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This month's eNewsletter includes information on
how to lose those recently obtained holiday pounds, how to set a Guinness
World Record, and how to prevent your computer from being infected by the
latest Sober e-mail worm. Read and follow the advice below and you'll have a
healthier and safer 2006. Happy New Year!
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< Tech Tips & Tricks
< Sites of the Month |
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Ponderings for the New Year
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Feature of the Month
< This Month's Chronicles |
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E-Mail Worm
< Internet Classes |
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This Month's Chronicles |
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Birthstone: Garnet
Flower: Carnation
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New Year's Day |
| Jan. 12 |
Clean Your Desk Day |
| Jan. 16 |
Martin Luther King Day |
| Jan. 19 |
Popcorn Day |
| Jan. 23 |
Pie Day |
| Jan. 29 |
Carnation Day |
This Day in History
www.scopesys.com/anyday
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Ponderings for the New Year |
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Why do
we say that something is "out of
whack"? What is a whack?
Why is the man who invests all
your money called a broker?
Why do croutons come in airtight
packages? It's just stale bread to
begin with.
Why is a wise man and a wise guy
opposites?
Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?
Why do overlook and oversee mean
opposite things?
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Can I Get
More Results To Appear On Google Search
Page?
Question: I usually go to
google.com when doing a search on the
Web. When typing in a word or phrase
into Google's search box, the resulting
page gives me only ten listed Web pages
to review. Is there a way to get more
than ten listings?
Answer: Yes. On difficult
searches it is sometimes necessary to go
deeper than the first ten listings
provided on a search results page.
Google allows you to change the
preferences on its site to show 10, 20,
30, 50, or even the top 100 search
results all on one page. To adjust your
settings, click on the "Preferences"
link to the right of Google's search
box. Scroll down to the "Number of
Results" area and choose the number of
pages you'd like displayed on your
results page. Next, click "Save
Preferences" located at the bottom right
corner of the page and then click "OK"
on the resulting pop-up window.
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E-Mail Worm |
Warning:
More Variants Of Sober E-mail Worm
Expected
Apparently, an e-mail message appearing
to be from either the CIA or the FBI is
an effective technique for spreading
e-mail worms. In late November 2005, an
e-mail from the "Sober" variant of
e-mail worms (specifically referred to
as either W32.Sober.X@mm or
W32/Sober@MM!M681) spread like wildfire
across the globe. Hundreds of millions
of messages were sent by unsuspecting
e-mail
recipients after opening e-mail
attachments that appeared to be from the
CIA, FBI, or the German BKA police
agency. The attachments contained an
e-mail worm which then sent the same
mass-mailing worm to e-mail addresses
found within the compromised computer ˜
again spoofing the "from" address in
many cases to appear like the message
was coming from the CIA, FBI, or BKA.
(As with previous versions of the Sober
worm, only Windows-based computers
were/are infected by the Sober worm.)
The November 2005 Sober worm variant was
sent with either German or English text
thereby suggesting once again that each
of the 30 Sober worm variants dating
back to October 2003 were likely written
by a German author or a group of German
authors.
Although the "from" address, the subject
line text, and the body text of
this worm vary widely, below are two
examples of theW32.Sober.X@mm Worm.
Go to this URL:
http://www.cornerstonenow.com/newsletter/section-a/2006/0601_sample.gif
Many security experts are speculating
that since November's Sober worm variant
had a built-in expiration date, the
author of the worm is probably working
on the creation of improved versions of
the worm. In other words, there's more
to come.
If you receive an e-mail like the one
described above, delete it immediately
and do NOT open the e-mail message's
attachment. We strongly encourage each
and every one of our Internet customers
to protect their computers with
anti-virus software. Of course, it is
also vitally important to regularly
update your computer's anti-virus
software. New viruses and worms are
discovered daily. Be sure to scan all
file attachments of incoming e-mail
messages, even messages from people you
trust. Many viruses and worms are spread
over networks, through attachments, and
by sharing storage media such as
diskettes, Zip disks, and CDs. You have
the ultimate responsibility for
protecting your computer against these
threats.
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Tech Tips & Tricks |
Backing Up Your Browser's
Favorites/Bookmarks
January is a good time to clean-up your computer and
back-up important files. One easy but important item to
back-up periodically is your browser's "Favorites" (when
using Internet Explorer) or "Bookmarks" (when using
Firefox, Safari, or Netscape). Here's how to export and
save these files:
Exporting Favorites From Your Internet Explorer 6.0
Browser When Using Windows XP Home Edition
1. With Internet Explorer open, click your cursor arrow
on the "File" menu and drop down to "Import and Export."
