The new FirstClass web interface can't be used to send messages outside the building...yet. Also, if you're looking for the Send button, it will appear after you type a name in the To field and click the Add button. There are handouts outside Jean's office, but if you can't find the answer to your question, please let us know. We're all learning this program together.

There's a new version of the free Firefox browser that fixes security and stability issues. Download it here.

I received this message today. It is a phishing scam. Whoever sent it is trying to get personal information, such as my ebay login, password and my credit card number. If you get this message, do not click on any of the links. If you want to check your ebay account, go to the ebay site and login.

How do I know it's jive?
1. It was sent to info@mailbox.lpl.org. They found this address on our web site's home page.

2. Although the From line in the header is Info@eBay.com, take a look at the sender's address: www-data@server.allgsm.ro. The "ro" domain means it came from Romania. Messages like these are routed through several e-mail servers, trying to disguise the real sender.

3. Several links in the message begin with "http://www.xs650.nl/......" The NL domain is from the Netherlands. If I click on it I'll probably be taken to a site that looks like ebay or has a login screen. If I type in my login and password it will be stolen and used by whoever sent this message to get into my account.

4. It says "eBay will never request personal data in email" but that's exactly what this message is trying to do.

Most links in this message point to the same bogus site.There are some links to the real ebay at the bottom of the message. But the link to change my ebay preferences is also bogus.

This message came with ebay graphics and the logo from TrustE, a group that verifies the legitimacy of online companies. It's easy to ripoff these graphics and it make the message look genuine.

There are lots of scams like this on the Internet. If you get a message about your credit card account or bank account, don't click any of the links in the message. Open your browser, type in the address of your bank and login to your account that way.

Dave
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The two new teen computers will be set up soon, perhaps today. They'll be in the two carrells behind the paperback rack near the Information Desk. They do not have Internet access on them, only the games we've loaded. They are for use by those 12 years old and over.

Teens will sign up at the Labman signup station. They should click the button titled, "Teen PC...No Internet". Signup normally. Appointments are one hour long. At the end of the hour the computer restarts. Games cannot be saved. Once the computer restarts, the game will have to be started again from the beginning.

The icons for the games appear on the desktop. Click twice on the icon to start the game.

Volume is set at a predetermined level. It can be turned down but not any higher. If necessary, get headphones from the lab signup desk. Teens can also use their own headphones.

There are binders at each carrell with information about each game's controls. Librarians are not expected to know how to play the games. Refer the teen to the binder. There are no joysticks for these computers. If teens ask about them, we may get them in the future.

Do not turn the computers off at the end of the day.

If you need to restart, press and hold the power button on the front of the computer.

As Linda mentioned in the reference meeting, this is an experiment. Please let us know what problems you run into or any suggestions you have.

The Database of the Month computer needs to run in kiosk mode, like the catalog iMac in the Children's Room. This will restrict it so it can't be used to browse the Internet.

Click on the iCab icon in the Dock, which is hiding at the bottom of the screen. After iCab starts, type the Apple key + K. The kiosk mode box will appear. The password will be hidden as four dots. Click OK. iCab will now be in kiosk mode.

Yahoo is celebrating its 10th birthday. To see what it looked like in 1995, click here.

Sorry that it's been two weeks since my last post, but I was laid up with a wicked sinus infection. Ugh. But I'm feeling much better now and will try to get back to regular posting. Here's some news about Microsoft's AntiSpyware program.

Microsoft has updated its free AntiSpyware program. You can download it here. Check the system requirements before you download it. It only works with Windows 2000, NT, and XP. In addition to scanning your computer for spyware, it can monitor a wireless network and restore your Internet Explorer toolbars and settings if they get altered.

There are many types of spyware and no program can detect them all. Here are two more free programs to help find and delete spyware: Ad-Aware and Spybot. Keep them updated and run each once a week.