Links for 2008-09-16
Build a Web Page Monitor with Google Docs : incredible. the GDocs spreadsheet supports getting a remote URL, extraction using XPath, and RSS output, making it a pretty credible scraping platform
(tags: google-docs google xpath rss feeds scraping)PayPal phishes their own customers : ‘Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in to your account at https://SECURE.UNINITIALIZED.REAL.ERROR.COM/au/HISTORY.’ doh
(tags: paypal phish phoul funny errors anti-spam via:risks)laptopsdirect.ie crappy reviews : wow. I dodged a bullet when I bought my work Thinkpad T61p last year; since then they’ve accumulated a truly atrocious customer service reputation. avoid
(tags: laptopsdirect.ie laptops shopping ireland boards.ie reviews customer-service cluetrain)
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