Last night, both my Vista and MacBookAir platforms automagically rebooted.
Argh!
I usually just walk away and leave things open to be picked up where I left off.
What “genius” is making decisions for me!
Argh!
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TECHNOLOGY: Platform automatic reboots
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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SERVICE: Yahoo BRIEFCASE service shutting down
Friday, March 13, 2009Dear Yahoo! Briefcase user,
We will be officially closing Yahoo! Briefcase on March 30, 2009. Until then, we are offering you the opportunity to download your files back to your computer. You will need to take action before we close, after which any files remaining on Yahoo! Briefcase will be deleted and no longer accessible.
To access your Yahoo! Briefcase account, click the link below:
If you are a Yahoo! Briefcase Premium subscriber, your current subscription will be canceled on March 30, 2009. We will refund the unused portion of your Premium subscription, if any. The refund will appear as a credit via the billing method we have on file for you. So please make sure that your billing information is correct and up-to-date. For more information, please visit https://billing.yahoo.com.
For additional information or to review a list of our frequently asked questions, click the link below:
Briefcase Help
We appreciate your being a Yahoo! Briefcase user.
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Customer Support
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Why don’t I feel appreciated? Demonstrating a big flaw in cloud computing. Vendors quit! Even if you’re paying them!
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TECHNOLOGY: Free utility turns windoze display 90 like kindle
Thursday, March 12, 2009Note the free downloadable utility that would allow the “pink elephant” to imitate a Kindle reader for books.
March 4, 2009 2:00 PM PST
Kindle, schmindle…I’ve got your $350 e-book reader right here
http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10188221-12.html?tag=nl.e404
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TECHNOLOGY: Tried to put Google Voice on to my the free, and unequaled, wordpressdotcom blog — NG!
Thursday, March 12, 2009Tried to put the new Google Voice on my blog
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<A HREF=”http://www.backwoodshome.com”><IMG SRC=”http://www.backwoodshome.com/banners/bhms1.gif” WIDTH=”120″ HEIGHT=”120″ BORDER=”0″ ALT=”Backwoods Home Magazine – practical ideas for self-reliant living”></A>
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Failed!
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TECHNOLOGY: “National Cyber Leap Year” is not at all what it sounds like!
Thursday, March 5, 2009Request for Input (RFI) – National Cyber Leap Year 9110–9112 [E9–4321]</p>
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Overview: This Request for Input No. 3 (RFI-3) is the third issued under the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), established within Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-23. RFI-3 was developed by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program Senior Steering Group (SSG) for Cybersecurity to invite participation in a National Cyber Leap Year whose goal is an integrated national approach to make cyberspace safe for the American way of life. Over 160 responses were submitted to the first RFI issued by the NITRD SSG (October 14, 2008), indicating a strong desire by the technical community to participate. on December 30, 2008) expanded the opportunity for participation by permitting submitters to designate parts of submissions as proprietary. RFI-3 presents prospective cyber security categories derived from responses to RFI-1 for further consideration.
Background: We are a cyber nation. The U.S. information infrastructure–including telecommunications and computer networks and systems and the data that reside on them–is critical to virtually every aspect of modern life. This information infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to exploitation, disruption, and destruction by a growing array leap-ahead research and technology to reduce vulnerabilities to asymmetric attack in cyberspace. Unlike many research agenda that aim for steady progress in the advancement of science, the leap-ahead effort seeks just a few revolutionary ideas with the potential to reshape the landscape. These game-changing technologies (or non-technical mechanisms that are made possible through technology), developed and deployed over the next decade, will fundamentally change the cyber game into one where the good guys have an advantage. Leap-ahead technologies are so-called because they enable us to leap over the obstacles preventing us from being where we want to be. These advances may require years of concerted research and development to be fully realized; good ideas often do. However, the intent is to start now and gain momentum as intermediate results emerge.
Objective: The National Cyber Leap Year has two main goals: (1) Constructing a national research and technology agenda that both identifies the most promising ideas and describes the strategy that brings those ideas to fruition; and (2) jumpstarting game-changing, multi-disciplinary development efforts. The Leap Year will run during fiscal year 2009, and will comprise two stages: Prospecting and focusing.
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And, how much did this cost me?
