1. The Mainstream media (MSM) kept telling everyone HRC was going to win, so everyone in rural America and flyover country made 100% sure their vote counted, and wow, did it!
2. The MSM would repeat anything and everything Donald tweeted or posted to Facebook for ratings and the hopes of discrediting him as a clown. This only gave him free press and brought things that were previously politically correct to the forefront for discussion.
3. Trump won, not because everyone wanted Trump, but because the people are collectively sick of the Federal Government constantly intruding in everything from small business to healthcare to trans-gendered high school locker-rooms. The people are sick of being called racist, biggoted, hatemongers or worse anytime they exercise their right to free speech and speak out against the never ending Federal Government Mandates. Trump won because he talked about all the unpopular things like illegal immigration, unfair trade deals, and the collapse of the middle class. Trump and Pence visited rural America and flyover country. They spent time there campaigning, yelling, screaming, brawling, and listening. Trump spent the last hours of election eve in Grand Rapids, Michigan a city with little political power and one that barely matters due to it's geographic proximity to rural northern michigan.
That is why Trump won. It is not because of Facebook.
Just like the UK, it was a full out revolt. This is how a democracy is supposed to work when they feel they aren't being heard. "The People" of the United States were heard this election.
It's all going to be ok. Trump will not destroy America. There is no need to move to Canada. The president is not king and only has a limited amount of power. The pendulum will swing back the other way for awhile and it will either work and benefit the USA or it won't.
In any case, it is time to stop fighting, yelling, screaming and come together to run the country again for the benefit of all. It will all be ok.
How about giving users some options and choices versus the one-size fits all approach? It reminds me of Henry Ford, "Customers can have any color they want as long as it is black." or the "New Coke" fiasco where Coca-Cola decided to change the formula for the #1 selling product on planet earth. Thankfully that only lasted 77 days before a complete reversal. Can Apple hold out 77 days before they reverse course?
Except Apple's proprietary formats suck, like HFS and HFS+ disk formats. I won't store anything that I care about on them. All of my data is safe on mirrored Linux fileshares.
I would agree, except you can't plug your iPhone into the new MacBookPro without a Dongle!!!! Yeah, you can't even plug an Apple product into an Apple product. Let me interview this guy, I will tear him up. I guess we can just send everything to the cloud and pull it back down again.
I am cross-posting to Apple forumn and Apple Product feedback. There is universal outrage over the new MacBookPro. So in short, they are getting the feedback, that is why Schiller is going on the defense today. He has heard the outcry and is trying to justify it. However, he wasn't courageous enough to remove the audio jack like the iPhone7 team. That will be next.
And everyone has so much stuff that plugs into USB-C. Not!
Everything external will need a dongle. This is beyond stupid. Maybe in 3-years switch to all USB-C/Thunderbolt ports but if I want to plug into a monitor or use a USB flash drive I need a dongle. Absolutely ridiculous hubris on the part of Apple. If they wanted to make this move they should have included a port replicator to give users back useful ports.
Bad design decision. Period. And if Schiller is so worried about things sticking out of the side, why not put a docking station USB-C port on the bottom? Oh, that's because it would cut into iMac sales.
I am voting with my wallet. My MBP 2013 won't be getting an upgrade this year. With the upgrade I am losing too much: SD Card, USB, Magsafe, HDMI port. Schiller is an lemming who is drinking the JohnnyIves design Kool-Aid.
A little word to Apple, "FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION"! If your only rationale is that the SD card sticks out too far, spring load the slot and make it flush with the side. Wow, that was a super duper, extremely hard design challenge.
Apple's only solution to this problem is to blame marketing and admit the new MacBook Pro is really the new MacBook Air. The new MacBook Pro will be out in 2017.
I want to start a website and petition to "Put the Pro back in the MacBookPro".
Schiller is already boasting about record sales. I highly doubt it, show me the numbers. Apple really screwed up and I hope there is a consumer revolt.
I totally agree with you. I was going to upgrade this year, but "what the h*ll is Apple thinking?". What do I get? Less ports, less physical keyboard keys, and a 60-pixel touch bar for a premium price? Apple's obsession with thin is beyond ridiculous and sadly Johnny Ives still couldn't bring the total weight under 4 pounds. If you want to destroy all functionality at least produce a 2 pound unit with a 12-hour battery life.
