GreenBucks

When I was new to anything about the internet, I often wondered what the numbers meant in the emails I have been getting. Later on, when I was blogging, these numbers come with the comments to my posts that I receive.

One time I got a very annoying comment, well, not annoying really but rather rude. I was going to pass that one up but it was my homeschooling blog that the comment was given to so I was affected. My husband suggested that we look up the IP address of the person who sent that message just to know where it was sent.

We used the IP2Location to look for the IP address of this person who sent the annoying message.

We got what we were looking for but of course, we could not do anything about it but to block that IP Address.

So what can one expect to find when knowing about IP addresses?

IP2Location’s DB15-DB18 packages can show IDD code, weather station name, area code and other stuff. It also has a demo page here which can be accessed within the site.

It is good to know the locations of those who visit my blogs as it gives me satisfaction to know that my posts are being read. Even if it means spam comments are coming, I have a catcher to take care of these.

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I am a blogger. Blogging is my way of expressing in writing different topics that I find interesting.

I write about topics that interest me.

I write about my thoughts and my opinions.

I write about the things happening to me and my immediate environment.

I write about events I have been to. Be these blog-related events or not.

I write about products I use. I write about products and services that make me earn something when these are approved, whether I believe in these or not.

I also write, when I have the chance, about current events, whether or not I was in the actual event or not.

So, am I a citizen journalist then?

Maybe I am. Or I would like to think that I am. A citizen journalist.

Citizen journalists are supposed to be responsible. Am I responsible? I supposed I am. I think I am.

This responsibility does not just confine itself to myself for if I am not responsible enough then I am creating the road to self-destruction. And of course, I would not want that.

This responsibility goes beyond the need to write about my thoughts and opinions and the products and services that give me monetary compensation, however meager these are.

I have written/commented to other bloggers that the way they write, whether these reflect their true feelings or not, is their own choice. It is their blog anyway and if ever I find what they have written as offensive, I may choose to read these or not. Its their “home” and they may do whatever they want, write in any way they want to and it will be up to the readers if they would still want to visit those blogs. They may choose to write cuss words and send to eternal damnation people they don’t care about. Its up to them.

But writing about controversial topics that cause stir, panic, confusion and doubts about its reliability is another story. This should be given some reins but who would do it? Its the writer himself.

Click here why bloggers have to be should be must be responsible.

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Knoppix. I do not really know how to define this. All I remember was when our PC had some problems a few years back, I used a Knoppix program to be able to write reports. This program runs on CD which was downloaded by my husband. Hubby has written a post about Knoppix here.

Click here and here to read about Knoppix.

Ubuntu on the other hand is like Knoppix, a free Linux-based OS for your computers. There are several applications included: web browser, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging, and a lot of other features.

This can be downloaded here.

My children love the edubuntu software that we have.

Edubuntu can be downloaded here.

Why did I write a short post about this? One time I heard my husband and then 6yo son Julian talking about these things. And also because these are great resources.

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Adobe Reader for Symbian OS lets one read Adobe PDF files in a mobile phone. I use this with my Nokia mobile phone. For more information, click here and here for other mobile products.

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Phishing.

No, I didn’t misspell this word for fishing. Phishing in the online community means fraud or something criminally fraudulent or ok then, something fishy.

Phishing is an attempt to get sensitive information from people who go online and need to use user names or logins and of course, passwords. In a worse case scenario, these sites would ask for credit card details.

Most often, phishing will be in the form emails or instant messaging about a PayPal account, eBay product that has been ordered but not been paid for, online banks and even social networking sites.

This directs the recipients of the email to go to certain sites and enter the details that they ask for.

Take for example this site where a friend has invited me to join. I decided to join because I got invites from several friends but have not responded positively. Just a while ago, I went to the site to see what this all about.

Of course I did not push through with the registration. The reason? It was asking for my yahoo mail password.

My what? Yes, my yahoo mail password.

Something fishy really, if you ask me.

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If I were to believe the many emails I have been getting, I should be a very, very rich person by now.

How many times I have won a European lottery when I have been to Europe only in my dreams is way beyond me.

How many times I have been bequeathed a will by strangers with so much money is mind-boggling.

How many times have my “number” been drawn and I have won lots and lots of money.

Well, if these emails are to be believed, where is my money then? Why am I still slaving away day in and day out just to help my family get by?

Fake lotteries. There are lots of them here.

I have deleted these emails as spams. Who knows, there might be worms in these. Ugh.

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