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Debit or Credit? Always Choose Credit!

December 19, 2013 By Stephen 1 Comment

"Credit of debit?" It's all very confusing for American shoppers. But the news about a massive point-of-sale data theft at Target makes one thing very, very clear: Always choose "credit" when possible! Note: This article is about the American financial system. Other systems in other countries are very, very different. Credit and Debit The American financial services industry … [Read more...] about Debit or Credit? Always Choose Credit!

How My Blog Became Infected With MW:JS:150 Malware (And How I Fixed It)

January 26, 2012 By Stephen 4 Comments

This week, two blog readers let me know what Google Chrome was warning them of malware on my blog. I dived in and discovered that, indeed, a nasty, obfuscated JavaScript attack had made its way into my site. Although I was disappointed by the lack of clarity about how to fix it, I believe I was able to remove it last night. Here's what I did. A Nasty Hole in Timthumb.php I've … [Read more...] about How My Blog Became Infected With MW:JS:150 Malware (And How I Fixed It)

SlideShare Embed Injects ScoreCard “Market Research” Junk

May 20, 2011 By Stephen Leave a Comment

I've used SlideShare for a while, and enjoy embedding the viewer into blog posts about my conference presentations. But lately I've noticed weird behavior in the WordPress editor and set out to determine what was going on. It appears that SlideShare is injecting a tracking code from "ScoreCard Research" when their slideshow embed code is used. This would be bad enough on its … [Read more...] about SlideShare Embed Injects ScoreCard “Market Research” Junk

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