[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #501

MikesWhatsNews, 27, 05, 2002
in today's issue #501
Rolling Thunder on Memorial Day
You Can Help List The Spyware Sites
Scroll Styles 1.0
ABC Security Protector  Version: 3.2
Microsoft Debugger Has Bugs
Study Shows Work Does Not Impediment Surfing
KaZaA Collapses
SubmarineS v2.7
Cracking CDs With Magic Markers
Tina's FrontPage Tips
CCC   Where's George?
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NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more of the 
article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word or
issue #. Here is the address direct to the messages;
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I don't think Happy Memorial Day would be the correct prhrase
But I would like to thake this oportunity on behalf of Cristy and I
to remember all those who have died.
For me one of the most memorial sites is the Ride to the Wall;
Rolling Thunder on Memorial Day
<http://dc.about.com/library/weekly/aa052801a.htm?iam=3Dmetacrawl_1&terms=
=3D%22ride+to+the+wall%22>

Rolling Thunder, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose major function 
is to publicize the POW-MIA issue: To educate the public that many 
American prisoners of War were left behind after all past wars: 
To help correct the past and to protect the future veterans from 
being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in 
action. Second, we are committed to helping disabled veterans from 
all wars. From the Rolling Thunder Consitution. 
  
For the past 14 years, hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists have 
taken part in Rolling Thunder in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day 
weekend. This spectacular display of bikes is aptly named! 
The thundering sound of the thousands of bikes can be heard blocks 
away. 
Rolling Thunder gets its name from the B-52 bombing campaign 
against the North Vietnamese. Their purpose is to demonstrate 
for the full accounting of all POW/MIA=92s, veterans issues, and to 
honor the men and women who gave their lives for their country. 
 
See also; http://www.rftw.org/

Ride To The Wall - The Story From the CD Booklet for
The Ride to the Wall CD
http://www.ridetothewall.org/ride2001_story.html
***MfM*** read the story on the making of this CD!
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You Can Help List The Spyware Sites by Jerry Campbell

I am currently working on a new program similar to Spychaser except 
that it will list Spying web sites instead of programs.  I'm speaking of 
those that engage is practices (without your permission) like changing 
your home page, installing Comet Cursor or the like, trying to penetrate 
your Firewall or anything else that would be considered intrusive.  
Their number is growing and hopefully this new program will help 
spread the word about their practices and prevent some from visiting. 

I am asking that any of you that have experienced such sites would 
send me the Url to be included in the program.  
I will also include your name in the credits unless you request otherwise. 

PLEASE NOTE: 

I WILL NOT include Pornographic, Warez, Pirated Software, Racial or 
any other sites of that nature.  I refuse to give them the free 
advertisement.  Please do not send attachments as those will be 
automatically deleted and the email address blocked permanently.  
Just the Url will do as I'll check them myself.  
You may include a short note if you like.  Thanks for your help! 

Send Reports To:    Submit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Jerry Campbell
Camtech 2000
http://Camtech2000.net
http://Camtech2000.com

http://camtech2000.net/Newsletters/Newsletter052402.htm
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Scroll Styles 1.0 ~ free
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Scroll_Styles.html 
Anyone can have colorful scroll bars for their web site with no 
programming knowledge whatsoever.  
Only Scroll Styles provides real time previewing as you move the 
sliders to adjust from an infinite number of color combinations.  
Change the Back Color or add a Background Image from your web 
page for design purposes.  Html code is automatically generated 
with easy to follow insertion instructions.  
Choose 3D or flat scroll bars.  
Save different styles for easy switching when you tire of a style. 

From: Camtech2000
http://camtech2000.net/Newsletters/Newsletter052402.htm
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ABC Security Protector  Version: 3.2 
http://www.softheap.com/nomsdos.html

 Size: 530Kb 
 OS: Win95/98/ME 
 Price: Free 
 
ABC Security Protector is a nice free password protected security 
utility, which enables you to protect your PC by disabling some 
features like: use of the MS-DOS command prompt in 
Windows and real mode DOS applications from within the 
Windows shell, and disable function keys on boot up like the 
F5, F6 and F8 keys. The program is very useful if you want to 
disable the lowlevel access to your system. It's easy to use, 
reliably protected by the password and excellent online help 
is also available. Try our free password and security tools. 
Free downloads.
++ There is more on the web site.

