December 5, 2002 Welcome to another newsletter. I believe I got all the kinks worked out of this new system - sorry 'bout the typos and little boxes last time. I've learned just how bad Microsoft Word is as an HTML editor. I've been hearing about it for years - never needed it for this type of assignment before. I'm going to be working with a new Macromedia product which I'll report on in future issues. For now, enjoy the info presented here, subscribe to my cool new downloading center and enjoy the holiday month taking life easier then you would normally - the planet needs it! Cheers, Clyde Awesome Price Deals These are some incredible deals - which will probably be expiring soon. If they look good, grab them now! I cannot vouch for any products - although the specs look good for all items! Initial Portable DVD Player With 4-inch Screen - $200 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1937615 Footlocker - savings 12-5 through 12-8 http://ww2.footlocker.com/2002/fl1203a/ Samsung 32X12X40X12 CD-RW / DVD-Rom Combo Drive - $79 http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse/sam32cddvdro.html 50 pack of CD-R Disk from Staples - Free with rebate http://snurl.com/ewt Gateway- 2 Ghz - 128 Ram - CD Burner - $399 http://www.gateway.com/home/deals/offers/amazingoffer.shtml Lindows Machine - no floppy - no modem- $199 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1957333&cat=96356&type=19&dept=0&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A96356   SPAM (Unwanted email variety) - We all HATE SPAM Yes, I've written about it here before and I'll probably write about it again. As we find ways to combat spam, the spammers figure out ways to get around our system. I'm going to be talking about some general methods of not getting SPAM in the first place (by hiding your email address - having a secondary and third one ) then we'll talk about products to use to combat SPAM. My friend Ann will be coming out with a very comprehensive guide on SPAM soon which I'll be sharing with you all when it's published. Until then, I offer you the following websites for you education and use. SPAM - Educate Yourself PCWorld.com - How to Take Back Your Privacy http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,92895,00.asp PCWorld.com - Spam Begone http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,80604,00.asp Pobox: How To Deal With Spam http://www.pobox.com/nospam.html Very good reading above - giving you lots of tricks and tips so Spammers can't find you. A few tips from experience: 1. Secondary Email Account -  Sign up for www.yahoo.com or www.hotmail.com account. These are 100% free. Give all fake info when signing up to protect your privacy, thought don't forget password or you won't remember "trigger" data for password reminders. Use these accounts for Yahoo! Groups, News Groups, Mailing Lists, Ebay, Craig's list. 2. Get your own "domain name" email address, then block default "@yourdomainname.com" account. This is a spammer favorite. 3. Don't ever respond to "to remove yourself from this list....". This will get you on their list. 4. Get off AOL. They seem to have the highest incident of SPAM of any ISP I run into and have poor SPAM blocking unless you block everyone not on your address list - not very effective. 5. When downloading eval software, use a dummy email address - unless they'll be mailing you a code. In this case, use secondary email address. 6. Sign up for www.pobox.com account - inexpensive way to have your own email address. Has lots of safeguards. To get more tips - read the above articles very carefully. There's good stuff on privacy protection as well. New Super Cool Product Announcement! In The Moment Computing Software Center Any time a new client gets a new computer, we at ITM Computing, computerize it with over 20 utilities to make a persons 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.  A sample of the FREE stuff we offer: Cleanup Program used to cleanup temporary files leftover from installations plus all temporary Internet files which can slow down your system. Sticky Notes Virtual post-it notes these are very fun! Password Keeper Save passwords no pop up ads! Iridium Icon tray clock which shows times worldwide Dictionary Icon tray so you can look up definition, antonym, synonym of any word at a moments notice Lots of free games More stuff added daily&.. For the first time ever, were 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 are in this newsletter are now located in this one 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. 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 . SPAM - We HATE YOU - Products McAfee.com - SpamKiller - $40 - Clyde's Pick http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/msk/ EmC 5.0 - Free http://www.abreuretto.com/anti-spam/indexi.htm Email Express! - Free http://www.privacylabs.net/EmailExpress/index.shtml MailFrontier - $30 http://www.mailfrontier.com/ MailWasher - Free http://www.webattack.com/get/mailwasher.shtml SpamAssassin Pro - $30 http://deersoft.com/ SpamPal for Windows - Free http://www.spampal.org.uk/ There are all types of SPAM products. Some cost money, some are free. They all work in different manners. You have to find the one that works best for you. Some are Outlook Plug-ins which work directly with the email product. - Spam Assassin and Mail Frontier are like this. Most are stand alone products. My favorite - until proven otherwise, is McAfee. It works with all Pop3 clients (no web-based or AOL), has an intuitive interface. It catches about 80% of my SPAM, which is not bad. It's highly configurable and you can add your own filters based on Subject and domain names. It's better then "rules" and "filters" because it comes with hundreds of pre-set filters which the biggies don't catch. Personally, I find setting rules/filters to catch SPAM a complete waste of time. 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 California. Call 408.732.8500 or e-mail us http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php today to set up an appointment. Dining Out Chef Moz - Worldwide Dining Guides http://chefmoz.org/ DineSite - Nationwide (United States) http://www.dinesite.com/ VegDining - Worldwide Vegetarian Dining http://www.vegdining.com/Home.cfm These are some great places to find wonderful restaurants. Of course, I use and contribute to Vegdining all the time. The other restaurant guides are wonderful as well - best of all they're Free!! This and That - New Section Need I say more? This is a random bunch of links I find interesting and I hope you will too. Many of these are contributed by readers like yourself - keep 'em coming!! AOL CDs - No More !! - Collect those CDs and send 'em back http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/ AOL Users rejoice - You can now use Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora http://www.webattack.com/get/aol2pop.shtml Birth Control patch be more convenient than the pill? http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/health/82002_health_birthcontrol.html Birth Control Patch, ORTHO EVRA, Contraception as Effective as the Birth Control Pill http://www.orthoevra.com/index.html Black People Love Us! http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/ Black People Love Us - Commentary http://www.eworcester.com/entertainment/blktalk.html Clock-Calendar - Coolest I've ever seen - Good blend for techies and non-techies http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html Icebox for the Internet Age - a computer in your fridge http://news.com.com/2100-1040-961619.html?tag=fd_top_6 Microsoft gives timeline for supporting it's products http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962177.html?tag=fd_top_4 Stop telemarketers - record tone in answering machine message http://www.telephonetribute.com/tribute/signal_and_circuit_conditions.htm ************************ 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. All worldwide rights reserved. If forwarding, please forward all of e-mail, not any portion therein. To see past issues of This and That Computer Tips newsletter, please visit the web at: http://www.itmcomputing.com/newsletter.php and click on "Archives." Please note: Unless requested, questions pertaining to this newsletter will be answered in a 3-4 week time frame. If you need a faster response, there will be a small consultation fee of $15 per e-mail response. You will receive a reply within 48 hours. "Complete Computer Help (Networks, New Computer Installs, Software Training) for Individuals and Small Businesses" "Designing your Perfect Website, at an Affordable Cost, in a Timely Manner" Eliminate and Destroy unwanted email: http://spamarrest.com/affl?1337207 Send a greeting card through the Internet so recipient gets card in their postal mailbox: www.sendoutcards.com/7197 - let me walk you through how to send a card - it's easy. ©2002 In The Moment (ITM) Computing. All rights reserved.