COOLSITES Toolbar
COOLSITES toolbar links menu
This is the current menu structure on the "Links" button on my COOLSITES toolbar which you can get for free here: http://luem42.ourtoolbar.com/. Mark
Daily Links ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Game Software Giveaway of the Day
Weekly Links --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Weekly Deals on Hardware Software Giveaway of the Day
Monthly Links -------------------------------------------------Hosts File Update New Freebies New Freeware every Day
COOLSITES Newletter Restricted Sites Update Nature News Hardware Deal of the Day
Newsletter Archive Monthly Sky Map NASA's APOD
Contact Us NOAA maps Space and Science News
Favorite Freeware Celeb News
Just The Links Space Weather
Specialized Search Engines Zap2it TV Guide
Dee's Recpies
Mark's Tips
Flight 93
Pirillo's Picks
Lockergnome Cool Web Links
Gadgets: Here are the gadgets that you can add to your individual COOLSITES Toolbar just by clicking the down arrow head next to the COOLSITES name on the left side of the toolbar.
YouTube Top Feeds: Be the first to know about new cool videos, browse the latest feeds from YouTube right on your toolbar.
iTunes MusicAccess: iTunes Music Store from your toolbar. Get the latest RSS feeds from iTunes Store.
Yahoo! Music Top 10: Get unlimited access to more than 1,000,000 songs from more than 60,000.
Translation service: Single-click online translation service. Enjoy the leading dictionary and thesaurus by Babylon and Wikipedia on your toolbar.
Rhapsody Top Feeds: Get the top songs and album feeds from the world's #1 rated digital music service.
LabPixies TV: Watch your favorite TV stations right on your Toolbar.
Flickr Slides: Add color and fun to your toolbar. See the daily Flickr collection of awesome images in a convenient slide show gadget.
Memory Game: Test your memory with this fun and simple game.
Mini-Clock: The coolest clock for your toolbar, now mini-sized.
Calculator: The coolest calculator for your toolbar. This simple and useful calculator lets you perform most basic operations.
Your IP Address: This simple gadget displays your current IP address and country flag.
ToDo Gadget: Easily manage and track your daily to-do list.
Calorie calculator: A simple way to monitor you daily calorie intake, easily manage your diet and meals.
Daily SweetIM: The SweetIM gadget will show you our most popular emoticon and wink animations of the day.
Sudoku Puzzle: Get thousands of free Sudokus, an addictive numbers puzzle game.
MyNotes: A simple tool which allows you to maintain multiple notes in one gadget.
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August 15 2008 COOLSITES Newsletter #178 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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Semper Gratis (forever free) of cost
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
August 10, 2008
Here are the headlines from this week's newsletter.
# There's always more to the story...
# REVIEWS
1. GParted - free open source partition manager
2. Zoundry Raven - portable blog post editor
3. Malware Bytes Anti-Malware - good anti-spyware and trojan scanner
4. Switch Audio File Converter
5. Old Newsletter
# TIPS AND FEEDBACK
1. What free software do you need?
2. Free Tools To Keep Your Software Up To Date
3. Internet Fixes Weekend Windup
4. Comments last week
# COOL WEBSITES
1. WriteToMyBlog.com - online blog post and HTML editor
2. Google Street View is very nice, now a marriage proposal?
3. England's Child Singing Star
4. CoolSites Newsletter this week
# NEW 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
Last Newsletter http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter080810
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Security News
"National Cyber Alert System Cyber Security Alert SA08-225A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: August 12, 2008 Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Messenger Overview: Vulnerabilities in a variety of Microsoft products could allow an attacker to gain control of your computer. Solution: Install updates Microsoft has released updates to remedy critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Updates for Microsoft Windows are available on the Microsoft Update site. We recommend enabling Automatic Updates. Description: Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Messenger as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2008. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to access your computer, install and run malicious software on your computer, or cause your computer to crash. More technical information is available in US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-225A. References * Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2008 - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-aug.mspx> * US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-225A - http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html * US-CERT Vulnerability Notes for Microsoft August 2008 updates - http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byid?searchview&query=ms08-aug "
"Websense® Security LabsT ThreatSeekerT network has discovered replica CNN Custom Email Alerts being sent out via spam emails. These emails contain links to a legitimate news page, but have been designed to encourage users to download a malicious application posing as a video codec. Over the last few days, the ThreatSeeker Network has seen huge volumes of spam wrapped up in CNN-themed templates - most recently email alerts listing the Daily Top 10 Stories and Videos, which also encouraged users to download a video codec (again a malicious file).