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Microsoft Debugger Has Bugs by By Jay Lyman  ~  NewsFactor Network
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/17924.html#story-start

Microsoft's latest vulnerability comes a week after it released a patch 
for IE security holes and just days after a serious SQL server worm 
spread through systems, despite an April patch. 

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)  has issued another security bulletin on  
a critical flaw, this time in the debugger of Windows NT 4.0 and 
Windows 2000, which could allow elevated privileges for users 
with access to systems. 

Experts told NewsFactor Network that the debugger vulnerability 
could be serious, but, as Microsoft pointed out in its bulletin, 
attackers would not likely be able to gain access to critical 
business systems, such as ERP  (enterprise resource planning) 
servers, database servers or domain controllers. 

The latest vulnerability comes a week after Microsoft released 
a widely criticized patch for several holes in its Internet Explorer 
browser and just days after a serious SQL server worm reportedly 
was scanning systems and spreading, despite an April patch.
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Submitted by; Christy 

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STUDY CLAIMS WORK NOT IMPEDIMENT
TO PERSONAL WEB SURFING AT WORK
http://www.satirewire.com/news/0010/webwork_survey.shtml
San Jose, Calif. =97 More than 80 percent of respondents to a new 
LGI/Gallup poll admit they do "some" or "a lot" of work while at work, 
but almost all insist they never let business-related matters interfere 
with personal Web surfing at the office.

From; satirewire.com
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KaZaA collapses under Rambo-style lawsuits ~ By John Leyden
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25414.html
KaZaA, the Dutch software and products company which founded 
KaZaA.com, is to shut down because it can't afford to defend 
copyright infringement charges brought against it by the entertainment 
industry. 

In a court filing last Friday, KaZaA accused major studios and labels 
of engaging in "Rambo-style litigation," AP reports . 

KaZaA claims it has not violated any copyright laws in developing 
its peer-to-peer file sharing services, KaZaA.com, which it sold 
in January to then Australian firm Sharman Networks Limited 
along with the right to license the FastTrack P2P Stack 
developed by KaZaA. 

However KaZaA's lawyers told AP that the firm 
"cannot afford to defend the charges". 
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Submitted by; Christy
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SubmarineS v2.7  free trial
 http://www.alawar.com/games/submarines/ 
Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP   
At least 300MHz processor   
DirectX 6.0 or later  

Destroy enemy subs before they destroy you.
Explode them with slowly falling depth charges while avoiding their 
mines. 
There are several kinds of sub each with different ways of moving and 
shooting. The game has excellent rendered 3D graphics, music and 
sound effects. 
The trial version has ten levels. 
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Cracking CDs With Magic Markers ~  By Reuters 

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-918273.html
Technology buffs have cracked music publishing giant Sony Music's 
elaborate disc copy-protection technology with a decidedly low-tech 
method: scribbling around the rim of a disk with a felt-tip marker. 
Internet newsgroups have been circulating news of the discovery for 
the past week, and in typical newsgroup style, users have pilloried 
Sony for using "high-tech" copy protection that can be defeated by 
paying a visit to a stationery store. 

"I wonder what type of copy protection will come next?" 
One posting on alt.music.prince read. "Maybe they'll ban markers." 
From; CNET
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

Thumbnail button

My thumbnail button was greyed out and I could not get it to
work. All I had to do was have a LARGE graphic selected,
then the thumbnail button (under tools) becomes active, if
your graphic has already been reduced it remains greyed out.
To make a thumbnail.
1    Select the image.
2    On the Pictures toolbar, choose Auto Thumbnail.

FrontPage creates the thumbnail image, inserts it in place
of the larger image, and creates a hyperlink to the
full-sized image from the thumbnail image.


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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Where's George?

http://www.wheresgeorge.com

Where does all your money go? We've probably all asked ourselves
that question, especially when faced with an empty wallet! Now
you can find out what happens to your dollar bills after they
leave your pocket. Where's George?  literally tracks the movement
of millions of individual U.S. dollar bills (of any
denomination).  Just register with the site and enter the serial
number of a dollar bill. The site will tell you if anyone else
has ever
previously registered the same bill, and they'll e-mail you when
it turns up again in the future. What's the point of this
service, you might wonder? The folks at Where's George don't
offer any explanation -- but don't be surprised if you find it
curiously fascinating to see how far your money travels. 

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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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