Many widely deployed mail client apps support S/MIME. Banks worry about phishing and security since generally they are either liable for losses due to unauthorized online account access or act as though they are to encourage use of the online tools rather than expensive agents. I really wish a bank supported me giving them a [...]
I preordered Win7 Pro from Amazon. I’ve been using 64-bit Vista for almost a year now and it’s been nice enough. I decide to do a clean install. The Windows 7 installer works great right up until it won’t accept the product key that came in the package. The “Upgrade” Win7 cannot install to a [...]
I received a letter from “Network Solutions LLC” claiming they had a security breach and some transactions made via “a web merchant” “may” have been compromised on a particular date. I only had one transaction with a “web merchant” on the date they list with that card. I wonder if this letter is entirely legitimate [...]
Last weekend I ordered a Canon SD800IS from Dell. Dell shipped it on Monday. So far so good. Dell used DHL to ship it. I’m sure DHL is cheaper than UPS or Fedex because otherwise I don’t understand why anyone uses DHL. I got a call on Thursday from DHL saying they needed my apartment [...]
Best Buy delivered my new TV on Wednesday. It’s pretty great. I wish I could say the same about Comcast HD service. After the TV came I went out and swapped my digital cable box for a new Comcast HD-DVR. The HD signal is great but the box does not have accurate channel information. The [...]
Stories like “Google developing eavesdropping software” remind me why I have a healthy distrust of any company where the end-users are not the source of revenue. In theory, if I’m paying a company $x/month for some service then that is how the company makes money. If a service is “free”, then I must assume my [...]