The Darkest Evil

The main beef and potatoes of this post: I have changed the blog’s URL to http://www.thekyle.ca/blog/ and the main url of the site to http://www.thekyle.ca/. Please update your links as soon as possible.

Also, I would like to comment on well, commenting. Commenting on blogs is very important and it also helps new blog owners and blog owners with little to no exposure get a little more exposure. Commenting should be allowed on YOUR blog. Why? Well.

1. It shows that not only are people coming to your site but they are actually reading what you have to say!
2. It helps to allow people to provide an unique point of view to your blog
3. People will more than likely come back to your blog
4. You might get a better Technorati ranking
5. You might get exposure from sites like Cocomment.

So, enable commenting for your site. Do it.

I am waiting for my brand new Pentax Optio S6 camera (and my Neon Genesis Evangelion DVDs but I know they’ll come tommorrow - or it’ll be Amazon’s head). I already know that I am not going to be able to put on a good video blog right when I get the camera but I know that with practice, patience and a little bit of timing, I will be able to make a great video blog. Possibly in 2007, I’ll have a video blog ready.

If you haven’t guessed from the title of this post, I am actively making plans to set up a video blog alongside my regular blog. There are numerous things I need to do (two things come to mind right now: find out if WordPress is great for Video Blogging, if there’s something else I should use, or if I am stuck coding something myself and figuring out how I plan to produce the movie - I am going to want to do this as a podcast but my new camera shoots movies as DivX rather than Quicktime). (more…)

You know, I might be mistaken but vBulletin.nl was a hell of a lot friendlier before the place closed down. Now, the administration has decided to cross the line and I think it’s time I took a temporary 2 month leave from the vBulletin.nl site, OMGBoards.com and the related IRC channels. Maybe it’s just a stress issue and things will clear up. At least I hope so. I have let Floris know how I feel and hopefully things will clear up.

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Basically, I tried placing an order today with Amazon.com and recieved this e-mail from them:

Regarding Order Order number removed from Digital Media Source

1 of SanDisk SDSDB-1024-A10 1 GB Secure Digital Card

Greetings from Amazon.com,

We’re sorry, but payment from your bank account was not authorized and thus
we are unable to process your order (#like I’ll reveal that info).

This determination was based on information provided by Certegy Check
Services, Inc. (”Certegy”). To protect your privacy, Certegy did not
provide any financial information to Amazon.com during the authorization
process.

The reason your payment was not authorized was due to dishonored check or
transfer information contained in the Certegy files.

You have the right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to know the
information Certegy utilized to make a determination regarding your check.
If you find that any information Certegy utilized in its decision is
inaccurate or incomplete, you have a right to dispute it with Certegy.
You may call Certegy toll free at 866-516-0507, or write to Certegy Check
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 30046, Tampa, FL 33680-3046.

If you contact Certegy, please provide the following information so they
can respond promptly to your request:

* Full Name * Driver’s License Number and State
* Current Address * Home Telephone Number
* Date Declined * Date of Birth
* Dollar Amount * Social Security Number
* Check/Draft/Transfer Number * Merchant Name
* Checking Account Number * Name of Financial Institution
Valid payment information must be received within 3 days, otherwise your
order will be void.

Follow these steps to submit your new or updated payment information for
this order:

1. Go to our home page (www.amazon.com) then click “Your Account” on the
top right menu.

2. Choose the option “Change payment method” (found under “View by Order”
in the “Where\’s My Stuff” box).

3. After you sign in, you will see all your current open orders. You can
click the “View or change order” button beside any order and make changes.

4. Click “Change” button in the “Payment Information” box beside “Payment
Method.” At this point, you may review your current payment method, choose
a different payment method, or enter a new one.

We hope that you are able to resolve this issue promptly.

Thank you for shopping at Digital Media Source.

Amazon.com Customer Service
http://www.amazon.com

Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address that
cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.

Okay, very well then. I kind of expected this type of thing due to the fact that it usually takes a couple of days to clear deposits so I called the toll free number they provided. And man, the people on the other end of the phone. They started accusing me of having a delinquent account and all in all, they were a horror to deal with. (more…)