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Apps: Zee from WeDoCreative posted a message
“One more question - what's the best way you've found to send large files to non-techies?”
October 28 at 5:57 pm - Link
I put them on my web server and send them a link...with multiple files, I zip them up. - Justin Korn
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YouSendIt.com - Anika Malone
FTP server can be the best, otherwise Justins suggestion though you might want to either save it in a place that requires authentication or encrypt the file. - alphaxion
i would love something with the simplicity of senduit.com but with a much larger capacity - Zee from WeDoCreative
I use Scribd to send things to non tech ppl they can down load the file adobe or word and it is easy http://www.scribd.com/publishe... - SekhemetsHathor
thumbdrive. lol - Joshua Schnell
it's mad there isn't a really simple, clean solution out there - Zee from WeDoCreative
I just don't - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)
in China, there is a service called "QQ mail files transfer station", very popular, and the best solution for non-techies - LeON via twhirl
zee, what about drop box? https://www.getdropbox.com/ - Joshua Schnell
drop box works well for me. - Russellreno
drop.io, zshare & filedropper - Cee Bee
www.filesend.com i believe allows similar process - upload your file, they email a link to your target audience. (This site was up for sale too on sitepoint.com interesting stuff. - James
Pownce - Didier Lahely
www.dropio.com is very good. - Mark Aitken
adrive? Could be nice for a low-techie for long-term file-give relationship, you just upload to them (their account) instead of having them download from you. They just log in, file is there. With the same shared login, it's even better. - Zu aka ElijahBailey
I see that as just warning the user: Me - "Yep, it's there" and he simply just click that bookmark, it's there with all the other files. Easy way, for the worst in low-tech, I'd make the bookmark and leave 'em with that. There's a simple full-screen Java file browser similar to usual OS solutions with adrive so it can be user-friendly to this point. - Zu aka ElijahBailey
yeah, it looks great. haven't look at that one before. very simple but effective. - Peter Theill
If you have .Mac/MobileMe I highly recommend using FileChute http://tinyurl.com/bslc - John Samuelson
There should be a service for files like ipaper(scribd) for docs - automatic uploading and send mail recipients a link... - Servaas Schrama
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orionstarr posted a message
“How can I find more friendfeed rooms? For example I'd like to find a good room where people just post funny stuff or comments. I'm a little odd sometimes and just like to say funny rants. I'd also like to find a room about running since that is one of my passions.”
October 3 at 7:06 am - Link
http://andybeard.eu/2008/05/ho... - John Samuelson
http://ffrd.appspot.com/ and http://www.google.com/search?n... check these too - embee
WOW! Thank you so much! - orionstarr
No worries. FF needs a room directory pronto! - John Samuelson
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Techspansion closes, VisualHub discontinued - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Techspansion closes, VisualHub discontinued - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
October 3 at 10:28 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
OK well that sucks! A great developer bites the dust. We will miss the release notes they were hilarious. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Chris Rivait posted a message
“Complete the sentence: I'd rather be...”
October 3 at 6:45 am - Link
sleeping - Lindsey
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Lindsey wins. - Yolanda ♥s Nuttycakes
Yolanda's right, I think this one's a done deal... - Jeremy Toeman
cavorting... - Joe Dawson (beta)
in the pub. - Iain Baker
at one of my best friends leaving the country to go traveling farewell do in the pub - Rory
I win again?? This must be my week. I'll take what's behind door #2, hopefully it's a warm bed ;) - Lindsey
...than not be. - Jack Carlson
an eagle - Olivier
batman - Russell Holliman
... vote "None of the Above..." - Mark VandenBerg
driving an F1 car. - Alex Scoble CISSP
less addicted to FriendFeed - Jeremy Toeman
omg Alex, you watch F1?! More Internet cool points for you!!!!! - Mona N.