The Import/Export Wizard will start.
2. Click on the "Next" button.
3. Choose "Export Favorites" from the list of actions to
perform and click "Next."
4. Select the "Favorites" folder for exporting and click
"Next."
5. Choose a destination for your exported favorites by
clicking on the "Browse" button. Give the exported
favorites file a name and select a destination for it.
6. Click the "Save"
button and then click on the "Next" button.
7. Now click on the
"Finish" button.
Exporting Bookmarks From Your Firefox 1.0 Browser
When Using Windows XP Home Edition Or Macintosh OS X
1. With Firefox open, click your cursor arrow on the
Bookmarks menu and drop down to "Manage Bookmarks." The
"Bookmarks Manager" window will appear.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "File" menu and drop down to "Export." The
"Export bookmark file:" dialog box will appear.
3. Give your file a name
and select a destination for it.
4. Click the "Save"
button. Close the "Bookmarks Manager" window.
Exporting Bookmarks From Your Safari 2.0 Browser When
Using Mac OS X
1. With Safari open, click your cursor arrow on the
"File" menu and drop down to "Export Bookmarks." The
"Export Bookmarks" dialog box will appear.
2. Give your file a name
and select a destination for it. 3. Click the "Save"
button.
Exporting Favorites From Your Netscape 7.2 Browser
When Using Windows XP Home Edition Or Macintosh OS X
1. With Netscape Navigator open, click your cursor arrow
on the "Bookmarks" menu and drop down to "Manage
Bookmarks." The "Bookmark Manager" window will appear.
2. Click on the "Tools"
menu and drop down to "Export..." The "Export Bookmark
File" dialog box will appear.
3. Give your file a name
and select a destination for it.
4. Click the "Save"
button and then close the "Bookmark Manager" window.
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Sites of the Month: |
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Get Help With Your Weight Loss Resolution
http://home.howstuffworks.com/diet.ht
Have you made your annual resolution to lose those extra pounds? This
site provides great insight on how our bodies work when it comes to
consuming and burning calories. Did you know that a gallon of gasoline
contains about 31,000 calories and that if humans could drink gasoline
instead of eating pizza and burgers for calories, we could run more than
300 miles on just one gallon of gasoline? Our bodies are the ultimate
hybrid engines! It's this efficiency that can sometimes make it
difficult to peel off pounds. However, knowledge is power. To learn more
about how our body reacts to calorie intake, diet, and exercise, head to
this site.
Visit The St. Paul Winter Carnival This Month
http://Winter-Carnival.com
The St. Paul Winter Carnival is like a large state fair, except that it
takes place in the middle of the winter. Held annually since 1886, it is
billed as the largest and oldest winter festival in the United States.
Each year organizers build a huge, elaborate ice palace. (The tallest
palace was built in 1992 and was fifteen stories high.) The festival
includes ice carving competitions, car racing on ice, frozen 5K and 1/2
marathon races, ice fishing contests, fireworks, parades, snow sculpture
displays, and more. This year's event runs January 27th through February
5th. See this site for schedules, history, pictures, and more.
Break A World Record In 2006
http://GuinnessWorldRecords.com
It's a new year so why not make this the time to do something that'll
make you famous -- well, sort of famous. The world record for balancing
on one foot is 76 hours and 40 minutes. You could go for 77 hours.
Another person has a record for balancing 88 pounds of milk cartons on
his head for 11.23 seconds. Why not go for twelve seconds? The longest
time for continuously spinning a basketball on one finger is three hours
and 59 minutes. Come on, what's four
hours? Before you start your balancing endeavors, however, head to this
site to find out the official rules and regulations and to register your
record attempt. It's the only way to get the official recognition you'll
so richly
deserve!
American Idol Returns For Fifth Season
http://IdolOnFox.com
Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson return this month for their
fifth season as judges on the hit show American Idol. The Fox channel
plans to air approximately 43 hours of Idol competition through this May
compared to 38.5
hours last season. The format will remain the same. The first three
weeks will be local audition episodes followed by two weeks in Hollywood
where semi-finalists are chosen. Voting by viewers starts in late
February. Do you want to relive season four? The site contains links to
thousands of photos and videos from last year's auditions.
The XX Olympic Winter Games Are Coming Soon To Torino
http://torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html
It's not too late to make your plans and book a trip to Italy for next
month's XX Olympic Winter Games. For information on everything from the
opening ceremonies, to parking information, to accommodations, to ticket
information, this is your source for the latest news. There are also
links to lots of great action photos, stories about many of the athletes
who will compete, as well as updates on the Olympic Torch Relay, which
will have visited over 600 communities by the time the games begin on
February 10, 2006.
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