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 New browser spoofing exploit! If you think that because you use Firefox, Safari, Opera, or Navigator, you are safe, FORGET IT. There is a new browser spoofing trick that allows a spoofed website to look like the real thing in both the hyperlink AND in the address bar of the browser. The ONLY browser that is immune to this one is Microsoft's Internet Explorer! (It was just a matter of time until the hackers took advantage of those browsers with documented source code online... and such an easy target.) See the full article here. With this exploit, and a Non-Microsoft browser, they can even spoof the security certificate! The next time you log into PayPal, you could be typing your info on a server in Nigeria! The problem is that Mozilla, Firefox, Opera and others don’t restrict websites from including arbitrary, remote XUL (XML User Interface Language) files. This can be exploited to “hijack” most of the user interface (including tool bars, SSL certificate dialogs, address bar and more), thereby controlling almost anything the user sees….  SECURITY TIP:
New uses for
Camera phones. I have talked to a few our merchants, that have
come up with an interesting use for the cameras built into their PDA
phones.
One of our merchants who sells at the swap meets, takes a picture of anyone using a personal check. Another merchant takes a photo of the customer's driver's license for large dollar amount purchases. You may want to check and see if there are any ordinances or regulations in your state, county, or city against doing this, but according to the reports, it REALLY cuts down on fraud and chargebacks. If a customer knows you have a picture of them holding the merchandise, it's pretty hard for them to call Visa, and claim he did not make the purchase. Likewise, a bad check passer will walk away knowing you will have his picture to give to the police! Most states have laws against passing bad checks, and here a picture speaks more than a thousand words! |
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Cash receipts are the most often requested addition
to our family of PDA software. Almost all of our merchants accept
cash, and they have a printer and PDA, but no way to generate a receipt!
Now with Pocket Change you can enter your sales amount, have the tax
calculated, enter the amount tendered, have the change calculated, and
print the receipt! 
Our "Standard"
cash receipt will
even make change for you (hence the name), preventing errors, and just
generally making life easier for our merchants.
Receipt customization. Merchants
can now customize the top AND the bottom of their receipts [1]
with customized text, in large, small, bold and normal fonts, along with
individual choice of left, right, or center justification! You still
have the choice of standard (32 char/line 6 LPI) or condensed (42
char/line 8 LPI) for optimum paper use, and the titles can track this
selection, or auto-override at your option! These options are
set inside the OPTIONS
section of Pocket Verifier Professional. 
Two types of receipts! Pocket
Change can issue a "service" receipt, where you print out the
receipt, like in a restaurant, it has a place for the customer to enter
tip, and total [2].
If "Show Tip Suggestion" is checked, the receipt will show
pre-calculated tip suggestions of 15%, 18% and 20% [3]
for your customer's convenience!
ORDER
FREE MERCHANT MATERIALS HERE!!!