Webmasters Monthly Recommendations

This months neat website for members to checkout is a accomodation booking site

which covers the usual hotlels & guesthouses but also apartments, pubs and private residences. You just register and make a request for the type of accomodatiion you need & they do the rest. You then pick the one you want & they will book it. Simple! The site is free and easy to use

You might also want to try the Virtual Farmers Market at

http://www.vfmuk.com

for independent farm fresh produce to your door

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A note for fans this month is the vunerability of IE [Internet Explorer] especially since the Sino/Google hacking concerns which have been traced to weaknesses in IE. I would strongly reccommend downloading Firefox 3.5

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Which is free, fast and very reliable. It is infinately costomisable for any tekkies

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Archived Notices

A free browser that can make life a little easier than explorer called Flock

try http://www.flock.com/versions

Those who travel a lot may find http://ivebeenthere.co.uk interesting. Its a site that shares travellers apraisals of places near or far. Try Oslo and Galway

For those who would like to use a PhotoshopClone try http://www.pixlr.com which is a free access programme on-line

Lastly here is a simple movie editor that will deal with most holliday movies Try http://www.jaycut.com You will have to sign up but it is free

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Some on line sfety tips for beginners on 'e'mail & world wide web

1) Be wary of e-mails asking for your personal information.
Any e-mail asking for your name, birth date, e-mail username, e-mail password, or any other type of personal information, no matter who the e-mail appears to be from, is almost certainly a scam.
If you have any reason to believe it may be legitimate, do not reply to the e-mail or click any hyperlinks; instead copy and paste the web URL or go to that company's website for contact information. Don't hesitate to contact the company's support channel to confirm legitimacy.

2) Carefully read e-mails that appear suspicious.

E-mails that are poorly worded, have typos, or have phrases such as "this is not a joke" or "forward this message to your friends" are generally scam e-mails. Sometimes company names or brands are misspelled or inaccurate; such as saying Windows Hotmail (instead of Windows Live™ Hotmail).

3) Protect your .'e'mail password.

Create a strong password for your mail account by using more than 7 characters and having a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers, and special characters, like the @ or # symbols. It's also a good idea to change your password on a regular basis. Learn More.
If you receive a notification from Customer Support confirming your request to change your password, as I did this past week, and you haven't recently changed your password, that's a signal that someone else may be trying to gain access to your account, and you should immediately change your password. To do so, either go to your account, click Options, then View and Edit your Personal Information. You will be prompted to log in again. Once you do, look for "Password reset information" under your name at the top. Change both your password and your Secret Question/Secret Answer as both may have been compromised.

4) Take action!

If you think someone has accessed your Hotmail account, that the Windows Live ID sign-in page looks fraudulent, or you receive a suspicious e-mail that tries to confirm a password change you didn't authorise, change your password immediately via the instructions above.

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You may think these sites are worth a look

http://remedicated.com/ is dedicated to natural; alternative and unusual treatments for common ailments [treat all the ads with circumspection & cynicism]

www.webmd.com/default is the most comprehensive and easy to use medical encyclopedia I have found

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Archived Sites

www.mysupermarket.co.uk lets you search all the main NI stores for the best value for money Decide what to buy & where, order & have delivered. There is even a 'favorites' that makes future ordering easier

www.frugal.org.uk is a guide to frugal living including shopping entertainment recipes and some neat miscellaneous surprises.

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