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Get Ready for All Sort of New Fees
In just a few days, credit card companies will have to abide by a string of new laws that restrict them from their old predatory habits. But that doesn't mean they won't pull some new rabbits out of their hats in hopes of having you pay more. Yesterday, CNN Money Blogger, Ismat Sarah Mangla, reported that she'd received a notice from Citi announcing a new annual fee on her credit. "Charge more, pay us the fee, or close your account" was the message they'd sent in her in a letter. For now, she's choosing the fee option in hopes that years of being a good customer will help her get the fee waived later on.
Don't be surprised if the new fees keep coming. Credit card issuers are banned from raising your interest rate on things like isolated late payments and lower credit scores, but they can introduce new fees as long as they tell you in advance and give you a chance to reject the fee. Choose wisely - agreeing to an additional fee increases the cost of carrying a credit card, but rejecting the fee could mean you lose the credit card and a few credit score points in the process.
The relationship with credit card issuers may be rocky for a few months as they get used to the new rules and as we get used to their response to the new rules. Be sure to read all your credit card inserts and open all your mail, even if it appears to be junk mail. Missing an announcement from your credit card issuer means you'll miss out on the chance to opt-in or opt-out of credit card changes.
Get details on the new credit card rules.
Get Ready for All Sort of New Fees originally appeared on About.com Credit / Debt Management on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 00:01:14.
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Xbox Video Chat to Be Released in Japan November 25th
Microsoft announced today that it will release Xbox Video Chat in Japan on November 25. The peripheral, which works with Xbox Live, allows up to five users to simultaneously communicate with each other on the TV screen. News at GameSpot....
Project Managers Can Be Useful, But They Can Also Be Annoying
Last week I posted about some of the many ways that Web designers and Web developers can get on each others nerves. I then received a couple comments saying that that was what Project Managers were for - to make sure that the team members communicate. Well, I'm not arguing that point, but it made me start thinking about project managers - and if there's one thing that will make feuding designers and developers band together, it's in their hatred of Project Managers. :-) I have worked on many projects that wouldn't have been completed without the PM, but I have also been on many projects that were desperately hindered by the PM. And even good PMs have annoying tendencies. You might even argue that that's what makes them a good PM.Share Your Annoyances
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Project Managers Can Be Useful, But They Can Also Be Annoying originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 05:42:16.
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A Look Into Sun’s Java Studio Enterprise 6
Sun is emerging as a software-centric provider. Its latest offerings increasingly provide updated Java tool sets for developers along with support for open-source platform and component-oriented developers. This review on Java Studio Enterprise 6 is based upon existing analysis by...
Apple Mashed Potatoes Recipe
These mashed potatoes are delightfully different. The apples add a hint of sweetness to the potatoes, yet the savory flavors of the herbs still shine through. Sour cream gives a rich creamy texture, but remember, you want these mashed potatoes chunky, not smooth. Apple mashed potatoes are especially good with pork.
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Apple Mashed Potatoes Recipe originally appeared on About.com Home Cooking on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 00:00:20.
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Case: How Web Services Saved Costs for Heidelberger
Check out how Heidelberg managed to save enormous costs by deploying Web services technology to integrate its vast pool of legacy systems....
OnLive to Launch June 17
Cloud gaming is scheduled to make its debut on June 17 at E3 2010, according to the latest news from OnLive. OnLive is a service designed to run games on a server and stream the resultant video to players in real-time (give or take a few milliseconds). It's a dramatic shift in technology that makes it possible to play high-end games on low-end systems, and it seems to work reasonable well if you're close enough to one of their data centers. They've also announced that access will cost $14.95 per month, and that doesn't include any actual games. You will be able to rent as well as purchase games over OnLive. One thing about cloud gaming is that it has the potential to accommodate thousands of simultaneous players and spectators with minimal latency. It will be interesting to see what developers do with that potential, if it ever takes off.OnLive to Launch June 17 originally appeared on About.com Internet Games on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 17:30:20.
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Dare Comics and PixoFactor to Produce First Interactive Motion Comic
Dare Comics today announces that its critically acclaimed comic, The Hunter, is to be produced as a nine episode motion comic series by leading Michigan-based production company, PixoFactor Entertainment. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)
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Complete "Sex and the City" Collection Released on DVD
I was tempted many times to purchase the separate seasons of "Sex and the City" as they came out on DVD, but I waited. Why buy them one at a time? I knew eventually they'd release a full collection. Well,...
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