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Your PC Mag Did Not Arrive?

February Marks Venerable Magazine’s “All Digital” Transition

From PCMag.com:

“An Open letter to PC Magazine (Print) Readers,

The January 2009 issue (Volume 28, Issue 1) of PC Magazine will mark a monumental transition for the publication. It is the last printed edition of this venerable publication. Of course, as with any technology-related enterprise, this is not the end, but the beginning of something exciting and new…” (more)

[note: I’m very curious how many other magazines are going all-digital, and how my readers feel about the print version of your favorite magazines going away. Please let me know via a comment. I suspect, for some, it will be like losing an old friend..]

February 9, 2009 Posted by | News, tech | 3 Comments

When You Are A World Famous Blogger..

(And I Only Win A Half-million Euros Today.. )

When you are a World Famous Blogger (like me), you get e-mails containing money from the United Nations*

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And I must say, I’m a little miffed at Western Union.. deleting !!! my (non-existent) account.. on a Sunday.
I mean, they just sent me the the update notice !!! late Friday… I thought I had until Monday.. at least.

And when you are a World Famous Blogger (like me), you find that people will auction their items using your e-mail address. I just wish the person(s) using mine would stop causing so many disputes, and accepting bogus cc#s…

… I love a good irony, don’t you? The cybercrooks are counting on our stupidity to work these phishing scams, and it’s pretty clear to me that they are the stupid ones.
United Nations??? Uh.. yeah. Okay. It might happen.. (insert rest of Mike Myers’ line here.)

Today’s free link: Today, something maybe I should’a read a long time ago.. How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger

* and for a look at the contents of my e-mail from the UN Security Council, click here.

Almost forgot.. my latest win..
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February 9, 2009 Posted by | advice, computers, cyber crime, e-mail, Internet scam, Phishing, security, spam and junk mail | , , , , , , | 2 Comments