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HARDWARE: $100 Linux wall-wart launches
Tuesday, March 3, 2009http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9634061300.html
$100 Linux wall-wart launches
Feb. 24, 2009
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Marvell Semiconductor is shipping a hardware/software development kit suitable for always-on home automation devices and service gateways. Resembling a “wall-wart” power adapter, the SheevaPlug draws 5 Watts, comes with Linux, and boasts completely open hardware and software designs, Marvell says.
In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as a night-light. Yet, with 512MB each of RAM and Flash, and a 1.2GHz CPU, the unobtrusive device approaches the computing power found in the servers of only a decade ago.
Furthermore, the platform is available in single quantities, and is priced within reach of students, hobbyists, and tinkerers. Its hardware design is completely open — everything from schematics to Gerber files will be available on a website, Marvell said. For those that do wish to build products on the platform, volume pricing could fall to $50, Marvell expects.
On the software side, the company says ARM ports of several popular Linux distributions are already running, and included. More importantly, Marvell has committed to do everything it can to ensure the best Linux support for SheevaPlug going forward. Raja Mukhopadhyay, product marketing manager, commented, “Whatever the community needs to facilitate development, we will provide the critical resources needed to facilitate that.”
Mukhopadhyay calls the SheevaPlug an “ideal platform for in-home service delivery,” and adds that he is looking forward to seeing what kinds of products and services are built on top of the device. He said, “We believe that for the consumer and the service provider in the home, it’s the right time for some disruptive application delivery. We believe that having a completely open hardware platform will be key in letting people productize it however they want.”
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If it supports “power line networking” or wifi, then you have a server on your wall.
Fantastic!
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SERVICE: FACEBOOK says “You’re a top inviter”
Monday, March 2, 2009
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SERVICE: One example of why you SHOULD NOT use your ISP’s email address
Monday, March 2, 2009http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21951743
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[E-mail] Someone else closed my email accounts
from Comcast HSI forum – dslreports.com community
I opened an account with Comcast for the first time in 2004. I signed up for HSI and Cable TV. I was asked to use a comcast email address for the account. I chose my email address and password and was given the green light. I have successfully used that account for 4 1/2 years. My wife had an email address, I used a second address for my new business and my daughter used an address. In Nov 2007 I had problems with my cable and contacted support. They asked if had lived in Texas and transfereed the account to Colorado. I have never lived in Texas. They found out that my account had somehow been linked to an account in Texas with a gentleman with the same name. After 19 minutes on the phone they told me the problem had been taken care of. Today I was unable to log into any one of my 4 email accounts. I contacted support and they again asked if I had moved to Colorado from Texas. They stated a gentleman in Texas with the same name closed his Comcast account and my first email address was actually owned by him. Since he was the legal owner of the email address, they said there was nothing they could do. I have used that email address for my account with no problems. Was not getting anyone elses emails and things were not mysteriously missing from mine. I have no issues with any type of identity theft and my credit has no unauthorized activity. Today they said a different address was assigned to my billing account that was very similar but not the one I have been using. For the past 4 years when I logged into my account from the Comcast website, I would use my email address and password and it would show my account information. After the gentleman in Texas cancelled his account, I continued to receive HSI access and cable TV. I have received and paid bills for all services. I am in the middle of a civil lawsuit where several of my saved emails were evidence. Also saved in email folders were privleged information from my clients, attorneys and the courts. My questions are; Does anyone know how this could happen? Do I have any hope of retreiving my saved emails? If they said my first email was owned by someone else then why can’t my wife and daughter get into their accounts? Is there any recourse? Any advice? I requested a supervisor who stated they will researching the issue and get back to me in 24 hours.
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I’m sure that the other ISPs all have their own horor stories. Without getting into what I know about the Comcast email infrastructure, why put yourself in that position in the first place?
My WSP http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=9113251 — for example, I could really care less if you use them, if you do I think I get fifty cents — offers for 48 $/year to provide you with a domain name, 10 Gig of web space, 300 Gig / month of transfer, 600 email addresses with POP, IMAP, and WEB access, and bunch of other stuff.
So why would you EVER put your email and web site at risk?
You can guess why the ISP “gives” you anything for “free”.
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TECHNOLOGY: The Digital TV shift screwed up big time!
