I have published the June 1 2007 COOLSITES newsletter issue 115 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.
June 1 2007 COOLSITES newsletter by Mark Donaldson Issue 11 5
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
May 27, 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
Torpark - surfing the net in anonymity
Gom Player - Simple, Free & Light multimedia player
ZenKEY - shortcuts and macros for Windows
StickWiki - a portable wiki to help you manage info
Intercept - stop the mother ship or die
Mr. Blocko - tetris with a cool twist
Parental Control Bar
Old Newsletter
# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
How do I copy an entire web page?
Can a snake lift a cow?
Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
Comments last week
# COOL WEBSITES
Play Ogg - free yourself from MP3
Jewel - an online game similar to Bejeweled
CoolSites Newsletter this week
Websites I've visited recently
Go to
http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter070527 to see the current newsletter at the Freeware Wiki.
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Security News
National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA07-151A
Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: May 31, 2007 Last revised. Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla SeaMonkey, Netscape Browser Other products based on Mozilla components may also be affected.
Overview. Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and derived products contain several vulnerabilities. By taking advantage of one or more of these vulnerabilities, an attacker may be able to take control of your computer.
Solution. Upgrade to the latest versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Mozilla has released Firefox 1.5.0.12, Firefox 2.0.0.4, Thunderbird 1.5.0.12, Thunderbird 2.0.0.4, SeaMonkey 1.0.9, and SeaMonkey 1.1.2 to correct these problems. Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey automatically check for updates by default. Support for Firefox 1.5 is scheduled to end in June 2007. According to Mozilla: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until June 2007. All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2.
Disable JavaScript and Java. These vulnerabilities can be mitigated by disabling JavaScript and Java. For more information about configuring Firefox, please see the "Securing Your Web Browser" document. Netscape users should see the "Site Controls" document for details. Thunderbird disables JavaScript and Java by default.
Description. Mozilla products, including the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email application, contain a number of vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to access your computer, run programs that could cause your computer to crash, or gain control of your computer. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing you to visit a web site or read an HTML formatted email message.
For more technical information, please see US-CERT Technical Alert TA07-151A. References US-CERT Technical Alert TA07-151A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-151A.html
Hackers can hijack PCs using Firefox add-ons. Attackers can disguise malware as Firefox extension:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Mozilla patches 6 Firefox bugs. For those keeping 2007's bug score at home, Firefox 22, Internet Explorer 8:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Sent in from a subscriber
Dear Lucky winner, WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over 1,000, 000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.
May I remind everyone that if you did not enter a contest, sweepstakes or lottery then you are being scammed if you receive a winning notice. Mark.
Sent in from another subscriber
WARNING! NEVER GIVE YOUR CAR AWAY TO A PERSON. There is a new racket where by an individual will accept your car. Do what ever repairs are necessary and then sell it to an illegal alien who will NEVER SMOG it, INSURE IT or REGISTER it which will leave you on the registration and responsible for it.
Here is my story:: In September 2004 I put an ad in Craigs List offering my Subaru for free. I had 42 responses and gave it to the first person who called me. He accepted it and signed a receipt accepting the car and acknowledging that I was no longer responsible for parking tickets. IN less than an hour I had mailed the DMV notice of change of ownership as required. About six weeks later I received the first parking ticket. I made a copy of the signed receipt and sent it to the Daly City parking police and then went back in person to DMV to ask why I was getting the notice. They told me that there was no record of my filing the change of ownership notice so I filed it again. More tickets followed with the same result. Then in Feb. 2006 the car (with 20,000 more miles on the odometer) was wrecked and abandoned. I got the notice from the towing company and sent them a copy of the receipt and told them I was not responsible for the car. I am still getting notices from collection agencies and now they claim I owe them over $3,100 for towing and interest. Then, on Saturday, I got a legal notice saying that I owed over $7,000. for damage to the other guys car. This is an unending nightmare.
WARNING:: Never give your car to an individual. Give it to a wrecking yard or a widely recognized charity and most important, get a RECEIPT!
