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#2562

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:53 pm
Subject: Mini Golf

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Want to play golf on the cheap. This is an Online game.

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Date: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:48 pm
Subject: Delete the list of recently opened items in VISTA

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How do I remove the list of recent items from my Vista start menu? I
don't want to remove the whole, thing, just clear the list of items
so it can start again fresh.

Thanks, Ginger

Dear Ginger,

The "Recent Items" menu on your Vista start menu displays a list of
the files that you have used recently. This makes it easier to go
back to a file that you were working on, just by going to the
recent items list and clicking on that item.

In Windows Vista, you can quickly and easily clear the recent items
list. Here is how:

1. Click on the "Start" button.

2. Right click on "Recent Items".

3. In the drop down menu, click on "Clear Recent Items List".

You can repeat the steps above as often as you want to clear the
list.

If you want to remove the Recent Items from you start menu, you can
do so by following these directions:

1. Open the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window by right
clicking on a blank spot on your taskbar and clicking on
"Properties" in the context menu that appears.

2. Click on the "Start Menu" tab

3. In the "Privacy" section (located in the lower half of the window)
find the line that says, "Store and display a list of recently
opened files".

4. Click to remove the check mark from this line, and click the "OK"
button at the bottom of the window.

If you want to put the Recent items back on your start menu, just
repeat the steps above and click to place a check mark in front of
"Store and display a list of recently opened files".

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#2564

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:13 pm
Subject: What are cookies?

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I'm trying to 'continue' the cleanup of my computer.

What are cookies used for, and is it OK to delete them whenever?

Thanks, you're the best! JK

Dear John,

Cookies are small text files that a website can leave on your
computer for future reference.

For the most part, these cookies are used to remember login
information, what you put in your shopping cart, or what your
preferences are.

You will not hurt anything by deleting your cookies, but you might
notice that you will have to log in again at many websites that now
seem to automatically remember who you are.

You can easily delete your cookies by clicking on "Tools" and
"Internet Options" from your Internet Explorer window. Click on the
"General" tab and then click the button that says "Delete Cookies".

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#2565

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Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:03 pm
Subject: Video on 5 Commands you need to know.

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#2566

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Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:08 pm
Subject: What you need to Backup

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How do you know what files to backup? I use Quicken just about
every day, and always back it up onto a flash drive when I am done.
I also have backup copies of all my Turbotax files. Other than
that, I have not been backing up any other files, and I wonder if I
should be doing so.

Thanks, Peg

Dear Peg,

This is a great question! Many people are not really sure what they
should backup, and it is hard to figure out not only what, but
where the files are located.

I can't tell you what you should be backing up, or where it is
located because it varies from person to person.

You have already told me that you use Quicken on your computer.

I usually get people started by asking a few questions, this gets
them thinking about the different kinds of information on their
computer, and the things that they use the computer for.

My first question is usually something like this...

If your computer crashed today, what would you miss the most?

Usually, this gets people thinking about the things on their
computer that are most important to them.

Next, I ask questions about how you use your computer.

Do you visit a lot of websites and have a large file of bookmarks?
Do you take digital photos and store them on your computer?
Do you purchase music online?
Do you have a lot of emails and email addresses on your computer?
Do you create Word documents or Excel spreadsheets, if so, where do
you store them?

Once you have thought about these questions and
identified what files on your computer are important enough to be
backed up, you will need to figure out where those files are
located.

Most of your documents, pictures and music will be located in your
"My Documents" folder if you are using Windows XP or earlier
operating system.

If you are using Windows Vista, the folder structure is a little bit
different. All your data is located in your user folder. Your
documents are located in the "Documents" folder, your pictures are
located in the "Pictures" folder, your music in the "Music" folder
and so on. If you want to view these folders, just click on start,
then click on your user name located at the top of the right column.

Most of the time, you will want to backup your, "My Documents"
folder in XP or your "Documents", and other folders in Vista. An
easy way to select files is just to backup your whole user folder.

If you want to save your internet favorites and are using Internet
Explorer, the favorites folder is located in your user folder along
with your Documents and other folders.

Once you have located the files that are important to you, all you
need to do is back them up. This is rather easy to do if you have a
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#2567

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Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:25 pm
Subject: What's 32 bit and 64 bit computers

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I am about to purchase a new computer, and am very confused over the
32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. How do I know which one I
should purchase? Will the software I'm using on my Windows XP
computer, such as Microsoft Office 2000, install onto the 64-bit
Windows Vista Home Premium? I'm hoping I won't have to purchase all
new programs/software.

Joan

Dear Joan,

Windows Vista does come in two different types that are referred to
as 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The reason for these two
versions is that CPU technology is changing from 32-bit to 64-bit.

Lets break this down so we can better understand the changing
technology. The 32 and 64 refer to the number of wires the
processor uses to specify an address in memory (RAM).

