VIRUS AND OTHER STINKY STUFF TECHNICALLY SPEAKING INTERESTING SITES
Skulls Trojan horse shouldn't panic Symbian mobile phone owners, says Sophos The Trojan horse displays skulls on infected mobile phones. Sophos virus experts have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a Trojan horse which infects cell phones. The Troj/Skulls-A Trojan horse runs on the Symbian operating system, used by mobile phones such as the Nokia Series 60, and can display pictures of human skulls on infected devices. However, despite excitable reports from some members of the security community, Sophos has received no reports from customers affected by the Trojan horse and the threat appears to be very low. "Some media reports have described Skulls as a virus. It isn't - it's a Trojan, and that means that it cannot spread by itself. In order to be infected you have to deliberately download the malicious file from the internet and install it on your mobile phone - even then it won't be able to spread itself to other phones from yours," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "Users probably need to be more concerned about the large number of malicious Windows worms spreading around via email and the internet at the moment." More: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/skulls.html
While on the subject of cell phones I'll an opportunity to stop something before it gets started. For all of you who may not have heard: A national directory of cell phone numbers will be published soon. This opens the door to solicitors calling our cell phones using up our minutes. (Well, for those who pay for incoming calls. And among those folks, the ones who actually answer their calls...) The Federal Trade Commission has set up a do not call list. You must call FROM the number you wish to register. The number is 1-888-382-1222 (takes 1 minute) OR you can click on the link below to register your cell phones on line. Be sure to follow the instructions to the "T." I know a number of you have already registered your home lines, but if not, it might be something to consider to do along with your cell numbers. https://www.donotcall.gov/register/Reg.aspx
THE TALLY: Thursday, November 11 -- Thursday, November 18 According to Sophos, a leader in Anti Virus Software development, 21 new/improved viruses, which required Anti Virus upgrades were released into cyberspace via email. This was an exceptionally busy week for Anti Virus updates. & KCnet's anti virus program caught and "defanged" 17,101 email viruses in addition to refusing 207,361 spam messages. There were 248,402 non spam or non virus messages delivered to KCnet subscribers. (all numbers are up for the week)
IF YOU SUSPECT THAT YOU HAVE A VIRUS OR IF YOU HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLY SCANNED YOUR DRIVES FOR VIRUSES LATELY... THIS NEXT SITE IS FOR YOU. Free Virus scans. Computer Associates, another reputable and reliable anti virus developer introduced a new free program which allows anyone to do a virus scan without downloading any software or registering for an anti virus program. You must use Internet Explorer for access to Computer Associates and to perform the scan. This is a good one and very simple to operate The address is http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Trend Micro, more commonly referred to as Housecall, offers free virus scans and in most cases can fix damage down by a virus or worm that your computer may have contacted. The program works well. The first time one uses the free program it is necessary to download a small program. Trend Micro walks you through the process. Then the virus scans are quite simple for each return. Go to http://housecall.antivirus.com/ then choose the link "Scan without registering". Follow the directions.
You should disable any anti virus program that you have running. If you do not have a virus program I recommend that you use one of the programs offered above first and then download and install one of the free programs listed below or install any anti virus program you have purchased.
