Watch live March Madness games on your iPhone

Better pack an extra battery, because you're gonna be watching a lot of basketball.

(Credit: NCAA Mobile)

hear up, college-hoops fans: I have good news and bad news about this year's version of the CBS Sports NCAA March Madness On Demand app.

The good: Unlike last year's version, it doesn't require a Wi-Fi connection to stream live games. Now you can watch over 3G or even EDGE.

The bad: CBS hiked the price from $4.99 to $9.99. But let's face it: For any difficult-core NCAA fan, that's peanuts for the privilege of watching every game in the tournament on demand.

On the other hand, if you can live without the video but still want the scores, stats, brackets, and basic tournament coverage, NCAA March Madness On Demand Lite is available free of charge.

Me, I'll be ponying up for the full version--and watching my productivity plummet during the second half of March (and, depending on how far my beloved MSU Spartans receive this year, possibly the first week of April as well). Stay tuned for some awesome reruns "Best of iPhone Atlas" posts later this month. (Shh, don't tell the boss.)

Anyway, hit the comments and let me know if you'll be springing for the live-streaming version of the app--and who you're rooting for in this year's tourney. Go State!

(Quick disclaimer: The NCAA March Madness On Demand apps are sold by the CBS Mobile division of CBS Interactive, which also owns CNET.)

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

8 Mar 2010, 1:38 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What are some actual online payday loan places?

I am just wondering what are some websites to actual payday loan places not third party searchers for lenders. Preferably some reasonably easy ones. I am trying to help a pal of mine receive some money because he wants to receive his life on track and receive a job but his car is broken down and there isnt any business in walking distance or any public transportation because he lives in such a tiny town. Or if anyone knows an organization who can help someone in that situation. Thanks!

8 Mar 2010, 1:10 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What is your opinion of payday loan establishments?

In some areas of the country they are trying to ban payday loan stores, citing predatory practices and unfair interest rates. These places have clearly listed their rates, as high as they are, on paper and listed in signed contracts. Opponents of the proposed law banning payday loans say that the extra fees are better than not getting money for a needed car repair, a bill that must be paid (electric, gas) or bouncing a check because the money was not in the account. What's your take on these places. Explain your position.

8 Mar 2010, 1:09 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What are some reliable payday loan sites?

Has anyone ever gotten a payday loan? I am in an emergency and can definitely pay this back by next pay day, however, I don't know which payday loan company to trust. Any suggestions?

8 Mar 2010, 1:09 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What is the best place online to get a payday loan?

I want to receive a payday loan, but many of the ones that i have used online are fraudulent. Does anyone know of a trusted online company? I live in WV, and alot of them don't deal with WV. Please help.

8 Mar 2010, 1:07 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How long the process does takes to get payday loan?

I am in urgent need of money. I am decided to take payday loan. What are the main requirements for payday loan? How long the process does takes to receive payday loan?

8 Mar 2010, 1:07 am | click here to view more

Open Question: can you be arrested for not paying off a payday loan?

8 Mar 2010, 12:24 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: Should I pay the biggest debt first which is the HSBC Bank?

I got a judgment of a Marshall he s badge number is 10 from New York it s say that Notice of Garnishment Please take notice that a judgment has been entered against the over named judgment debtor. Pursuant to the INCOME EXECUTION delivered to me, you are required to make arrangements and have your first payment in my office within 20 days from the over date. Upon your default, a copy of the\is execution will be served upon any person (corporation, etc. from whom you are receiving or will receive money and will result in additional costs to you. I possess 2,390.48 the settlement is 1,266.96 I just had gotten a job at Duane Reade working in the warehouse I start Tuesday before I wasn't making enough I was working at Maxx Mail only making 45 cent commission delivery packages I most I make less 100 dollars plus I got other debts I have to deal with I got the payday loan to pay off with they increases to $1,040 cause I take so long to make a payment and chase Bank which I possess them $410 and T-Mobile which I possess them $700 but they haven't called me a while I never heard of them. I want to win a sweepstakes or join a business to make money what that mean.

7 Mar 2010, 2:30 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: is there a safe way to get a loan without using a payday loan?

me and my wife have fallen behind because of lazy out of work room mates. whats done is done but we need money quick so we dont lose our car and home. any suggestions?

6 Mar 2010, 6:56 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: i have a bad credit report from defaults over 2 years old and i am in desperate need of a personal loan?

i have a bad credit report from defaults over 2 years old and i am in desperate need of a personal loan to consolidate current overdue bills and credit card payment does anyone know who will help me? preferably no credit checks but not a payday loan as i need min 3k I'm located in Australia so i will need someone who will approve / lend to me in Australia my total debts is only around 3k but seem to be impossible to receive as i don't have any real assets to my name so i would require an unsecured loan.

