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I have published the October 23 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #240 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.
October 23 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #240 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
They Tried To Scam Me
I got 1 new scam email this week.
Here it is. Mark
HALIFAX LOAN INVESTMENT BANK.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are a certified bank, offering loan to people who are in
need of loan, Debt Consolidation,Business or Personal with3% loan
interest rate. All kinds of loans are accessible, all you have to
do is to fill-in the required details below.
Full Name:...............Contact Address:..............
Country:.................Mobile/cellular:................
Amount Needed as Loan:..........Loan repayment period:.......
Occupation:...................Monthly income:.........
Sex:..................Date of birth..........
(yyyy-mm-dd):....................
*****************************************
Contact us now for your urgent loan via
Email:**bank_halifax_loan@yahoo.com.hk*
*****hbosbankloan@gmail.com***
via,***halifaxbankloan@aol.com****
AVG Free review. software maker claims faster scan times in AVG Free 9, but some unfortunate behavior from its LinkScanner tool might annoy some enough to swear off that otherwise excellent feature:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=456994523-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
How to monitor children’s cell phone use - Tips and Advice for Parents and Families - The Kim Komando Radio Show:
http://www.komando.com/kids/tip.aspx?id=5728
Let Us Prey- How Church Scam Artists Get Away With Millions. Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/churchscam.html
Microsoft fixing Bing bug that aided spammers:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=463821114-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches. New OS afflicted by half as many bugs this month as Vista, a third as many as XP:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9139527/Microsoft_issues_...st_Wind
Safeguard Your Security and Privacy:
http://chris.pirillo.com/safeguard-your-security-and-privacy/
Sneaky Microsoft plug-in puts Firefox users at risk. Microsoft's recent security update patches a hole in Firefox. The hole was introduced to Firefox by a Microsoft add-on:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_...g_in_pu
Time Warner Cable Exposes 65,000 Customer Routers to Remote Hacks:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/time-warner-cable/
Update. TrueCrypt 6.3 disk encryption. Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows 7-Vista-XP, Mac OS X and Linux:
http://www.truecrypt.org/
Update. XP-AntiSpy 3.97-4 beta3 disable some built-in update and authetication features in WinXP:
http://xp-antispy.org/
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Consumer News and Links
Just another good reason to subscribe and get this info before it expires
Golden Corral: Free Military Dinner 11/16 (US)
Golden Corral's 9th annual Military Appreciation Monday dinner will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009, from 5 to 9 pm in all Golden Corral restaurants nationwide. The free dinner meal is a special "thank you tribute" to any person who has ever served in the United States Military. If you are a veteran, retired, currently serving, in the National Guard or Reserves, you are invited to join them for Golden Corral's Military Appreciation Monday dinner. To date, Golden Corral restaurants have provided over 2.2 million free meals and contributed over $3.3 million to the Disabled American Veterans organization.
From
http://www.consumerworld.org/
Top 10 Sites for Coupon Clippers
eTailers Try to Reduce Abandoned Shopping Carts
Novel Uses for White Vinegar Around the House
Drug Advertising Leads to Increased Usage
T-Mobile Offers Sidekick Data Loss Users $100 Credit
NY Times to FTC: Go Easy on Bloggers
Get Tax Credits for Home Energy Projects
How Restaurant Menus Get You to Spend More
FTC Does Not Intend to Pursue Bloggers' Endorsements
BofA to Test Annual Fees of $29-$99 on Some Cards
How Reverse Mortgages Put Seniors in Jeopardy pdf
Don't Flush All Old Medicines Says FDA
Consumer Groups Comment to FCC about Marketing/Billing by Telcos and Net Providers [HUGE pdf file]
7 Things Dirtier than Money (including Dr's Ties!)
Judge: Fees Not Owed Each Time Ringtone Plays
Consumers Sue Cheerios over Health Claims
Amazon and Wal-mart in Book Price War
Scratch 'n Dent Appliances Offered at Deep Discount
Long Gift Card Expirations are Bad for Consumers
Airlines Found Underpaying for Lost Luggage
Holiday Airfares Up, Up, and Away
3 Sites that Offer Free Credit Scores. three websites offer your score for free:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704252004574459011384380....html?m
Cable TV and Satellite TV Providers Ranked. Rankings varied by region:
http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pressrelease.aspx?ID=2009219
Consumer Reports. Kitchen Makeovers for Under $5000:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/home-garden/kitchen/kitchen-remodel.../kitche
Don't be deceived by the Dow topping 10,000 on clarkhoward.com:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/10/15/16876/
FDA cracks down on Internet sales of swine flu 'cures':
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fake-flu18-2009oc...,0,4742
Free Coupons:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=14997&zid=iq55&...;nid=10
Free piece of grilled chicken at KFC monday 10-26:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kentucky_grilled_ch...en_free
More discounting coming at grocery stores, warehouse clubs on clarkhoward.com:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/10/07/16814/
Mouse Print. Schlage. Unlock Your Front Door Remotely but Not Cheaply:
http://www.mouseprint.org/
Sign Up for your FREE A-10 Warthog Calendar:
http://www.technoframes.com/en/calendar_sign_up.php
Ultra soft toilet paper a hazard to the environment on clarkhoward.com:
http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/2009/10/08/16822/
Zenni Optical spawns competitors. ZenniOptical.com, which offers prescription glasses at $8 ($12 with shipping) for complete frames and lenses:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/10/12/16842/
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Make My Start Page Your Home Page I have updated it on 6-25-2009 with Twitter
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.
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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COOLSITES 103 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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