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Jan Allison
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Thought I better get round to writing a bit about myself. 

I'm married and live on the Isle of Man 

My poetry journey began in November 2013 after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The first poem I wrote was called was Splendid Isolation. This was written after we returned to the Isle of Man after his surgery in England. I felt so alone and vulnerable in the accommodation  - all I really needed was someone to talk to face to face and maybe have a hug! I posted a few poems on a friends facebook page - mainly humerous poems . An on-line friend Jenny Brewer saw my poems and kept telling me to join here. It took about 3 weeks of her asking me if i had joined to pluck up the courage to finally post and 'Just Desserts'  was the first poem I posted here - it is based on a true experience! Since then my life has been a whirl.  In Jared Pickett's collaboration I teamed up with Darren Watson and we wrote together collaboratively as JaDazzle United.


I adore penguins - the animals not the biscuits!
Loveeeee tall men with greying hair
I love baking/cooking
I like to potter in the garden - need more time to commit to it but have an aged mother who needs me more than my garden does
Adore most types of music - will give anything a listen
Best ever gig - Knebworth 1986 when 'Queen' headlined

WARNING ABOUT WEBCAMS

Blog Posted by Jan Allison: 11/14/2017 1:53:00 PM

I've just watched a news item about a lady who was robbed of her life savings of £100,000 by hackers who watched and listened to her every move.

 

... I've now covered my webcam with black tape and suggest if anyone uses skype they shield their cam unless it is in use

 

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/topic/web-cams/

 



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Date: 11/17/2017 7:30:00 AM
All the applicable computers in this house have stickers on the lenses :)
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/17/2017 3:17:00 PM
I'd never have even considered doing it until I saw the news item:-( hugs jan xx
Date: 11/15/2017 4:18:00 PM
ahh the whomevers are watching are sure gonna get a good view of my girl playing on the internet picking her nose. computers are a useful and dangerous machine, always be mindful.
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Date: 11/17/2017 3:17:00 PM
lol Cas I love that about Abbie and I'd never heard about the use of web cams for scamming people but that news item shocked me. We get the phonecalls from 'microsoft' and the Indian accent gives it straight away but we play along for a while to keep them from targetting someone else for a few minutes:-( hugs jan xx
Date: 11/15/2017 6:44:00 AM
The story does not make sense to me. How does watching somebody via web cam lead to the hacker obtaining financial information? You can't see the keyboard and the person typing. It is much more likely that they hacked the COMPUTER and installed a key logger. Better ways to protect yourself than a sticker on the webcam: keep your operating system updated; they fix security holes. Do not fall for phishing. Have a firewall. Activate two factor authentication whenever possible.
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/17/2017 3:11:00 PM
If you watch the news item they explained how it was done - they can not only see what you do but hear what you say too:-( hugs jan
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Agnes Krampe
Date: 11/15/2017 5:07:00 PM
Yes, that is correct. But that means they watch you(which you won't want); that doesn't give them access to your finances. For that, they hack into the computer.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 11/15/2017 9:26:00 AM
There was a program recently that warned people to cover their camera. It also said it could be turned on externally without the user being aware.
Date: 11/15/2017 5:04:00 AM
I have mine taped over but I had not thought about sound though. That's scary.
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/17/2017 3:14:00 PM
Big brother or sister is watching us Barry or listening to us :-( hugs jan xx
Date: 11/14/2017 6:56:00 PM
OMG. I do not even know if I have one or where it is located. hahaha. So if I am not using it to chat with anyone, am I in the clear?
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/14/2017 7:04:00 PM
I've no idea about the technicalities of a webcam, I know I have one in the area around my computer screen maybe someone more technically savvy can answer your question:-) hugs jan xx

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