HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!

No harm giving this a try. Someone commented in an email to me:

But the virus will not necessary start from top to bottom approach as it might start from bottom to top. In addition to that, virus could just initialise other subsystem or another delivery program to perform this (not using outlook express, outlook or thunderbird).

Read this article for more information.

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/quickfix.asp

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From My InBox:

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!

I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its simplicity.

As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads

straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone in there,

thus infecting all your friends and associates.

This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will

stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will alert you

to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.

Here's what you do:

First,

open your address book and click on 'new contact,' just as you would do if

you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses.

In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in 'A'.

For the screen name or email address, type ' AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA '.

Now, here's what you've done and why it works:

The 'name' 'A' will be placed at the top of your address book as entry#1.

This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends.

But, when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA ,

it will be undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered.



If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address),

the worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected.

Here's the second great advantage of this method:

If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box

almost immediately.



Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email addressed to AAAAAAA@AAA.AAAA could not be delivered,

you know right away that you have the worm virus in your system.

You can then take steps to get rid of it!

Pretty slick huh?

If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about

opening mail from friends.

Pass this on to all your friends!!!

The World's First Flying Hotel!

From My InBox:

Wow, the flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world, Cool! The
Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which there
were only two prototypes ever made. The Hotelicopter Company purchased
one of these prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter
plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the
world's first flying hotel ever since.

"The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for
adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel
experience.

Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine
linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, and all
the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel.
Room service is available one hour after liftoff and prior to
landing." The Hotelicopter is due to fly maiden journey this
summer(June 26th) with an undisclosed price...

If you have interesting? There is three fly tour.
Inaugural Summer Tour - 14 days (Friday, June 26th, 2009 - Friday,
July 10th, 2009)
California Tour - 14 days (Friday, July 17th, 2009 to Friday, July 24rd, 2009)
Bay/Jamaica, European Tour - 16 days (Friday, July 31st, 2009 to
Sunday, August 16th, 2009)
Check out see more pics.
the spec:
Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)
Height: 28m (91 ft)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)
Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)
Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)
Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)
Our augmented Mi Range - 1,296 km (700 mi)

Bubbly good

Here is a bubbly good song. How do I know that? It's the Winner of the Webby Award for Viral Video!



How did I discovered it? Michael Marlatt shared it on his swell slideshow about Web 2.0 on SlideShare.

The Future of Recruiting is in the Cloud - ERE Fall 2008

View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: marlatt michael)

It's a 144 slides plus videos presentation. Way to go Michael. I wish I can be so long winded entertaining.

http vs. https (Important)

From My InBox:

Internet Security, Extremely Important
Very IMPORTANT..must know - don't do anything that is without the " s "

The main difference between http:// and https:// is all about keeping you secure



HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.

The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS. The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".

If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http:// . This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language.

In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.

This is why you never, ever, ever, should enter your credit card info in an http website!


But if the web address begins with https:// , that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.

You understand why this is so important, right? If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https:// . If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card info!

http VS https

* I checked the Tigerair http://www.tigerairways.com/home/
* And Jetstar airways http://www.jetstar.com/3k/index.html


When come to booking the ticket and keying the personal information both show https

* BOOKING
https://booking.tigerairways.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights. c gi
* And https://jetstar.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi

SO it is safe to do that booking... please remember when you buy any thing online make sure passing your information on the website showing https REPEAT https........... don't do anything that is without the " s "

Good photos? Create your own.

Remember the site I recommended where you can get free photos for your articles?

I noticed that the resolutions of some of the photos I chose were low and they do not look sharp when posted on my blogs. So, if you are the kind who prefer to create your own images but just need a little tweaking on your skills, I have discovered just the site to go to for free lessons.

Zach Holman has listed tens of thousands of tutorials for Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and many other useful topics on Good-Tutorials.

I will have to find the time to learn something from this site. Till then, I have nothing to show off on this post of my doing.

Error reports when using firefox

Since I have recommended using Firefox as a browser, I think I should advise of the possible problem you will face with it.

It is the "error report" that appears before Firefox browser closes down on you just as soon as you click on the "Mozilla Firefox" icon on your desktop. There is an option to send the errors reports to Microsoft. As this happens to me often, I did a search and found the solution on Yahoo! Answers.

SharksRule in his reply provided the steps to disable Windows' error reporting system.

1) Click on "Start"
2) Click on Run
3) Type "sysdm.cpl"
4) Click on OK
5) Go to the "Advanced" tab at System Properties Box
6) Click on the "Error Reporting" button
7) Select the "Disable Error Reporting" option and the box for "But notify me when critical errors occur" will be checked.
8) Click OK to apply and OK again to close the box.

I have just done that. You will hear from me again if I have any more problem with error reports.

HouseCall Free Scan against PC threats

So, you ran TM Net's Speedometer and have confirmed that you getting the broadband speed you have paid for. What's next if it is still a drag?

