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Tuesday, July 06, 2004
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News
1. Lawmakers Aren't Playing Games With Violence
Once again lawmakers are trying to link violent video games and aggressive behavior. (USAToday.com)
2. Gartner Says Companies Should Consider Banning iPods
Research firm Gartner Inc. says iPods and other small storage devices pose security risks. (Computerworld.com)
3. Microsoft Posts IE Patch
It's not a fix, but Microsoft posts a work-around patch for Internet Explorer. (News.com)
Today's Free File
Today's Tip
Sight of the Day
2:28 PM
Saturday, July 03, 2004
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We're going to try this again. Hope this helps:
News
1. Can your ISP read your email?
The First Court of Appeals in Massachusetts says they can. In a huge setback for electronic information privacy, the ruling says no laws were broken when and ISP read and even copied it's clients email. Read more from Wired.com
2. New virus: Lovegate
McAfee has raised the threat to MEDIUM. The new form of Lovegate is spreading worldwide and even hitting Fortune 500 firms (Computerworld). Read McAfee's Virus Profile.
3. Dell tries for a piece of the Apple iPod Pie
Is Dell singing your song? What if they give you 25 of them and took $100 off there new Digital Jukebox when you send them your iPod? Read more at internetnews.com.
Today's Free File
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.3
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer.
Today's Tip
Change Out Your Pointer Scheme
Tired of seeing your pointer as an arrow or an hourglass all the time? Windows XP offers a number of alternative pointer schemes, such as Dinosaur, Ocean and Sports.
Open the Control Panel, double-click Mouse, and select the Pointers tab. (If you start in Category view, select Appearance and Themes, then click Mouse Pointers under "See Also.") Next to Schemes, click the down arrow and select a scheme to preview its pointers. Click OK to apply the scheme to your desktop. Simple as that.
Sight of the Day
PartyPOP.com...
is the ultimate resource for all of your party, wedding and event planning needs. Find party ideas, themes, tips, vendors and more.
4:50 AM
Thursday, September 11, 2003
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1:32 PM
Sunday, April 13, 2003
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I'm almost caught up. I have so much to do today and no time to sleep, so I don't know when I'll have Monday's post done. Hopefully before Tuesday!
Today's Free File
Spell check in OE?
Spelling errors can destroy your credibility in a heartbeat, no matter how profound your words. Today's free file will ensure your email is free of spelling errors. Microsoft, in all its wisdom, loves to tie its products together. You can't use spell check in Outlook Express unless you have Microsoft Word installed. Apparently it's easier for Microsoft to use Word's dictionary than to build another one for OE. Spell Checker For OE is a stand alone application, that incorporates in Outlook Express.
Today's Tip
Hate typing http://www.blahblahblah.com? Well with Internet Explorer you really don't have to. With .com's all you have to do is type the website name and press Ctrl+Enter. Try it now! Type thescreensavers and hit Ctrl+Enter and IE will fill in the rest. Cool huh?
Sight of the Day
Microsoft.com's Template Gallery
Microsoft Office comes with some boring templates. It has templates for resumes, faxes... that kind of thing. But, as I'll demonstrate on the show tonight, you can download new, exciting, and, best of all, free templates from Microsoft.com's template gallery.
11:57 PM
Saturday, April 12, 2003
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Ok, so I've been slipping already. But none-the-less, I plan on keeping this thing alive. I've also decided to add a Site of the Day, just to test myslef. I hope you enjoy!
Today's Free File
When it was time for me to find a unified messenger, I stumbled upon Trillian and haven't looked back since. It will let you access your AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! accounts easily. I do not recomend it if you have multiple accounts, however. i.e. two Yahoo! accounts. The program gets a little cumbersome.
Today's Tip
Everyone knows you can Change your wallpaper. It is one of the easiest things to do to personalize your computer, but a lot of people over look themes. Themes not only change your wallpaper, but all or some of the following: screen saver, fonts, window colors, pointers, sounds, and more. Check out the Site of the Day for more!
Site of the Day
ThemeWorld
Look at your computer in a whole new way!
Friday, April 11, 2003
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Ok. I have a little rant. Everyone has an opinion on people who use cellphones at restaurants. My opinion is that they paid for their food just like everyone else and I don't think it's different than talking to the person sitting with them. Today I seen something that didn't please me. I heard a cellphone ring and naturally looked for the source. Much to my surprise I seen a waitress answer a cellphone! Yeah, a waitress. As if this wasn't bad enough she actually walk around the restaurant waiting table WHILE talking on the phone! Is this what we've come to? Ok, I'm done now.
Today's Free File
While the name seems a little unusual (at least to me) today I am suggesting Rainlendar. Rainlendar is a very customizable calendar-application which shows the current month on your desktop. I have used it for over a year and I love it. It will keep track of your important dates and highlight the date for you. Click the link to see it for yourself. You will not be disappointed.
Today's Tip
Don't open attatchments! That's the number one way to get a virus. Here are some steps to follow: 1. Never open any attachments from strangers 2. Never open exe files 3. If someone you know sends you a file, make sure they actually sent it. I ask everyone who sends me an attachment to put something personal in the email message that will tell me they actually sent it. 4. If you're not sure, don't open it, email the person who sent it to you and get confirmation of what it really is. 5. Have your anti-virus program scan all incoming attachments 6. Keep your anti-virus definitions current
3:26 AM
Thursday, April 10, 2003
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For the time being I've decided to add a tip feature to the site. Look below the free file to see Today's Tip! And as always, please keep sending your comment/questions to 'aorick at woh dot rr dot com'.
Today's Free File
Today's free file is Zone Alarm from Zone Labs. You've all heard that you need a firewall, but is it worth paying for? Of course! But, if you can get one that rivals the most expensive ones for free, that's all the better!
I use my computer for everything. My entire life sits on my desktop, and I am paranoid about it. Instead of seeking psychiatric help, Zone Alarm helps to put my worries at ease. Zone Alarm does everything you need a firewall to do. It seems a little complicated at first, but just follow the on-screen instructions and use the help feature if you need to. Zone Alarm is put on all of my systems and I feel that my faith is well placed with them.
Today's Tip
Do you have a lot of windows open right now? When I am surfing the net I always have at least five browsers open. I don't want to hit the minimize on every widow to get back to my desktop. So I just hit Widows Key+M (hold down the Widows key and press 'M') to automatically minimize all my open windows! How great is that?!
4:39 AM
Wednesday, April 09, 2003
My suggestion today Is AVG Virus Scanner 6.0 by Grisoft. Most of us have information on our computers that we don't want anyone else to have or just simply can't afford to lose. There are quite a few people out there who want to read that information, or just destroy it.
AVG is totally free and works just as good as any paid virus scanner. When you buy a virus scanner you also buy a license, which allows the scanner to be updated for a year. After your year is up you cannot update without spending another $40-$60! This means you are not protected from new viruses.
You never have to pay to update AVG. I have used AVG for over a year and it has never let a virus run. I have had dozens of email viruses all stopped with AVG. Now there is NO reason for anyone to lose those precious family pictures or let someone get their hands on the financial data on your computer.
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