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Spammers at Futurelooks Forums

So the next wave of spammers have come to the Futurelooks Forums using email addresses from @gawab.com and @web.de. Going to have to nuke those two. In addition to those two, if you have a forum, you may want to ban: @cashette.com @mail.ru @list.ru @inbox.ru …

OMG! They Hacked the Wii!

Some guys decided to demystify the Wii Sensor Bar that gives the Wii it’s unique gameplay. Apparently, the sensor bar senses nothing. The Wii-Mote does all the work processing and triangulating the signal to figure out its position in relation to the screen. The only …

Nintendo Wii Component Cables Shipping Soon!

I feel really sorry for those people that paid over $100 bucks US (they only retail for $29.95 US) for Nintendo Wii Component cables when Nintendo has just informed us that they will be shipping them out this week. Orders entered prior to Wednesday, November …

ONTOK – Not So Good

Futurelooks has been trying out a text link program called ONTOK. Basically it’s a way to highlight relevant text based on real product from real time price search engine, Shopping.com. When ONTOK found something it could highlight, it would popup a window of an associated …

Customer Service: SEARS vs The Source by Circuit City

This week was the week of the Nintendo Wii. In my haste to get as many accessories for it as possible, I had the opportunity to chat with the telephone reps from Sears and The Source. First I spoke to The Source. I had ordered …

Clarifying the AGLOCO Sign Up Process

I had a few people wondering how difficult the AGLOCO sign up process was. The first thing I told them was, “Well, did you click my link?” If you did, you’d see the screen below: The required fields are marked with the red asterisk. The …