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Question from Cam : I’ve been wondering about the something and I’m hoping you can set me straight.
I always carry my credit cards, my debit card and the key ring with my car keys and key fob on it all in my purse right next to my cell phone.
My question is could the battery or any parts of the cellphone or the electric current in the phone (which I leave turned on) somehow damage the key fob or erase the data on my bank cards? [Read more…]
If you ask 100 people what’s the easiest way to find a cell phone that has been misplaced inside your home, chances are 99 of them will say call it with another phone and track it down by the ringing sound.
That does indeed work most of the time, but what if you don’t have another phone on hand to place the “locator” call from?
A while back I wrote a post explaining how to use a battery backup unit (UPS) to keep your cell phone charged during extended power outages, and it turned out to be one of my most popular tips ever.
Since then I have received questions from a number of readers asking if there’s a way to do it if you’re caught in a blackout while away from home. And as it turns out, there sure enough is! [Read more…]