doing the same thing for the challenge, not the money. But this, either way. - Justin Bowes
I used to watch F1, until they started (again) to dumb down the rules AND Schumi (greatest driver evar!) retired. - Alex Scoble CISSP
...in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine... - cmiper
Making 250k a year, higher taxes or not - ♫ Rahsheen™
out of debt - Josh Haley
Rahsheen - go be Governor of Alaska! - Chris Rivait
in Texas - Glen Campbell
at peace. - Kamath ॐ
on a beach in the Caribbean drinking Margaritas! Fiesta!!! - kbourke
Driving a Bugatti Veyron - Nick Humphries
...ALMOST anywhere else. - John Samuelson
@Alex Shummi may have the records but Senna was a better driver. @Mona you an F1 fan? That's awesome! - Mark VandenBerg
Pfftt...Senna was only good enough to carry Schumi's bags for him. 2nd rate driver :) Schumi pwns! - Alex Scoble CISSP
Senna was by far the better driver! - Patricia Hanrahan
filthy stinkin rich .. - johnpiercy
skiing - Andrew Smith
in California - Jaemi Kehoe
not about to head to a meeting regarding the redesign of the Checkout Funnel. UGGGGHHHHH - Marko Bon
a 35 million dollar lottery winner. - Capn' One-Eye ☠
in a world in which we didn't resolve conflicts by killing, where we can feed the 30% who are starving, where money doesn't run our governments, and where everyone, especially religions and the religious, are capable of change and acceptance of everyone. in a world where everyone knows how to be compassionate and empathetic. - ·[▪_▪]·
loved. - pea gives ♥ a bad name
contend with the thought that in 200 years the Earth will still exist. But, I am disheartened over the reality that at the rate Mankind is expanding, without a care toward sustainability or future generations, this Blue Diamond in a sea of black coldness will be uninhabited by a single living organism. - Terence Washington
under the sea, in an octopus's garden, in the shade - Andy Murdoch
... not working this weekend. :-( - Kol Tregaskes
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Sarah Perez posted a link
Steve Jobs Had No Heart Attack...And Citizen Journalism Just Failed - ReadWriteWeb
Steve Jobs Had No Heart Attack...And Citizen Journalism Just Failed - ReadWriteWeb
October 3 at 7:51 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Thank you for this Sarah! That site is the same one that reported 50cent died in a car accident. ugh. - Mona N.
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I'm OK with CNN running this stuff as long as the citizen section is heavily wrapped in "might not be real" warnings. - Daniel J. Pritchett via FriendFeed MT Plugin
Irresponsible nonsense. Imagine the shock a member of the Jobs family might have felt on reading this trash. - John Samuelson
Great post and just exposes how dangerous unfiltered content is, specially if we're labeling them as "news". CNN should have staff to confirm each and every one of this iReport items before publishing them on their site (did anyone here see this great movie called "Shattered Glass"? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03...) - Jorge Escobar
Whew! I'm so glad that the mainstream media never, ever gets anything wrong. - Glen Campbell
And thinking more about it -- it *is* a shame, because citizen reporting could be a very important part of supporting democracy and freedom. Some stupid people just don't realize the importance of this. I remember reading about Korea's Citizen Journalism newspaper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O... and how succesful it was. - Jorge Escobar
Sarah, I think it's a little much to say that citizen journalism has "failed" based on this one case. Yes, the report was untrue, and lots of people (including me) spread the report on Twitter. But at the same time, it was debunked relatively quickly -- and not by a traditional journalist either. I think that’s actually a pretty good example of how social media (I hate the term “citizen journalism”) can work. It’s a process, not a single event. Is it subject to abuse? Yes. Should we all be a bit more careful of what we "report?" Yes. Has it failed? No. - mathew ingram via FriendFeed MT Plugin
I have (not so) interesting *version* that "citizen journalism" was "on duty factor" to explain AAPL stock fluctuations from other factors in convenient way :) oh please, in the age of America with Department of Homeland nobody knows who is "nickname this"... - silpol
And Jared from Subway is still alive. - Louis Gray
And Facebook bought the LDS Church, or was it the other way around? - Jesse Stay
Louis - you are on a roll tonight!! ha, ha!! Jesse you and Louis bought Facebook?! cool!! - Susan Beebe
Susan, no, I heard Steve Jobs bought Facebook, right before he had a heartattack - Jesse Stay via twhirl
I thought he had an heart attack because he was in the car with 50 cents - Marcello Del Bono
Because he was trying to make a dollar out fifty cents... - Mona N.
