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E-Mail Scam - Turbulence In Banking Industry Increases Phishing
Scams
Bank failures, mergers, and takeovers have created a confusing
environment — some banks may have a new name or a new lender may have
acquired your mortgage. Online scammers are taking advantage of this upheaval
to try and trick you into parting with valuable personal information. They
are hoping that you will be more likely to open financial e-mails during this
period of heightened concern.
While e-mails phishing for sensitive data are nothing new, you need to be
extra vigilant with incoming messages during these turbulent times. The
Federal Trade Commission urges caution regarding e-mails that look as if they
come from a financial institution. These messages may appear real, but
actually be from phishers wanting to steal account numbers, passwords, or
Social Security numbers to run up bills or commit other crimes in your name.
Take a look at one example of these fraudulent e-mails below:
Remember that legitimate banks and other financial institutions NEVER send
e-mails with embedded links for users to click and update account
information. Do not respond to any unsolicited e-mail asking you to verify
financial or personal data. If you have questions about the authenticity of a
request, it is best to call or visit your bank in person.
For additional information, including tips to help you avoid getting hooked
by a phishing scam, go to http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt089.shtm.
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Community Calendar
Kappa
Delta Phi Sorority
16th
Annual Cookie Walk
Sunday, November 9th, Noon until ???
For more information, visit http://www.psci.net/communitycalendar/CookieWalkFlyer08.pdf.
Stir-N-Up Hope Meeting
Thursday, November 20th at 6:30 PM CST
The Stir-N-Up Hope meeting is held at the Gospel Mission
Church in Rockport. This meeting is mandatory for the
riders. Volunteers and visitors are invited and always
welcome. For more information or directions, visit www.stir-n-uphope.org.
The Sisters of St. Benedict offer Saturday Morning at the Dome
programs at Kordes Center in Ferdinand:
November 8 – “Introduction to Celtic
Spirituality” by Theresa O’Bryan;
November 15 – “Finding God in the Midst of Illness and
Suffering” by Sister Jennifer Miller.
The mornings include breakfast at 9 a.m., program, and lunch at 12:30 p.m.
ET.
AA Reflection Day: Step Three –
November 22 (9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ET)
Presented by Sister
Mary Claude Croteau.
Journaling:
Praying the Scriptures of Our Lives –
November 21-22 (6:30
p.m. Friday to 3:30 p.m. Saturday ET)
Presented by Sister
Maria Tasto.
For costs and more information on all programs, call
812-367-1411 or 800-880-2777, or visit www.thedome.org/programs.
Southern Indiana Horseman’s Club – Perry County
2008 Open Euchre Tourney – November 15th and December 6th.
For more information, visit http://www.psci.net/communitycalendar/2008EuchreTourneyFlyer.pdf
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Ask The Help Desk - Can You Get Me "Up To Speed" On
Download And Upload Speeds?
Question: I'm confused about the speeds I hear
about for high-speed Internet connections. What's the difference between
download and upload speeds? How about between Mbps, Kbps, and Gbps?
Answer: Download speeds refer to the rate that data travels from the
Internet to the user's computer, such as the loading of a webpage. Upload
speeds measure the journey from the user's computer to the Internet, such as
e-mailing photos to a friend. Many times, only one speed is given in
descriptions of Internet service — the download speed — since that's the one
of most concern to typical residential Internet users.
Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second) and is a
measure of bandwidth (the amount of data that can flow in a given time) on a
data transmission medium. Higher bandwidths are more conveniently expressed
in megabits per second (Mbps, or millions of bits per second) and in gigabits
per second (Gbps, or billions of bits per second).
Keep in mind that Internet speeds vary and can depend on a variety of
factors. These may include the number of Internet applications running on
your computer, the number of users sharing the Internet connection at any
given time at your home or business, and the efficiency of your operating
system. Please call us if you have questions about the speed of your Internet
connection.
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Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In November
Shoo the Flu!
http://cdc.gov/flu - The cold
weather season is also flu season, but the more you know about the flu, the
less likely you are to catch it. This site includes detailed information
about flu symptoms, care, and prevention. Find out who should (and should
not) get a flu vaccine, when they are available, and what potential side
effects could occur. Learn the signs that indicate a medical emergency and
check out special messages for parents, health professionals, and other
groups.
Cheap Eats
http://eatingwell.com/recipes/healthy_hurry/cheap_eats.html - Need
a cookbook that caters to your checkbook? Check out this information-packed
site, which features dozens of budget-friendly recipes so easy and healthy,
you will "forget take-out." It's all here and it's searchable by
type of cuisine, occasion, main ingredient, etc. Find recipe makeovers —
healthy versions of classic favorites like meatloaf, mac & cheese, burgers,
and even ice cream — and look for the special sections on cooking for two,
cooking for kids, quick meals, entertaining, and travel.