These wires are called the address bus.

The address bus wires can only reflect one of two states, either
they have an electrical charge applied to them and they are "on" or
they have no charge applied to them, and they are off. In the
computer world, a wire with no charge represents a 0 (zero) and a
wire with a charge represents a 1 (one).

If I had an address bus with two wires, I could create a total of
four unique combinations:

00
01
10
11

This would allow me to specify four RAM addresses, and so I could
access 4 bytes of RAM.

A 32 bit processor would be able to create addresses for 4 Gigabytes
of RAM so that would be the most RAM it could ever use. Technology
has caught up with the 32-bit processor, and motherboards would now
be able to support more than 4Gb if only the processor could
support it.

A 64-bit processor is able to create addresses for 16 exabytes of
RAM (that is over 16 million Gigabytes) . Of course, that much RAM
is not possible in today's systems due to limitations in
motherboard and RAM technology, but the average system with a 64
bit processor supports anywhere from 8 to 24GB of RAM.

Because 64-bit technology is fairly new, you have a choice between
the older 32-bit systems, and the newer 64-bit systems. Your choice
should be based on the following two things.

1. How long do you want this new system to be compatible with
changing technology? A 32-bit system will never be able to use more
than 4GB of RAM. That might seem like a lot of RAM right now, but
in a few years time, it will not be enough to run many of the
programs and games that will be sold. If you are looking for a
system that will run the latest software for years to come, you
would be better off with a 64-bit system.

2. Do you want your system to be backward compatible with older
hardware and software devices.

Microsoft has a nice tool on their website call the Vista
Compatibility Center, at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility
Here, you can select hardware or software, and then search for your
program or device. The results will tell you if your program or
hardware is compatible with each version of Vista.

To answer your question about Office 2000, I went to the Microsoft
website and researched your question. According to the website,
Office 2000 will work with 32-bit versions of Vista, but not the 64-
bit versions.

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#2568

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:51 pm
Subject: What's with Spam

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This may be a stupid question but I just don't know what is the
purpose of "spam"? I get some in my Bulk folder and cannot
understand what someone gains from sending such e-mails. Do people
click on and read or buy ??????????

Jo

Dear Jo,

Yes, financial gain is the purpose of spam. Enough people really do
click on the links in those messages to make it profitable for the
spammers.

The email messages that you and I call "spam" are really nothing
more than email advertisements that the recipient did not ask for.

I get lots of advertisements in my email that I did ask for, I get
messages from LLBean, HP, Dell, Nancy's Notions, Fabric.com, and a
few others. These are messages that I get because I signed up for
them on the companies website, and I can remove my name from the
subscription list at any time.

It's those other messages that we all get, that none of us asked for
that is objectionable. Those messages keep coming because there is
little cost associated with sending them out, and it is easy to
hide where they are coming from.

What can you do to reduce the amount of spam that you receive? Here
are a few things.

1. Don't buy anything from spammers. I make it a point to never
purchase anything from emails that I didn't ask for. A few times,
they were things that I would have like to purchase, and it seemed
like a good deal, but I refuse to encourage spamming, or to
contribute to anyone profiting from it.

2. Don't try to unsubscribe. Many spam emails, have unsubscribe
directions in the message, but don't be fooled, they are only a way
to verify that a real person actually did read their message. Often
times, clicking on an unsubscribe link, or filling out a form to
unsubscribe, makes your email address even more valuable and you
end up getting even more junk mail.

3. Use a disposable email address. There are many places online
where you can sign up for a free email address. Create a free email
address at one of these places, and then use it to sign up for
online contests, leave your address on a website, or subscribe to
newsletters. When you begin to get too much spam on the free
account, just close it and create another free account.

4. Purchase software to filter out the spam. AVG has a spam filter
in its Internet Security product, there are online services like
Spam Arrest and if you want to get really serious about stopping
spam, you can try a program like Spam Sleuth.

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Spam Sleuth:
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#2569

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:59 pm
Subject: what's a netbook good for

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I'm considering getting a netbook, but have a couple of questions:

Must one have a router at home to make it work there?

If one takes it somewhere else, does the place need Wi-Fi to be
installed? How would the netbook access the Wi-Fi?

Does one need to get separate licenses or whatever to have programs
on the netbook, or if one already has XP, etc. on the home computer,
are they somehow transferable?

Or can one use the netbook as if it were the home computer? I
assume it would have a separate IP address.

Do you know if cable companies charge extra for a second computer?

Sorry I'm so tech-unsavvy, but maybe some of your other readers are,
too.

Thanks for your help, J

Dear J,

Thanks for the great questions!

