Year: 2012
-
Microsoft: The Phisher King
This morning I got an email telling me that my 14-day free trial to Zune Music Pass is ending, and I will automatically be signed up for the monthly service at a cost of $9.99 per month, unless I cancel. It also handily provides a link for me to go online and confirm my account and payment details. I’ve never signed up, so figure that this is just a phishing attack, and am about to delete and ignore, but Zune is a Microsoft product an my eldest has an Xbox which is also Microsoft’s, so making a short mental leap,… Read more
-
Who’s got my back?
Recently I’ve been enjoying my new-found status as a single person. It’s truly liberating to not have to think about what your ‘significant other’ wants to do, or thinks, or might react to what you want to do, or think. Sure, there are some elements of a stable relationship (with someone stable) that I miss, but not necessarily enough to jump back into it all again. I have a good friend who has been navigating a new relationship recently, and watching them deal with the misunderstandings, the personal neuroses, and the baggage that a prospective partner comes with, has made… Read more