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17th June 2002
There are plenty of free software downloads that you can get from the net - but just what else are you downloading with it?
Check out these sites:
Cexx.org a site that gives information on finding that spyware or adware and how to remove it, and check here for information about the LiveShows Dialer
The Unsolicited Commercial Software Detector
Spy Bot- Search and Destroy
Lavasoft -lots of great stuff here.
10th June 2002
Hackers a TV show
Its An Honour The Australian Awards System, and look out for the information on Janet Storer
Recent Links
International Direct DVD
Computer DVD Player Links
DVD Demystified
Mozilla.org
ICQ
StarOffice
29th April 2002
In a new twist on spam the bad guys could be putting your name in the "from" box and forging emails to make it look like you're the one spamming! Not only will you suddenly start getting lots of any people responding to an email you know nothing about, but they'll start telling you ISP too.
Your ISP may take a dim view of that.
Stop Spam
CAUBE.AU - that's the Coalition Against Unsolicited Bulk Email, Australia.
22nd April
With the increase in hackers, hacking at your computer and the rise in the use of ADSL and cable connections to the Internet, you may give some thought to a Router for you connection:
Here's the links:
Netgear Firewall Router.
D-Link
Ozcableguy.com talks about some of the security issues
Port Numbers on Fulton.net.au
15th April
Windows XP! - FW bought a computer with XP on it and quickly gave it to his mother.
Here are the links:
Annoyances.orgAnnoyances.org is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows.
In particular look at the following info on this site:
Get rid of Splash Screens
Picture and Fax Viewer this requires editing the registry, not for the faint hearted.
Turn off Windows XP zip files
Missing entries from the Start Menu
Get rid of the "Click here to begin"
Stop sending crash reports
Stop the Warnings when viewing the Windows Folder
Stop Product Activation
I hate Windows XP an online parody
DShield.org how to set up the Firewall in XP
GRC.COM a must to secure your XP Home Edition
8 April 2002 Sports on Southern FM!
The Southern Football League
The other code: Soccer!
and not forgetting the women's sport: Netball!
Netball Australia and Netball Victoria
18th February 2002
SMMP
The serious part of today's show is pretty serious - There has been 'multiple vulnerabilities in many implementations of the Simple Network Managemetn Protocol' - I had to copy that from a big document.....
FW refered you to the CERT site - there's a huge document there listing the problems
You can also check out the Microsoft site for their Security Bulletin.
On the lighter side - because the bozo site was down, we had a look at Sunny 106.5 - todays soft rock!
11th February 2002
Hoax Virus!
Don't you just hate it when people send you hoax virus... check out Vmyths.com to work out what's a virus and what's a hoax....remember to download the wave file!
Not sure if the anti-virus product on your computer is working? Visit eicar online for a nifty little program that checks to see if your anti virus is working properly.
And when you do getting a little something in the email - have a look at the glossary at Symantec.
4th February 2002
Ground Hog Day!
FW & GP are amazed to see that people celebrate Ground Hog Day... who would've thought.....
Check out these sites: The Offical Site of the Punzsutawney Groundhog Club its true - its really there.....
here you can see all about the ground hog, his predicition for more winter (remember folks its winter up north), how to create your own chapter - and more!
Punxsutawney - where it all happens.
Phil - he's the weather prediciting groundhog
17th December 2001
Microsoft XP and Internet Explorer have been hit by all sorts of bugs lately. Be sure to get along to the following sites to read all about them.
Download Centre for XP Service Pack 1.
The Security Bulletin and its big....
MS Best Practices checklist hope they read this one too....
10th December 2001
It's Darwin Awards Time - check out their Web Page
26th November 2001
After the loss of the Australian Soccer Team, FW spent some time looking up sites for 'Losers' and this is what he found:
Life Sucks!
LOSERSdotORG
Guide to Popularity
Loser Site Web Ring
LoserNet
and.....
One Nation
Soccer Australia
29th October 2001
What you need is a PDA, trust us, you do, they do all sorts of things that you can do with pen and paper, but they're more fun.
