I downloaded this program and tried running it on my iBook (G3 running Tiger). It just stalls while trying to login and eventually times out. It appears to be a zero point program, essentially still a beta or even alpha. However, now that I've registered to use the program and provided them with a lot of information, I'm wondering if I made a big mistake. Question, admittedly paranoid, does MacNN verify the legitimacy of companies it reports on? In other words, could someone claiming to be a real company, simply put together an application that collects and uploads registration data, but instead uses that data as part of an identity theft process? How safe is it to even provide an account password (one you use routinely) to a company you've never heard of before? Does a news organization have any responsibility to check out a company before it reprints its press releases? Just curious what others think.

And why do they have a Chicago phone number (that no one answers) and a Palo Alto, California address?