CitiBank ATM Users. Beware!

Dear Citibank ATM Users,

On Friday, I was with my sister at Paragon CitiBank ATM trying to do a cash deposit for her friend.I was wondering around the other ATMs at that side, thinking of checking my Savings Account with one of the ATMs.

I inserted my card and took it out and found the normal menu. I started to check my account and it printed out the statement. To my astonishment, I had much more money than what I ever had. I tried other options and found that I was in fact NOT ACCESSING my Bank Account but of Someone else!

I was able to take out cash, transfer to other accounts or other options. I was given full access to this person, who have carelessly forgotten to push the exit button before! I immediately exited this account and took the statements I printed out my mistake to the Paragon Conceirge and inform the bank staff on duty.

Do note that if I were to take out cash or transfer all the savings of this person to my account, the person would never know until he sees his next statement or do his next transaction as it will be a legitamate transaction as he DID NOT exit after his session.

To all CitiBank ATM Users, beware and remember to exit after you have finished your session, or your hard earned money will not be there the next time you sign in!

How to Plan a Website - Whats in a Name

Planning a website is something I feel as the most important portion when one wants to do a website for his company, or personal needs. However, I felt that there are still quite a number of people who do not know how to plan their website. Hence, this entry.

Planning a website is not exactly nuclear science. There is a certain way of planning a website. Many people or experts would have come up with their own way. The following is my proposed way.

Domain Name Choosing

First thing first. Domain Name Choosing. Well, choosing a domain name is not difficult. There are no quick and fast rules. Most people will choose a domain name that is after their company's name. ie. ABC Pte Ltd, will ask for abc.com. There are also people nowadays who are getting domain names that depicts their company's service. ie www.lovemycar.com.sg

The importance of Domain Name. Some people find that it is important as an easy domain name will allow users to find their website easier. To me, I find that a domain name is the most important factor other than your content. Just think about it, if your content is talking about security, your domain name cannot be called, breakthrough.com or breakthrough.net right? It is like choosing a name for your company. It has to be relevant to what you do.

After you have choosen your domain name, it is wise to think of how to protect your domain name. ie. www.sglocksmith.com is choosen, you might want to take www.sglocksmith.net, .biz etc to protect this domain name from your competitors.

If you are in a specific country, you might want to take on your country's domain name extension too. This is to make sure that you have the presence in your own country. Competitors are like wolves, they will pounce on your weakness as soon as you allow them. So start today. Get your domain name from www.namecheap.com or www.godaddy.com. Or you can get some experts advice from www.ebizmarketing.com.sg or www.vqconsultancy.com on domain name stratgeies.

Don't Want Left or Right Clicks...:)

Some people are worried about their information being taken away, or copied of the Internet. However, most of us know that no matter what you do, your picture can still be copied. Anyway, to put up the first barrier, go to http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/dhtml/article.php/3470591

Hope this is useful..:)

Flash Plugin

Problem Scenario

Basically, i was working on a client's site. We have incorporated a flash banner into the site. Though we were able to see in IE, we saw that it was missing from Fire Fox. Feeling something wrong, my client called me. i was shocked though cos the project was handled by my colleague.

Nonetheless, when i looked through the quote, i didn't understand why but saw what happened.

Solution

Well, I couldn't put the script here... guess i am still a dummy in IT. So just go to www.grain-shipping.com to see the script.

Well, at least thats the way i did it...:)