"Whew! I was concerned when I heard this as I have great respect for Jobs because he is one of the only CEO's in America that earns his pay. He makes $1 a year and the rest is in stock options. He must do his best to improve the company and make the stock increase to increase his salary; what a novel idea!!!" - Jesse W. Jesse, you are quite possibly the furthest from the truth as is realistically possible on this comment. This practice of dollar-a-year salary is not unique to Steve Jobs and he wasn't even the first to do it. It shelters the money from taxes that are charged on salary's over $1M. In place of huge salaries, theses CEOs get bonuses and stock options which directly replace a paid salary. If they make a dollar a year, they dump hundreds of thousands in stocks into the market on a regularly scheduled basis turning them into millions in cash. This article explains well: http://www.slate.com/id/207789... - Matt Bidinger via FriendFeed MT Plugin
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Apps: Zee from WeDoCreative posted a link
Online Dating for the Social Internet
Online Dating for the Social Internet
Online Dating for the Social Internet
October 2 at 4:05 pm - Link
I totally missed the "L" in the name the first time I read it. Which makes it a whole different kind of social interactivity. - John Samuelson
What no Canada support? Shocked..shocked I say! - Kamath ॐ
Hey,I thought that was Myspace's job..You know, to hook people up..socially..and stuff? - Terence Washington
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Feed Reader Heaven or Email Inbox Hell?
Feed Reader Heaven or Email Inbox Hell?
October 3 at 7:42 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Super post and followup. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Alejandro S. posted a link
Right Whales: On the Brink, On the Rebound
Right Whales: On the Brink, On the Rebound
October 3 at 7:13 am - Link
Just a few hundred of these giants survive along the coasts of North America, but their numbers are growing in southern seas. - Alejandro S.
What an amazing photograph. - John Samuelson
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RAPatton posted a link
NYTimes: Sunspots Are Fewest Since 1954
NYTimes: Sunspots Are Fewest Since 1954
NYTimes: Sunspots Are Fewest Since 1954
October 3 at 4:51 am - Link
"The Sun has been strangely unblemished this year. On more than 200 days so far this year, no sunspots were spotted. That makes the Sun blanker this year than in any year since 1954, when it was spotless for 241 days. The Sun goes through a regular 11-year cycle, and it is now emerging from the quietest part of the cycle, or solar minimum. But even for this phase it has been unusually quiet, with little roiling of the magnetic fields that induce sunspots." - RAPatton
It's solar climate change *sagenod* - Michael W. May
Hah. Spotless. Like it. - John Samuelson
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RAPatton posted a link
Washington Post: Kids' Cereal Rated
Washington Post: Kids' Cereal Rated
Washington Post: Kids' Cereal Rated
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October 3 at 4:58 am - Link
"In a report that will be published in November issue of the magazine, only four out of 27 cereals are rated as "Very Good" because they are relatively low in sugar, have some fiber, are high in iron and are a good source of calcium. They are Cheerios, Kix, Honey Nut Cheerios and Life. Cheerios topped the list with only 1 gram of sugar and 3 grams of fiber per serving." - RAPatton
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"At the bottom of the list are Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Golden Crisp, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispies, Cap'n Crunch and Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch. They have lots of sugar, little fiber, and may be high in sodium. Golden Crisp and Honey Smacks are more than 50 percent sugar, and another nine cereals are at least 40 percent sugar. In fact, there is at least as much sugar in a serving of Honey Smacks and 10 other cereals as there is in a glazed doughnut from Dunkin' Donuts, the analysis showed." - RAPatton
Life is just about the best cereal ever: it's like dessert nomnomnomnom - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
They're always after me lucky charms. - Brian Norwood via fftogo
Silly rabbit... - Michael W. May
But Froot Loops are so NOM! - Yolanda ♥s Nuttycakes
I wonder if Berry Berry Kix are okay? - Kamilah Gill
Honey Nut Cheerios, yeah. - Toby Graham
I miss American cereal. You guys really got that right. - John Samuelson
Instead of reading this as some cereals are bad, I choose to take the view that glazed doughnuts are good since they are better than 10 other cereals including Honey Smacks. - RAPatton
I like the way you think, sir =D Perhaps I will have to go find a donut at lunch, now that you've thrown that craving upon me. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
Um-DUH? Who really thinks that Corn Pops are healthy? - Kelly W.
