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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>Vol. 9, No. 35<SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>9-24-09</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>1 CAPTCHA
explained<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>2 No way I’m doing
that</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>3 Bear pics,
Sidewiki, Amazon gizmos, MS tracking spyware </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>4 Free PIM
</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>Catch what
now?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>Some of you fine readers wrote
in to me after last week's issue asking to know more about what CAPTCHAs were,
and what Google's buying of reCAPTCHA means for the Internet and the Google Book
service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I'm happy to oblige you in
this space this week, and I hope you'll come out of this a little more learned
of what all this means to you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>First off, you are probably
wondering what a CAPTCHA is and why we keep putting it in capital letters.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It's an acronym standing for <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C</B>ompletely <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">A</B>utomated <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">P</B>ublic <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">T</B>uring test to tell <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C</B>omputers and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">H</B>umans <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">A</B>part.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It's all based off the idea of a Turing
Test, which is the idea for a test that can see if a machine can demonstrate
intelligence by putting together things it does know, and deriving answers from
that bank of knowledge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A CAPTCHA
is sort of the reverse of that, which is to use a machine to deliver a test to a
person that only a person can answer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Basically, the computer is asking you to decipher something on
screen.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All you have to do is
regurgitate what you see and it gives you a favorable response.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CAPTCHAs as you see now are mostly a set
of one or more warped words, or a warped set of letters that run together, that
you have to type in a box below the image of the
words.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>I'm sure you're asking, “Hey, I
thought computers were smart!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They
can't figure out what their own pictures are saying?”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That is one of the most difficult things
for a computer to decipher.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sure,
they can see the lines and dots, but deciphering text out of those is not an
easy task.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Add a layer of two of
obscurity to defeat computers using special programs to try to read the
characters in the CAPTCHA and you've got a question that only a person can
solve.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>CAPTCHAs exist mostly to keep
computers from automating things that only a person should be able to do.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Take a standard sign up form on a
website.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If a computer had a
database full of names and addresses, it could be programmed to fill in that
sign up form and submit the information on the order of one name/address per
second or even faster.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If that's
some sort of contest, then flooding the entry box is immoral and even somewhat
illegal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Putting the barrier of a
CAPTCHA in the way forces a person to look and enter what they see.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here on our own website, for the
question submission form, we have recently implemented reCAPTCHA in order to cut
down on junk e-mail that was being sent to the team.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We were getting several junk e-mails
filled with spam and advertising coming through every day and it became an
annoyance.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>The most prominent CAPTCHA
system in use today is reCAPTCHA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>ReCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA system that is taking words from digitally scanned
books and newspapers that computers cannot decipher and having people enter what
they see that the words are.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not
only is it good to help thwart the automation that causes the spam that you see
above, but it also helps to archive book and newspaper text that is not easily
legible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Which leads to my news
item of last week, Google's acquisition of reCAPTCHA.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ReCAPTCHA already has the system down to
take printed materials, digitize them and piece together printed pages to get a
digital replica with the CAPTCHAs placed on websites.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Google's Google Book service is set to
embark on the task of scanning most of the worlds out of copyright and public
domain works.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The purchase made
sense because Google's going to scale the reCAPTCHA service to fit it's new need
of cataloging the works of the world.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>I hope this trip down CAPTCHA
Road has been as enjoyable for you reading it as it has been for me to write
it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you find another subject
that sounds like one you'd like covered, feel free to let Kevin or me know and
we'll see if we can't work it in.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>Daniel A.
Williams<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><A href="mailto:daniel@thepcgurus.com"><FONT
size=4>daniel@thepcgurus.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=4>Terry
Wise<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><A href="http://www.ratland.com/"><FONT
size=4>www.ratland.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Tech News of the Week</FONT></H1>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4>An amateur space
exploration group got a balloon and an off the shelf<BR>camera, made a styrofoam
box, and got pictures of the Earth from the<BR>edge of space. The video
and pictures they have of the experience are<BR>just really
cool:<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://bear.sbszoo.com/bear3-4/bear4.htm"><FONT
color=#800080
size=4>http://bear.sbszoo.com/bear3-4/bear4.htm</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Google announced Wednesday that they are starting a service
called<BR>"sidewiki" which is going to be a sidebar that you can open for
any<BR>webpage, and makes notes that others can see. You can see notes
from<BR>experts on the subject provided; add your own information and
what<BR>your friends have to say about the same page. Learn
more:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/help-and-learn-from-others-as-you.html"><FONT
size=4>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/help-and-learn-from-others-as-you.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Amazon is waltzing into the fray of consumer electronics with its
own<BR>AmazonBasics brand. Are we taking bets on Amazon vs. Wal-Mart for
the<BR>chosen retailer on the web?<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=1267157011"><FONT
size=4>http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=1267157011</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Microsoft is coming to the aid of computer users and going
after<BR>internet advertising companies that serve up spyware in
ads:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://consumerist.com/5362663/microsoft-goes-after-malicious-ad-suppliers"><FONT
color=#800080
size=4>http://consumerist.com/5362663/microsoft-goes-after-malicious-ad-suppliers</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Keep us in the loop about the best you find on the web!<BR><BR>Daniel A.
Williams</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
href="mailto:daniel@thepcgurus.com"><FONT
size=4>daniel@thepcgurus.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
size=5>Download of the Week<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>Could you use a little help
staying on top of everything? Then you need a personal information manager that
can help you manage your schedule and to-do list, keep track of your contacts,
and create outlines as you brainstorm. EssentialPIM Free is an excellent one for
those who don't want to spend any money; it offers just about everything you
want in a PIM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>It's exceptionally easy to
use.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scheduling recurring events is
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taker and there's even a surprisingly good built-in e-mail client.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It even imports data from Outlook and
Outlook Express.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Get it here:
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A
href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Plugins/EssentialPIM-nLite-Addon.shtml"><FONT
size=4>http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Plugins/EssentialPIM-nLite-Addon.shtml</FONT></A><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>Carlita
Lupino<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A href="mailto:Cards57@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>Cards57@gmail.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN>Hi - I enjoy your articles and do occasionally will send you a
note or a<BR>question. You mention Mint.com in your latest article and note that
you have<BR>used this for awhile. Is this really safe to use? Can I actually
load all of<BR>my junk on there and feel secure about it staying private? I
would love to<BR>use it but afraid to loose all of my meager fortune.<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN>I personally trust it after doing a little bit of research into
the<BR>product, and how all the data is handled. Mint does a really good
job<BR>explaining what actually goes on with your bank information, and
lays<BR>it out in fairly simple speech. You can view their page on
security<BR>here: </FONT><A href="http://www.mint.com/privacy/"><FONT
size=4>http://www.mint.com/privacy/</FONT></A><FONT size=4> . They have
lots of information<BR>there, and down at the bottom of that page, you can also
click the<BR>link for their security FAQ, and get more information there.
The big<BR>thing to note about Mint is that it is a read only service. You
can't<BR>actually do any banking, you can just use Mint to help you look at
the<BR>numbers, make budgets, and see how your money is moving
around.<BR><BR>Hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any
questions<BR><BR>Daniel A. Williams</FONT></P>
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