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Infopackets Email Newsletter: Friday, Feb 18, 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 --> Word of the Day: Denial Of Service Attack (DoS) --> Microsoft Bing to use 'Personalized Search' Technology --> Microsoft Confirms Zero Day Exploit, Downplays Risk --> On this Day in History: for Friday, Feb 18, 2011 --> Windows Game of the Week: G.H.O.S.T Chronicles: Phantom of the Renaissance Faire --> Freeware Picks of the Day: 'EditPad Lite 6.7.0', and 'Screenshot Captor 2.90.01' >>> PLUS ... Yesterday's Top Stories --> Hackers Publish 70k Stolen Emails of Security Firm --> Internet Explorer 9: RC Includes Many New Features >>> At The Very Bottom --> Link to: Archive Pages --> Link to: Remove / Unsubscribe / Change Newsletter Frequency --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please Support Our Website and Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email newsletter is made possible by sponsors. Please support our efforts by visiting our sponsors, today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > S T O P using WORDS to explain -- use P.I.C.T.U.R.E.S. instead! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> Do you hate explaining things over email? --> Do you want to share photos, complete with captions with friends on the web? --> Do you have a blog that needs photos to complete the look? In that case, try Snagit! With Snagit, you can take screenshots of your web browser, Windows Desktop, word processor, or ANY software you use on your PC. Then, you can edit your snapshot (or any picture, for that matter) to include captions and SHOW people what you mean, instead of trying to explain it. With Snagit, sharing photos with family and friends is EASY! ~~~~~ See Snagit in Action -- free trial download! ~~~~~ http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > How to: Double, or Triple Your PC Speed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I get asked all the time, "Dennis, what can I do to make my PC faster?" The simple answer to this question is that there isn't a simple answer to this question. That's because a question like this depends on a number of factors, and can be solved using either a hardware or a software solution (or a combination of both). First, let's talk about hardware since it has a major impact on how software operates -- especially Microsoft Windows. ... (Continue Reading) http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-01 **** NOTE **** Special offer expires Monday, Feb 21st, 2011 @ 11:59PM EST. Reserve your copy of SpeedUpMyPC using the link! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Latest Stories Available on Main Page --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our main page is updated daily with the latest stories available. To access those stories, click the main page link below. Otherwise, use the headlines and links further down this page. http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Today's Headlines: With Synopsis (plus link to story) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Word of the Day: Denial Of Service Attack (DoS) A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-of- service attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Although the means to carry ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-03 >>> Microsoft Bing to use 'Personalized Search' Technology Reports suggest that Microsoft is planning to invest a vast amount of their resources in helping to make the Bing search engine a more "personalized experience" for its users. The new direction is ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-04 >>> Microsoft Confirms Zero Day Exploit, Downplays Risk Microsoft says it's unlikely that hackers will successfully exploit a recently discovered security bug in Windows. The company says that if the bug is abused, it would likely result in a denial of ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-05 >>> Hackers Publish 70k Stolen Emails of Security Firm (20110217) A week after pro-WikiLeaks hacker organization 'Anonymous' reportedly infiltrated one of the security firms investigating their activity, the group has now published more than 70,000 emails stolen ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-06 >>> Internet Explorer 9: RC Includes Many New Features (20110217) Microsoft has unveiled what should be the final version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) before its official release to the public. The company says the latest round of changes take into account 17,000 ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > On This Day in History: Friday, Feb 18, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this Day in History -- February 18 Famous people born on this day: --> 1745, Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invented the electric battery. --> 1848, Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker --> 1909, Wallace Stegner --> 1920, Bill Cullen --> 1920, Jack Palance, actor, bad guy, and one hand push up king! --> 1931, Chloe Anthony Morrison, - aka Tonie Morrison, author. --> 1954, John Travolta, actor. --> 1957, Vanna White, Wheel of Fortune letter turner. Events on this day in history: --> 1849, First regular steamboat service to California started with the arrival of the "California". --> 1850, California Legislature creates the 9 Bay Area counties. --> 1899, San Francisco is named as a port of dispatch for Army transports. --> 1930, A cow is flown (and milked in flight) for first time. Her milk was sealed in paper containers and dropped by parachute over St. Louis, MO. I knew you'd want to know ... --> 1939, Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island (built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay. --> 1995, "World Champion Houston Rockets" are honored at The White House. And don't forget... --> National Bun Day -- Iceland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Windows Game of the Week: G.H.O.S.T Chronicles: Phantom of the Renaissance Faire --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.H.O.S.T. Chronicles: Phantom of the Renaissance Faire finds you hot on the trail of a menacing and terrifying ghost. This vengeful ghost has damaged attractions, vandalized shops and has driven away the park patrons. Inspect the park and determine if this is indeed ghostly activity or just a cruel and disastrous hoax. It is up to you to find out who is behind the haunting at the Renaissance Faire in this exciting Hidden Object Adventure game. Key Features Gripping gameplay Spooky atmosphere Track down the ghost! Requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 CPU: 1.0 GHz RAM: 512 MB ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-08 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SpeedUpMyPC 2011: 37% Discount Expires Monday! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need to speed up your PC with next to no budget? Do you enjoy learning about computer hardware and how it interacts with software? If so, you'll find this review highly informative. I get asked all the time, "Dennis, how can I make my PC faster?" The simple answer to this question is that there isn't a simple answer to this question. RE: RE: How to Double or Triple Your PC Speed ... (Continue Reading) http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Freeware Picks of the Day: 'EditPad Lite 6.7.0', and 'Screenshot Captor > 2.90.01' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EditPad Lite 6.7.0 EditPad Lite is a general-purpose text editor, designed to be small and compact, yet offer all the functionality you expect from a basic text editor. EditPad Lite works with Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. Note from Dennis: I use this program every day to program the Infopackets website in PERL (practical extraction and reporting language). EditPad is highly recommended even if you aren't a programmer. A++ and kudos to Jan Goyvaerts (author) for such an awesome program. Click here to see a screenshot of a program I'm working on ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscription Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To view our archive: http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-11 --- To remove yourself from our mailing list, visit: http://go.infopackets.com/e20110218-12 You are subscribed as: archive@mail-archive.com