Sunday, March 1, 2009http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/how-the-governm.html
How We Bungled the Digital Television Transition By Eliot Van Buskirk EmailFebruary 20, 2009 | 2:39:09 PM
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This additional factor added to the need for this expensive delay. “Why the hell – excuse me – why in 2005 did they decide February 17th was a good time for this transition?”
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It’s just another example of “gooferment”!
Never mind the Fifth Amendment violate against “takings”. Which this was pure and simple.
More money down the DC rathole!
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SERVICE: FACEBOOK mistake documented!
Sunday, March 1, 2009One of my fellow alums posted a status referring to a link.
So I queried, an she sent back:
So, clearly, we have nailed a FACEBOOK error!
The same page shows her one thing and me another.
Love it!
Talk to me about “cloud computing” some more.
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SERVICE: WIKIPEDIA the sum of flawed human efforts
Saturday, February 28, 2009There’s no doubt that I like this. I recently spent some time editing pages about my fellow alums. (Hey, you can’t always be seeking that elusive CTO08824!)
It’s a great resource. At best, I’d call it uneven. When you consider it’s the sum of many people each moving a pebble to create the great pyramid, it’s astonishing.
So go move a pebble! I am.
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SERVICE: TinyChat is free allows creation of a simple disposable chat room
Friday, February 27, 2009http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/18/tinychat-makes-creating-disposable-chat-rooms-a-breeze/
About & FAQ
TinyChat is a free service that allows you to create a free chat room that is accessible by anyone with a browser. Simply create a chatroom from the homepage then send the link it gives to you to anyone you want to chat with. After you leave the chat room, all the chat data is gone, so its perfect for secure chats.
Why would you use this? Its the easiest way to have a group chat with multiple people. No more worrying about who has what messenger, or what everyones screen name is. Just send them a link! Its also a great way to talk with people who are not the most computer literate- Now you dont need them to install any programs to talk with someone!
Privacy Statement
Any chats you take part in are viewable by any other users in the chat room. Dont say anything you wouldnt want to say to a complete stranger. These chat rooms are disposable, meaning that once you leave the chat room you will be unable to re-view the content you saw previously, unless you save the log. To be blunt- Once you leave the chat room, you cant view the data again- Its gone.
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Interesting and useful. Here’s a neat little app that the terrorists can use. Chat room. Created ad hoc and disposed of. Hmmm? To bad no one ever wants to chat with me. :-(
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TECHNOLOGY: Cloud computing road blocks
Thursday, February 26, 2009http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=17067.msg151351#msg151351
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2009/EECS-2009-28.pdf
* 1. Availability of service
* 2. Data lock-in
* 3. Data confidentiality and auditability
* 4. Data transfer bottlenecks
* 5. Performance unpredictability
* 6. Scalable storage
* 7. Bugs in large distributed systems
* 8. Scaling quickly
* 9. Reputation fate sharing
* 10. Software licensing
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An excellent summary. Now how do you navigate around them?
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SOFTWARE: NVU has a frustrating “feature”
Sunday, February 22, 2009Defective index?
I use NVU an open source (i.e., free) package to compose Jasper Jottings. This week, as well as in some past weeks, the index (i.e., the table of contents) does not have links just a plain text listing of the contents. I couldn’t make NVU generate the required index.
Now, I’m annoyed.
So, I’m going to either figure out why or get a better solution.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but I figured it was better to push the issue out the door than hold it for a fix.
If, or when, I do get a fix, I’ll replace it where possible. That usually would mean everywhere but the Yahoo Group and it’s associated email.
Argh! Somethings sometimes this is more frustrating than a real job. At least at a real job, I’d get paid and it wouldn’t be my problem,
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TECHNOLOGY: QR codes
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Anyone reading them?
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SERVICE: FREETEXTHOST, a inet scratch pad?
Monday, February 16, 2009http://freetexthost.com/d46tdyaqri
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The site allows visitors to host text without having to sign up or give any personal information. One possible usage for this is to host code snippets, but it can be used for just about anything really. Options include the ability to enter a password to allow you to edit or delete your text, and the choice to use preformatted text and make links clickable.
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Now what can one use this for?
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SERVICE: Didn’t GOOGLE SEARCH give an RSS feed?
Sunday, February 15, 2009Where’s the RSS button so I can look at results in READER without having to keep redoing the search? It used to work that way.