The bogus CNN Custom Alerts spam we have been seeing today look convincing in their appearance. The malicious payload is only accessed when the user clicks on the 'FULL STORY' link - the first link behind the story title leads to a legitimate news page hosted on CNN. The news story is a recent article centered around the Beijing Olympics.
The 'FULL STORY' link takes users to a Web page by the name of cnn****.html. This issues a pop-up encouraging users to download a 'missing' video codec, a file called adobe_flash.exe. The source code of cnn****.html is obfuscated. Our Security Labs have also seen evidence of this campaign and recent others being distributed via blog spam to further increase the chance of success. Websense Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack. To view the details of this alert http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3154.aspx "
"Websense® Security Labs(TM) ThreatSeeker(TM) Network has discovered a new replica wave of 'msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS' alerts that are being sent out via spam emails. Similar to previous attacks related to 'Bogus CNN Custom Alerts,' these emails contain links to a legitimate news page, but are designed to encourage users to download a malicious application posing as a video codec.
Over the last few days, the ThreatSeeker Network has seen huge volumes of spam wrapped up in CNN-themed templates - most recently email alerts listing the different popular events and news articles, which also encouraged users to download a video codec, which was actually a malicious file.
The malicious payload is only accessed when the user clicks on the 'breakingnews.msnbc.com' link, which takes users to a Web page named up.html. This page issues a pop-up encouraging users to download a 'missing' video codec, a file called adobe_flash.exe.
Here are a few examples of the varied subjects we have seen in this campaign:
msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS: Michael Phelps wins 10th career gold, making him the winningest Olympian in history
msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS: China beats out U.S. for gold in women's team gymnastics
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Dark Knight establishes dominance with 400 million mark
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: How to save money on gas
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Preliminary polls for the election
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: McDonald's found to breach FDA regulations, suspended from trading
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Jury duties for you
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Find out how to get top returns for your! money at minimum risk
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Abortion outlawed in California
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Buy gold at lowest prices and make immediate profits
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Anthrax case solved
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal buys Ronaldo from Man Utd
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Too much freedom will destroy America
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Copycat murderer beheads woman on Greyhound bus
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: NASDAQ index gains 720 points overnight upon war announcement
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Sony announces replacement to successful PSP gaming system
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Americans loves to sue people
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Please give your opinions for change
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Sandwich recall amid Salmonella outbreak
Websense Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack.
To view the details of this alert http://securitylabs.websense.com/c! ontent/Alerts/3159.aspx "
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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
Beware this 'Neighborly' Charity Fraud. Scambusters.org: http://www.scambusters.org/charityfraud.html
Computer Virus And Worm Prevention Part I: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/363129216/
Computer Virus And Worm Prevention Part II: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/364187192/
Computer Virus And Worm Prevention Part III: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/365231098/
Confessions of an Auto Finance Manager. How not to get snookered: http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/125308/article.html
Criminal Searches - FREE criminal searches on anyone: http://criminalsearches.com/
New. F-Secure Blacklight Rootkit Eliminator: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,72632/description.html
Update. Crypt4Free 4.8.0 128 bit to 2048 bit strong aes encryption software.: http://www.secureaction.com/encryption_free/
Update. SUPERAntiSpyware Free 4.20.1028 Beta AntiAdware. AntiSpyware. AntiMalware.: http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html
VirusTotal - Free Online Virus and Malware Scan: http://www.virustotal.com/
Vista. Securing The Vista Desktop Through The Registry Part IV: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/358606028/
Vista. Securing The Vista Desktop Through The Registry Part V: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/359623375/
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Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 165 • 2008-08-14
The following topics appear in our free content
INTRODUCTION
By Brian Livingston
Time for a summer break — see you on Sept. 4
Where in the world is Gizmo Richards?
TOP STORY
By Scott Dunn
You'll get a new Windows Update, like it or not
When turning updates off really doesn't
Keep unwanted updates from bugging you
Tips for installing recalcitrant updates
KNOWN ISSUES
By Dennis O'Reilly
The true tech challenge: keeping it simple
Knowing when not to futz with Windows' innards
Where to find the Support Alert search plug-in
WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Chenoweth
Groove is in the history books
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/080814
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They Tried to Scam Me
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITORY CRIMES DIVISION.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING, WASHINGTON D.C
ATTN: BENEFICIARY.
