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Latest Scam: Relative of Deceased Alumni "in need of help"

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:10:51 -0400

Be careful, there is a new email scam underway. The perpetrators visit websites that list the names of your alumni and then represent themselves as relatives of your deceased classmates in need of help. Here is an example:

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:50:20 -0400
Reply-To: amy.sec@gmail.com
From: fryer w. frywithamy2@hotmail.com
Subject: hi

Hi my name is mrs fryer, i was married to mr webster of castle heights. 
before he passed away, all he could talk about was CH. i hope i can trust
you because i need you assistance. thank you

In this case, there actually was a teacher and coach named Fryer at my school. Unfortunately for this would be scammer I happen to live in the same town as Coach Fryer and know the family well.

iPhone Activation problems?

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:00:40 -0400

You are not the only one. Check out the 5 part series at http://iphoning.blogspot.com

Today in History

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:37:19 -0400

A concise illustrated overview of this day in history.

Play Zork I, II, or III online

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:33:04 -0400

No java machine required, just surf your way in there and play. Includes walk throughs and Maps

Internet Traffic Watch

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:40:27 -0500

http://echo3.net/iw/images/weekdays.png

Ever wonder why your websites do better on some days, worse on others? It may just be that fewer people were using the 'net that day.

These graphs are intended to visually depict how relatively busy Internet the was during the last 7 days, the last 30 days, the last 3 months and the last 12 months.

I Ching Gadget

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:21:25 -0500

Ancient Chinese fortune telling technique in a Google Gadget. Enjoy!

Now this is funny stuff

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:55:06 -0500

Best new humorist since Lewis Grizzard

10 Reasons Firefox is Better

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:48:42 -0500

Faster
More secure
Popup blocking
Easier to configure options
Simple to use download manager
Superior rendering of graphics
Tabbed browsing
Built-in search
Smaller size
It's free

I am an .inf - which file extension are you?

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:33:01 -0500

Which File Extension are You?

Google Gadget Generator

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:26:33 -0400

To build a Google gadget it is best to start with a completed web application. Your application may be Javascript, php, perl, cgi, or some combination of these with HTML. It can be practically anything as long it is accessible via a URL which you will enter in the gadget_url field.

This 'Google Gadget Generator' builds an XML wrapper around the URL of your existing web application. Any user preferences are passed as URL parameters.

Once you enter the Gadget Preferences and any User Preferences press "Submit" and you will be presented with the source code appropriate for a Google gadget.

There is help text available for each field that appears in this space as you fill out the form.