Archive for April, 2008

PayPal alternative, finally

Friday, April 11th, 2008

I have made no secret of my dislike of PayPal. There has always been something loan sharkish about them. Often there is no recourse when they do something against you, they have become a haven for people of questionable ethics, and they are totally unregulated yet pretend they are ...

Forum spam gets organized

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Spammers are a crafty bunch, a crafty bunch that may need to be crushed under heel at some point, but crafty non-the-less. It all started with a simple need. Getting links. At first it was about getting friends to link to you, or joining a webring. Then it was trading links ...

Feed the pig – Really?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

I'm sure that you have all seen this public service announcement on TV, Maybe I'm wired wrong, but every time I see that PSA the only thing running through my head is, how is that poor salesman supposed to feed his kids? As a bit of marketing it does seem to ...