Thanks Mike.....yeah, I'm aware of it. When I changed site hosting, it altered that link. When I try to go into my forum options and change it on this site, the forum software keeps telling me I'm over 500 characters in my signature and won't let me do anything at all. I can't even erase anything or enable "auto subscribe" to any posts. I have to manually do it with each post. Even enabling that check box for subscriptions gives me a "you are over 500 characters" message. I've tried to alter it with various browsers, but it just won't let me....so I just gave up and left it alone. Thanks for the heads up.

It's just a link to my forum which is My Forum

-Danny

I used to get that over 500 thingy too.
What you have to do is go into your control panel/signature and comments.
Than put your cursor at the beginning right before "My Site" and hold down the delete key till it's all gone.
Then start fresh.
Each time you alter your sig there are bits and pieces of your old sig still hiding in the background.
Like the font commands, color, bold, italics, underline, size.
For me I tried listing my old Mackie Onyx 1640 but the comma was over the edge.
I counted and came up with 42 characters?????? 
One day I heard a little snapping sound sort of like a pencil breaking and wiped the whole thing clean and gave up.

When I calmed down a little, I PM'd someone at Cake and was told about the hidden remnants.
Since I deleted from the beginning, all remnants deleted too.
Presto a full 500 - 550, whatever it is was available once again.

So it's a good idea that if and when you change up sig's to wipe it all out and start fresh.
Don't just delete a line or two and add new info. 

As I was typing this long winded off topic thread it occured to me that all you sig items are links.
As you know, links can be rather lengthy not to mention the hidden code Cake adds when you use the insert link command.

Strong possibility that you have exceeded the limit.
Try maybe cutting it down to My Site, My Services and My Truth.

Just a suggestion.

As an un-offendable Jersey-ite you can tell me to blow it out my clam-hole too.  

  Mike
 

chefmike8888


I used to get that over 500 thingy too.
What you have to do is go into your control panel/signature and comments.
Than put your cursor at the beginning right before "My Site" and hold down the delete key till it's all gone.
Then start fresh.
Each time you alter your sig there are bits and pieces of your old sig still hiding in the background.
Like the font commands, color, bold, italics, underline, size.
For me I tried listing my old Mackie Onyx 1640 but the comma was over the edge.
I counted and came up with 42 characters?????? 
One day I heard a little snapping sound sort of like a pencil breaking and wiped the whole thing clean and gave up.

When I calmed down a little, I PM'd someone at Cake and was told about the hidden remnants.
Since I deleted from the beginning, all remnants deleted too.
Presto a full 500 - 550, whatever it is was available once again.

So it's a good idea that if and when you change up sig's to wipe it all out and start fresh.
Don't just delete a line or two and add new info. 

As I was typing this long winded off topic thread it occured to me that all you sig items are links.
As you know, links can be rather lengthy not to mention the hidden code Cake adds when you use the insert link command.

Strong possibility that you have exceeded the limit.
Try maybe cutting it down to My Site, My Services and My Truth.

Just a suggestion.

As an un-offendable Jersey-ite you and tell me to blow it out my clam-hole too.  

 Mike

Hahaha, noway I'd never tell ya that. Much appreciated...I did manage to edit it. It looks bad and was nice and clean with the links, but hey, this will work until I can sort everything else out. Thanks again. :)
 
-Danny

yorolpal


Another reason I NEVER use my debit card for net purchases...not that it can't happen in a brick and mortar too.

As this comment implies you have ways to use the debit card I've never known of, I'm curious:
The only way (up here) I know to use the debit card for net purchases is being linked from the shop site to my banks web site, where I use the passwords and changing codes that I normally use doing bank business. I've never heard of any misuses in that procedure. To steal money from my account the criminal should know my password and two codes that are only in my wallet.

Or is there a way of using debit card that I don't know of,  there on the other side of the pond? I can't imagine how a debit card can be hacked, unless you use it on a fake bank site or a spyware is involved. Even then it would be a one time theft, you couldn't repeat it.  Credit cards are much, much more vulnerable, IMO.

is there a way of using debit card that I don't know of

I think so Kalle.
Over here our Debit/Bank Card is, and can be used exactly as a Credit Card.
Pretty much the only difference is that on a bank card the money gets taken directly from our checking account.
No credit = no interest.
It can also be used at ATM machines. Credit cards
 can too but once again there's a fee and interest charges.


Mike

Since, after being wiped out, I've decided for now to not use credit at all, I've set up a separate bank account with a debit card attached that I use as I would a credit card.  Except, instead of paying back some bank with interest, I simply pay myself.  This allows me to keep the balance nice and low (I also make sure I DON'T have overdraft protection on this account - if it goes over, either I really screwed up or someone is trying to use the card illegally).  So far I've been able to do everything I used to with this card.  For most online stuff, I use PayPal.

craigb


Since, after being wiped out, I've decided for now to not use credit at all, I've set up a separate bank account with a debit card attached that I use as I would a credit card.  Except, instead of paying back some bank with interest, I simply pay myself.  This allows me to keep the balance nice and low (I also make sure I DON'T have overdraft protection on this account - if it goes over, either I really screwed up or someone is trying to use the card illegally).  So far I've been able to do everything I used to with this card.  For most online stuff, I use PayPal.

Interesting, my banker suggested I used my CREDIT card instead of my Debit card, since the CC will still be protected by a dispute and unlike the debit card, wont wipe out my available funds in my account..

Having a debit card that automatically takes money from a linked account is stupid and no more safe than a credit card.

Here in Australia I have a debit card but it has a zero balance. I have to physically go into my netbank and transfer the money from an account to the debit card and this is instant of course. Then I use the debit card to make the transaction and there might be a dollar or two left over after.

Anyone hacking in can only get to the money on the debit card and if there is very little or none there they cannot get any more than that. That is the way it should work. Maybe if you ask your bank it might be an option.

 

Jeff Evans


Having a debit card that automatically takes money from a linked account is stupid and no more safe than a credit card.

Here in Australia I have a debit card but it has a zero balance. I have to physically go into my netbank and transfer the money from an account to the debit card and this is instant of course. Then I use the debit card to make the transaction and there might be a dollar or two left over after.

Anyone hacking in can only get to the money on the debit card and if there is very little or none there they cannot get any more than that. That is the way it should work. Maybe if you ask your bank it might be an option.

That's exactly how mine works.  The only account attached to it IS for the card itself (and NOT my checking or savings).  If I ever had my little balance wiped out, it would be far less than it costs to have a credit card (though I'm sure every banker would prefer you to have a credit card of course!).

http://www.drugsupplystore.com/servlet/the-7719/Credit-Card-Security-Wallet/Detail



Probably more.. I want two thin sheets of protection I can slip in either side of my thin wallet. I have a thin one I carry and a fat one wiall the cards etc I never use and my gas cards in my truck... that might not be such a good idea huh?

J