I concede Corn Pops, but am I really suppose to believe that fruit loops aren't good for you? - RAPatton
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Lifehack: Ntino posted a message
“What is the best way to combine the blog reading / twitter-ing / Friendfeed and all other web 2.0 activity, with the everyday job tasks without losing your productivity ?”
September 30 at 2:15 pm - Link
You can't combine it, but you can set aside some time to do those web 2.0 activity so you won't go overboard... - Leon Ho
Go freelance or self-employed. Then write yourself written warnings about wasting time on the web to place in your own personnel file. - John Samuelson
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iPhone Air Mouse
iPhone Air Mouse
October 2 at 12:54 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Another ingenious app. But I wish it could use Bluetooth instead of wifi. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
I like it, but it costs $5.99. Will read more reviews before actually buying it... - Leon Ho
If I had a Mac mini media setup at home, I'd buy in a flash. But otherwise I could see this being handy in a hotel room or something, but unfortunately where 9 times out of 10 there is no (free) wifi. So even though I think it's ingenious I am struggling to find a situation where I would use it. - John Samuelson
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NumberKey
NumberKey
October 2 at 12:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I'm not sure how practical, but ingenious. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Toby Graham posted a message
“How many internet passwords do you have?”
August 15 at 3:26 am - Link
I have one uber password. Yeah it's stupid but sure is convenient! - Toby Graham
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Too many! - Emma
Too many = more than 5? - Toby Graham
Yes, considerably more than 5! :( - Emma
123 passwords at last count, generated and managed with 1Password on the Mac. Killer app. - John Samuelson
Loads - and most of the time I remember them all! - Martin Bryant
too many to remember :) - Baard Overgaard Hansen
that would be a work I would love to outsource: test through all passwords and sort them ... - Nicole Simon
As much as Keepass can store. - 0123456789 via twhirl
@John I like it...one password to rule them all! - Toby Graham
only 1Password - agile web solutions ftw - Dobromir Hadzhiev
one for each site - Zee from WeDoCreative
@Toby & Dobromir 1Password is the only way to go, and the iPhone app is great too. I keep a printout of them all in the safe too though. - John Samuelson
@Zee I really hope your joking! *DING* (lighbulb appears above my head) what about the password being the website name. Gmail password = gmail, hotmail password = hotmail. Foolproof :) - Toby Graham
Probably,about 100 - Igor Poltavskiy
Only a few. Some sites were asshats about making me choose a fancy pw, so I promptly forgot those pw's and don't visit those sites anymore. - ♫ Rahsheen™
many passwords, but I tend to use derivated forms of a master passwd, I also have a win soft to keep all this - Olivier
I always felt that using something to store passwords was just defeating the whole purpose... - ♫ Rahsheen™
@Rahsheen totally agree. Is it not exactly the same as me with my uber password? - Toby Graham
To me, it's the same. If I have all my passwords locked by one password...it still only takes 1 password to get all my goods. I'm no security expert, though - ♫ Rahsheen™
@Rahsheen : agree but it's all in a encrypted database located on 1 machine (mine) with an uber passwd to use which is very hard to guess - Olivier
"uber passwd to use which is very hard to guess" - 007? Incidentally you can unlock half of England with that password! - Toby Graham
different password for every site. i have a secret formula that is posted elsewhere on FF. - Anthony Citrano
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Frotz Review for iPhone | Touch Arcade
Frotz Review for iPhone | Touch Arcade
August 14 at 3:09 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Man whose US immigration notice was sent to the wrong address is detained with untreated spinal cancer until he dies, denied access to his wife and children
August 14 at 2:57 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"A Hong Kong computer programmer who had legally resided in the US for 15 years (since he was 17) and fathered two American children went for his final green card interview and was locked up, detained until he died of cancer that the DHS refused to treat him for. He had overstayed a visa (the DHS sent a key notice to the wrong address), and this prompted the DHS to lock him away and demand that he waive all right to immigration appeal and be immediately deported. In detention, his complaints of excruciating back pain were treated as fakery, and he was dragged around in shackles after he lost the ability to walk, taken on long, bumpy drives while official demanded that he drop his immigration appeals. The jailers who caused his death were private contractors with fat deals with the DHS to lock up immigration detainees." - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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AnswerFeed: Vincent van Wylick posted a message
“Having tremendous trouble waking up early (before 7 a.m.) Any good advice from high-performers out in FriendFeed-land?”