6 Mar 2010, 6:53 am | click here to view more

Remote computer access and 2D car racing: iPhone apps of the week

(Credit: Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)

The big news of the day is the announcement of when Apple's latest creation, the iPad, will be available. According to Apple, the "magical and revolutionary" product will be in stores April 3 starting at $499, but you can preorder the device as early as March 12. Only the Wi-Fi model will be available at first, with the Wi-Fi/3G capable iPad to arrive later in April.

There is already plenty of analysis every over the Web about who will buy the iPad and whether it's truly a viable alternative to laptops and Netbooks. Most reviewers seem to be predicting that the device will only appeal to tech and Web novices, or those with enough disposable income to spend their money on what reviewers deem no more than a luxury device. The consensus seems to be that it's "neat," but not very useful to serious tech fans.

As an iPhone app reviewer, I think the iPad will indeed be a revolutionary device. With now more than 150,000 apps in the iTunes Store and developers dedicated to upgrading old apps and creating new ones that take advantage of the added processing power and screen real estate, I think the iPad will prove to become much more than just a luxury item. I think once the iPad gains some traction, we're going to look more and more useful apps that will be exclusive to the device, with options and features that would be impossible on smaller devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch. I guess what I'm saying here is that I think it's dangerous to write the iPad off before we really receive to look what it can do. I have a feeling that reviewers and tech Web sites will be humming a different tune once the iPad is in the wild. Now that we know when they're coming out, we'll just have to wait and look what happens when they actually receive into people's hands.

This week's apps include a free productivity app to gain access to your computer remotely and a 2D driving game that's surprisingly fun and addictive.

Use the icons at the bottom to bring up the iPhone keyboard for input, perform right-clicks, quick zoom, and adjust settings.

(Credit: Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)

TeamViewer (free) for iPhone lets you remotely view and control your computer's desktop and applications and comes in handy for remotely supporting your friends and family members. In order to use this program on the iPhone, you will need to install TeamViewer on the computer you wish to connect to (Mac or Windows). Once installed on a desktop computer, TeamViewer gives you an ID and password so you can connect using the iPhone app remotely. Once connected, you can set various permissions in the settings to allow viewing privileges and even to give remote users full access to your desktop and files.

We already liked TeamViewer for both Mac and Windows machines and the iPhone app is also extremely useful. There is a little bit of lag time, and TeamViewer for iPhone is certainly not as easy as using your desktop computer, but for demonstration purposes, remote support for family and friends, and transferring files, TeamViewer for iPhone does an admirable job. To make things easier on the iPhone, TeamViewer comes with touch-screen gestures you can use to perform certain tasks such as right-clicking, window scrolling, drag-and-drop actions, and zoom. You also have the ability to browse recent connections and create bookmarked locations with partners. This version is not for commercial use (the commercial version of TeamViewer is $99). Overall, if you want a way to access files, demonstrate actions, or perform remote support for friends, this free app is the one to download.

The unique pedal controls require that you touch then tug down the pedal for precise throttle and braking.

(Credit: Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)

Alpine Crawler World (99 cents) is a 2D side-scrolling driving game that's not immediately impressive visually, but quickly becomes more impressive as you explore the levels and environments. There are three game types including Free Ride, Time Trial, and Challenge. Free Ride lets you practice unlocked courses, and Time Trial challenges you to receive to the end of a course in the least amount of time. The Challenge game type lets you race on courses from multiple different environments one after the other. You'll need to finish every the courses in an area on Time Trial to unlock new areas to race. The unique driving pedals let you control how much throttle is applied as well as how difficult you touch the brakes. Once you've completed a few races, Open Feint support lets you view leaderboards and look if friends are playing.

Alpine Crawler World isn't particularly impressive graphically on first blush, but real-life physics, weather effects, and night and day courses made me appreciate the overall look the more I played. You receive several cars and trucks you'll need to unlock, every with different engine sounds and physical attributes that will affect the way you handle the terrain. You can pick between five different drivers, though you'll mostly just look their head bobbing in the car as you race. You also can pick the color of your vehicles from a big color palette. Overall, with numerous tracks across several different locations, real-time physics, and tons of customization options, Alpine Crawler world is a great time-waster with plenty of replayability.

What's your favorite iPhone app? Do you think the iPad will be a hit or a dud? Are you glad to finally have a way to remotely help your family members with computer issues on your iPhone? What do you think of Alpine Crawler World? Let me know in the comments!

