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Warning!
- Spammers And Cyber Criminals Exploit The Season
Security
experts are reminding people to be on high alert for fraudulent e-mails
during the month of December. Spammers and cyber criminals have already
begun sending out spam with messages related to seasonal shopping and the
current economic turmoil.
Examples of this spam include offers of
Rolex watches at low prices (that are, of course, fake), and e-mails that
promise you a chance to win money for your gift purchases. Others target
job hunters with messages made to look like employment opportunities from
major companies, or promote bogus lotteries to financially strapped
individuals. The typical goal of this spam is to either lead recipients to
phishing sites to capture personal information or install malware and turn
PCs into zombie machines.
If you receive e-mail messages like
this, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. Instead, simply delete them. Also, make
sure you have a firewall installed, and keep your antivirus and
antispyware software up to date. To get additional information regarding
online safety and computer protection, you can visit http://www.getnetwise.org.
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Holiday
Open House - December 4
You are
invited to join us for our Holiday Open House on December 4 at Mt. Angel
Telephone. Stop by for a cup of hot cider & home made cookies plus a
free appreciation gift....visit with old friends...and make new friends!
Please bring a canned food donation to help our local residents.
Mt. Angel Computer Club
Meeting Notice - December 4
The Mt. Angel Computer
Club will meet on Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Mt. Angel
Telephone, 155 N. Garfield St. Students and beginners are encouraged to
attend.
Discussion is on "Computer Toys for Christmas". We'll
learn about gift ideas for your hi-tech loved one. When it comes to
technology and the Internet, the "Wish List" is endless! Join us for this
highly educational program.
For planning purposes, your RSVP would
be appreciated to Maureen Ernst at 503.845.1031 or maureene@mtangeltel.net. We look
forward to seeing you on December 4.
High Speed Broadband Internet - December
Special
During the holiday shopping season, we can
make your gift purchasing decision easier by offering a gift the whole
family will enjoy all year long - High Speed Broadband Internet. Save
$109.95 with our Special Offer that includes $20.00 off first month! Free
installation! Free modem! Give us a call at 503.845.2291 to take the rush
out of holiday shopping.
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Ask
The Help Desk - Can Google Lead ANYONE To My Front
Door?
Question: I've heard
that Google recently implemented a feature that enables anyone to type a
phone number into the search bar and be able to see the corresponding
address and view a map that shows where that home is located. I'm
concerned that this could pose a safety risk for me and my family. Is
there anything I can do?
Answer: Google did recently implement
the feature you've described and it also provides a link that will give
directions to the address. While this feature can certainly be convenient
for your legitimate visitors, it could also lead strangers to your front
door and create security issues.
We encourage you to take a moment
now to look up your own phone number and find out if it is mapped:
1.
Go to http://www.google.com.
2.
Type your
phone number (including area code) in the search bar.
3.
Press the
"enter/return" key or click your cursor arrow on "Google Search."
4.
If your
address information appears, click on "Map" located to the right of the
address information.
5.
To remove
your name from the Google phonebook, click your cursor arrow on your phone
number, and click on "Request to have your name removed from this list."
Complete the form and click on "Submit Form." Your removal request will be
processed in approximately 48 hours.
If you have
an unlisted number or cell phone as a primary contact, this Google map
issue will not apply to you.
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Sites
Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In
December
Dare
to Compare
http://www.farecompare.com - This
site provides a variety of tools to help you get the best deals on your
upcoming flights. Use the search function to compare fares on various
airlines and sign up for an alert that tells you when those prices drop.
You can also get text and video “insider tips” and an airline industry
eNewsletter. Be sure to look at the “cheap flights” information for the
airport nearest you.
Good
Reads
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com - Ready
to reach for that next book, but finding your bedside table bare? No
worries! Just type the name of the last book you read into this site, and
get a list of great recommendations for what to read next. Register to
build your own favorites list and build the database to provide better
answers for everyone who uses the site.
Mini Meals
http://recipe4living.com/Recipes/10-Appetizers.aspx - Want
to give your guests something to munch on while you're putting the final
touches on the meal? Explore this site for simple or gourmet appetizer
ideas. Find finger foods, salads, spreads, dips, and sauces, or search for
your favorite ingredient. The site also features helpful reference guides
including a conversion calculator, food substitutions, and a dictionary of
herbs and spices.
