January 2 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #198 by Mark Donaldson

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I have published the January 2 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #198 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.


January 2 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #198 by Mark Donaldson HAPPY NEW YEAR


This week's newsletter is went out to subscribers on Thursday 1-2, New Years Day, 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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Semper Gratis (forever free) of cost

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

No major news this week

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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


10 Most Common Cell Phone Scams and How to Avoid Them. Scambusters.org: http://www.scambusters.org/cellphone.html

6 Ripoffs of 2008: http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Rip-offs/2008-The-Year-In-Ripoffs/

Beware Fake Wi-Fi Networks at Airports. Be careful which wi-fi network you log into at the airport: http://www.forbes.com/technology/forbes/2008/1208/052.html

Microsoft- MD5 hack poses no major threats to users: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti

Phishing attacks get personal - Columns from The Kim Komando Radio Show- & Web site: http://www.komando.com/columns/index.aspx?id=5946

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Consumer News and Links


10 Best-Worst Real Estate Markets in the US: http://www.facorelogic.com/newsroom/pressreleasedetails.jsp?id=9690

10 Things Hospital CEOs Won't Tell You. Smart Money examines hospitals: http://www.smartmoney.com/Personal-Finance/Health-Care/10-Things-Hospi...-CEOs-W

8 Year End Car Deals: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0812/gallery.2008_december_d...s/index

Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever': http://apnews.myway.com//article/20081226/D95AL0A80.html

Despite the Advice against them, Many Still Buy Extended Warranties: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122981203258724227.html

Digital TV Converter Coupons Running Out: http://www.i4u.com/article22413.html

Expect State Tax Increases to Offset Recession: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123007128576831281.html

FDA Warns Against 25 Different Weight Loss Pills: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01933.html

GM, GMAC ease lending rules to entice car buyers: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/bs_nm/us_gm

Mouse Print. The Fine Print of Return Policies: http://www.mouseprint.org/

New Anti-cancer Components Of Extra-virgin Olive Oil Revealed: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217192815.htm

Prediction. 10 Things You Won't See After the Recession: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155988/10_things_you_won...ee_afte

Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20081226/D95AG63O0.html

Where to Get Free Tech Help Online: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/25/technology/personaltech/25basics.htm...r=2&amp

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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 87 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.