from
threats
Protection from •
known as well as
unknown attacks
Plug and Forget •
easy installation
and operation with
no special technical
knowledge required
Security software updates accumulate on •
the Yoggie’s external mini-server, instead of
draining your PC’s resources
Gatekeeper Pico™ now available with a full three year
free subscription included. For purchases until March
31st 2008.
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Cut off your nose to spite your face
Meaning: Disadvantage yourself in order to do harm
to an adversary.
Origin: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations lists
this proverb as “mid 16th century - mid 14th century
in French”. I wouldn’t doubt them but the earliest
citation I can nd in print is much later. Grose’s 1796
edition of the ‘Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar
Tongue’ explains it thus:
“He cut off his nose to be revenged of his face. Said
of one who, to be revenged on his neighbour, has
materially injured himself.”
As cool as a cucumber
Meaning: Calm and unrufed.
Origin: Cool here means imperturbable rather than
having a low temperature. Cucumbers are cool to the
touch.
First recorded in John Gay’s Poems, New Song on
New Similies, 1732:
“I ... cool as a cucumber could see The rest of
womankind.”
Source www.phrases.org.uk