So you're telling me that the punishment for acting like a monopoly is for Microsoft to freely distribute its software, thus proliforating its monopoly even further?
Ring tones have become big business in the past year, especially in Europe and Japan, where consumers spent about $1 billion to have their phones ring with shrill electronic versions of their favorite tunes.
Holy crap! Talk about a niche market! After this, why not ring tones for your land-line phones? At the bank I worked at we had Cisco VoIP phones that featured a ring tone that spoke, and I am not making this up, "Are you there?" Imagine picking up the phone after the third ring and answering, "YES!" How would you like to hear that all day?
If you would like to find out if a cashiers check is real, often you can call a number and punch in the serial number to see if it is valid. I know this is true for American Express cashiers checks.
Also, don't be afraid to call the bank that made the cashiers check to see if it is genuine. All banks keep records of who bought what and for whom.
The above poster is right--something may be "credited" to your account before it has been processed. According to Regulation CC, banks are required to make the funds from cashiers checks available on the next day. That's before they can be processed at the proof department to see if they are valid.
So when you go to the bank, make sure that the check has been posted to your account--don't just ask for your account balance. Your account balance will reflect the check (counterfeit or not), but it will only be posted to your account after it has cleared.
Maybe company employees are wary of entering their email addresses into such forms as, "Money waiting for you! Enter email address:" and, "Find out who has a crush on you! Enter email address:".
Of course, we all know what this report means: spammers still have left some rocks unturned, and thus there is room to grow even if internet usage stagnates.
Please see the FAQ or read some of the articles on the site. Also, I would reccommend one of the books listed on the site. Peggy Noonan is a concise, insightful writer.
Offtopic, yes, but don't waste your mod points modding me down. It's not worth it.
I use ICDSoft.com to host my website, www.hitlery.com. They give 333 MB of space, 5 GB transfer/month, 999 POP email addys, 20 mailing lists, and a bunch of other junk. $65 for one year includes domain name registration. They offer a good service and excellent support for semi-novice website admins like me.
My phone right now is fast enough and secure enough for me. If anyone's listening in, yes I'm going to be home at 5:30 for dinner and I'll pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.
Does the doctor come in and say, "I'm sorry, but the tests results were not good. Your face has 6 months to live. I'm truly sorry. Unless we find a donor, your face will shrivel up and die."
But where do you find a face-donor? I think I'm going to go peel that sticker off my drivers license...
As a bank teller, most of my job was to prevent fraud. Notices went out instantly at the rate of up to 5 or 10 per day describing current fraud activity in the area. Security was the subject of weekly meetings. You don't know about all the fraud that goes on because the cops are never the first ones called. Banks do care about check fraud (how else were these people caught?). One thing that banks don't like to do is absorb things, at least not the one I worked at. For example: After handling upwards of $20,000 a day, the bank still expected my cash drawer to be within $5 of what the computer said it was.
I think we agree that safety is only a relative term and much is left to perception.
If you think that Online Banking is a way for banks to avoid a paper trail (and thus their involvement in fraud) then so be it. Don't sign up for online banking: you can still do things the old way.
In a quick response to your quip about the good-nature of bank clients--I may be missing something but I have never heard of banks sending physical objects through email.
In a show of support, I have closed my account. Not like there was any money in my account, but I did have 4 accounts tied to it. As a college student, I cannot afford for people like PayPal to dick me around. They didn't ever screw up and probably wouldn't. But I believe that customer support is more important than the service offered. I've worked in the banking industry and learned that people aren't loyal to their banks. Good luck PayPal: you have not yet realized "customers first, profits second," but, rather, you have taken up a "profits first, customers second" attitude. The latter attitude never becomes successful in the long run and will always come back to bite like a viper.
I think that you must understand that (1) not all banks operate the way yours (did) operate and (2) bank security is never air tight. As far as my banks work, they require a password of (I think) 8 alphaneumerics with at least one of them being a number.
Now say for instance that someone found out your username and password. What's the absolute worst they could do? I'm thinking the best thing they could do is sign you up for online bill paying and pay themselves. In this case you would probably know something is up because you would get an email confirmation. You could call the bank and tell them to freeze your account or whatever at that point.
