[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #757 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:45:13 -0800
MikesWhatsNews 19 , 11, 2004
in today's issue #757
2 XP SP2 Information E-Book
3 CDCheck
4 NB-30 BattryFREE? Wireless Optical Mouse
5 Gmail Notifier
6 Cool Black Cat with Green Eyes
7 YouSendIt
8 CCC Mihov Image Resizer
9 Dual Boot Considerations
10 AVG Free Forum
11 Saving email
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2
XP SP2 information and e-book download link
http://www.lettermanstationery.com/XPSP2.htm
XP SP2 is more of an update to the OS (Operating System) than just a normal
SP (Service Pack). There are many changes to the OS, as well as Internet
Explorer and Outlook Express. We have found it to be similar to when Win 98
was updated to Win 98SE.
Because of the nature of the new security settings for both Internet
Explorer and Outlook Express, an e-book has been written with many screen
shots included. Myself (Robbie), with a couple of my friends, have written
this e-book. This update isn't the end all of end alls for XP SP2, but a
starting point for ones that want to upgrade to XP SP2. The guide isn't
written in stone and can be changed to suit your current needs. Most of it
is suggestions taken from our experiences of testing this through the many
betas over 6 months. We hope that you will find this guide to be useful and
timesaving.
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3
CDCheck
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
CDCheck is a utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of damaged
files on CD-ROMs with an emphasis on error detection. With CDCheck you can
check your CDs and discover which files are corrupted. By using the program
proactively, you can insure that your data on CD-ROMs are safe -- before
it's too late! CDCheck provides the following features: readability
verification, binary compare, CRC file creation (and verification) and file
recovery. For personal usage CDCheck is FREE
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4
The NB-30 BattryFREE? Wireless Optical Mouse
http://www.a4tech.com/en/press2.asp?AID=70
Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP Mac OS 8.5 ~ 9.X Available in USB
ONLY!
Not only does The BattryFREE? Wireless Optical Mouse deliver next-
generation technology, this revolutionary mouse creates a friendlier
environment since no batteries mean less harmful static and electric waves
in your living space.
The secret to the BattryFREE? Wireless Optical Mouse is its innovative
energy-efficient mouse pad, which directly delivers low voltage. When the
Wireless Optical Mouse is placed upon its pad, it saves you money on battery
costs.
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5
Gmail Notifier beta
http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index.html
To use the Gmail Notifier, you need Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a more
recent version of Windows.
The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows application that alerts you
when you have new Gmail messages. It displays an icon in your system tray to
let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their
subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web
browser.
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6
Cool Black Cat with Green Eyes
http://home.wanadoo.nl/annekebroenink/maukie2.swf
Go to this site (link below). I have no clue how they got this to work.
There are some great code writers out there!
If you tease her with the mouse pointer on her chest or stomach she will
purr, and
I got her to meow also, by rubbing her forehead with the pointer.
If you make a slow circle around her body, (counter-clockwise) not only will
her
head/eyes follow your pointer, but toward the top, her paw will go up, and
when
in front of her paws at the bottom, her foot comes out like she wants to
play with
your mouse pointer.
(Don't hold the mouse down, just move it)
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7
YouSendIt
http://www.yousendit.com/default.aspx
YouSendIt is another alternative for large files up to 1 GB.
Choose who you want to send a file to. It can be anyone with an email
address.
You can specify multiple email addresses separated by commas.
Select a file to send. You can send photos, audio, documents or anything
else.
Your file will be stored by YouSendIt without ever filling up your
recipient's mailbox.
Click on Send.
YouSendIt will automatically email your recipient a link to your file stored
on our server.
Your file will be deleted after seven days.
No passwords to share, no software to install, no accounts to create, and no
full mailboxes.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Mihov Image Resizer freeware
http://www.imageresizer.com/
Mihov Image Resizer is a handy tool for batch resizing images in bmp, gif,
and jpg picture formats.
You can make pictures or any kind of images smaller or bigger - whichever
you need at the time.
The second feature of the program is converting pictures between different
graphic formats.
You can change from bitmap to JPEG or GIF, from JPEG to GIF or from GIF to
JPEG. Again, this can
be made in batch mode. That means that you will only have to select the
images and the program
will do the rest for all selected images.
The third major feature is rotating. If you have a digital camera and you
took some upright shots
you will have to turn them arround. What better way than with Mihov Image
Resizer? You can
rotate the photos to the left or to the right. This feature comes handy also
when you are scanning
and are too lazy to turn the pictures...
Mihov Image Resizer is also a perfect utility for creating thumbnails, so
you can put them on your
home page for faster loading or send pictures with smaller size to family
and friends by e-mail.
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Dual Boot Considerations
If your PC is set up to run more than one operating system, you need to
exercise a bit more than
normal care when you install programs. It is generally considered safest to
install different
operating systems on different disk drives, or at least on different
partitions of the same physical
drive. If you use the same program in more than one of those operating
systems, you may be
tempted to use the same program folder for each operating system. While this
may work, it is
usually not a good idea. The program may need different versions of certain
shared files for
different operating systems, and this could mean the program will only work
correctly on the last
operating system for which it was installed.
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The AVG Free Forum
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/index.php?0
The AVG Free Forum has been created to provide users of AVG Free with a
platform to share knowledge and
discuss issues with other knowledgeable AVG Free users. Registration is
required in order to be able to
submit questions and issues.
However, even non-registered users are able to participate in read-only
mode.
To register for the AVG Free Forum and other On-line Services, go to the AVG
Free Information menu and
select Register Online.
