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2002

518 posts

Google Tricks and Tips

Google.com has been a great search engine and is widely used by those of us that have seen the light. To have some fun I recommend that you try the following tips and tricks with the google search engine. Google has the ability to search for files with a specific dos extension. search terms filetype:ext try searching for doc, mdb,

Privacy and The Internet

As we surf the net we leave a wide trail of personal information, including what we like to download types of materials we like to review etc. Cookies are the dirty little culprits responsible for most of the information information gathered about us. Check this site out to see what type of information your letting people know about you. http://www.leader.ru/secure/who.html

2600 Magazine

I have been reading the latest copy of 2600 and have found a particular article very interesting. I will be posting some links they recomend from the magazine hope you enjoy. My posting time will be curtailed over the next few weeks you can find out why over at my personal blog www.toddblog.com

Banner Ads Hate them I do but again!

Check out these Banner Ads I think it will bring a smile to your face. http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/Features/BannerAds.html http://www.valleyofthegeeks.com/Features/BannerAds2.html

Refdesk

The single best source for facts on the internet. A great place to help kids with homework. http://www.refdesk.com/

Is your IE settings making you exposed!

Your current Internet Explorer settings for the Restricted Sites security zone could expose your PC to intrusion. We recommend that you disable all scripting, ActiveX controls, and cookies for the Restricted Sites zone. Step by step instructions are here: Pitstop

Groove a neat new tool

Groove 2.0, released a few weeks ago. Users simply install the software on their workstations. The program shuttles data between PCs over the Internet or an office network, keeping the document updated so participants see each other's changes as they happen. There is no need for a central computer or server to run things.

RealNames

RealNames will cease operations on June 30, two days after its two-year contract with Microsoft expires. In March 2000, Microsoft made RealNames its exclusive provider of keywords for Internet Explorer in exchange for a 20 percent stake in the company and $40 million. RealNames paid Microsoft $15 million last year, but was unable to pay the $25 million due this

SpamKiller

This article derived from the Crack Talk Newsletter Spamkiller program goes a few steps beyond mere filtering. When a message is flagged as spam, its sender receives an automatic "bounce" message--a falsified one--intended to convince the sender that your address is no good, possibly in hopes that they'll delete you from the list of the millions they send to.

Kazaa proposal is causing quite a stir

From the Crack Talk Newsletter This proposal is causing quite a stir: Kazaa, the dominant file sharing network, and Verizon, a company with revenues of $67 billion are floating a proposal to ISPs and the computer and manufacturing industries to lobby to force the music industry to license their music. Royalties would be payed to artists directly, thus circumventing the

Secure Burn

Secure Burn is an all in one solution for encrypting and hiding personal data. With secureBurn, you can select important "for your eyes only" data, and burn it to a password protected CD. This data is hidden and encrypted, but can be viewed on any computer running Windows 98 or higher (Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP). SecureBurn works

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