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I have published the January 23 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #201 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:
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January 23 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #201 by Mark Donaldson
This week's issue continues with my adventures in upgrading my computer system
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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
Jan 18, 2008
Hi everyone,
I haven't had time to put together a newsletter for you this week.
Hopefully, I'll be back again next week with more to say.
Last week's
http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter090111
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Security News
"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA09-022A Apple QuickTime Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: January 22, 2009 Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * AppleQuickTime 7.5 for Windows and Mac OS X Overview: Apple has released QuickTime 7.6 to correct multiple vulnerabilities affecting QuickTime for Mac OS X and Windows. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of your computer. Solution: Install the update Use Software Update to upgrade to QuickTime 7.6. Description: Apple QuickTime 7.6 addresses a number of vulnerabilities affecting QuickTime. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to access a specially crafted media or movie file. This file could be hosted on a web page or sent via email. For more technical information, see
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-022A.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. The definitive source of rogue info is Spyware Warrior- Rogue-Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
BBB's Top 10 Scams of 2008:
http://www.bcrnews.com/articles/2009/01/17/news/doc496e4f7619251533551334.txt
The Truth About Government Grant Scams. Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/governmentgrantscams.html
Update. Comodo Internet Security 3.5.61373.458 Beta:
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/index.html
Update. CryptoExpert 2009 Lite 7.8.8 Free on the fly hard drives encryption software with Password authentication.:
http://www.secureaction.com/cryptoexpert/lite/
Update. SUPERAntiSpyware Free 4.25.1012 Final. AntiAdware. AntiSpyware. AntiMalware. I use this as a backup scanner. Mark.:
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html
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Consumer News and Links
$650 million more sought for digital TV transition:
http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE50E5DJ20090115
100 Free gallons of home heating oil if you qualify to get it, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, DC, ME, NY, PA, VA, IN, MI, WI, and AK only:
http://extranet.citizensenergy.com/online-application/
100 Ways to Save in 2009. simple things you can do to save a buck:
http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/financialforecast/20081229-100-ti...for-200
Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA):
http://www.aiccca.org/
Best 5 HDTVs - CNET Reviews:
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-hdtvs/?tag=nl.e404
Beware Misleading Nutrition Supplement Sites:
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/849172.html
Beware Online Camera Sales Scams Which are bait and switch offer:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/camera_scams
Beware Online Camera Sales Scams. How the Brooklyn Camera Store Ripoffs Work:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/camera_scams
Consumer Reports. Fiber Optic Providers Get Top Scores and have higher consumer satisfaction ratings:
http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2009/01/consumer-report...iber-op
CPSI Sues Coke Over VitaminWater Health Claims:
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200901151.html
Deceptive Ads Disguised as Windows Alerts:
http://www.benedelman.org/rightmedia-deception/
Dell Settles Suit over Zero Percent Financing:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/business/stories/other/01/13/011...ll.html
Free Coffee and samples at Panera Bread all day on Wed. Jan 28th:
http://www.panerabread.com/breakfast/index2.php?pf=coffeeflash
Garage Sales - Search for and advertise a garage sale in your neighborhood:
http://www.garagesalestracker.com/
International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators ---:
http://www.iapda.org/
Keep Up with Airline Fees. This chart gives you an up to date comparison:
http://rickseaney.com/domestic-airline-fee-chart-2/
Mouse Print. Dishing on Obama Commemorative Plates:
http://www.mouseprint.org/
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), Inc., promotes the national agenda for financially responsible behavior. Member Agency Locator:
http://www.debtadvice.org/takethefirststep/locator.cfm
Saturday, January 24, the first 10 adoptions at participating animal shelters around the country will be free:
http://www.feedingisbelieving.com/believe/shelter-search.do?state=Select+a+state
ShopWiki is a guide designed to help consumers find specific products on the Internet with ease. Our consumer-written wiki helps you decide the best products to buy and where to buy them:
http://www.shopwiki.com/
TaxACT Online - Prepare Your Taxes FREE Online!:
https://www.taxactonline.com/s_online_tax2008/introduction/free_taxact...p?sc=08
TurboTax® Tax Software - File Taxes Online, Income Tax Returns:
http://turbotax.intuit.com/microsite/home.jsp;jsessionid=F2Yqbgx2aHQiv6luOi4abQ**.g52-2?priorityCode=4499800000&cid=all_afftto-subid327127_int_4499800000&_requestid=1066
United States Organizations for Bankruptcy Alternatives - A Debt Negotiation Association:
http://www.usoba.org/
Where to Sell Your Old iPod, Cam, Phone:
http://wbztv.com/local/cash.for.electronics.2.905912.html
ZingSale - Save Money Shopping! Sales, Deals, Discounts & Bargains:
http://www.zingsale.com/
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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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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 180 • 2009-01-08
Free content posted on Jan. 22, 2009:
INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
A free bonus download for accidental admins
TOP STORY
By Woody Leonhard
Keep the latest worm infestation off your PC
How Conficker differs from other worms
The worm's tricky twist on autorun.inf
Guide to cleaning and preventing Conficker
WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
The Force is not strong with this one
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/090122
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Space Weather News for Jan. 9, 2009
APPROACHING COMET: Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), discovered in 2007 by a collaborative team of Taiwanese and Chinese astronomers, is swinging around the sun and approaching Earth. The photogenic comet has a bright tail and an "anti-tail" visible in mid-sized backyard telescopes. At closest approach in February, Comet Lulin is expected to brighten to naked-eye visibility. Visit
http://Spaceweather.com for sky maps, pictures and more information.
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Adventures in upgrading
My new XP computer was only updated to SP2 so I went online to find SP3 and found it was over 250 meg. On dialup that would take 16 hours to download. With some further research I found I could buy a SP3 CD from Microsoft for $10.48 with the shipping so I ordered it. Less than two weeks later I updated XP to SP3. Thank you Microsoft.
How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
At about the same time Surplus Computers had a deal on more memory for $10. The ad said "House Brand pair 256 meg" so I ordered it thinking that will give me 1 gig total. When it arrived it wasn't a matched pair and wouldn't work in the system so I sent it back asking for a matched pair. They replaced it with a matched pair and when I installed it I found it was a pair of 1 gigs not the pair of 256 meg I had ordered. For some reason the old 256 meg pair wouldn't work with the 1 gig pair so I pulled them and now have 2 gigs. I don't know if Surplus Computers sent me the 1 gig pair because they made a mistake, didn't have any other matched pairs or were trying to "reward" me for all of my troubles. Thank you Surplus Computers.
Next week I make my system "bullet-proof".
A word about Surplus Computers. I have been purchasing from this dealer for years. My last computer, a Compaq that was owned by Enron, was from them. I have been pleased with the purchases I have made from them but I have noticed that the non-computer stuff they sell have minor defects which are still worth the price. This dealer has good prices but a bad reputation online and without phone support I can't recommend them. Deal with them at your own risk as I have been doing.
http://www.surpluscomputers.com
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COOLSITES 106 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.
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