Many of us will put up with an extra 1/8" if the laptop has some ports and we don't have to carry a bag of dongles around. The dongle thing is getting ridiculous and it is making Apple a much less simple choice. I wrote an email to to jokesters over at Apple and asked them to release a Fat Mac Book Pro with a replaceable, customizable, fat bottom that could have everything from a docking station port, to extra battery, extra SSD, more ports, more GPU, cooling for a PRO CPU, whatever. Not to mention, I like the magsafe power supply in case of cable tripping accidents. Additionally, the non upgradability of the unit is also a sad state of affairs.
In short, I am not upgrading. In my opinion Apple an internal leader at Apple needs to rise up and knock some heads. Between Apple's bravery of taking the headphone jack of the future iPhones and the sad state of the MacBook Pro they won't be getting any more money from me.
Apple has really screwed up and I predict this unit is not going to sell well at all. In fact, I predict a bump in Lenovo Yoga sales this Christmas, at least on the Yoga the one RAM stick and SSD aren't soldered in place for the sake of 1/16" of an inch. I will be hanging on to the iPhone 6S and MacBookPro 2013 until I see what's next. If things don't improve in the next year it may be back to Lenovo for my laptop.
Apple, Apple, Apple.... you really screwed up this time.
I work in a lead shielded nuclear bunker and having my cell radio on all day just eats my battery. Instead, I use iMessage to text to the happy Apple folks and Google Hangouts to text to the people with the exploding phones, flip phones, and even one person with a Windows 10 Phone. It's all good, since I can text over wifi for free. I have wished for a iMessage to non-iMessage gateway but none exist.
Most people are happy to pay crazy phone bills each month, but I limit mine to $20 or less each month with TING.
Charging for SMS is a huge scam by the phone companies. Anytime I can communicate without them the happier (and richer) I am.
I won't wade into the iPhone vs. non-iPhone battle, but I just picked up an iPhone 6S and can't believe the power in that phone. I am old techie from C64/Amiga days and never would have imagined a 2Ghz CPU with a 4K camera on a device that has a 2-day battery life. I realize this is common place today, but all of our phones are a triumph to human engineering. I just wish we could use them for something useful.
So yeah, I am all for the classic cars, just don't ever get in a high speed accident and expect to walk away without serious damage to your entire body.
The Old Ford Sync, non-touch screen isn't too bad, but the new sync with touch screen needs help. The main problem is that Microsoft never ships finished working software and patches the hell out of everything. Patching software is harder to do with cars where users aren't interested in waiting for their OS to patch and reboot before driving. I have downloaded the Sync patches from Ford and patched quite a few systems and it is a slooooowwww process. Slow = 20 minutes or more to load update and reboot.
I've often thought that instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, automakers should just make a spot in the dash where you can slide in an iPad. iPads are stable, have good touch interfaces, and you can pop them out and take them into the house to patch them then put them back in the car. But what do I know?
I hope this doesn't ding their stock price, I just bought a boatload of F (Ford) betting that they are going to get autonomous vehicles running in the next 10 years. I hope MS isn't their partner. Please don't let it be MS!
So, if I own an iPhone, Apple Watch, and now earbuds I have three things to charge everyday. This is wearisome. Could someone please make headphones and phones and watches that only need to be charged once a year? Not to mention, I have two things to keep up with now (two earbuds) vs. once set of tangled cords that doesn't need to be re-charged. Everything is a tradeoff, but for me, I am weary of charging.
1. 8TB RAID 1 NAS for everyday use 2. Periodic backups of the NAS using rsync to a backup disk I keep offsite 3. Encrypted backups to Google Drive (slow, but FREE)
The problem with NAS is that if you ever get hit by a disaster or ransomware attack, you lose it all. You need a backup of your NAS data offsite and offline.
I am currently running the Western Digital Mirror Gen 2 which let's you plug in a USB 3.0 device, then use SSH to access the device, then use rsync to update your backup. Always, unmap the NAS from any systems before hand to prevent a ransom-ware attack.
Example: rsync -aHAX source_dir dest_dir
The trick to keeping data safe if making lots and lots of copies. This is what cloud providers rely on.
