Daves Diggins Newsletter 4-6-00 (ISSN 1529-1103)

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Dave's Diggins 4-6-00
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ISSN 1529-1103

Just a few "Golden Nuggets" of info that I've mined from the internet.

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Tech Problem Explained:

I had a problem for a several months with my various browsers being unable to find web sites that I knew were in existence. Often times if I left the "www" off the url address then the site would load. The problem corrected itself when I installed a patch for the IE browser. Fred Langa in an article at http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2000/2000-04-03.htm#5 explains what was probably causing the problem and the fix for it. As I suspected it was a file problem in the Windows OS. So much for the evil demon possession theory :)
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Free software and services:

http://www.belarc.com/
http://pcusers.org/pctechy.html
This service gives you a list of every piece of hardware in your machine-- complete with manufacturer info-- and even the serial number for your BIOS. But wait,there's more! You also get a list of all the software you've installed, including the locations of the programs.

http://www.internetseer.com/services.asp
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.html
InternetSeer.com is a FREE Web site monitoring and error notification system for Web sites on the Internet. InternetSeer.com continuously monitors Web sites on the Internet and immediately sends error notifications by e-mail when it detects a problem.

http://205.231.211.98/sites/ccycle/onespace/userprofiles.asp
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Enfish Onespace acts like a personal desktop portal, enabling you to work with all the information you want from both your PC and the Internet in one convenient place. It keeps your personal information on your own PC, not on the Internet – providing you with maximum privacy and control. I particularly like its ability to do a text search on all the E-mails, Favorites and other data located on your computer. It is currently in beta but it is definitely worth considering.

http://www.freewarehits.de/ToolsPackage.htm
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Tool Package. This set of 11 individual freeware utilities (only 145kb! total) are each file executable without installation into windows. If you don't like one you just delete it. One gem that is a keeper is the webdesign- background-checker which allows you to check your background libraries to view the each graphic file in full screen view just as it would appear on a web page.
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There's No Business like E-Business:

http://www.doctorebiz.com/
Doctor Ebiz takes real questions from real small business people and provides brief no-nonsense answers that help them learn how to succeed in the online world.

http://www.zdnet.com/pccomp/stories/all/0,6605,2453076,00.html
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#articles
The name game. The hows and whys of domain naming.

http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol3/promo_no3.htm
What Makes a Good Domain Name?

http://tess.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=ol6vjn.1.1
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
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Web development:

http://html.about.com/compute/html/msubhowto.htm
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.html
How to articles on using HTML in your web site.
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Search engines:

http://www.magportal.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
A search engine for articles in on line magazines.
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Articles:

http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2475263,00.html
Reconfiguring and Using Windows 98's Find People Tool.

http://desktoppub.about.com/compute/desktoppub/library/weekly/aa981229.htm
Photos from the Desktop. Tips and tricks for scanners and digital cameras.

http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/bones.html
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
A basic tutorial on searching the web.
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Web sites:

http://www.cooltext.com
http://pcusers.org/pcwebhead.html
Create and download logos, buttons, and bullets with the special effects you specify.

http://livinginternet.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
This site explores the who, what , when, and how of the Internet, E-mail, WWW, Usenet, Mailing lists, IRC, and MUDS.

http://www.weblogs.com/about
Weblogs.Com. Updated once per hour, it shows when which weblog sites have changed. Weblogs are often-updated sites that point to articles elsewhere on the web, often with comments, and to on-site articles.
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Hardware:

http://www.tech-review.com/review.pl?id=90
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
How USB Works.

http://www.tech-review.com/review.pl?id=99
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
CD-R/RW Info Guide

http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/1654/1/
Intel's Celeron II. The Empire strikes back?

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2504486,00.html?chkpt=zdnn040300
IBM adds chip speed, trumps rivals. Big Blue has developed a process to make microchips up to 30 percent faster, paving the way for faster Internet access.
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Future Shock:

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,35256,00.html
Military Tech Makes Travel Light

http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20000328S0028
Nanowires grown from quantum dot seeds

http://www.villa-bosch.de/eml/english/research/optimem/optimem.html
10 gig storage on ordinary plastic tape.

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