The entire Authorize.Net infrastructure went down several hours ago. Authorize.Net is the largest service for accepting credit card payments via the internet. With Authorize.net down, millions of web-based transactions are frozen. Authorize.Net has, very smartly, established a new Twitter account (@AuthorizeNet) to keep people informed about their recovery efforts. A fire at their headquarters in [...]
Today is July 3, 2009, and as the Fourth of July holiday falls on a Saturday this year, that makes today a Federal holiday. So what does that mean? Here is what you need to know… Is the Post Office open today? On Friday, July 3, regular mail delivery services will be available. However, most [...]