A friend, Mike Riley, sent me the following information today about little known applications of your cell phone. One could even save your life, so I thought I’d share them:

FIRST
Emergency
 
The emergency number worldwide for cellular phones is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency connection for you This number can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
 
SECOND
Cell phone car key

If you have locked your keys in your car and your car has remote keyless entry, here’s a useful method.  If your spare keys are at home, call someone at your home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button on your car key while holding it near the phone on their end.  Your car will unlock. This way, no one has to drive your keys to you.
 
THIRD
Hidden battery power
 
If your cell phone’s battery is very low, press the keys *3370#. Your phone will restart using a special energy reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery power.  This reserve will get charged the next time you charge your phone.
 
FOURTH
Foil a thief: protect yourself

Here’s how to disable a STOLEN cell phone: first, check your phone’ s serial number. To do so, key in the following digits:

*#06#.

A 15-digit code will appear on the screen.  This number is unique to your handset.  Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen or lost, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.  They will then be able to block your handset. Even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.   
 
FIFTH
Free Directory Service
 
Cell phone companies charge $1.00 to $1.75 for 411 information calls. To avoid this charge, simply dial (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411. It’s probably worth adding this number to your speed dial list for future use.

I use Google Adwords to generate traffic to various offers, and this morning I received the following email message…

Perhaps it was coincidence, but I recently updated my credit card information with Google’s Adwords program.  So, when I received the above message, I thought perhaps I’d entered something incorrectly.

When I clicked on the link in the email message, I noticed that the URL in the address bar looked suspicious.  So, I immediately closed the browser window before it had a chance to fully load.  Then I logged into my Adwords account as per my regular secure route.  Normally, if there are any issues that require your attention, Google will place a brief message on the main login page.  I had no message.  I checked the billing status of my account and everything was cool.  Google had collected their toll a few days ago.

Was this a phishing message?  I’m 99.9999% sure it was.  No, I’m 100% sure it was.  Those low down phishing scumbags are getting really sneaky.  Stay on the ball, and if you receive messages from banks, credit card companies, PayPal, or even Google… don’t use the links in the email messages.  If you’d like to make sure your account is in good standing, use secure login processes and make sure the URL is a secure (i.e. https://… rather than http://…) connection.

This week ronhuton.com has received a new look.  The old site needed to be updated, for sure.  Now as I migrate information, images, links, video and other stuff over from the old site to the new site, it’s hitting me how busy I’ve really been over the last year.

There’s a link (above) titled “Websites by Ron”.  You’ll see it immediately below my left shoulder at the top of this page.  Here are a few of the 43 websites you’ll find on that page…

In the last twelve months, I’ve completed numerous major website projects and dozens of small offer pages for the likes of AAA, NASCAR, NFL football players, professional bowlers, fire fighters, charities, foundations, TV shows… even a profession lady wrestler.  Go have a look.  If you like what you see and have work that needs to be done, give me a call.  I’d love to hear what you’ve got in mind.

For Immediate Release:

Benjamin William Hutton of Ormond Beach, FL, received his driving permit as issued by the Florida State Department of Motor Vehicles.  Their generosity may be cause for additional caution on your part in the coming weeks.

If your mailbox cannot withstand low speed impact by a 3,500 lb vehicle, consider immediate reinforcement.

Congratulations Ben!