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11
Saving Email
I like to save my email in plain text form in Notepad.
I highlight the section of text from an email and copy it
Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl and letter C to copy
and then open notepad and paste it into there
Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl and letter V to paste
I then give the file a name and save it to a folder.
By saving the text portion only I don't have to worry about backing up my
mailbox.
Also in most cases the files are much smaller as there are no headers
included or footers/ads from the email provider.
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/18/2004)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name
as some companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 17/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.esafe.com/esafe/downloads/virusig.asp
Or
From the Esafe folder in your Start Menu select Download Updates
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AlWil Software
Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Nov 15/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/update_avast_4_vps.html
Or
Right click on the AVAST icon in the system tray, Select iAVS Update,
AVAST will check for updates and download the appropriate files as needed.
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Authentium Software Systems
Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 15/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
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Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)
Quickheal
Last Updated Nov 17/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.quickheal.com/winupg.htm
Or
Open Quickheal select Utility from the top toolbar and liveupdate.
Follow the onscreen prompts. Alternately you can select Liveupdate
directly from the QuickHeal program menu on the startmenu.
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Frisk Software Systems
Fprot
Last Updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Nov 18/04
To update your software
http://www3.ca.com/support/vicdownload/
Or
From the Respective folder in your Start Menu select Autodownload
For Vet Anti virus
http://www.vet.com.au/html/software/update.html
Be sure to have your Customer ID and your registered
email address handy for verification.
**Note**
We knew this time would come eventually, that Computer
Associates would not continue to support/update the older program
https://www2.my-etrust.com/services/ipe_support??
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GeCad Software
Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated: Nov 18/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
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Grisoft Inc.
AVG
Last updated Nov 15/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
Or
Open AVG and click Virus Database to check for updates
Or
Open AVG control centre and click Update
Manager/update now
**Note: To help speed up AVG updates you can set
your program to use an alternate download site.
Open AVG control centre->update manager->download
from server. The drop downbox should have listed www.grisoft.com
(default) and www.grisoft.cz. (be sure to select "apply" when done
to save the changes)
The default site is most often used so can at times become
temporarily unavailable. By using the secondary site
(www.grisoft.cz) helps to ease the server and makes your
update go quicker as most don't use it!
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H+Bedv
AntiVir
Last updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
Or
Open AntiVir, from the top toolbar select Tools->start internet update and
follow the on screen prompts.
Vexira
Last updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.centralcommand.com/updates.html
Or
Open Vexira, from the top toolbar select Tools->start internet update and
follow the on screen prompts.
Vexira Antivirus is marketed by Central Command however it is the same
program as Antivir with only a different name.
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Kaspersky
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Nov 12/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.kaspersky.com/updates.asp
Or
Open AVP from the top toolbar click Tools-> Update virus definition
Or
From the Kaspersky folder in your Start Menu select AVP updater
*Note* Avp now has available a cumulative update and a
daily update with the daily being any important items they
feel shouldn't wait till the next cumulative update.
Our dates here are based on the most recent Major
update.
**Note: Improved update accessiblity. To ease the update web traffic
Kaspersky labs has additional servers for autoupdating. The program
defaults to use one server but can be altered to check a variety of
servers. Select Kaspersky updater, select update via the internet to
open the drop down box(es) select "location" Check the box labeled
"Use alternate locations from the list" select next and next to update.
This option should stay selected after the first time. This helps
Kaspersky lighten the load for updates and helps you obtain updates
easier.
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Network Associates
Mcafee
Last updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/superdat.asp
(for Virus and Engine updates)
Drsolomn (Product no longer available for new users however
updates still available for current users): Go to the following
Internet site:
http://download.mcafee.com/updates/4x.asp
IMPORTANT: When you get to this site you may notice
that it refers to VirusScan. This update is not only for VirusScan.
It also works with Dr.Solomon's.
Or
Open your respective software virus scan scheduler,
double click Auto update, click Run Now to do a manual live
update, or click Schedule to set up a timed live update.
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Norman Data Defence
Norman Virus Control
Last updated Nov 17/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.norman.com/downloads.shtml#definition_files_updates
Be sure to have your Valid Username and password
handy for verification.
Or
From the Norman folder in your Start Menu select
Internet Update
**Note Norman Virus Control web updates are only for version prior to 5.0.
Norman 5.0 can only be updated via the update in the program itself.
Thunderbyte Anti Virus
Current Version: This product is no longer being supported.
http://www.norman.com/tbav.shtml
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Softwin
BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software Visit:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=19&s_id=3
Or
Open BitDefender select Protection Options->live upgrade
Or
From the BitDefender folder in your Start Menu select Bitdefender Live
Press Release on the software change
http://www.bitdefender.com/press/ref1.php
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Sophos
Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Nov 18/2004
To obtain the latest IDE files
Visit: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/
**Note: Sophos does not update as other products do. They update
the Engine/software once a month (or so) to include all the previous
IDE files. New IDE files are available with new virus threats and must
be downloaded individually until the next software update is available.
Our update dates reflect the most recent available
IDE file.
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Symantec
Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Nov 17/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/defs.download.html
select your language -> product from the list
Or
Open Nortons software and click the "live update" button
Or
From the Nortons folder in your Start Menu select
LiveUpdate - Norton Antivirus
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Trend Micro
PcCillin
Last updated Nov 17/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp
Be sure to have your Registration number handy for
verification
Or
Open PcCillin click Update then click Update Now (or Update later
to Schedule a timed update)
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