September 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter 183 by Mark Donaldson

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I have published the September 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #183 by 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.


September 19 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #183 by Mark Donaldson


Almost everyone got this week's newsletter.

I still may have problems from time to time so here is what I have done. Subscribers 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 8am EDT, 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 newsletter email.

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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/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
September 14, 2008

Here are the headlines from this week's newsletter.
http://freewarewiki.com/NewsLetters

# REVIEWS
1. Javascript password generator - don't use the same password everywhere
2. Stickies - your desktop Post-It® notes
3. Hyperwords - take this off of your list of things to do
4. Chromifox - add the Chrome browser look to Firefox
5. QuickTime Alternative - put Apple's bloatware on a diet
6. taskTome - a competent and intuitive task organizer
7. Old Newsletter

# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
1. What free software do you need?
2. Abbott and Costello - An Office With Windows
3. Comments last week
4. Internet Fixes Weekend Windup

# COOL WEBSITES
1. Dropbox - 2 Gigs of free space for backups and sharing
2. Google Earth Videos - amazing things you can see from space
3. CoolSites Newsletter this week

# NEWS
1. SnapFiles.com - new and updated freeware
2. News from Sarah in Tampa
3. Security news from Malware Advisor
4. A view from CyberNirvana

Latest Newsletter http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter080914

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Security News

"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-260A Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: September 16, 2008 Source: US-CERT Systems Affected: * Apple Mac OS X versions prior to and including 10.4.11 (Tiger) and 10.5.4 (Leopard) Overview: Apple Mac OS X is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, and Apple has released Security Update 2008-006 and Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.5 to address them. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of your computer. Solution: Install the updates Use Software Update to install Apple Security Update 2008-006 or Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.5. Description: Apple Mac OS X is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to run malicious programs on your computer, crash your computer, or access your data without your approval. For more technical information, see http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html "

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Security Links

I get these links from good sources however I do not test the programs myself because I just don't have the time and most new programs won't work on my old 98 system. The definitive source of rogue info is Spyware Warrior- Rogue-Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm


Credit Card Shaving. Scammers Go Low-Tech With Trick: http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/105723/Credit-Card-...ving:-S

Cybercriminals use celebrity names to lure victims. Looking for information about Brad Pitt or Beyonce on the Web. It could be risky: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/16/AR2008...601934.

If the Landlord is in Nigeria... Don't Send Money: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5783260&page=1

If You are Thinking of Donating Your Car, Beware: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122100165129316945.html?mod=2_1581_leftbox

Most Work-At-Home Job Offers Are Not What They Seem. Scambusters.org: http://www.scambusters.org/work-at-home2.html

Obama sex video- Hardly. It's spyware spreading via e-mail: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=71123841-be56918137808c8d29d61779...633af-b

Update. Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Updates 09-17-2008: http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

Update. WinPatrol 15.9.2008.0: http://www.winpatrol.com/

Wi-Fi safety tips: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=71168824-be56918137808c8d29d61779...633af-b

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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 167 • 2008-09-18

Free content posted on September 18, 2008:

INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
Say "hi" to award-winning writer Stuart Johnston

TOP STORY
By Stuart J. Johnston
Cloud computing puts your health data at risk
A promise of safer personal health data
Private health data goes public by mistake
Consumer privacy may get lost in the clouds
How to safeguard your health-care records

INSIDER TIPS
By Scott Dunn
Password managers keep your login data handy
Login aids can be more hindrance than help
Top choice specializes in Web access
The open-source option for password management
These extra features are worth paying for
A plain-Jane password-management freebie
Basic password management with one big flaw

WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
It beats (ahem) ice-cold showers

http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/080918

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Space Weather News for Sept. 18, 2008 http://spaceweather.com

DOOMED SPACECRAFT: Jules Verne is about to become a fireball. On Sept. 29th, with NASA aircraft looking on, the 22-ton European spacecraft will plunge into Earth's atmosphere over the south Pacific Ocean and harmlessly disintegrate. Jules Verne recently spent five months docked to the space station where it delivered supplies, used its engines help the station avoid a piece of space junk, and served as an impromptu bedroom for the ISS crew. Mission accomplished, the doomed spacecraft is now making its final orbits around Earth glowing about as brightly as Polaris (the North Star). US and European observers are favored with flybys this weekend. If you'd like to see Jules Verne, check the Simple Satellite Tracker for viewing times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

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Free Cloth Totes at Walmart

Walmart is giving away their cloth totes if you return a bag full of their plastic bags for recycling. Just bring the bag inside to their cashiers and ask about them. Mark.

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Excitement

What an exciting year this turning out to be.

