New evidence shows that housework reduces the risk of breast cancer.
Yeah, this is going to go over real well.
"Honey, you missed a spot over there. Hey, I'm only thinking of your well-being!"
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
You just know it isn’t your day when…
…you get drunk and unknowingly slap the undercover air marshal sitting next to you on the plane!
Celebrity deaths in 2006
I had forgotten some of the famous (and not-so-famous) people who passed away in 2006. Here's a list compiled by Fox News through the passing of James Brown. Ironically, Gerald Ford is not on the list (at the time I post this).
PayPal introduces a "virtual" debit card
When I logged into my PayPal account the other day, I was introduced to a new service they are offering. It’s called the PayPal Virtual Debit Card. The service is in Beta and seems to be the answer to concerns people have about buying items online.
Once you sign up for the service, you are asked to download a small program that resides on your computer. When you are on a merchant’s website and are preparing to check out, a small window pops up alerting you that you can use your virtual card. You then have to log in to PayPal and your account number is automatically entered into the merchant’s check-out screen. (This is according to the demo. I have not yet downloaded the program!) The account number for the virtual debit card changes all of the time and cannot be reused. This is one of the safety features that should appeal to buyers. Even if someone stole your account number, it cannot be used again.
The virtual card is a MasterCard-branded card.
Now that I am an eBay seller, I have a balance in my PayPal account that I can use elsewhere — even with merchants who do not accept PayPal. I’m curious what other card issuers will do.
First update: After posting this, I read other articles and discovered that this is not a new concept. American Express used to offer this to their customers, but apparently discontinued it. Others have stated that PayPal offered a virtual debit card before and has either enhanced it or chose to simply reintroduce it.
Second update: I downloaded and installed the virtual card last evening. I haven’t used it yet. What should I buy!?
Once you sign up for the service, you are asked to download a small program that resides on your computer. When you are on a merchant’s website and are preparing to check out, a small window pops up alerting you that you can use your virtual card. You then have to log in to PayPal and your account number is automatically entered into the merchant’s check-out screen. (This is according to the demo. I have not yet downloaded the program!) The account number for the virtual debit card changes all of the time and cannot be reused. This is one of the safety features that should appeal to buyers. Even if someone stole your account number, it cannot be used again.
The virtual card is a MasterCard-branded card.
Now that I am an eBay seller, I have a balance in my PayPal account that I can use elsewhere — even with merchants who do not accept PayPal. I’m curious what other card issuers will do.
First update: After posting this, I read other articles and discovered that this is not a new concept. American Express used to offer this to their customers, but apparently discontinued it. Others have stated that PayPal offered a virtual debit card before and has either enhanced it or chose to simply reintroduce it.
Second update: I downloaded and installed the virtual card last evening. I haven’t used it yet. What should I buy!?
I want my Gdrive!
The first rumors of Google’s Gdrive began early this year. In March, Google confirmed that Gdrive did, in fact, exist. Now, as we enter 2007, where is it?
Gdrive is suppose to be the answer to online storage. It will give us the ability to save important documents, photos and other digital files. Imagine copying your photos onto Gdrive and then accessing them from your laptop. Imagine backing up important Word documents.
Analysts and tech writers are guessing that Gdrive will become available to the masses sometime in 2007. The amount of available storage and the pricing levels (assuming there will be a cost for higher amounts of storage) have not been announced. Gmail currently comes with just over 2 gigabytes of free storage.
I want it!
Gdrive is suppose to be the answer to online storage. It will give us the ability to save important documents, photos and other digital files. Imagine copying your photos onto Gdrive and then accessing them from your laptop. Imagine backing up important Word documents.
Analysts and tech writers are guessing that Gdrive will become available to the masses sometime in 2007. The amount of available storage and the pricing levels (assuming there will be a cost for higher amounts of storage) have not been announced. Gmail currently comes with just over 2 gigabytes of free storage.
I want it!
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