After that, you could use near line storage like archival quality Blu-Rays 50GB or get an LTO3 tape drive and write 800GB (almost 1 TB).
I've always wondered about USB3.0 to UltraSCSI converters. Do these work?
Honestly, I only run Windows for a few specific applications now. I use Windows so infrequently that whenever I boot that disk I have 30+ updates to install. I am very happy with the OS X UI and find it to be much less distracting than the live tiles. Virtual Box works fine for most Windows needs.
The Live tiles are always tempting me to get off task and go look at something more interesting than my work.
Except all of the Insufficient Fund Fees and late fees when legitimate entities request a withdraw. But fear not, the bank will give you OVERDRAFT protection, which means another account could be compromised.
This may protect your main account, but you could have a large tangle that needs straightening out with multiple entities (banks and creditors).
1. DO NOT USE YOUR ATM CARD ANYWHERE, EXCEPT AT THE BANK THAT ISSUED IT IN THE LOBBY. 2. Feel free to use your credit card anywhere, AS LONG AS YOU CHECK THE MONTHLY STATEMENT AND DISPUTE ANY CHARGES. 3. Anywhere especially seedy, PAY CASH or use a Green Dot Card from Walmart money card loaded with the exact amount. 4. Only use checks for re-occuring variable bills like phone, gas, electric so an error can no clean out your bank account. Some phone cable and phone companies occasionally have problems with sending customers erroneous $1000 monthly bills. 5. Do not use online banking. Make sure you have it turned off. 6. Make sure you have an ATM only card that can not be used as a debit card. This means it only works at ATM machines. 7. Setup all fixed cost bills, mortgage, car, insurance, student loan for auto pay so you don't need to use online banking or write a check. 8. Do not let money pile up in your PayPal account. Paypal is not a real financial institution and can play games with your money and you have very little protection. 9. Bank with a real bank, an 800 lb. gorilla like Chase that has 24-hour fraud people. 10. Keep a copy or scan of all documents/cards in your wallet. If you wallet gets stolen you can quickly cancel everything, instead of trying to figure out what was in your wallet. 11. Pay your credit card off EVERY MONTH, no exceptions. 20% interest is for suckers. If you can't control yourself, set you limit for what you are able to pay. NEVER carry credit card debt. NEVER.
The safest forms of payment are: 1. CASH / Walmart Green Dot Money Card 2. Credit Card 3. Check 4. ATM Card
Why do I make these recommendations?
1. Cash can't be hacked. 2. VISA provides you with protections to dispute charges. That means if you get hit with a charge, you can dispute it and during the dispute period you aren't out any money, unlike bank fraud. If a vendor is getting a lot of chargebacks from VISA, they will figure out they have a hole in their system and fix it or go out of business. 3. Your ATM card connects directly to real money. If you have Autopay setup and someone hacks your ATM/Debit card, you could be in a world of hurt because your account might get emptied out and there would not be any funds available to pay your bills. This is a bad, expensive situation. 4. Your checks have a magnetic toner on the bottom with your bank routing number and bank account number. With these numbers, someone could possibly access your account. Only use checks for variable payments like phone, gas, electric. 5. If you need to buy something that you don't want associated with you directly, get a Walmart Green Dot Card. This is great in case you are in need of a burner phone or other untraceable payment. By law you are supposed to register these cards but Green Dot will still allow you to use it but will deny you a personalized card. Many illegal/undocumented immigrants use these cards. These cards can be sketchy and prone to fraud, so buy it, load it, and spend it as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, let me know and I will check this thread again. Be smart. Guard your privacy, credit score, and your hard earned money.
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Donald Trump won for the following reasons.
1. The Mainstream media (MSM) kept telling everyone HRC was going to win, so everyone in rural America and flyover country made 100% sure their vote counted, and wow, did it!
2. The MSM would repeat anything and everything Donald tweeted or posted to Facebook for ratings and the hopes of discrediting him as a clown. This only gave him free press and brought things that were previously politically correct to the forefront for discussion.
