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Infopackets Email Newsletter: Tuesday, Jul 05, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the next edition of the Infopackets Newsletter, featuring: MS Windows and technology news, software reviews, tech tips, weekly desktop games, plus 2 freeware goodies daily -- now that's a mouthful! ;-) If you enjoy our email newsletter, please forward it to friends and ask them to join. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > In This Issue: At a Glance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Today's Headlines --> Twitter Hackers Report Obama Dead --> Google: 500k Android Phone Activations Daily --> On this Day in History: for Tuesday, Jul 05, 2011 --> Windows Game of the Week: Robinson Crusoe and the Cursed Pirates --> Freeware Picks of the Day: 'Dialupass 3.16', and 'Protected Storage PassView 1.63' >>> PLUS ... 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Otherwise, use the headlines and links further down this page. http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Today's Headlines: With Synopsis (plus link to story) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Twitter Hackers Report Obama Dead Fox News has reported that one of its Twitter accounts was recently breached by hackers. The hacked account was then used to post fake reports that President Barack Obama had been assassinated in ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-03 >>> Google: 500k Android Phone Activations Daily Google says it's currently seeing 500,000 Android phone activations every single day, meaning that their devices actually outpace those running Apple software. The stat comes from Google's Android ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-04 >>> Al Qaeda Forum Knocked Out by Hacker (20110704) A 'jihadist' Internet forum known as al-Shamukh has been disabled by an unknown hacker, counter-terrorism experts report. These same experts report that the group's website and its server appear to ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-05 >>> Tech Giants Bid to Acquire Hulu Online Video Service (20110704) Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are all reportedly bidding to buy out online video service, Hulu.com. But they all have different reasons for considering the move. For those who aren't aware of it, Hulu ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > On This Day in History: Tuesday, Jul 05, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this Day in History -- July 05 Famous people born on this day: --> 1794, Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker. --> 1810, P.T. Barnum, circus ringmaster, and not a "Sucker"! --> 1923, Nancy Reagan, former First Lady. --> 1927, Janet Leigh --> 1937, Shirley Knight --> 1951, Huey Lewis, singer, songwriter, always in the "The News". --> 1972, Michael Bays Events on this day in history: --> 1811, Venezuela gains independence from Spain. --> 1841, Thomas Cook opens first travel agency. They were first involved in organizing trips for groups opposed to alchololic beverages. --> 1865, William Booth founds the Salvation Army, in London, England. --> 1935, First "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast. --> 1938, Herb Caen gets his first column in The San Francisco Chronicle. --> 1945, The bikini, makes it's debut at a fashion show in Paris. And don't forget... --> Independence Day, celebrated in Venezuela. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Windows Game of the Week: Robinson Crusoe and the Cursed Pirates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson Crusoe and his friend Friday are back in their greatest adventure yet in Robinson Crusoe and the Cursed Pirates! After escaping the inhabited island, Robinson Crusoe sets sail for Brazil. Four weeks later, however, he and Friday encounter an uncharted land mass in the middle of the ocean. Take on the undead pirates and find a cure for a mysterious voodoo curse in this Hidden Object Adventure game! Key Features Gorgeous scenery Fantastic puzzles Get the Strategy Guide! Play Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 CPU: 1.0 GHz RAM: 256 MB DirectX: .... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Freeware Picks of the Day: 'Dialupass 3.16', and 'Protected Storage PassView > 1.63' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dialupass 3.16 This utility enumerates all dialup / VPN (virtual private network) entries on your computers. It displays their logon details, including user name, password, and domain. You can use it to recover a lost password for your Internet connection or VPN. Dialupass also allows you to save the dialup / VPN list into text / html / csv / xml file, or copy it to the clipboard. Protected Storage PassView 1.63 Protected Storage PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored on your computer by Internet ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-08 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscription Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To view our archive: http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-09 --- To remove yourself from our mailing list, visit: http://go.infopackets.com/e20110705-10 You are subscribed as: archive@mail-archive.com
