Yeap these four are my favorites

http://mycryptcoin.com/
http://www.bitvisitor.com/
http://dailybitcoins.org/
 https://www.coinad.com/

Wire transfer's have a reputation for being the prefered payment option of internet conmen, although logically a good con would take your money any way they could get it. If I see a company that takes paypal, credit cards, and wire order, I think they are probably legit and have no real reservations. If I see a company that takes just wire orders I am really wary. Though, in trying to find an example, I came across this statement "As long as you avoid transfers via cash offices and stick to transfers performed bank-to-bank, wire transfer is a very safe way to move money around." so it's probably bias from my ignorance in regards to wire transfers

Disclaimer: It's taken several hours trolling this forum and the net and lots of trial and error to get Unbuntu to boot from a USB Stick on a Gigabyte motherboard. Here's what finally worked for me, other gigabyte motherboards may vary. Some I hear, have no problems at all. I decided to put everthing I came across in one post, made as simple as possible to follow so others wouldn't have to experience the sheer fustration I have.

Software Needed:
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool : http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml
Windows 98 Startup Files             : http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196/
Unetbootin                                  : http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
Ubuntu                                        :http://www.ubuntu.com/

Part One : Formating USB

Step 1: Install HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
Step 2: Unzip Windows 98 Startup Files
Step 3: Plug in your USB Stick  
Step 3: Run HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (as Adminstrator)


Step 4: Select your USB under "Device"
Step 5: Select FAT32 under "File System"
Step 6: Check "Quick Format"
Step 7: Check "Create a Dos Startup Disk"
Step 8: Browse to your unzipped  Windows 98 Startup Files  under "useing DOS system files located at"    
Step 9: Click Start, wait until USB is formated, then close      

(NB: I tried various partioning programs, to no avail. My board only accepted the drive after it had been formatted by this particular Tool . I used 2.1.8 but any version should do)

Part Two : Installing Ubuntu to USB Stick

Step 1: Run Netbootin

Step 2: Check "Diskimage" and browse to your downloaded Ubuntu .iso file
Step 3: (Advised : optional) Input number of MB's for preserved files (If over amount on USB defaults to max possible : Allows changes by user to stay between boots)
Step 4: Select your USB stick under "Drive"
Step 5: Click "OK"
Step 6: Close Netbootin when finished

Part Three : Configuring Bios Settings

Step 1: With USB still plugged in, Reboot
Step 2: Press Delete to bring up BIOS
Step 3: Under "Intergrated Perpherials" check "USB Storage Function" or "Legacy USB Storage" is enabled. If not enable, save, and press delete on reboot to bring up BIOS again
Step 4: Under "Advanced Bios Settings" change "Boot Priority" so USB-HDD0 is first
Step 5: Under "Advanced Bios Settings" change  "First Boot Device" to USB-HDD
Step 6: Save and exit

Part Four : Booting into Ubuntu with USB IMPORTANT!!! Must be done for EVERY Boot

Step 1: On booting, Press F12 to bring up Boot Menu
Step 2: Select +Hard from Menu (IMPORTANT!!! : DO NOT select USB-HDD )
Step 3: Select USB-HDD0 from drop down list that appears.

FINAL Step : Enjoy playing with Ubuntu.

FAQ

Q: Is part one really neccesary ?
A: Not with every board I suspect, but on mine the BIOS is fussy enough to trigger a BWS event that freezes just before the DMI pool data is verified. I have no way to explain this, since I'm not an IT guy but I would think that the format is changed by Unetbootin anyway  

Q: Why do I have to do all this rigamarole to boot a USB on a gigabyte board?
A: All boards are capable of BWS events (Bookoo Weird Shit) which exist for the sole purpose of agravating users  .. Apparently the designers of Gigabytes boards thought this was a good thing  

Q: I went in to my bios and now my computer won't boot at all why are newbie morons like you giving bad advice?
A: I may be a moron but at least I know how to clear the CMOS using the supplied jumper on the motherboard.

I live on a pittance so I'm hedging my bets. I'll wait until BFL starts rolling out the new ASIC's and take a look at the mining environment and make a decision then. My greatest concern is that between the halving of rewards for blocks, and large capital investments in ASIC's by individuals, mining will require large capital investment and be beyond the reach of hobbists like myself. On the other hand, I may get a return on my initial investment of 50% and end up with two decent gaming rigs. I know there are BLF products out there, but a cardinal rule of dealing on the internet has been not trusting dealings by wire order.

G'day...  ..

 I'm retired on a disability pension in the boonies of queensland. I stumbled upon bitcoin and set it up on a nvidia 9500GT and have been mining in a pool for about five days as a small scale experiment (6.7M/h). Today I ordered the parts to set up two little rigs running 2X6770's each.. I was on a budget and I was pleased to get everything for 1000$ AUD though I will have to lend a monitor and use an old case for one until I upgrade someones box with my old gear and get the moola to buy them.

 The plan is to set one up with windows, the other with ubunutu and see if I can get 940 M/h out of them, mine until december, and then decide if I want to splash out on a ASIC, or just use whatever BTC I've got two offset my investment, I've got a 7.5KW sine wave inverter diesel generator and over 20,000 litres of WVO, so electricity is not an issue.

 I have an idea about how the financial system works, or rather is failing to work and the emergence of alternative currencies such as the Tem in Greece and while bitcoin mining probably won't make me rich, participating and supporting it will make me happy.. not that I'm an IT guy.

 I'm just a ex-laborer, not a tech or a code monkey, and it's been a few years since I've played with puters ( I used to poke a commodore 64, in my youth) so I'll probably ask a few retarded questions every now and again when I can't find the answer in the forum. Any advice would be appreciated.

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