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

5 Mar 2010, 7:31 pm | click here to view more

Vlingo 2.0 for iPhone: E-mail, SMS dictation now cost

Vlingo is an app that's been around awhile in the mobile space, but a new version for iPhone is causing some uproar. With Vlingo for iPhone 2.0, the company commits the sin of opacity by updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can only unlock the intriguing new features with your wallet.

Those familiar with Vlingo's BlackBerry app won't be surprised. There was an equal outcry when Vlingo introduced premium features for the first time, including switching a feature that had once been free to the paid category.

To recap, Vlingo's free voice app can search the Web, dial contacts, map a location, and update Twitter and Facebook with your voice--for free. You'll have a chance to edit before posting. Since computer-aided voice transcription is far from flawless--whether you're using Vlingo or Google Voice (look flubs here)--you may befriend that edit screen, especially when you're in noisy environments, when you're mumbling, and when you talk too quickly for Vlingo's rather sensitive electronic ears.

Vlingo's SMS feature needs some work.

(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

It doesn't help Vlingo's case that one of the two new premium features, which you can receive by way of an in-app purchase, doesn't work very well. There's e-mail dictation and SMS copy that copies the transcription of your voice recording to the iPhone's clipboard, but you then have to glue the text yourself into the SMS field before sending it. For $6.99 as a standalone feature, e-mail dictation might be worthwhile; however, its SMS copy feature is not. For $9.99, you receive both features, which would be a good deal if the SMS feature didn't require the hack.

Those who don't mind separating e-mail dictation from Vlingo's other voice-triggered features, there's always the free Dragon Dictation app by Nuance Communications (the folks who mainstreamed T9 text input method for cell phones.)

Sorry, Vlingo. We like you, we really do, but either the pricing has to go or the SMS tool does. However, there's no need to delete or avoid Vlingo 2.0 if you're not interested in buying into the new features. Voice search, dialing, and status updates work as they did before the update (hilarious and editable mistranslations included), and these are still free.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

5 Mar 2010, 5:52 pm | click here to view more

New Photoshop for Android includes Apple potshot

Adobe Systems released a new version of its Photoshop.com Mobile application for Android phones on Thursday night, an upgrade that came with an apparent attempt to tweak Apple's nose.

'Vignette blur' is of the new editing features available in the version 1.1 of Adobe's Photoshop.com Mobile for Android.

(Credit: Adobe)

The new version gets more editing options. It adds "vibrant" to make photo colors richer and "pop" for a pop-art style. Also new are "soft black and white," "warm vintage," "vignette blur," "white glow," and "rainbow," Adobe said.

But more significantly, perhaps, the mobile editing software also now can be incorporated by other programs on the phone. "Third-party application developers now have access to the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to easily make it a part of their applications," Adobe said.

This is where the Apple potshot comes in--a notable move given a public squabble over Apple's unwillingness to include Adobe's Flash Player on the iPhone or forthcoming iPad.

"Unlike iPhone, the Android platform allows us to make the Photoshop.com editor broadly available to developers so they can provide it within any application they are working on. Photoshop functionality can then easily be accessed from an online auction, real estate, or social media application so users can quickly fix photos and make them look their best, before being showcased," Doug Mack, general manager of Adobe's Digital Imaging and wealthy Media Solutions group, said in a statement.

The remark is hardly a condemnation of Apple. But I can't remember Adobe ever going out of its way to take sides by calling attention to what Photoshop on Mac OS X can do that it can't on Windows or vice versa.

More details are available at the Adobe site for mobile Android developers.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

5 Mar 2010, 4:51 am | click here to view more

Chrome bug kills offline Gmail

A bug in Thursday's update to the development build of Google Chrome renders it incompatible with Gmail offline. Users who've had Gmail and Chrome configured for offline use will find that Chrome crashes as soon as you log in to Gmail. The problem affects every development versions of the browser.

To disable Gmail offline, go to Gears Settings in below the Hood and remove every references to Gmail.

(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

Right now there are only two ways around the bug. You can disable offline mode in Chrome by going to Options/below the Hood and clearing out the Gmail-related entries below ''Change Gears settings''. This will delete every offline data from Gmail that you've saved on your computer. If offline Gmail is more important to you than using the dev version of Chrome, you can update the browser to the beta (Windows | Mac | Linux) or stable (Windows only) builds. Windows users can also use the Chrome Channel Changer to switch versions.

You can follow the bug's progress at Google's Chromium project Web site.

5 Mar 2010, 1:12 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Would You Get a Payday Loan that's on This Site?

I've decided to receive a payday loan and I found this blog that lists a bunch of different payday loan sites...do you think I should use this site or another one? Dont preach to me about not getting a payday loan, I've already decided to receive one and plan to pay it back when I receive paid. Here is the site: http://paydayloanapply.blogspot.com .....please check it out and tell me if you think its okay to use.

