Month: December 2022

6 Golf Gadgets For the Ultimate Indoor Practice Setup

Posted on 31/12/2022

Temperatures are dropping, courses are closing, frost delays are turning into full-on snow days—every golfer dreads the winter season. While you may not be able to get outside and practice, your grind doesn’t need to be put on hold for the season. There are many ways to improve your game from the safety of your own living room, and it will actually pay off when it comes time to take the clubs out of the garage. Here are six great gadgets for the ultimate practice setup in your own home.

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The Perfect Practice Putting Mat will keep helping you get your reps in from the comfort of your home.

The Perfect Practice Putting Mat has popped up all over social media, and it’s for good reason. This isn’t your average putting station. It’s constructed with two holes—one standard and the other a smaller size for tougher practice. Straight lines on the mat provide the visual ideal for a clean stroke and the automatic ball return feature will make it easy to grind for hours.

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The Stack System is proven to work for golfers who are looking to hit it farther: The aid helped the US Open Champion gain some serious yardage.

We won’t recommend that you use this training aid in your

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Ohio Supreme Court says insurance policy does not cover ransomware attack on software – JURIST

Posted on 30/12/2022

The Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday unanimously overruled a judgment of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals and moved that there must be “direct” physical loss or physical damage in the company’s computer software for insurance policy coverage.

In the three-year court proceedings between the greater Dayton medical billing software maker EMOI and its insurance service provider Lansing, Michigan-based Owners Insurance Company, the latter asserted that the insurance contract unambiguously stated only “direct physical loss” or “direct physical damage” ”to the media would be covered under the insurance policy. The court in its final ruling gave the rationale that a computer might have physical electronic components that are “tangible” in nature but the information stored there has no “physical presence”; thus a ransomware attack on the company software has no coverage under the company’s insurance policy. The judgment against EMOI concludes that a software developer cannot use its property insurance to cover losses.

A district judge had dismissed EMOI’s case against Owners, which the developer brought forth just months after the attack. But the appellate court in November 2021 had ruled in favor of EMOI stating that the claimant could sue the insurance company for allegedly treating its claim in

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Are you being stalked? A simple software update can save your life.

Posted on 30/12/2022

We’ve all heard about the unintended consequence of Apple’s AirTag being used by stalkers and thieves to track people. The company has released multiple updates that claim to increase user safety. Still, until now, nothing has mitigated the risks.

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However, Apple has been working overtime to help prevent stalking by people using the AirTag maliciously and has released an update that provides more accurate tools to help you find and locate unwanted AirTags in your vicinity.

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What does Apple’s latest update do?

Apple’s latest update improves the feature known as Precision Finding. This feature has always been included with AirTags since its initial release. However, it was previously only possible to locate your registered AirTags. Now, it can identify unknown AirTags following you without your knowledge.

What to know about staying safe with your AirTags.

What to know about staying safe with your AirTags.
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Your iPhone will alert you if there is an unrecognizable AirTag close to you and even make a noise alert if the

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Family claim 10-year-old obsessed with gadgets fatally shot his mother for refusing to buy him a VR headset

Posted on 30/12/2022

A gadget-obsessed 10-year-old boy fatally shot his mother for refusing to buy him a new Amazon virtual reality headset, grieving family members say.

The boy has been charged as an adult with first-degree reckless homicide over the November 21 shooting of mother-of-four Quiana Mann, 44, in the basement of her Milwaukee home.

A criminal complaint states that the boy, who has not been identified, took his mother’s keys and retrieved a gun from a lock box before firing and killing her as she did laundry, WISN reported.

In her first interview, Mann’s sister Rhonda Reid told local news station TMJ4 that the boy had been diagnosed with a mood disorder and his therapist had recommended reducing his access to video games.

“He was upset about these (electronic) devices being taken away,” Ms Reid told TMJ4.

The boy then used his mother’s Amazon account to buy an Oculus Virtual Reality Headset, according to a criminal complaint.

Ms Reid said she was struggling to understand how her nephew could have planned the shooting since the night

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High-tech resolutions: CNET’s Dan Ackerman talks best goal-oriented gadgets for 2023

Posted on 30/12/2022

Many Americans are already thinking about their own New Year’s resolutionsand most say they’re making their health a top priority.

A new survey shows people are looking to exercise more, eat healthier and lose weight, according to market and consumer research company Statista. They’re also hoping to save money and spend more time with friends and family, Statista’s survey shows.

Dan Ackerman, an editorial director at CNET, joined “CBS Mornings” on Thursday to share tips on how technology can help people reach those goals in the new year.

The first item on the list is a virtual reality headset. Ackerman said VR headsets now offer a variety of features that can help people get motivated about their health- and fitness-related resolutions.

“That sounds crazy, but there are headsets that are wireless and lightweight,” he said.

The latest VR headsets feature exercise programs, such as boxing programs and even music programs for those who enjoy dancing.

“I’ve seen people lose a ton of weight, do a ton of aerobic exercise with something like the Oculus or the Meta Quest 2,” Ackerman said.

Next, for people who want to get organized, he suggested a Kindle Scribe, a new version of the

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