Thursday, November 01, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Price for 'premium' text messages? $10,000 - The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.com
Sean Clark pays extra each month for his cell phone service so his daughter Amanda can enjoy unlimited, no-charge text messaging. So the Bothell, Wash. man was stunned when his Sprint bill for September showed with nearly $10,000 in text message charges.
"When I opened the bill, it was just pure shock," he said. "There were pages and pages and pages of things on there."
He called Sprint immediately looking for an explanation. Clark knew ringtones and Web-based downloads could get expensive, so he had turned off Web access from Amanda's phone. He also knew that Amanda, a developmentally disabled 18-year-old, liked to send text messages so he "protected himself" by signing up for unlimited messaging. The bill for his family plan was normally a couple of hundred dollars per month.
Initially, a Sprint customer service agent agreed with Clark’s guess that he was a victim of fraud. But a bit of research revealed that he was instead the victim third-party providers who offer services on Sprint's network. And he quickly learned that not all text messages are equal.....
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Me and my Grandfather
My Aunt gave my mom this old picture of me and "Pokie". That's what we always called him. His real name was Issiac Taylor. Others just called him Ike. He had a great sense of humor. I miss him a lot. Thank God for memorys and pictures.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
P2P networks threaten home PC security - Security - MSNBC.com
INDIANAPOLIS - Users of peer-to-peer platforms, also known as P2P networks, may be under attack from entertainment lawyers policing copyright violations, but they can also be an easy target for identity thieves. And they may never know about it if it’s their kids who load the software.
Take the Olsons, a typical Indiana family: Christopher and Tami have three daughters, as well as a family dog.
The dog’s name can’t yet be found online, but everyone else’s can, thanks to security holes in popular P2P music downloading software. So can their birthdates and the family’s income and banking information.
“Unbelievable ... how did it get out there?” asked Tami Olson, who pays bills and does her taxes online.
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