[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #499


MikesWhatsNews, 22, 05, 2002
in today's issue #499
Altnet wakes up as worm spreads through KaZaA
BlockCAD v3.0b4
Crazy Browser
Back Up Your Email Box Before It is Too Late part 2
Tina's FrontPage Tips
CCC   DS Clock
         Microsoft System Configuration Utility
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Altnet wakes up as worm spreads through KaZaA
By John Leyden
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/25365.html
A worm is spreading through the KaZaA file sharing network: 
we hope it's unrelated to today's activation of the controversial 
Altnet piggy-back P2P network. 

The worm, dubbed Benjamin, creates a directory accessible to 
other users of the KaZaA network and regularly copies itself into 
this directory under a multitude of different names. 

When a network user conducts a search for a file under a name 
corresponding with one the worm's pseudonyms the unsuspecting 
user is given the chance to download it from the infected 
computer, facilitating its spread through the KaZaA network. 

In addition to eating up free disk space, Benjamin opens an 
anonymous Web site from which it displays advertising banners
 possibly in an attempt by its creator to scam profits from 
increases in advertising displays. AV firms have released 
updates to detect the worm and protection is now largely in place. 

News of the worm Benjamin comes as Brilliant Digital 
Entertainment today announced ;
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.052002/221400089&tick=
er=3DBDE>
the first use of its controversial Altnet P2P network, which sits 
on top of KaZaA. 
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***MfM*** It seems it took a while for the news to reach them.
Submitted by; Christy
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BlockCAD v3.0b4 [693k] W9x/2k/XP FREE 

http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/bc3b4.zip
http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm

Think of a toy that pushes a child's imagination to the extreme. 
And, sorry, that cup-and-ball game doesn't cut the mustard. 
Remember LEGOs? The sound of a hand shuffling through a 
container of interlocking blocks is still music to my ears. While
 this program won't emulate sound, the visuals are nothing short
 of amazing. With this digital trinket, you can construct... well, 
whatever you can make with LEGOs, you can make with BlockCAD 
(and you'll never run out of pieces). "As the program was made for 
my kids, there is not much text in it, you have to figure out the 
symbols instead. You can build (small) constructions using basic 
blocks, roof blocks, and some specialized pieces like windows and 
doors. You can choose the color of each piece (and change them 
later). 
The primary method for building is with the mouse, selecting 
blocks from the block bar to the right, and placing them in the 
3D view by left clicking." 
From; LockerGnome
http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/daily/20020520.html
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Crazy Browser 1.05 ~  free
http://www.crazybrowser.com/
Crazy Browser is a powerful Web browser. 
It has the ability to open multiple sites and windows inside a single 
browser task.

This has full support for Windows XP Theme and P3P privacy policy 
(requires IE6) and JavaScript error suppression.... 
It can handle multiple monitors and has tab status indicators. 
Annoying ad windows can be removed automatically and multiple 
pages can be saved and reopened together. 
Crazy Browser comes with many preconfigured search engines, 
but you can extend it to use your own.

Surf the Web at will with this powerful, customizable, 
easy-to-use browser.
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Back Up Your Email Box Before It is Too Late part 2
Copyright =A9 2002, Bill Platt 
The Phantom Writers
http://PathTrax.com/x.pl/BP121,27

If there is one thing that I have learned with computers, one 
should always prepare for the worst case scenario. Always! In 
order to be fully prepared for the worst case scenario with 
your email, you should do regular backups of your mail folders. 

Here I will explain how to do that outside of the email 
client's process for this purpose. I am also explaining how 
to do so only for Outlook Express and Netscape Mail. I have 
never ran an Eudora client at the times I was exploring this 
scenario.


FOR OUTLOOK EXPRESS USERS:

In your windows Explorer, you will find a folder, most likely 
with this precise name. The only difference you might see is 
in the Application Key as noted between the {}.

