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How to Disable Flash Cookies for Fun and Profit

October 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Background on Flash Cookies
Since its introduction in 1996, Adobe Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages; several software products, systems, and devices are able to create or display Flash. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various web-page components, to integrate video into web pages, and more […]

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Tags: Business · Computers · McDonalds · Skippy Stuff · Technology · pwn3d! (Hacks and Tricks)

McDonald’s Monopoly 2007

September 13th, 2007 · 13 Comments

McDonalds Monopoly 2007
Are you ready? Though McDonald’s has made no official announcements about a McDonald’s Monopoly 2007 promotion for the U.S., it seems they are preparing to do so. The official website for the Monopoly 2006 Game at McDonald’s was still active as of a few weeks ago, though now the page has […]

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Tags: Best Buy · Business · McDonalds · Skippy Stuff

The Subprime Mortgage Market, Bear Sterns, Federal Reserve, and Jim Cramer Meltdown Simultaneously

August 12th, 2007 · No Comments

The recent subprime mortgage meltdown and subsequent meltdown of a Bear Stearns hedge fund that invested heavily in subprime mortgage securities has caused quite a bit of heartache in global capital markets, leaving all three major broad market indexes in the U.S. down for the month of July. Usually, the markets close up on […]

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Tags: Business · Government & Politics · My Thoughts

I am stuck on Band-Aid brand, ’cause Band-Aid sues charities

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Full disclosure: I do not consider myself a shareholder directly because I do not own shares of JNJ. However I do invest in a variety of mutual funds and index ETFs in which JNJ is a major component. That’s why I was shocked to hear that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is suing the […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department

iNeedAttention.com gets iPhone Hype Fever, iPurchased an Album on iTunes

July 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

iPhone Fever Ferments iTunes Feelings
Came home a moment ago. Been thinking about all the hype about iPhones I’ve heard this week. Loaded up Firefox, checked my email. There was some laundry in queue after the email, but for some reason I interrupted that to put on music. Remembering that the Internet radio broadcast protest happened […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department · Computers · My Thoughts · Technology