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Tom’s Tips, Links and Tidbits Newsletter


Friday 19th June 2009


Index




Basic Computer User



Palm Launches the Pre Smartphone

The most eagerly anticipated smartphone since the iPhone is finally here; does it live up to the hype? here


No-Excuse Moviemaking--on a Cell Phone

With a cell phone and some free editing software, anyone can make a movie. here


Adobe kicks off patch roundup with critical fixes

Adobe has delivered its first quarterly roundup of security patches, fixing critical vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat that could cause the applications to crash, and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the systems. here


Huge Microsoft Patch Fills Windows, Office, IE Holes

Microsoft released 10 updates to various versions of Windows, components of Microsoft Office, and a cumulative update to Internet Explorer on Tuesday. The company patched a total of 31 vulnerabilities in the update, with some being highly exploitable. here


Conroy urges nation to change passwords

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has urged Australian computer users to change their passwords to a minimum of eight characters, as part of the inaugural “change your password day”. here


iPhone, iPod security flaws get 45 patches

Apple released 45 software patches to address rare security vulnerabilities in its popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices. here


New Calendar Tricks for Vista (and Windows 7)

Read this tip to learn some new tricks for using the calendar in Windows Vista here

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Advanced Computer User



Beyond Numbers: Manipulating Text in Excel

Excel is great for crunching numbers, but it’s also a simple database solution for many. Luckily, with a few handy formulas, Excel can learn to crunch your alpha-bits too. here

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Health



A Different Kind of School Lunch

Please read this and pass it on, for the sake of our kids here


Not All Psychologists are On the Take

This is worth bookmarking so you can refer it to other persons with whom you may be having difficulty making a point or two here and his thoughts on pacts with the Devil are worth a moment here.


650,000 Lives Saved? - I Don’t Think So!

I subscribe to Jon Barron’s newsletter. The latest issue has some great data on cancer here


UV Lights in Hospitals Could Reduce Spread of TB by 70 Percent

Sterilization of hospital air with ultraviolet light could reduce the internal spread of tuberculosis (TB) by as much as 70 percent. More


UV Lights in Hospitals Could Reduce Spread of TB by 70 Percent

Sterilization of hospital air with ultraviolet light could reduce the internal spread of tuberculosis (TB) by as much as 70 percent. More


Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Childhood Obesity

A long term study of girls living in Harlem has linked exposure to the chemicals in plastics to childhood obesity. here

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Video Links



A “Must Watch” video

6 minutes of a riveting, well-worth watching and potentially history changing speech here.
IF WE DON’T STAND FOR SOMETHING, WE WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING..AND HAVE!
This guy’s video on youtube has been so popular that Obama called him personally. He said that he was very disturbed with the video and invited him to the White House.. Obama also said he wanted the White House to handle the Press and not to talk about the video or the White House visit. That’s interesting.
Watch it now. This may be the best six minutes invested in your future.


Stealing Animals

Boy, some of these critters are fast! And some of them are smart! here


Remember Simon Says?

Well, Simon says that is one smart dog! here


Whodunnit?

Test your awareness here


Fantastic Machine Full Version

The music’s not bad and the video is very cool! here


Piano Duo

Fancy footwork on an oversized keyboard here


Cat Playing on a Keybord (Very Funny Video Full Music Video)

If you like Donna Summer... go here

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