The End of the Swipe-and-Sign Credit Card "It's a payment ritual as familiar as handing over a $20 bill, and it's soon to go extinct: prepare to say farewell to the swipe-and-sign of a credit card transaction. Beginning later next year, you will stop signing those credit card receipts. Instead, you will insert your card into a slot and enter a PIN number, just like people do in much of the rest of the world."
http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/<http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/02/06/october-2015-the-end-of-the-swipe-and-sign-credit-card/> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Bhairitu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Plus maybe you'll be able to use it as a radiation detector: > > http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/17/263369742/weekly-innovation-a-radiation-detector-in-your-smartphone > > Probably a mistake as the article says CCDs detect radiation but today's > devices use CMOS chips for the camera. But at least you can keep up on > Fukushima's encroachment on your environment. Happy gamma rays! > > > On 01/31/2014 07:19 AM, Richard Williams wrote: > > > Meet the $38 tablet: Hands-on with DataWind's UbiSlate 7Ci > > > http://shopping.yahoo.com/datawind-ubislate<http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/meet-38-tablet-hands-datawind-ubislate-7ci-185612468.html> > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> What People Want >> >> YES! "I don't want a curved phone. I want one that won't break when >> dropped, is waterproof, and that I can see in the sun." And with all-day >> battery life... >> >> https://twitter.com/GPollowitz/statuses/423787604559945728 >> >> [image: Inline image 2] >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Richard Williams >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Twitter at 3:00 AM >>> >>> "The activity column shows you what everyone you follow on Twitter is >>> doing. It will tell you if someone just favorited a tweet or followed >>> someone new in a constantly moving stream. But if you follow a lot of heavy >>> Twitter users, the feed will often move fast..." >>> >>> 'There Are Things You Do On Twitter That Should Only Be Done At 3' AM' >>> http://www.newstimes.com/technology/business/insider/ >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> The anti-NSA smartphone? >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> Blackphone at Popular Mechanics >>>> >>>> "Of course, perfect encryption (which many argue isn't even possible) >>>> is a two-way street. Whether calling, emailing, or texting, the level of >>>> security is dependent on what tech or services are being used on the other >>>> end of the line." >>>> >>>> Blackphone, the Security-First Smartphone: >>>> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/<http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tech-news/silent-circle-announces-security-first-smartphone-16384335?click=pm_latest> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Galaxy Nexus 16GB (Unlocked) >>>>> >>>>> "Lack of an SD card slot and only 16GB of internal memory. This is >>>>> the only thing that bothers me. However USB OTG solves part of this >>>>> problem >>>>> (with a special cable, you can plug in an external mass storage device -- >>>>> this does not currently work without rooting, but official support will be >>>>> included in a future firmware update as confirmed by Google)." - Amazon >>>>> review: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/<http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/product-reviews/B005ZEF01A/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Example of abandoned technology: >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> So, the Obamacare web site isn't working too well - what else is >>>>>>> new? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sometimes it's hell working in IT - for years I tried to get the >>>>>>> enrollment systems right at a major community college. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I first got there, they were enrolling students using paper and >>>>>>> pen and long lines standing out in the sun. Teachers would be sitting at >>>>>>> long tables enrolling students one by one - it took all day just to >>>>>>> enroll >>>>>>> in a few courses. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Enrollment was hell back then! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Then, we got our first PC - an IBM running on DOS. Instructors would >>>>>>> walk all the way across campus just to look at it, not use it, just >>>>>>> look at >>>>>>> it. The college IT director couldn't understand what we were going to do >>>>>>> with all that hard drive space! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Today, there are over 5,000 PCs on the main campus and another 5,000 >>>>>>> spread out over twenty computer labs on five campuses. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And, enrollment is still hell! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The school has at least three Oracle databases for student >>>>>>> enrollment, one for credit card payments, personal data like adds and >>>>>>> drops, grades, and the online library database, and then the course >>>>>>> database. Not to mention the 3,000 online courses using the Blackboard >>>>>>> database! Who do they think is going to run all this technology with me >>>>>>> gone? Go figure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Somebody should write ONE simple program called 'schools'. Go figure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Some say health-care site's problems highlight flawed federal IT >>>>>>> policies' >>>>>>> Technology: >>>>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/some-say-health-care-sites-problems-highlight-flawed-federal-it-policies/2013/10/09/d558da42-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > >