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SERVICE: A site where you can keep your “bucket list” and get suggestions
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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LINKEDIN: Notes don’t seem to be working?
Saturday, February 14, 2009I added a note to a contact, saved it, and xed out. Coming back the note is “gone”?
Any ideas?
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TECHNOLOGY: The risks of cloud computing
Thursday, February 12, 2009Vista News (email newsletter)
Vol. 2, # 56 – Jan 29, 2009 – Issue # 65
Venturing into the Cloud – A Little Bit at a Time
Editor’s Corner
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One frequently expressed suspicion of the cloud computing concept is that the companies offering these services are a little like schoolyard drug dealers. The first ones are free, but once they get you hooked (that is, once the cloud replaces desktop applications completely), then they’ll start charging you for the service and you’ll have to keep paying and paying and paying to use your computer productively.
Folks don’t like that idea. They know that technically, they don’t “own” the software they buy in a box or download from a vendor’s web site, but they feel comfortable in the knowledge that after they pay a one-time licensing fee, they can use that program for as long as they want without paying more – at least until they change operating systems or hardware. The notable exception is antivirus and other anti-malware programs, but the rationale there is that you aren’t paying a subscription fee for use of the program itself, but for the new definitions that it has to download on a regular basis.
Most of the individual computer users I’ve talked to about this say that even if the overall cost turns out to be lower, they want to pay for their software up front instead of via a monthly or annual subscription. They absolutely hate the idea that if they stop paying, their applications will stop working (or in the case of storage services, they might be locked out of their data). It’s similar to the way most people would prefer to buy a car rather than leasing it; they like that feeling that it’s theirs until they decide to get rid of it, that someone can’t just take it away from them (although I guess in the case of most car buyers today, that’s just an illusion because the vast majority of folks finance their vehicles rather than paying for them in full).
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That’s the essential concern. Switch from free to pay?
No, I think the concern is that the “service” — free or pay — just goes away taking your data with it. Kodak pictures is the ONLY one that I’ve adopted and I have been EXTREMELY carefull to keep a complete backup. But it’s still a concern.
And, what do you do when you can’t get a network connect at a price you can afford?
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SOFTWARE: POSTBOX beta
Wednesday, February 11, 2009The Postbox public beta is now live!
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We wanted to extend a special “thank you” for participating in the Private Beta program. Your feedback has been instrumental in getting us to where we are today. It has been remarkable to see the connection and passion people have with their email client.
You can now download the Postbox public beta from our newly designed website, http://www.postbox-inc.com. Please keep the feedback coming and be sure to tell your friends, family, and co-workers about Postbox!
Gratefully yours,
The Postbox Team
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Sorry “Not Recommended”.
It wouldn’t install. Nor was there any response to my two negative reports on GETSATISFACTION that they were using as their support site.
IMHO not ready for BETA status.
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SERVICE: Ruckus.com Shuts Down
Saturday, February 7, 2009http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/college-music-service-ruckus-shuts-down/
College Music Service Ruckus.com Shuts Down
by Jason Kincaid on February 6, 2009
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At around 5 PM EST today the site went down with a notice stating that it was undergoing an update. As of 5:30, it was displaying the shutdown notice seen above.
We’re told that music that has not passed its “renew date” still works, but that music that has expired will no longer work because the DRM licensing server has apparently shut down.
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And, people argue that “cloud computing” is the wave of the future?
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SERVICE: JIBBERJOBBER as a Ventine’s Day gift? Sure!!!
Friday, February 6, 2009Now this may sound dumb or unromantic but in these tough economic times, how about something that can help their significant other keep their earning power — Jibber Jobber. http://www.jibberjobber.com
(Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in Jibber Jobber. I’m not even an active user. I did alpha testing for Jason Alba the owner developer. But, I do help a lot of out of work folks who have no clue about networking. An, think this would be a very valuable gift.)
Assuming that the relationship is heading towards marriage or whatever today’s equivalent is, a gift subscription might make real sense. The couple could even cuddle up in front of a warm computer screen as the couple works to get all the significant others contacts into the Jibber Jobber database.
If both are yuppies, it could be a mutual gift and each could help motivate the other’s data collection and networking activities.
