The body of the email looks legitimate as it has a privacy policy link at the bottom along with copyright information.  The colors are also correct.

As with other similar types of attacks, the perpetrator is attempting to get the recipient to click on one of the links embedded in the email.  Proper protocol states you should never click on a link in a email unless you have absolutely no doubts whatsoever, as to the legitimacy of the email.

If you receive an email from LinkedIn indicating you have pending messages, the best thing to do is log into your LinkedIn account and check.

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One way to put more time into your day is to turn downtime into productive time.  And technology can help us achieve this goal.

Whether you’re waiting for your car to be repaired, a plane flight or a doctor’s appointment, the following methods will put some extra time into your life, so let’s get started.

As far as equipment goes you will need to have a Smartphone.  This article will focus on using a Smartphone with either the Palm or Windows Mobile operating system.  The reason for this is the wide array of software available.  A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) could be used to help with some of the tasks outlined below, but not all.

The second item is broadband access.  This can be either on a per KB basis or unlimited data.  Text messaging is also a worthwhile addition.

For software you will need a package similar to Documents To Go.  This software allows you to transfer documents and spreadsheets from your PC to your Smartphone.  Additionally you will need an email program.

Now that we have the basics covered, we can explore how the Smartphone can help to get more time out of the day.

Is there a book you’ve been trying to read for a while but just haven’t had the time?  Many books are now offered in electronic versions.  There “e-Books” can be downloaded onto a Smartphone and read whenever you have the time.  The following Websites offer books which can be downloaded: ebooks.com, ereader.com and manybooks.net.

Do you have a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) at home?  If so, with the proper hardware and wireless plan, you can catch up on the shows you have tapped.  You can even use this to schedule shows you would like to tape in the future.

Are there asks in your Smartphone which can be accomplished where you are?  Even if you are only able to add notes, this could help you move the task along.  This may be a good time to review all upcoming tasks.

Microsoft Word documents can be worked on and when you get back to the office the changes can be uploaded to your computer.  The same is true of spreadsheets, although the small screen size hampers much productive work with spreadsheets.

Review your calendar.  Did you make any noted from a previous meeting which you forgot to set as a task?  Reviewing your calendar at quiet times might create a new thought.

Texting gives you the ability to communicate with other while at the same time, not disturbing people around you and keeping the communication private.

There are just a few ways a Smartphone can help us.

The email comes from Mail Delivery and shows Subsystem Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

The email contains an attachment which holds the payload.  The attachment is called Forwarded Message.html

The body of the email message is as follows, (we substituted the email address):

Note: Forwarded message is attached.

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.

Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed:

name@domain.com

Message will be retried for 2 more day(s)

If you get a message like this, delete it.

This business owner spends a substantial amount of time out of the office and communication with her staff is vitally important.

After listening for a while I suggested a solution  which would save her about 30 minutes per day.  I informed her the change would be seamless and would not require any additional technical time per month.

At first she didn’t want to increase her monthly costs and was reluctant to make the move.  When she realized it amounted to only a few dollars per day, she decided to go ahead.

I spoke with her recently and she is very happy with her decision.  While it hasn’t eliminated all her frustrations, it has dramatically reduced them.

Over the weekend I was trying out some new BlackBerry apps.  One which I thought was very interesting was Visible Vote.  I signed up for an account and started using the application.

Shortly thereafter I received an email from the company with my user name and password in the email.  I was under the impression that the practice of sending passwords in emails ended years ago, but obviously I was wrong.

When I sign up with companies I am not familiar with or whose security procedures I am unsure of, I use a throw-away password.  Which in this case turned out to be the right thing to do.

I sent the company an email regarding their antiquated security methods, and have yet to hear back.