This is to officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigated with the help of our Intelligence monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal transaction with impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, none officials of Oceanic Bank, none officials of Zenith Bank and some impostors from other part of the world claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation agents. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.
So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your payment in the total amount of $5,000,000.00 USD which will be deposited into an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw funds anywhere of the world. You now have the lawful right to claim your funds which have been deposited into the ATM CARD.
Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been involved in this transaction, you are now to be rest assured that this transaction is legitimate and completely risk-free as it is our duty to protect and Serve citizens of the United States of America. All you have to do is immediately contact the ATM CARD CENTER via E-mail for instructions on how to procure your Approval Slip which contains details on how to receive and activate your ATM CARD for immediate use to withdraw funds being paid to you. We have confirmed that the amount required to procure the Approval Slip will cost you a total of $490 USD which will be paid directly to the ATM CARD CENTER agent via western union money transfer / money gram Money Transfer. Below, you shall find contact details of the Agent whom will process your transaction from Federal Minister of Finance:
CONTACT INFORMATION
FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE.
ATM CARD CENTRE
NAME: MR. JOHN SMITH
OFFICE LINE: +234-16661009
EMAIL: atmfederalministryfinanceeee@gmail.com
Immediately contact Mr. Paul Smith of the ATM Card Centre with the following information:
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
ANNUAL INCOME:
Once you have sent the required information to Mr. John Smith he will contact you with instructions on how to make the payment of $490 USD for the Approval Slip after which he will proceed towards delivery of the ATM CARD without any further delay. You have hereby been authorized/guaranteed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to commence towards completing this transaction, as there shall be NO delay once payment for the Approval Slip has been made to the authorized agent.
Once you have completed payment of $490 to the agent in charge of this transaction, immediately contact us back for more investigation for conformation of your ATM card.
Federal Bureau Investigation
Robert S. Mueller Director, FBI
Contact us at: usafbi2@live.com
I reported this one to the FBI. Mark.
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COOLSITES 139 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".
12 tips to earn more on eBay: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70744592-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
2008 Vehicle Dependability Study: http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/dependability-ratings-by-brand/sortcolumn-1/ascending/page-#page-anchor
4 Ways to Save on College Textbooks: http://www.smartmoney.com/deal-of-the-day/index.cfm?story=20080804-save-on-college-textbooks
5 cool free tools for eBay users: http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=4109
5 Things You Should Know about Warehouse Clubs: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/04/earlyshow/living/ConsumerWatch/main4318498.shtml
American tied to U.S. team killed in Beijing. Chinese man attacked two Americans: http://www.nbcolympics.com/newscenter/news/newsid=186690.html
Arkansas Democratic chairman killed in shooting: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/13/arkansas.shooting/index.html
Autism Research Focuses On Which Foods May Affect Autistic Behavior: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807175440.htm
'Beer goggles' are real - it's official - People really do appear more attractive when our perceptions are changed by drinking alcohol: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926694.500-beer-goggles-are-real--its-official.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19926694.500
Biggest drop in U.S. oil demand in 26 years: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080812/us_nm/usa_oil_demand_dc_2
Blu-ray Ultimate database: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70670446-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
Boston Market Email Club. $3.00 off your next purchase just for signing up: http://www.bostonmarket.com/specials/contact?form=/specials?page=emailClub
Buy one box of Ziploc® Brand Big Bags, get one free!: http://www.ziploc.com/coupon/2008-07-2/
Cars Rated for Dependability. How your brand ranked: http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pressrelease.aspx?ID=2008115
Celebrity Merchandise! The Official site for celebrity merchandise in Music, Primetime Television, Daytime Television, Feature Films, Fan Clubs and Free Photos of your favorite star!: http://www.celebritymerch.com/
Cellbits- Free and Premium Cell Phone Screensavers, Animations, Wallpapers: http://www.cellbits.com/
Cheaper Network DVRs Get Court Blessing: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/media/05adco.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Check Your Expected Social Security Benefits Online: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121771620978807551.html?mod=2_1581_middlebox
