user2813: If I want to automatically check up on payments and ensure they are not double spends and check the confirmation count, what is the easiest way to do so?

user323: https://blockchain.info/ , 'nuff said.
They feature live events of transactions appearing in the network, as well as blocks.
Other than that, there is this - http://bitcoinmonitor.com/ . It shows such events graphically, along with currency trades.

2813: <p>If I want to automatically check up on payments and ensure they are not double spends and check the confirmation count, what is the easiest way to do so?</p>
 323: <p><a href="https://blockchain.info/" rel="nofollow">https://blockchain.info/</a> , 'nuff said.</p>

<p>They feature live events of transactions appearing in the network, as well as blocks.</p>

<p>Other than that, there is this - <a href="http://bitcoinmonitor.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoinmonitor.com/</a> . It shows such events graphically, along with currency trades.</p>