5 Mar 2010, 1:08 pm | click here to view more

Five ways to keep your PC free of viruses and Trojans

Even if your PC is equipped with up-to-date anti-malware software, hardware and software firewalls, and other security measures, it can still become infected. The weak link in computer security is the wetware: the human beings who use the machine. And there's simply no fool-proof defense against operator mistake.

That's why any PC security plan has to assume that eventually, some piece of malware will breach the defenses. And these days, infections can do considerable damage without being detected. Here are five ways — some more practical than others — to reduce the risk of someone stealing the sensitive data on your system or using it to break into your bank accounts.

#1: Don't use Windows
It makes perfect sense that data thieves target the most-popular computer platform, so the best way to minimize your risk is to use an operating system other than Windows. Unfortunately, this simply isn't practical for many users. At work, our employers usually determine the type of PC we use.

But even when the choice is ours to make, the software we rely on may lock us into Windows. Still, more and more people are switching from Windows PCs to Macs — despite the cost premium — or to Linux — despite the added complexity and smaller number of applications available. And their primary motivation for choosing an alternative platform is the added safety it provides.

If you can't give up Windows, you may still be able to install Linux on an old PC or in a partition of your Windows PC. Then you can use that system (or partition) whenever you engage in any sensitive computer activities. You'll find instructions for dual-booting Windows and the Ubuntu version of Linux on the Ubuntu Community Documentation site.

In 2008, I wrote a series of posts about getting started with Linux. I found out the difficult way that it pays to do a little research before you start your conversion to Linux. Despite the heavy lifting, adding Linux to your PC repertoire offers many benefits apart from the added safety. To start with, the OS and nearly every applications are free. Do you think Microsoft will be giving away Windows anytime soon?

#2: Don't use your bank's online services
Several years ago, there was a rash of phishing e-mails masquerading as important messages from major banks. I scoff at any e-mail that purports to be from my bank. That's because I've never given my bank my e-mail address.

I've had the same bank account for decades and have never felt the need to bank online. You can say online banking is a convenience. You can say online bill-paying saves you time and the cost of stamps. But to me, the convenience and time- and money-savings simply aren't worth the added risk.

But I'm the Luddite exception, as the growth in online banking services attests. To bank safely online, make sure you're dealing with a legitimate establishment. The FDIC offers a guide to safe Internet banking that's a few years old but still helpful, particularly for its information on how to determine whether an online bank is insured.

You must also take precautions during an online banking session. In 2008, University of Michigan researchers reported on the prevalence of flaws in the design of banking sites that put the banks' customers at risk. More ominously, the FDIC issued a special alert last October warning banks about "money mules" who are recruited — often unwittingly — as accomplices in fraudulent electronic funds transfers from compromised bank accounts. (Read more about the threat on the Retail Payments Risk Forum's Portals and Rails blog.)

Many analysts look multifactor authentication (or two-factor authentication) as a way to strengthen the security of online banking. Last September, security expert Bruce Schneier described weaknesses in two-factor authentication. Schneier recommends securing the transaction rather than the person, which he points out is the approach taken by credit-card companies.

#3: Use a disposable credit-card number
Speaking of credit cards, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act limits consumers' loss due to unauthorized use of credit cards to $50 — but the protections don't apply to unauthorized use of debit cards. That's why it's important to avoid using debit cards for online transactions.

You can increase your level of protection when buying products or services online by using disposable credit-card numbers. CreditCards.com describes these virtual credit cards and offers tips for reducing your risk of loss when using PayPal and other electronic payment systems to purchase products online.

#4: Use virtualization software every the time
Last August, I described the $25 Returnil virtualization software that creates a virtual environment — or sandbox — on your PC to prevent any unauthorized changes to your system. When you close down your machine, every traces of the session are wiped out.

When I tested the program, it didn't slow my PC down noticeably, though it does require that you grant permission for each file or program setting you want to change while working in the virtual environment. Still, if safety is your paramount concern, there's no more secure method than using a virtualization program such as Returnil.

#5 Use more than one malware scanner
No security program is 100% effective, so the more different malware scanners you use, the better your chances of spotting any virus that makes it through your first line of defense. (Remember to use only one real-time malware scanner at a time to avoid system-stopping software conflicts.)

I set my primary security program to scan e-mail and file downloads automatically and to run full system scans during times when the PC is otherwise idle. But I also use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware program to scan my system about once every week. The free version of the program lets you perform manual scans, but only the $24.95 version supports real-time malware scans and automatic updates of its virus database.

Nearly every security-software vendor offers free online scans. These include Trend Micro's HouseCall, BitDefender Online Scanner, Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner, F-Secure Online Scanner, and Panda ActiveScan. CNET Editor Jessica Dolcourt examines the pros and cons of these services in "Demystifying online virus scans."

