May 4 2007 COOLSITES by Mark Donaldson Issue 111

I have published the May 4 2007 COOLSITES newsletter by Mark Donaldson.

The following is an excerpt from this weeks newsletter. To see the full newsletter with all of the COOLSITES links please go to my website at: http://luem42.com Thank you. Mark.


May 4 COOLSITES by Mark Donaldson Issue 111

Semper Gratis (forever free)

Wherever you go if you see the user name LUEM42 that's me

COOLSITES is a list of safe, fun, useful, informative and just plain cool websites and programs that are FREE, FREE and FREE. All of the programs and websites I list are free. If I list anything that is so good but isn't free I will list the price with it.


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Pirillo's Picks for February 13 2007

"And if you think that's a lot of links, you should see how many http://luem42.com/ collects every day. It's enough to make you wanna never leave the house again as long as you live" Yours Digitally, Chris Pirillo http://chris.pirillo.com/


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Clif Notes Newsletter, Feb 2007 http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotes

"The COOLSITES Newsletter - find the coolest links here. This fella named Mark Donaldson has been sending out his lists of cool sites since 2003. I'd never heard of him before last week. One day I was Googling myself to see who was posting links to my newsletter, and I found his website. I guess he's mentioned my newsletter at least 3 times. I like the COOLSITES website too, but I think it could use some reformatting to make it a bit easier to read. What I really like is the content there. Mark must really read a lot of stuff on the web and he takes the best links then tells you about them ." http://freewarewiki.com/CoolSitesNewsletter


Welcome to Clif Notes Newsletter
April 29, 2007

Thanks for reading my newsletter. Each week, I will have freeware reviews, tips, tricks, news, and lots of cool websites for you to check out.

I hope you enjoy this week's letter. Be sure to write me for advice or yell at me for messing up.

# REVIEWS
1. Sieklus - an adventure puzzle for the whole family
2. IrfanView - my favorite image viewer
3. XPL0 Games - the tiniest games
4. PassPack - your secure online password keeper
5. Infra Recorder - simply creating your CD
6. Galaxiga - free game similar to Galaxians
7. CyberDefender - how can they defend themselves?
8. Old Newsletter

# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
1. Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
2. Check in the mail
3. Saving Internet Radio
4. Are Cookies Safe?
5. Comments last week

# COOL WEBSITES
1. CoolSites Newsletter this week
2. Websites I've visited recently
3. Nintendo Mii editor - what do you look like?
4. OldApps.com - find your old favorites here


Go to http://freewarewiki.com/NewsLetters
to see the current newsletter at the Freeware Wiki.


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Security News




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Security Links

6 sleazy home improvement scams (Page 1 of 4): http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/home_improvement_07/top-scams-a1.asp

Apple admits laptop battery issue. Apple has said that batteries in its range of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have performance issues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6606727.stm

Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flaw - CNET News.com: http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6180679.html?tag=nl.e497

Data theft scam targets Google ads - Security - MSNBC.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18348120/

Debt trap. It sounds easy, but consolidating bills can be risky: http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=582772&amp...tegory=

New. AbsoluteShield Internet Eraser Lite: http://www.internet-track-eraser.com/

New. Adblock Plus. Adblock is a content filtering plug-in for the Mozilla and Firefox browsers: http://adblockplus.org/en/

New. Comodo BOClean - Anti-Malware Version 4.23 BOClean works with all versions of Windows95,98,NT,2000, ME and XP: http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

New. Crawler Parental Control: http://www.crawlerparental.com/

New. PCPal - Free PC Optimization & Protection ! PCPal is a free easy-to-use tool that notifies you about problems in your PC and helps you fix them: http://www.pcpal.com/

New. Web Security Guard 1.0 Web Security Guard alerts help prevent you from entering potentially dangerous websites that may cause adware, viruses, spyware or spam infections: http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_5_180_31165.html

Update. AbsoluteShield Internet Eraser: http://www.internet-track-eraser.com/

Update. Malware Removal - May 2007 Edition: http://www.users.muohio.edu/pestroja/spyware/

Update. MJ Registry Watcher - Version 1.2.5.4 by Mark Jacobs' Free 32-bit Windows Software: http://www.jacobsm.com/mjsoft.htm#rgwtchr

Update. RogueRemover 1.18: http://www.malwarebytes.org/rogueremover.php

Updated 04-30-07 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Ur I.T. Mate Group - Intranet - Articles - 2007 - CyberDefender- Early Deceit: http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=17-04-2007

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Space Weather News for May 3, 2007 http://spaceweather.com

"HALLEY'S METEORS: Earth is entering a stream of dust from Halley's Comet, and this will produce a meteor shower (the "eta Aquarids") peaking on May 6th. Unfortunately, moonlight will interfere with the display, wiping out all but the brightest meteors. People who wake up before dawn on Sunday and look east might nevertheless catch a few specks of Halley's comet disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere. "

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Goodbye CyberDefender

I have eliminated all links to CyberDefender. You can find out why here:

Ur I.T. Mate Group - Intranet - Articles - 2007 - CyberDefender- Early Deceit: http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=17-04-2007

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COOLSITES 111 cool links

I harvest what I believe to be the best links from the best sources that are safe, fun, informative, useful and just plain cool. I categorize them and edit their descriptions for clarity.

To see the full newsletter with all of the COOLSITES links please go to my website at: http://luem42.com Thank you. Mark.