Category: Good Guys
Stock Chart Offers Stock Analysis for Spammed Stock
This stock chart offers stock analysis of the stock which comes recommended in spam. Are those hot stock tips really worth anything?
Alibris Helps Hurricane-Ravaged Libraries with Wishlists of Books
Libraries in this year’s hurricane zones have lost countless books to the storms. Alibris is encouraging people to donate books to these libraries with their Wishlist program. Donate books, and Alibris will match your donation with an equal number of books.
Win a Phone Call with “Blair Witch Project” Writer and Director Ed Sanchez!
Hey, we have a new auction over on the Internet Patrol’s AuctionAid, where 100% of the proceeds go to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund!
Special New Zip Codes for Hurricane Katrina Victims Available Through Online Filing
New zip codes, such as 77230, are being assigned to evacuee camps which have been set up for Hurricane Katrina’s victims. The zip code 77230, for example, has been assigned to the Houston Astrodome.
Auction Aid: Bid on Guy Kawasaki, Warren Farrell, and More, and Help Hurricane Katrina Relief!
Win a live one-on-one talk with Guy Kawasaki or Warren Farrell, or a personally autographed book from Sir Harold Evans or Anne Fadiman, or CD from Bela Fleck!
T-Mobile Provides Free Wifi to Hurricane Katrina’s Victims
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which so far has taken the lives of 68 people in a ferocious howling storm the likes of which had not been seen since Hurricane Camille in 1969, T-Mobile in an act of largesse opens up their wifi wireless Internet Hotspots to the citizens of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Gus Grissom’s Space Suit Subject of Youngster’s Website Petition
Amanda Meyer has dedicated her summer, and her website, to helping get astronaut Gus Grissom’s Mercury space suit turned over to Grissom’s family’s Gus Grissom Memorial Museum. Nasa is not as enthusiastic as is the 15-year-old Meyer.
Critical Update! Free Tool to Remove the CoolWebSearch Trojan Keylogger!
Sunbelt Software, who last weekend discovered the CoolWebSearch trojan keylogging software which is right now stealing bank account, username, and password information from thousands of Windows users, has just released a free tool to detect and remove the keylogger, it has announced. “This is a very dangerous piece of spyware…
Putting on the Dog – the Small Dog, That Is
Anyone who has a Mac knows and loves Small Dog Electronics for their great products and prices. But did you know that a Mac’s best friend is now a best friend to man’s best friend? Small Dog Electronics now has an area of their website devoted entirely to “Dog Friends”,…
11-year Old Takes on WB with SaveOurLooneyTunes Website
Now here is an enterprising young man – a boy after my own heart. Thomas Adams, just 11 years old, is appalled at what the WB (Warner Brothers) is doing to his beloved Looney Tunes. That the Looney Tunes are beloved to Thomas Adams at such a tender age says…
Killing Network Spam Zombies Made Easy
SpamButcher has just published a series on how to kill network spam zombies. As readers know, the Federal Trade Commission recently issued an open plea to ISPs to get rid of the spam zombies on their networks. And even though a mock trial of IT professionals found that ISPs should…
Future of Online Dating? DateLance.com
Lance Archibald appears to have everything. The thirty-one year old former collegiate basketballer has good looks, a great personality, a sense of humour, an MBA from Harvard, and a great job. What Lance Archibald doesn’t have is a wife, and apparently in the Mormon community to which he belongs, that’s…
The Fat Man Walking Chronicles: Steve Vaught Loses Weight and Inspires Thousands Across the Web
Steve Vaught is the fat man in “The Fat Man Walking”, and Steve Vaught is a man with a mission. Well, three missions, actually. He intends to a) walk across America, to b) lose weight, and c) take back control of his life. And he’s sharing his mission, and his…
A Nice Use of the Internet: Free Rare Beethoven Classical Music Downloads
Every once in a while Aunty comes across a nice, novel, and altruistic use of the Internet. Such is this site which just came to Aunty’s attention. Classical music. As you may be aware, for various legal reasons having to do with copyright processes and time limits, classical music is,…
How to Tell Which Airports Offer Free Wifi!
With the travel season upon us, here’s how to find out whether an airport offers free wireless Internet access (“wifi”), so that you can use your laptop to find a place to sleep if you’re stuck at the airport. But first, let us remind you to be very careful when booking your travel arrangements online, and be wary of search engine advertisements for cheap airline ticket sites which are actually phishing sites.