Watch for Recurring Charges in online Transactions

I've screwed up again. Signed up for something online then months later realized I've been paying every month for it. Doh!

When you see those "segpay.com" and other billing service's names but don't know the merchant, it's easy to plan to check it out later, then forget all about it. Hundreds of dollars later you realize you've been paying someone for your procrastination.

Whenever you buy something online, check that receipt carefully. Make sure it does not say it will be a "recurring charge." Set up a filter to catch that statement and highlight the message, so you don't end up sending money down the drain, like me. So sad.

Iterasi vs. Zotero Smackdown

I'm using Zotero on my mac in Firefox, and Iterasi on Windows XP, so now Xterasi is available on the Mac, so should I switch? Should I just use both? Should I not bother? I'm also a beta tester at Twine, and I still like Delicious. Holy cripes, this is getting ridiculous.

Not much of a Smackdown though! My headline is misleading. Who's got the dirt? What should we use? Should we just quit wasting all our time in this neverending quest for better software and accept that we are losing productivity in the process?

Internet Time Suck

Sites to visit, August 2008:

Hulu.com, watch Dr. Horribles Sing Along Blog. May have to search for it at Hulu, not sure which is why I haven't checked this out yet. It may involve work.

Check out Unix Academy Training's 4-DVD set, Linux and Unix for a beginner. Just absolutely the best value anywhere.