Why It’s PayPal’s Fault, Not The Browser
April 27, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
About a week ago there was some buzz floating around about how PayPal may block Safari because it doesn’t have phishing protection built in. This has since been retracted by PayPal:
PayPal: No plans to block Safari
A representative for PayPal on Friday said the ecommerce firm is developing features to block customers from logging into PayPal when using obsolete browsers on outdated or unsupported operating systems, but has no intention of blocking Safari as a company white paper seemed to imply.
“An example of such a browser/OS combination might be, for example, Internet Explorer 4 running on Windows 98,” said spokesperson Michael Oldenburg. “In doing so, we better protect our customers from viewing a phishing site through their browser. We have absolutely no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers, including Apple’s Safari, from our website.”
(Nugget by AppleInsider)
Might I suggest that it’s not the browser’s responsibility to block security threats on particular web sites? Maybe it’s my not-liking of blaming others for your own problems but I believe that PayPal and PayPal only is responsible for their own PayPal.com site. It’s their job to keep their customers safe, not browser developers, or any other type of web application developer.
Sure, I have a little bit of a bias here. I used to be a large (in my mind) PayPal merchant, who ditched all that in favor of better customer service elsewhere. I know I’m not alone in that boat. However, I feel the same way when eBay blames Apple or denies support of the site if you’re using Safari on eBay.
(Wait a second, I may be on to something here, both PayPal and eBay are owned by eBay and both were virtually run into the ground under Meg Whitman).
To close out this ranting post, let me say that I fully support web application developers and browser developers who want to protect their own customers from the dark side of the Internet, but I don’t think the fault and responsibility should lie on their shoulders as opposed to a multi-national corporation who certainly has the tools and resources available to help themselves help the world but chooses not to.
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-04-04
April 4, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Have I told you how much I love the "Merge all windows" button in Safari? #
- G’night Twitterville, headed to bed early tonight, hoping for a productive day tomorrow! #
- My plumber is here to fix my washer… but my house’s main shutoff valve is broken
# - @acafourek thanks for the nod on your blog! It’s an honor just to be listed on the same page as some of those geniuses #
- Plumber is still here, this isn’t going to be a pretty bill! #
- Plumber is gone, fixed 3 or 4 problems for $260, not too bad at all really #
- @efortiz m.twitter.com actually works very well, or twitter.thincloud.com #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-18
March 18, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Good Morning Twitterville, it’s still raining here and it’s kinda depressing. #
- I really like the new Safari "Develop" menu for quick switching between user-agents, etc. #
- I am now Twittering using Ping.fm! #
- Hello World! This is my first post from Ping.fm, I’m testing out their service this morning. #
- Time for my post-lunch laptop battery recharge period… it’s also nice to turn up the screen brightness to high #
- @HighTechDad I like it, and I tend to think of "grid" as being a much better term than "cloud". Although I find myself using both. #
- Ping.fm is pretty neat, but can it beat "Moodlbast" which I’ve used for quite some time, watch for a blog post later
# - @HighTechDad Just a little, launched a couple servers, logged in, haven’t done any configuring or file loading yet. #
- Top News Headline of the day: "Ambulance Hits Heard Of Dear" - grammar errors theirs, I LOLd 4real on when it hit my feed reader. #
- Using the Reynold’s Institute’s money to register for NAB in Las Vegas in April, and I’ve got an interview setup in Las Vegas that same week #
- Just finished dinner, I’ve got some server migrations/upgrades/ordering to do tonight for Contributr #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-11
March 11, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Alright, productivity is low right now, so I’ll watch some TV for a while this evening. #
- Good Morning Twitterville! #
- Headed off to work, Tweet ya later! #
- I’m in the Journalism School Lounge if you need me #
- @adarowski no kidding! it’s like I can stop squinting again after I open ‘real safari’ #
- I’m doing some server optimizations, am I a sysadmin? nope, but I dabble! #
- Reading through some of the great feedback I’m getting on Contributr #
- Playing with the GoGrid beta, deploying two servers as I type. http://www.gogrid.com #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-02-26
February 26, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- waiting for a meeting that starts ib5 minutes and I’m the only one here! #
- wow, I’ve got like 30 windows open in Safari that I want to share with you, check my del.icio.us feed later, and my blog in the coming w … #
- my Tivo is broken, think it needs a new HD… this is very sad because I don’t watch live TV anymore #
- Just ordered a new Tivo HD, do I have the money for it? no not really, but the few shows I do watch are worth it I guess #
- Being interviewed about Contributr! Yay Contributr! #
The iPhone For Business
February 25, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
I was speaking with a friend of my dad’s recently about the iPhone and it’s implications and usefulness on the enterprise level. I thought I’d share some of the ideas and thoughts I had about it in a quick post today.
- The lack of ‘push’ email is a limiting factor
- The 15 minute wait for new messages automatically is probably soon enough for most purposes, however I’ve found that the phone often doesn’t actually check that often unless you’re actively using the phone.
- Traditional business types don’t tether their cell phone anyway, sure road warriors and the like do, but everyday usage, probably not)
- Having mobile Safari is a very valuable tool not just for people like me, but the crackberry world as well.
- Security, these smart phones carry so much even with my limited data set I keep the phone on automatic password lock, and you should too.
- Until recently ATT didn’t offer enterprise plans for the iPhone, now they do, so what are you waiting for?
- Now that the bulk of the buzz about the iPhone has died down a little what’s left is still the best cellphone I’ve ever used, and I’ve used a LOT.
- For new and social media types like myself it’s powerful enough to tide me over for a weekend if I leave town and decide to leave my laptop at home (gasp!).
So there you have it, my latest thoughts on using iPhones in the business world.
