Archive for the 'Sundry' Category

Steve Jobs Calls Family of Teenager Killed for IPod

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005

A New York Times Article today [Apple Executive Calls Family of Teenager Killed for IPod - free registrataion required] reports that Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, telephoned the father of a teen who was stabbed to death last week during a fight over an iPod.

Several years ago kids were getting beat up over there track shoes. […]

DVD Rental

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

I switched from NetFlix to BlockBuster Online for having DVD movies delivered to my mailbox. Here are some of the differences I found and the reason I chose BlockBuster Online.

BlockBuster Online Sends DVDs Faster

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

BlockBuster Online is working to improve the customer experience for online dvd movie rentals. A Boston Globe article compares BlockBuster and NetFlix movie rentals.

Merchants Pay for Online Credit Card Fraud

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

Online merchants pay higher discount rates to accept credit cards, but they shouldn’t since they bear most of the burden of fraud anyway.

MasterCard: 40 Million Cards at Risk

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

CardSystems has allowed 40 million credit card accounts to be compromised due to flagrant violations of the rules for storing account information.

BlueTooth Phone Vulnerability

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

It’s being called the "blue sniper rifle" and it lets someone track your BlueTooth phone or even hack into it.