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Dave's Diggins 1-20-2000
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Just a few "Golden Nuggets" of info that I've mined from the internet.
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Free software and services:
http://www.dslreports.com/r3/dsl/secureme
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://www.antionline.com/
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
The above sites provide online security analysis of your internet
connections to see if your computer is vulnerable to intrusion while you are
online. Those who have a cable ISP service or DSL service that provides you
an "always on" connection are particularly vulnerable to this type of
intrusion.
http://www.securityoutpost.com
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.org#ezines
The security outpost bulletin is an electronic newsletter devoted to
computer security topics. Each monthly email is stuffed with information
about the latest computer security threats as well as helpful tips and
security tools.
http://users.iafrica.com/d/da/dalen/tclockex.html
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
TClockEx enhances the standard Windows taskbar clock, adding the ability to
display the date, time and lots of other information such as % of resources
used, CPU usage , memory usage all of which is displayed in any format you
like. I played with this program for a hour trying out different
combinations of displays. Since it uses info already being generated by the
OS there is only a very small usage of resources (less than 1%). This is a
keeper.
http://www.mailstartplus.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
The Place for your Stuff! Consolidate Your Email, Bookmarks, Appointments,
Addresses and Files, in one easy to use WebBox! The neatest feature is that
you can access all your POP3 e-mail accounts through this service, look and
respond to your email yet it stays on the mail server. This allows to check
your email using someone elses computer that has internet access, then go
home and download it again on your own computer.
http://www.nico2000.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Digital Postman offers an easy way to send scanned images as email
attachments. With a single click, the program scans a picture, opens an
email message, and attaches the image to the message. All you have to do is
select a recipient, complete the subject line, and send the message.
Digital Postman supports the use of Automatic Document Feeders, so
sending a multipage document is just as simple. The program is also smart
enough to interface with your email program, enabling you to use your own
address book, signature files, and mailing lists. Digital Postman is
ad-supported freeware.
http://www.gemal.dk/browserspy/spy.html
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
BrowserSpy. This is a helpful on-line service if you need to find out more
about the browser that is currently running on your computer.
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Screen Measure is a free application for all those who need to measure
pixels on the screen. Besides measuring it can be used for determining the
relative mouse position and colors. Comes with a compelete setup and help
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Sites of interest:
http://www.windows-help.net/webboard/
Windows-help.net BBS is a place to go and post your computer related
questions.
http://www.thehungersite.com/hungerresources.html
The Millennium Food Drive
Y GO 2 WASTE is designed to redistribute food and supplies that many
Americans stockpiled in anticipation of a Y2K crisis. Current statistics
indicate that over 40 percent of U.S. households planned to stock up on food
and other basic staples in anticipation of Y2K disruptions. Three-fourths of
those households planned to purchase at least a month’s worth of products.
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Tip#1
If your PC doesn't shut down properly, Windows will run ScanDisk the next time you boot. If it finds lost fragments, it will delete them for you. Before doing that, however, it asks if you want to save them as files. Unfortunately, it doesn't say where it puts them or what the new files are called. Here's how to find them. Open Tools/Find/Files or Folders and search the root directory for file*.CHK. Typically, the files are named FILE0000.CHK, FILE0001.CHK, FILE0002.CHK and so on. If you're looking to free up disk space, you can delete any old files you find. If you suspect one of these files contains critical data, open it in a text editor. If you see anything that looks important, copy and paste into a new document for safekeeping.
Tip #2
If you forget your Win95 password, just press Escape at the password box, bring up the MS-DOS Prompt and enter dir *.PWL at the WINDOWS folder to find your .PWL files. Delete the one with your name in front of it. Restart your system and enter a new password when prompted.
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Articles:
http://pcsupport.about.com/compute/pcsupport/library/weekly/aa011000a.htm
http://pcusers.org/pcreference#resources
PC Support 101 for newbies.
http://pcusers.org/ups.html
http://pcusers.org/pcreference#resources
All about uninterruptible power supply's, or UPS
http://www.nwfusion.com/power99/power99-privacy.html
The Perils of E-mail Privacy in the workplace.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/chips011200.htm
Computer chip supply tight until 2002.
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Jack's Soapbox: jack.walleigh@home.com
http://pcusers.org/printsettings.html
Change your Printer Settings Faster than a Quick Change Artist.
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Humor?
http://astrology.about.com/culture/astrology/library/weekly/aa011300a.htm
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates hands the CEO reins to Steve Ballmer. A
quick glance at Bill's birth chart shows that it was "in the stars"
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