Daves Diggins Newsletter 12-21-00 (ISSN 1529-1103)

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Dave's Diggins 12-21-00

ISSN 1529-1103

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

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1) Free software and services
2) Articles
3) Search engines
4) Hardware

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1) Free software and services

http://www.davecentral.com/14485.html
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
FolderPrint is a utility that lets you save or print a listing of a folder's directory's contents. You can choose predefined 8.5 x 11, CD/Jaz/Sparq, or ZIP/LS120 formats and print the listing ready for use with any media. Your list can also be saved as a plain or comma-delimited text file for importing into a database. You can include an optional summary, title, and time/date stamp as a heading for your listings, and preview your output before printing it.

http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
AVG Anti-Virus System

http://www.bit-net.com/~jadamg/transparent/
http://pcusers.org/pcfree.html
Transparent 4.2, This utility will turn your Windows 9x or NT desktop icon text backgrounds transparent; allowing your wallpaper to show through. It will also allow you to easily change the icon text to any color. It's completely free, with no splash, and is only 25k.

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2) Articles

http://news.yahoo.com/h/cn/20001129/tc/yahoo_delivers_encrypted_email_1.html
Yahoo is providing its email encryption option through a deal with Zixit, a Dallas-based email encryption firm. Yahoo will rout encrypted email through Zixit's SecureDelivery.com Web site.

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2666836%2C00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01
Kriz virus makes return appearance. 'Tis the season for nasty viruses. This one trashes PCs on Dec. 25 and spreads by piggy-backing on other viruses

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techenthusiast/features/cdr.asp
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources Burning CDs Successfully with Windows

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,23008,3015410,00.html
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
Breaking In Your New Computer. You have a new computer. Here's how to get it up and running without any hassles.

http://www.techextreme.com/display.asp?ID=279&Page=1
Installing a new hard drive and Windows 9x OS.

http://www.maximumpc.com/content/2000/12/15/12382
Who do that Voodoo now! 3dfx To Dissolve; nVidia buys Remains.

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/oe-07.htm
Roger found this e-mail backup tip from Windows-Help.NET for those who use Outlook Express as their default mail reader.

http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/build.htm?3
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#resources
Build your own PC. It is increasingly popular to build your own computer. In most cases, it saves money, and it guarantees you get what you want. It also assures you avoid proprietary designs many companies use to keep you coming to them for new parts. Best of all, having built the system yourself, you become very familiar with that system and with computers in general. This 28 step tutorial tells you how to do it.

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3) Search engines

http://www.strongnumbers.com/
http://pcusers.org/pcreference.html#search
Strong Numbers " The Blue book for Everything" is a revolutionary price guide. They calculate values for a wide variety of items based on prices from over 5 million online auctions each week. If you need to know what something is worth, check with them first.

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4) Hardware

http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200012/20001212QMP60000AS-A_1.html
A review of the Quantum Fireball Plus AS QMP60000AS-A hard drive.

ttp://www.riva3d.com/radeon/
A review of ATI's Radeon 32MB DDR video graphics card.

http://www.riva3d.com/hpro/
A review of the Hercules Prophet II DDR Pro video graphics card.

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