Free Virus programs to download. Quite a few KCnet members use these programs and like them. Be careful if you download a virus program and you already have one installed on your computer. You need to at least disable the program already installed. AVG Free is back already! Fred was a bit upset. This scoop was in the latest Langalist. Last Thursday, when I was writing the http://langa.com/newsletters/2004/2004-11-15.htm issue, Grisoft had not yet released the new replacement for their free version of AVG 6. I correctly quoted the then-current statement from their web site that, "...the next generation of AVG Free will be available soon!" As luck would have it, "soon" meant that night: After I'd finished the issue, Grisoft took the new, free AVG 7 out of beta and made it a shipping product. That's good news. But (bizarrely) many readers were angry at me--- I got a *flood* of mail from irate people who thought I was trying to discredit Grisoft or mislead readers or was working some secret agenda to lure people away from AVG. The volume of mail was surprising, and the vehemence was, well, quite unpleasant. AVG fans: Take a deep breath. I've recommended AVG many times in the past ( http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=avg&sp-a=0008002a-sp00000000 ) and, if the new version proves as good as the old, I expect I'll continue to recommend it. Anyone who wants to try the new version can now find it at http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 (This link is correct as I write this, but it could change.) Obviously, all I can do is report what's known at the time I write each issue. Sometimes, despite the best intentions, that information will get overtaken by events. Even now, as I write this (on Nov 16) Grisoft's own site still contains pages showing the now-outdated information about a "new version coming soon." (Example: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5443/lng/us/tpl/v5 ; although the page will no doubt eventually be taken down or corrected.) If a software publisher's site can't be 100% current about its own products, I'm not sure how anyone else can be, either. Until I can figure out how to travel through time, I can't and don't promise perfect and permanent accuracy in this newsletter. Things change; sites come and go; products evolve on their own schedule; etc. But I can and do promise you I'll always try to make sure the information here is good at the time it's written. That's all I can do. Me too (Mike)
Avast Avast has been "anti virusing" for quite awhile. The following info comes from their download page: Avast! Home is now free of charge for HOME users for NON-COMMERCIAL use. You can find more info here. http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html Note: This product is free for home non-commercial use after registration! HINTS: Click on the English Version Link and download the installation file. Then click on the installation file and follow the directions. You will need to return to the download page and click on the link to get the registration key. It will be sent to you in an email after you provide some registration information. This will give you 14 months of coverage including any updates which can be set to auto download. You can reregister for additional free coverage at the end of the 14 months. You will want to browse around and choose from the many options available for operation. This process will take some time and digging.
Another good free program to take a look at is: http://www.free-av.com/ This one installs a bit easier than Avast.
Top 5 Viruses for November 12 to November 18 from Trend Micro 1. WORM_NETSKY.P 2. HTML_NETSKY.P 3. WORM_NETSKY.D 4. WORM_NETSKY.B 5. WORM_SOBER.G
True Viruses and Warning Letters of Impending Doom. Believe it or not, the amount of harm done by sending false computer virus alarms and letters of impending doom to your thousand closest friends can be just as damaging as the alleged virus (if it even exists!); if you remember the story of the boy who cried wolf, you understand why. If you think you've got the scoop on the latest new devastating virus or latest doom warning, check it out at the Web sites below before taking it on yourself to alert the world. If the virus is as terrible as you think it is, odds are the virus fighters already know about it and -- good news here! -- your anti virus software provider probably knows about it too and already has an update for it. Sophos supplies this current information about actual hoaxes. Look at them. Read about them. If you are sent one of them, delete it.
Here are a few sites of many that can help you determine if an email is a hoax or real. http://www.quatloos.com/ http://www.snopes.com/ http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/ http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxIndex.html http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp http://kumite.com/myths/ http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html http://www.scambusters.org/VirusHoaxes.html http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/ http://www.truthorfiction.com/