Revo - is designed to fit right into your pocket, and right into your life, we don't know what you're doing with your life in your pocket... but there you have it.
Compaq call there PDA's Handhelds
FW uses a Palm and they aren't hairy, its true, I looked.
GP uses a great big Franklin ebook with a massive 16 meg - pity he's so stumpy.
And if you want some software, get along to tucows
22nd October 2001
George W - known to us as dubya has a stack of web sites devoted to him - he told us to get on with our lives, so we did by checking at his web sites.....
And there is just so many of them, check out the YAHOO! pages.
and some of FW's fav sites include Dubya's World including photos with captions.
The Bushwhacker News Network claims that their policy is, as quoted by Senator Trent Lott, "We can Support our troops, without supporting the President"
Now this one is really confusing - its www.dubyadubya.net it has images for your viewing pleasure.
Bush Jokes.com includes the Emergency Exit as told on radio by him (that's the FW him, not the dubya him)
Some quotes from him (that's the dubya him and not the FW him)Dubya Says.
.....and not forgetting Dancing Bush, hey, this is really fun!
..and the joke of the week!
24 September 2001
Some Ideas for Backing Up - check out these sites:
At Backup Online Backup you can automate your backups daily, weekly or anytime you want. It's Easy - select the files or folders you want to protect with one mouse click, and secure - your files are encrypted and can only be read with the special key you create. They say that its convenient and you can download your files anytime, anywhere via the Internet.
Winzip is a compression program that allows you to reduce the size of your files - make them easier to copy onto a floppy disk, or some other medium.
Iomgea home of the famous Zip Drive - a disk that can hold 100 mb of files.
ORB is high-performance removable media drive that uses revolutionary magnetoresistive (MR) head technology. (What ever that is)
Oh yeah - the email of the week....Gary Toomey
Have a look at George Snarfleblasters Web Pages.
Cookies!
No, no, not those things that you eat, but those things that web sites drop on your machine to make the whole surfing bit easier.
For a better idea about Cookies, visit Cookiecentral.com for some very sobering thoughts about cookies then head off to Cookie Crusher to control those web cookies.
Search Engines
Check these out:
Need help to pick a search engine? Then try this...Nueva Library Help
or this one... SearchEngines.com
NoodleQuest what a novel concept!
Go Eureka! An Australian search engine based on AltaVista.
Google A nifty search engine without clutter!
Yahoo! Australia and New Zealand.
Keep it Up (to date)
As more and more people come to rely on Microsoft Windows, in all its various forms, so to do the malious types who hope to exploit 'known' security issues on your machine. That is, they could well take over your machine from a remote site. You know you should - keep it up todate - you're computer that is. Its easy - get along to MS Windows Update. As these flaws in windows are found, MS issue patches, and you should try and keep your program up to date. While you're over there mucking around on the MS site, check ou their Secuirty Bulletins. If you're running Office check out the Product Updates too. Microsoft has a whole site dedicated to Security.Another little program worth checking out is PatchWork its an anti-intrusion Patch Verrification Scanner for Windows NT - it works out what your Windows NT Machine is missing.
If you've got any Symantec products you can
also run their live update which will keep your anti-virus
product up to date.Sites that FW couldn't live without!
Yahoo! Australia and New Zealand.Google A nifty search engine without clutter!
Go Eureka! An Australian search engine based on AltaVista.
Whereis Online you can now navigate your trip from start to finish with this site.
White Pages Online The Australian White pages, and the Yellow Pages
News Radio - An arm of the ABC.
SETI@home - fire up that Screen Saver!!
CAUBE.AU Coalition Against Unsolicited Bulk Email.
Vmyths Before you send that virus warning on to everyone in your address book - check out this site.
AusCert provides a single, trusted point of contact in Australia for Internet Community to deal with computer security incidents and their prevention.
Gibson Research where you can get your ports probed.
Symantec lots of security issues here.
The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software - yeah - and its got cows, or check out ZdNet
And then ... just for the heck of it.....
Dilbert, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. and The Onion. And just before you head off go to Crikey!!!
