Craig Burton

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Craigslist spam

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

I am yet another victim of Craigslist spam. Someone just posted my cellphone number with a free laptop on Craigslist.
The phone rings every 20 seconds.
Text messages are constant.
Wow, now I know how to conduct a cell phone denial of service campaign.
I started answering some of the calls. Turns out to be nastier than I thought. [...]

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Mozy—Best Service of the Year

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

I have been a Mozy user for the last 18 months. For the last year, I have been a paid Mozy user.
For the last year—I know I can hardly believe it—I have never been able to get a complete backup of my computer with Mozy. Judith’s computer backs up just fine.
I spent hours and hours [...]

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Bestcomm Networks Inc.—Worst Service of the Year

July 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

I am staying in hotel in Scottsdale. The Hilton Homesuites. Overall, the service is good. The food is tolerable (free breakfast every morning and dinner four nights a week). The rooms are nice and the maid service is great.
The Internet service is horrendously bad. This isn’t the entirely the hotel’s fault. The hotel’s Internet management [...]

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