Does anyone need a username and password to cash checks at your bank on your name? No. Anyone can steal a package of checks from your unlocked mailbox and cash them until you realize what has happened. With sufficient disguise and improper thumbprint, the crook will never be caught.
Believe me, if people want to rip you off they are going to use credit cards ($0 liability) or they are going to use checks. Online banking is far too complicated for the average crook. While someone may want to hack into the bank's system and transfer some money that way, it is unlikely that they will want to use your online banking for anything.
But let us remember that nothing is air-tight. Not the ATM, not the branch, not your computer, nothing. I think, however, that there is no reason to complain that online banking has somehow created a security lapse. Things have always been insecure, and banks rely upon the good nature of their clients, the intuition of the people who work in the branches, and their massive anti-fraud measures to catch crooks.
Convenient for people too lazy to write a check by hand, or go to a drive through teller, or something. Yes, some people may not have cars, but they find a way to get to work, don't they?
Banks have limits on how many teller assisted transactions one can do (usually per quarter or statement). Also, some people work during all bank hours (usually 9 to 5).
The internet may not be as secure as anyone would wish it to be, but it's still more secure than handling things in the branches. As a former teller, I can tell you that there are massive amounts of fraud that bank branches have to watch out for. With a good password your information should be safe.
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So you're telling me that the punishment for acting like a monopoly is for Microsoft to freely distribute its software, thus proliforating its monopoly even further?
I think Microsoft won this round.
The only thing missing is a nice GUI. ...if that isn't the story of Linux in a nutshell.
Ring tones have become big business in the past year, especially in Europe and Japan, where consumers spent about $1 billion to have their phones ring with shrill electronic versions of their favorite tunes.
Holy crap! Talk about a niche market! After this, why not ring tones for your land-line phones? At the bank I worked at we had Cisco VoIP phones that featured a ring tone that spoke, and I am not making this up, "Are you there?" Imagine picking up the phone after the third ring and answering, "YES!" How would you like to hear that all day?
My favorite ring tone is vibrate.
If you would like to find out if a cashiers check is real, often you can call a number and punch in the serial number to see if it is valid. I know this is true for American Express cashiers checks.
Also, don't be afraid to call the bank that made the cashiers check to see if it is genuine. All banks keep records of who bought what and for whom.
The above poster is right--something may be "credited" to your account before it has been processed. According to Regulation CC, banks are required to make the funds from cashiers checks available on the next day. That's before they can be processed at the proof department to see if they are valid.
So when you go to the bank, make sure that the check has been posted to your account--don't just ask for your account balance. Your account balance will reflect the check (counterfeit or not), but it will only be posted to your account after it has cleared.
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just not for work email addresses. C'mon, who hasn't checked their private email account from work?
Maybe company employees are wary of entering their email addresses into such forms as, "Money waiting for you! Enter email address:" and, "Find out who has a crush on you! Enter email address:".
Of course, we all know what this report means: spammers still have left some rocks unturned, and thus there is room to grow even if internet usage stagnates.
Rejoice!
So I guess those of us with septic tanks are ONCE AGAIN left out of the technology revolution.
Who knew the last mile the internet takes is the first mile my feces take. Hope the smile and wave at each other when passing (no pun intended).
So let me get this straight: This spam monger wants to sue the spammers for spamming him? Does his lawyer have a soul?
Well thank you. The site is intended to be funny.
WTF is your problem with Hillary Clinton?
Please see the FAQ or read some of the articles on the site. Also, I would reccommend one of the books listed on the site. Peggy Noonan is a concise, insightful writer.
Offtopic, yes, but don't waste your mod points modding me down. It's not worth it.
I use ICDSoft.com to host my website, www.hitlery.com. They give 333 MB of space, 5 GB transfer/month, 999 POP email addys, 20 mailing lists, and a bunch of other junk. $65 for one year includes domain name registration. They offer a good service and excellent support for semi-novice website admins like me.
For Apple, turning a profit is secondary.
No kidding, but considering what PowerBooks and PowerMacs go for, I can't imagine how they're not turning a huge profit.
Moderators: Don't be dismayed, I have a PowerBook.
These games are among a plethora of unfinished adventures, to name a few: [...] Leisure Suit Larry 8...
Leisure Suit Larry! Who can guess why this game was canceled? Give this a try.