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: Try scratching this DVD By Richard Shim Staff Writer, CNET News November 17, 2004 Researchers at electronics giant TDK have developed a tough new coating that promises to make scratched DVDs a thing of the past and that will help usher in an emerging data storage format with 10 times the capacity of the current DVD standard. In a test conducted by CNET News.com, a DVD treated with TDK's coating survived a determined attack with a screwdriver and a Sharpie permanent marker with no effect on playability--a remarkable feat considering how easily standard DVDs can be damaged, for example, by children. What's new: Japanese electronics giant TDK has developed a tough new coating that makes DVDs scratch-proof. Bottom line: TDK's coating could become crucial for the long-term competitiveness of Blu-ray, a next-generation DVD technology. "Wow, every family with a young boy could really use that," quipped Elizabeth Berry, a Berkeley, Calif., resident and one-time Netflix DVD-by-mail subscriber, when told of the scratch-resistant coating. "My 3-year-old must have destroyed half my DVD collection." Already one of the most popular technologies in history, the DVD is poised for further greatness as companies tinker with improvements such as better durability and increased storage. Earlier this year, Japan-based TDK began selling blank recordable DVDs treated with its patent pending polymer. The coating has also been endorsed by the industry group behind the next-generation DVD format known as Blu-ray Disc, which has faced significant concerns over its susceptibility to scratches. On Tuesday, Hewlett-Packard said it will include Blu-ray drives in its PCs starting in late 2005, thanks in part to improvements made possible by TDK's technology. PC giant Dell is also supporting Blu-ray. DVD-Rs coated with TDK's novel polymer, billed as armor plated with UV protection, currently cost $5.99 each. That's significantly more than the average $1 price for most standard DVD-Rs. But prices could fall quickly once manufacturing volumes kick up. Less than three years ago, uncoated DVD-R discs sold for around $6 each. TDK's coating could become crucial for the long-term competitiveness of Blu-ray, which can hold up 50GB of data on a dual-layer disc compared with the common 4.7GB DVDs. The format is facing off against rival technology known as HD DVD, which stores less data--30GB on a dual-layer disc--but is no more damage prone than ordinary DVDs. Both Blu-ray and HD DVD use blue lasers instead of the red lasers used in current DVD technology. Because blue lasers use a shorter light wavelength than red lasers, they can read data that is packed together more closely, boosting storage capacity. While HD DVD places the data layer at the same depth as current DVDs, Blu-ray places the data layer much closer to the surface. This allows the discs to hold more data than HD DVDs. But it also renders them more vulnerable to damage, so much so that the Blu-ray industry group stowed its rewritable discs in a protective cartridge, much like a cassette tape. Blu-ray Disc partners like the storage advantage that it has over HD DVD as well as the futuristic interactive features proposed for the Blu-ray specification. But the use of cartridges would be a deal breaker for some potential partners. "One of our requirements was that it had to be cartridge-less," said Maureen Weber, general manager of optical storage at HP. "We felt that consumers were used to a bare disc and they wouldn't look favorably to a clunky case." HP and Dell played significant roles in the battle over a DVD rewritable format; their support of the DVD+RW format helped to make that the dominant specification. The companies also helped to drive down the cost of the drives and discs by including them in their PCs. Many are expecting the same scenario to play out with Blu-ray. more ... http://news.com.com/Try+scratching+this+DVD/2100-1041_3-5455621-2.html?tag=st.next
Google Scholar From a recent Tourbus Newsletter Google released a new search site Wednesday called Google Scholar that lets you search "specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research." You can find Google Scholar at http://scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar supports most of Google's regular query modifiers [for more information about Google query modifiers, check out my free Google 201 PDF handout at http://tinyurl.com/4hhn9. Google Scholar also introduces a new query modifier: author:authorname How do you use the new author: query modifier? Well, here are three examples of it in work: author:stack "The effect of country music on suicide" author:Balasubramaniam "Coordination Modes in the Multisegmental Dynamics of Hula Hooping" author:crispen "Social stress in pregnant squirrel monkeys" Google Scholar is brand new and is still in beta. In other words, the folks at Google are still working out the bugs and the database is kind of small. But from what little I have seen so far, I'm impressed. For more information about Google Scholar, check out http://scholar.google.com/scholar/about.html
Tourbus has some comments for the Windows XP computer operator that is about to finally install the XP SP2 Once you have the XP SP2 CD-ROM, scan your computer for viruses. Personal experience shows that unwanted stuff on your computer like viruses or spyware [see step 3] can wreck havoc on ANY software installation, especially a major operating system upgrade. And while you may think your current antivirus software is doing a good job of scanning your computer for and protecting your computer from viruses, over 60% of broadband users aren't running the latest version of their antivirus program. [Source: http://tinyurl.com/5kdh9 ] So, just to be extra safe, before you even THINK about putting that XP SP2 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, let's have Symantec scan your PC for viruses online. Open Internet Explorer and go to http://www.symantec.com/cgi-bin/securitycheck.cgi [Unfortunately, Symantec's free online virus checker only works in Internet Explorer.] When the page loads, click on the orange Go button. This opens a pop-up window. Click on the red Start button under Virus Detection to start the virus scan. You'll be asked if you want to install and run three small plug-ins. Click Yes all three times. The scan will take a while, but it is well worth the wait. If Symantec says your virus status is safe, continue on to step three. But, if Symantec finds a problem, expect to spend a lot of time at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html downloading the appropriate removal tools. Scan your computer for spyware and other