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There's a reason why I rarely talk about myself or give out any personal information on my blog. It's because I know that the Internet is not safe. I've heard a lot about horror stories regarding identity theft and online stalkers to know better than to give out my real name and personal information. That's why I have set the whois on my domain to private. Your whois information is just raring to get picked out by identity thieves and spammers.

So far, I haven't had any problems with identity thieves but I don't want to be cocky and gloat, I've achieved this feat because I'm always on my guard. This video talks about Tips for Online Safety and the status of online safety in America. While Filipinos are usually friendly, I know for a fact that a lot of Filipino bloggers have no qualms about flaunting their personal information and life on their blog, it's also best that we stay on our guard, there are a lot of online predators just waiting for you to slip up.

So, it's only 100 days before analog TV in the US is officially shut down. The deadline set by the US government to TV stations in the US to turn off their analog signla is by June 12, 2009. That means, consumers need to have a TV capable of receiving digital signals.

Analog TV broadcasting is sending TV signals over the air. Remember the times when you don't have cable and you have to manually adjust your TV's antenna to get a proper TV reception? Well, those days will soon be gone in the US. Already, 1/3 of US broadcasters have shut off their analog signals last February and the remainder will do so by the set deadline.

But it seems that while broadcasters are ready for the switch, some consumers aren't. According to this website with information on digital TV transition, in order to be ready for the big switch, consumers either have to purchase a new TV with a built-in digital TV tuner, purchase an analog to digital TV converter box, or subscribe to satellite or cable in order to continue receiving TV signals.

It seems like bad timing to purchase something new considering that a lot of people are being laid off but the US government are providing vouchers to subsidize the cost of an analog-to-digital converter box.