Saturday, May 31, 2008
Experian has picked a fight with a company called Lifelock, alleging "credit laws do not provide for a third party to place fraud alerts on behalf of a consumer."
Funny they should say that because Lifelock only does it when another consumer has requested their services. If someone is in danger of some sort of identity theft why would any credit company want to thwart the efforts of keeping them safe?
CNN posted a video recently which discusses this top.
Lifelock is dealing with many different law suits right now because they are unable to secure their customers as promised because of the road blocks they are hitting fro other financial institutions.
Companies like LifeLock can help guard against only certain types of financial fraud by helping consumers set up alerts with credit bureaus, which inform them when someone tries to open a new line of credit or boost their credit limit.
I suppose it is only fair to tell both sides of the story which is what I am attempting to do. It is completely up to the consumer whether or not they wish to have a small amount of protection or none at all.
Funny they should say that because Lifelock only does it when another consumer has requested their services. If someone is in danger of some sort of identity theft why would any credit company want to thwart the efforts of keeping them safe?
CNN posted a video recently which discusses this top.
Lifelock is dealing with many different law suits right now because they are unable to secure their customers as promised because of the road blocks they are hitting fro other financial institutions.
Companies like LifeLock can help guard against only certain types of financial fraud by helping consumers set up alerts with credit bureaus, which inform them when someone tries to open a new line of credit or boost their credit limit.
I suppose it is only fair to tell both sides of the story which is what I am attempting to do. It is completely up to the consumer whether or not they wish to have a small amount of protection or none at all.
Labels: identity theft, lifelock
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
One of the best side effects of using Facebook is knowing when your contacts' birthdays are - but you only see them if you log in. The Facebook application fbCal is out to fix that. Once you install it on Facebook, fbCal creates an iCal file for your Facebook contacts' birthdays as well as Facebook events.And in another fun geeky news:
As Web and desktop applications merge, Yahoo doesn't want to be left out of the Webtop party. That's especially true as Adobe Air and Google Gears apps begin to gain some traction. It turns out that for the past year Yahoo has been working on BrowserPlus, a browser plugin that lets developers add desktop-like features to the browser, including the ability to drag-and-drop items from the desktop onto the browser, manipulate Web images (crop, rotate, etc.), and receive desktop notifications. It works with Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer, on both Windows and Mac OS X.
Labels: calendar, Facebook, webtops, yahoo
Friday, May 23, 2008
I just downloaded and installed the fancy Google Reader add-on via Lifehacker.com and I love it. It only works from within Firefox, but everyone should be using Firefox anyway.Greasemonkey scripters have come up with a few Google Reader user scripts that make some welcome GReader tweaks like maximizing the viewing area, skipping Google's default subscribe mechanism, and adding keyboard shortcuts. The add-on is cleverly called Better GReader.
I highly recommend checking it out, I am enjoying the maximize reading area skin, it's makes things easier for me.
Find the add-on here >>
Labels: google reader, lifehacker
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wasn't HD media sort of on the way out? Or am I mistaken? Today Digital Cowboy released a new 2.5" HDD Media player kit, the DC-MC25U2. This kit features an enclosure for 2.5" SATA HDD, and a cradle equipped with HDMI/Coaxial/Optical/Composite outputs.
Movie Cowboy, comically titled as such by manufacturer Digital Cowboy, this portable HD multimedia hard drive comes ready to accept whatever 2.5-inch SATA drive you want to toss within, and after you've loaded it up with material via the USB port, you can slam it down in the bundled cradle for big screen enjoyment.
The device can read WMV HD/MPEG-1/2/4(DivX/XviD)/DVD video files, and MP3/WMA/WAVE/AAC/OGG audio files.
SOURCE
Labels: hd, movie cowboy
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Really? Is it really necessary to have a mouse which locks files based on the finger print fondling to find the non-existent optical wheel?From the product page, "according to experts, in the near future most private, confidential transactions will be authenticated not with passwords or PINs but with biology - retinal scanning, voice or face recognition, and fingerprint identification."
The Sequiam Biometrics ScanQ Fingerprint Authentication Scanner and Software, works as security system especially to open/use specific files, to login into Windows, and other functions as well.
Wow.
You know they should totally use this in movies. I mean what if Pepper had to deal with this technology when trying to download the information for Tony Stark? What would she have done?
It's $70 at the moment and was $100 when first released, maybe next year it will be even cheaper and you'll be buying it as a stocking stuffer.
Labels: mouse
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Cloudworks has just launched its "webtops" product line that enables employees to work virtually anywhere, as long as their computer is able to access the service.No wonder it's called Cloudworks, it's a virtual dream for any mobile employee or freelance contractor.
Webtops will be able to access all of a company's applications, data and emails with lightning speed through nearly any browser from a secure, managed data center.
The "webtops" solutions for small businesses can be priced from as low as $595 monthly for five users or $995 with a dedicated server, while rnterprise-level packages for companies with over 100 employees are completely customized.
Seeing is believing.
Labels: cloudworks, mobile, remote control, webtops
Friday, May 2, 2008
May 5 is a very crucial date for AT&T, as the company will begin offering their mobile TV service to 58 markets in the US, which include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC and more. Acronyms galore!
AT&T will be offering TV programs produced by leading US news and entertainment brands including CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile, Fox Mobile, NBC 2Go among others.
A $15 per month Basic package will give customers unlimited access to Mobile TV and AT&T’s exclusive special concert channel, CNCRT. In addition, there is a limited basic package which costs $13 a month, this package will give you access to only four channels though - CBS Mobile, FOX Mobile, NBC 2Go and NBC News 2Go.
If they're all about expanding and have the money to do so, then I suggest they have better training programs for their customer service reps.
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