This Weeks Links:
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1. Protect Against E-mail Attacks
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This article gives some good advice on how to protect against malicious e-mail attacks. Since many attacks are propagated via e-mail, it is probably not a bad idea to give this one a click.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191902044&subSection=
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2. Cracking Google's 'Secret Sauce' Algorithm
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Here's an interesting article on what makes the world's most popular search engine tick. The article offers a few insights and contains links to a number of related articles on this subject. Worth reading if SEO interests you.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=networking_and_internet&articleId=9012943&taxonomyId=16&intsrc=kc_feat
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3. Find Out What a Web Site is Built With
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Billed as a Web Page Technology Profiler, this site is just plain cool. Plug in a URL and get an instant 'recipe card' for the site you entered. It gives you a breakdown of the various components used to build a particular site and assigns a collective "technology ranking" to them. Fun to play around with and informative too.
http://builtwith.com/
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4. Computer Club to Hold 'Nerd Auction' for Dates
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Aha, there is hope for the propeller set after all! This group is looking to trade geek for chic as they look to barter a little techno smarts for some quality time with local sorority girls. I don't think I'd get my hopes up too high if I were them, but let's hope there's gold in them thar slide rules! :)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/26/nerd.auction.ap/index.html
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5. Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks
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If you're a Windows Vista user or plan to be in the near future, you will get a kick (and some use) out of some of these tips. A little something for everyone - even a suggestion on how to play "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" on Windows Vista. Now THERE is something useful. :) Enjoy!
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2181865,00.asp
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