Sunday October 31, 2004

[H]ardNews 4th Edition

Dremel Pumpkin Action:

Slashdot has the follow up to their previous story about using a dremel to carve a pumpkin. This is a novel idea! I wish I didn't miss the first article!

we've got a number of pumpkins to share with everyone. Leading off is Kathleen's Strong Bad.

Phishing:

I got wind of this bit of information from WindowsXPCentral. There are some new Phishing attacks that are spreading around the Net. Take a look at The Anti-Phishing Working Group web site for detailed information on how to protect your self from these nasty SPAM attacks. I always set my SPAM filter to "Bounce 'em" and ONLY let in the people on my good list, just like Santa!

Phishing attacks use 'spoofed' e-mails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, etc.

Is Halloween the New Christmas:

Speaking of Santa did you know that Halloween is growing out of just trick or treating and into a diverse market for decorations and other festive activities? I felt like it was going that way. Bob you head into this barrel for more info.

Christmas sales will be 4.5 percent higher this year than last, experts predict, while sales of Halloween goods will be up 5.4 percent.