What mp3 player n00b is going to read this? Microsoft's site is huge. If it's not on the front page, it's likely that no one will read it. I hardly think it's a treat to the iPod.
Actually I have heard that paying your bills on the internet is safer than through the mail. If someone steals your credit card and uses it, you just sign some forms saying that you did not make the charges and the credit card company will reimburse you. I'm not saying that you shouldn't worry about identity theft. Identity theft raises credit card rates for everyone. One other note is that most debit cards are not covered for identity theft. So if someone steals your debit card and uses it, your money is probably gone for good. So it's probably a good idea to use a credit card or a virtual credit card number on the internet.
Theft it is. I pay $55 a month for 1.5 mbit DSL without a phone line. A little competition would help bring prices down, and probably bring higher speeds.
Besides just being cool motion sensors have some practical uses. According to this bloghttp://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2003/10/new-thi nkpads-sense-motion.html, motion sensors can help to protect data by stopping the hard drive. To take it a step further, it could even send your important data using wireless before it even hits the ground.
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What mp3 player n00b is going to read this? Microsoft's site is huge. If it's not on the front page, it's likely that no one will read it. I hardly think it's a treat to the iPod.
Actually I have heard that paying your bills on the internet is safer than through the mail. If someone steals your credit card and uses it, you just sign some forms saying that you did not make the charges and the credit card company will reimburse you. I'm not saying that you shouldn't worry about identity theft. Identity theft raises credit card rates for everyone. One other note is that most debit cards are not covered for identity theft. So if someone steals your debit card and uses it, your money is probably gone for good. So it's probably a good idea to use a credit card or a virtual credit card number on the internet.
Theft it is. I pay $55 a month for 1.5 mbit DSL without a phone line. A little competition would help bring prices down, and probably bring higher speeds.
Besides just being cool motion sensors have some practical uses. According to this bloghttp://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2003/10/new-thi nkpads-sense-motion.html, motion sensors can help to protect data by stopping the hard drive. To take it a step further, it could even send your important data using wireless before it even hits the ground.