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I have published the November 6 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #242 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.
November 6 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #242 Mark Donaldson
Now with online Google Translator
Major changes to this newsletter are coming soon
Google is discontinuing Google Pages and will be moving my archive to Google Sites. However their hosting rules will also change. My html files will not be allowed due to "security reasons". This means I would have to use Google's online webpage creation program which would be more time consuming for me and bigger webpages that load slower for you.
I have checked other free hosts and can not find any that will allow me to continue as before without cost. Therefore I will have to change things. What this will mean for subscribers is very little difference. What this will mean for non-subscribers who view the newsletter online and people accessing old newsletters, "Just The Links" and "Specialized Search Engines" webpages may be drastic. I will keep you informed. 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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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/
"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
Clif is no longer doing his newsletter. He is writing for others. You can find all of his past newsletters here:
http://freewarewiki.com/NewsLetters and his writings here:
http://techie-buzz.com/author/clif-notes
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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 the site media-servers.net has been compromised and injected with malicious code. The Web site belongs to a high-profile advertiser on the Internet realm. It's important to note that media-servers.net serves advertising content from ad.media-servers.net, and that this site is clean. The injected code is part of an ongoing mass injection campaign that compromised thousands of legitimate Web sites. Websense Security labs have been tracking this campaign for months.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3500.aspx "
They Tried To Scam Me
No new scam emails this week.
Anonymouse.org. This service allows you to surf the web without revealing any personal information:
http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html
Bank Trojan botnet targets Facebook users:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=474045375-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=477588258-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=474045371-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
New. AVG Remover utility removes all parts of AVG installation on your computer, including registry items, installation and user files on your disk, etc.:
http://www.avg.com/us-en/download-tools
Sports Scam Artists Play for High Stakes.Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/sportsscam.html
Twitter users warned about new phishing attack:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=474045373-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Update. XP-AntiSpy 3.97-5 disable some built-in update and authetication features in WinXP:
http://xp-antispy.org/
Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=477588254-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
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Consumer News and Links
Just another good reason to subscribe and get this info before it expires
Free Uno Pizza or Entree for Veterans (BOGO) (US)
On Veteran's Day, 11/11, Uno invites all members of the military, both
veterans and active duty, to come in for a free entrée or individual pizza
(with an entrée or pizza purchase of equal or greater value).
There's no coupon necessary, just show up in uniform, or with a picture of
you in uniform, or with a military or veteran's ID. The promotion is
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as well as Gurnee and Schaumburg
Veterans & Military Eat Free Apple Bees 11/11 (US)
Veterans and Active Duty Military are invited to eat free on November 11, 2009 at Apple Bee's. Simply show proof of Military service.
Valid Veteran and Active Duty Identification to Obtain Free Entree:
* U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card
* U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card
* Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
* Veterans Organization Card (i.e., American Legion and VFW)
* Photograph in uniform
* Wearing uniform
Choose one of the six delicious entrees listed on their website.
http://www.topsavings.com/index.asp?ID=27713&tfsnews=yes
From:
http://www.consumerworld.org/
12 Dumbest 401(K) Mistakes
Wal-mart to Offer its Own Geek Squad
Are Retailers Going too Far Tracking Our Web Habits?
More Cell Makers Shifting to Android System
Disney Expands Refunds for "Baby Einstein" Videos
University Cracks "Secure" UK Credit Card System
FDA Doesn't Follow-up on Useless Drugs
Dodd Seeks Credit Card Rate Freeze
Case Begins Against Buyers Club for Members Signing Up Unwittingly
Online Advertising Gets Better (?)
Should You Convert Your Traditional IRA to Roth?
MSN Direct Service to End; Affects GPS Traffic
Class Action Proceeds Against DirecTV
Study: 100% of Credit Cards Reviewed "Unfair or Deceptive" pdf
8 Tech Novel Trends for 2010
Spammer Ordered to Pay $711-mil to Facebook
Partition Your Hard Drive with Free Partition Wizard
New Sales Ploy: Luxury Homes Built Cheaply
FTC Wants Telcos/Cablecos to Improve Ads and Billing
FTC's Red Flag Rule re: ID Theft Now in Effect
NOTE: FTC Just Delayed Red Flag Rule til June 2010
World's Largest Cruise Ship Sails Maiden Voyage
New Home Appraiser Rules May Get Watered Down
Each Clunker that Would Have Been Traded Anyway Cost Taxpayers $24,000
Belkin has recalled almost 69,000 SurgeMaster power strips. Belkin's site has replacement information:
http://www.belkin.com/support/surgemaster/exchange/info.aspx
Best plasma TVs - CNET Reviews:
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-plasma-tvs/?tag=nl.e404
Consumer Reports names the real deals at dollar stores on clarkhoward.com:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/10/26/16945/
Consumer Reports. How Much do Warehouse Clubs Really Save You. PDF:
http://www.shopsmartmag.org/files/Stock_up_and_save.pdf
Credit-card companies are rushing to raise rates and tack on extra fees ahead of a law slated to take effect Feb. 22 that is supposed to limit such moves in the future:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091031/ap_on_bi_ge/us_all_business
Don't Let Your Frequent Flier Miles Expire. years of accumulated miles will disappear:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704222704574501453001798692.html
FREE Christmas Letters from Santa Claus - Free Personalized, Printable Christmas Letters from Santa Claus - Best Santa's Letter:
http://bestsantasletter.com/
Homescan. Make a difference in the consumer marketplace:
http://www.pdstatic.com/hf/JW148A/?login=sysDUM&pin=DUM5983&pu...ey=shop
Mouse Print. Sears. They Only Call it a Refrigerator:
http://www.mouseprint.org/
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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, Twitter 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.
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COOLSITES 79 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".
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