August 3 at 4:32 am - Link
Try waking up even earlier and doing some exercise before you start working. Go for a run or whatever aerobic exercise you prefer. It will be brutal the first few times but the exercise helps your body adapt to the time quickly. I think Zen Habits did a great post on how to make this switch - JMaultasch
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Steve Pavlina did an extensive series on sleeping patterns, e.g. http://www.stevepavlina.com/bl... - dekay
and this is the link for the Zen Habits article(s) http://zenhabits.net/2007/05/1... - dekay
Even I would recommend the articles by Steve Pavlina. I practiced them for a while and it really helped me to get up early. - Sudar
espresso. I use a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine and a Rancilio Rocky grinder. FTW - Mattb4rd
thanks for the Pavlina article and the early-exercise advice. I'll try it out tomorrow morning! - Vincent van Wylick
I've never been a morning person. I get up if I have to, but I always feel like doo doo. I never wake feeling refreshed, but I have no trouble staying up at night if I need to. There's owls and larks, and I'm definitely an owl. Having said that, I try not to stay up beyond 1am these days, and I'm usually up by 8am at the latest. - Ian May
Why on Earth 7 a.m.? I've had tremendous trouble waking up before 9:30 a.m. for as long as I remember myself. People are different and why feel guilty about staying true to your nature? - Eugene
A brief feedback: starting my day with a run worked great. Did feel low on the blood sugar after a while. Considering a small breakfast before? - Vincent van Wylick
Have babies. My son wakes up at 5.30am and sticks his fingers in my ear until I get up. Foolproof. - John Samuelson
@John that's plan B. :) - Vincent van Wylick
I got into the habit of staying up late, like 2am or so, and then feeling really weary all day after getting up around 8.30. Now, I tend to go to bed most nights by midnight, and get up at 7am, and get a head start on the day. I had to start it, by getting up early and losing a little sleep for a couple of nights, until I was tired enough to go to bed earlier, and not stay up. I have to be disciplined and walk away from the computer though, as it's easy to sit here working or chatting all night. - Ian May
Considering most people need 6-8 hours of sleep, just dial back the clock from 7am to getting to sleep at/before 11pm and you should eventually train your body to get up at 7. - TDavid
@John -- you're a morning person. We have an 8 year old, it's 9:28AM and she is sleeping like a baby this very moment. - Eugene
I am a naturally nocturnal person who needs to get up by 5 or 5:30 on weekdays. I take 3 mg of melatonin at about 8 or 8:30 pm and so usually by 10 I am pretty drowsy. Otherwise I'd be hosed. - Stephanie Vardavas
I always do pushups, jumping jacks, pull-ups, and crunches in the morning. It gets the blood pumping and is good for metabolism. - Ben Parr
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“test”
August 1 at 4:22 am - Link
Uh? How can you Like a test message guys? - John Samuelson
we funny ppl dunno. i love the test post. - Caroline via twhirl
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100pushups: Erica Mauter posted a message
“Did it! 100 push ups! If you can make it through week 5 and 6, you can do the 100. Wasn't a piece of cake, but I never felt like I wouldn't make it. Y'all can totally do it!”
