OK, Many of you know I am a cop (only one ASL certified on department of 400), and I am HH one ear also. Anyway, I am going to tell you how to spot scammers here, at AllDeaf, and also in your regular email. Scammers took $$ from my brother by email, and I had my identity stolen. It can happen to me, it can happen to you. I will tell you how to protect yourself in many situations. I did the research to learn.

I will start with TagDeaf, AllDeaf, and similar social sites (even Facebook,...

Read about an a**hole who abused his VP and almost got people killed! I say take his VP away!

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- Doug Bates and his wife, Stacey, were in bed around 10 p.m., their 2-year-old daughters asleep in a nearby room. Suddenly they were shaken awake by the wail of police sirens and the rumble of a helicopter above their suburban Southern California home. A criminal must be on the loose, they thought.

Doug Bates got up to lock...

My VP had a black screen for the caller. She can see me, but I can't see her. Sorenson was able to use remote access through my computer to go into my VP and fix it! Pretty amazing!

Cool, I gotta VP today. I have been wanting one for a long time; but, I didn't have a TV set and you can't use your laptop. I bought a TV yesterday and today VP got put in. OK, now I will spend hours of my study time talking to friends instead (was it such a good idea? lol)

My parents are mean spirited fundamentalist Xians, and hard core republicans, and they haven't talked to me for more than 10 years. I spend my Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday with friends, many of whom come from similar backgrounds. I have come to realize that family isn't necessarily people who share DNA; but, people who love you, would drive 500 miles and spend their last $$ to help you... that is family. I have a new family made up of wondeful friends.