• 2006/2007 Ozark Regional Directory
  We'll soon begin production of the 2006/2007 Ozark Regional Directory. If you have any changes in your listings and/or wish to purchase an ad, please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-775-6682. The deadline for changes and ads will be early in 2006, so be sure to add your name to our list now if you require a change or wish to speak with an advertising rep.
• Visit Our Online Yellow Pages for Valentine's gifts
  Many local businesses are listed in the NATCO Technologies' Online Yellow Pages. Take advantage of this wealth of free information to find that perfect gift this Valentine's Day. The Online Yellow Pages now is more user-friendly. Visit www.natcotech.com/yellowpages, and find merchants who have the gifts and services you need.

   

• The SouthShore Portal Page: My.SouthShore.com - Streamlined Information
  For those of us who like having information at our fingertips, the Portal Page provided by South Shore and NATCO Technologies is an emporium of information. My.SouthShore.com streamlines area news and information in a useful and compact way. Here - on one Web page, you can get up to date headline news from the Twin Lakes/South Shore area and beyond, weather, stock prices, Mountain Home and Harrison movie listings, local lake levels, access to Web mail and many extra services like your horoscope, the NATCO Technologies tip of the week, access to Amazon.com and a personal links list that you create. Plus, you can remove features that you don't want!
  
  It's free to become a member and easy to join. Just go to my.southshore.com, enter your e-mail address and choose a password. You'll receive a confirmation e-mail that contains a link. Click the link and your portal page appears, ready for you to customize.
  
  You can even make the South Shore Portal your home page! You'll see a link at the very top of the portal page. Click the link and then click Yes in the message box that appears. With my.southshore.com as your home page, the information you need is delivered to you right away every time you log on the Internet.
• Upgrade to DSL - Modems only $60
  NATCO offers high-speed DSL Internet service which allows users to surf the Internet and download at much faster speeds than dial-up connections. We are pleased to announce that we have negotiated a new lower price for the modems used with our service.  Effective immediately, our modem price will be $60 (plus tax). Our DSL plans start as low as $29.95 per month.  For more information on DSL service, visit natcotech.com/dsl.htm.  Sign up today and we will waive the $95 activation fee!

• Google Works to Catalog Volumes from Major Libraries Around the World
  Google, the popular search engine company, is attempting to make historical documents from the U.S. Library of Congress, as well as those found in the libraries of major universities around the world, archived online and freely searchable. Google has recently spent $3 million on the project, scanning in texts which are no longer covered under copyright laws. The project is an extension of Google's book search system, but is aimed at works deemed to be public domain. For more information on this project, check out http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/preserving-public-domain-books.html.
   
• Win a South Shore Gift
  When you visit the South Shore Web site at www.southshore.com, you’ll have a chance to win a South Shore souvenir, like a T-shirt, a cap, chiller cups, and other necessities for the great South Shore outdoors. The South Shore Web site is an electronic community for the towns on and near the south shore of Bull Shoals Lake and it’s packed with information for you and for our tourist visitors.
  
  Sue Espinal is this month’s winner of a South Shore tote bag. Congratulations, Sue.

• Winning E-Story Submitted by: Dave Adkins  
  Tonight, 12/20/05, we received a call from our son who lives in Branson. He and his wife Alisha are having a baby any day. Today, her doctor told her she would have to go to Springfield for a catscan to see if the baby has grown too large to have naturally. Alisha was in tears and wanted my wife and I to go with them to the testing center. I have never been to my son's place in Branson. We all know how confusing the highway system in and around Branson is. So, my son drew a map to his house and emailed it to me. There's no way we could have gotten that map without our NATCO Email. Thanks, NATCO, for being there when we needed you.
   
  Dave Adkins just earned two free months of NATCO Internet service! Submit your E-Story today and you could be our next winner! Remember that you can enter more than once. So, if you didn’t win this time, try again! Just go to www.natcotech.com/estories.htm and tell us how using NATCO's Internet or e-mail service has made your life easier, helped you promote or manage your business, or simply how much you enjoy using the Internet and e-mail. If your E-Story is chosen, you'll win two months of free NATCO dialup Internet service ($19.95 X 2 = $39.90) or an equivalent credit on your DSL or ISDN account.
   
• Latest Virus threat for Microsoft Windows
  A new threat of virus and Trojan horse attacks has emerged (Norton advisory, Microsoft advisory).  A virus may infect computers by exploiting a security hole found in the engine which handles images. Microsoft advises users to "take care not to visit unfamiliar or un-trusted Web sites that could potentially host the malicious code." Microsoft also reassures that "At this point, we have not identified any scenario where a user can be attacked simply by reading an e-mail."
  
  To minimize the threats these malicious programs cause, ensure you download the latest updates for Windows (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) and use antivirus software like Norton or AVG.
  
  

• Weekly Maintenance on Wednesday
  Each Wednesday morning from 12:01 A.M. until 5 A.M., NATCO Technologies performs regular maintenance on Internet equipment. Your Internet service should not be affected. But, if you do experience an interruption in service during this time, please try again a few moments later. We try to minimize any "down time" by doing our maintenance at a regular time each week.
   
  All users agree to terms and guidelines published at www.natcotech.com/guidline.htm.

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