Tracker Tom's Digital Disptach
Spyware distributers look out!
Spyware, those "cute" little programs that take up residency on our computers and track your browsing habits, they also provide lots of those entertaining pop-ups. Spyware has become as big an issue as SPAM has - and in a much shorter amount of time. Our fearless leaders are considering the possiblity of passing a law against Spyware,
click here to read the breaking news story at
Reuters.com
Now, a little on the lighter side:
UFO's - whether we believe in them or not, folks report seeing them all of the time. We are used to reading and hearing reports about incidents taking place in this country all of the time. Well, now the country of Iran is reporting that its citizens are reporting UFO sightings by the hundreds - almost daily as of late. What's up with that I wonder.
Click here for the news story at
Reuters.com
The Slammer for the Spammers!
Foxnews.com has a breaking news story about 4 individuals being arrested for Spamming! They are just the first of many arrests to come - I thought this day would never come. I'm not a fan of "big brother" or government intrusion - and the subject of SPAM really is in the gray area, but - I am so very tired of receiving 20 or so unsolicated e-mails a day - in just one of my e-mail accounts.
Click here for the complete news story.
SPAM Free E-mail:
For less than 12 bucks a year,
ZoeMail.com is offering an iron-clad guarantee - No SPAM will reach your "Inbox"! They have a unique system for protecting their users - you can read all about it on their Web site. If learning how to do things (e-mail) a little differently, doesn't sound to complicated to you AND you are sick and tired of the all of the junk in your e-mail everyday, then ZoeMail is probably worth a try, subscribers get 30 days free service to check it out first.
AOL e-mail changes:
AOL has changed the way that folks can check their AOL e-mail accounts. No longer are subscribers limited to only using AOL's software or Web interface. Programs such as Eudora and Outlook Express, can now be configured to check AOL e-mail. Jump over to
AOL.com to find out more about it.
Another round of Internet IPO's?
The buzz on the Internet the past few days is, that Google will be offering an Initial Public Offering (IPO), as early as this week.
Click here to read some of the breaking news stories. It's been predicted, that once Google does their thing - a whole lotta' other Internet/technology companies will be following along right on their heels. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
News from Yahoo:
Yahoo Messenger has been enchanced with many new features.
Visit
messenger.yahoo.com to find out all about it.
Free Music Downloads:
The folks at CNET have created yet another free service; this time it is all of the free music that you can take. Just hop on over to
music.download.com, and you will have access to a ton of music created and crafted by independent artists. There are a lot of genres available, so I'm figurin' there should be a little something for everyone at the site.
The Patriot Act:
We read and hear a lot of "stuff" about this thing, but if you are like me - you don't really understand much about it. The Department of Justice has created a new Web site entitled "Preserving Life and Liberty".
Click here and you can have access to the text of the Patriot Act, and - there are lots of links, articles, and additonal information pieces available there.
Politics - it's all political:
Let's see, we are about 7 months from the the November presidential election and already the jabs, the attacks, and the mud slinging is running full steam. Of course, we all know that it will be either George W. Bush or John Kerry that will be sitting in the white house next year - is there any doubt? Want to know what is going on at Bush campaign headquarters? Visit http
www.georgewbush.com - a side treat, if you click on "Kerry Media Center" you can even keep up with John Kerry!
Good news for E-bay!
I remember a few years ago, the naysayers were all predicting a quick demise for E-bay. It did seem a little "iffy" at the start, the company was way, way in the red for quite a long time. Nowadays, according the the Reuters news service, things are certainly looking up for the online auction service,
click here to read the full story.
Status report:
You have probably noticed that there have not been any entries in this "Blog" for a few weeks. "Tracker Tom" is on a brief hiatus, but will be back very soon.