Comedian Bernie Mac Dies of Pneumonia Complications - Star of -The Bernie Mac Show- was 50 years old - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-story-berniemac-obit,0,3470475.story
Comparison of Extended Warranty Costs by Retailers: http://www.warrantyweek.com/archive/ww20071128.html
Consumer Reports. How to Buy or Sell a House in a Down Market: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/real-estate/real-estate/overview/real-estate-ov.htm
Cop cameras don't just catch speeders, they raise cash: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/47592.html
Credit Card - Search for Best Deals. Apply for Credit Cards - Online Visa Mastercard Low Interest Offers: http://www.creditcardsearchengine.com/
Deal Alerter- Pick an item, and we'll check its price daily for you -- then send you an email alert -- when the item you want to buy drops to the price you set: http://www.dealalerter.com/
Detriot Mayor posts bond on 2 new felony charges for allegedly assaulting cops - Freep.com - Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/NEWS01/80808033
Ed McMahon Sued Over Unpaid Loans - 'Tonight Show' sidekick and his wife took out loans two years ago - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-edmacmahonlawsuitunpaidloans,0,7117668.story
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics: http://eom.springer.de/
Farmers Market Search at USDA - Farmers Markets Query Page: http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/
Firefox 3 is still hogging memory: http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2008/08/14/firefox-3-still-hogging-memory/
Firefox Add-ons. myibay eBay bid sniper. Add Snipe tool to eBay auctions: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5571
Free Download Hidden Expedition- Titanic Free Official Hidden Expedition Game Site: http://www.hiddenexpedition.com/titanic-promo.html?afcode=afce3b9aeb14&src=afa45cc2a948
FREE DVD OFFER. free copy of the K12 DVD, Learning Without Limits: http://www.k12.com/stc/iy08/dvd0308.html
Free EBooks. Open Library: http://openlibrary.org/
Free music. Hannah Montana Download enter code 3010041839: http://www2.kelloggs.com/Promotion/HannahMontana/
Free Printable Award Certificates - AAA Certificates.com: http://www.aaacertificates.com/free.php
Free Religious Music. Homecoming Registration. Christmas in August Give-A-Way: http://www.homecomingmusic.net/Survey/default.aspx
Free Travel Guides, Vacation Brochures, Maps & More! - TRAVELINFORMATION.COM: http://100bestvacations.com/
Free user-friendly mouse from HelpwithRA.com - Navigate your way to more information about managing RA: http://www.helpwithra.com/
FreeCreditReport.com Ads Still Being Criticized: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/business/media/04adco.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Funny Feedback - 13 August 2008 - New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg19926692.500&DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19926692.500_fb
'Ghostbusters,' 'Sopranos' Producer Bernie Brillstein Dies - He formed the Brillstein-Grey production company with Brad Grey - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-berniebrillsteinobit,0,1809178.story
GoAnimate - Create animations: http://goanimate.com/
Hayden Panettiere's Dad Busted for Domestic Violence - Father felt he was 'disrespected' by wife - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-haydenpanettieredaddomesticviolence,0,5924150.story
HearWho. Convert any text to MP3 audio for use in your iPod or mp3 player: http://www.hearwho.com/
'High School Musical' Star Sued for Millions - Vanessa Hudgens allegedly owes a producer for help launching her career - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-vanessahudgenslawsuitcareerlaunch,0,627340.story
Invention- Morphine-cannabis super-painkiller - tech - 11 August 2008 - New Scientist Tech: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn14344-invention-morphinecannabis-superpainkiller.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn14344
iPhone. 10 (more) absurd iPhone apps: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70718997-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
iPhone. A silver lining for iPhone 3G's dismal battery life: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70699855-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
iPhone. Create your own iPhone ringtones for free: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70669166-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
iPhone. How to Take an iPhone Screen Shot: http://www.lockergnome.com/techandramen/2008/08/12/how-to-take-an-iphone-screen-shot/
iPhone. Steve Jobs Confirms iPhone Has a Kill Switch: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080811/bs_nf/61270
iPhone. The Great AT&T iPhone Bait And Switch: http://feed.lockergnome.com/~r/nexus/it/~3/358696666/
iPhone. What are the best and worst iPhone 3G Apps: http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/08/14/what-are-the-best-and-worst-iphone-3g-apps/
IrfanView Tip- Remove red-eye from your digital pictures with IrfanView - Software Tips, Tricks, and How-tos at CNET.: http://help.cnet.com/ipod/9602-12576_39-0.html?messageID=2509968&tag=nl.e410
Jewel Marries Bull-Rider Boyfriend - She and rodeo champ Ty Murray have been together for 10 years - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-jeweltymurraymarried,0,7024497.story
