Hey everyone,   There’s great news afoot! As you will see, we’ve changed the delivery method of this newsletter to the ad-laden Yahoo! Groups to a stand-alone email program which will make you’re reading experience easier. Let me know if you like the new format. Even greater news – your humble author has made it to his 40th year (Monday, Nov 11th) and hopes to keep on writing for another 40!   Clyde   Consumer Protection   Clark Howard http://clarkhoward.com The Rip Off Report http://www.ripoffreport.com Len Tillem – Lawyer Radio Show http://www.lentillem.com/radio.html   Take your rights into your own hands with these great sites! Len’s a hoot! Clark has more information then you’ll ever need to protect your privacy and make sure your civil right are protected.   New Super Cool Product Announcement! In The Moment Computing Software Download Center   Any time a new client gets a new computer, we at ITM Computing, computerize it with over 20 utilities to make a person’s experience on their new computer a superior one to someone who just gets a computer off the shelf. We spend over 3 hours downloading all updates, uploading our special set of software and making sure the computer is in fine running order before we deliver it.   For the first time ever, we’re now offering a special download site where you can download and install these products yourself. Our new site is named: In The Moment Computing Software Center. The new website is www.ITMComputing.com/software . We will be updating this site on a consistent basis and sending out monthly emails detailing the changes to the programs. We will feature a “product of the month.” Many of the past “product of the months” in this newsletter are now located in this convenient place.   The cost of this service is $24.95/year or $14.95/6 months. Once you sign up, I will send you a password upon receipt of your payment. You can change this upon your first use.   If you’d like to try this service, send an email to and I’ll send you a user name and password. Check it out: www.itmcomputing.com/software .   Security Issues   Linksys Router Flaw Reported http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,106632,tk,dn110402X,00.asp   This is the most popular home-based and small business router for connecting multiple PCs for file & print sharing and for sharing a high speed conection. We recommend the Linksys product line for all yoru networking needs.   It has recently been discovered that there is now a way hackers can burrow into you router and use it to hack into other computers. To counteract this vulnerability, g to the Linksys site: http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp and upgrade your firmware. If you’re not sure how to do this, ask someone on our staff to update you at your next visit.   E-mail Greeting Card Spam (not Virus)   F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Friendgreetings E-Card http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/friendgr.shtml Security Alert: E-Mail Greetings Could Carry Malicious Code http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,661694,00.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages: Computers (FriendGreetings.com) http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/friend.htm   This is an evil SPAM which looks like a virus which comes in the form of a greeting card to you from  someone you know. You get this link to downloads  a greeting card”, you click it and it asks you if it’s okay to install something on your computer. At this point, you should stop the process, hit cancel, and close program. What it’s doing at this point is sending this spam to everyone you know in your Outlook address book. This definitely won’t be the last time this trick is pulled. As always – make sure NOT to every install a program unless you initiated it from the Internet. Follow the removal instructions from onte of the sites above if you got infected.   Norton Internet Security Bug   Norton Internet Security 2003 Bug Announced & Fixed http://news.com.com/2100-1001-965234.html   There was a bug in this software which deleted incoming emails. Just run your live update and this will fix the problem.   Movie of the Year Honor’s Go to….   Bowling For Columbine http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/   This is the most powerful, thought-provoking, challenging, insightful movie of the year. You’ll squirm a bit, but it’s worth it. Michael shows why America is the civilian/civilian murder capital of the world – amongst European Countries and Canada – who have loads of guns, but choose not to use them on each other (what a peculiar concept, eh?). As my friend Meryl says, “This movie should be shown in every high school across the country.” The Canadian/USA comparisons are dramatic and very enlightening! Go see it today!!   We provide you “In The Moment” Tech Support Worldwide!   We have begun opening up our support services on a world wide basis. We are now supporting clients via phone, remote access and email. Our response time is fantastic and we have knowledgeable folks in all areas of computing, accounting, web design, file management, Internet access, email and lots more. Our remote access allows us to view your computer, real time, from our offices here in the States. Call 408.732.8500 or e-mail us – http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php today to set up an appointment.   Cooking/Health/Your Body   With the holidays approaching and people choosing to “pig out” during this time, I thought I’d provide you with a few places to get some recipies and think about choosing this time to “stay healthy.”   Recipes (both veg and non-veg) Meals For You - 8,000 recipes http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/customize?recipes_main.html Recipes Archive - 280,000+ Free Recipes http://chef2chef.com/ Top Secret Recipes on the Web http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/   Good Health Stuff Dixie Diners' Club Online Catalog Directory http://www.dixiediner.com/cgi-bin/WebShop.cgi?config=/usr/www/users/rstevens/dixie/config.txt&first=fbrowse The McDougall Newsletter-Protein Diet debate http://www.drmcdougall.com/debate.html Wellness Letter: Guide to Dietary Supplements http://wellnessletter.com/html/ds/dsSupplements.php   Go Vegetarian! It will save your life, the planet’s life and your pet’s lives Meat Stinks: Get a Vegetarian Starter Kit http://www.meatstinks.com/livevegpak.html Meatless Day_November 25, 2002 http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Resort/1088/ Meat kills another 7 and injures 50 more http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-11-02-listeria-recall_x.htm   Leaving Your ISP (AOL or MSN) Going to a non-advertising supported Internet connection   Leaving AOL By Clark Howard http://clarkhoward.com/topics/cancel_aol.html Reroute email forwarding, change address when leave AOL, Verizon, Prodigy, Earthlink and many other http://www.re-route.com/e_mail_forwarding/reroute_detail.html Why America Online Sucks http://www.aolsucks.org/   Believe it or not, you can get an Internet connection without all the popup ads and flashy stuff you get on AOL. With a clean DSL connection like Earthlink/SBC Global/your local DSL provide or Cable with your local cable TV company, there’s a way to set you up so, all you need to do is click on your email program or your Internet browser and you’re on the Internet. No preset home page. No ads popping up. When you order these products, you now get AOL-like interfaces. These aren’t needed – Just use the simple internet connections provided by the company which are somewhat hidden below the surface. These sites give you reasons to leave and how to leave. If you would like to have a super clean connection without the fluff – call/email us today to get this setup. We’ve already helped hundreds of you do this!   ************************ Hope you enjoyed the ride.... Clyde Lerner, In The Moment Computing Phone: 408.732.8500 E-mail comments/feedback to: http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php This newsletter is a service of In The Moment Computing and is Copyright 2005 Clyde Lerner. 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