3. Trump won, not because everyone wanted Trump, but because the people are collectively sick of the Federal Government constantly intruding in everything from small business to healthcare to trans-gendered high school locker-rooms. The people are sick of being called racist, biggoted, hatemongers or worse anytime they exercise their right to free speech and speak out against the never ending Federal Government Mandates. Trump won because he talked about all the unpopular things like illegal immigration, unfair trade deals, and the collapse of the middle class. Trump and Pence visited rural America and flyover country. They spent time there campaigning, yelling, screaming, brawling, and listening. Trump spent the last hours of election eve in Grand Rapids, Michigan a city with little political power and one that barely matters due to it's geographic proximity to rural northern michigan.
That is why Trump won. It is not because of Facebook.
Just like the UK, it was a full out revolt. This is how a democracy is supposed to work when they feel they aren't being heard. "The People" of the United States were heard this election.
It's all going to be ok. Trump will not destroy America. There is no need to move to Canada. The president is not king and only has a limited amount of power. The pendulum will swing back the other way for awhile and it will either work and benefit the USA or it won't.
In any case, it is time to stop fighting, yelling, screaming and come together to run the country again for the benefit of all. It will all be ok.
How about giving users some options and choices versus the one-size fits all approach? It reminds me of Henry Ford, "Customers can have any color they want as long as it is black." or the "New Coke" fiasco where Coca-Cola decided to change the formula for the #1 selling product on planet earth. Thankfully that only lasted 77 days before a complete reversal. Can Apple hold out 77 days before they reverse course?
But it sticks out of the side and it's ugly. Why can't Apple put the port on the bottom where no on can see it.
Sir, you post is brilliant and insightful. Please call Apple and read this to them verbatim. I would give you mod points if I had them.
Except Apple's proprietary formats suck, like HFS and HFS+ disk formats. I won't store anything that I care about on them. All of my data is safe on mirrored Linux fileshares.
http://www.cio.com/article/286...
Yes, as a matter of fact they do sell a USB Escape key, but it needs another dongle to plugin to the USB-C port.
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I would agree, except you can't plug your iPhone into the new MacBookPro without a Dongle!!!! Yeah, you can't even plug an Apple product into an Apple product. Let me interview this guy, I will tear him up. I guess we can just send everything to the cloud and pull it back down again.
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I am cross-posting to Apple forumn and Apple Product feedback. There is universal outrage over the new MacBookPro. So in short, they are getting the feedback, that is why Schiller is going on the defense today. He has heard the outcry and is trying to justify it. However, he wasn't courageous enough to remove the audio jack like the iPhone7 team. That will be next.
And everyone has so much stuff that plugs into USB-C. Not!
Everything external will need a dongle. This is beyond stupid. Maybe in 3-years switch to all USB-C/Thunderbolt ports but if I want to plug into a monitor or use a USB flash drive I need a dongle. Absolutely ridiculous hubris on the part of Apple. If they wanted to make this move they should have included a port replicator to give users back useful ports.
Bad design decision. Period. And if Schiller is so worried about things sticking out of the side, why not put a docking station USB-C port on the bottom? Oh, that's because it would cut into iMac sales.
I am voting with my wallet. My MBP 2013 won't be getting an upgrade this year. With the upgrade I am losing too much: SD Card, USB, Magsafe, HDMI port. Schiller is an lemming who is drinking the JohnnyIves design Kool-Aid.
A little word to Apple, "FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION"! If your only rationale is that the SD card sticks out too far, spring load the slot and make it flush with the side. Wow, that was a super duper, extremely hard design challenge.
Apple's only solution to this problem is to blame marketing and admit the new MacBook Pro is really the new MacBook Air. The new MacBook Pro will be out in 2017.
I want to start a website and petition to "Put the Pro back in the MacBookPro".
Schiller is already boasting about record sales. I highly doubt it, show me the numbers. Apple really screwed up and I hope there is a consumer revolt.
Chris,
I totally agree with you. I was going to upgrade this year, but "what the h*ll is Apple thinking?". What do I get? Less ports, less physical keyboard keys, and a 60-pixel touch bar for a premium price? Apple's obsession with thin is beyond ridiculous and sadly Johnny Ives still couldn't bring the total weight under 4 pounds. If you want to destroy all functionality at least produce a 2 pound unit with a 12-hour battery life.
