Computers – From the Very Beginning for New Users By Charlie Paschal,Palmetto Personal Computer Club, Columbia, SC. I’m sure we all have members in our UGs that fall into the novice category and Charlie’s article helps us pin-point areas they might still have trouble with but are afraid to ask questions about since they don’t want to appear ‘dumb.’ Since a lot of adults don’t like to ask questions in a group, I always tell my students there are no dumb questions -- just clarifying questions.
Cooking on the Internet by Ira Wilsker. No, this article is not about using the Internet to cook your food, but instead as a resource for culinary information. Whether you are looking for some novel way to re-serve your abundant holiday leftovers, or some novel new meal, the Internet may be a valuable resource.
Digital Cameras for the Holiday Season by Ira Wilsker. Is it advertising hype or legitimate analysis, but many are predicting this will be the season for digital camera sales. They are plunging in price and Ira has some tips on what you need to look for in a camera.
Internet Comparison Shopping by Jerry Wonderly, Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc., Ohio. Can’t stand going to the mall to shop? Many Americans now do much of their shopping online and the savvy shopper uses comparison-shopping websites. Jerry’s article gives us a list of shopping sites and he compares a few items at different sites. Did you know you that whenever you purchase electronics over the Internet, you should be sure to ask the vendor if the item you want to purchase comes with a valid U.S. warranty?
May Your Holidays be Filled with Polygons, by Timothy Everingham, TUGNET, Granada Hills, CA. While many of us are looking forward to “chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” many of us are dreaming of polygons. Yes, it is the time for the largest release of games for computers and video consoles of the entire year. Tim’s article gives a great overview of many games …. Read before you buy!
Users Still Need to Know More About Popular, New DVD Technology by Linda Gonse, Orange County IBM PC Users’ Group, CA. Is there a DVD drive in your future? DVD writers and recordable DVDs are a fairly new entry into Personal Computerland. Consequently, most of us still need to know what to look for in a DVD writer and how to record DVDs. Linda’s article gives us some basic knowledge and a link to a detailed, comprehensive look at DVD recording and reviews on 23 products.
Above the Clouds with Centrino? by Christopher Sarson, past APCUG Secretary and past president of Windows on the Rockies User Group, Denver, CO. Christopher shares the magic of Centrino: long battery life, wireless Wi-Fi, the capability to handle large applications with ease.
Archiving Geneaolgy Information in a Generic Fashion, by Richard T. Robusto, Las Vegas PC Users' Group. Most of us in the genealogy field find ourselves with large amounts of information on our relatives. It challenges us to find a way to preserve it in a manner that in the future, near and distant, our descendents will be able to access this data in a timely and understandable manner. Richard shows us ways to accomplish this task.
Computer News and Updates, by Ira Wilsker. With computers and peripherals becoming ubiquitous household and workplace items, it is inevitable that more of them will become the subject of recalls in the future. This article will inform your readers of recalls of computer equipment they might have.
Feeling Annoyed with Your PC? Fight Back! by Steve Bass, author of PC Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Personal Computerand Contributing Editor, PC World. Steve Bass tackles six of his most irritating annoyances not included in his book—from the dumb logos manufacturers plaster on screen during bootup to removing weird lines in Word.
How to make the toolbar YOUR toolbar, by Patricia Hill, Review Editor / APCUG Representative, Computer Booters of Sun Lakes, Arizona. Do you find yourself having to access drop down menus and clicking several times to perform repetitive tasks in the Microsoft Office product line? Patricia tells us how we can customize the toolbar - with fewer mouse clicks – to do certain things, as well as add & remove toolbar icons.
QuickBooks “Training” Made Easy, by Dick Peterson, Editor, Napa Valley PC Users Group, Napa, California. Let the Student/Buyer Beware! Signing up for computer program training isn’t always what it seems.
A Must-Have Program for Sharing Digital Images by Ron Hirsch, Boca Raton Computer Society, Inc., Florida – Shareware! Try before you buy and Ron highly recommends this program that, among other things, will generate a custom screen saver as well as wallpaper with changing photo images of your choice, generate a web slide show and produce a CD with a slide show that you can give to friends and family. And, all for only $19.95.
