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Last week Microsoft bCentral required all users of it’s
ListBuilder Service to sign up for and use the Microsoft .NET
passport system by converting to that system before allowing
log-in to their existing accounts.

I normally distribute my list through ListBuilder on Sunday
evening for delivery by Monday morning to my subscribers. I got
NO NOTICE there was to be a change to the system until I tried
to log in to my list last Sunday evening, December 3, and
couldn’t.

The sign in system crashed my Netscape Browser twice, so I
opened up Explorer 5 and it just locked into a loop of agreeing
to the terms of service, I mark the “Agree” radio button and
click “next” to be returned to the terms of service agreement
over and over again. I give up with Explorer and return to
Netscape. Now my computer freezes entirely. I give up after 2
hours of trying different approaches. The “Help” screen is
worthless.

Monday A.M. I try to log in again on Netscape and go through the
process again at bCentral. Now when I click the “Next” button .
. . NOTHING HAPPENS AT ALL! I open Explorer 5 and try again to
get back to the terms of service feedback loop once again. Click
the button that says “I Agree” to the TOS and get returned back
the default “I do not agree” button checked over and over again.

I call customer support. I wait on hold for 45 minutes before
giving up fed up with the awful loop of loud Christmas music
I’ve heard repeatedly, along with that wonderful recorded, “All
of our customer service representatives are busy. Please hold
and your call will be answered in the order received” Well
either there is one person that can’t get satisfaction who won’t
hang up or there are six hundred angry callers ahead of me (or
both). I give up. I try again, for a WEEK!

I still don’t have my ezine out two issues later, I still can’t
get through the customer support phone waiting list. I sent an
email to bCentral support and got no answer. I have a paid
advertiser for the ezine and now I’ve got to explain that I’m
locked out of my list host and refund the money.

This has got to be one of Microsofts’ finest hours. I could care
less about passport as I never intend to use it for anything but
this service and will not share my personal info with them to
save my life after this debacle. So I’m willing to sign up for
passport for ListBuilder only, but all I want to do is access
and distribute my newsletter! My subscribers and advertisers
will love me for this absurdity!

After attempting for a full week to send out two issues of my
newsletter, that I can’t get by the ridiculous feedback loop of
agreeing to the terms of service over and over again or getting
signed in with the passport I create but then being prompted to
convert my account to passport. When I follow instructions I
still get the following message.

“The Microsoft .NET Passport you used to sign in is valid, but
we cannot locate your bCentral account”

When I attempt to convert again, I get the message over again. I
still can’t get through on the phone and cannot afford to spend
much more time trying.

They have not answered my queries sent to support and now I’ve
gone two weeks without sending my newsletter out. I sent a post
to LinkExchange Digest, but of course as a Microsoft sponsored
publication, they won’t publish my complaints.

I’m locked out of my account, I have only a two month old
subscriber list for backup and I can’t get any attention. This
is the most absurd thing I’ve seen since trying to change
registrars from Network Solutions to a helpful and reasonable
vendor that charges less and actually talks to me when I need
help.

We’re forced to use passport, but then can’t convert from our
previous account when we establish a passport. This behavior
could only come from a corporate behemoth that doesn’t give a
flying @#$% about individual customers. Only the mass market.
And then only when they don’t complain.

I found a page at bCentral for support phone calls and found
that phone support costs $9.95 monthly with a minimum commitment
of one year! or you can save $20 and pay for the year in
advance. So, in essence, you can pay us now or pay us more now.
But wait, at the bottom of the page it says the following:

bCentral Subscriber Phone Support is available to current
subscribers of:

Traffic Builder Commerce Manager Customer Manager

So the truth is that you can’t even PAY to talk to them about
ListBuilder! Does anyone find this in the least bit
objectionable? I’ve never seen worse customer service for paying
customers anywhere!

Can you imagine signing up for the .NET passport zwallet and
getting this kind of help when they have control of your money
at (if they get the adoption they are hoping for) HUNDREDS or
even thousands of sites across the web? This ought to be a
warning call for those considering handing over personal
information to passport and .NET and a clear signal that they
won’t provide customer support when you have trouble with it.

Gas prices just keep going up, and our wallets keep decreasing in size. This how-to will teach you many ways to save money at the local gas station.

Steps

1. Take out a credit card. Some credit cards offer gas savings when you use the card for purchases. This works in much the same way that some credit card companies give you frequent flyer miles when you use their card for purchases.

2 Get a gas membership card. Look for membership benefits. In addition, department and grocery stores give discounts at the fuel pump when you use their store membership cards. Shopping at Giant Eagle grocery store and using their membership card, it’s possible (at the time of this writing) to fill a car’s tank for .79 cents a gallon, with savings of $1.36 per gallon.

3. Give your car a good tune up. While giving your car a tune up won’t actually save you money at the pump, it will save you in gas. Using less gas saves you money over all. Have the oil changed, and have a certified mechanic give your engine a twice over.

4. Check the WWW for deals. Web sites let you find the best deals in your area.

5. Buy a hybrid car. Not only do hybrid cars give you immediate savings at the pump, the U.S. government and your local state offer tax breaks for people that use gas saving cars. Federal deductions for using gas saving cars can be as high as $2000. If you can’t afford the growing number of hybrid cars out there, consider getting a regular car with good MPG (miles per gallon), like the Toyota Echo.

6. Turn off the AC. Running the car’s air conditioning puts extra strain on your car’s engine. This translates into you car eating up more gas per mile. Use less gas, save money. Depending on the car you drive, at highway speeds, the AC might put less drag on your car than if all the windows are open. Therefore, you might want to keep it cool on the highway.

7. Use the cheaper stuff. Most modern cars run just as well with the cheap gas as they do with the more expensive gas. In fact, engineers assume the car buyer is going to use the cheap gas, and so, they design the car’s engine accordingly.

8. Don’t fill the tank when prices are higher. Gas suppliers and gas station owners can charge high prices for gas because they know people will pay for it. The owners monitor how much gas people are putting into their cars each day. If they hike up the price a few cents and people are still filling up their tanks, this tells the owners that people are willing to pay the high price. Adding only a few gallons to your car when prices are high sends a message to the owners that people are not happy about the high prices.

9. Don’t drive. Don’t drive when you don’t absolutely have to. Carpooling, walking, taking the bus, and riding a bike not only saves you gas, but these are better for the environment and may be better for your health. Do you really need to drive to the store when it is only a couple of blocks down the street?

10. Check the tire air pressures weekly. Buy an inexpensive manual air pump and an accurate tire gauge (not a pencil gauge as they are not accurate). Keep all tires inflated to the same pressure as recommended for your car but not for your tire. Go by the sticker on the doorframe and not the tire wall.

11. Drive at a consistent speed and keep the windows up tight. Keeping the windows closed reduces the drag on your car. Sticking to the speed limit also helps. So, will using less gear changes and revving the engine less. Avoid accelerating fast or braking suddenly. Use cruise control when you can.

12. Clean out any unnecessary items in your car. If you have heavy objects in your car that you don’t need - remove them. If your car is lighter, it will use less fuel to get you to where you’re going.

13. Avoid leaving your car idle. If you are going to be stopped for more than one minute, you will save gas by turning the car off and restarting when you are ready to go.

14. Buy on cold days. Buy fuel on cold days and if you can, drive on the hot days. When you buy on cold days, and pay for volume, you buy more “mass” of fuel for the same price. Never fill the tank completely or it will overflow when it becomes hotter.

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