Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Staples Daily Deals Spam

I have been trying for months, if not years, to unsubscribe from Staples' emails without success. Today I am documenting the process.






I've been through this process many times. We'll see if this time it finally takes effect.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Funny spam e-mail

Richard D Lenski
INSPECTION UNIT
J.F Kennedy International Airport New York
Tel: 1-718-734-5536
Dear Sir,
 
I am Richard D. Lenski, Chief Inspection Agent- United Nations Inspection Unit at John F. Kennedy International airport, New York- working hand in hand with Department of Homeland Security and U.S Customs and Border Protection. During our investigation, I discovered an abandoned shipment from a Diplomat from Africa via UN office-London UK and when scanned it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a metal trunk box weighing approximately 25kg each. The consignment was abandoned because the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather it was declared as photographic materials and personal effect to avoid diversion by the shipping agent and also the Diplomat inability to pay for Non Inspection Fees.
 
On my assumption, each of the boxes will contain about $3Million to $4Million each and the consignment is still left in the airport storage facility till today. The consignment is two metal boxes with weight of about 25kg each. Apparently, the details of the consignment including your name and address are tagged on the Metal Trunk boxes.
 
Provide your name, phone number and full home address, to cross check if it corresponds with the name and address on the consignment including the name of nearest airport around your city and other details. You can send the requested information to me by email for onward delivery. All communication must be held extremely confidential. I can get everything concluded within 24 hours upon your acceptance and proceed to your address for delivery if you assure me of sharing the content 30%/70% with you on my arrival to your house.
 
I want to transact this business with you and share the money, since the shipper has abandoned it and disappeared. I will pay for the Non inspection fee and arrange for the boxes to be moved out of this airport to your address by myself. But I will share it 30%/70% with you.
 
Above is my direct telephone number. Call me as soon as you receive this mail and send me all the requested information to my email. rlen77@aol.com
Richard D. Lenski

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Creating 32-bit ODBC Connections

To manage a data source that connects to a 32-bit driver under 64-bit platform, use c:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe. To manage a data source that connects to a 64-bit driver, use c:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe.

How to launch system configuration utility windows xp

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

The program is Msconfig.exe so hit Start, then Run and type Msconfig and hit Enter


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Subaru Outback Buying Experience

I was trying to buy a new 2013 Subaru Outback over the weekend. I didn't like the price much but maybe it is not too bad.

I went to IRA Subaru in Danvers, MA. From my experience and from my friends' experience they do not bargain. They give you a price and they stick by it. Here is what happened.


The vehicle I was looking at had an MSRP of $27865. The so called invoice price was $26551. IRA offered my $1500 below invoice - $25051. See the attached page.

I am confused - if the invoice is what the dealer's cost is then how can they sell it so low?

I went to Clay Subaru in Norwood, MA with that invoice and of course they said they would beat IRA's offer by $200.

I did not buy either of the cars and I don't know what to do? Am I getting a good deal?


A copy of the invoice:

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Attention My Dear Friend.


Dear Friend,

Compliments of the day to you. I hope you are doing well. On my honor, I want to introduce myself. My name is Dr. Douglas Asare, Chairman of Contract Award Committee of West African Health Support Organization (WAHSO). I operate at our headquarters which are located in Accra, Ghana, but our sub and area offices are in all member states of the organization. This organization is an arm of the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) which is the single largest organization operating here in the West African sub-region with 15 member states. In addition, my organization oversees health support related matters in the whole region.

I am contacting you based on the committee's need for an individual/company whom are willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer. The amount of $23.5 million (Twenty Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of ECOWAS for supply of hospital equipment from foreign contracting firms, which we over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid. We need you to help us by providing a durable account that will be used to receive this money for the benefit of all of us. We made up this mark up to take care of our retirement benefits because some of us in the committee are due for retirement soon and we believe this will help in no small measure to affect great change in our generations coupled with the fact that the project was a multi-million dollar one so it provided a very unique and great opportunity for us all.

Would you be willing to assist us in the transaction? Your share of the sum will be 30% of the $23.5 Million, 65% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. To enable us to begin commencing, you should provide the following for immediate kickoff of this deal if it interests you: Your company's name with its complete address, telephone number, and fax number. We are mature men in the highest cadres of our careers and would want to protect both our reputation which we have worked hard over the years to build, our family names, careers and grown up children, so we would want you to take this transaction serious and give it, it's desired attention if you accepts this partnership.

Please confirm the receipt of this message and let us know your position immediately.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Douglas Asare.