What an exciting presidential election we are having. It is even more exciting than the 92 election with Ross Perot. A new deal, new direction, reform, straighten out, change, etc.. I've heard it all before and nothing ever changes in DC. Why? , the person does not run the office, the office runs the person. The president is the administrator of congress's laws. The only power the president has is the emergency powers. I want a president who will be strong against our enemies and not show weakness. Clinton showed weakness when he had Bin Laden in his sights after the World Trade Center garage bombing and failed to pull the trigger. I blame Bill "I did not have sex with that woman" Clinton for 9-11. I keep on hearing my father say "salesmen, prostitutes, politicians, they're all the same animal. They will say anything to get your money". Don't get me wrong, I love America. I think it is the greatest, freest, most prosperous country the world has ever seen but it has problems. The problem with our government is it is an out of control, a giant money grabbing monster that takes more than 70 cents of every dollar you make,,, either directly or indirectly via taxes. The only way it will change and become the small non-intrusive government, our founding fathers envisioned, without bloodshed is if everyone, every business, corporation, retailer, etc. agreed that they will no longer collect or pay taxes. Too bad Ron Paul didn't get support but the monster wouldn't allow it. Tax Revolt, Tax Revolt, Tax Revolt!

What an exciting time for our economy it is. Mortgage bailouts, financial institutions collapsing, insurance companies going bust, stocks falling, precious metals rising, two hurricanes shutting down our gasoline supply and creating shortages, the big three automakers on the verge of bankruptcy, airlines and aircraft manufactures in trouble. Just one more punch, like a major earthquake, might push it over the edge. 1830, 1880, and 1930. We had depressions every fifty years until the FDIC was created. Now it's been eighty years. The end of the arms race in 91 meant no more spending trillions on those stupid nukes, just billions, but now it looks like the race might be back on with Russia testing a new sub launched ICBM. The Gulf War in 91 meant the military would need to replace the weapons expended during the war and money would flow from the government back into the private sector. And the internet would be a new economic opportunity. I said in 92 that the economy was going to enter a boom time and whoever took office would take credit for it, and Clinton did. The problem is we are no longer a manufacturing economy. We are now a service economy. Panama is a service economy and they make their money servicing other countries. We are making our money servicing ourselves. That's like the snake eating it's own tail. Sooner than later there will be nothing left of the snake. The blame game is already starting. If the economy tanks then whoever gets elected will be blamed for it. Blame Game. Blame Game. Blame Game.

What an exciting time it is for sports. The Olympics showed we still have the best athletes. The Cubs may break their hundred year drought and it might be a subway series with the White Sox (lucky Chicagoans) but I want the Cinderella team, the Rays, to play the Cubs whose magic number is now two. The Yankees won't be in the post season and Torres's Dodgers might. That will stick in Steinbrenner's craw. A fan at Yankees stadium on Tuesday caught a home run ball in the right field bleachers. On Wednesday the same fan caught another homer in the left field bleachers. I calculated the odds of that happening at around the same as winning the lottery. The Farve saga and so much more. Go Cubs Go. Go Cubs Go. Go Cubs Go!

What an exciting movie Dee and I saw this week. It is "V for Vendetta". It was excellent and didn't follow predictable story lines. It wasn't gory. It wasn't filled with foul language. The acting was superb. We've been talking about all week. We recommend this movie. See this movie either on TV or DVD.

Biden said paying higher taxes would be patriotic for wealthier Americans: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_el_pr/biden_taxes

Bidens Gave Average of $369 Annually to Charities: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=am_Rg6sl2eqY&a...refer=h

Chevy to temporarily halt Vette production due to economy - Autoblog: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/15/chevy-to-temporarily-halt-vette-pro...tion-du

Clinton blindsided by scheduled event with Palin: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jVDdTXyizJSZq-zJ6D2Az16gjBiQD9387F000

Federal FDIC bank insurance fund dwindling: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BANK_DEPOSITS_SAFETY?SITE=AP

Government steps in again, bails out AIG with $85B: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080917/D938BQKG1.html

Hackers claim break-in to Palin's Yahoo e-mail account: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iem-vu_mlRjRYfqkscEkw2ciRm7wD938O2300

Judge says McCain is a 'natural born citizen': http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJ3AHoO_Qz6G8f2AyVBVqU0q9RkwD938R6D80

Lehman unloads it banking divisions to Barclays: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080917/D93899L80.html

Mattress Discounters Files for Bankruptcy: http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=148313&type=Daily

Obama Camp Denies He Tried to Delay Withdrawal Agreement of Troops From Iraq - America's Election HQ: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/15/obama-camp-denies-he-tried-to-...ay-with

Offshore drilling up to Senate after House passage: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080917/D938BFKG0.html

Palin E-Mail Hacker Says It Was Easy. His father is a Democratic state representative: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha.html

Pelosi- Democrats Are Innocent of Any Blame in Financial Crisis, It's All GOP's Fault Even though the Demsocrats control Congress: http://news-cycle.blogspot.com/2008/09/pelosi-democrats-are-innocent-of-any.html

Senate Majority Leader on Economic Woes- 'No One Knows What to Do': http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/senate-majority.html

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COOLSITES 107 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.