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\
{B074ABA0-9FFF-11D4-AE87-FE1E7BFD5248}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

When you navigate to this folder, this is the default location 
where your Outlook Express Email is stored. Simply highlight 
the last folder, "Outlook Express" and copy it to another 
location. In most cases, this folder will be way too large 
to copy to a Floppy Drive. Most likely, you will need to 
copy it to a Zip drive or another location on your hard drive.

You can also save the individual *.dbx files, which outline 
the contents of each of your mail boxes, the Inbox, the 
Outbox, etc.

If you are really bored, you can send the *.dbx file to Wordpad 
to view the actual format of a mailbox from a text standpoint. 
You can use this only in a worst case scenario to attempt to 
rebuild a broken mail box. Always make backups of the file 
before trying to repair it by hand --- Always!!!


FOR NETSCAPE MAIL USERS:

The location of the mail storage is:
   C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\username\Mail

Of course, replace "username" with your username.

Within the Netscape Mail system, you will discover three file 
types:  *.sbd, *.snm, and (blank).

The *.sbd is a folder that contains all of your sub-folders. 
The *.snm is the indexing file of your email. The (blank), ie. 
"Inbox" without an extension, is your actual mail messages 
recorded in plain text. You can also send these files to your 
Wordpad application to view the contents. Do not save this 
file when you close it unless you are trying to rebuild your 
box, and if so, always make sure you have a backup before 
doing so.

If you delete the *.snm, the *.snm file will rebuild itself 
the next time you open your Netscape Mail application.

Taking these precautions and knowing this information, you will 
never have to chance losing all of your important emails again. 
The time you take today to backup your email box can save you 
the worst nightmare ever. Trust me, I have been there.



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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

How to Open your site live and publish from the server to
your hard drive.

Notes: Make sure you have FrontPage extensions enabled on
your host.
Open up FrontPage close down any webs you have open

To Open the site live

File | Open Web | on the pop up box click 'Web Folders' on
the left hand menu
Insert the url of the site you wish to open in box marked
=91Web Name=92
E.g.: http://www.accessfp.net/
Click Open.

A box will appear asking for your username and password
insert these press OK.

In FrontPage, click on the navigation view so you know when
the site will have finished loading.

The site will load once it is fully loaded you may publish
to your hard drive.

File | Publish | insert the location on your hard drive you
wish to publish to or make an empty web beforehand in
preparation.

When the site has finished publishing close the live site
and open the one on your hard drive for editing.


AccessFP - FrontPage Resource Centre
Site -  http://www.accessfp.net/
Ezine & Forums - http://anyfrontpage.com/  FREE FP E-Books
Journal - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPJournal
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Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy;
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DS Clock
Freeware
http://www.dualitysoft.com/dsclock/index.html
Windows=3DAE 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP

DS Clock is a digital desktop clock that displays variable date
and time information built from the format string.
The program allows you to fully customize its look and feel.  You
can select any combination of date and time, pick custom colors
and fonts, set custom sound to play at the top of the hour, etc.
DS Clock can synchronize your computer's clock with Atomic Time
Servers.
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Microsoft System Configuration Utility

To help you understand what starts when your computer starts up,
you need to go the the 'msconfig' in Windows 98.

'msconfig' is short for 'Microsoft System Configuration Utility'

To start the msconfig program,

Go to Start> Run then type '  msconfig  ' in the text box.
   without the ' quotes.

The "System Configuration Utility" window will open.

To add a program to your start up;
In the top right corner of the window click on the Startup button. 

All the programs currently in the 'startup' menu will be shown with
 a check box to the left of the name.
Click on the check box to have the program runs when windows boots.

To remove a program from your startup;
click on the checkmark in the box to remove it from the start up.

MSCONFIG is used to remove programs from the start menu to help
diagnose problems, and to put them back after troubleshooting.


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Antivirus software is a good choice to scan your system for possible 
viruses, however no virus scanner is 100% effective as manufactures
cannot keep up with the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
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