Entries from August 2004

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004

FTC: How Not to Get Hooked

Internet scammers casting about for people’s financial information have a new way to lure unsuspecting victims: They go “phishing.”
Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information. …
The FTC, the nation’s consumer protection […]

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

Don’t Code for One, Code for All

Stopdesign:
“Developing for IE initially, then trying to retrofit for other browsers will increase time and cost in the long run. But there’s a better way to approach development that’s faster and less costly.”
As Phil put it, “Web standards, man. They produce results.”