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E-Mail
Scam - Watch Out For Scams Tied To The Olympics
Major
news events often serve as a hook for e-mail scams, and this month's
Beijing Olympics is no exception. The United States Computer Emergency
Readiness Team (US-CERT) has received reports of phishing activity, some
linked to Storm Worm, that uses Olympic-themed messages. This Trojan is
spread via an e-mail claiming the Olympics will be delayed or canceled
because of the May earthquake in China. The message contains a link to a
malicious website which tricks visitors into clicking on what looks like
an embedded flash video player. In reality, it leads to the download of
the executable file "beijing.exe" that can infect the user's system with a
Trojan.
US-CERT encourages users to take the following
preventative measures to mitigate the security risks:
- Install
anti-virus software and keep its virus signature files up-to-date.
- Do not
follow unsolicited web links received in e-mail messages.
For
more "computer security at home" tips, go to http://onguardonline.gov/index.html.
Also watch for other e-mail scams that are currently "playing
games" with the Olympics. They include a fake notice that you've won a
large sum of money in a lottery organized by the Chinese Olympic Committee
for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and bogus websites offering tickets to
events.
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Community Calendar
Stir-N-Up
Hope Meeting
Thursday, August 28th at 6:30 PM CST
The
meeting is held at the Gospel Mission Church in Rockport. This is a
mandatory meeting for the riders. Volunteers and visitors are invited and
always welcome. For more information or directions, visit www.stir-n-uphope.org.
Saturday Morning at the Dome Program Series
August
23 and August 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT
Topics such as “inner peace”
and “wellness” are offered. Sponsored by Sisters of St. Benedict of
Ferdinand at the Kordes Center in Ferdinand. For more information, visit
www.thedome.org/programs.
Evanston
Hog Roast – 25th Anniversary
September 20th, 10 AM to
Midnight, CST.
Hog Roast features basketball, softball and horseshoe
tourneys, auctions, raffles and games. Also offering pulled pork or fried
chicken dinners. For more information, contact Rodney Schaeffer at
812-529-8400.
Southern
Indiana Horseman’s Club – Perry County presents National Barrel Horse
Association
Saturday, August 23rd. Warm-ups start at 10 AM CST
and Show begins at Noon CST. For more information, click
here.
St.
Meinrad Fall Festival
September 21st at St. Meinrad Community
Center and Recreation Field
Fall Festival featuring car show, quilt
raffles, grand raffle, horseshoe tourney, silent auction, bingo, chicken
dinners, famous soup, live music and many more activities aimed at the
whole family. For more information, please contact the parish at
812-357-5533 or Kelly Ruxer at
812-357-2442.
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Ask
The Help Desk - How To Keep E-mail Addresses From Automatically Filling Up
Your Address Book
Question:
Whenever I reply to an e-mail message, the e-mail address I replied to is
added to my e-mail program's address book. My address book is filling up
with lots of e-mail addresses that I really don't want in there. How can I
prevent these e-mail addresses from automatically being added? My e-mail
program is Outlook Express 6 and I'm using Windows XP Home Edition for my
computer operating system.
Answer: There is a setting in
Outlook Express 6 for Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Mail for Windows
Vista Home Premium that will automatically add the name and e-mail address
of a person to your address book or contacts list when you reply to that
person's e-mail - provided that person is not already in your address book
or contacts list. This feature can cause your address book or contacts
list to fill up rather quickly. To change this setting so that contact
information is only added to your address book at your discretion, follow
these steps:
- Open
Outlook Express 6 or Windows Mail.
- Click your
cursor arrow on the "Tools" menu and select "Options" from the resulting
drop-down menu. The Options window will open.
- Click on
the "Send" tab. Uncheck the box next to "Automatically put people I
reply to in my Address Book" for Outlook Express 6 or the box next to
"Automatically put people I reply to in my Contacts list" for Windows
Mail.