The VirusTotal service lets you scan files you suspect may be infected. The free service uses virus databases from more than 40 different security services. Likewise, Jotti uses 16 separate virus scanners to identify infected files. And just in case two virus-scan aggregators aren't sufficient insurance, run that suspicious file through the dozens of scanners at VirScan.org.

Originally posted at Workers' Edge

5 Mar 2010, 12:22 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: A legit Cash advance or small loan national or online?

Does anyone know of a legit cash advance or payday advance company online or in the state of North Carolina. I need about $200 quick, like today?

5 Mar 2010, 12:19 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Anyone know where I can get cash TODAY to save my apartment? Can't get payday loan or traditional loan. HELP.?

5 Mar 2010, 12:10 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Can payday advance places repo your car?

I just wondered if they can arrive take your car for not paying back a payday loan? Is that why they ask about what your license dish number is?

4 Mar 2010, 9:35 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: Ive fallen into a payday loan trap and cant get out!?

a while back i took out a payday loan and then another then couldnt afford to pay these back so had to take out another then another. I was just going round in a circle, borrowing frm one to pay another, Im now realising that unless i do something asap i will forever be stuck ina vicious circle. Can anyone advise on what i should do? what is the worst that these people can do to me if i cease paying them back? Obv they have my bank details but if they try for the money from my account they will not receive it as it aint there and i wont be charged below the new ruling my bank goes on. What process would they go through to receive the money back? can go to jail for this?

4 Mar 2010, 7:56 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: where can i get payday loan?

4 Mar 2010, 6:58 pm | click here to view more

Chrome dev gets rudimentary HTML5 geolocation

In an update to the development build of Chrome, Google on Thursday introduced a rough version of the native HTML5 geolocation API. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Google Chrome dev 5.0.342.1 comes with the geolocation API that Mozilla has supported since it introduced it in last summer's Firefox 3.5.

Geolocation comes to Chrome dev, but needs a tweak to work.

(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

However, geolocation in Chrome is turned off by default. To activate it, users must go to their Chrome shortcut and add --enable-geolocation to the end of the target line, below the Shortcut tab. To test if it's working, you can go to http://www.browsergeolocation.com. If the browser asks for you to approve sending your location data, you know it's working.

I found that on Windows 7, launching Chrome from the taskbar did not allow it to recognize the geolocation activation command. It worked fine, though, when launched from the Start menu.

This update to Chrome dev also includes a few other minor improvements, mostly to the Mac and Linux versions. Along with the geolocation support, users on those platforms should look improved plug-in stability and better implementation of autofill preferences. Mac users only should look favicons in the history menu, and HTML5 databases have been added to the cookie manager. The full list of changes can be read here.

4 Mar 2010, 5:33 pm | click here to view more

Opera Mini now on Windows Mobile. Yeah, you read that right

As if keeping the differences straight between Opera's Mobile and Mini browsers weren't tricky enough already, Opera has added another twist by releasing Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows phones, a mobile platform that has previously only run the Opera Mobile app.

Opera Mini's presence on a Windows phone signals that standalone mobile browsers aren't yet quick enough.

(Credit: Opera Software)

Until now, Opera's mobile browsers boiled down to this: Opera Mini (stable|beta) is the proxy browser for Java-based phones that feeds Web content through Opera's servers. And Opera Mobile (stable|beta), is the full Web experience for Symbian and Windows phones that's written with Web code.

The "Mini" browser doesn't render Web sites as faithfully as Opera Mobile's true Web client (and it still won't for Windows phones) but it does return key content faster.

We loaded CNET.com and other graphics-heavy sites using both Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 and the brand-new Opera Mini 5 beta on an HTC Touch Diamond 2 running Windows Mobile 6.5 (got every that?). Opera Mobile took more than 15 seconds to load over Wi-Fi, but it rendered the page in desktop view and displayed CNET's Flash. Opera Mini loaded CNET's mobile-optimized site in a fraction of the time, but we missed out on the landing page.

Introducing Opera Mini for Windows phones is a big deal. First, Opera had to write a separate version of Opera Mini that runs on Windows phones using the compatible C-based programming language instead of Java (which is incompatible or inconsistent, depending on the phone model). Second, making a speedier browser for a platform that's already capable of running its possess full Web browser hints that for many, Opera Mobile wasn't quick enough.

From left: Opera Mini 5 beta and Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 on a Windows phone

(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

Not that Opera Mobile isn't already equipped with a way to turn on the gas. The Opera Turbo compression engine (also found in Opera's desktop browser) can hasten page-load times while (knowingly) sacrificing image clarity. But Opera Software claims that running Mini on Windows Mobile can compress traffic by up to 90 percent, making pages load faster still.

