Spy Gadgets

Jim Wilkinson


There are many benefits of hidden cameras you might consider if you are having trouble with things going missing, suspect a poor babysitter, someone tampering with your car, and other things. The benefits include catching the criminals, wireless capabilities, hidden, and much more.

The hidden cameras are excellent choices because they are hidden. People don’t suspect them because they are not in sight. When there are not cameras in view then people are more prone to act as themselves and do things they shouldn’t. The hidden cameras give you the ability to see how your kids really act when you walk out the door to work or go away for the weekend. They allow you to verify in your office if someone is really going inside and stealing your office supplies and things. They allow you to find out what is really going on.

When you use hidden cameras they are also wireless. This allows for you to put them anywhere you want to and they will still pick up the video and send it back through the receiver and to the screen. The wireless capabilities allow you to place the camera at a specific distance away and it will still work. This means that you will not have any visible wires which will lead to suspicion from people.

You can find hidden cameras that do not go through batteries like crazy because you left the camera on. This is a really big problem and can be expensive. If you plug in the power source with a power cord then there is a wire that raises suspicion. Now the hidden cameras are only set off by movement with a transmitter inside of the camera that has a motion detector in them. This means the batteries are only used when the camera turns on from movement.

There are so many different types of hidden cameras to choose from. You can use them to spy on the kids, coworkers you think are going through your things in the office, and other reasons. You can find spy cameras that look like a pack of cigarettes, a book to place on a shelf, a clock, and much more. You can even put a spy cam in a hat and wear it to work or throughout the house. These hidden cameras can be placed out in the open and there is no suspicion that they are recording video because they blend in with the atmosphere.

There are many benefits of hidden cameras you might consider if you are having a problem with theft or suspect your kids are misbehaving at home while you are not there. Hidden cameras can be sitting in the open and no one even notices that there is a camera inside nor will they see the camera. They blend well with the environment and take excellent quality video from a wireless camera so you don’t have a bunch of wires to lead to suspicion.

You can choose from many different types and finally find out what really is going on.

Jane Saeman


Many students feel that listening is merely hearing. But as many of us know, merely letting words pour into our ears is not listening. Yet, listening is the most used technique of learning.

To assist you in becoming a better listener, you should consider a set of rules called LISAN. The letters of this mnemonic device stand for the key words in five rules for successful listening:

Lead, don’t follow-Anticipate what’s going to be said

Ideas? Look for them

Signals-Watch for them

Active, not passive involvement

Notes-Take them and then organize them

The first letter in LISAN reminds you to LEAD instead of following. Leading involves two steps:

First, read chapter assignments before your class. If you read before you hear the lecture you will be more alert to important ideas, names and words. You will anticipate them.

Secondly, think up questions to keep yourself in the forefront . These are not questions that you ask your teacher, but ones around which you will plan your listening.

The I in LISAN tells you to look for the IMPORTANT ideas. Many professors will introduce a couple new ideas and provide explanation, examples and additional support for them. Your task is to identify the main ideas. The professor may come back to the similar couple of ideas again and again. Being aware of them beforehand will help you to “listen”.

The S in LISAN reminds you to listen for the SIGNAL words. A good speaker uses signals to relay what he is going to say. Common signs that these are coming up are:

To introduce an example: “for example” “There are five reasons why….”

To signal support material: “For instance….” “Similarly….” “In contrast….” “On the other hand…”

To signal a summary or conclusion: “Therefore…” “In conclusion….” “Finally….” “As a result….”

To signal importance: “Now this is very important….” “Remember that….”

The A in LISAN reminds you to be an ACTIVE listener. Listening is not just soaking up sound. To be an effective listener, you need to be active and not passive. This can be done in a couple or ways:

First, use the situation in the classroom for active listening. Sit close enough (front 1/3 of the room, near center) to see and hear the teacher as well as be seen and heard by him. Remember, the further away you are from the teacher, the greater the chance of not being able to hear everything correctly. An empty room is easy to hear sounds in, but when that room is filled with others, sound tends to get “consumed” and lost the further it is from its source. Add to that normal classroom noises, outside noises, fans and air conditioning units, heaters, etc., and the chances of hearing the entire lecture properly decreases.

Second, retain eye contact. The eyes can add a lot to the story. A teacher can tell whether you’re “getting it” or not simply by looking at you, especially, your eyes. And, it is quite difficult to fall asleep when looking someone directly in the eyes, so your ability to concentrate should increase!

Third, let the teacher know you are listening. Ask and answer questions to nodding in understanding or smiling appropriately at your instructor’s attempts at humor.

Fourth, ask questions for active listening.

Fifth, resist distractions. Keep reminding yourself that you are listening to someone else. Keep your brain focused and fill in what you think they mean.

Six, use thought speed. Your mind works much faster than the speaker can talk; some studies report that the rate of the brain is almost 4 times that of regular speech, which often explains why daydreaming during a lecture occurs so often. Anticipate and sum up what has been said. Anticipate where the instructor is going with the lecture.

Seven, fight back against distractions. If necessary, sit apart from friends or other classmates that might distract you. Do not sit at the back of the room or near the door; hallway noises and noises from other classrooms are more common at these points.

The N is LISAN reminds you to take NOTES. In everyday conversation we mentally interpret, classify, and summarize what is said. In classroom learning, we do this more effectively by keeping written notes. Taking notes helps us to “hear” by providing organization to what we are hearing. It is quite difficult to listen to and remember unorganized and unrelated bits of information.

One, if you heard someone shout out “nd, tckl, grd, cntr, hlf bk, fl bk, qrtr bk” you would find it tricky to listen and remember it.

Two, staying organized is the key to effective listening and remembering. The above letters are the names of player positions on a football team with the vowels omitted.

Third note taking is the way you find the orderliness. Good note taking means “getting” the underlying structure of what is heard, discovering the skeleton of ideas on which the professor has built his lesson.

Fourth and finally, good note taking is eighty percent listening and twenty percent writing, so don’t ever worry about your penmanship or writing getting in the way of listening.