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2) Free software and services
3) Articles:
4) Hardware
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This is the first anniversary edition of the newsletter. I started this weekly endeavor last December with about 40 subscribers and we currently have a grand total of 155 subscribers. Roughly 2/3 of those subscribers are those of you who in the past year have attended the 37211 PC users group and agreed to let us subscribe you. The other third are those who have come to the web page and subscribed or learned about the newsletter by word of mouth. All of you are appreciated, in particular those who have sent links, information, editorials etc.
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http://www.opera.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Opera 5.0 - the fastest browser on earth is now free for downloading in both
Java and non-java versions. Opera offers several benefits over its
competitors for a better Internet experience:
* Fast rendering of pages. Opera is the fastest full-featured browser on the
market today.
* Easy keyboard navigation. Opera's easy keyboard shortcuts save time as
well as benefit people with disabilities.
* Instant toggling of image and documents settings. For even faster
browsing, images can be turned on/off with just the press of a key.
* Multiple windows support. Inside Opera, users may browse in several
windows at once, without straining system resources.
* High quality Zooming. Opera users can zoom in on a page up to a 1000%, be
it text or images.
* Resume download. In the transfer window, downloads can be resumed if
interrupted.
* Small size. Opera is only a 1.95 MB download (Adding Java is a one-time 7
MB download) so updating to the latest version available is always fast and
easy.
* Integrated news, mail, search and Instant Messaging. New in the 5.0
version is a powerful search capability, as well as an Instant Messaging
client. In the search feature, users can easily migrate between the most
popular search engines, and search for terms, domain names, music, Mp3s,
images, video, audio, stock quotes, books or company information.
* The newly integrated Instant Messaging client offers users the possibility
to chat with all ICQ users.
The free version does include an advertising banner that is switched off when accessing web pages so as to not interfere with performance.
http://www.acaciacons.com.au/vcslite/vcslite.htm
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
VCSLite is a simple Version Control System for saving and restoring file
revisions as you make changes to your working file. It is operated through
Windows Explorer using drag'n'drop or Right-Click & Send-To. Use VSCLite for
saving the history of changes to Documents, Spreadsheets, Reports,
Configuration Files or any file type. You just Right-Click the file and
Send-To VCSLite Archive. Then just add a comment for the revision
http://www.petsyb.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Petsyb PC Lock Up : This app allows you to lock your PC on demand , after a
period of time , after a period of inactivity or on start-up. You can
disable the start-up "F"keys to prevent loading in safe mode , Sound an
alarm with your PC's internal speaker after so many incorrect attempts to
access your PC (No sound card Necessary) , or select the leave a message
option and people coming to your PC when locked have the option to leave
messages for you. When running any start-up , shutdown and access attempts
to PC Lock Up are monitored and recorded in the access log
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC), allows you to convert audio files from one
format to another. It can convert [from & to] Wave and Mp3 files. Download
options bring Windows Media Audio (WMA), CD Audio (CDA), Ogg Vorbis and many
more file types to the table. Volume Normalization, ID Tag preservation and
the simplest way of converting (right click on a file and select Convert
To), music straight from Audio CDs! [optional install].
http://www.dd-soft.net/products/ddcrypt.asp
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
ddCrypt. Encrypt and decrypt files as easy as 1, 2, 3. With shell support
you can right click any file or folder and encrypt the files within seconds.
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http://www.maximumpc.com/content/2000/12/05/12318
Windows Media Player Bonus Pack 7
http://www.techextreme.com/display.asp?ID=266&Page=1
http://pcusers.org/pcnotsofree.html
VCOM's System Commander 2000, will allow you to run multiple operating
systems on your PC so you don't have to choose just one. Virtually any
operating system that runs on a PC will work. This includes Windows, Linux,
Unix, FreeBSD, OS/2, NetWare, DOS, and more. It also creates an easy to use boot menu for all of the operating systems installed.
http://betanews.efront.com/article.php3?sid=976046893
The dispute between the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and
Amazon [NASDAQ:AMZN], which started earlier this year when the privacy group
nixed its book distribution deal with the e-tailer, is continuing, with EPIC
now urging government agencies of the need to investigate Amazon's
operations.
http://www.maximumpc.com/content/2000/12/07/12338
Opera Delivers Free Browser -- and Bombastic Promises.
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http://www.thetechzone.com/reviews/networking/router/netgearrt314/index.shtm
Netgear RT314 is more than just a router. A stand alone router can not let
you share internet access among your computers. You would still need to plug
the router into your hub and then connect that to your computers. However,
the Netgear RT314 gets rid of the need for a hub because it has a four port
10/100 hub built in. With the Netgear RT314, not only can you share net
access with up to four computers, but all four computers can share files
with each other. Instead of plugging the input from your cable modem to your
computer, you plug that input to the Netgear RT314. Then you connect your
computer to the Netgrear routers. It also has a built-in firewall.
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