[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #619

MikesWhatsNews, 18, 12, 2002
in today's issue #619
OnePC
How Christmas Lights Work
Christmas Games
Welcome to the North Pole.
Spamming the Spammer
Macromedia reports a security hole in Macromedia Flash Player
Flip the Mix
CCC     Terragen
        ChangeExt
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          of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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OnePC

http://onepc.net/

"OnePC, home of the OnePC Network, your one-stop guide to your PC and the
Internet. 
Inside, you'll find informative product reviews to show you the industry's
coolest toys and easy to follow computing guides to 
help you get the most out of your computer."
Thanks to; Christy
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How Christmas Lights Work -
  http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas-lights.htm
  If you've ever been standing in your living room with a strand
  of Christmas lights that just won't work, you'll love this
  article! Learn what's going on so you can fix it yourself.
From; HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com
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Christmas Games 
http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/games/
 free christmas games for kids online
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Welcome to the North Pole.
http://portharbor.com/santa/
Home of you know who. Enjoy your visit. 
While you are here, don't forget to:

 Email Santa your christmas list.

Visit Santa's Bakery for some special cookie receipts (Santa and Rudolph
like Chocolate Chip cookies).
Learn about ChristmasTraditions around the world or join the elves in
Santa's Workshop for some fun and games.
Visit Santa's library to learn how Reindeers really fly.
Most importantly, read what the Christmas season means to various
religions.. 
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Spamming the Spammer
http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend6_20021206.htm
Revenge can be sweet. Bulk e-mail king Alan Ralsky, allegedly "the world's 
biggest sender of Internet spam," is getting spammed big time -- inundated 
with ads, catalogs and brochures after posts by spam haters led to a plot 
to turn the tables. Read about the scheme and Ralsky's reaction in Mike 
Wendland's column in the Detroit Free Press at Freep.com.

From; Detroit Free Press on line- www.freep.com
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-Macromedia reports a security hole in Macromedia Flash Player 
http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=23569 
A security hole in Macromedia Flash Player and advises all users to 
download version 6.0.65.0, which fixes the problem.

This vulnerability lies in a buffer overflow caused when handling a
Macromedia Flash file (.SWF extension) with a malformed header. 
According to the Macromedia bulletin, in order to cause a buffer 
overflow, the Flash file header must be edited with a binary editor, 
as the Flash authoring tool cannot generate files with this vulnerability.

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the
victim system.

Version 6.0.65.0 of Macromedia Flash Player can be downloaded from:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/
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Flip the Mix ~ free
http://www.kewlbox.com/games/game.cfm?gameId=71
Windows or Mac or online
Red?s at it again! He?s come up with a game he thinks no one can beat. 
But he hasn?t met YOU yet. Take up the challenge and get a high score. 
The more points you earn, the smaller Red?s ego gets. 
And that?s a prize in itself. 
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Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy;
<1stPicksoftware-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe>

Terragen
Freeware (non commercial use)
Windows 95/98/NT/2000
http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/

Terragen is already capable of photorealistic results for
professional landscape visualization, special effects, art and
recreation. Controllable parameters allow extremely varied
terrain shapes. Can also be used to 'fill in' realistic terrain
on a user-defined landscape. The rendering engine allows extreme
close-ups of landscape details with automatic level of detail
adjustment."

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ChangeExt
Freeware
http://justaskcomputer.com:8099/changext.html

ChangeExt is a Windows Explorer extension that will display
additional information when a file is right-clicked including:
file extension, size, attributes, creation/modification date and
short-cut info.


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