Re: I got hacked --> Gmail fix

I just got a very helpful suggestion.  There is a way to make sure that every session of Gmail is secure.  Make sure you use https instead of http at the start of the web address.  You can change a setting in Gmail so that it defaults to this.

 

Hope that helps someone else.  It helped me.

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Scott Van Maldegiam <vanmald@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry about this email.  My email account was hacked by a guy in China.  I have since changed my password and other settings that should help prevent this.

 

DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK IN THIS EMAIL.  I haven't tried, but since it is from a source I don't trust, I wasn't going to risk it.

 

If anyone has any specific instructions on how to prevent this in the future, other than changing my password, please let me know.

 

Thanks for your understanding.

 

Scott

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I got hacked --> Re: Please check your e-mail

Sorry about this email.  My email account was hacked by a guy in China.  I have since changed my password and other settings that should help prevent this.

 

DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK IN THIS EMAIL.  I haven't tried, but since it is from a source I don't trust, I wasn't going to risk it.

 

If anyone has any specific instructions on how to prevent this in the future, other than changing my password, please let me know.

 

Thanks for your understanding.

 

Scott

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you enjoy to 100%satisfactions! Our website is :
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Hosting Aaron's Pro Cycling Team

My family and I had the great pleasure of hosting the Aaron's pro cycling team this weekend for the National Criterium Championships. This is the third year my family has done so and we really enjoy it. They are very enjoyable to be around, socializing with my whole family including my young son and daughter. A teammate of mine hosted a few of the riders from the team and they really enjoyed their family's dog. They share their stories and enjoy our stories, as well. It is a rewarding experience and one that we will continue year after year. Thanks Carmen, Brian, Kat, Meredith, and Erica for staying with us. Also, thanks to Rebecca, Carmen and Anna who stayed at my teammates house.

So, in summary, we had a blast this weekend!! So... how do you get started hosting a team? I am not sure the best way, but I can let you know how we did it. When Elk Grove was planning their first cycling event, I found out they were looking for host families. I talked to my wife about it and we decided to take a chance. We were given a choice on hosting 2 couples from different teams or to take 6 people from one team. We decided to take in 5 riders and 1 director. It ended up being only 5 because one of the team members stayed with a friend. It was a great decision we made. We had a wonderful time. We have continued every year since.

I know that Superweek was looking for host families this year. I would imagine there are still opportunities to host teams for Elk Grove and Downers Grove. I would suggest contacting Special Events Management and/or Elk Grove Village Hall regarding being a host family if you are interested. I have yet to hear of someone having a bad experience.

Please feel free to leave your host family experiences in the comments.

Thanks!!

Quite a few of my fellow cyclist friends have congratulaged me on my job with Giant. Thanks; it has meant a lot to me. Obviously, I am very happy about the opportunity, but others who know my love of cycling seemed more excited about my opportunity than I did and that is pretty hard to do.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who threw a "congrats" my way. I really appreciate it.

2 more things... Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Giant bikes and No, I cannot get you deal on a Giant bike :-). I will appreciate you patronizing your local Giant Dealer, thought :-).