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-02-11
February 11, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- @AnnieR sounds delicious! #
- Encoding a Contributr demo screencast #
- Anyone know someone who’s done some Facebook app work? #
- @crystal any damage? #
- @kerrilyn26 hey at least you knew the Grammies were on, I didn’t until that Tweet #
- @AshleyAngell what api are you testing? #
- @MicheBel I don’t blame you #
- @dcw if you find someone let me know! #
- @rosshill what browser were you using? #
- @AndrewBadera I’m hooked on the wire, been getting the DVDds from NetFlix #
- It’s so incredibly cold outside #
- wow, the Webkit nightly is showing 2.95 times faster than Safari 3 #
- hmm, I may have just fixed my Facebook applications to where they’ll update on their own #
- @rboyd not many unfortunately #
- oh yeah, that’s why I dislike Twitterific- it freezes and monopolizes my system resources #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-25
January 25, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Chuck is on NBC right now, it’s practically one of the best new shows. goodjob @writersstrike! #
- Well folks, Chuck is over for an hour, guess I better get something done in the meantime. #
- Oh Chuck on NBC you’ve got such an exciting life, what am I doing? programming web sites, yeah I’d rather save the world #
- @chrisbrogan I didn’t realize the comments on your blog go into a moderation cue? #
- @newmediajim hopefully his buyout was fair and balanced. #
- Thanks @chrisbrogan, it seems that now I’m whitelisted and can comment to my hearts content on your blog! #
- Driving in to work and its freezing! #
- @chrisbaskind I use Safari a lot but FF3 is the version I use when I use Ff #
- @justaddblue I’m jealous! #
- @AnnieR yeah komus twitter is under the radar, they don’t officially acknowledge that I did that for them. Theyre a little behind on a lot #
- @kosmosxipo yummy! I’m excited for you. #
- @acomputerpro what happened now? I just like Twitter better than Pownce #
- @kellypuffs yikes! I’ll have some veggies on your behalf. #
- Installing CS3 updates, need ‘em since I reinstalled a few days ago. #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-15
January 15, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Wishing I was at Macworld!! #
- I’m tracking macworld via txt this morning and its going crazy! #
- My txt inbox is overflowing on my iPhone from all the “Macworld” tracked Tweets..yay! #
- I’ve gotten something like 125 txts in the last 30 minutes or so, thank goodness for unlimited txt messaging. #
- Please vote should I go to the apple store iianticipation of playing with new toys? #
- ha! @deanpence I think I will, been meaning to visit the Genius Bar anyway #
- Gasp! Twitter.com is down Good thing I’ve already got txt/IM on, and tweets are flowing in that way still #
- @kidcarus how do you like Opera on the mac? I am about 95% Safari, 5% FF #
- @AppleMacGenius have fun, wish I could be there! #
- @conniereece he is all-powerful, all-seeing, you have a problem? yeah, he fixes it. #
- @cipherswarm we hope not! although I’m sure they’re pushing some extra traffic on mornings like this. #
- Macworld killed Twitter #
- @bronx macrumors.com has a feed #
- I’m watching @macrumors live tweet feed of the Stevenote #
- I’ll be heading to the Apple Store in about an hour to check out any new products that are ‘available today’ #
- @dsilverman sounds exciting, I’m following online #
- funny thing about the new Airport base station, I just got a base station, and an external HD… now they’re one product! #
- I think I need AppleTV version2 - Flickr slideshows of your pictures sounds very cool, and movie rentals to boot! #
- I think I need a Macbook AIR, anyone want to start a fund for me? I could replace my aging Aluminum 15″ Powerbook #
- so, apparently ATT only lets you have 1000 SMS messages in your mailbox (or maybe it’s an iPhone limit) so Twitter stopped sending me update #
- Darn, MacbookAIR is $1800, a little over my budget for Apple this year! #
- @emberlexi that is the best feed I’ve found #
- @blakehuggins, that is a bummer! #
- The MacbookAIR is even nice to hippies! That’s my apple. #
- @medicwhite macrumorslive.com ? #
- AJAX has truly made the Macworld experience a much better experience, no F5 key needed for updates #
- @lightandshadow has Colloquy improved any? I tried it a couple months ago and it was a frustrating experience #
- @tranbonium you got that right! #
- @chelbycat I’m sorry! trade it in? #
- Watching the MacbookAIR Guided tour on apple.com - pretty amazing stuff #
- Headed to the applestore! #
- This mac genius is not so much a genius #
- This guy is not geting a good review, my first dud at the apple store. #
- I should have fixed my baby myself instead of bringing it to the applestore #
- No user replaceable battery on macbookair? #
- @kidmarmite thats what people are saying. #
- @kellypuffs yes. Yes you do. #
- @chriswebb I’m on my 3rd Batt in my PowerBook. I can’t imagine not being able to do that. #
- Pretty sure the apple store genius ruined my harddrive #
- No @andrewbadera an applestore genius! #
- WOW the genius at the Apple Store today REALLY screwed up my computer today. I’ve never been so upset with Apple. #
Jonathan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-14
January 14, 2008 by Jonathan · Leave a Comment
- Are you a Mac user? check out this bundle of 10+ great Software apps for $49, I just bought mine (personal and business apps) 43-000000- … #
- My bad, 10+ personal/biz great Mac apps for only $49 ($360+ value, and 25% goes to charity!) http://urltea.com/2iqv #
- @mdowney Safari has been treating me badly lately, and I think Firefox is the slowest Mac OS browser out there, or on my PB anyway. #
- @deanpence no I haven’t loaded it yet, you like? #
- @deanpence I’ve also got Flock, used it twice I think, and now it sits there taking up space. #
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