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Hello PressEnter Subscribers!
In February, we not only celebrate Valentine's Day but it's also the time
to recognize "Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month." Read this
month's newsletter to find out more. Our newsletter also provides some
helpful information on Internet blogs and an easy tutorial for turning
off e-mail sound alerts when receiving incoming e-mail messages.
We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to
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Here's what's inside our February 2006 Newsletter:
A. E-Mail Scam - PayPal Class Action Lawsuit E-mail Scam
B. PressEnter Annoucements
C. Ask The Help Desk - What Is A Blog?
D. Great Sites To Check Out In February
E. Short Tutorial - Turn Off E-mail Sound Alerts When Receiving Incoming
E-mail
The PressEnter Newsletter Team
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A. E-Mail Scam - PayPal Class Action Lawsuit E-mail Scam
The Internet Crime Complaint Center, which is a partnership between
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar
Crime Center, recently warned the public of bogus e-mail messages that
request recipients to update their PayPal credit card information. The
message says that recipients are eligible to receive funds from a recent
settlement of a PayPal class action lawsuit. Below is the partial text
from a fraudulent PayPal e-mail message.
Dear PayPal User,
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. You have received this Notice because
the records of PayPal, Inc. indicate you are a current or former PayPal
account holder who has been deemed eligible to receive a payment from
the class action settlement in accordance with PayPal Litigation, Case
No. 02 1227 JF PVT, pending in the United States Disrtict Court for
the Northern District of California in San Jose. In your specific case
you have been found to be eligible for a payment of $53.61 USD. The
aforementioned settlement funds may be transferred directly to your
bank account providing you have a linked debit card. The funds may not
be credited directly to your PayPal account as this would render PayPay
to be accumulating interest and thus profiting on litigation settlement
funds which contravenes Federal law. Your bank account will be credited
within 4-6 working days upon submissions of account details. To credit
your bank account please click here. ... This notice is a summary and
does not describe all details of the settlement. For full details of the
matters discussed in this notice, you may wish to review the Settlement
Agreement dated June 11, 2004 and on file with the Court of visit
https://www.paypal.com/settlement/. Complete copies of the Settlement
Agreement and all other pleadings and papers filed in the lawsuit are
also available for inspection and copying during regular business hours,
at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for
the Northern District of California, 280 South First Street, San Jose,
California 95113. PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE
DATED: September 19, 2004 BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA This PayPal notification was sent
in accordance with your PayPal notification preferences. ... For more
information about the security of your information, read our Privacy
Policy at https://www.paypal.com/privacy. Replies to this email will
not be processed. ...
The above is a PHISHING SCAM. The message appears legitimate, doesn't it?
The sender shows as coming from PayPal. A secure website is listed. A
litigation case number is provided claiming to be from a United States
District Court in California. However, the "PayPal" link takes the
recipient to a scammer's web page, which looks to be one associated
with PayPal. The fraudulent page requests the recipient's username and
password, and thus provides the scammers with access to the recipient's
PayPal account. Upon completing the form on the bogus web page and then
clicking SUBMIT, the recipient is redirected to a legitimate PayPal
web page.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center asks Internet users to be cautious
of e-mail messages that request private information for the purposes
of participating in or settlement of a class action lawsuit. These
e-mail messages may be phishing scams attempting to gather personal and
financial information.
B. PressEnter Announcements
Thank you to all who attended our 10th Anniversary Open House. It was a
great time spent with customers and friends. We appreciate your support
and enjoyed visiting with you.
We were flattered when the St. Croix Economic Development Corporation
selected PressEnter as the Small Business of the Year for 2005.
We appreciate the recognition for our involvement with the business
communities in our area.
The Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Sheryl E-Marshall, our
Promotions Director, Ambassador of the Year. We are proud of Sheryl
and the work she does with the area Chambers and non-profit organizations.
C. Ask The Help Desk - What Is A Blog?
Question: I have heard a lot lately about the growing popularity of
"blogs." What are they?
Answer: A blog (a shortened form of "web log") is essentially a frequently
updated online journal. It is most commonly a text-only web page with
writings by the blog's author posted in reverse chronological order. Many
blogs also include pictures as well as links to other related stories
around the Web. Some blogs even have links to audio and video clips.
Blogs first emerged in 1999 and have exploded in popularity over the
past couple of years. Some estimates have shown that over 50 million
Internet users are regular blog readers with literally tens of thousands
of new blogs being created each week. Part of the appeal for blog writers
is that they can create and update their blogs with little technical
know-how, unlike a sophisticated website. Although many blogs are simply
musings about the author's personal life intended for viewing by friends
and family, the attraction to many bloggers is in creating a community
beyond their current network of friends. With this in mind, most blogs
consist of material on specific topics such as favorite hobbies, politics,
favorite tv shows, favorite sports teams, current events, favorite movie
stars, etc.
