Merchant Accounts can be problematic for small business
With a Merchant Services Provider, you have a chain of relationships. The first is a credit card gateway. Authorize.net is one of the most well-known, but…
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Payment Service Providers provide lower cost to smaller businesses
For businesses that process less than $5,000 per month, Payment Service Providers are the best deal. Although the cost of processing is usually…
Platform Payment Service Providers work with CRMs, accounting sites
Small business people likely will not see advertising for platform-based Payment Service Providers. These companies are embedded in accounting invoicing…
Robot zaps germs and viruses with UV light
During a virus pandemic, there is a certain dilemma. Patients need to be in the hospital for lifesaving treatment, but hospitals can also harbor viruses….
No-fun China bans virus game
Here’s an obvious premise for a game that you had to know was coming: Zombies (naturally) are escaping zombie prison and infecting the world with a…
Bad times for the mules
The crazy days of Covid-19 should be a heydey for cybercriminals, enjoying an unprecedented ‘target rich environment’ of people working at home. But there…
Iced tea discovered on hot day
Do you love a nice tall glass of iced tea on a hot summer day? If you do, you are part of a relatively new tradition in the long and noble history of tea….
The one group that loves people forced to work at home: Hackers
Someone at your workplace no doubt makes sure the networks are secure and safeguards are in place to block bad guys. And who does that at your house?…
Conspiracy theories debunked: 5G wireless does not cause coronavirus
Conspiracy theorists have made an odd link between the organic and digital worlds — and they’ve burned down 70-foot wireless towers to promote their…
Why science believes 5G does NOT make you sick
The idea that there is something deadly about 5G wireless technology — or for that matter, any wireless technology — has been around for two decades and…