It may sound goofy, but it’s an off-beat cheap gift that can pay big dividends by next Valentine’s Day. Other than working on each other’s income taxes, I can’t think of a better couple building activity. After the flowers, chocolate, expensive dinner, and jewelry are long forgotten, JibberJobber will be paying big dividends.
Yeah, I know, I’m a real romantic. But romance ain’t going to keep the paychecks rolling in. Networking, assisted by the focus that JibberJobber gives, will pay off handsomely.
And, I bet you won’t see that suggestion in any other Valentine’s Day story!
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SERVICE: CNN LIVE VIDEO steals your bandwidth silently
Friday, February 6, 2009http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090205/
Watch a live video, share your PC with CNN
By Brian Livingston
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Many people who watched live streaming video of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Jan. 20 may not realize that their PC was used to send the video to other PCs, too.
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Watch the CNN Live Video, and you too may get booted by your ISP.
This is worth a five minute read about the “dirty pool” being played on users and ISPs. (I’m no fan of ISPs, but in this case they are being taken advantage of as well.)
Argh!
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SERVICE: VERIZONWIRELESS webservice changes silently?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.
Chat InformationYou are now chatting with ‘Stephanie’
Stephanie: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. What kind of help do you need with My Verizon Log in or Registration assistance?
reinkefj: trying to login and it looks like it doesn’t remember me.
Stephanie: I’m more than willing to assist you in any way that I can. Your cell phone number did not pull up for me. Do you mind verifying that number again please?
reinkefj: xxx-xxx-xxxx
reinkefj: ?
Stephanie: I do understand how frustrating it can be not being able to log into your online account. It is okay and I am here to help you today by walking you through a password reset. First, can I get you to verify the Account Owner’s last four digits if the Social Security number?
reinkefj: xxxx
Stephanie: Thank you so much for verifying that information Reinkefj. May I have your full name please?
reinkefj: sigh, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Stephanie: Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon. Choose Account Type and then click on “Forgot Password,” under the log in section.You will be prompted to enter in your mobile device number. Please enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, please click “continue”.
reinkefj: say not registered with myverizon
Stephanie: Ok. Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon”. Click on that and you’ll see a blue link that says “Register”. Then click on that link. Next enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, click “continue”.
reinkefj: I don’t want to go thru a reregistration. I was registered already. Has it all been lost?
Stephanie: Which number did you enter?
reinkefj: xxxxxxxxxx
Stephanie: The number ending in yyyy is registered as the account owner. The Account Owner has access to all account management functions. This includes viewing and paying bills online, upgrading equipment, account and calling plan changes.
reinkefj: When I logon to the site I use reinkefj and my password. Now it doesn’t work. Explanation?
Stephanie: Your online password is between 8-20 characters, should contains at least one (1) number and one (1) letter. With spaces or special characters. ‘
reinkefj: My online password is eight characters and has a number in it. Has Verizon changesd its password standards and that is why it doesn’t work now?
Stephanie: No that I am aware of. What I can do is walk you through a password reset to help you access your account. Is that ok?
reinkefj: yes
Stephanie: Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon. Choose Account Type and then click on “Forgot Password,” under the log in section.You will be prompted to enter in your mobile device number. Please enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, please click “continue”.
reinkefj: It says “not registered”.
Stephanie: The number ending in xxxx is not registered. The number ending in yyyy is what was registered.
reinkefj: Not unless some one changed something. aaaa, bbbb, and cccc are the numbers I use. My car has a number. And, my VWBB has a number. But, that’s it. xxxx is the main number.
Stephanie: I can change that for you, but as of right now the xxxx is not registered.
reinkefj: Thanks. I quit.
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Argh! Here’s a half hour of my life I’ll never get back. So what once worked, doesn’t. And, I, as the customer, have to jump through hoops. Great!
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SERVICE: CARDSCAN is down for more than 24 hours
Sunday, February 1, 2009FROM EMAIL
Dear fjohn,
Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. we are still trying to catch up from the move Cambridge MA to Stamford, CT… We have done some major repairs and updates to our website recently so this may be why you were having problems signing in. I just tried and was able to sign in under your profile. It shows your 8100+ names are available .
Mike Bouffard
CardScan Support
[JR: At least, some response. Some warning would have been nice. Best, avoid it entirely.]
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UPDATE: 20090202 @ 0815 Back up; no explanation
And, since it responds, it fools http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com!
So much for “cloud computing”!
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