To get started learning more about blogs, check out these popular
blog-hosting websites: http://www.blogger.com, http://www.blogwise.com,
and http://www.typepad.com.
D. Great Sites To Check Out This Month
Celebrate "Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month"
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http://tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2002/jun4.htm
As everyone already knows, February is "Return Shopping Carts to the
Supermarket Month." So there's no better time to learn the history
of the shopping cart. Did you know that customers initially proved
reluctant to use the first shopping carts so the inventor hired fake
shoppers to walk around using them? To learn more about the inventor
and to see early versions of telescoping shopping carts from the
Smithsonian Institution, check out the links on this site.
World's Largest Ball Of Paint
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http://ballofpaint.freehosting.net
Some people collect baseball cards as a hobby. Others knit or
do crossword puzzles. Mike Carmichael and his wife, Glenda, from
Alexandria, Indiana, have been applying coats of paint to a single
baseball since 1977. What started out as a nine-inch circumference
baseball weighing less than one pound is now 119 inches around,
has been coated with over 19,000 layers of paint, and weighs over
1,800 pounds. If you are in the Alexandria area, stop by the Ball of
Paint Pavilion located on the Carmichael's property to apply a coat
of paint yourself. Admission is free.
Celebrate February With Chocolate
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http://candyusa.org
Lots of chocolate is purchased in February in celebration of
Valentine's Day. The big question, however, is how do you tell what's
in the center of those pieces of boxed candy without biting each piece
in half? (Answer: Each candy manufacturer has its own code. For one
manufacturer, one swirl with one loop may mean caramel; for another,
one swirl with one loop may mean butter cream.) For answers to
everything related to chocolate plus some great recipe ideas, head
over to this site.
Curious George Animated Film Released In February
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http://CuriousGeorgeMovie.com
As a child, you probably enjoyed the adventures of George, the
mischievous chimpanzee, in the many Curious George books written
by the husband and wife team of H.A. and Margret Rey. Over thirty
million books have been sold since the original story was published in
1941. This month marks the worldwide release of the animated cartoon
movie entitled, Curious George. Will Ferrell provides the voiceover
for Ted, known to many as "The Man in the Yellow Hat." Drew Barrymore
and Dick Van Dyke also have voice parts in the film. So grab your
kids or your grandkids sometime this month and make it a date at the
nearest movie theater to enjoy Curious George.
U.S. Takes On World In 2006 World Baseball Classic
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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/wbc/index.jsp
The world will soon take on the likes of Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey
Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and 55 other big leaguers as the
U.S. competes in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Sixteen international
teams including rosters from Cuba, Japan, China, and South Korea will
participate in this much-anticipated event. For roster information
on each competing country as well as the latest news, the MLB.com
site is your place to start.
E. Short Tutorial - Turn Off E-mail Sound Alerts When Receiving Incoming
E-mail
Most e-mail software programs are set as a default to check for incoming
e-mail messages every ten minutes. If a message or messages have been
received, an e-mail sound alert notifies the computer user that a message
or messages are available for him/her to read. However, it can become
somewhat annoying to hear these e-mail sound alerts going off every ten
minutes. To turn off the audio on these e-mail sound alerts, follow the
steps below.
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Outlook Express When Using Windows XP:
1. With Outlook Express open, go to the "Tools" menu and drop down to
"Options." The "Options" window will appear.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" tab.
3. Look for "Send/Receive Messages" and uncheck the box next to "Play sound
when new messages arrive."
4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP:
1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Tools" menu and drop down to "Options."
The "Options" window will appear.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.
3. Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next
to "Play a sound."
4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP:
1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to
"Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.
2. Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail Newsgroups."
3. Click on "Notifications."
4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."
5. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With mail.app open, go to the "Mail" menu and drop down to "Preferences."
The "Preferences" window will appear.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon on the toolbar.
3. Look for "New mail sound:" and select "None" from the pop-up menu.
4. Close the window by clicking on the red dot in the upper left-hand
corner.
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.5 When Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Thunderbird" menu and drop down to
"Preferences." The preferences window will appear.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.
3. Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next
to "Play a sound."
4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Netscape" menu and drop down to
"Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.
2. Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail Newsgroups."
3. Click on "Notifications."
4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."
5. Click "OK."
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