I have published the June 8 2007 COOLSITES newsletter issue 116 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 8 COOLSITES Newsletter by Mark Donaldson Issue 116
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
June 3, 2007
This week there is no newsletter. It's 3:30am Monday morning and I just got back from visiting my Father-in-law's place during this weekend. His home is in the middle of Ohio's farmlands, with corn fields all around and no internet connections. I wasn't able to do any writing, so here we are.
I'm going to bed now, and I'll catch up with you next week I hope.
Go to
http://freewarewiki.com/NewsLetters
to see the past newsletters at the Freeware Wiki.
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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 110 • 2007-06-07
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/070607
The following topics appear in the free version
INTRODUCTION Readers win a Housecall from Fred Langa
Many applied, four were chosen
TOP STORY A crusade against bad EULAs
Bad EULAs are anticompetitive
EULAs also censor consumer reviews
Bad EULAs are anticonsumer
EULAs attempt to legitimize spyware
Are EULAs even necessary?
What can be done?
KNOWN ISSUES Get OEM discounts when you upgrade your PC
OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) not always required
Refurbishers are also 'system builders'
Repairing broken PC doesn't invalidate OEM license
ZoneAlarm is still not Vista ready
WACKY WEB WEEK See the end of the world in 90 seconds
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Scot's Newsletter June 2007 - Vol. 7, Issue No. 91 By Scot Finnie
http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/91.htm
In This Issue
More on Software Firewalls for Windows
- ZoneAlarm 7.0.337 (freeware)
- Look 'n' Stop 2.06
- Eset's Smart Security Suite Beta
- Myths About Other Firewalls
Review: Verizon BroadbandAccess WWAN Service
Mac vs. PC Cost Analysis
Hall of Shame
- Microsoft's WGA Updates
- MyRealBox
- Modomail
- FiOS TV
Picking Plasma Now
Status Report: The A-List of Mac Software
Link of the Month: Jobs and Gates Interviewed at D5
Call for Contributions
Newsletter Schedule
Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Change Address, Change Format
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Security News
"Websense® Security LabsT has discovered a new email spam variant similar to attacks previously launched on the IRS and Better Business Bureau. The spoofed email claims to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The message claims that IRS is investigating the recipient and the recipient's company for tax fraud. The email prompts the reader download a document to help resolve the issue.
The document is an executable written in Delphi with the MD5 of (9d0252348a2b470be5950c216993f7ce). The infected document was not detected by any anti-virus programs we tested. The filename is Complaint.doc.exe, and is hosted on a server based in China. The server was up at the time of this alert. We are completing our analysis, but this appears to be a Trojan Horse and will not run on all systems. "
For additional details and information on how to detect and prevent this type of attack:
http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=779
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Security Links
i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere:
http://www.isafe.org/
Acetaminophen Found in Dog and Cat Food which is poisonous to them:
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/forsythe/2007/06/05/acetaminophen-fou...in-dog-
Con men are back 'washing checks' - baltimoresun.com:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.checkfraud29may29,0,138331...tory?tr
Concerns emerge over iTunes user data embedded in songs downloaded:
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_6064663
FDA- Throw away toothpaste made in China it may be poisoned:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/01/chinese.toothpaste.ap/index.html
Free Pet Food Alert Report and Pet Health Software:
http://www.pet-health.org/software/
Grapefruit Juice And Medication Can Be A Dangerous Mix:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050124010803.htm
New zero-day bugs crop up in IE, Firefox. The IE flaw could allow attackers to run JavaScript code to hijack a PC:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
New. Crypditor - Cryptography Text Editor:
http://www.crypditor.com/
New. Encryption Software - USB Flash Drive, USB keys - DeltaCrypt - OneClick Pro and OneClick Home Edition (Personal Encryption) Application:
http://www.deltacrypt.com/english/products/op.htm
Top 20 Safest Cars of 2007:
http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/05/30/top-20-safest-cars-of-2007/
Update. Malware Removal - June 2007 Edition:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/pestroja/spyware/
Update. Spyware Terminator 1.9.2.160 Free spyware removal and spyware protection - Spyware Terminator:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Updated 05-21-07 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Windows Personal Firewall Analysis Leak-tests results - matousec.com:
http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/le...tests-r
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Space Weather News for June 2, 2007
A big sunspot is emerging over the sun's eastern limb, posing a threat for significant solar activity. Already it has unleashed several M-class solar flares. One of the eruptions, an M3-flare on June 1st, caused a shortwave radio fadeout over Europe. Amateur astronomers with solar telescopes should keep an eye on this photogenic sunspot, while shortwave radio listeners should be alert for flare-triggered fadeouts and other propagation effects. Visit
http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information.
