I had questions about this in a similar thread.

I'm still a newb, and I'd like to know what I can do to make my transactions more private/anonymous.

Yep, I've got one on order.

EDIT: It's been shipped.

Here are the AMUs. Yes, I paid a premium for them -- but guess what? They're actually here. I'm SUPER impressed by MineForeman aka Neil's professionalism and attention to detail. He went the extra mile to get these here quickly and safely. Many thanks.

Yeah, I dunno if I can trust this guy, who insures his own debts.

Package arrived first thing this morning. Super excited! Only problem is I'm still waiting for the necessary USB hub!!

Thank you, cypherdoc. So if I were to post my wallet address A to this forum (for tips/donations/whatever), and I sent BTC from A to B they could trace the funds back to me?

Hello, quick query: If I use funds in my personal wallet, A, to transfer funds to another wallet, B, can the funds be traced back to me? Under what circumstances could this happen?

Hi, all. Some of you may have heard about the Big Mac Index. It is a system of comparing various economies and currencies, based on a McDonalds Big Mac. Basically, because a Big Mac is a standardised item, with links to agriculture, labour, manufacturing, and distribution, the price of a Big Mac is useful for comparing the value of things. Check it out here

For example, AUD$1.00 buys 0.23 Big Macs, which is worth USD$0.825. This is interesting, because AUD$1.00 = USD$0.95 at http://www.xe.com/ucc -- which suggests that the Aussie dollar should come down, or the US dollar should come up. Based on this, I predict the Aussie dollar will continue to fall as the mining/resources/China boom here cools down.

What I'd really like to know is the BTC value of a Big Mac!

Woohoo! My order has been sent and tracking says it's somewhere over the Tasman sea. You rock, Neil!

Hi, everyone! My little mining operation is getting started, and when I start generating Bitcoins, I need to know what I should do with them. According to coinlenders.com, I can get an interest rate of 25% APR on accounts with at least 1 BTC. Firstly, what does APR mean? Is it just "per annum"?

Secondly, why are interest rates so high? My Australian bank account pays 3.10% p.a. in comparison. How does inflation affect the BTC interest rate?

Basically, is it smart to put my BTC into one of these accounts?

+1 for USB Block Erupter support 

Thanks!! Yes, I did a complete format on the old laptop before using it (Amazingly, I still had the OS disc that came with it!), and never once connected it to the internet or home network.

For anyone else reading this thread, I had to install the MSVC runtime redistributable 2008 to get Armory 32-bit to work on the offline WinXP laptop. Additionally I had to use Armory 64-bit on my online Windows 7 64-bit PC because the 32-bit version crashed.

I have tested the paper backups and they work.

I did a complete format of the USB stick I used to transfer transactions between online/offline clients.

My online PC has BitDefender installed, which scans USB devices, so it's highly unlikely my offline laptop has been compromised through USB transfer.

Righto, I've sent up a offline wallet with an old laptop I had lying around. I've made paper backups of everything. Wallet is encrypted. Bitcoin-qt.exe is uninstalled.

Anything else I should do?

Hi, all! I'm still a newbie and would like some advice on protecting my investment in Bitcoin -- specifically against loss and theft. I'm using Bitcoin-qt.exe 0.8.2 on my windows 7 machine that's connected to my home network. Firstly, I have backed up my wallet to an encrypted file in my Dropbox folder. Is this sufficient to protect against loss? Secondly, should I encrypt my wallet, and will this protect against theft?

Is there anything else I should sensibly do?

Thanks

Great stuff, Neil. Thanks for driving.

Good to know, but it's tough for me to get in Australia.

What USB hub is being used in that setup?

You burned out the block erupter or the hub??

So you've received the first shipment of Block Erupters?

Many thanks for the helpful response. I for one would appreciate a howto on making the RPi/MinePeon more automatic.