December 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #196 by Mark Donaldson

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I have published the December 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #196 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.

December 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #196 by Mark Donaldson

Next week's newsletter will go out to subscribers on 12-25, Christmas morning, so they may have it for their day off. Just another good reason to subscribe. Mark.

Subscribers who don't receive the newsletter, due to stupid filters, may use 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 9am ET, they can quickly download it, unzip it and peruse it offline. You can also read it online from there.

If you are a subscriber and don't know the private link you can email me for it. These zip files are less than 40K which is smaller than the 100K or more for the newsletter.

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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

Greetings from Clif Notes Newsletter
December 14, 2008

Hi everyone,

I'm taking the rest of this year off. I'll be back after New Years day
with my regular news.
Best wishes to all ...

Have a happy holiday season.

Clif

Latest Newsletter http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter081207

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Security News

“National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-350A Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: December 15. Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Apple Mac OS X versions prior to and including 10.4.11 (Tiger) and 10.5.5 (Leopard) Overview: Apple Mac OS X is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, and Apple has released Security Update 2008-008 and Mac OS X version 10.5.6 to address them. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of your computer. Solution: Install the updates Use Software Update to install Apple Security Update 2008-008 or Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.6. Description: Apple Mac OS X is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain access to crash your computer or access your data without your approval. For more technical information, see http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html “

"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-352A Microsoft Internet Explorer Data Binding Vulnerability Original release date: December 17, 2008 Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Microsoft Internet Explorer * Microsoft Outlook Express * Other software that uses Internet Explorer components to render documents Overview: A vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow an attacker to take control of your computer. Solution: Apply update 960714. The updates to address these vulnerabilities are available on the Microsoft Update site. We recommend enabling Automatic Updates. Disable Active Scripting This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling Active Scripting in the Internet Zone, as specified in the Securing Your Web Browser document. Note that this will not block the vulnerability, but it will help to protect your computer against a common method used to execute this vulnerability. Enable DEP in Internet Explorer 7 Enabling DEP in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista can help mitigate this vulnerability by making it more difficult to achieve code execution using this vulnerability. Description When rendering certain documents, Internet Explorer may crash or allow an attacker to run code on your computer. The attacker could install malicious software or access sensitive personal information. Attackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability. For more technical information, see http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-352A.html "

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Security Links

I get these links from good sources however I do not test the programs myself because I just don't have the time and most new programs won't work on my old 98 system. The definitive source of rogue info is Spyware Warrior- Rogue-Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Ad-Aware gets antivirus cousin. The problem is, Anti-Virus Helix is nearly identical to one that already exists, Avira AntiVir: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=73089674-be56918137808c8d29d61779...633af-b

Apple pushes out critical Mac OS X security patches: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/15/Apple_pushes_out_critical_Ma...S_X_sec

Hotspot Shield for iPhone: http://hotspotshield.com/clientless/iphone/get_started.php

How to Avoid A Scam - Budgeting - Reader's Digest: http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/how-to-avoid-a-scam/article108831.html

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Users Report Crashes, Blue Screens after Update: http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?art...eID=212

Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix for Browser Flaw 960417: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2008/12/16/technology/AP-TEC-Internet-...lorer-S

Mozilla plugs 13 holes in Firefox, retires older 2.0 browser: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti

Scammers Target the Unemployed: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/ConsumerFinance/story?id=6401265&page=1

The Top 10 Internet Scams of 2008 and 2009. Scambusters.org: http://www.scambusters.org/top10internetscams.html

Understanding ID Theft- Info for Consumers, Businesses, Organizations - Kroll's Fraud Solutions: http://www.krollfraudsolutions.com/understanding-id-theft/consumer-tips.aspx

Update. Spybot - Search and Destroy 1.6.1.41 Beta: http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

Update. Spyware Terminator 2.5.1 realtime spyware protection: http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Zero-Day Microsoft Vulnerabilities Being Exploited: http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtm...rticleI

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They Tried to Scam me

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You are to contact the claims director with the following:

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Email: davidnewton244.DeleteThis@gmail.com

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I hope the spambots flood his inbox. Mark.

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Consumer News and Links

Best Toys for 2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio's winners: http://www.toyportfolio.com/PlatinumAwards/index.asp

Best Toys for 2008 Parents magazine's choices: http://www.parents.com/fun/toys/kids/

Beware Toxic Chemicals in Toys: http://www.healthytoys.org/

Consumer Reports on the best and worst cell carriers: http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2008/12/03/14598/

Consumer Reports. GPS Features to Consider When Buying: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/tires-auto-parts/gps/gps-guide...atures/

INFOMERCIAL RATINGS.COM - Consumer Infomercial Ratings, Reviews & Complaints!: http://infomercialratings.com/

Mouse Print. Macy's, When the Price is Wrong: http://www.mouseprint.org/

Return Policy Survey Some Retailers Naughty, Others Nice: http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/returns.htm

Unpasteurized Milk Poses Health Risks Without Benefits, Study Shows: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216161100.htm

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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 176a • 2008-11-26

Free content posted on Dec. 17, 2008

INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
Give your friends secrets as free holiday gifts
Special news update for MS patch; no paid version

TOP STORY
By Mark Joseph Edwards
Microsoft patches IE, but Firefox is still safer
IE zero-day flaws cry out for switch to Firefox

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/081217

Free content posted on Dec. 18, 2008

INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
Did you miss the best stories of 2008?
Send your friends a holiday gift of secrets
No newsletters Dec. 25 or Jan. 1; see you Jan. 8

TOP STORY
By Scott Dunn
Access more memory, even on a 32-bit system
Ways to break through Windows' RAM ceiling

PATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
Microsoft's out-of-cycle patch plugs hole in IE

KNOWN ISSUES
By Dennis O'Reilly
More on troubleshooting Windows network glitches
Secunia's software scanner IDs some patched apps
Plenty of free network-usage meters available

WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
Even Santa can go a little holiday crazy

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/081218

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Make My Start Page Your Home Page I have updated it on 10-3-8

Try my start page and make it your home page by clicking "Click here to make my start page your default homepage".

It has the following convenient logins and links such as: Google Mail Login, Yahoo Mail Login, Windows Live MSN HotMail Login, Froogle Price Search, Google Maps, MySpace Login, Lockergnome Cool Web Links, Weather Radar, BugMeNot, E! Online, Zap2it TV Guide, Snopes, Scambusters, YouTube, FaceBook, and links to my webpages. You can also google the web or my website. It also has a link for your suggestions so you can help me make it better.

The best thing about it is it's simple, small and loads up on dialup in less than one second. Check it out today at: http://luem42.googlepages.com/start.html

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COOLSITES Toolbar has been updated to include the following gadgets:

LabpixiesTV
Calorie Calculator
Calculator
Todo
Sudoku
YouTube Top 10
FloodIt
Unit Converter
Invaders
Show My IP
Backgammon
NY Times Classic Crossword
Babylon
Notes
Wikipedia Search
Travelocity
Trio
Memory Game
Black Jack
Video Poker

The best thing is you don't have to do anything. The next time you open your browser the toolbar will be automatically updated to include them.

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COOLSITES 97 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. I may make comments about the links but you will know because I always sign them with "Mark".

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.