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This is a laugh!

Just got this email with an attachment which no doubt has some script installed in it.  What makes it so funny?  Well, apart from the obvious things like not addressing it personally to me (I don’t even have a NAB account), spelling errors, etc, it talks about paying me in Euro – from an Australian bank?  Doh!

I have notified the real NAB of the new phishing/spam email doing the rounds.  To date I’ve received 3 copies in less than half an hour.

Subject: Reward 20 Euro (31 AUD) ,take our survey jurney

Dear NAB Credit/Debit card Holder,

For better cooperation between NAB and his clients, NAB Survey Team has
initiated a new poll on the functionality of our banking services. By
completing the attached survey form emailed, you will receive an amount of
20 Euro. This amount will be debited to your credit card account in 2 days
after verifications. To participate, download form attached to email !

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Thank you to all the readers this year who have helped make this blog worth writing.  I know my posts have been less than in past years but I expect if you know what’s taken place in my life you’ll know that’s not unexpected. I’m hoping to pick things up for the new year.  In the meantime, read on, I have something special for you – or for your kids.

At this time of year we think about our kids and what will delight them, surprise them, and make them happy.

I recently became aware of a great service that shows a photo of Santa in your own home – so your kids can see he really did visit!

It’s called I Caught Santa. The site allows users to upload a picture of their Christmas scene and add a Santa Claus that looks like he was “caught” in the act, in “their” house. Imagine the look of wonder and surprise when a child gets a picture of Santa caught in their house. Parents can also share their photo online, print it at home, or send it to a store for processing. Why not pop over there right now?

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Then this useful tool might just help sway your thoughts to what you should and shouldn’t be participating in.  I thought it very interesting to watch and it will probably open a few minds and eyes.

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I’ve just had a liberating moment – well, more than a moment, quite a few minutes really. But I feel like I’ve just freed up some of my time and will most likely fill it with something else.

What am I talking about?  My Google Reader. It had become too full with over 1,000 posts I haven’t even read or skimmed through.  It became overwhelming and I decided to cull the list of blogs I was subscribed to.  I got rid of all those which haven’t updated for months – although that didn’t cull the 1000+ new posts I haven’t yet read. And then I went through those that I was really no longer interested in but had subscribed to quite some time ago. That included forums I might not participate in much these days.  I even found there were some dead forums or blogs – no longer active.

Whew!  Feel better now.

And then I added a few new subscriptions, mainly to photography blogs since I have a keen interest in that topic these days.

Now I can get on with my work today feeling a little less cluttered on my Internet desktop.

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