Legal Bytes: File Sharing – The Pot Continues to Boil by John Brewer, Oklahoma City PC Users Group – The computer literate generation thought that sharing MP3s over the Internet was fun and harmless. The big guns in the media industry think otherwise. Interesting reading about a new bill in Congress that has just been introduced that would impose a prison term and a fine for uploading a single file to a peer-to-peer network.
A Trip Down Microsoft Office History Lane – Another Day at the Office…2003 by Bruce Pechman, Atlanta PC Users Group. Bruce has compiled the Office family pedigree from the beginning of Word for MS-DOS 1.00 to the about to be released Office 2003. You can download Bruce’s picture at www.mrbicep.com to include with the article.
MSCONFIG (Microsoft Configuration Utility) … Secrets to your computer startup by Bruce Cramer, Alamo PC Organization, Inc., San Antonio, Texas. Do you ever wonder what takes your computer so long to start up? Find out why you don’t need to load unnecessary applications on startup.
The Value of Removable Hard Drives by Allan Pogensky, Las Vegas PC Users Group. In Allan’s opinion, the best backup system for the average home user and even small business owner is having two removable hard drives. He considers this a near fail-safe backup system and thinks you will only have one regret – that you didn’t have this arrangement on your previous computer.
Would You Like Printer Repair With Your Order? By Mark Presky, Los Angeles Computer Society. Get computer tips while having dinner at Mickey-D’s? Mark did just that by a chance meeting over a Filet-O-Fish with a diner who serviced, among other peripherals, printers.
Grandma's on the Net! This little poem was sent to me by one of my members. As a grammy, I couldn’t resist including it.
What We Should Have Learned By Now by Ira Wilsker - E-mail tips & tricks to help prevent the dreaded viruses.
Attack of the WORMS- Did We Learn Anything? By Ira Wilsker – Good question. It was bad enough to become a victim of the Blaster & Sobig-F insidious attacks. It will be even worse if we do not learn from them, and actappropriately since more such attacks will inevitably follow.
EBAY Hints and Tips By Cathy Margolin, President, North Orange County Computer Club, California – Still haven’t taken the plunge & bought something on eBay? Cathy gives us some good tips to know before we place our first bid.
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHZ Processor/Motherboard by Dennis Kemper, Executive Director, Las Vegas PC User Group – Intel jumps right into the user group arena at the 2002 APCUG Fall Event.
Help!Help!Help! by Mitch Topping, Springfield MO computer clubs – There’s nothing wrong with the poke & hope method of computer use but most Windows programs have a little feature called Help that can make your computing experience much easier.
No More Video Tape: Implications of Video Cameras Becoming Tapeless by Timothy Everingham. Information about video cameras that record to mini DVDs and a camera with solid state memory modules.
Did You Know? by Bob Elgines, Editor, Colorado River Computer Club, Lake Havasu City, Arizona. How to correct audio or sound problems; how much memory do you need + a nifty historical chart of RAM; what speed CD-ROM should you buy?
More on Spam by Ira Wilsker. Second in a two-part series about spam.According to the email filtering service Brightmail, in the month of March 2003, 45% of all email was spam, compared to only 16% in January 2002, a 181% increase!
Lockergnome’s Win XP Tips by Chris Pirillo, Chief Lockergnome. Article coordinated by Steve Bass.
PC Madness by Les J. Kizer, Greater Tampa Bay PCUG, Florida. The top of the list is Microsoft for creating PC madness. Since the children left home, this fool operating system is the most unstable thing in his life.
SPAM – Bane of the Internet by Ira Wilsker. Did you know that much of the spam mail we receive contains false claims as well as other deceptive and probably illegal content? Read what Ira reports about a recently released FTC report on spam.
Right Click, Try It – You May Like It by Les J. Kizer, Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group. Long live the rodent with the long tail!
Security Testing Online – Fraud or Not? by Greg West, Sarnia Computer User’s Group, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Have you tested your ports to see whether or not your system is secure? Greg tells us of his adventures with Shields UP.