Bond Is Back
http://007.com - Quantum of Solace,
the latest James Bond movie, hits theaters in November. To get ready, visit
the slick 007 website where you can watch the trailer, get news from the set,
download wallpaper and icons, read about the cast, and more. Be sure to check
out the video games based on the movie, and watch the Jack White and Alicia Keys
music video, "Another Way to Die."
Swap 'til You Drop
http://swaptree.com - This site
offers a free, easy way to swap books, CDs, DVDs, and video games that you no
longer want for those that you do want. Save money and have fun by listing
items you have and items you want. The site takes it from there, alerting you
to trades that match your lists. Then just mail your media and sit back and
wait for your new stuff to arrive.
Education 101
http://education-portal.com - Do
you have a high school student in the process of selecting a college? Or are
you interested in continuing your own education? Education Portal is a great
place to start when researching career paths, degree programs, and schools.
The site has links to a wide variety of options including free online courses
in business, technology, science, and more. You can also watch instructional
videos on job interviewing and résumés.
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Short Tutorial - Searching For Specific E-mail Messages
Do these scenarios sound familiar? You know your sister e-mailed
her famous stuffing recipe to you weeks ago, but you can't remember when. Or
you want to review the last several e-mails sent to you from a certain friend
before you send a new message. If you end up with large numbers of e-mails in
your Inbox, it can be time-consuming to use the scroll bar to do a search. To
more quickly find specific e-mail messages, follow the steps below for your
e-mail program.
Searching for an E-Mail Message When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Outlook Express 6
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP SP2
- With Outlook Express open, click your cursor arrow on
the "Find" button on the toolbar. The Find Message window will
open with "Inbox" set as the default search location.
- In the Find Message window, place your cursor in the
"From:" or "Subject:" field to conduct your search.
Type in the word or phrase you want to search by, such as a person's
name or subject of an e-mail. Click on the "Find Now" button.
Note: You can also specify a date range to further define your search
criteria.
- The e-mails that match your search criteria will
appear in the lower portion of the Find Message window.
- Double click on the specific e-mail that you were
searching for. Now you can respond to, forward, print, or copy and paste
the e-mail.
Searching for an E-Mail Message When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Windows Mail
- Computer Operating System: Windows Vista
- With Windows Mail open, click your cursor arrow on
the "Find" button on the toolbar. The Find Message window will
open with "Inbox" set as the default search location.
- In the Find Message window, place your cursor in the
"From:" or "Subject:" field to conduct your search.
Type in the word or phrase you want to search by, such as a person's
name or subject of an e-mail. Click on the "Find Now" button.
Note: You can also specify a date range to further define your search
criteria.
- The e-mails that match your search criteria will
appear in the lower portion of the Find Message window.
- Double click on the specific e-mail that you were
searching for. Now you can respond to, forward, print, or copy and paste
the e-mail.
Searching for an E-Mail Message When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista
- With Mozilla Thunderbird open, click your cursor
arrow on the "Edit" button on the menu bar. Select
"Find" and then "Search Messages..." from the
resulting drop-down menu. The Search Messages window will open with
"Inbox on ..." set as the default search location.
- In the center of the Search Messages window, you will
see drop-down menus that will allow you to define your search. For this
tutorial, we will select "Subject" from the first drop-down
menu and "contains" from the second drop-down menu.
- In the blank field to the right of the second
drop-down menu, type in the word or phrase that you want to use as your
search criteria. Once you have typed in your word or phrase, click on
the "Search" button.
- The e-mails that match your search criteria will
appear in the lower portion of the Search Messages window.
- Double click on the specific e-mail that you were
searching for. Now you can respond to, forward, print, or copy and paste
the e-mail.
Searching for an E-Mail Message When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Macintosh Mail.app
- Computer Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4
- With Mail.app open, click your cursor arrow in the
Search field at the top of the Mail viewer window.
- By default, the search field will find messages in
your "Inbox." If you want to search specific mailboxes, select
one or more mailboxes by shift-clicking (pressing the "shift"
key and clicking your mouse button) to select adjacent mailboxes, or
Command-clicking (pressing the "Command" key and clicking your
mouse button) to select nonadjacent mailboxes and then click in the
Search field.
- Type or paste the text you want to find into the
Search field. In the header above the results, click "All
Mailboxes" or "Selected Mailboxes."
- Choose "Entire Message," "From,"
"To," or "Subject" in the header above the results
to limit your results to those items.
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