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Hello PressEnter Subscribers!

September means fall is upon us, and this issue is right in step with the season. Since we don't want you to "fall" for an online scam, we've included a warning about fake pharmaceutical e-mails currently making the rounds. We've also provided lessons on how to save time while at your computer by skipping an unnecessary search engine step and by learning to efficiently copy and paste text. You can use the time you save on more enjoyable ventures, such as checking out the fun and games featured in this month's Great Sites list.

We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, please Reply to this message and put "REMOVE" in the subject line. Please e-mail any questions or comments to newsletter@pressenter.com. If you have any technical questions, please e-mail helpdesk@pressenter.com.

Here's what's inside our September 2007 Newsletter:

A. E-Mail Hoax - Fake Pharmaceutical E-mail Is Prescription for Trouble
B. PressEnter News - "My PressEnter" Customizable Page & F-Secure Special
C. Ask The Help Desk - Do I Have To Use A Search Engine Every Time I Want To Go To A Website?
D. Great Sites To Check Out In September
E. Short Tutorial - Copying And Pasting Text

The PressEnter Newsletter Team

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A. E-Mail Hoax - Fake Pharmaceutical E-mail Is Prescription for Trouble

There's been a recent surge in fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the United States National Medical Association (US NMA). There is no such organization and these messages are not from any United States government agency. (There is an association called the National Medical Association that promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent, and they have nothing to do with this
spam.) The e-mails are part of a scheme to lure you to one of more than a dozen phishing sites, such as "MyCanadianPharmacy," under the false pretense of providing consumer information about buying pharmaceuticals online. If you click on the link contained in the e-mail, up comes a website offering name-brand prescription drugs such as Valium, Viagra, and Xanax at too-good-to-be-true prices.

According to reliable sources, including Forbes.com and the Better Business Bureau, this is one of the most notorious worldwide spam scams ever conducted. Crooks are blasting the e-mails around the globe by the billions, so if one hasn't hit your Inbox yet, it probably will soon. Go to this link to see what the e-mail looks like:

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The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (www.us-cert.gov) was established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure against cyber attacks. Their site contains a warning about the bogus US NMA e-mails, and encourages you to take the following steps to protect yourself from phishing attacks:

*Do not follow unsolicited web links received in e-mail messages.

*Verify the legitimacy of the e-mail by contacting the company or agency directly through a trusted contact number.

B. PressEnter News - "My PressEnter" A Customizable Homepage & Back to School Special

*PressEnter provides a customizable homepage free to our customers. The "My PressEnter" page comes with lots of options for you to personalize your account. You can choose to receive up-to-the-minute headlines from hundreds of news sources, get instant weather reports for your city, access your own list of favorite web links, manage your account details and use an enhanced web based e-mail program. Try out this site today by visiting:

http://my.pressenter.com/

Once you've logged into the site by using your PressEnter username and password, click on "My Options" to configure your personal preferences:
select news sources for headlines, add favorite web links for easy access, choose your city for weather reports, and more. After you've configured your personal My PressEnter, your choices will be saved and ready for you each time you log in. Best of all, as long as you have a PressEnter account, these features are available from any computer connected to the Internet anywhere in the world.

If you have any questions, please e-mail helpdesk@pressenter.com or call our office to speak with a technician.

*F-Secure Internet Security - Back-to-School Special

Protect your family's computers from viruses and spyware by taking advantage of our back-to-school discount on the award winning F-Secure Internet Security suite. Save 10% when you mention the Back-to-School discount. Offer expires September 30th. Call our office or e-mail sales@pressenter.com for more information on F-Secure products.

C. Ask The Help Desk - Do I Have To Use A Search Engine Every Time I Want To Go To A Website?

Question: I've recently seen three friends type in the web address of a website (for example, "www.microsoft.com") into the Google search field of their Web browser, then scroll through the resulting list of sites, and click on the link of the web address. The link takes them to the exact web address they just typed into the search field. Am I missing something here? Why don't these people save a step and simply type the web address into the address field of their browser and hit the "enter"
key? There's no need to do a search for a site through a search engine like Google if you already know the web address of the site you'd like to visit, right?

