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I have published the April 11 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #160 by Mark Donaldson.
The following is an excerpt from this weeks newsletter. To see the full newsletter with all of the COOLSITES links please click and bookmark this link:
http://luem42.googlepages.com/coolsites.html and check it each week. Thank you. Mark.
April 11 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #160 by Mark Donaldson
Attention Subscribers and readers. Please read this.
Yea! Most subscribers got this week's newsletter. I split the subscriber list among my 5 Gmail accounts so that I was sending out less than 200 each. I still haven't found a way to pemanently solve this problem so here is what I am going to do. Subscibers have received a private link to download the newsletter in the text ( .txt ), html (.html ) and the MS Word Doc ( .doc ) format in a zip file. I will upload the zip files to my archive site right after I send out the newsletter on Friday morning. If a subscriber doesn't receive the newsletter, by 8am EDT, they can quickly download it, unzip it and peruse it offline. You can also read it online from there.
If you are a subsciber and didn't receive the notice you can email me for the private link. These zip files are less than 40K which is smaller than the 100K to 130K newsletter email.
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Semper Gratis (forever free)
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.
My website is Dialup Friendly. All pages except "Just The Links" and "Specialized Search Engines" load up in under 15 seconds.
Wherever you go if you see the user name LUEM42 that's me
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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 6, 2008
Here are the headlines from this week's newsletter.
# REVIEWS
1. Browzar - your private web browser?
2. Incognito - live CD for anonymous surfing
3. Clip2Net - easy way to publish screenshots
4. Screen Recordster - capture audio and video from your desktop
5. PDF-XChange Viewer - faster than Adobe
6. Old Newsletter
# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
1. Frapper - you people live all over the world!
2. What free software do you need?
3. List of nice free E-book libraries
4. Koma-Mail - A Portable and Useful Email Client
5. IdleBackup: Backup your files when you're not doing anything else
6. Zoolou - screen magnifier and capture
7. Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
8. Comments last week
# COOL WEBSITES
1. Moor Computer Productions
2. Photoshop Express - free photo hosting and image editing
3. CoolSites Newsletter this week
# NEW NEWS
1. SnapFiles.com - new and updated freeware
2. News from Sarah in Tampa
3. Security news from Malware Advisor
4. A view from CyberNirvana
Lastest Newsletter
http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter080406
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Security News
"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-099A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: April 8, 2008 Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Microsoft Windows * Microsoft Office Overview Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office could allow an attacker to gain control of your computer. Solution: Install updates Microsoft has released updates to remedy critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office. Updates for Microsoft Windows and Office are available on the Microsoft Update site. We also recommend enabling Automatic Updates. Description: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows may allow an attacker to access your computer, install and run malicious software on your computer, or cause your computer to crash. More technical information is available in
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html :
"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-100A Adobe Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: April 9, 2008 US-CERT Systems Affected: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and other operating systems that use Adobe Flash Player. Overview There are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash player that may allow an attacker to take control of your computer. Solution: Apply Updates Adobe has provided updates to remedy these vulnerabilities. To obtain the updates, visit the Adobe Player Download Center. Description: Adobe Flash Player is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. If you open a malicious Flash file, which may be hosted on a website, an attacker may be able to take control of your computer or cause it to crash. The Adobe Security Bulletin provides updates that address these vulnerabilities. For more technical information, see US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-100A. References
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-100A.html "
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Security Links
5 Tips For Upgrading a Wireless Router To WPA2 Security:
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/07/top-5-tips-for-upgrading...-wpa2-s
FBI - Internet Crime Report. The Top Scams of 2007:
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/april08/ic3_report040308.html
IE7-s Security Zones User Interface Part V:
http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/263986856/
New. Adware Butcher- Butcher shop - block butcher - Remove adware - No adware:
http://www.adwarebutcher.com/info.html
New. Adware Detect:
http://www.adwaredetect.com/
New. Adware Detector:
http://www.adwaredetector.com/
New. Adware Eradicator:
http://www.adwareeradicator.com/
New. Adwareblocker:
http://www.adwareblocker.com/
New. ADWARECOPS is a program that eliminates all adwares, spywares, viruses, Dialers, and hijackers that might exist on your PC:
http://www.adwarecops.com/
No Fail-Safe Identity Protection. Plenty of products promise to help consumers avoid identity theft, but none of them is foolproof:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120682574890374707.html?mod=money_page_left_hs
Portal to Free Antivirus tools, Antispyware tools, Online Scanners, Firewalls, News and more! - Downloads:
http://www.cleancomputerhelp.com/free-computer-tools/
RIP-OFF ALERT- If you think that banks are lying to you, the feds now say that you're right:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2008/03/31/13392/
Safe search sites for kids. Kim's Tips:
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=2397
Take Action- Order your free Child Safety Kit today.:
http://pollyklaasaction.org/campaign/enewsletter_child_safety_kit
Update. Drag´n´Crypt ULTRA 2.2.0:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&am...rl=http
Update. Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.40 Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d...54-9ab3
Update. Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Updates 04-09-2008:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Update. Spyware Terminator 2.2.0.411 realtime spyware protection. Free spyware removal and spyware protection - Spyware Terminator:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Vista. Manage Access Control Lists Using ICACLS In Vista Part I:
http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/265927121/
Vista. Manage Access Control Lists Using ICACLS In Vista Part II:
http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/266589587/
Vista. Using The Cipher Utility In Vista Part I:
http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/267014211/
Vista. Using The Cipher Utility In Vista Part II:
http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/268006597/
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The World Browser
My Juno frontend browser uses IE's core so for a while I was using Opera. Then I used Firefox because I could only use my COOLSITES Toolbar with Firefox on a 98SE computer. Now I am using a new browser called The World Browser. It uses the IE core but has additional safeguards.