malware Spyware seems to be the number one cause of problems when upgrading to XP SP2. So, in addition to scanning your computer for viruses, you also need to scan it for spyware. But you need to make sure you are using the latest version of your antispyware program when you do this. How? Well, in Spybot Search & Destroy, go to Help > About. There you'll see the version number. The latest version of Spybot is 1.3. If you have an older version, head on over to http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html and download the latest version. If you have AdAware, look in the bottom right corner of the AdAware screen. If you don't see "AdAware SE Personal, Build 1.05," you don't have the latest version and you'll need to download a new copy at http://tinyurl.com/5kgsl Once you have the latest version of your antispyware program, check for updates and then scan your computer. If you find any spyware, nuke it. Update your software firewall If you are running a software firewall like ZoneAlarm or Sygate Personal Firewall, you may need to update your software firewall so that it will fully work with Windows XP SP2. This usually involves downloading a simple patch that you can get from your software firewall’s manufacturer's website. Get the latest PC manufacturer updates for your computer If you have a name-brand computer, check the manufacturer's web site and download any software or driver updates they recommend. For example, Dell recommends that its users update their BIOS before upgrading to XP SP2. For a list of the XP SP2 upgrade sites for most of the major PC manufacturers, check out http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx If you can’t find your computer manufacturer’s web site, call the company or store that sold you your computer and ask them if they know of any issues with upgrading your make and model of computer to XP SP2. By waiting to install XP SP2 until today, you’ve given the folks in tech support enough time to figure out what computers upgrade well and what computers have issues. Sloth pays. Backup any files you cannot live without If media and blog reports are any indication, you should be able to upgrade to XP SP2 without any major problems. But sometimes things go awry. That's life. Just to be extra safe, make sure to copy ALL of the important stuff on your computer to a CD-ROM, DVD, thumb drive, external hard drive, or whatever. You can never have too many backups. In particular, make sure to backup your: - Bank records and other financial information - Digital photographs - Software you purchased and downloaded from the Internet - Software you didn't purchase but still download from the Internet - Your illegal MP3s and legal iTunes files - Personal projects and other "My Documents" stuff - Your e-mail address book and calendar - Your enemies list - Your browser's bookmarks or favorites list Again, you'll probably not need this backup. But you can never be too safe. Make a system restore point Yeah, I know. The XP SP2 installer does this for you automatically. Do it by hand just in case. 1. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. 2. Choose Create a restore point. 3. Click Next. 4. In the Restore Point Description box, type something long and descriptive [like "18 November 2004 – Before I installed XP SP2"] 5. Click Create. 6. Once the restore point has been created, click Close. Restart No, I don't mean go back to step one. I mean restart your computer. It's usually a good idea to flush the decks, so to speak, before you install any major program or operating system upgrade on your computer. Wait at least five minutes after you restart your computer before you proceed. That just gives all of those icons down in your task bar plenty of time to load and call home for updates. You might also want to disable your antivirus program, but that's completely up to you. [I accidentally installed XP SP2 without first turning off my antivirus and nothing bad happ&%$()**NO CARRIER**] :P Find a local guru Step nine is probably the hardest step of them all. If you follow steps one through eight, step nine is probably completely unnecessary. But, sometimes bad things happen to good people. And sometimes, although not often, XP SP2 installations go horribly awry. If that happens, you're going to want to talk to someone who can help you un-kludge your computer. You are always welcome to send me email asking for assistance, but I have to warn you: 1. There are over 100,000 people on our little bus of internet happiness. 2. I get so much email that it is almost impossible for me to keep up. I wish I was kidding about that last point, but I am currently working on answering the emails sent to me during the week of October 11th, *FIVE* weeks ago! If your computer goes kersplat during the XP SP2 installation process, you're probably going to want to speak to someone who can help you fix your computer in minutes not weeks. Hence my recommendation that you find a *LOCAL* guru who can help you if anything goes awry. Again, if you follow steps one through eight, finding a local guru is probably completely unnecessary. But, as I have said throughout today's post, you can never be too safe. Install XP SP2 You've prepped your system. You found a local guru who can help you if things go wrong. Now it's time to install XP SP2. Pop the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen prompts. That's it. No, really. That's it. Pretty anticlimactic, isn't it? :( Once the upgrade is done, you'll be asked to restart your computer. Welcome to the wonderful world of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Run Windows Update After you have successfully installed XP SP2, immediately run Windows Update. There have been more than a few critical updates released since your XP SP2 disc was pressed, and you need to download those updates to ensure your computer is fully protected from the internet nasties.