First, a little background: A netbook is a small, lightweight, and
inexpensive notebook computer that is designed for wireless
connection to the internet. A netbook is designed mostly for
internet and email use. They are not as powerful as general purpose
computers, and do not run Vista, instead they come with Windows XP
installed. Most Netbooks do not have enough hard drive space to
install many programs, instead you would need to use web-based
applications like Google Docs. If you use your computer mostly for
Internet and email access, a netbook could be used to replace your
current home computer.

I have a nice little netbook computer from HP, and it works great
for internet access at home and away. I use it in the kitchen to
look up recipes while I am cooking, around the house to type notes
while studying, and in hospital and nursing home waiting rooms
where I seem to spend quite a bit of time lately.

Now, on to your questions:

Do you need a router to make it work at home?

The netbooks that I have used have two ways to access the internet,
through a wireless connection, and a wired connection through a
RJ45 port.

In order to access the internet using the RJ45 port, you would need
a router only if you planned to connect more than one computer at a
time.

To use the wireless connection at home, you would need to have a
wireless router set up with a high speed internet connection. Your
wireless router would assign the computer an IP address each time
it connects, and there would not be any extra charges from your
cable company.

How do you access Wi-Fi when away from home?

You will be able to access the internet with your netbook computer
at any place that offers public Wi-Fi. Places that offer public Wi-
Fi would include some airports, hotels, restaurants and libraries.

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Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:04 pm
Subject: How to Move the Outlook Address book

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I have a problem and hope you can help me. I have over 700 contacts
in the Microsoft outlook in my old computer and it is getting slow
so I have just got a new computer and would like to transfer all
these contacts to the new one without having to type them over
again but I don't know how to do it. I'd appreciated very much if
you could help me on this.

Kim

Dear Kim,

What you need to do, is first export the contacts from your old
Outlook and then import it to your new Outlook.

First, to export:

In the Outlook window, click on "File" and then "Import & Export".

In the import & export wizard window, click "Export to a File" and
then click on "Next".

For the type of file you want to export to, chose "Comma Separated
Values" and click Next.

You will see a list of your Outlook folders, chose your contacts
folder and click "Next".

The next window prompts you to enter a file name and location to
save the file to. Click the "Browse" button to select a folder. "My
Documents" is a great place to save it. Now type a name for your
file. I always name it addbk. Click "Next", and then "Finish".

Once the export has run, go and check your "My Documents" folder to
see if the file is there. It should be named "addbk.csv" and will
probably be small enough to fit on a floppy.

Transfer the file to your new computer, and follow these directions
to import the addresses.

In the Outlook window, click on "File" and then "Import & Export".

In the import & export wizard window, click "Import from another
program or file" and then click on "Next".

For the file type, chose "comma separated values" and click "Next".

Click the Browse button and find the file you exported.

Now, you need to select the folder you want to import to, this would
be your contacts folder.

Click "Next" and then "Finish". Wait while the computer runs the
import, and you will have your contacts in your new computer.

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From: monica orthuber <morthuber@...>
Date: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:55 am
Subject: Monica's new e-mail

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Monica Orthuber has a new e-mail address. Please update your contact with this e-mail address:

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I will be ending my verizon account in the next couple of weeks.

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#2572

From: Answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Sat Oct 3, 2009 5:29 pm
Subject: Netbooks and Cloud Computing.

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Netbooks and Cloud Computing.

In the last year or so many have bought Netbook computers. Then they figure out that it has no CD/DVD player, has a small hard rive and a number of other deficiencies.
You can remedy these issues byt the expedient of going into CLOUD COMPUTING.
What is Cloud Computing?

Overcome the Deficiencies of the Net book
Cloud Computing is the use of a light weight computer or other terminal ( you can use your regular computers also) to do the tasks you need or want to do. The work is done on aser , not on the computer but on a servers that handle the system. In this fashion you do not need to clog up your tiny hard drive with the big programs, or for that matter ,install these programs from the CD your not able to use because you have not added an external CD drive.

Search Google for the services you want at

http://www.google.com

More Google Apps sources
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Make up your account at go into these .

Yahoo also has a good set.
http://www.yahoo.com/

More on Cloud Computing on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
More services are VMware and Citrix how ever they charge.

Some of the negatives of Cloud Computing

Bad internet connection, down servers, servers cannot meet the demand. Company goes broke and shuts down. Slow responses caused by your Net book having a slow connection and other problems of network computing.
It should also be remembered that at this point in time the Cloud computing services are of somewhat limited value. You won�t be able to do heavy graphics or for that matter even light graphics work. But if you�re into emails and letters and some minimal accounting functions this might well be the way to go.

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:11 pm
Subject: The Cloud may not be safe.

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While we have followed up on the Netbook and cloud computing . This last week A disaster struck T Mobile.They lost all the data for Sidekick subscribers.
This brings out the Problem of Cloud computing whether by Netbook users or those other machines.
After a week of hunting they have not recovered the material for the thousands of subscribers.
So if you use the Cloud try to back up your data once in a while to somewhere else.