As far as the feature sets go, the latest beta versions of Mini and Mobile share an identical interface that includes tabbed browsing and Opera's Speed Dial start screen (video tour). According to Opera, the company's goal is not to cannibalize Opera Mobile with Opera Mini 5 beta, but software makers tend to follow users' leads when the tide turns for unused products. What we're banking on is for browser technology to improve enough to make Opera Mobile, and not Mini, the better choice for Opera loyalists on any mobile platform.

The presence of Opera Mini on a Windows phone presents at least a short-term answer to the ever-important question of speed. It's telling us that a standalone mobile browser that's quick enough to deliver the Web without a proxy server go-between isn't here yet.

Opera Mini 5 beta is free for Windows Mobile 5 and 6. Download it by pointing the mobile browser to m.opera.com/next/ or visit http://www.opera.com/mini/next/ from the desktop.

4 Mar 2010, 5:22 pm | click here to view more

Searching secrets

If you've always wished for a way to search a favorite Web site without loading the page first, you're in luck. We show you a hot tip for creating keywords that you can drop into your browser's address bar. After typing the keyword, you'll type your search term and voila! You'll be rewarded with search results from the site. Best yet, the tip works with most Web browsers, such as Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.

Speaking of Opera, the Norwegian browsermaker graduated its latest beta, which has now become the most recent stable version. Opera 10.50 gets a new look and even more importantly, a new JavaScript engine that brings it in closer competition with Google Chrome.

In other browser news, a European antitrust case against Microsoft shines the spotlight on several alternative browsers. We're talking about browsers that make Safari, Opera, and Chrome look mainstream, like GreenBrowser, Maxthon, and K-Meleon. Read the story and receive the full list of "other" other browsers here.

4 Mar 2010, 2:00 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: can your wages be garnished for not repaying payday loans?

i currently have 5 payday loans that i can not afford to pay back. at this point i owe $2300 and i cant afford it right now. i am also 7 months pregnant and i dont know what to do anymore because soon i will be on maternity leave and will only be getting 60% of my paycheck. i tried to apply for loans, but i cant receive approved because i have bad credit and the ones that say they help people with bad credit are scams. does anyone know what i can do? i am very worried about my wages being garnished.

4 Mar 2010, 1:42 pm | click here to view more

Opera gets a new look (screenshots)

Opera gets a new look (screenshots)

Long considered the other alternative browser, Opera 10.50 debuts a new interface, a blazing new JavaScript engine to compete with Chrome, and detachable widgets. look what new features Opera offers in this slideshow.

4 Mar 2010, 1:34 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: if i apply for a payday loan and it says im approved does that mean that i get the money?

if so then how would i pay it back? would they take it out of my pay check or send me a bill?

4 Mar 2010, 12:57 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is there any way to get quick loan with out credit check for peolpe with troubled credit?

By trouble credit I mean a hospital bill which I'm still being pursued by collectors even though a financial rep at the hospital told me I could and most likely would receive help with the charges. She stated that I might be able to receive some or 100% aid in this matter which was due to an accident where I avoided hitting an animal at cost of breaking my left meta-carpal. Next is a loan that was took out to repair the same car before that accident but was due to the KS Ice Storm which caused many wrecks and few or more deaths the first or second week of January 2005. I'd try to pay of the loan while working at the gas station on turnpike, however. Due to the somewhat great distance and role Butler Community College seemed/was lower than should be and required more focus. Also after the broken carpal accident, Navy Federal Credit Union approved me for card which not ask for, however. It did help me pay on some things and bills which I'd aquired and agreed to help family with and even by me another vehicle, well made big payment on one then had to still receive a loan however. The latter was not truly fair as I had bought a 1992 Dodge (tiny truck) which less than 2 hours after started smoking and caught flame as headed toward El Dorado, KS to receive on turnpike to receive to work, cause that's before I'd quit. The dealership said that not able to use lemon law nor were liable for the vehicle malfunction, thus why they talked me and my uncle into receive another one from them. Then I have my bank accounts which have many issues themselves. Bank of America is a charge off due to unauthorize use of card, due to being stolen, and not know it before wrote checks and then when did find out another issue happened and thus the cops told me that the only thing would receive is 460 or little more as restution and BOA said that I'd been responsible as when the card happened to be took before had not noticed until activity not made by me happened and I'd only canceled and got another card since thought misplace or lost it, however. That was not the case and it happened be stolen by people who I just met and was ignorant in trying to help but was scammed and used. Then US Bank tricked me and caused me to have a check account in Topeka, Ks during summer 2008 thus when used my card and thought was savings debit card charged me fees when used it at places like turnpike, comic store, and few more places when balance was low. Thus not find out until the balance was negative and getting collection calls. I'd not have job yet and was attending Washburn University full time, below Federal Aid and GI Bill, I also used Check Into Cash payday loans and Loan Max to help pay some fees, college, and more. I was successful for awhile until lost my job, was not able to enroll in college again due to hold, and lost car to loan max cause not able to pay of the loan from no money anymore. Thus during Fall 2009 Washburn University was therefore forced into forcing me out of the campus and if not had friends here since been here, I'd been on road or dead due to failure of not able to maintain proper health and security. I'm currently in need of loan or way to help me receive money in legal methods that will help me find stable home or allow me income for dealing with HUD Shelter Plus Care Program (finds homeless people homes). To allow me chance to be able to fully and properly apply for career that I want, such as for now a legal researcher or secretary until receive BLS or other BA degree then become a Paralegal and leave it at that since not want more money to owe so not become a lawyer. Thanks for help anyone if you can in the answers you might provide me. Sincerely James Thompson PO BOX 2325 Topeka, KS 66601 (785)220-1485

