All entries for Wednesday 03 January 2007

Isn't she cute

© Nathaniel Ho 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Canon EFS 18¡V55mm f3.5-5.6
Filter: Skylight 1A
Date: 11th December 2006
Location: Islington, London
Focal Length: 38mm (equivalent focal length: 61mm)
Shutter: 1/60s
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 400
Flash: Yes
Post¡Vprocessing: levels
Comments: Could be sharper.

Nathaniel Ho : 03 Jan 2007 23:48 |  Tags: Home Pets Photography |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Credit Card Sercurity

Follow-up to WHAT is the POINT of Mastercard Securecode / Verified By Visa from nathanielho.com :: blog

I tried to buy something on scan.co.uk today. And thanks to Mastercard Securecode / Verified by Visa terminals yielding their ugly heads, I ended up making FOUR orders by accident. Twice with Visa, twice with Mastercard. Card errors this time, I didn’t even get a chance to prove I’d forgotten the number!

So I called Scan up (online banking was no help at all), and the nice guy at customer services said he’d sort it out for me, because despite the fact the verification process failed, its likely they’d be processed anyway! So like I’ve said before, *what’s the point of it?* It would be better if there was a clear objective for it. All vendors should coordinate a point in time when every online transaction requires it. Just like the signature cut-off period when Chip and Pin arrived. They should start making people use the verification PIN from a predefined set date. Only then will people take it seriously, make good and secure PIN numbers for it.

Nathaniel Ho : 03 Jan 2007 15:57 |  Tags: Cards Credit General Mastercard Visa |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem