Javi's World

Check your credit cards for mysterious charges from “Pluto D Nicosia” or “Pluto Data”. A search on Google shows many people have been affected. It seems you are charged for a phantom DVD or CD purchase you never purchased and usually there are two charges, one small and one large. The toll free number shown on your credit credit bill does not work. So if you have been affected, first dispute the charge (you are not liable) with your credit card company. Second, contact the fraud department of one of the three credit bureaus and tell them you have illegal activity on your account. Third, contact the federal authorities, because the FBI is currently investigating this case. Hat tip: Robert Accettura

I seems that Yahoo Mail’s storage will grow to 1GB. This looks like a way for Yahoo to keep members once Google opens up Gmail up to the public.

I remember in the beginning of my webmail experience I started with a Hotmail account with 2MB. I abandoned it after a few years after all the spam I got kept locking the account. Then I moved over to Yahoo Mail for more space and POP access. I remembered when Yahoo only gave 4MB for free accounts. Too bad Yahoo discontinued POP access for free acounts. I used to use YPOPs! just try to continue download my mail. Then I created 3 accounts (personal, business, and a spam catchall) to make sure I was able keep my messages.

Then Gmail came with it’s 1GB and it changed everthing. Everyone upped their storage just to try keep up. I was lucky enough to snag an invite from Neil and have been enjoying Gmail every since. I wonder what Google will do now in response to Yahoo’s new decision.