Space Weather News for June 7, 2007
NIGHT-SHINING CLOUDS: Last night a vivid display of electric-blue noctilucent clouds (NLCs) appeared over parts of northern Europe, signaling the start of the 2007 NLC season. Noctilucent or "night-shining" clouds were first reported in the 19th century after the eruption of super-volcano Krakatoa. In those days, NLCs were confined mainly to high latitudes, but they have intensified and spread with sightings in recent years as far south as Utah and Colorado. The origin of these clouds is a mystery; they may be a side-effect of global warming. A NASA spacecraft named AIM is in orbit now to investigate.
The peak observing season for NLCs is late spring and early summer. For the next two months, northern sky watchers should be alert for silvery tendrils spreading across the western sky after sunset. High-latitudes (Canada, northern Europe, Alaska) are favored, but NLCs are capable of descending unknown distances south, so it pays to be alert no matter where you live. Visit spaceweather.com for pictures and observing tips.
BONUS BANG: Sunspot 960 remains big and active this week. Today's edition of
http://spaceweather.com features a movie of the sunspot erupting. It's a must-see.
Spaceweather.com is now added to the COOLSITES Toolbar Daily Sites. Mark.
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COOLSITES toolbar links menu
This is the current menu structure on the "Links" button on my COOLSITES toolbar which you can get for free here:
http://luem42.ourtoolbar.com/. Mark
Links deleted
Please suggest links to be added to the toolbar by contacting me at
http://luem42.com/contactus.html
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Correction
In last weeks newsletter I drafted the story about Kevin Trudeau early in the week saying that the title of his new scam book was "More Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About". I then found out the title was "M ore Natural Cures Revealed". I was supposed to change it but I forgot. Ten minutes after I sent out the newsletter I finally remembered but it was too late. The title was correct when I posted my newsletter online. I have a habit of thinking my memory is good enough that I don't need to write myself notes. I guess I'm getting old. Mark.
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Random Thoughts
Doesn't anyone else think it's more than a coincidence that after they started selling us bottled water they said we are under-hydrated and need to drink 8 glasses a day.
The greeners are using reusable designer shopping bags saying it's greener than store bags. This is a counter-intuitive. The energy and carbon footprint to make one reusable shopping bag is more than it takes to make 10,000 plastic store bags. Even if you get 10 bags a week it would take almost 20 years of using the reusable bag to be greener. And you know that they will update their designer bags when a new designer becomes more popular than the one they have and they won't be recycling the old one like you can do with plastic or paper shopping bags.
I was hoping Paris Hilton would do the stupid thing and skip the country because we don't need her. Instead she surprised me and turned herself in early. I said to Dee, my wife, that she would be smart to keep a journal and publish a book about her experience. The next day I heard she would. I guess she isn't as dumb as I thought she was. Now if she's really smart she will reinvent herself into a productive member of society and stop being Partying Paris.
WHAT THE #%&$!!! I wrote the above on Wednesday. Now it's Thursday afternoon and Paris has been reassigned to 40 days home detention because of a "medical Condition". The report I heard is that she was whining and crying constantly. So I guess being a whining, crying, spoiled brat and faking a nervous breakdown is a medical condition that can not be handled by the justice system. Why wasn't she transfered to the mental institute? Now that she's home she can party all she wants in the comfort of her mansion.
Thursday night. Now the city attorney has filed a motion to have Paris put back in jail. What a toady. He's just jumping on the popular opinion bandwagon as a political ploy to insure his reelection. Paris will appear in court at 9am PDT Friday for the judge to decide whether she returns to jail.
Final word about Paris. I hope this debacle will start a revolution in this country for standardized sentencing reform so that no matter who you are or where you are you receive the same sentence for the same crime. Mark.
Update for online version. After I sent the newsletter out, on Friday morning, Paris was ordered back to jail crying and screaming "Mom, Mom, it's not right." and was delivered to the correctional medical facility. Mark.
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Yahoo Mail
If you are using Yahoo mail to receive the newsletter please be aware that, for several weeks now, all Yahoo addresses have been sending back notices that the mail has been delayed. Mark.
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COOLSITES 145 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.
A word about all free programs I list in my newsletter. I do not test these programs especially since I use Win 98 and most don't support 98 anymore. I harvest these programs from reputable newsletters and other sources hoping that you can trust them but not all programs are trustworthy especially screensavers. A lot of programs will do the least harmful thing which is hijack your home page but the home page can easily be reset by you.
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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