- A FREE PLACE TO STAY, AND AN EXCELLENT FUND-RAISING SYSTEM
- BRIGADA — A GREAT WAY TO LEARN JAPANESE
- FROM THE “JANET RENO DIDN’T SAY IT” DEPT.
- ANOTHER STEP TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PC FROM TROJANS
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- LOOKING FOR MISSIONARY CARE / DEBRIEF CENTERS IN U.S.A.
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- MOTIVATING LANGUAGE STUDENTS
- WORLD CHRISTIAN IS LOOKING FOR WRITERS
- CLOSING STUFF
A FREE PLACE TO STAY, AND AN EXCELLENT FUND-RAISING SYSTEM
Christian Host Home International is a Christian-owned membership organization designed to provide a network of Christians who desire to both practice and utilize Christian hospitality. You may never have to pay for lodging again. Once a member, a person is able to request free lodging at another member’s home, anywhere in the world. The first- year’s membership is $50, with a $30 annual renewal charge. The system is also a fundraiser. Members who refer others to join receive $10 for each referral, or their charity of choice will receive $20 for each referral. For details, click to http://www.christianhosthome.com. Thanks for the tip, Art pulis@rmi.net! BRIGADA – A GREAT WAY TO LEARN JAPANESE
Okay… so maybe not. Several Brigada participants asked why in the world they had to load Japanese language support to read last week’s Brigada Today. The honest answer is . . . no one knows for sure. EGroups has taken responsibility, for the most part, and they’ve assured us it was a one- time glitch. So maybe this week you’ll be able to load Hungarian? Either way, sorry for the inconvenience . . . but honest . . . it wasn’t my idea! FROM THE “JANET RENO DIDN’T SAY IT” DEPT.
In case anyone forwards you the email accusing Janet Reno of referring to Christians as “cultists”, just send them to http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library Tack on these letters to the end of the URL above: /blreno.htm?once=true& and you’ll find the page that squelches that rumor. It’s just a rumor. ANOTHER STEP TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PC FROM TROJANS
Want to safeguard your PC all the more from Trojan “worms” (such as the “I love you” ‘virus’)? See http://www.pc-help.org/security/scrap.htm for the full discussion. The long and the short of it is that you need to make a couple of extensions visible that, by default, aren’t! You have to remove the NeverShowExt values from these keys:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap
HKEY_LOCAL_ACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DocShortcut
As an additional step, if you have a virus scanner (you do have a virus scanner don’t you?), add the .SHS and .SHB extensions to its list of program files. This way your scanner is more likely to spot them as they surface. McAfee and several others have a means to do this. If you’re really paranoid, you can disable scrap objects by one or both of these means: Alter or remove both file types in the File Types dialog. (Open an Explorer window, and select View… Options… and the File Types tab. Look for Shell Scrap Object and Shortcut to Document.) To disable scrap files very thoroughly (this is the way I did it), remove or rename the shscrap.dll file in your System folder. Search your hard drive(s) and see if you have any scrap object files hanging about. Who knows what might turn up? (Thanks to the folks at PC-Magazine for this tip!) If you’re really paranoid, you can always get BlackICE Defender ( http://www.netice.com ) or ZoneAlarm ( http://www.zonelabs.com ) to help you watch your Internet back.
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