The Scripps Network and Cablevision Controversy

If you have been watching TV, or listening to the radio over the past couple of days, you should have seen a commercial or two about the recent removal of HGTV, and The Food Channel from Cablevision's network. If you got lucky, you might have even got to catch the commercials from both sides. In Scripp's commercial, they blame optimum for the problems that are occurring. But in Optimum's commercial, they blame the Scripps Network for these problems.

I am wondering, who is actually causing the problems that caused the channels to be removed? I guess we will never know unless someone really digs deep to find out - for now, all we can do is sit back and watch everyone point fingers. It's not the biggest issue, as I'm not really into any of those channels; but I would like to know why everyone is blaming everyone else. The CEO's of both companies are acting like a couple of two year olds!

Google Wave - Invitation Giveaway

Hello Reader,

Recently, I received a Google Wave invitation from one of my friends. After trying out Google Wave a few times with the few people that I have on my contacts, I soon found out one thing - Google Wave is no fun without people to wave with! For this reason, I will be giving away a limited amount (20) invitations away to the first 20 people that sign up using the form below.

There are just a few requirements that I will need in order to send you your Google Wave invitation:

1. Your name
2. Your email address

Thats it! Fill out the simple form below and click "Get my invitation". Your Google Wave invite will be delivered within 24 hrs to your email address, however it may take slightly longer depending on how fast Google processes the invitation. Form submissions will not be accepted after 20 invitations are given away, so act quick! This is a first come, first serve opportunity.

EDIT: ONLY 15 INVITATIONS LEFT TO GIVE! ACT QUICKLY AND GRAB ONE OF YOUR INVITES TODAY.

Google Wave Invite Request Form (All Fields Required)

* Required Field

*Name:
*Email:

How To Prevent Your Password From Being Stolen

When it comes to preventing your password from being stolen, there are a few simple steps you can take to make sure that you do not get hacked. The first thing you can do to make sure that people cannot guess your password is to make it complex. Using a password that has from 6 to 8 characters, mixed cases (both upper and lower case letters), and at least 1 number is necessary. If you use a simple password, or one that is closely related to you (your name, your birthday) someone might be able to guess it and get into your account.

Another thing to remember when it comes to having a secure password is - change the password often, and try to use different passwords on each website that you use. This way, if the hacker finds your password on one site, he will not be able to take over your account on all the other sites. In the case that a hacker does take over your account at any website, I would recommend contacting the support team on the website, and changing your password immediately. If the hacker has already changed your password so you cannot access your account, you will probably have to contact the support staff to get your password reset.

Something else you should do when you know that your account is hacked is change your password at the other websites where you use the same one. This way, if the hacker decides to check if your account exists on another website, you will not risk being hacked. Hopefully, you will be able to recover your account quickly and move on with your life.

Be careful, and keep a safe password!

Welcome to My Blog

Hello Reader,

My name is Brett Porcelli and I am a 14 year old kid who enjoys skateboarding, sports, and music - things that most kids do. But, the thing that is different about me is I also make money on the internet by doing freelance web development jobs, publishing eBooks, and flipping websites. Besides that, I am relatively normal. I live in the great state of New York, and I love it. In this new blog, I will be posting mainly internet-related articles written by myself every once in a while. Welcome, and I hope you enjoy my posts to come in the future!

-Brett Porcelli