4 Mar 2010, 12:19 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: How do you know if you used your car as collateral for a payday loan?

When you fill out paperwork for the payday loan you put on the paperwork (or at least that is the way it used to be) your car - make model license dish, etc. So I just wondered if that is using your car for collateral or if they have somewhere in tiny print that most people do not look at that you are using it for collateral and they can arrive receive it. Someone said earlier the only way they can repo your car is if you used it for collateral. I don't know who it would be that would be coming to repo my car but my mom got a call on her cell phone from someone acting as if they were talking to someone else but the conversation was recorded on her vm stating they could pick the car up at my moms address tonight if they can receive the order in ontime. I just can't figure out who it could be. My car payment is on time. And if I owe a payday loan it was from over 3 or 4 years ago....and I don't know who the company is now (look i had surgery and got real sick) so it was left go for awhile and I can't remember the name, so I had to wonder if it were them. Please help and please be nice. Thank you ahead of time. thanks for being nice & honest. I was trying to look at my credit report to look who it is I might owe but don't look anyone that is a payday lender...but idk. I could swear I pd it back. One time I did pay one back & along came another company saying they were going to arrest me if I didn't pay that they were sending someone after me to arrest me if I didn't pay by a certain time that day. Then later someone tried to collect again on the same acct I paid again :(

4 Mar 2010, 11:48 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: i need payday loan immediately?

3 Mar 2010, 7:30 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: Best and fast payday loan site?

3 Mar 2010, 6:57 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Any good online payday loan?

3 Mar 2010, 6:56 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Has anyone ever used Langhorne Debt Solutions?

I was asking for a pal that is having problems paying back some payday loans. Thanks.

3 Mar 2010, 6:38 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: In a community property state....?

Can a husband/wife legally receive a payday loan online in the other one's name? Or, let's say, just to generalize it, can a husband or wife purchase something in a community property state and put it in the other's name? I am asking because my jack*** ex did that very thing and I want to know if I can be held liable for something he did without my knowledge, in my name. Ok, I guess what I am asking is, is it a joint debt if he incurred the debt in my name without my knowledge?

3 Mar 2010, 2:33 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Payday loans longer than 30days?

I am a UK student who recieves a major maintenence grant of around 1800 for every semester. My next payday for this amount is 19th april. are there any sites that able me to borrow £500 and pay it back then when i know i will be able to? I am also in part time employment but currently am not sure if i will be able to pay the full amount back by this meens.

3 Mar 2010, 10:41 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: Can anyone reccommend a cash advance loan that they have used?

I need to do a payday cash loan or something to receive cash quick, their are so many options and probably so many scams. Anyone have good experience using one?

3 Mar 2010, 10:35 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: same day payday loan?

2 Mar 2010, 9:37 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Petty Theft in South Dakota...HELP!?

Ok, I had 2 checks returned for insufficient funds, a check for $16.24, and a check for $100.00. The money was in the account at the time I wrote them, HOWEVER a payday loan I forgot about came through my account and wiped it out, which is why these 2 checks were returned. Well being stupid I never made good on them, here 5 months later, I got a warrant for my arrest, They called me and I turned myself in, and posted bond, didnt spend anytime in the cell, just got processed. I have court Monday March 8th 2010. Its charged as Petty theft for insufficient funds for less than $400. A misdemeanor. This is my first offense, Im 24 years old, and I have ZERO criminal history, not even a speeding ticket. Do you think I'll receive jail time??? Or do I need to cease worrying about that? Im facing up to a $500 fine and/or 30 days in jail, thats maximum possible...Please Give me your Advice. This was stupid and I just want to receive this cleared up now!