July 30 at 6:24 am - Link
I also highly recommend getting a push up buddy if you don't have one. - Erica Mauter
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My strategy for the 100 was to do them in groups of 10, pause for a breath or two, then do 10 more. As it got more difficult I'd push back for a stretch, but I never unplanted my hands and knees and never went more than about 4 seconds between groups of 10. - Erica Mauter
That's great, Erica! - ha3rvey
That is awesome. Well done you! - John Samuelson
congrats. You will serve as inspiration to the rest of us. - Tsega Dinka
wow. congrats. - edythe
Congrats Erica, you really have determination. I always fall back after starting it. Need to get started again. - Sudar
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Coffee Lovers: Vincent X posted a link
Espresso Drink Chart
Espresso Drink Chart
July 28 at 4:24 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Reshared from Veronica Belmont's feed. http://friendfeed.com/e/7102fa... - Vincent X
Cool. Visual. Like. - John Samuelson
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PayPal Denies $450 of Unauthorized Charges
August 1 at 3:22 am - Link
PayPal are the single worst payment processor the world has ever seen, and they have deliberate policies of corporate thievery which totally screw their customers. It took me three years to cancel my account with them, and that was only possible after the registered credit card expired. $450 is nothing. Some have been taken for tens of thousands. - John Samuelson
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Please see http://www.paypalsucks.com/ for many examples. - John Samuelson
OK, so Apple messed up their security, they charged the wrong man, and shipped the increadibly valuable giftcards for content licensing. However, PayPal has to pay the bill for Apple's mess. And this would cost PayPal some real USD 450, while Appla would have lost the some licensing income it was not entitled to in the first place. This is not to say that PayPal should not be a LOT more prepared to protect their customers. However, Apple is much more to blame. Hey Apple, give that man his money back! - Andrey Andreev via twhirl
According to PayPal accepting their ToS (Terms of Service) in effect means you waive your rights to credit card consumer protection laws if you want to use their service, and that you may not issue a chargeback for unauthorized use of your credit card and PayPal account, or if you do, then they have the right to limit your account. Is this legal? We don't know. But it's how Paypal operates. See my credit card waiver page for more information. - John Samuelson
I have a 2 posts about PayPal difficulties that I experienced lately and I get overwhelmed with negative reactions from Dutch PayPal users. Accounts are frosen and the users can't do a thing about and little reaction from Paypal. - Erno Hannink
Yeah, reading this it's really hard to see how PayPal is the villain. If they were responsible for the $450, it would give "preauthorized" Web site owners little incentive to beef up their security or audit their systems. After all, PayPal would be on the hook for any problems that arose. I'd think differently if PayPal's system had been compromised, resulting in a loss. - mrshl
This post seems off target to me. Apple is the company that currently has $450 of his money. Why would PayPal be responsible for paying him back? - Dan T
That seems like the correct course of action on Paypal's part, to have Apple reverse the charge and not Paypal. If Apple is the cause of the issue (admittedly) then they should have no problem reversing it. Unfortunately, instead of authorizing each transaction, he used a pre-approval option that allows Apple to directly take out the money without his authorization, otherwise it would have likely been resolved much sooner and more easily than this. - cmiper
are we saying paypal has poor customer service? - Gregory Lent
PayPal sucks. Heard HORROR stories from my business friends. A lot of top people at PayPal have gone on to great business positions, but they've always sacrificed customer service (from what I heard). (1) I leave as little money as possible in my PayPal accounts (2) Do NOT connect PayPal to any bank accounts with serious money in them. Open a new bank account just for PayPal. PayPal has been known to suck $5-10K back from a bank account. They are not a bank, and not subject to the usual regs! - Mitchell Tsai
