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Infopackets Email Newsletter: Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the next edition of the Infopackets Newsletter, featuring: MS Windows and technology news, software reviews, tech tips, weekly desktop games, plus 2 freeware goodies daily -- now that's a mouthful! ;-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > How to View This Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter contains a synopsis of what's new at Infopackets. There are two ways you can view our articles: 1) Use this email newsletter as your guide. Simply scroll down and click the corresponding link to read the rest of the story online. 2) Use our main page. Note that older stories are replaced by newer stories as our page is updated daily. If you missed an email newsletter or two, use method #1 above ;-) Click to visit main page now: http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-00 (main page) ... or continue reading below! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > In This Issue: At a Glance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Today's Headlines --> Bloggers Face $11,000 FTC Fines on Concealed Endorsements --> 'Free' Win7 Upgrade Taxed with Surcharge by Manufacturers --> Hotmail Leak: Phishers Make off with Thousands of Passwords --> On this Day in History: for Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009 --> Windows Game of the Week: The Treasures of Montezuma --> Freeware Picks of the Day: 'Offline Maps', and 'Idlebackup' >>> Incase You Missed It -- Yesterday's Top Stories --> 'GSmartControl', and 'Microsoft Security Essentials' --> New Malware Takes Hacking to a Whole New Level >>> Further Down ... --> Got a Tech Question? 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Thanks for your support, Dennis Faas CEO | Chief Editor www.infopackets.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Does your Anti- virus/spyware use Passive * AND * Realtime Protection??? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IOBit Security 360 does. That means it can stop threats BEFORE they get on your system -- Plus ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's Free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What else can IOBit Security 360 do? Answer: http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Got a Tech Question? Ask Dennis! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got a tech question? Email us using the link below and we'll feature the best Questions and Answers in upcoming newsletters. http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Today's Headlines: With Synopsis (plus link to story) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Bloggers Face $11,000 FTC Fines on Concealed Endorsements Bloggers could face fines of $11,000 for failing to mention free samples and other payments they receive from advertisers. In theory, the rules could even affect people writing on sites such as ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-03 >>> 'Free' Win7 Upgrade Taxed with Surcharge by Manufacturers Computer manufacturers have been accused of excessive shipping charges for a supposedly free Windows 7 upgrade scheme. The fees mean some buyers could wind up paying as much as $17.03 for shipping: ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-04 >>> Hotmail Leak: Phishers Make off with Thousands of Passwords Details of a Hotmail security breach emerged early yesterday, and it's suggested that approximately 10,000 accounts could have been compromised. While the exact number of accounts have not yet been ... http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-05 >>> New Malware Takes Hacking to a Whole New Level (20091005) New malware being used by cyber criminals takes hacking to a whole new level: it hides evidence of a fraud victim's dwindling bank balance by rewriting online bank statements on-the-fly. 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Read the review and then download Registry Mechanic and try it free! http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > On This Day in History: Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this Day in History -- October 06 Famous people born on this day: --> 1820, Jenny Lind, nightingale. --> 1846, George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US. --> 1866, Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcasted first program of voice & music. --> 1906, Janet Gaynor --> 1940, Ellen Travolta, actress, "Charles In Charge", sister to John Travolta. --> 1963, Elisabeth Shue, actress. Events on this day in history: --> 1889, Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture. --> 1927, "The Jazz Singer", first movie with a sound track, premieres. --> 1989, Reverend Jim Baker is found guilty. And don't forget... --> Universal Children's Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Windows Game of the Week: The Treasures of Montezuma --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Treasures of Montezuma features unique gameplay in which you must make consecutive matches of the same artifacts to trigger Power Totems. Doing so unleashes awesome chain reaction effects that allow you to collect the gems you need before time runs out. Bonus games, stunning visuals and the kind of audio that will make you glad you have good speakers wrap up the features of this dazzling adventure! Key Features An Awesome Matching Experience! Seven Power Totems To Activate! 5 Episodes To Explore! Four Bonus Games To Master! Requirements OS: Windows 98/Me, 2000, XP Memory: 128 .... http://go.infopackets.com/e20091006-08 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Freeware Picks of the Day: 'Offline Maps', and 'Idlebackup' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Offline Maps Offline Maps is an application that provides its users the ability to download tiles from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. Developers can create layers on top of Google maps to visualize objects. Idlebackup Idlebackup is a backup solution for Windows that allows you to backup files such as photos, mp3s or other sensitive data. Idlebackup can make a backup to hard-disk, USB drive or network -- and even a compressed to a Zip file. 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