- Click on
"Apply" and then "OK" to save the setting and close the Options window.
Note:
See the "Short Tutorial" section below for shortcut steps on quickly
adding received e-mail addresses to your address book.
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Sites
Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In August
Is
It Just Me?
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com - This
entirely self-descriptive website allows you to find out if you're unable
to access other websites because of a malfunction in your system or
theirs. Type in any URL and get instant feedback as to whether or not the
site is actually "down." If so, there's nothing to do but wait it out. If
not, it might be time to call your favorite computer geek.
Survey What They Play
http://www.whattheyplay.com - If
you want to make sure your kids are playing appropriate video games, get
to know this invaluable online resource. The site is loaded with
information about thousands of video games, including reviews from experts
and comments from readers. Find out which games are most popular and which
ones are new. You can search for suitable games based on brand, genre,
age, and rating, or even post your own comments.
Drive In For
Big Fun
http://driveinmovie.com - Quick!
Before summer ends, check out a drive-in movie! Use this website,
"dedicated to the history, preservation and promotion of outdoor
theatres," to help you find a drive-in (BIG screen) movie theater in your
area. View photos and find contact information for drive-ins in the U.S.,
Canada, and Australia. Don't forget to stop by the "Reminiscing at the
Drive-in" page to read letters from those with fond drive-in memories.
School Support
http://adoptaclassroom.org - This
back-to-school season, consider providing help to a struggling school.
Pick a local classroom, or have the site pick one for you, and donate
funds that can be used for supplies, educational games, and other
materials. If you are a teacher, you can use the site to register your
classroom for assistance. Or start a program in your school or community.
With teachers spending an average of $1,200 per year of their own money
for classroom materials, they can use all the help they can get.
Find Funds Fast
http://missingmoney.com - A
search on this site could prove to be the rainbow that leads to your pot
of gold. MissingMoney.com features a database of records showing unclaimed
assets required to be turned over to states. Examples of assets that might
be waiting for you include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, bank accounts,
safe deposit box contents, uncashed checks, insurance policies, utility
deposits, and unclaimed tax, retirement, or mortgage insurance refunds.
The interface is easy to use and returns results within seconds.
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Short
Tutorial - Adding Received E-mail Addresses To Your Address
Book
In
this month's "Ask The Help Desk" section, we explained how to keep
unwanted e-mail addresses from automatically filling up your address book.
But how do you quickly add the addresses you do want to store? Simply
follow the steps below for your e-mail software program, and your address
book will stay relevant, current, and convenient.
Adding E-mail
Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When Using ...
- E-mail
Program: Outlook Express 6.0
- Computer Operating System:
Windows XP SP2 Home Edition
- With
Outlook Express open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message
received from the individual that you want to add to your address book.
- Select
"Tools" from the menu bar.
- Select "Add
Sender to Address Book" from the drop-down menu.
Adding
E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When Using
...
-
E-mail Program: Windows Mail
- Computer Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium
- With
Windows Mail open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message
received from the individual that you want to add to your Contacts list.
- Select
"Tools" from the menu bar.
- Select "Add
Sender to Contacts" from the drop-down menu.
Adding
E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When Using
...
-
E-mail Program: Thunderbird 2.0
- Computer Operating
System: Windows XP SP2 Home Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium, or
Mac OS X 10.4
- With
Thunderbird open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received
from the individual that you want to add to your address book.
- Left click
on and hold the "From" header. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Click on
"Add to Address Book..." from the resulting drop-down menu.
- The address
book will open with a new contact including the information from the
e-mail. Fill in any other details you would like for this contact and
then click on "OK" to save and exit.
Adding
E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When Using ...
-
E-mail Program: Apple's Mail 2.1.1 and Address Book 4.0.4
-
Computer Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4
- With Mail
open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received from the
individual that you want to add to your address book.
- Click your
cursor arrow on the "Message" menu.
- Select "Add
Sender to Address Book" from the resulting drop-down menu.
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