Archive for June, 2009
Same Entertainment, Only Cheaper
In my non-working time I like to vary between being productive and doing as little as possible. This way I can enjoy my time off just as much as I enjoy my day job. One of my favorite things to do in my non-productive time is to watch movies. I am certainly not a classic [...]
More Credit Failures, Is The Recession Winning?
Another sign that the recession isn’t ready to give up yet. Credit card delinquencies are on the rise. A credit card account is considered to be delinquent if it has not been paid for at least 3 months.
Since credit cards are one of the major profit centers for banks, an increase in delinquent accounts cannot [...]
Your Identity May Have Already Been Stolen
This is a follow up to a previous article.
Identity theft is a growing problem in our world. Recent reports are indicating that identity theft is occurring more 5x more often than last year. With such a high growth rate in identity theft you would think that the safeguards on your identities have improved as well. [...]
Oh Apple, Deliver Me From The Disappointment
Now that Apple day is finally over it is time to see what drinking the Kool-aid has caused. Hopefully with so many people drinking from the same trough we don’t see a new outbreak of the swine flu. Taking a look at the mess of tweets and blog posts, as well as Apple’s official marketing [...]
China “Greening” The Internet With More Filtering
Under the category of epic fail, China is now bringing website filtering home. As a computer user I am sure that most of us have seen and experienced the effects of web or Internet filtering. This filtering can often be in place at work or in schools and libraries. Filtering systems are usually used to [...]