Even Worldstart is getting on the switch wagon. Here is some very helpful information for anyone interested in changing browsers. We have been studying and exploring different browsers in the Wednesday morning Advanced Class. Change Your Default Browser As we all know, Internet Explorer is "integrated" into the Windows OS, but that doesn't mean you're stuck with it. You can download other browsers such as Netscape, Opera, or Firefox, to name a few. Or, if your ISP has its own browser (like AOL and Compuserv), maybe you would rather use Internet Explorer. Whatever your preference, here is how to change your default browser... Change to Netscape: In NS Navigator go to Edit / Preferences then click the big "Set Default Browser" in the upper RH corner. Change to Firefox: In Firefox go to Tools/Options then select the "General" button. check the box marked "Set Default Browser". Change to Opera: Go to File / Preferences then under "Programs and paths" click on "Default Application". Check the box marked "Check if Opera is default browser on startup" then Apply or OK. What if you want to return to Internet Explorer? It could happen. Go to Tools / Internet Options / Programs and you can either click the "Reset Web Settings..." button, or just check the box for "Internet Explorer should check..." Why would you want to set your default browser? Well, the main reason is that when you click an email link, whatever default you have set opens up. No default browser, no window. More about browsers from Worldstart . Download: Firefox 1.0 Believe it or not, Internet Explorer is not the only web browser out there and some of the choices are actually quite nice. On November 9 the Mozilla foundation released Firefox 1.0 for public download after much anticipation. Firefox is a browser built on Mozilla, an old Linux browser that Netscape was built on as well. Firefox comes from the Mozilla foundation, an open source community—that basically means it's not tied to any big money making corporation. Firefox's efforts are motivated by giving people a more robust choice in web browsers rather than making money (basically stick'n it to the man). So why would someone want to change from IE to Firefox anyway? Well, Firefox hasn't tried to reinvent the wheel with their new browser version, but rather added some features that in my opinion really give this browser an edge over IE 6. Some of the built in features include integrated Google search, tabbed browsing, popup blocking, live bookmarks, and not to mention that you can completely customize the interface to suit your needs. As well as the built in features there are also tons of downloadable add-ons that allow you further customization of Firefox. If you can think of something you'd like your browser to do, Firefox has probably got an add-on for it and this is the reason why Firefox is the most customizable browser on the web. I know what your thinking: "My IE has got all my settings and favorites I don't want to go through setting all that up again". Well with the Import Wizard you don't have to—Firefox will import your Favorites, options, cookies, stored passwords, and a variety of other data to make the transition as seamless as possible. Besides, using Firefox doesn't mean you can't use your IE, you'll just have two browsers, which can make the transition even more noticeable. So what are you waiting for? Go on out to the Firefox site, look over all the features, see what the community thinks, and read some of the reviews—it's hard not to be impressed. For more info... http://www.mozilla.org/about/ Firefox Download... http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Add-ons... http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensions/ https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox Community... http://www.mozilla.org/community/user-sites.html
INTERESTING SITES: Some sites that will stir Santa and Christmas excitement with kids. Lots of fun here. You say I have no kids? Access anyway the sites and things to do are fun and will spin your personal memory button of your early Christmases. Do you want to feel young again? -- Send a Santa message to your spouse. It might just boost the quality of your personal gift. My personal favorite of the bunch is: ~ Email Santa ~ ~ Write & email Santa Claus your Christmas letter ~ Dear Santa, my first name is... CLICK HERE to write and email a letter to Santa Claus! Official Countdown To When Santa Claus Arrives At Your House! The elves & reindeer have been busy making fun things to do... just look to the right , there's something for you !! There's games and great letters and pet emails too! But shining through, Santa wishes your Christmas dreams come true ! Merry Christmas!! (Hint: Click on a link to the right or a word in red above for Christmas fun!) http://www.emailsanta.com/