A real CC/Bank gives you an EXTRA layer of protection & added clout when negotiating with a seller. Not only will I take you to court, my bank will reverse the charge. You forfeit that with PayPal (something to consider with all these business ideas for internet money-handling) and with Debit Cards. I've had a bad credit-reversal argument with Washington Mutual concerning my Debit Card (only $99, but it's the principle). Now I use disposable $25 debit cards for internet nonsense (& hotel reservations). - Mitchell Tsai
Maybe if enough people raise hell about this, they will snap out of their pipedream and realize that a potential exodus of millions of customers and dollars would not produce a net gain, and that their petty fretting over pittances could cost them a real fortune. - david beckwith
Err, but what other choice do I have? - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)
That is why I keep my PayPal account "Un-Verified", use a card with VISA on it for member protection and only when I go into a selling streak do I verify to an bank account specifically for that use, with minimum funds in it. Say $20. PayPal can do things to me as they wish. When they have, I called VISA, told them what happened and they handled the situation within a few hours as matter of fact. - Greer Trice
There is a great saying I once heard "You may agree to waive anything you please, but that does not change the rule of law". The quote was from the California Department of Labor, in reference to System Administrators being subject to overtime as opposed to what their employment agreements state. So PayPal can say what they wish, fraud is fraud. - Greer Trice
I once had a huge problem with eBay and it was semi-combined with Paypal. Paypal came to bat, for me, and offered to pay eBay, on their own, to resolve the situation. Ironic considering they really are one-in-the-same, but my eBay seller account needed immediate action and only Paypal had a customer service telephone option. I've decided to limit my connections with them.. to limit my own personal liability.. because of what I've read.. for many years, now. - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau
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Welcome to PayPalSucks.com, PayPal Lawsuit, PayPal Alternative, PayPal Complaints, Fraud & Evil behind the PayPal system!
Welcome to PayPalSucks.com, PayPal Lawsuit, PayPal Alternative, PayPal Complaints, Fraud & Evil behind the PayPal system!
August 1 at 3:37 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Hit the site for a few things you may not have known about PayPal's business practices... - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Harriet Harman: Britain has not seen the best of Gordon Brown - Telegraph
July 28 at 5:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Uh, no shit! Get rid of this man and his party. - John Samuelson via Bookmarklet
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Happy Birthday Chris Pirillo!!!!!
Happy Birthday Chris Pirillo!!!!!
July 26 at 11:35 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
it is kind of cool how Facebook shows you when it's your contact's birthday :) - Thomas Hawk
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yeah thats only kewl thing about FB and off course SCRABBLE :)- - Peter Dawson
Such a beautiful couple! - Daynah
Lovely! - Mitchell Tsai
Happy Birthday Chris! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
Cute picture -- happy birthday bro. - Nicholas Kreidberg
Happy Birthday, Chris! Really great photo! - Cathryn Hrudicka
Happy Birthday. and you're both really photogenic :) - Andrea Baker
Facebook's birthday calendar rocks http://new.facebook.com/events... - Mitchell Tsai
Happy Birthday - - LPH™
Happy birthday! - Mike L
hehehe..I stopped by to say HAPPY B'DAY but got distractd by Thomas comments. Anyhoot, cheers to you and have a good BDAY !! - Peter Dawson
Happy B-Day. - Nice Fish Films
Happy bday bud - Jeremiah Owyang
Hurray Chris! How old are ya now? 22? kidding!! - Tad, Fool
Happy birthday, dude-who-helped-me-impress-friends-before-I-found-the-Internet :) - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)
Happy Birthday, Hope your presents this year are even cooler than last year. - Michael Markman
Happy Birthday !!! - Nir Ben Yona
Happy Bday! - Warner Crocker
happy BDAY! - Tyler Gillies
Happy bday! - Neal "thePuck" Jansons via twhirl
Love the photo! Happy birthday, Chris! - susan mernit
Like me, Chris married up. We're lucky dorks. Happy bday Chris. - David Risley
big ups shorty - adolfo foronda
Thomas, you rock so hard - it's not even funny. DId you catch my email RE: Gnomedex last week, perchance? :) - l0ckergn0me
a lil late to the party...happy bday man keep doing what you do. I'll have a shot for you later. (awesome hawk-shot!) - Carlos Ayala
Happy Birthday!! - Corie "Viper" Jones
Happy Birthday! - Shey