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I have published the June 5 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #220 Mark Donaldson.
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June 5 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #220 Mark Donaldson
Get a free cup or cone of ice cream for
Dad on Father's Day at TCBY. Simply, take your Dad to their store on June
21, 2009 for a free treat
Friday, June 5th is National Doughnut Day, and to celebrate, Krispy Kreme
will be giving every customer one doughnut of their preference.
No purchase necessary, one per customer.
Free VS Undies Panty at Victoria’s Secret. Expires June 5. PDF:
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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
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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 31, 2009
Thanks to eveyone who's written to ask where I've been since April. I've simply been very busy. I'm back now with more for freebies for you to try out
Topics in this week's letter
REVIEWS
Appetizer - portable and slick looking app launcher
Muziic Player - a YouTube music video player
Play Doom, Hexen and Heretic in your web browser
Learn Out Loud - download MP3 audio books
PhoneTray - block sales calls
Firefox plugin: Drag & Drop.io
Free OCR - online service
PhyreFile - free image hosting is simple
Monkey Puppet sings Michael Jackson tunes
Old Newsletter
TIPS AND FEEDBACK
What free software do you need?
Comments from the last newsletter
Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
CoolSites Newsletter this week
NEW NEWS
A view from CyberNirvana
OTHER STUFF
Frapper - you people live all over the world!
Get Gmail! and Get Firefox!
Chatting at FreewareWiki
Write your own review
Have fun and surf safely.
Latest newsletter
http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter090531
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Security News and Links
I get these links and news 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
"Websense Security Labs(TM) Threatseeker(TM) Network has detected that a large compromise of legitimate Web sites is currently taking place around the globe. Thousands of legitimate Web sites have been discovered to be injected with malicious Javascript, obfuscated code that leads to an active exploit site. The active exploit site uses a name similar to the legitimate Google Analytics domain (google-analytics.com), which provides statistical services to Web sites.
This mass injection attack does not seem related to Gumblar. The location of the injection, as well as the decoded code itself, seem to indicate a new, unrelated, mass injection campaign.
The exploit site is laden with vaious attacks. After successful exploitation, a malicious file is run on the exploited computer. The executed malware file has a very low AV detection rate.
Websense® Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3405.aspx "
"Websense Security Labs (TM) ThreatSeeker (TM) Network has detected that the payload site for the mass compromise known as Beladen, has changed from Beladen to Shkarkimi. The new site is hosted on the same IP address as Beladen and the exploits it serves are the same. The obfuscated typosquatting domain of Google-Analytics leading to the exploit site Shkarkimi is still massively injected. We can confirm that, as of the time of writing, around 30,000 Web Sites are injected with code that eventually leads to Shkarkimi. For more details about this attack, please see our blog on Beladen.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3412.aspx "
They Tried To Scam Me
No new scam emails this week. Mark.
Crooks may use Twitter to find vacant homes to rob. Video:
http://www.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_crooks_may_use_twitt...to_find
Experts- Gumblar attack is alive, worse than Conficker:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=226549082-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
McAfee's new family shield:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=231759721-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Microsoft Outlook users targeted in phishing attempt:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=231759725-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Microsoft plans jumbo patch day next week:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi...mp;arti
Microsoft to patch new DirectX hole:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=226549087-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Mobile phones face hacking threat, experts say:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8535233
New malware attack infecting Web sites:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=231759727-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
New. Security Tweak is a complex application for Vista which allows users to customize settings in order to protect their privacy better:
http://www.freewarefiles.com/Security-Tweak_program_49732.html
Protect your identity and finances:
http://www.jakeludington.com/ask_jake/20090204_comparison_of_lifelock_...stedid_
Scammers using search optimization on Twitter, Google:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=231759723-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
The Top 10 Ways to Avoid Being Sucked into a Ponzi Scheme. Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/ponzischeme.html
Update. Spyware Terminator 2.5.7.140 RC Free spyware removal and spyware protection - Spyware Terminator:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Your IM Account Information is Available on the Internet! - CNET Spyware, viruses, & security Forums:
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6132_102-0.html?threadID=344132&tag=nl.e497
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Consumer News and Links
From
http://www.consumerworld.org/
How to Spend like a Frugal Millionaire
FTC/States Go After Fake Charities/Solicitors
America's Top 10 Beaches 2009
Dog Fight: Ball Park Franks Sues Oscar Mayer
Peek Inside the Car Warranty Robocall Business
Snoring Cures Fail for 3 out of 4
Don't Get Suckered by Super Sales
Claim & Suspend: An Option for Social Security pdf
Credit Protection Plans Protect Little
Did AT&T Help Swing the Vote for Idol Winner?
