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We got a new Roomba robot for home and like everything that has software these days, it needed an immediate update. I had to laugh at the graphics th
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Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
The spy under the bed. Creepy!
The CEO of Roomba says that the data collected by the device will not be sold, instead they have chosen to share it for free … that is if you choose to put it in the cloud … your choice. Yes, you can disable the WiFi, but how will you receive those lovely bow wrapped presents? If your home WiFi is not properly secured, the potential exists for someone with enough tech-savvy to get a neat map of the contents of your home.
Before the dust bunny hunt can begin you have to read all the legal stuff, the privacy statement du jour and those router instructions you squirreled away somewhere. You can get your router a list of MAC addresses, and tell it not to let anyone in unless they’re on the list. Hackers will reek havoc on your other smart devices, like your car and home security system, if (when) they get in. They like to change passwords, lock you out. Ransom demands usually follow. Smart eh?
Bissell manual push model; about 30 years old and it still works, no software, no electric.
So errr do you have to Schedule a reboot, it reboots automatically or can you specify quiet /norestart 😉
How do you reboot a robot
When your robot won’t reboot?
Promises made in the EULA are worthless. Look back five years from now, after the management has changed and/or the company has been sold. See what those promises are worth then.
Yup…I fully expect the new wave of EULA’s to come with something like:
“We do expressly avow our right to enter your home at night between 3 and 4 A.M. and harvest whatever organs we can get for the best price on the market. Your donor privacy information will never be shared or sold.”
Click!
Win7 Pro SP1 64-bit, Dell Latitude E6330 ("The Tank"), Intel CORE i5 "Ivy Bridge", 12GB RAM, Group "0Patch", Multiple Air-Gapped backup drives in different locations. Linux Mint Newbie
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"The more kinks you put in the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the pipes." -Scotty
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