Isn't it ironic that ApacheCon is held at one of the few non-indian gambling meccas of the world? Why not ApacheCon on some indian reservation?
Giant pad of paper reviewed. More at 11...
but we bought our DSL exactly because it could be "always-on" and fast. Maybe the British don't have as many unlimited ISPs (a la AOL's ~$22ish plan).
The organization's goal is to apply technology to aid in emergency response, natural disasters and environmental monitoring.
I guess, but what about the purpose of the organization they gave the grant to? Doesn't sound like "Defense" to me.
When connected to your computer...
When connected to your computer?!! It practically is a computer! (Although I'm not sure a beowolf cluster of these would do any good...)
My phone right now is fast enough and secure enough for me. If anyone's listening in, yes I'm going to be home at 5:30 for dinner and I'll pick up the dry cleaning on the way home.
But it's GPLed!
Other than porting, what exactly can you do with the code for a chainsaw game?
Oh yeah, BFC mods.
Why?
Does the doctor come in and say, "I'm sorry, but the tests results were not good. Your face has 6 months to live. I'm truly sorry. Unless we find a donor, your face will shrivel up and die."
But where do you find a face-donor? I think I'm going to go peel that sticker off my drivers license...
As a bank teller, most of my job was to prevent fraud. Notices went out instantly at the rate of up to 5 or 10 per day describing current fraud activity in the area. Security was the subject of weekly meetings. You don't know about all the fraud that goes on because the cops are never the first ones called. Banks do care about check fraud (how else were these people caught?). One thing that banks don't like to do is absorb things, at least not the one I worked at. For example: After handling upwards of $20,000 a day, the bank still expected my cash drawer to be within $5 of what the computer said it was.
I think we agree that safety is only a relative term and much is left to perception.
If you think that Online Banking is a way for banks to avoid a paper trail (and thus their involvement in fraud) then so be it. Don't sign up for online banking: you can still do things the old way.
In a quick response to your quip about the good-nature of bank clients--I may be missing something but I have never heard of banks sending physical objects through email.
In a show of support, I have closed my account. Not like there was any money in my account, but I did have 4 accounts tied to it. As a college student, I cannot afford for people like PayPal to dick me around. They didn't ever screw up and probably wouldn't. But I believe that customer support is more important than the service offered. I've worked in the banking industry and learned that people aren't loyal to their banks. Good luck PayPal: you have not yet realized "customers first, profits second," but, rather, you have taken up a "profits first, customers second" attitude. The latter attitude never becomes successful in the long run and will always come back to bite like a viper.
Mod me redundant but...
I think that you must understand that (1) not all banks operate the way yours (did) operate and (2) bank security is never air tight. As far as my banks work, they require a password of (I think) 8 alphaneumerics with at least one of them being a number.
Now say for instance that someone found out your username and password. What's the absolute worst they could do? I'm thinking the best thing they could do is sign you up for online bill paying and pay themselves. In this case you would probably know something is up because you would get an email confirmation. You could call the bank and tell them to freeze your account or whatever at that point.
Does anyone need a username and password to cash checks at your bank on your name? No. Anyone can steal a package of checks from your unlocked mailbox and cash them until you realize what has happened. With sufficient disguise and improper thumbprint, the crook will never be caught.
Believe me, if people want to rip you off they are going to use credit cards ($0 liability) or they are going to use checks. Online banking is far too complicated for the average crook. While someone may want to hack into the bank's system and transfer some money that way, it is unlikely that they will want to use your online banking for anything.
But let us remember that nothing is air-tight. Not the ATM, not the branch, not your computer, nothing. I think, however, that there is no reason to complain that online banking has somehow created a security lapse. Things have always been insecure, and banks rely upon the good nature of their clients, the intuition of the people who work in the branches, and their massive anti-fraud measures to catch crooks.
Convenient for people too lazy to write a check by hand, or go to a drive through teller, or something. Yes, some people may not have cars, but they find a way to get to work, don't they?
Banks have limits on how many teller assisted transactions one can do (usually per quarter or statement). Also, some people work during all bank hours (usually 9 to 5).
The internet may not be as secure as anyone would wish it to be, but it's still more secure than handling things in the branches. As a former teller, I can tell you that there are massive amounts of fraud that bank branches have to watch out for. With a good password your information should be safe.