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Warning! - Frequent Phishing Attacks On Facebook
Facebook is the fastest growing social networking website in the
world with a million new users weekly and more than 200 million in all. It's
also a popular target for phishing attacks that are popping up with regular
frequency. Why Facebook? Because as a social networking site, click-through
rates on messages from friends are always going to be high, even if the
contents of the message are somewhat out of the ordinary. Spammers know this
and are taking advantage of the trusting environment. For example, Facebook
users have been getting messages that appear to come from friends with "hello"
in the subject line and links inviting them to check out sites with unusual
URLs like "areps.at," "kirgo.at" and "bests.at.'' If
you log into one of the sites, scammers take your e-mail address and
password, and then send the same URL to all your friends. Take a look at one
of the "areps.at" messages here:
Since many Facebook users use the same passwords across a variety of sites, a
successful phishing scammer could potentially gain illegal access to their
accounts on other sites such as Web-based e-mail. That paves the way for
still more attacks, as phishers can then use victims' hijacked e-mail
accounts to compromise other websites and spread more messages containing
malicious links.
To combat these threats, Facebook recommends the following:
- Use an up-to-date browser that
features an anti-phishing black list, such as Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox
3.0.10.
- Use unique logins and passwords for
each of the websites you use.
- Check to see that you're logging in
from a legitimate Facebook page with the facebook.com domain.
- Be cautious of any message, post, or
link you find on Facebook that looks suspicious or requires an
additional login.
- Become a fan of the Facebook Security Page for
more updates on new threats as well as helpful information on how to
protect yourself online.
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High-Speed Wireless Internet Maintenance Plan now available!
Attention residential High-Speed Wireless Internet customers.
PSC is now offering a High-Speed Wireless Internet Maintenance Plan for only
$2.95 per month! The Plan covers 100% of all maintenance expenses
related to providing PSC High-Speed Wireless Internet service. No
deductible on your part and the Plan even includes lightning damage to PSC
provided equipment! No contract required.
Effective September 1st, customers without the Plan will be charged a $40
Trip Charge and $60 labor charge for trouble-shooting and repairing your
service if a truck roll is required. If the PSC Wireless antenna/radio
unit needs to be replaced, there will be an additional $99 charge.
Call PSC Customer Care at 1-800-511-4899 or email customercare@psci.net with any
questions or to sign up for this valuable service.
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Community Calendar
St. Meinrad Archabbey Farmers’ Market
The Farmers' Market will take place on Saturday, August 8th, from 8-11am
(CST). The Market will be located in the Abbey
Press Gift Shop parking lot on Hwy. 545. They are offering free booth
space to vendors. For more information, contact Jill Ebert-Lasher at
(812)529-8016 or lasherjill@gmail.com.
Vendors and customers are welcome! Please support our area growers and
buy local produce.
St. Nicholas Catholic
Church Youth Stewardship Committee’s End Of Summer Blowout!
FREE - Aug 22nd featuring 4 Christian bands and motivational speaker
Justin Lookadoo. For more information, click
here.
2009 Fresh Start Quit Smoking Clinics
From Perry County Memorial Hospital – click
here for more information.
Southern Indiana Horseman Club - 2009 Calendar of Events
This calendar includes the schedule for trail rides, horse shows and euchre
tourneys. Click
here to view the calendar.
Lincoln Bicentennial Jubilee
August 3rd through August 9th. This will be the culmination of the two year
Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in Spencer County where Lincoln lived from
age 7 to 21. Click
here for the schedule and more information.
2009 CPR Classes
From Perry County Memorial Hospital – click here
for more information.
Tell City’s Schweizer
Fest
August 5th -8th For program schedule, click here.
Blue Heron Vineyard’s “Wine Over Water” Concert Series
Come enjoy this concert series at the newly remodeled Blue Heron Farm, 7757
SR 66 East, rural Cannelton, IN. We invite you to join us for some fine
Blue Heron Wine, artworks, and some of the finest music around! Click here for
more information.
Branchville Conservation
Club Fun Horseshow
Youth and Open class in most events. Come join the fun. 75%
paybacks on Barrels and Poles. Pork dinners and concessions available. Click
here for more information.
Stir-N-Up Hope Meeting
Thursday, August 20th, at 6:30 PM CST
The meeting is held in Room 9 (Spencer County ARC Office) of the Lifetime
Learning Center at 319 South 5th Street in Rockport. Volunteers and visitors
are invited and always welcome. For more information or directions, visit www.stir-n-uphope.org.
2009 Home Health Blood
Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening
From Perry County Memorial Hospital – click
here for more information.
Noodles and Notes Dinner Concert Series
Winzerwald Winery’s Noodles and Notes Concert Series continues on July 25th
with Folk and Blues with Paul Ash. Dinner includes pasta, breadsticks,
cheesecake & drink ticket. Visit www.winzerwaldwinery.com
for more information.
2009 Free Health Screenings
From Perry County Memorial Hospital – click
here for more information.
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Ask The Help Desk - What Are Web Bugs And How Do They Differ
From Cookies?
Question: Should I be concerned about Web bugs?
What are they exactly, and how do they differ from cookies?