Try running HouseCall Free Scan from Trend Secure. This is a FREE Web-based tool designed to scan your computer for viruses, spyware, or other malware. I did just that and it detected some cookies on my system. I have the option to select and delete cookies I do not want lurking on my system and I opt to remove all of them.

Since I like my PC clean and malware free I will launch HouseCall Free Scan once a week.

If all these free tools fail to speed your system up, read these articles to find out what else could be holding you up:

Why is my computer running so slow, it used to be much faster?

Help! My computer is slow!

McAfee SiteAdvisor Plug-in for Firefox

If you are worried that your children will browse websites they are not supposed to and find it difficult to monitor them, then it is time you install McAfee SiteAdvisor Plug-in for Firefox. So, what can this free download do for you?

When your kids conduct searches on Google, Yahoo! or MSN, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings will appear next to their search results. So, all you have to do is tell them to click on links of websites that have a big green tick (√) beside its link and avoid sites with a yellow exclamation mark (!). There is a question mark (?) for sites they have not checked and if you want these looked up, SiteAdvisor will help you too.

And don't worry about remembering what each mark means. When you point at it with your cursor, a McAfee Site Advisor box will appear to tell you what it is about.

To be able to use this service, you have to use Firefox as your web browser. If you are not already using it, you can download it free from Mozilla.

Can't trust your kids to follow your instruction? I am sure I can find an answer to that somewhere and you bet, I will write about it.

Danger of Internet chat- especially for children

> > Hi, if you have friends whose children are hooked on internet chat
> > .. this could help bring awareness to them to be careful
> > Of course in our country maybe the tracing part may not be so
> > easy, ya?
> >
> > SAFETY IS NON NEGOTIABLE!
> > >
> >
> > EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE YOUR CHILDREN READ IT TOO!
> >
> > After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack
> > and get on-line . She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She
> > checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on.
> > She sent him an instant message:
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following
> > me home today. It was really weird!
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following
> > you?
> > Don't you live in a safe neighborhood?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I
> > didn't see anybody when I looked out.
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done
> > that have you?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > Of course not. I'm not stupid you know.
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > Did you have a softball game after school today?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > Yes and we won!!
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > That's great! Who did you play?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross!
> > They look like bees. LOL
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > What is your team called?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our
> > uniforms. They are really cool.
> >
> > GoTo123:
> > Did you pitch?
> >
> > ByAngel213:
> > No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be
> > done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me.
> > Bye!
> > GoTo123:
> > Catch you later. Bye
> >
> > Meanwhile......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began
> > to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and
> > printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he
> > knew about Angel so far.
> >
> > Her name: Shannon
> > Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
> > Age: 13
> > State where she lived: North Carolina
> >
> > Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall.
> > Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she
> > had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m.
> > every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew
> > she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team,
> > and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was
> > printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the
> > Canton Junior High School. She had told him all this in the
> > conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find
> > her now.
> >
> > Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the
> > way home from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make
> > a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games.
> > Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made
> > her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and
> > sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective.
> >
> > By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps
> > following her.
> >
> > Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone
> > staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She
> > glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her
> > closely.
> >
> > He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he
> > smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she
> > quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.
> >
> > After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to
> > the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past
> > him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the
> > back of her shirt. He knew he had found her.
> >
> > Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only
> > a few blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where she lived
> > he quickly returned to the park to get his car.
> >
> > Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until
> > the time came to go to Shannon's house. He drove to a fast food
> > restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.
> >
> > Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard
> > voices in the living room.
> >
> > "Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset
> > and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the
> > man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
> >
> > "Sit down,"her father began, "this man has just told us a
> > most interesting story about you."
> >
> > Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything?
> > She had never seen him before today!
> >
> > "Do you know who I am, Shannon?"the man asked.
> >
> > "No,"Shannon answered.
> >
> > "I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123."
> >
> > Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my
> > age! He's 14. And he lives in Michigan!"
> >
> > The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it
> > wasn't true. You see, Shannon, there are people on-line who
> > pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to
> > injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do
> > it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to
> > teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told
> > me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You
> > named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the
> > position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made
> > finding you a breeze."
> >
> > Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan?"
> >
> > He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh. It made you feel
> > safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?"
> >
> > She nodded.
> >
> > "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she
> > wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was
> > home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are
> > alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people
> > trick you into giving out information a little here and there
> > on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to
> > find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've
> > learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others
> > about this so they will be safe too?"
> >
> > "It's a promise!"
> >
> > That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down
> > together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could
> > have been a tragic situation.
> >
> > *****NOW*****
> >
> >
> > Please send this to as many people as you can to teach
> > them not to give any information about them
> > selves. This world we live in today is too dangerous to
> > even give out your age, let alone anything else.
> >
> > EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN
> > SEND IT TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN.