MikesWhatsNews 21, 01, 2005
in today's issue #764

2 Streamload
3 Puzzle Pirates
4 Reviews of Ad-aware Spybot and MS Antispy
5 ObjectDock 1.1
6 OpD2d - Direct to disk audio recorder
7 Piracy & Microsoft's EULA
8 CCC The Patches Scrolls
9 Save As Command
10 Microsoft Antispyware Tutorial
11 Find Your IP Address
HackFix Updates
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Streamload
http://www.streamload.com/
Streamload enables you to transfer and access all your files with friends,
family and colleagues no matter the file size.
Gone are the days of FTP and mailing CDs. Transferring files on Streamload
is easy and very fast. You can send and receive files of any size.

Access your digital music anytime, anywhere.
Streamload allows you to organize, store, and stream all your digital music.
You never have to leave your MP3s behind again. Whether you are on the road
or at a different computer, Streamload remembers your music so you don't
have to.
You can send up to 50,000 GBs (50 TBs) with a single message. Isn't it time
you signed up?
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Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, the persistent world game of Puzzling Piracy
http://www.puzzlepirates.com/ free trial
A World of Fun Puzzle Games!
Create yer own Pirate Character!
Meet Hundreds o' fellow Swashbucklers
Chat, Pillage, Play in Tournaments!
Friendly New Pirate Introduction
Puzzle! Sail and Battle at Sea! Trade!
Join a Crew, one day to be Captain!
Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates is an online game in which you play a Pirate
character in an ocean world. Hundreds of your fellow player Pirates swarm
these Isles and Sea-lanes. For Pirates who love acronyms, Puzzle Pirates is
an massively multi-player online roleplaying game, or mmoarrrrpg.
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Reviews of Ad-aware Spybot and MS Antispy
http://www.pchell.com/reviews/spyware.shtml
With the overwhelming majority of computers infested with spyware and
adware, most people want a way to remove these pests without reformatting
the computer so they turn to spyware removal programs. In fact, within the
last month, Microsoft themselves have purchased and rebranded Giant
Company's AntiSpyware program and are now distributing the Microsoft Windows
Antispyware (beta) program for users of Windows 2000, XP and later.
There are currently so many spyware removal programs on the market, which
ones really work?

Thanks to; Martha
http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
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5
ObjectDock 1.1 Released free
www.objectdock.com
ObjectDock & ObjectDock Plus 1.1 are now available! ObjectDock is a freeware
program launcher and task manager that is highly configurable in how they
look and feel. ObjectDock Plus adds tabbed docks, multiple docks, fly-out
menus and other features.

New in ObjectDock / ObjectDock Plus 1.1:

* Zooming tabbed docks (icons in tabbed docks can now zoom).
* You can now always resize tabbed docks from corners
* Can now run on limited user accounts
* Supports WinKey+D now (show desktop no longer hides ObjectDock if it's set
to always on bottom or top)
* Unicode support
* Multiple language support (see files in \lang directory)
* Standard docks adjust themselves properly on screen resolution change.
* Auto-hide sensitivity options added for standard docks
* Folder menu items with &'s in them now supported
* Many other minor tweaks
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OpD2d - Direct to disk audio recorder free
http://www.opcode.co.uk/opd2d/default.asp
Tested on Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP.
This is a very simple little audio recording application. It can be used to
easily record anything you can get into your soundcard direct onto your hard
disk. You might also have noticed that it's got a bit of an odd interface.

It was originally written to make use of the Yamaha SW1000 XG soundcard's
ability to record the digital audio that it's playing. This is a really
useful feature that combined with this app means I can record streaming
audio from the internet direct to my hard disk, then burn it onto CD.

It now turns out that this feature is built into Windows XP. So anyone with
a Windows PC can record audio to their heart's content.

Now with MP3 support!
OpD2d now supports recording direct to disk in MP3 format. Can you guess who
got an iPod recently?
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Piracy & Microsoft's EULA
There has been some discussion at different times about pirated software and
or what we can do with our copies of Microsoft's software.
Here are some handy reference sites;

Contact for MS piracy department is;
www.microsoft.com/piracy/reporing

more info see; www.microsoft.com/piracy

Here is the Microsoft link to check your software to see if it is legal;
www.howtotell.com

Here is a link to the Microsoft EULA
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/eula.mspx

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a
legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and
Microsoft Corporation for the Microsoft software that accompanies this EULA,
which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed
materials, "online" or electronic documentation, and Internet-based services
("Software"). An amendment or addendum to this EULA may accompany the
software. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING,
COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT
INSTALL, COPY, OR USE THE SOFTWARE; YOU MAY RETURN IT TO YOUR PLACE OF
PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND, IF APPLICABLE.
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

The Patches Scrolls
http://www.patches-scrolls.de/

Do you enjoy video gaming?
If so, the Patches Scrolls site may be what you're looking for. The site
describes itself as "the
Internet's premier source for bug-free gaming experiences. Here you can find
almost every
patch for Macintosh and AMIGA and Windows-PC and Linux." If you're having a
problem with
a favorite game, this site is worth checking out for game enhancements and
bug fixes.

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9
Save As Command
The Save As command gives you a chance to save your work with a different
name, in a different
location, or in a different format.

Suppose you open the Random Musings file in your Miscellaneous Stuff
directory and change a
few sentences around. You want to save the changes, but you don't want to
lose the original stuff.
So you select File, Save As and type the new name, "Additional Random
Musings."

Note: The Save As command is identical to the Save command when you're first
trying to save
something new: You can choose a fresh name and location for your work.

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Microsoft Antispyware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial98.html
Recently Microsoft has released a beta version of their AntiSpyware program.
This tutorial will cover in detail how to install, configure, and scan your
computer using this program in the most effective and efficient manner. As
this program is a beta, there are certain aspects of the program that may
not work correctly as of yet. As new features are added or changed, this
tutorial will be modified to reflect these changes. Please remember that
since this program is still in the beta stage of development, you use it at
your own risk.
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Thanks to; Lawrence
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
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Find Your IP Address
You can use the Run command to find your IP address and other information
with IPCONFIG

The easiest way to get to the run/command prompt is;

Click on Start > in the Run box type " cmd " (without quotes) then click
on Enter

In the DOS/command prompt windows that opens
Type " ipconfig /all "

You will see the name of your computer, your current IP address for all
network adaptors,
and the default gateways and DNS server information.

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HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (01/20/2005)

Updates will now vary in time but remain the same in day. Our time
schedule no longer allows for updates to be sent at a specific time on
any day so we will continue to send them on Thursdays to help our
readers to remember to update before leaving for the weekend
(time away or from work). We apologize if this causes any confusion.

All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Jan 18/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.esafe.com/esafe/downloads/virusig.asp
Or
>From the Esafe folder in your Start Menu select Download Updates
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AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/
Or
Right click on the AVAST icon in the system tray, Select iAVS Update,
AVAST will check for updates and download the appropriate files as needed.
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Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Jan 16/2005
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
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Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Jan 19/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://207.230.103.11/public/updates/updates.asp
Or
Open Quickheal select Utility from the top toolbar and liveupdate.
Follow the onscreen prompts. Alternately you can select Liveupdate
directly from the QuickHeal program menu on the startmenu.
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Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Jan 19/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Jan 19/2005
To update your software
http://www3.ca.com/support/vicdownload/
Or
From the Respective folder in your Start Menu select Autodownload

For Vet Anti virus
http://www.vet.com.au/html/software/update.html

Be sure to have your Customer ID and your registered email address
handy for verification.