Another This is a very busy time here at the North pole and Santa has lots of letters to read but he does read and answer each and every one. Santa answers all his letters so check your mailbox soon for a reply. Please make sure you put your email address in the space in the envelope below. If you don't know your email address ask your mom or dad. If I don't have your correct email address I can't reply back to you. http://www.santa-at-home.com/writesanta.shtml
Nice site send and receive - Cybercard. Some nice graphics. http://www.marlo.com/cgi-bin/santnote.pl
Surprise the wee ones. Fee involved letters from Santa here plus you get some tangible stuff too. No kids here, these sites are for the eyes of moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas. http://thesantaclaus.net/products.html http://sentbysanta.com/?sendroicid=5e2acd6d-d214-4656-9b68-eaad5689141c&sendroikwd=santa+letter http://www.dfwcorpimage.com/santa1.asp Multiple opportunities here. I really like this one (Mike). http://www.santasmessenger.com/ Authentic North Pole postmark:http://www.santa-letters.net/ Only $5.95 http://www.santasmagicletters.com/
Unfortunately there can be danger in gift giving: 2004 "10 Worst Toys"List Hey if you are really torqued with a kid then this is the list to buy from otherwise it is a good list to memorize and stay clear. This one just in time for good guidance in Christmas buying. (Mike) W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "10 Worst Toys" list nominates representative toys with the potential to cause childhood injuries, or even death. W.A.T.C.H.'s annual "Toy Conference" has generated extensive national press and media coverage. Because of these efforts, and the positive response from both the media and the public, there have been many toy and product design changes. Founder Edward M. Swartz and W.A.T.C.H. have fearlessly exposed potentially dangerous toys to the general public. As a result, children’s lives have been saved. Topping the list this year are: Pocket Rocket Miniature Motorcycle, Imaginarium Police Car Building Blocks, Dress Me Paz, Megabuster Battle Weapon, Fun Slides Carpet Skates, Air Burst Rockets, 38” Playtime Trampoline, Happy Birthday Bear, Parents Magazine Mirror Pound-A-Ball, 3 Gun Squad Set – Uz-1 Commando Machine Gun. Pictures and descriptions are available at: http://www.toysafety.org/worstToyList_index.html Other helpful safety related toy sites are: TOY SAFETY HOT LINE, provided by Toy Industry Association (TIA), Inc. TIA represents more than 325 manufacturers and importers of toys, accounting for about 85% of all toys distributed in the United States. Our mission is simple: to help you keep your child safe during play. We address questions about specific toys, give tips on safe play and offer advice on what toys are suitable for what age groups. Also available are instructions on ordering free brochures regarding safe and fun play. http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Parents/Toy_Safety/Toy_Safety.htm
Toy Hazard Recalls at this site. It is surprising how many recalls there are. Obviously these would be toys to shy away from for this year. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
Welcome to Santa's Secret Village Enjoy the joy and magic of Christmas in Santa’s Secret Village! We invite you to experience a traditional look at Christmas through the many free activities here at northpole.com. Write to Santa, read stories, enjoy Karaoke, send e-cards, find recipes, play games and puzzles, print stories to color—even put you or your child in a personalized story! Our stories and activities combine traditional feelings of Christmas goodwill with state-of-the-art computer technology—all richly illustrated with original artwork. Northpole.com is a commercial banner-free, child-safe Web site designed to provide a family-oriented Christmas site for children and families to share together. Parents, grandparents, and teachers around the world have told us about the quality time they spend sharing the site with children. We hope you, too, enjoy the site as much as we enjoyed creating it for you. http://www.northpole.com/
I suggested this site a couple of months or so ago. I reaccessed and was caught up again with the photography and the new listings. This technology is interesting and to think that we spent billions on the U2 Project. This is all done with a kite and a simple camera. The plans for fabricating the rigging are available on the site in addition to hundreds of beautiful and interesting photos. http://thehaefners.com/kap/
PENCIL PUZZLES and WORD GAMES We're all puzzlers. Wouldn't you like to be a puzzler too? It could take a decade to complete all these puzzles. http://thinks.com/puzzles/index.htm