May 28
Hacker Takes $50,000 a Few Cents at a Time!
Post in Off-Topic by Mike B. on May 28th 2008

“In a story strangely reminiscent of Superman 3, a ‘hacker’ allegedly stole over $50,000 from PayPal, Google Checkout as well as several unnamed online brokerage firms. When opening an online brokering account it is common practice for companies such as E-trade and Schwab to send a tiny payment — ranging from only a few cents to a couple of dollars — to verify that the user has access to the bank account listed. According to the story, the attacker wrote a script that opened thousands of accounts at dozens of these providers. He was arrested not for taking the money, but for using false names in order to get it.”

Grz.

Mike

May 27
Your First Online Baby Steps (On the Internet)
Post in Off-Topic by Mike B. on May 27th 2008

I remember my first experience online as it was yesterday, I bought my first Apple iMac computer in 1998, and it had a 54 k modem to dial in to browse the World Wide Web. I will never forget the nostalgic sound of my modem, after a decade the technology behind the internet has changes a lot.

Nowadays you can interact more online then ever before! You can watch videos on Youtube, or post your own videos. You can make friends around the world on Facebook and Myspace. Put your holiday photos on Flickr, and share this with your co-workers. Also you can buy your favorite music, movies and eBooks on Amazon, or rent a movie online on iTunes! Listen to a radio podcast, or watch your favorite series like Lost. Play online games, for instance black jack or poker, and you can even win the jackpot online. What about a hot chick behind her web cam, or read your trusted news paper online. Pay your bills online, or even buy a stock on Wall Street. What about video call with Skype, or chat with your friends with gTalk, MSN, AOL, ICQ…………and even buy your first real estate property on eBay!

What does this have to do with you?

Maybe not much, but what if I tell you there are people just like you and me, that interact with the world wide web, and build their own business online as we speak.

Building a business online doesn’t concern me, but what does concern me is:

What Does Internet Means to You?

Grz.
Mike