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Monthly Archives: April 2009

How to Identify a “Phish” Email

It’s easy to spot a “phish” email if the email subject says something like: Bank of America – important, please update your details And you don’t have an account with Bank of America. You’ll know it’s a scam (phish) immediately. But what if you do have an account with the Bank of America? Or what [...]

The Swine Flue Scare Tactic? A Rant …

Just yesterday, I received a couple of emails from 2 different marketers – telling me how the swine flu does not affect them simply because they work from home and need not commute and be in crowded places. They then plug in their promotional piece, telling me that if I just buy the product they [...]

ClickBank’s New Look and HopLink Shield

Logged in to ClickBank today and discovered it is sporting a brand new look and design! Hmm … I kinda miss the old “clean/smart blue design” … but no matter, I can get use to the new color scheme :-) Inside the ClickBank Account Fortunately, once you’ve logged into your account, all the functions, links, [...]

How to really *clean* your Data …

Step 1: Drop it (the pen-drive/thumb drive) into the washing machine … Step 2: Give it a few gentle spin … Step 3: Give it a final rinse … Final Step: Plug it into your laptop … does it still work? YES! – Kingston DataTraveller 4GB works like brand new! Today, I accidently left my [...]

I Dreamed a Dream … Truly Inspirational!

When I got home last night, my wife dragged me to her computer and said, “Adrian, you must watch this …” Click the image above to watch the Youtube video. Truly inspirational. Moved my wife to tears … nearly made me cry too … Do you have a dream? You can live your dreams! Take [...]

The Irresistable Offer = “Umbrella Marketing”

Let me share with you a true story … Last weekend, I was at the supermarket, buying some groceries when it started raining. Not just a drizzle, but raining cats and dogs! I waited for a while, hoping the rain would let up … but no luck. My car was parked in another building, and [...]

Some thoughts on Good Friday and Easter …

“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” Mark 8:36 (NIV) “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again.” John 10:18 (NIV) “I have come that [...]

Conficker worm set to strike on April 1st?

What is it? The Downadup worm (a.k.a. ‘Conficker’ or ‘Net-worm.Win32.Kido’) exploits the MS08-067 vulnerability in the Windows Server Service. Currently the worm does not harm infected computers, but it has the capacity to cause considerable damage at a later time. Once infected, the affected computer generates hundreds of random web addresses and attempts to contact [...]