Daves Diggins Newsletter 3-17-00 (ISSN 1529-1103)

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Dave's Diggins 3-17-00
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ISSN 1529-1103

Just a few "Golden Nuggets" of info that I've mined from the internet.

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Free software and services:

http://www.mailexpire.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Mailexpire.com
This service set you up with an auto-expiring email alias. You choose how long you want this alias to last for - anything from 12 hours to a month. They then give you a unique mailexpire address. Any email sent to your mailexpire address during its lifetime will automatically be forwarded to your actual email address. Then, when it goes past the lifetime you selected, it expires and any further mail sent to that address will not be passed on to you. Very useful in protecting your privacy when communicating over the internet.

http://www.surfuk.freeserve.co.uk/emailsc.htm
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
E-mail Scanner scans through emails and extracts all the email addresses. These can be outputted to a text file, either line separated or separated by semicolons so it can be pasted into the 'To:' box of your mail client.

http://www.dependencywalker.com/
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
Dependency Walker is a free Microsoft utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules.

http://www.mycio.com/zombie/default.asp
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
CyberCop Zombie Scan
Internet attackers are hijacking internet resources to launch massive attacks against major internet web sites. MyCIO.com is pleased to announce a free scanning service to ensure that your machines are not running the Zombie agents, and are not vulnerable to having these agents deployed on your machines. Note: This would also be a good way to test the capabilities of ZoneAlarm, BlackIce or other port monitoring software to see how well they detect the scan.

http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?25122:108123
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
The ZDnet obongo bar. This simple browser assistant radically increases your speed on the Web by eliminating redundant and tedious tasks:
* Faster 1-Click registration at sites
* Faster Log-in
* Faster Form Filling
* Faster Searches
* Faster Price Comparisons

http://www.zy.com/frames.asp?js=no
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.html
Zyweb. Create gaphics for your web page online the fast and easy way.
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Not-so-free software and services:

http://www.emoneymail.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcnotsofree.html
For a $1 fee send money by e-mail using your checking account or credit card account.
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Articles:

http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2454165-2,00.html
Top 25 Unsung Heroes Of The Net. I spent a couple of hours going through this article, checking out the various links, and learning a lot more about the internet and the folks that have contributed to making it what it is today.

http://grc.com/aureate.htm
Aureate Media Corporation Controversy. Close to 300 software products (including GoZilla and CuteFTP) use the Aureate software as one of their components to track use of their product. Read this article to find out some of the problems with this component. Fred Langa has an article on a fix for this problem at http://209.41.41.165/newsletters/2000/mar-6-00.htm#3 that helps to prevent the monitoring from occuring and to prevent reinstallation.

http://www.cnet.com/software/0-3757-7-1559619.html
Spring-Clean Your Hard Drive. This CNET article reviews the top uninstaller software titles.

http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=159
Script kiddies. How they penetrate your computer though on-line connections and how to prevent it.

http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/weekly/aa030600a.htm
Check those CD's for viruses.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/email.htm
An easy to understand explanation of "How e-mail works".

http://www.theregister.co.uk/000311-000002.html
How did Intel get the proceesor contract on Microsoft's x-box game console?
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Web Sites:

http://wickedpc.com
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
WickedPC.com
At this site you can look at the the latest hardware news and reviews.

http://websitesthatwork.iab.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.html
Web Sites That Work.
Roger Black presents his web site building techniques in a web site that uses them.
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Hardware:

http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/1538/1/?nl
Evergreen Performa 500 CPU Upgrade. For about $170 you can upgrade that old Pentium II 233 machine up to 500 speed.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,34789,00.html
Transferable Core technology.
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Search engines:

http://www.google.com/buttons.html
With the Google Search button, users simply highlight text on any web page, and then click the Google Search button to see search results. The GoogleScout button delivers a continuous supply of suggested websites that are related to a search query. Both buttons can be used from any web page and will automatically return a list of high-quality and relevant search results from Google's own search listings.

http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=aq&what=web/
You can now bypass Altavista's portal page and go direct to it's Advanced Search page. This page also has information, tutorials and search wizards to help you in your search.

http://www.addall.com/
AddAll book searching and price comparison . It searches over 40 online bookstores to find the best price. It has a special search page for used books.
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Future Shock:

http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=159
Technology being developed by IBM will trace shoppers by their thermal signature, keeping note on where they wander and where they are prone to congregate

http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/cover/95804
IBM Unveils Tech to Enable Computers to Perceive Human Feelings.

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