Greetings,

Every newsletter needs a theme, and since this is a time for giving gifts, I have decided on the "something for everyone" motif. While the following selections may not be the perfect gifts, they will satisfy many.
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For people who have a secret life,(at work or at home) and want to keep their activities private from snooping eyes. Anyone you know?

COOL UTILITY - Window Washer (free trial for 30 days) $29.95
http://www.webroot.com/

Window Washer is a very useful program for cleaning up the history of your activities on a computer. It can automate this process for you! Window Washer will run in the background and clean up whatever tracks you want removed, whenever you want. (Thanks, Fred)
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For vacationers who wish to travel light and still take 5 of their favorite books with them.

COOL GIFT - Rocket eBook
http://www.rocketbook.com/

About the size of a paperback, the Rocket eBookTM holds some 4,000 pages of words and images. That's about 10 novels. Weighing just 22 ounces, the Rocket eBook nestles easily in the curve of your palm. And it goes wherever you go - so you can take off in any direction and never be far from what you want or need to read.
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For any of your acquaintances who are out of work.

USEFUL SUPPORT - Wanted Jobs 98 (free download)
http://www.wantedjobs.com/

Wanted Jobs 98 is a powerful software package that does all of the gopher work for you. It has revolutionized the way you find that dream job you've always wanted. (Thanks, Pood)
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For those who have trouble remembering important dates, or anything else.

USEFUL SITE - Remember It! (free service)
http://www.rememberit.com

Rememberit.com is an Internet application specially geared to making sure you stay on-top of all your upcoming events. It will automatically send you an email to remind you of each event at the date you specify on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis.
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For those who need a radical vacation and yearn for a trip beyond the north pole.

ENTERTAINING SITE - Alien Abductions Incorporated
http://www.alienabductions.com/

"The fact of the matter is that most people will probably never have the opportunity to be abducted by aliens". So why wait? Alien Abductions Incorporated can provide you with personalized, realistic memories of the alien abduction that you have been waiting for your entire life!
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For friends who have vowed to create a website this year, and don't have a clue about how to do it. This is one of the BEST sites on the net.

VERY COOL SITE - ZY.com (free)
http://www.zyris.com/

ZY.com products are simple so that everybody can publish on the web.Anyone can do it anywhere, from any internet connected device, even with no technical or graphical design skills, and yet the results are of a professional quality.