The housing market is supposed to be a buyers market, but I am not drinking that kool-aid.  Houses still feel overpriced to me.  Its probably because I am from New Hampshire, and Mass. home prices have always been higher, but still…

Here is a Raised Ranch for sale in my area and in my price range.  I love this style of home.  Dual over sized garage bay’s, spacious open concept above.

The Description is pretty sketchy and downright intimidating.

Are you looking for a diamond in the rough? Do people call you “Joe-HandiMan”? You can’t be affraid to get dirty with this property! With the right approach and desire, you can make this property come to life. The interior of this property had been abused and needs some patching up. Has good “bones” and a lot of possibilities. If you’re eager to take on a challange and make it your own, grab your agent and come to see what’s in store for you here!

Continue reading for the horrors found inside.
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I have wanted to do a hidden memory mod for some time now. At work I am exposed to information about all the sneaky places to hide contraband. And combined with my Computer Forensic training, I have been dieing to do a Proof of Concept that anything could contain data, and Computer Forensic Analysts should never focus just on the HDD.

There are 4 requirements:

1. The device must remain fully functional.
2. The device must show no signs of modification to the naked eye.
3. The memory mod must use off the shelf items to prove anyone can complete it. (No custom circuit boards, or expensive gadgets.)
4. The device item must be a common item to a PC and easily overlooked. (no gutted UPS’s with connected serial cables for example) “The best place to hide something is in plain sight”.

My first attempt was a failure. I tried to hide memory into a Microsoft mouse. To keep a long story short, I was not able to slip a USB hub (the size of 2 AA batteries) into the mouse casing, no matter how much I carved out of it. 2 days and 3 mice later I put the project on indefinite hold.

…Until this beauty arrived in my office. With a on board 2-port USB hub, it was almost too easy.

The USB Keyboard Memory Mod.

Supplies:
1 USB keyboard with built in HUB
1 Female USB cable
Phillips Screw Driver
Soldering Gun & fine solder
Multimeter
Flash Memory Drive (any size)

Time: ~2 hours

Your average run of the mill USB keyboard, plenty of internal cavity to work with.

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Ingredients:
9″ Pie Shell
Jell-O Instant Cheesecake pudding
1 3/4 cups Milk

1. Place all ingredients and cooking utensils on counter ensuring you are not missing something halfway through the process and have to eat the half you made and probably never start over making it ever again.

2. Beat pudding powder and milk for one minute.  (Not exactly instant now is it?)

3. Pour into shell. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

4. During cleanup, taste a stray piece of crust off the counter.  Realize pie shell is un-baked.

5. Eat pudding out of pie shell, discard uncooked pie shell.

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“(Mike Sanborn, Onset Firefighter) estimated the water temperature was in the 30s, with the wind chill at minus 7 degrees.” – http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901020326
Not everyone on the beach was recovering from New Year’s Eve, Medway resident Michale Bereton(SIC) was starting on his resolutions right away.

“I’ve always wanted to do this, I’ve always heard of this,” he said. “It’s part of my resolution to do something new every month in 2009.”

Bereton(SIC) hasn’t decided on what he’ll do in February, he has a few ideas that he’s working on at the moment but the best ones are for the summer.

- http://www.wickedlocal.com/wareham/fun/x1277305284/Many-take-plunge-for-Firefighters-Foundation

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