MikesWhatsNews, 09, 12, 2002 in today's issue #612 Cumulative Patch for IE ~ Maximum Severity Rating: Critical Obsolete Computer Museum Freelists to offer MailandFiles.com A New Spyware Tactic? Animaland CCC RdocEx Printer Drivers ____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Any time you see the " ++ ", it means there is more of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike ____________________________________________________________ There is a complete archive of past MikesWhatsNews newsletters available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word or issue #. Here is the address direct to the messages; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MikesWhatsNews/messages and; //www.freelists.org/archives/mikeswhatsnews/ ____________________________________________________________ Obsolete Computer Museum http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/ Remember Tandy? No, she wasn't the girl you took to the Senior Prom; it was a computer company. Heck, a simple system used to be enough back in the Dark Ages. Who needs all that RAM, anyway? Of course, Tandy couldn't hold a candle to the C64. That was in a class all by itself. Why am I tripping down 30 pin memory lane? Let's just say this site was making me feel nostalgic. Now you can relive your experiences with all those antiquated systems; think back to a much simpler time. As one geek scribbled: "Hey, it was [still] faster than typing." Thanks to; Christy ____________________________________________________________ Cumulative Patch for IE ~ Maximum Severity Rating: Critical http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms02-068.asp What You Should Know About Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-068 Security Update for Microsoft Internet Explorer Why We Are Issuing This Update An identified security issue could enable an attacker to read files or run programs on a computer that visited his or her Web site. By installing this update, you can help protect your computer against this issue and bring Microsoft® Internet Explorer up-to-date with respect to security. Products Affected by This Update The following products require updating: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (Service Pack 2 required to install update) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Internet Explorer 5.01 is not affected by this issue. Earlier versions are no longer supported. Users with earlier versions are strongly encouraged to upgrade. ++ ____________________________________________________________ Freelists to offer MailandFiles.com http://www.mailandfiles.com/ Our amazing list host, FreeLists, has started a new email and file storage service called MailandFiles.com: "For 5 bucks a month, you get access to 50MB of email and file storage, a you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx email address, access to that email through web mail, POP3, and IMAP, plus access to your files both through the web mail client and FTP. (Software like WebDrive(tm) and Windows 2000+'s "map a network drive" makes it easier on Windows users.)" If their incredible service at FreeLists is any indication, this is sure to be the best service of its kind on the Internet: ++ ____________________________________________________________ A New Spyware Tactic? http://camtech2000.net/Newsletters/a_new_spyware_tactic.htm I don?t usually publish a Newsletter unless I have a new program to release but in this case I think it?s more than warranted. Thanks goes out to JoeComputer for alerting me about this one. A program called Spyware Nuker was recently released boasting it can remove Spyware and Adware from your PC that others may leave behind. After testing this I was very surprised by what I found. Am I calling this Spyware? Read on for the results of my tests and you can decide. What first caught my attention is that you have to first download a small installer that downloads and installs the main file. As a software developer I can tell you that it?s twice the work to create a file to download a file and unnecessary in my opinion. Most that do this will download to a temporary directory, install the program and then delete the main file. The only reason I see for this is if someone didn?t want you to have or see the main file. I managed to get it anyway and found that their files were compressed by a little known compressor and aren?t readable by standard Windows means. Is there something to hide? ++ thanks to; Jerry Campbell http://Camtech2000.org ***MfM*** be sure to read the rest of the story. ____________________________________________________________ Animaland! from The ASPCA http://www.animaland.org/ Animaland--THE place to be for kids who love animals. Stories, Games, Polls, Pet Care Guides--all brought to you by the ASPCA. ++ ____________________________________________________________ Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy; <1stPicksoftware-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> RdocEx Freeware http://www.mlin.net/misc.shtml A nifty shell add-on that adds the programs you run as well as the documents you open to your Recent Documents menu.. ~~~~~~~ Printer Drivers http://www.printer-drivers.com/ "This site maintains listings of printer, plotter, and multi-office driver files available on the web, organized by company. Includes links to useful resources. Includes hp drivers, canon drivers, epson drivers, lexmark drivers, brother drivers, xerox drivers, panasonic drivers, nec drivers, okidata drivers, star micronics drivers, olivetti drivers, cannon drivers, sharp, hewlett packard, apple, compaq, samsung, etc." Was this forwarded to you ? 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