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Veho 360 Bluetooth speaker review
Although this is primarily a European product, it is often easily available on ebay and I wanted to conduct a quick review for my readers. I received this as a christmas gift and have been using it daily for about 3 weeks now. Quick look The Veho 360 is a small cylindrical battery powered speaker. It stands 5 cm tall and 4cm in diameter. The device has a 2.2 watt speaker that shoots sound out from the top. On the side, it has 2 ports: a charging port and a 3.
Be safe when staying in a hotel (part 4) - Hotels are for spying
In most countries, a hotel is simply a convenient place for you to stay and recharge. Without naming any specific countries, local intelligence agencies in some of them are known to use hotels as an information collection tool on guests. In these countries, you should assume that everything you do is monitored including telephone conversations via the telephone assume the hotel's internet service is monitored assume the room is bugged for audio monitoring and sometimes even video This being said, it is important to never leave your laptop, PDA or confidential/important documents in the room.
Be safe when staying in a hotel (part 3) - What to do when checking in
When travelling, it is best to assume that anyone can be a hostile. When you pull up to the hotel, ensure all of your luggage is removed from the taxi or bus. Stay with your luggage until it is brought into the hotel lobby. Even in the lobby, always keep an eye out for your luggage. Remember that thieves are always looking for distractions and a busy lobby may be the perfect opportunity to snatch your items (or stuff something) in your bag.
Be safe when staying in a hotel (part 2)
How to choose the safest hotel room Always choose a room between the 4th and 6th floor (never lower and never higher). The 6th floor maximum is in place because most fire department truck ladders have a maximum height equal to the 6th floor[ of most hotels]. Any higher and rescue during an emergency becomes problematic. The 4th floor recommend is in place to make it difficult for someone to enter your room from the ground floor (from the outside).
Be safe when staying in a hotel (part 1)
Having travelled to over 30 countries, I have picked up some interesting tips and tricks about hotel safety over the years. Since the holiday season is approaching and many of you may be travelling, I thought I would write a couple of short, bullet point style articles to help you stay safe. The Preparation Before leaving, I strongly recommend that you make at least 3 photocopies (front and back) of the following documents: Credit cards All tickets (airplane, train, show, etc) Passport Important documents you may be travelling with I would leave one copy with a trusted resource back home ( as a worst case scenario backup) and carry 2 copies with me in different places.