Archive for April, 2008


Can Home Business Scams Be Avoided?

David Mclauchlan asked:
Now maybe the reason you’re interested in setting up a home business is because you’ve seen an ad somewhere, or you’ve been approached by someone. It was all about a great work-from-home money-making opportunity, and you’re excited. Finally, you can quit your job! Finally you say, Soon its bye bye Bossy […]

National legislation against ID theft

A recent Gartner survey of public opinion regarding identity theft revealed that many consumers, “half those polled, either weren’t aware they were entitled to a free credit report or considered them ‘not effective’ in fighting ID theft” (quoted from this MSNBC article). The article goes on to say that about one-third of those polled […]

Finally, a voice of reason

I saw this today in my RSS feeds. While I’ve been hearing stirrings of Telcos pushing legal discrimination on the Net for some time now, it would seem that at least one U.S. Senator is trying to being some sanity back to the U.S. legal landscape.

Earlier today, Senator Wyden introduced the Internet Non-Discrimination Act of […]

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A disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco’s new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday.
Terry Childs, a 43-year-old computer network administrator who lives in Pittsburg, has been charged with four counts of computer tampering and […]

$44.8 Billion in Profits for Insurance Companies! So where’s the money for the Katrina Victims of South Florida?

Miami, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)–August 21, 2006–The one-year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is this August 25th. The storm that left more than a million in the dark and billions of dollars in damages is still causing nightmares for South Floridians. Thousands of frustrated and angry policyholders are wondering when they will see the end of […]