**Note**

We knew this time would come eventually, that Computer Associates
would not continue to support/update the older program
https://www2.my-etrust.com/services/ipe_support??
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GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated: Jan 14/2005
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=3DDaily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
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Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Announcing the End of Support for AVG Anti-Virus 6.0 (December 31, 2004)
Read more here: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_avg6_termination.php
(New update details will be available soon)

Last updated Jan 19/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php
Or
Open AVG and click Virus Database to check for updates
Or
Open AVG control centre and click Update Manager/update now

**Note: To help speed up AVG updates you can set your program to use
an alternate download site.
Open AVG control centre->update manager->download from server. The
drop downbox should have listed www.grisoft.com (default) and
www.grisoft.cz. (be sure to select "apply" when done to save the changes)
The default site is most often used so can at times become temporarily
unavailable. By using the secondary site (www.grisoft.cz) helps to ease
the server and makes your update go quicker as most don't use it!
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H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
Or
Open AntiVir, from the top toolbar select Tools->start internet
update and follow the on screen prompts.


Vexira
Last updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.centralcommand.com/updates.html
Or
Open Vexira, from the top toolbar select Tools->start internet
update and follow the on screen prompts.

Vexira Antivirus is marketed by Central Command however it is the same=
program as Antivir with only a different name.
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Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Jan 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.kaspersky.com/updates.asp
Or
Open AVP from the top toolbar click Tools-> Update virus definition
Or
>From the Kaspersky folder in your Start Menu select AVP updater


*Note* Avp now has available a cumulative update and a
daily update with the daily being any important items they
feel shouldn't wait till the next cumulative update. Our
dates here are based on the most recent Major update.

**Note: Improved update accessiblity. To ease the update web traffic
Kaspersky labs has additional servers for autoupdating. The program
defaults to use one server but can be altered to check a variety of
servers. Select Kaspersky updater, select update via the internet to
open the drop down box(es) select "location" Check the box labeled
"Use alternate locations from the list" select next and next to update.
This option should stay selected after the first time. This helps
Kaspersky lighten the load for updates and helps you obtain updates
easier.
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Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/superdat.asp
(for Virus and Engine updates)


Drsolomn (Product no longer available for new users however
updates still available for current users): Go to the following
Internet site: http://download.mcafee.com/updates/4x.asp
IMPORTANT: When you get to this site you may notice that it refers
to VirusScan. This update is not only for VirusScan. It also works
with Dr.Solomon's.

Or
Open your respective software virus scan scheduler, double click
Auto update, click Run Now to do a manual live update, or click
Schedule to set up a timed live update.
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Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Jan 19/2005
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.norman.com/downloads.shtml#definition_files_updates
Be sure to have your Valid Username and password handy for verification.
Or From the Norman folder in your Start Menu select Internet Update

**Note Norman Virus Control web updates are only for version prior to
5.0. Norman 5.0 can only be updated via the update in the program itself.

Thunderbyte Anti Virus
Current Version: This product is no longer being supported.
http://www.norman.com/tbav.shtml
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Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=3D19&s_id=3D3
Or
Open BitDefender select Protection Options->live upgrade
Or From the BitDefender folder in your Start Menu select Bitdefender Live

Press Release on the software change
http://www.bitdefender.com/press/ref1.php
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Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Jan 20/2005
To obtain the latest IDE files
Visit: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/

**Note: Sophos does not update as other products do. They update
the Engine/software once a month (or so) to include all the previous
IDE files. New IDE files are available with new virus threats and must
be downloaded individually until the next software update is available.
Our update dates reflect the most recent available IDE file.
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Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/defs.download.html
select your language -> product from the list
Or
Open Nortons software and click the "live update" button
Or From the Nortons folder in your Start Menu select LiveUpdate -
Norton Antivirus
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Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp
Be sure to have your Registration number handy for verification
Or
Open PcCillin click Update then click Update Now (or Update later
to Schedule a timed update)
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If there is an Anti Virus program that is Not listed here that
you would like to see added to the weekly updates list Please
feel free to let us know.

Remember Your anti virus software is only as good as the user...
If you don't keep it updated it won't provide you with maximum
protection.

This weekly Update will be sent every Thursday on or after
6pm (eastern) to keep you up to date on virus pattern updates
available. Virus patterns are checked for most recent update
date as of 6pm Thursdays.

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