Many of us will put up with an extra 1/8" if the laptop has some ports and we don't have to carry a bag of dongles around. The dongle thing is getting ridiculous and it is making Apple a much less simple choice. I wrote an email to to jokesters over at Apple and asked them to release a Fat Mac Book Pro with a replaceable, customizable, fat bottom that could have everything from a docking station port, to extra battery, extra SSD, more ports, more GPU, cooling for a PRO CPU, whatever. Not to mention, I like the magsafe power supply in case of cable tripping accidents. Additionally, the non upgradability of the unit is also a sad state of affairs.
In short, I am not upgrading. In my opinion Apple an internal leader at Apple needs to rise up and knock some heads. Between Apple's bravery of taking the headphone jack of the future iPhones and the sad state of the MacBook Pro they won't be getting any more money from me.
Apple has really screwed up and I predict this unit is not going to sell well at all. In fact, I predict a bump in Lenovo Yoga sales this Christmas, at least on the Yoga the one RAM stick and SSD aren't soldered in place for the sake of 1/16" of an inch. I will be hanging on to the iPhone 6S and MacBookPro 2013 until I see what's next. If things don't improve in the next year it may be back to Lenovo for my laptop.
Apple, Apple, Apple.... you really screwed up this time.
Actually, MS is pulling support for Skype from 85% of Windows phone users.
I work in a lead shielded nuclear bunker and having my cell radio on all day just eats my battery. Instead, I use iMessage to text to the happy Apple folks and Google Hangouts to text to the people with the exploding phones, flip phones, and even one person with a Windows 10 Phone. It's all good, since I can text over wifi for free. I have wished for a iMessage to non-iMessage gateway but none exist.
Most people are happy to pay crazy phone bills each month, but I limit mine to $20 or less each month with TING.
Charging for SMS is a huge scam by the phone companies. Anytime I can communicate without them the happier (and richer) I am.
I won't wade into the iPhone vs. non-iPhone battle, but I just picked up an iPhone 6S and can't believe the power in that phone. I am old techie from C64/Amiga days and never would have imagined a 2Ghz CPU with a 4K camera on a device that has a 2-day battery life. I realize this is common place today, but all of our phones are a triumph to human engineering. I just wish we could use them for something useful.
Unless you want something crash worthy. Who needs crumple zones, airbags, antilock brakes, or safety glass.
Check this out: 2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air Crash Test | Consumer Reports
So yeah, I am all for the classic cars, just don't ever get in a high speed accident and expect to walk away without serious damage to your entire body.
The Old Ford Sync, non-touch screen isn't too bad, but the new sync with touch screen needs help. The main problem is that Microsoft never ships finished working software and patches the hell out of everything. Patching software is harder to do with cars where users aren't interested in waiting for their OS to patch and reboot before driving. I have downloaded the Sync patches from Ford and patched quite a few systems and it is a slooooowwww process. Slow = 20 minutes or more to load update and reboot.
I've often thought that instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, automakers should just make a spot in the dash where you can slide in an iPad. iPads are stable, have good touch interfaces, and you can pop them out and take them into the house to patch them then put them back in the car. But what do I know?
I hope this doesn't ding their stock price, I just bought a boatload of F (Ford) betting that they are going to get autonomous vehicles running in the next 10 years. I hope MS isn't their partner. Please don't let it be MS!
On a side note, things aren't much better at BMW where the dealer can actually brick your car with a bad firmware patch. The BMW has multiple embedded systems that all need patching and updates. Cars are now essentially software.
I agree, this isn't a lockout, this is a driver issue. You can't load Windows 98 on this thing either.
No driver = no loading.
Lenovo has been a great platform for Linux in the past I am sure that everyone wants to see that tradition continue.
So, if I own an iPhone, Apple Watch, and now earbuds I have three things to charge everyday. This is wearisome. Could someone please make headphones and phones and watches that only need to be charged once a year? Not to mention, I have two things to keep up with now (two earbuds) vs. once set of tangled cords that doesn't need to be re-charged. Everything is a tradeoff, but for me, I am weary of charging.
My backup strategy is simple:
1. 8TB RAID 1 NAS for everyday use
2. Periodic backups of the NAS using rsync to a backup disk I keep offsite
3. Encrypted backups to Google Drive (slow, but FREE)
The problem with NAS is that if you ever get hit by a disaster or ransomware attack, you lose it all. You need a backup of your NAS data offsite and offline.
