Friday, January 20, 2012

Food for Thought Friday


If you've ever visited the site Zappos to score shoes or clothing that's easy to return online, you may be getting more than you bargained for.

This week, the retailer (owned by Amazon) announced that they'd been hacked and that sensitive information such as emails, passwords, addresses and phone numbers were swiped. According to the company, no credit card information was stolen but since many of us tend to use the same password for multiple accounts, you may want to think twice about this -- or at the very least, update your Zappos account with new information.

Sadly, this type of things is becoming more and more common. This theft affected a customer-base of some 24 million people. If you were one of them, take steps now to save yourself more headaches later. (and snag that cute pair of boots while you're at it!)

Friday, January 6, 2012

Food for Thought Friday

It's a new year and perhaps we could all use a refresher course in those ole' CPR skills. If you haven't taken a class since your high school days, things have changed a bit. And for those of you who wince at the thought of locking lips with someone in the throes of an emergency, take heart, the new guidelines feature a "hands on" approach, no spit-swapping required.

For a humorous, yet very informative and memorable tutorial, check out this YouTube Post, sponsored by the British Heart Foundation. Love the soundtrack!