Been Filming with Motoring TV

Motoring TV – Canada’s longest running TV show * about cars on TSN.

* 26 years!

Acutal real microphones were used, a first for me.

They film on tape, gah; I could never.

Years ago I wrote a diatribe against tape, hang on… here, 2009.

Feel just as strongly today.

This is the crispest footage of me, ever.

These are all for a new segment we launched today,
Motoring TV ‘Double Talk‘.

Keep an eye MotoringTV.com, I’ll be in a bunch starting tomorrow.

I’m pointing here!

Aaaaand action.

[photos by Ed Gatner]

 

 

Nissan’s All-new Micra – the Only Car under $10k

Nissan’s all-new Micra is the
lowest priced car in the country,
starting at $9,998

It’s a 1.6 L engine, outputting 109 hp and 107 lb-ft of toque, available in either 4-spd automatic or… manual. Nice.

As you expect, that’s the base model price, which means manual windows and doors.

But still, the rear seats fold 60/40, you can connect a device and play music, there’s a rear wiper with washer, and a Traction Control System (TCS).

The available features list includes all the en vogue stuff like: backup camera and colour screen; steering wheel controls; USB; A/C; Bluetooth hands-free phone; and remote keyless entry.

For such a low-priced car, I was hmm, the interior will feel chintzy, but I pawed it at the auto show, and it doesn’t. Nissan told me that because they buy parts in such massive bulk for both Nissan and Renault, they can get better quality finishings and materials.

Here’s the full spec sheet.

Make sure to order the below “Cargo Cover” (it’s an option). Security.

This car is specifically built for Canada.

Tim Franklin, head Product Planner at Nissan, is the gentleman behind customizing for our country, and I’ve interviewed him about that for my ‘Keri on Driving‘ column – How Nissan modifies cars for Canadians.

Tim conducts a “hockey stick test” ha (see also: the 6 Types of Features).

Didier Marsaud and I celebrated with cake.

Salut Monsieur, and bienvenue à ma blogue!

2015 Nissan Micra
Starting at $9,998

Arrives in dealerships this spring.

 

 

Protected, As Long As…

  • someone is monitoring the live feed
  • the feed is recorded and saved in its entirely, not looped and written over
  • the camera lens isn’t dirty
  • or knocked out of place, facing the wrong direction
  • the subject looks up

Lots of variables, huh.

 

Stop Downloads from Automatically Opening

In your internet browser preferences, look for the option, “open files automatically after downloading” and make sure it is OFF.

This is a Safari example.

There are no “safe files”.

Opening a file is what unleashes the problems.

Those problems (malware, virus, trojan horse, whatever) can be hidden within a photo, text document, music file, and especially a PDF.

The Attack:

Visit a webpage > a file is downloaded without your consent > that box is checked > file opens > computer is compromised

The Defence:

Any service that allows you to download a file, should have this setting OFF.  Skype, chat program, email program…

Therefore, even if the file downloads automatically, you can then delete it from the downloads folder, without opening it.

An Example:

Found this executable in my Downloads folder.

Don’t recognize it, wasn’t me who downloaded it, go over to Google.

1 it’s a application used to remotely access my desktop
2 from any computer using just a web browser.

So, if I had the box above checked, then the application would have been installed, and the attacker would have gained access to my laptop.

It was a persistent threat, 3 attempts were made.

Someone was quite curious to see what I was up to.

Here, I’m going to suck all the fun and challenge out of it.

I’m really into the Kardashians these days; am considering moving away from downtown; been designing jewellery, specifically bracelets; I’ve developed a bad pattern of buying shoes late at night; and added a few twerking moves to my dance routine, just 8 bars though, any more would be gauche.