Tag: consumerism

Verizon and Frontier have your password - just FYI

It was weird to see a company nowadays still have your password stored somewhere plaintext.

Mozy stops "unlimited" plan... and I mosey on

I've been a fan of Backblaze for a long time, and prefer it and recommend it over Mozy time and time again. Mozy was the golden child for a bit, but now the prize goes to…

Netflix jumps on the fleecing bandwagon

If you've read some older posts, I have praised Netflix for multiple reasons: Great service Easy-to-use, feature-rich but not overbearing website Fast delivery times Actually…

Our credit system is broken

I got some results back on my credit report. Choice items such as: Length of account history is too short. Too long since most recent account established. What the hell? Don't…

The Trifecta with AT&T

Today AT&T reported a bunch of data plan changes, perfectly aligned with screwing over people when iPhone OS 4 comes out. OS 4 will give us tethering ability with AT&T. Of course…

Netflix++

Once again I have to show praise for this company. In a time where everyone is cutting corners they are giving proactive discounts when they totally could not bother with even…

AT&T takes a shit on us again?

Wow - two headlines in the same amount of weeks worth screaming about. They're increasing ETF fees on all devices that actually matter and put any strain on their network. They've…

AT&T is at it again!

The empty promise fairy is here again. Remember when AT&T didn't have MMS support, and kept delaying it? "Later this summer" - finally delivered September 25th. Over two years…

The UK's got it right - government-collected data access for free

"A new website, data.gov.uk, will offer reams of public sector data, ranging from traffic statistics to crime figures, for private or commercial use. The target is to kickstart a…

You are an idiot.

FUD FUD FUD FUD So there's more annoyance polluting the blogopshere, and it's about Facebook's privacy practices again. They keep your data, even if you delete it. Imagine that!…

Apple charging us for apps... more than once?

This is the kind of bullshit I expect from AT&T for using their network. Not from Apple. Apple: seriously? Come on. You've got a phone that can't stay on the shelves. You're…

I thought Republicans hated spam?

Today I received an email to an OLD email alias I had used in the late 90's for one of those browser bars that pays you to surf (Spedia) - that address has obviously been resold…

Netflix - the company that actually gives a crap

You know, Netflix is neat. Not only is their website pretty simple and clean, the company itself seems to "do right" by its customers too. Today is the second time they've made me…

Windows never ceases to amaze...

I think I keep my machines pretty well up to date. I'm fixing up my girlfriend's computer right now, and I finally got all the updates applied except apparently one got missed…

Danger - don't use Tweak UI's "rebuild icons"

When I reinstall XP (which I do too often) I always round up my customizations (which I can do in under 10 minutes blindfolded... sigh) with a bunch of tweaks inside of Tweak UI…

A bad credit score can screw you out of more than a loan...

I learned some pretty disturbing news from my friend earlier. Looks like he was turned down for a job he was fully qualified for due to his bad credit. That sounded a little bit…

Are you getting the most out of your DVI port?

Did you know there are five types of DVI connectors? I didn't. DVI-D dual link, DVI-D single link, DVI-I dual link, DVI-I single link, and DVI-A. Of course, I learned this the…

NTFS - an even bigger piece of crap than I thought

Wow, once again NTFS has ruined my day by invalidating an entire external USB drive's data. The filesystem looks fine, passes all checks, I can copy the data even using Linux but…

AOL suspends Active Virus Shield, gives us McAfee instead

Updating the definitions keeps failing on my Active Virus Shield installation. Why? Quickly Googling it I find out that it's suspended and is being replaced with a special version…