4 posts tagged “identity theft”

Ziszor

Portable Paper Shredder

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Ziszor

This time, it's Leo's turn to do a "What's In the Box?" routine, and Dick's turn to guess what it is.  It's Ziszor, a portable, hand-held shredder.  It runs on 4 AA batteries, comes with 4 Ziszor catcher bags, and you shred your paper trail right into the bag.  Ziszor's slogan is, Don't let your mail be your trail.  But as Leo demonstrates, it can't shred Colleen's credit card, though it will shred your English spelling into oblivion.

Ziszor in action

A Wireless Toaster
Karen Toast Conger, of ToastFloats, used to work for WatchGuard, a network security devices company.  As a parting gift, she was given a very special toaster.  Her colleagues bought her a Cuisinart toaster, took it apart, and put a WatchGuard Firebox X Edge wireless router into it.  A wireless router, security device, and a toaster.

Listen to Episode 557
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Sea Urn

Urns for Sea Burial

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Sea Urn

A Sound Editor
Leo has now got himself an editor who will be editing his numerous podcasts.

Another Rarity in the Gadget Warehouse
Part of Bill Gaines's ashes are kept at Dick's Gadget Warehouse.

Testamentary Wish
Dick's final wish is to be cremated with a DVD of all the episodes of DGW, and to have a burial on the Hudson River; and when the Sea Urn starts to sink, an audio clip of Dick's voice will play: "I won't be here."

Personal Information Leak
The MailMate Shredder (Episode 223) prompted Randy from Canada to write in, about the news that the Canadian Government has been mailing out personal information to the wrong people.

Staples MailMate Junk Mail Shredder

Heavy-Duty Shredder

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Staples MailMate Shredder

The MailMate Shredder from Staples is a cross-cut shredder that shreds up your bank statements, credit cards and CDs into confetti, to avoid theft identity.  That was easy.  Dick does a live demo of shredding a CD-ROM, and a carrot.  They make the same sound.

Did you know?
Most people read their post in the kitchen.

Securing Your Identity
Dick disposes of his bank statement and other personal data very securely, half into the rubbish bin, the other half into his dog's poop bag. 

Royal Media Destroyer MD100 / Shredder Lubricant Sheets

Media Shredder

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Royal Media Destroyer

Shredder Lubricant Sheets

The MD100 Media Destroyer from Royal Supplies shreds up paper, CDs, floppies, credit cards and more, confetti-cut.  To smoothen up the operation of your shredder, use the Staples shredder lubricant sheets from time to time.

Listening Habits
Listeners have written in about how they listen to DGW.  Some in the morning to start the day.  Some reserve it for their lunch time, something to look forward to.

Foolproof against Identity Theft
Dick has a great way of preventing identity theft by stopping people from snooping into his bank statements and other personal documents, in addition to shredding them.  He calls in aid of his dog.

Listen to Episode 32

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