I sent back this advice:
The mistake you made is not that you gave it away to a private individual but how you did it. What you should have done was insist that the person accompany you to DMV, before taking possession, and retitle it as a sale for one dollar. This type of story needs more attention than my newsletter can provide. I suggest you send it to
http://www.scambusters.org/feedback.html . Also include how old the car was and why you were giving it away for free. Thanks, Mark
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Security Links
Apple fixes 17 Mac OS X flaws:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Apple patches QuickTime for the second time this month:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Hackers can hijack PCs using Firefox add-ons. Attackers can disguise malware as Firefox extension:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Mozilla patches 6 Firefox bugs. For those keeping 2007's bug score at home, Firefox 22, Internet Explorer 8:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
New. ParentalControl Bar is a simple, powerful tool to help shield your children from explicit websites. WRAAC.org - Internet Parental Control Tools:
http://www.parentalcontrolbar.org/
New. Winpooch is a watchdog for Windows:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/winpooch
Offering puppies is the newest twist in Nigeria scams:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003725533_puppy29.html
Pet food company recalls food sold in B.C.:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/05/24/petfood-recall.html
Top 10 Traps Facing Investors:
http://www.nasaa.org/NASAA_Newsroom/Current_NASAA_Headlines/6669.cfm
Update. Jetico Personal Firewall 2.0.0.33 All security products from Jetico- BestCrypt, BCWipe, Jetico Personal Firewall, BCArchive. Download it now.:
http://www.jetico.com/
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New COOLSITES toolbar feature
I have added the radio function to the COOLSITES toolbar which lists over a hundred internet radio stations. The radio also allows you to add your own stations to the list. You can learn about it here:
Revved up Radio Player lets your users play their own tunes. The conduiTimes - May 2007 Technical Tips and Tricks:
http://www.conduit.com/Newsletters/ConduiTimes/2K705_technical.html
Please suggest links to be included in this list at
http://luem42.com/contactus.html . Mark.
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Kevin Trudeau is scamming again
Kevin Trudeau is hawking his new book "More Natural Cures Revealed" all over TV in infomercials. Since his first book was a scam I can't imagine that his new book isn't a scam. Below is what I have on my website's home page at
http://luem42.com
Click here to read an article by Michael Shermer about Kevin Trudeau's criminal past and his scam "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About" which just directs the reader to Trudeau's Web page to find the "cures". "Some are not cures at all but just obvious healthy lifestyle suggestions: eat less, exercise more, reduce stress. Some of the natural cures are flat-out wrong, such as oral chelation for heart disease, whereas others are laughably ludicrous, such as a magnetic mattress pad and crocodile protein peptide for fibromyalgia. When you go there, however, and click on a disease to get the cure, you first have to become a Web site member at $499 lifetime or $9.95 a month."
http://luem42.com/scam.html
Click here to read an article called "The Self-Help and Actualization Movement has become an $8.5-billion-a-year business. Does it work?" by Michael Shermer
http://luem42.com/sham.html
Oprah Winfrey is helping to scam you
Oprah Winfrey has recently endorsed a book titled "The Secret" which is nothing more than a scam filled with hogwash such as "The only reason any person does not have enough money is because they are blocking money from coming to them with their thoughts," The book is also filled with money mantras such as "Everything I touch turns to gold," "I am a money magnet," and "There is more money being printed for me right now.".
There is other bullcrap such as "It has been proven scientifically that a positive thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought." What! I have been following science all my life and have never heard of any scientific study proving this. And how about this one "Our physiology creates disease to give us feedback, to let us know we have an imbalanced perspective, and we're not loving and we're not grateful." So everyone who gets sick is a bad person? And here's one that is true "You've got enough power in your body to illuminate a whole city for nearly a week.". Of course that is a gross underestimation because E=MC2 says there is more than enough energy to blow up the Earth if we knew of a way to convert your mass into energy.
Michael Shermer has written an article about this that is in the June 2007 issue of Scientific American that I have reprinted, and the above articles, as a public service:
http://luem42.com/shame.html . Mark.
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COOLSITES 123 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.
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