I am currently running the Western Digital Mirror Gen 2 which let's you plug in a USB 3.0 device, then use SSH to access the device, then use rsync to update your backup. Always, unmap the NAS from any systems before hand to prevent a ransom-ware attack.
Example:
rsync -aHAX source_dir dest_dir
The trick to keeping data safe if making lots and lots of copies. This is what cloud providers rely on.
After that, you could use near line storage like archival quality Blu-Rays 50GB or get an LTO3 tape drive and write 800GB (almost 1 TB).
I've always wondered about USB3.0 to UltraSCSI converters. Do these work?
That could be a good solution.
On Macs you can turn Auto-Update off and update when and if you ever feel like it.
Honestly, I only run Windows for a few specific applications now. I use Windows so infrequently that whenever I boot that disk I have 30+ updates to install. I am very happy with the OS X UI and find it to be much less distracting than the live tiles. Virtual Box works fine for most Windows needs.
The Live tiles are always tempting me to get off task and go look at something more interesting than my work.
How much global CISCO market share has been lost due to fear of NSA backdoors?
DNS is set to 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4
Except all of the Insufficient Fund Fees and late fees when legitimate entities request a withdraw.
But fear not, the bank will give you OVERDRAFT protection, which means another account could be compromised.
This may protect your main account, but you could have a large tangle that needs straightening out with multiple entities (banks and creditors).
Here is how to stay out of trouble.
1. DO NOT USE YOUR ATM CARD ANYWHERE, EXCEPT AT THE BANK THAT ISSUED IT IN THE LOBBY.
2. Feel free to use your credit card anywhere, AS LONG AS YOU CHECK THE MONTHLY STATEMENT AND DISPUTE ANY CHARGES.
3. Anywhere especially seedy, PAY CASH or use a Green Dot Card from Walmart money card loaded with the exact amount.
4. Only use checks for re-occuring variable bills like phone, gas, electric so an error can no clean out your bank account. Some phone cable and phone companies occasionally have problems with sending customers erroneous $1000 monthly bills.
5. Do not use online banking. Make sure you have it turned off.
6. Make sure you have an ATM only card that can not be used as a debit card. This means it only works at ATM machines.
7. Setup all fixed cost bills, mortgage, car, insurance, student loan for auto pay so you don't need to use online banking or write a check.
8. Do not let money pile up in your PayPal account. Paypal is not a real financial institution and can play games with your money and you have very little protection.
9. Bank with a real bank, an 800 lb. gorilla like Chase that has 24-hour fraud people.
10. Keep a copy or scan of all documents/cards in your wallet. If you wallet gets stolen you can quickly cancel everything, instead of trying to figure out what was in your wallet.
11. Pay your credit card off EVERY MONTH, no exceptions. 20% interest is for suckers. If you can't control yourself, set you limit for what you are able to pay. NEVER carry credit card debt. NEVER.
The safest forms of payment are:
1. CASH / Walmart Green Dot Money Card
2. Credit Card
3. Check
4. ATM Card
Why do I make these recommendations?
1. Cash can't be hacked.
2. VISA provides you with protections to dispute charges. That means if you get hit with a charge, you can dispute it and during the dispute period you aren't out any money, unlike bank fraud. If a vendor is getting a lot of chargebacks from VISA, they will figure out they have a hole in their system and fix it or go out of business.
3. Your ATM card connects directly to real money. If you have Autopay setup and someone hacks your ATM/Debit card, you could be in a world of hurt because your account might get emptied out and there would not be any funds available to pay your bills. This is a bad, expensive situation.
4. Your checks have a magnetic toner on the bottom with your bank routing number and bank account number. With these numbers, someone could possibly access your account. Only use checks for variable payments like phone, gas, electric.
5. If you need to buy something that you don't want associated with you directly, get a Walmart Green Dot Card. This is great in case you are in need of a burner phone or other untraceable payment. By law you are supposed to register these cards but Green Dot will still allow you to use it but will deny you a personalized card. Many illegal/undocumented immigrants use these cards. These cards can be sketchy and prone to fraud, so buy it, load it, and spend it as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, let me know and I will check this thread again. Be smart. Guard your privacy, credit score, and your hard earned money.