John Edwards admits to extramarital affair but not his love child: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/08/edwards.affair/index.html
John Edwards admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/edwards_affair
John Edwards affair- Was liberal media part of a 'conspiracy of silence': http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/10/edwards.coverage/index.html
John Edwards' Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination. Aides Say She Would Have Won Iowa if Edwards Affair was Exposed: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5553013&page=1
John Edwards' ex-mistress won't seek paternity test: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/09/edwards.paternity/index.html
John Edwards. Edwards mistress Rielle trashes cancer-stricken Elizabeth Edwards- 'She does not give off good energy': http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/08/10/2008-08-10_rielle_trashes_elizabeth_edwards_she_doe-2.html
John Edwards. Elizabeth Edwards stayed with cheating husband John for children's sake: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/08/13/2008-08-13_elizabeth_edwards_stayed_with_cheating_h.html
Language Trainers Group - Accent Game: http://www.languagetrainersgroup.com/accent_game.html
Lindsay Lohan- Sister Ali's Breasts Not Enhanced - Lindsay 'sick' over rumors about 14-year-old Ali Lohan's breasts - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/celebrities/news/zap-lindsaylohanalilohanbreastsreal,0,6301353.story
List of fictional United States presidential candidates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_United_States_presidential_candidates
Make less than $60k per Year- Go To Harvard for Free: http://www.lockergnome.com/cellphones/2008/08/08/make-less-than-60k-per-year-go-to-harvard-for-free/
MakeInstantPlayer- create self-running video file: http://zia.blogspot.com/2008/08/makeinstantplayer-create-self-running.html
Man Held In Obama Death Threat. Federal agents find weapons cache in Floridian's car, hotel room: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0807081obama1.html
McDonald's Redefines $1 Double Cheeseburger: http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=241789
Meta-materials Mimic Ice And Illuminate Why Water-ice Doesn't Fully Conform To Third Law Of Thermodynamics: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144311.htm
Michael Phelps becomes most successful Olympian: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/sp_nm/olympics_dc
Mouse Print. Holy Mackerel, Starkist Downsizes Tuna: http://www.mouseprint.org/
MS Word. Create A Folder of Envelopes: http://go.infopackets.com/e20080811-07
MS Word. Use the Organizer to Manage your Macros in MS Word - Infopackets.com: http://www.infopackets.com/news/carols_corner_office/2008/20080813_use_the_organizer_to_manage_your_macros_in_ms_word.htm
Multi-tasking Molecule Holds Key To Allergic Reactions: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807130832.htm
NASA - A Flash of Insight: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/11aug_lcross.htm?list38463
New Evidence On Benefits Of Breast Feeding: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811094951.htm
New. 2 Pic is a graphical program that you can use to edit your images: http://www.moor-software.com/0.php?page=2pic.php
New. Ashampoo Burning Studio 6.70 FREE: http://www.freewarefiles.com/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-FREE_program_41028.html
New. Battle At Sea - The #1 Free Sea Battle Game: http://www.rb59.com/software/basea.html
New. ChromAcute beta removes chromatic aberrations (color fringing) from your digital photos: http://www.chromacute.com/
New. Construct is a FREE development studio geared for creating DirectX games and software in a WYSIWYG environment: http://www.scirra.com/
New. Copy Cat 2.0 - Copy scratched DVD's n CD's by Copy Cat: http://www.vcsoftwares.com/cc.html
New. DebugView is an application that lets you monitor debug output on your local system, or any computer on the network that you can reach via TCP-IP: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx
New. FontStruct. Build, Share, Download Fonts: http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/
New. iTunesControl is a free, light-weight program designed to add useful features to iTunes: http://itunescontrol.com/
New. Jujusoft - Text Editor for files up to 2 gigs: http://www.jujusoft.com/software/edit/index.html
New. Partition Resizer v1.3.4: http://www.zeleps.com/
New. Pdf Split and Merge with Bookmark Import: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfmerge/
New. Photo! Editor - The perfect choice to edit and improve your photos: http://pho.to/editor/
New. SpeeDefrag 5.2.1 - Defrag your hard disk fast by SpeeDefrag: http://www.vcsoftwares.com/SpeeDefrag.html
New. Totally Free Burner, 100% Free CD DVD Burning Software: http://www.dandans.com/TotallyFreeBurner.htm
New. UltimateDefrag Freeware Edition 1.72: http://www.freewaregeeks.com/UltimateDefrag_Free.html
Oil falls to $113 in Asia on stronger dollar: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080812/D92GMF7O0.html
Optimize your digital camera's color settings: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=70719269-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a633af-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5
Organic Food Has No More Nutritional Value Than Food Grown With Pesticides, Study Shows: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807082954.htm
