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Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 Your e-mail address will never be sold to anyone, ever. I promise!		Support this free newsletter—please visit our advertisers KOMANDO ESTORE FEATURED ITEM RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES WITH YOUR COMPUTER! • Saves time & money • Good for the environment • Excellent for travel GET YOURS NOW! PAID ADVERTISEMENT IS YOUR EMAIL FAX ENABLED? Send & receive faxes from your email or anywhere you access the Internet! • No paper, toner, or long    distance charges. • Free 24/7 support. • Save up to 90% of your fax    costs. Test drive MyFax today! Today's top stories... Google raises privacy fears Google frequently launches services that gather personal information. This has privacy advocates worried. Users don’t know what Google does with the information. Nor do they have control over it. Yahoo! gears up for election traffic Election Day typically drives traffic to Yahoo!’s Web site. Last year, the site had 80 million page views on Election Day. Yahoo! expects this number to double or even triple this year. Violent games, violent kids A study shows violent video games increase violence in children. Younger children are most susceptible. Previous studies did not offer conclusive proof. So, check these family-friendly video games. Former employee hacks mail server Steven John Barnes has been sentenced to a year in federal prison. He hacked into his former employer’s mail server and sent out spam. This resulted in the company’s e-mail being blocked. Wecorl exploits Windows flaw Remember Microsoft's recent emergency security patch? The Wecorl worm exploits it. Wecorl can circumvent some firewall configurations. It installs a Trojan and a rootkit. Be sure you’re patched! Firefox hits new high Firefox’s market share broke 20 percent in October. However, it slid to 19.97 percent at month’s end. Firefox’s growth comes at the expense of Internet Explorer. IE’s market share is 71.3 percent. Windows shows strong growth Critics can say what they will about Vista. But it is driving Windows’ market share. For the second time in three months, Windows usage has grown. About 20 percent of Web surfers use Vista. Putting an end to wrap rage Hard plastic packaging has caused much wrap rage. Stores are paying attention. Amazon has launched a “Frustration-Free Packaging” initiative. Tell your wrap rage story on my Message Board! Every day, Team Komando produces some of the best content you'll find anywhere on the Internet. Here is a sampling of what's new on our site today! • Video of the Day: Manipulating computers with thought has always seemed a reach. But as this video shows, it is rapidly nearing a reality. • Cool Site of the Day: You may watch the election returns tonight. But you don't have to depend on TV. Most networks have election sites. • Digital Minute, on your radio: Many people are using sites like eBay to make extra income. It's a great idea. But I have a word of warning. • Free Download of the Day: Cable and satellite aren’t the only sources for television. Favorite shows are available online, too. And they're free. • Tip on the site: You're on a plane. The guy next to you won't shut up. So, you don noise-canceling headphones. Better, you listen to music. There's more below, but first a word from us... Flowing Waves of LED Colored Light! • Soothing night time illumination • Multi-colored light gently changes color • Select one color or choose your speed • Great for kids and safe to touch BUY NOW Other Items of Interest Battery-Free Emergency LED Spotlight Fake Security Camera With LED What to look for in a digital SLR Even experienced photographers need a little help sometimes. That’s particularly true when making the switch from film to digital. My tip will help you find the perfect digital SLR. Reporting online crime We all know that criminals use the Internet to perpetrate scams. So, what do you do if you fall victim to a scammer? My tip will help you report the scam to the proper authorities. See you tomorrow! Kim :)

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