NOTES OF INTEREST

BE ON GUARD about opening e-mail attach-ments which are forwarded from some source by well-meaning friends, and never open attachments from unknown people. To avoid SPAM on computers I noticed on one web

site they tell their visitors to only post their

e-mail address with AT instead of @, and ad-vise those who wish to contact them to change it to @ before mailing. That might work for a private and personal e-mail

address to friends. This way may block a spyware search machine from gathering addresses for mass mailings. It requires a human to read and make the change, which

is not the way advertisements and bulk mailings are done. Interesting thought.

- RLD

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FREE P.C. PROTECTION

The following free services can be added to a personal computer (PC), and are three services most needed on every PC:

- Antivirus: www.avast.com (free 4.7 version

AVAST)

- Firewall: www.zonelabs.com (free from

Zone Alarm)

- Antispyware: www.microsoft.com (free

windows defender - Beta 2; also see the

Spybot web site.)

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E-MAIL HOAXES are often sent by well- meaning friends, telling some fantastic story

or quite believable event, and it turns out to

be a hoax. One would do well to go to the web site: www.snopes.com and check with them about the story to see if it is true. Christians should not be in a hurry to "broad-cast" a story to others if they are not sure of it. It may also be a means to allow spyware into the computer to target one for adver-tisements.

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An address listing "real people" has been put out by the DELL company to find people in various companies. This may help in con- tacting a helpful source instead of a recording or some "Customer Service" representative from another country. Check the site at

www.gethuman.com.

UNUSUAL CELL PHONE USES

[Another bit of counsel forwarded from the internet that may or may not be true, but It may be worth looking into. It may be limited to the USA.]

5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emerg-encies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST

Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND

Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock, saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

THIRD

Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#, your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

FOURTH

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

FIFTH

Free Directory Service for Cells

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.