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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Charter Communication. All opinions are 100% mine. Charter Communications is at it again. Charter is one of the nation’s leading cable, High-Speed Internet, and Phone services. They are constantly leaving their competitors in the dust with spectacular service, good prices, reliable service, and some [...]

By now, most if us know what “Black Friday” is. It’s the day after Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year. Merchants and retailers called it Black Friday long before the term ever caught on and became a household name. It used to be difficult to know ahead of time what deals a retailer [...]

On the surface, this sounds like good news. Basically, it’s a bill that would create a national standard for protection of data, and would require notification of breaches of sensitive data. Data breaches, data sharing, and data theft has become FAR too common, and businesses and the government have treated it very lightly. So, I’m [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Snipsly. All opinions are 100% mine. Looking to make a few bucks online? Do you like to write articles or stories? Here’s something that may be for you: Snipsly. It’s a blossoming organization that allows you to earn money for anything you create and [...]

I don’t have anything to add. I’ll only get angrier than I am. This story just speaks for itself. Health Net says 1.5M medical records lost in data breach November 19, 2009 (Computerworld) A hard drive with seven years’ worth of personal financial and medical information on about 1.5 million customers of Health Net of [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Dr. Oetker. All opinions are 100% mine. The following contest is open to Canadian residents only. (bummer, I know!). So to all my Canadian readers, thank you and all the best in this contest! (Be sure to take photos of your new kitchen, eh?) [...]