Best of B
Ball
http://sportsinmovies.com/best-movies/basketball.asp - Hurricane Season, a film about a
high-school basketball coach who leads a team to victory following
Hurricane Katrina, comes out this month and joins a long list of other
movies featuring basketball. This site lists the best basketball films
ever made, and ranks them according to viewer ratings. You can contribute
your own ratings, submit reviews, and watch trailers.
College Cash
http://www.finaid.org - If you
are in the process of researching financial aid for college, this site can
help. It provides detailed descriptions of sources for paying college
expenses including scholarships, loans, savings, and military aid. It also
demystifies financial aid applications and features calculators for
determining things like costs, savings plans, and loan details. Still
confused? Check out the FAQs.
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Short
Tutorial - Blocking A Sender's E-mail Address
Are you
getting annoying e-mails from someone you know? If you are, you can block
the sender's e-mail address so that you will no longer see their messages
in your Inbox. Instead, any e-mails received from that address would go to
your Deleted Items or Junk E-mail folder. Please note that blocking a
sender's e-mail address is not an effective way to fight spam, since
spammers will typically change their e-mail address frequently.
Blocking a Sender When Using
...
- E-mail Program: Outlook Express 6
- Computer Operating System: Windows
XP SP2
1.
With Outlook
Express open, select a message whose sender you want to block.
2.
Click your
cursor arrow on "Message" in the menu bar, and drop down to and select
"Block Sender..." from the resulting drop-down menu.
3.
When the
Outlook Express alert window opens, it will tell you it has added the
sender to your Blocked Senders List. It will also ask you if you would
like to remove all messages from this sender from the current folder.
Click "Yes" to move all messages from the blocked sender to the Deleted
Items folder. Click "No" to leave the messages where they are.
Blocking
a Sender When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Windows
Mail
- Computer Operating
System: Windows Vista
1.
With Windows
Mail open, select a message whose sender you want to block.
2.
Click your
cursor arrow on "Message" in the menu bar, drop down to "Junk E-mail" from
the resulting drop-down menu, and then select "Add Sender to Blocked
Senders List."
3.
When the
Windows Mail alert window opens, it will tell you it has added the sender
to your Blocked Senders List and the message has been moved to the Junk
E-mail folder. Click "OK" to close the window.
Blocking
a Sender When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mozilla
Thunderbird 2.0
- Computer Operating
System: Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista
1.
With Mozilla
Thunderbird open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" in the menu bar.
Select "Message Filters" from the resulting drop-down menu.
2.
When the
Message filters window opens, click on "New..."
3.
When the
Filter Rules window opens, type in a name for the filter in the "Filter
name:" field.
4.
Next, you
will need to select the conditions that you want to use to filter
messages. (This tutorial demonstrates how to filter by identifying
specific senders in the "From" line.)
5.
In the "For
incoming messages that:" section, click the button next to "Match all of
the following" or "Match any of the following," depending on how general
or specific you want your filter to be. (Windows Vista also offers "Match
all messages" as a selection.)
6.
Select "From"
and "is" from the drop-down menus.
7.
Type in the
sender's name that you want to filter in the empty box to the right of the
drop-down menus. To add more names, click on the plus (+) sign.
8.
In the
"Perform these actions:" section, choose "Delete the message" for Windows
XP SP2 and "Delete Message" from the drop-down menu for Windows Vista.
Click "OK" to exit the Filter Rules window.
9.
The Message
Filters window will reappear and you should see the new filter you just
created. Highlight the new filter and click on "Run Now" next to the "Run
selected filter(s) on:" section. (By default, "Inbox" will already be
selected.) Close the Message Filters by clicking on the red "X" in the
upper right corner.
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We hope you
found this newsletter to be informative. It's our way of keeping you
posted on the happenings here. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive
these bulletins on a monthly basis, click here.
Thanks for your business!
Best regards,
Diana Coleman
Vice President
& General Manager
Mt. Angel Telephone Co.
155 N
Garfield
Mt Angel, OR 97362
503-845-2291
(We have
used our best efforts in collecting and preparing the information
published herein. However, we do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any and
all liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions,
whether such errors or omissions resulted from negligence, accident, or
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Cornerstone Publishing Group Inc.
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