September 15, 2011
You’ve probably heard of BitCoin, the Internet’s recent attempt at independent currency. It’s been all over the news for reasons both positive and negative – it’s a useful way of transferring funds anonymously, but the currency itself remains volatile and prone to abuse. Many people have been watching BitCoin developments enthusiastically, trying to see whether the system really will work.
August 20, 2011
As of late there’s been a been a great buzz going around about Bitcoin, the latest P2P digital currency. One of the main activities of getting Bitcoins is through a process called mining. No need to fear, though, because there’s a great program that comes with a GUI that does all the dirty work!
August 15, 2011
Chext makes tracking your bank account as simple as sending a text message. Chext is a free service that won’t ask you to connect to your bank account online so you don’t have to worry about giving unauthorized users access to your financial information. It also works on any text-enabled phone.
June 22, 2011
Earlier this month two prominent US politicians wrote to US Attorney General Eric Holder to express concerns about the rise of a new online currency – BitCoin. The anonymous, peer-to-peer currency has become very popular over the last few months, with websites popping up all over cyberspace enabling BitCoins to be exchanged or donated with nothing more than a unique, non-identifying public key.
June 11, 2011
Citibank has admitted that the personal information of around 200,000 customers has been compromised in an attack that occurred last month. The security breach affects a number of credit card customers, with names, email addresses and account numbers making up the haul of stolen data. The good news is that Citibank has confirmed that other data is stored elsewhere and has not been leaked.
May 5, 2011
Equifax has introduced a shiny new mobile app called Equifax Mobile. About half of the application is intended for customers who have an Equifax account and desire instant access to personal credit information, the other half of the application doesn’t require an account at all. You can use it to check out the level of debt, average mortgage payments and even levels of debt fraud in your local area.
May 5, 2010
As a parent, it can be pretty difficult sometimes to manage everything that you need to do. As your kids get older and start in with the sports, school projects and other activities, family life becomes a hectic mix of finances, cooking, homework and more. There’s often a family computer that everyone shares, along with [...]
June 16, 2009
Comparison sites are great money savers. Below, you will find 10 really good comparison sites to simply help you to choose the best and save you the trouble of surfing hundreds of websites and . Whether you’re looking for a cheap mobile plan, the best bank account for your spending habits, the cheapest digicam store [...]
April 15, 2009
You can’t argue with the convenience of paying bills and reviewing transactions online, all without going out of the house, sitting comfortably in front of your computer. Of course, as you’re probably well aware, there are certain caveats to banking online, the most important being security. Let’s take a look at the most important aspects [...]
November 6, 2008
Ubuntu comes pre-installed with a wealth of apps – covering almost every task you need to do, while still managing to fit on a CD. Are you ready to discover some pretty cool Linux apps that don’t get the attention they deserve? Let’s check them out. You can easily install any of these apps using [...]
