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I have published the September 28 2007 COOLSITES Newsletter # 132 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 28 2007 COOLSITES Newsletter # 132 by Mark Donaldson
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
September 23, 2007
Greetings!
Sorry the newsletter was late this week. I went camping. It was a great weekend and I extended it into Monday just for fun. When you are reading this newsletter, I hope you have fun too.
Clif
# REVIEWS
1. Lotus Symphony - the new kid in free office suites
2. Open Office - MS Office alternative
3. Winamp - multimedia player to the max
4. GemSwap - a free clone of Bejeweled
5. Firefox Wonder Edition
6. ThreatFire - protection against zero-day threats
7. Old Newsletter
# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
1. What free software do you need?
2. Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
3. How to clean an LCD screen
4. One last word on security - from Bill Webb
5. Microsoft creates more nightmares for itself
6. Comments last week
# COOL WEBSITES
1. CoolSites Newsletter this week
2. Websites I've visited recently
3. micado - create reusable multiple choice exams on-line
4. Encyclopedia Mythica - the myth lives on
5. Survival Against All Odds
6. Google Presentation - web enabled Power Point clone
Go to
http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter070923 to see the current newsletter at the Freeware Wiki.
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Security News
Websense® Security Labs(TM) has discovered that the official site of the Syrian Embassy in London has been compromised.
The site
www.syrianembassy.co.uk contains three unique iframes that direct visitors to malicious Web sites. The iframes use various techniques to evade detection, including Javascript Obfuscation. The iframes point to hosts in the United States, Malaysia, and the Ukraine. The Mpack attack toolkit is hosted on one of these sites and attempts several exploits depending on OS, browser, and plugin versions. The end result is that two Trojan Downloaders are dropped on visitors' computers from two of the iframes.
For additional details and information on how to detect and prevent this type of attack:
http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=806
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They tried to scam me
The National Lottery PO Box 1010 Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom Ref: UK/6648D/09 Batch: 080/07/MK881 Dear Winner, RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the draw (#1209) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 25th July 2007, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 03 18 21 24 36 38 (20 Bonus ball) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e. match 6 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (one million five hundred thousand pound sterling) in cash credited to file QQX/8994298762/01. This is from a total cash prize of £7,500, 000.00 (seven million five hundred thousand pounds sterling) shared amongst the Five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. match 6 plus bonus. HOW DID YOU WIN??? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS??? The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 255,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email,was among the first 5 lucky winners. Please be informed,Your winning prize has been insured to Reference Number UK/6648D/09 in a suspense account. Please do provide with the following information: And send to our Fiduciary Agent. CLAIM PROCESSING FORM 1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3. Nationality: 4. Date of Birth: 5. Occupation: 6. Phone: 7. Fax: To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent immediately via the email below. UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT Name: Mr.Ben Johnson Tel: +447014219185 +447045703488 Email: webclaimsuk1.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.hk Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained). Anybody under the age of 17 and members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program. CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HOUSE. Yours faithfully, Ms.Ann Ray. Online Co-ordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Lottery Program. N.B: Keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims.
soniafrancisco01.TakeThisOut@yahoo.ie fileclaim.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com markfoster.TakeThisOut@yahoo.es EnidHinesIM.TakeThisOut@gmail.com fwsouthafrica7.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com claimsagentjane05.TakeThisOut@gmail.com webclaimsuk1.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.hk Go bots go. Fill their inboxes.
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Security Links
Acrobat Reader Has Critical Flaw ~ Ask the Geek, Too:
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/gnomewriter/2007/09/24/acrobat-reader...s-criti
New. Doctor Spyware Cleaner 1.0 Doctor Spyware Cleaner improves PC performance by removing harmful spyware and adware.:
http://www.retinaxstudios.com/spywarecleaner/overview.php
New. Dr. Web Anti-virus Link Checker - Windows XP-Vista, Mozilla Firefox 1.5 - 2.0:
http://www.download.com/Dr-Web-Anti-virus-Link-Checker/3000-11745_4-10...595.htm
New. Prevx CSI - FREE Malware Scanner 1.0.100.165:
http://www.prevx.com/freescan.asp
New. ZoneAlarm® ForceField:
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/forcefield_x/index.html
Scammers Can Now Use Fake Caller ID Number. Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/callerid.html
Update. Arovax AntiSpyware 2.1.153:
http://www.arovaxantispyware.com/
Update. Cryptainer LE, SecureIT:
http://www.cypherix.co.uk/downloads.htm
Update. RemoveIT Pro v4 - SE 9.21.2007 Antivirus Software - Remove Spyware and Adware with RemoveIT Pro:
http://incodesolutions.com/
Update. Spyware Terminator 2.0.1.224 realtime spyware protection. Free spyware removal and spyware protection - Spyware Terminator:
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Update. ThreatFire (formerly CyberHawk) 3.0.8.0 Zero-day Antivirus and Spyware Protection:
http://www.threatfire.com/
Update. WinGuard Pro 2008 6.6.27 Beta Password Protect Windows Programs and Encrypt Files, Folders, Drives for Free.:
http://www.winguardpro.com/
Update. WinPatrol v12.1.2007.5:
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
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Fast is best
There is a new weather service online that delivers forcast, radar maps and other data. The great thing about it is it's fast. On my dialup their main page loads in 12 seconds and their radar page for my area loads in 10 seconds but the best thing is it is ad supported with just one little ad. Mark.
Weather Underground Lite- WUND.COM Very fast loading weather site perfect for dialup:
http://www.wund.com/
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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 124 • 2007-09-27
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/070927
INTRODUCTION Now you can Digg this after you've Reddit
Bookmarking sites let you link to your favorites
Fred Langa's journey produces some great photos
Excel 2007 displays 65,535 as 100,000
TOP STORY Stealth Windows update prevents XP repair
Repaired installations of XP can't be updated
Manually registering files solves the problem
KNOWN ISSUES Get the latest Windows updates securely
Add extra security to your update strategy
Firefox add-ons are workarounds, not panaceas
Secunia posts FAQ to answer reader questions
WACKY WEB WEEK IT manager risks life and limb to restore server
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A really cool Gmail trick
If you use your Gmail address to sign up for websites, newsletters, etc. you can use a trick to see if they send you unwanted email or sell your address to others. Normally you would use your email address such as me.TakeThisOut@gmail.com but you can use a plus sign ( + ) to mark the address because the plus sign and everything between it and the @ sign will be ignored. As an example if you were to sign up for my newsletter and wanted to make sure I'm not lying when I say I won't use your address just sign up as me+coolsites@gmail.com. The newsletter will go to me.TakeThisOut@gmail.com but be marked as going to me+coolsites@gmail.com . Then you can use Gmails filters to send that unwanted email to the spam folder or even just delete it. Mark.
Spam Control for Gmail Users. This is a cool trick to find out if the place you just gave your gmail address to is sending you unwanted email.
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/theoracle/2007/08/09/spam-control-for...ail-use
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Men. This isn't a joke. It's just logical
Put the toilet seat AND lid down.
It prevents things from falling into the toilet.
It prevents animals from drinking from the toilet.
It prevents seeing how dirty the toilet is.
And it makes her have to raise and lower something when she uses it. That's true equality.
So make everyone in your house does this and may peace reign. Mark.
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COOLSITES Toolbar
I have created a new webpage that describes the COOLSITES Toolbar and has plenty of pretty pictures. Please check it out at :
http://luem42.com/toolbar.html . You can download the toolbar at:
http://luem42.ourtoolbar.com .
Please suggest links to be added to the toolbar by contacting me at
http://luem42.com/contactus.html
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COOLSITES 93 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.
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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