To Linux or not to Linux, Nancy J. Cristolear, The Dayton Microcomputer Assn.Inc. Should you or shouldn’t you take the plunge? Nancy goes over some of the things you should consider before installing Linux.
The Sorry State of Software, George Siegel, Pasadena IBM User Group. George tackles dumb applications he can do without, provides a way to prevent virus attacks, and tells users how to avoid hoaxes.
Watch out for FIZZER - Another Dangerous Computer Worm by Ira Wilsker. Watch out for this worm, email is not the only source of Fizzer infection, as it can also be transmitted by AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), and across networks from computer to computer.
Hunt for the Lost Font by Mick Topping, Springfield, Missouri User Groups. Have you ever lost your favorite font? Mick's article shows us where you might find it.
Did Microsoft send it? by Siles Bazerman, Orange County PC Users' Group, California - How to dissect a hoax e-mail that also has a virus as an attachment. (Members in my group have also received an Earthlink hoax e-mail this weekend with some of the same clues as the MS e-mail to show that it's a scam.)
Windows Up Grade Options by Michael Horowitz (reprinted from The LangaList). Submitted by Ken Yost, Canton Alliance Massillon Users Group, Ohio
Homeland Security on the Net by Ira Wilsker. This article will give your readers the sources to find reliable & critical information regarding threats and what to do in the event those threats become real. Information is power.
Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Computer But What Your Computer Can Do For You by Elise M. Edgell, North Orange County Computer Club, CA. Elise has some interesting information to share on what your computer can do for you and she would like to hear from anyone who is using or knows of interesting programs or devices that can be used to improve the quality of life for so many of us.
Hello, PR? Or, Back Door Tech Help by Steve Bass, Pasadena IBM Users Group, Pasadena, CA. Having trouble getting tech support? Bass shows you alternative ways to get help.
Choosing a Digital Still Camera by Ira Wilsker. Digital cameras have become one of the most popular new consumer items.
Digital Photography At the June, 2000 user group meeting, Hewlett-Packard talked about digital cameras .Pasadena IBM User Group member David A.Berkowitz supplied valuable URLs as well as a terrific tutorial that covers both digital cameras as well as scanners.
FOTO Junkie hooked on a Digital Camera by Joan Stephens, CAUG, aka The Intrepid Traveler
Tech Talk the trials and tribulations of doing simple things with a Windows computer by Brian Jacobs, CAUG
Your First Sale Starting and Running Your Own PC Business by Morris Rosenthal
AOL Scam AlertAn article describing a Scam to collect money from AOL users by Steve Bass, Pasadena IBM Users Group.
Getting Advice on a Digital Camera A Collection of email advice from the Coastal Area Users Group (CAUG)
New Year's Resolutions and Your Computer by Ira Wilsker
Keep your Hard Drive Driving by Chris Doyle, Ontrack
The Truth About Mail-in Rebates by Roger A. Poverny, from TUGNET
Requiem for a mouse by E. M. Hazell
An article on Random Access Memory! by Bob Elgines, CRCC Editor. The file is zipped because it contains two graphics that go along with the article.
Disk Investigator by Robert A Lewis, member of The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. Dayton, A new utility that members might find useful. Download at http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/dskinv.html
Outrageous Help Desk Stories from Steve Bass of the Pasadena IBM Users Group.
MY NEW CAMERA By John Hoffmann, CAUG
Software Download Sources by Ira Wilsker. Several loyal readers have asked for information on websites where they can view many titles, and download them from a single source. This is in response to those requests.
Electronic or Printed? an article on whether to go to electronic newsletters or stay with the printed edition by June Hall, Editor of the Windows on the Rockies User Group June Hall
Ants in my Hub forwarded by Paul Lujan It's an article sent to us from Steve Bass about ants getting into his hub.
Use Your CD Drive More Productively an article about using your CD-RW drive by Ira Wilsker.
An article regarding using the internet to find information about midwifery by Ima Clueless & M.C. Esse. The delivered results can be seen Here. If you use it please send an email to Judy Lococo
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