Answer: A Web bug (also known as a Web beacon, tracking bug, and 1 x 1
GIF) is a small image file, generally one pixel by one pixel in size. They
are a widely used technique by website operators and online advertisers to
track how many people are reading each page on a website or opening a
particular e-mail. Like cookies, Web bugs are electronic tags. But Web bugs
are invisible on the page and are much smaller than cookies—about the size of
the period at the end of this sentence.
 Generally
speaking, Web bugs pose little risk to users and are simply used to collect
statistics that help companies gauge interest in their online content so they
can more successfully deliver what visitors want. Anti-cookie filters won't
catch Web bugs. And keep in mind that while most modern browsers allow users
to decide whether to accept cookies, rejecting cookies makes some websites
unusable. For example, shopping carts or login systems implemented using
cookies do not work if cookies are disabled.
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Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In August
Cooking With Julia
Child
http://pbs.org/juliachild/video.html - The
movie Julie & Julia hits theaters this month, featuring the true
story of popular TV chef and author, Julia Child. It's a great time to enjoy
Julia Child's one-of-a-kind cooking style and easy kitchen spirit again,
which you can do at this PBS site. It features a fully searchable database of
Julia Child programming including videos of "Baking With Julia,"
"Cooking In Concert," "Cooking With Master Chefs," and
"In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs." Bon appétit!
Answers To Burning Questions
http://smokeybear.com - Smokey
Bear celebrates his 65th birthday (and a long career in spreading the word
about wildfire prevention) in August. Visit this site to learn how to safely
build a campfire; understand the fire triangle of heat, fuel, and oxygen; and
see a map of current U.S. wildfires. You can also take a trip down memory
lane and view Smokey Bear campaigns from past decades.
Body Of Knowledge
http://medtropolis.com/vbody.aspx - Sure,
you know the basics. But there's probably much you could still learn about
the brain, skeleton, heart, and digestive track. Here you'll find a virtual
body map with narrated tours. Test your knowledge with games like building a
skeleton or organizing your organs. It won't lead to a medical degree—just a
better understanding of human anatomy.
Are We There Yet?
http://wejustgotback.com - This
site describes itself as "travel advice you can trust from families who
have been there." There are in-depth reviews of kid-friendly hotels and
resorts, expert travel advice, readers' tips about traveling with kids, and a
blog of family travel news and deals. Don't miss the photos posted by users
to give you a good look at hotel rooms and travel attractions.
Cut Costs With Coupons
http://coupons.com - Before you go
grocery shopping, make a quick stop at this money-saving site. It's filled
with printable coupons for popular food and other household items from
hundreds of the world's best-known brands. You simply click on the offers
you'd like to print and take the coupons to the store to redeem. Save a dollar
here and a dollar there, and it quickly adds up—almost like printing free
money with your home computer.
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Short Tutorial - Creating A New E-mail Folder
It's easy for your inbox to get out of control unless you
consistently prioritize, process, and file the e-mails you receive. In order
to do this, you'll need a filing system of folders for the people, projects,
topics, or organizations that are important in your life. Folders give you a
place to store e-mails other than your inbox, and enable you to find them
quickly when you need them later. Follow the steps below to create folders
and manually move e-mails into them:
Creating a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Outlook Express 6
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP
- With Outlook Express open, click
your cursor arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the
menu bar. Select "Folder" from the resulting drop-down menu
and then "New" from the resulting submenu.
- The Create Folder window will open.
Type in the name of the new folder in the "Folder name:"
field. Then choose the folder in which to create the new subfolder.
Click on the "OK" button.
- You will now see your new folder
under Local Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on and
hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move and
drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover over
it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button. Click
on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Windows Mail
- Computer Operating System: Windows Vista
- With Windows Mail open, click your
cursor arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the
menu bar. Select "Folder" from the resulting drop-down menu
and then "New" from the resulting submenu.
- The Create Folder window will open.
Type in the name of the new folder in the "Folder name:"
field. Then choose the folder in which to create the new subfolder.
Click on the "OK" button.
- You will now see your new folder
under Local Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on and
hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move and
drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover over
it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button. Click
on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mozilla Thunderbird
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
- With Thunderbird open, click your
cursor arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the
menu bar. Select "New" from the resulting drop-down menu and
then "Folder" from the resulting submenu.
- The New Folder window will open.
Type in the name of the new folder in the "Name:" field. Then
choose the folder in which to create the new subfolder. Click on the
"OK" button.
- You will now see your new folder
under Local Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on and
hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move and
drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover over
it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button. Click
on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mail.app 3.1
- Computer Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5
Note: In Apple's Mail.app, folders are called mailboxes and there are two
types—regular and smart. Regular mailboxes allow you to drop e-mails into
them manually, and smart mailboxes automatically file e-mails according to
rules you specify. The steps below are for regular mailboxes.
- With Mail.app open, click your
cursor arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "Mailbox" from
the menu bar. Select "New Mailbox..." from the resulting
drop-down menu.
- The New Mailbox window will open.
Type the name of the new mailbox in the "Name" field. Click on
the "OK" button.
- Your new mailbox will appear under
Inbox.
- To move an e-mail into this mailbox, click on
and hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move
and drag it to the new mailbox. The mailbox will highlight as you hover
over it. Drop the message in the mailbox by releasing your mouse button.
Click on the new mailbox and you will see your message inside.
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PSC
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PSC
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