Parents Shape Whether Their Children Learn To Eat Fruits And Vegetables: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200425.htm
Partial Lunar Eclipse On 16th August: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811095504.htm
Phoenix Mars lander bakes third soil sample - space - 12 August 2008 - New Scientist Space: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14523-phoenix-mars-lander-bakes-third-soil-sample.html
Physicist's Quantum-'Uncollapse' Hypothesis Verified: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806140128.htm
'Pregnancy pact' principal resigns: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/13/pregnancy.pact.principal.ap/index.html
'Preppie killer' headed back to prison on drug rap: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/11/preppie.killer.ap/index.html
Pro Golfer In Hawk Killing To Enter Plea: http://www.local6.com/sports/17133403/detail.html
ReverseRecords.org, a recognized and trusted online records information provider, lets you utilize a network of multiple data sources to find the exact records you are looking for: http://www.reverserecords.org/?hop=lockergn
Richard Dreyfuss sues father, uncle over loan: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080809/D92EFG5O2.html
Roller Coaster DataBase. rcdb is a comprehensive, searchable database with information and statistics on over 1800 roller coasters throughout the world: http://www.rcdb.com/
Scientists closer to developing invisibility cloak: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_sc/sci_invisibility_cloak
Sell Your iPod, Game Station, GPS System For Cash - VenJuvo: https://www.venjuvo.com/index.aspx
Shelley Malil an actor who appeared in -The 40-Year-Old Virgin- pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend: http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\General-Entertainment\20080813\Actor-Arrested.xml&cat=entertainment&subcat=&pageid=1
Signs Of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Present Decades Before Diagnosis: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200341.htm
Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/10/hayes.obit/index.html
Sports Almanac: http://www.infoplease.com/sports.html
'Tropic Thunder' Boycott Called for Using the 'R-Word' (Retard)- Studio stands by the film's satire and won't edit it before the premiere - Zap2it: http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-tropicthunderboycottdisabilities,0,6591097.story
Update Blender for Windows 2.47 RC 2 3D rendering suite: http://www.blender.org/
Update. AIMP Classic 2.50.276 RC3 audio player: http://www.aimp.ru/
Update. All K-Lite Codec Packs 4.1.4: http://www.codecguide.com/about_mega.htm
Update. Best CashBook 3.82 blessing for cash management. Manage cash, deposits, cards at once in the cashbook: http://bestcashbook.com/
Update. BgInfo 4.14: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557.aspx
Update. CDBurnerXP 4.2.1.864 cd-writer program: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
Update. CurrPorts 1.47 View Opened TCP-IP ports - connections on Windows: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html
Update. DriveImage XML 2.0 image and backup logical drives and partitions: http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm
Update. EditPad Lite 6.4.3 text editor. I use DocPad. Mark.: http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
Update. FileZilla 3.1.1 FTP client: http://filezilla-project.org/
Update. Kantaris Media Player 0.3.9 media player based on code from Videolan client (VLC) and Bass audio library: http://www.kantaris.org/
Update. Microsoft Process Explorer 11.21: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
Update. Microsoft Process Monitor 1.37: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
Update. Mjrz.net Personal Finance Manager 1.0.63: http://www.mjrz.net/
Update. Quicksys RegDefrag 2.0 Defrag, Optimize and Compact Windows Registry: http://www.regdefrag.com/
Update. RapidTyping 1.9.9.9 typing tutor: http://www.rapidtyping.com/
Update. Sysinternals Suite (08-08-08): http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/0e18b180-9b7a-4c49-8120-c47c5a693683.aspx
Update. System Explorer 1.5 RC 2 for XP: http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/
Update. Translate.Net 0.1.3147.8777 Free client to network translations services: http://translateclient.googlepages.com/index.en.html
Update. VirtualDub 1.8.4 video capture-processing utility: http://www.virtualdub.org/
Updated August-06-2008 Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
US boasts of laser weapon's 'plausible deniability' - tech - 12 August 2008 - New Scientist Tech: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14520-us-boasts-of-laser-weapons-plausible-deniability.html?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn14520
VideoFetcher.com - search over 100 video sites in one place: http://www.videofetcher.com/index.cfm
Viewzi is a new and highly visual way to search that brings all your favorite stuff together in one place: http://www.viewzi.com/search/?bypassdetect=true
Vista Performance and Tuning. This guide focuses on performance improvements on a single computer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ab377598-a637-432c-a3c8-1607ab629201&displaylang=en
Word Bytes - Free Edition August 15, 2008: http://www.carolscorneroffice.com/free_newsletter/20080815free.php
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