Hacheette Book Group is back with its free books giveaway on BookJetty. Halloween is around the corner, so it’s getting spooky this time with these collection of books.

And all are yours for free if you are a BookJetty member (sign up as one if you are not) and put at least one book on your bookshelf by end of November. Note that this contest is only open for those who reside in the United States or Canada, and remember to update your profile country in BookJetty.

Special thanks for Hachette Book Group, the last book giveaways have brought some surprises to the winners with a big box of books arriving at your porch.

1. THE HERETIC’S DAUGHTER By Kathleen Kent $24.99, 0316024481
   ISOLATION By Travis Thrasher $13.99, 0446505544
2. THE 13 BEST HORROR STORIES OF ALL TIME By Leslie Pockell $21.99, 9780446679503
3. THE MONSTERS: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein By Dorothy Hoobler , Thomas Hoobler $14.99, 9780316066402
4. THE MYRTLES PLANTATION: The True Story of America’s Most Haunted House By Frances Kermeen $7.99, 9780446614153
5. GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS: True Stories of America’s Haunted Inns and Hotels By Frances Kermeen $7.99, 9780446611459
6. THE TERROR By Dan Simmons $14.99, 9780316017459
7. DRACULA By Bram Stoker $10.99, 0316014818
8. WHEN GHOSTS SPEAK: Understanding the World of Earthbound Spirits By Mary Ann Winkowski $24.99, 9780446581189
9. THE HISTORIAN By Elizabeth Kostova $9.99, 9780316067942

I like Adium, but recently there were just too many spams from my MSN account, I tried finding the privacy settings under Preferences, only to find out later that it was not there.

The secret is it’s under Adium menu (on top left screen) > Privacy Settings (Alt + Cmd + P). Choose your MSN account, check ‘Allow only contacts on my contact list’, and it’s peaceful again.

But, I’m still wondering why can’t they just put Privacy settings under Preferences.

p.s. Trying out MarsEdit, saved me a couple of extra steps required to blog, trying to justify the reason why I only blogged like once every decade lately.