Private Sheriffs Will Police Net in Future
Fake Check Scams Continue to Find Victims
Banks Now Target Checking Accounts for Fees
Toys R Us Buying FAO Schwarz
NY Deposit Law on Water Bottles on Hold
Expedia Drops Change and Cancellation Fees
More Households are Cutting the Cable TV Cord
Appliance Anxiety: Fix it or Replace it?
Hospitals Use Loopholes to Avoid Reporting Bad Docs
Jitterbug Cellphones Recalled; Some Can't Call 911
10 Ways Twitter Will Change American Business
What You Post in Facebook Can Come Back to Haunt You... in Court
Unilever to Test Coupons Delivered/Scanned on Cellphones
Court: Lifelock Can't Set Fraud Alerts
Online Credit Scores May Not Reflect Real Thing
From: The TopSavings.com Team
http://www.TopSavings.com
Eat Free @ Arby's on Wednesdays w/ Purchase (US) -
You can go to Arby's every Wednesday and get free food. Here is the
schedule:
June 10th - Free Roast Chicken club with any soft drink purchase
June 17th - Free Regular Sidekicker with any sandwich purchase
June 24th -Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
July 1st - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
July 8th - Free Orange Cream Swirl shake with any sandwich purchase
July 15th - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
July 22nd - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
July 29th - Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
August 5th - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
August 12th - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
August 19th - Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
August 26th - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
Best and Worst Discount Stockbrokers:
http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/stocks/smartmoney-2009-broker-surv...?print=
Bogus home repairs. Protect yourself or a loved one.:
http://lmax.clarkhoward.com/t/12651432/729041/77494/0/
Consumer Reports. free ways to recycle your old electronic junk:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/june-2009/electron...-comput
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Personal Finance on One Page. free ebook of money management tips:
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/onepage/
Fast Food- Ads vs. Reality. Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately:
http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm
Free cell phone battery swap for U.S. Cellular customers:
http://www.uscellular.com/uscellular/SilverStream/Pages/x_page.html?p=...teryswa
highest-yielding CDs in the land.:
http://lmax.clarkhoward.com/t/12651432/729041/77490/0/
Making Home Affordable.gov:
http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/
Mouse Print. Home Depot's Free Propane Tank Exchange:
http://www.mouseprint.org/
Swap SIMs, cut overseas costs:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=230043285-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Tupalo.com - Phone, Map, Review for Restaurants, Cafes, Salons, Shops:
http://tupalo.com/
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Windows Secrets Newsletter
Free content posted on June 4, 2009:
INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
I can't believe we've put out 200 newsletters
MS uses patch channel to install Firefox add-on
Write 50 words and enter to win 1,000 pages
TOP STORY
By Woody Leonhard
Windows 7 Starter Edition limits netbook designs
SE is ultra-cheap, but netbooks don't need it
Win7 Starter Edition's hardware restrictions
Controversies swirl around Win7 Starter Edition
KNOWN ISSUES
By Dennis O'Reilly
Problems confirmed with Vista Service Pack 2
IE 8 causes Microsoft Money print failure
Reader sends kudos for informative newsletter
WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
Here's looking at you, Steven Seagal
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/090604
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COOLSITES 108 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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