Jokes Jokes Jokes!
A Joke A Day Making fun of Morons since 1863 (that's what it says)Gagler Joke of the Day
Joke of the Day! Yet another site where you can get a laugh!
King Island
You gotta ask - why would anyone go to King Island to listen to a man talk about seaweed?Have a look at these websites - and maybe you'll jump on a plane and fly to that lump of rock in Bass Strait!
King Island They dare you ... we don't know why.
King Island Online Its got everything you'd ever want on King Island
King Island Diary- All sorts of cheese!
Ansett for flying there - 2 flights a day.... wow.
Be on the LookOut!
When Governments don't understand how something works (such as the Interenet) They tinker - they play around the edges for the sake of a quick fix and a few votes.
You can keep an eye on things - try these websites:
Electronic Frontiers Australia.
CAUBE - that's the Coaltion Against Unsolicited Bulk Email, Australia. The group was formed to represent the views of those in Australia who are oppossed to spam.
Virus Myths. Hey before you forward on those dire warnings of impending doom (virus emails) check out Virus myths and save some band width.
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams wrote the Hithchikers Guide to the Galaxy. CyberCafe was rather stunned to learn of his death last Friday. He's humour has provided us with some great radio moments. You can check out the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. site.Who's Looking at your Computer?
Spyware - those programs that tell other what your computer is up to!Spy Checker
GRC
Lavasoft
Privacy Power - Adware, Badware & Spyware Profiles.
Webcams!
Get along and have a look yourself at these:Lobster Cam
The Nerdman Show
Africam
NY Taxi
WebCam Central
Live Jail Cam
Cran Space
Big Brother (its american)
Discovery Channel Cams
Web Cams of the World american!
Antarctic Stations snow!
Australian Live Web Cams
Personal Firewalls
There are so many hazards out there on the net, virus, trojans and more, that you really need to consider, not only a good anti-virus product, but also a personal firewall. They range from freebies to top priced ones. To read about them read some of these sites:Personal Firewall Guide
Secuirty Portal The focal point for Security on the net.
Gibson Reseach Corp. A great place, and a favourite of ours. Go along and get your ports probed (!) and check out his new test, Patchwork and LeakTest.
More on Port Probing
DOShelp.com - Great information on ports that should be considered as hostile ports.KEEP YA TRAP SHUT!
Can anyone crawl into your computer while you're connected to the internet? It is possible for someone to 'scan' your computer to find an open port. Then it may be possible for them to alter, add, delete ... you get the picture. Stop the snoops with a firewall. There are a few about, check out Norton's Personal Firewall 2000 . It claims to be your maximum defense against hackers. Perhaps you can try McAfee's Personal Firewall. It monitors all network activity and stops all know hacks, nukes, trojans and DOS attacks. (dos? do they mean disk operating system....). If you're a cheap skate like FW and GP, get along to Zone Labs and download their award-winning ZoneAlarm.....and finally, have your shields scanned by visiting Gisbon Research and going to 'Shields Up'. Their computer will scan yours to look for possible loop holes in your ports... ooo, I'm all excited now.....
Mickey and Macks Weird Web Sites
Links from our last program, things to do and read, weird.........Clone your Bone Immortalize a piece of yourself (or your partner!) with the CLONE YOUR BONE Complete Penis Casting Kit.
Your Nutz The Ultimate Fashion Statement for your Vehicle.
ASCII art of Starwars (oh dear)
Dung Spitting should be an Olympic Sport!
Anti-Romeo Squads Squads patrol vulnerable areas.
Anti-scent Law stinks!!
.......and some programs just have to be tried out... download this auto insult program. You will need Winzip to unzip it.
Free Stuff on the Net!
Email Clients
Probably the most popular e-mail application on the net is Eudora Light.Pegasus Mail, a New Zealand product, is available free of charge, its the CyberCafe Email Client of Choice.
You can always check out the email programs that come with Netscape and Internet Explorer.
The Search for Extraterestrial Intelligence.
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that harnesses the power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. You can help by downloading and running a program from SETI@home.