Wow!! I feel safer now!

Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices.
The company has applied for a patent, titled "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device," that covers a series of security measures to automatically protect devices from thieves and other "unauthorized users." Unauthorized users apparently applies to those who engage in jailbreaking, which allows devices to run apps not approved by the company producing the operating system--such as Apple, the main target of such bypasses.
The application, which was filed in February 2009 and published Thursday, describes measures to identify "particular activities that may indicate suspicious behavior," so that "safety measures" can be taken to restrict the device's functions. Those activities include the "hacking, jailbreaking, unlocking, or removal of a SIM card," according to the application. Apple also intends to send warnings to owners via e-mail or text message when such activity is detected.
The application also describes a variety of measures that could be used to help identify the unauthorized user, including the activation of a camera that could capture and geotag the device's surroundings, and perhaps current user, and transmit that information to a remote device:
In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing the identity of the current user to the identities of authorized users of the electronic device. For example, a photograph of the current user can be taken, a recording of the current user's voice can be recorded, the heartbeat of the current user can be recorded, or any combination of the above. The photograph, recording, or heartbeat can be compared, respectively, to a photograph, recording, or heartbeat of authorized users of the electronic device to determine whether they match. If they do not match, the current user can be detected as an unauthorized user.
When unauthorized use has been detected, "access to particular applications can be restricted, access to sensitive information can be restricted, sensitive information can be erased from the electronic device...," the application states, effectively wiping and bricking the device.
Apple representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In July, U.S. Copyright Office ruled that bypassing a manufacturer's protection mechanisms to allow "handsets to execute software applications" no longer violates federal copyright law. However, while the U.S. Copyright Office has declared the software legal, Apple has repeatedly discouraged users from loading such a bypass, reminding them that doing so will void their device's warranty.
"As we've said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably," Apple had said in a statement in response to the ruling.


REALLY???? Apple will be able to remotely use the iphone camera, measure your heartbeat, and record what you are saying on top of already being able to track you with GPS. ??? For what? In case somebody steals your phone??? Are they kidding?

New York

What can I say but "New York, New York"!

Playing Around

I managed not to tear up the boat this time. Notice the seagulls flying around...

Underwater

I was finally able to get the Sub underwater just to play around a bit... went to a little piece of the ocean that wasn't too deep and spent some time prowling around the bottom real slow... Enlarge the pictures and notice the clarity or the rocks! (Notice they are two separate rock piles I had to work my way around...) Then I got the bright idea to warp speed (so to speak) on the map to get some land close by after I learned how to use the deck gun, finally. Big oops! Kinda caught myself an island! It was only a matter of time! (BIG sigh). I never met a flight simulator I couldn't crash, either! The last picture got a lot better after the sub slid off the land and sunk to the bottom of the ocean!

Submarine At Last!

Submarine

The good news is that my game arrived. The bad news is that my computer won't run it! It tries a lot more than I thought it would after reading what was required. I could even get into the beginning of the game, but trying to move around is so jerky that I couldn't even make it up the ladder. Maybe with a little more practice... Here is me at last......

Under Water

I just had to put this one up... This is not me yet... hope to get Silent Hunter on Thursday or Friday... and THEN hope it runs on my computer!

Beneath the Waves IV

Okay... found some more pictures, but I bet you have the idea by now!!!

Beneath the Waves III

And a few more pics.

Beneath the Waves II

Sorry about the two pictures of the same in last post... Here are some more pictures.

Beneath the Waves

For years, I have been looking for a decent simulator for submarines, and after all of the flight simulators and such I think I may have found one. It is called Silent Hunter and looks to be just about what I was looking for. Good graphics. Good interface. More true to life. Strategy. Now if it will only work on my system. I always seem to get something that my system is just a little too old, too slow, to underpowered....
The main storyline behind this simulator is a German U-boat submarine of World War Two in the Atlantic area of operations. Back in the old days when firing a torpedo meant knowing the distance, speed, and angle on the bow of what you were shooting at, not simply letting the computer do it for you.
You can move around the sub just like you were there, from the engine room, the battery room, crew quarters, torpedo room, control center, up the ladders to the bridge, just like you were walking or running thru the sub. The whole thing looks pretty realistic to me... if you get depth charged then you have bursting pipes spraying water all over the place.
You can shift views from inside the sub to outside the sub, underwater or topside, and any angle or zoom you want. You can follow your torpedoes all the way in to their target, see the explosions, see the damage, and follow the sinking ship to the bottom. I just know I'm going to love this simulator! There are many short videos on you-tube, just type Silent Hunter 5 into the you-tube search box. Here are some pictures....