Verification
With Gmail, you can use a plus sign in your email address, after which you can put any characters and the email will still be delivered to your inbox. This is a great tip for spam filtering. For example, when you want to register with the New York Times, you can give them your email as: youremail+nytimes@gmail.com. Then if you start getting spam to that email address, just filter it. Note: Some websites improperly exclude the plus sign as a valid e-mail character (even though it isn't).
Tired of receiving spam after signing up for an online service? Create a disposable email account on the fly. When you're giving out your email, just make one up on the spot, end it with @trashymail.com. You can check your inbox, no password required, at www.mytrashmail.com. Note: There is a more secure temporary trashmail service that is password protected.
These two numbers are far from the same -- especially when you are trying to figure out the status of your flight. Normally, when you check your flight status online or on the phone with a customer service agent you will rarely get accurate/timely information using the flight number because the flight status isn't updated until the last minute. However, if you call in and get the aircraft number, you can use this to pin-point the specific location of the plane. Chances are if your flight from New York to Austin is in 45 min and the plane is still in Florida, you're going to be delayed. Now you can stop yelling at the cab driver!
You need to be employed to buy a house or car these days. In fact, you need to be employed to even rent an apartment or house in most major cities. So if you are between jobs, what can you do to solve this problem? Easy, pay to play. Head over to Verify Employment and for a small fee, you can get yourself consulting pay stubs. After all, if you don't have transportation, how are you expected to go find a job?
Shout-out: caveatemptorblog.com