Answer: You are correct. Typing a web address into a search field is a pretty common (but unnecessary) extra step made by even experienced Web surfers. While it makes sense to use a search engine when you're looking for a list of sites you'd like to visit, there's no need to start there when you already know a specific web address. Simply go to the address bar found on your browser, delete the current URL listed, type in the web address, and press the "enter" key.

D. Great Sites To Check Out This Month

Take the Tech Test
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http://pewinternet.org/quiz

What's your relationship with communications technology? Are you an "Omnivore" that never met a gadget you didn't like? Or are you an "Inexperienced Experimenter" that's willing to try new technologies? Take this quick online quiz from the Pew Internet and Online Life Project to discover which of the 10 groups best describes you. The site also contains reports under "Family, Friends Community" about topics including cyberbullying, social networking sites and teens, and the vulnerability of "wired seniors" to viruses and spyware.

David Beckham In Action
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http://davidbeckham.com

David Beckham made his MLS league debut for the LA Galaxy in August and fans around the world are keeping a close eye on him. Here at the official David Beckham website you can catch the latest soccer news, read David's weekly blog, get a look at his fashion style, learn about the David Beckham Academy for young athletes, and find out about his current ambassador/charity activities. If you're a big Beckham fan, you can also register to receive online newsletters.

Bright Ideas for Kids
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http://hasbro.com/litebrite/swf/litebrite.cfm

Remember Lite-Brite? It's the classic toy that's been popular with kids and parents alike since Hasbro introduced it in 1967. Lite-Brite allows kids to create a "glowing" picture by placing multi-colored pegs into a battery-powered screen. Now budding artists can also create Lite-Brite designs online at this site, then print or e-mail them to share with family and friends. The fun continues with links to other popular games like Battleship and The Game of Life.

Keep an Eye on Safety
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http://preventblindness.org

September is Eye Safety Month ˜ a reminder to protect yourself and your children from eye injuries at home and during sports. Accidents involving common household products cause 125,000 eye injuries each year, and more than 40,000 people a year suffer eye injuries while playing sports. The Prevent Blindness America site offers a wide variety of important resources including tips on accident prevention at home, sports safety, sports eye protectors, and first aid for eye emergencies. You'll also find the latest headlines about eye health.

E. Short Tutorial - Copying And Pasting Text

The ability to copy and paste text saves a great deal of keyboarding time while doing a variety of online activities. For example, you can copy and paste text from one e-mail message to another. Or copy and paste URLs (web addresses) from a document into the address bar of your browser. Here are the steps to take:

Copying Text Using The Windows Operating System

1) Select the text you would like to copy by doing one of the following:
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of text, and while holding down the
mouse button, drag to the end of the text block and release the mouse
button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold down the "shift"
key and click at the end of the block. This will add what you missed
to the selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text block, and while holding down
the "shift" key, click at the end of the text block.

The selected text will appear surrounded by a different color.

2) Copy the selected text by doing either one of the following:
a) Click on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the "Control" key and the "C" key simultaneously.

This copies the selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in memory (called Random Access Memory or RAM).

3) Click your cursor arrow in the place you would like to have your
copied text appear.

4) Paste the copied text into your document by doing either one of the
following:
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Paste."
b) Press the "Control" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why the
"V" key? It's close to the "C" key.)

Copying Text Using The Macintosh Operating System

1) Select the text you would like to copy by doing one of the following:
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of text, and while holding down the
mouse button, drag to the end of the text block and release the mouse
button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold down the "shift"
key and click at the end of the block. This will add what you missed
to the selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text block, and while holding down
the "shift" key, click at the end of the text block.

The selected text will appear surrounded by a different color.

2) Copy the selected text by doing either one of the following:
a) Click on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the "Command" key and the "C" key simultaneously.

This copies the selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in memory (called Random Access Memory or RAM).

3) Click your cursor arrow in the place you would like to paste your text.

4) Paste the copied text into your document by doing either one of the following:
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Paste."
b) Press the "Command" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why the
"V" key? It's close to the "C" key.)

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The PressEnter Newsletter Team
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