"TheWorld Browser is a tiny, fast, yet free, secure and powerful web browser. It features a tabbed interface with multi-threaded frame browser.
TheWorld Browser uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer engine. We currently support Windows 98/me/2000/xp/Vista.
TheWorld Browser 2.0 has a new, powerful multi-threaded window frame, which prevents the browser from freezing. Even if one webpage is unresponsive, the rest will not be affected. In developing TheWorld Browser 2.0, we have rewritten and rebuilt all the codes and modules from version 1.x. The new framework is built to provide you with richer internet browsing experience.
Multi-threaded frame. TheWorld Browser version 2.0 is among the first multi-threaded frame browser in the world (the first is Internet Explorer 7.0), the multi-threaded window frame can prevent the web pages from freezing.
Intelligent Ad blocking + Blacklist filter. TheWorld can block popups and float ads automatically. You can also use a blacklist to filter ads. The blacklist filter works from lower level of HTTP protocol, with regular expression so that you can filter out anything you want.
Web page mute. TheWorld is the first browser that can disable a web page's sound with one click.
Powerful Tools. Built in tools like: Flash filter, unlock page script limited, zoom, Proxy quick switching, Auto complete, Quick media saver, Privacy guard, Mouse gestures, Custom hotkeys and Drag & drop support, make TheWorld one of the most powerful browsers around.
Safer. TheWorld Browser has built-in safe guards that will protect you while surfing.
Built-in Download Manager. Which consists of multi-thread download, resumable download, with intuitive download management.
Skins and plugins. TheWorld Browser supports skins and plugins, we have hundreds of skins and plugins to customize the way you browse. TheWorld has native support for Internet Explorer's plugins as well."
I especially like the built in download manager. I suggested they change it's name to World Wide Browser ( WWB ) but they said they like it's present name. Mark.
http://www.ioage.com/en/index.htm
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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 148 • 2008-04-10
The following topics appear in the free version
TOP STORY Outages cast doubts on MS online services
Early missteps in bringing Office to the Web
More problems for consumer online services
Will mission-critical services be different?
KNOWN ISSUES Article on Vista upgrade trick rattles the cages
It's news that MS execs retain the process in SP1
How modern, big-time software marketing works
No ethical dilemma in using a documented feature
The Vista upgrade discs are fully functional
MS leaves prices unchanged for Anytime Upgrade
WACKY WEB WEEK A new approach for handling telemarketers
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/080410
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And I thought I was an omnivore
From: The Worthless Word For The Day
http://home.comcast.net/~wwftd
"The worthless word for the day is: infovore [info- + L. vorus, devouring] /IN fo vore/ (introduced as a scientific term by neuroscientists Irving Biederman and Edward Vessel, after carnivore, omnivore, etc.) a person who indulges in and desires information gathering and interpretation "I'm an infovore. I consume and excrete interesting factoids for a living." - Cory Doctorow, A Place So Foreign (2003) "Why are you reading this article when you could be watching paint dry instead? It's all because of our innate hunger for information. Humans, it turns out, are infovores." - New Scientist, 22 July 2006 the opposite of infovore is ignotarian, a person who avoids or limits the acquisition of (new) information."
I'm glad I'm not an ignotarian. Mark.
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COOLSITES 122 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 click and bookmark this link:
http://luem42.googlepages.com/coolsites.html and check it each week. Thank you. Mark.
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