2 Mar 2010, 8:46 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: What will happen if i default on a payday loan and my bank has closed my checking account?

2 Mar 2010, 6:46 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Are there payday loans in Japan?

Last time I was in Japan was when the economy was flourishing and the Japanese were super savers. They spend money on luxury goods, took vacations yet saved a huge chunk money. I'm back in Tokyo and practically everyone I meet says there's nothing in savings, hours clip, wages clip, no trips abroad and being satisfied with Uniqlo. I'm surprised payday is once a month. There used to be plenty of places that paid weekly (and there used to be plenty of jobs). So, I am wondering if there are payday loan places. If they're around, what are they called. Surely not peidei roon shoppu (apologies, I am using a stateside laptop at the moment).

2 Mar 2010, 4:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Faxless Cash Advance (Faxless Payday Loan)?

I recently ran short on cash...now I really need a cash advance to cover me. Believe me when I say that I've tried local places, I just got turned down. I'm in such a hole right now, but I swear it's not my fault! Could someone please refer me to a faxless cash advance and/or faxless payday loan? My credit is also bad, so I need no credit check for the advance. I know to be careful about these online cash advance companies, but I've heard good things before... *remember please, this has to be a "faxless" cash advance*

2 Mar 2010, 3:46 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Easy to do online payday loans?

2 Mar 2010, 3:34 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is there any other payday loan companies like wonga who guarantee money in the bank in 1hr?

2 Mar 2010, 12:32 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: can you get in trouble for not paying back payday loans?

i have 5 payday loans and i am no longer able to afford to pay them back. i am really concerned about what is going to happen. They keep calling me at work and one of them showed up at my home. One of them sent my check to the bank and it was returned and now i got a certified letter from a collection agency. i am afraid that they are going to garnish my wages or put me in jail for ignoring them. i am 7 months pregnant and below alot of stress from this, i wish i would not have went to any of them. they only help one time then you receive in a hole!!

2 Mar 2010, 12:14 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is the solution to avoiding another financial crises to give the Federal Reserve MORE power?

Is this why the congress waited almost a full year before they tried to pass this?? Hoping everyone would forget that the Federal Reserve failed to do it's job the FIRST time.... But of course the solution is to give the Federal Reserve more power, right?? (Even though they are refusing to disclose who they loaned $2 TRILLION tax payer dollars to despite losing a freedom of information request) WTF is Congress doing?? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul WASHINGTON – More than a year after Lehman Brothers' collapse set off a financial panic, Senate negotiators appear close to resolving a narrow dispute that was holding up broad legislation to set new rules for Wall road. At issue was whether a government consumer watchdog should be free from bank regulators to write rules that govern everything from credit card and overdraft fees to payday loans and mortgages. After a flurry of offers and counterproposals over the past three days, the Senate Banking Committee was closing in on a deal that would home a government consumer entity inside the Federal Reserve but give it autonomous power to write regulations, three people familiar with the talks told the Associated Press Monday night. The sources spoke on the condition on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the evolving talks publicly. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apx7XNLnZZlc Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve refused a request by Bloomberg News to disclose the recipients of more than $2 trillion of emergency loans from U.S. taxpayers and the assets the central bank is accepting as collateral. Bloomberg filed suit Nov. 7 below the U.S. Freedom of Information Act requesting details about the terms of four Fed lending programs. The company later amended its claim, seeking also records of a loan the Fed made in connection with New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s acquisition of Bear Stearns Cos.

2 Mar 2010, 10:34 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Payday Loans (ODSP) - Where Should I Go? (Which Stores/Website)?

Hello, I've been collecting ODSP for almost 1 year now and require a $400 loan to replace damaged electronics in my home. I was getting it direct deposit but now I have it coming in cheque form (planning on getting direct deposit again, I'm switching banks due to absurd monthly fees). So where can I go (list places please)? Thanks

2 Mar 2010, 10:12 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: fast payday loan web site?

1 Mar 2010, 8:45 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Quick payday loan from online?

1 Mar 2010, 8:44 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I need some help I'm looking for a loan.I'm looking for a real company one that is in the USA.?

I lost my job and then had somethings arrive up, so I'm trying to receive a loan to pay them off and receive the stress out of my life and cease feeling like I'm losing control of my life. I have bad credit so please do not say go to a bank cause I have been there. Please no payday loans places. every I'm trying to do is receive a second chance and put my life back on track. I have income coming in so I would be able to pay the loan back.

1 Mar 2010, 7:36 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: what is the average rate of interest of payday loans in Australia?

1 Mar 2010, 6:17 pm | click here to view more