T-Mobile is another reputable company left looking amateurish today after the catastrophic loss last week of all user data stored on its Sidekick service. But the real amateurs behind this story appear to be Microsoft and Hitachi, who are believed implicated in a server failure that took out both the production and backup databases on the storage network where Sidekick data is stored.

To read a contrasting story that shows how cloud outages get handled professionally, check out Michael Krigsman�s post last week about the recent 15-hour outage suffered by on-demand ERP provider Workday. Here, too, a network storage device caused a total meltdown, shutting itself down when it detected a corrupted node in a backup disk. Workday avoided Sidekick�s fate by invoking its disaster recovery plan. It avoided IBM�s fate by acting rapidly and going out of its way to keep its customers informed.

As I�ve often written in the past, big, established companies frequently over-estimate their competence at cloud computing and SaaS, simply because they fail to realize it�s far more than just a repackaging of what they already do. Unfortunately, their inability to grasp the emerging as-a-service business model and the demands of cloud-scale computing leave them performing like amateurs. The pity of it is, their arrogance and incompetence undermines trust in all cloud computing providers, even those that take their responsibilities seriously.

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:17 pm
Subject: Cool things you can do with a Flash Drive

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Here are some of the cool things you can do with a Flash Drive

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:32 pm
Subject: Group Mailing in Windows Mail ( Vista version of Outlook Express

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I do have a question regarding sending an email to a group of people.
How can I send an email to a group and hide the individual email
addresses so that they cannot be seen by everyone?

I am running Windows Vista.

Thank you so much!

Maria

Maria,

Before I get started answering your question, I just want to say
that since you told me that you are using Vista, I am going to
assume that you are also using Windows Mail to send out email
messages.

There are two ways that you can send an email to a group of people.

1. You can just add a whole bunch of recipients to an email message,
and send it.
2. You can create a group of people whom you send emails to on a
regular basis and then send your messages to that group.

You want to do this without revealing all the email addresses to
each recipient, so lets start with method number 1.

To send an email message to multiple recipients without revealing
the email addresses to everyone.

1. Open Windows Mail
2. Click on the "Create Mail" button in the toolbar to open a new
email message
3. If the BCC line is not visible, click on "View" in the menu bar,
then click on "All Headers".
4. Enter all your recipients email addresses in the "Bcc" field
instead of "To" or "Cc"
5. Create the rest of your email message and click on the "Send"
button.

The second method is to create an email group and then send a
message to your group. Lets start by creating a group.

1. Open Windows Mail.
2. In the menu bar, click on "Tools" and then click on "Windows
Contacts".
3. In the Contacts window, click on "New Contact Group" in the
Command bar.
4. In the "Group Name" field, type a name for your group.
5. Click on the "Add to Contact Group" button.
6. In the window that appears, click on the first contact you want
in your group and click on the "Add" button.
7. Repeat steps 5 &6 until all the contacts are in your group.
8. You could also select more than one contact at a time by holding
down your Ctrl key while clicking on contacts.
9. When you have all your contacts added to your group, click the
"OK" button at the bottom of the window.

Once you have your group created, you can follow this last set of
directions to send to your group using the Bcc option.

1. Open Windows Mail.
2. Click on the "Create Mail" button in the command bar to open a
new email message.
3. IF the BCC line is not visible, click on "View" in the menu bar
and then click on "All Headers".
4. Type the name of your group in the "BCC" line.
5. Create the rest of your email message and click on the "Send"
Button.

Please tell others about "The CPTech group". Whether this is your first
PC or you started on a XT we all can learn new things. So forward a copy
of the newsletter to a friend. They'll be glad you did. After all, it's
FREE!

Gary Orthuber
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#2581

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:48 pm
Subject: Can You Convert PDF Files to use in Word

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file in order to be able to make changes to the document.

Thanks so much for your help, David.

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Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:34 pm
Subject: Download issue in IE7

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My computer is running Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 7.

On the download dialog box the "close when download complete" is
checked. When I download a file, the box disappears so fast I have
no chance to change it. I want to uncheck it and have the option to
go to download folder. How do I do this?

Thank you, Kimberly

Kimberly,

I usually just download a large file and un-check the box while the
file is downloading.

However, it is possible to change this setting in the Internet
Options. Here is how:

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on "Tools", then on "Internet
Options".

2. In the Internet Options window, click on the "Advanced" tab.

3. On the Advanced page, look in the "Browsing" section and find the
setting that says "Notify when downloads complete". Put a check
mark in front of this setting.

4. Click "OK" at the bottom of the window to save your changes and
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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:38 pm
Subject: URL Not Opening in IE /Vista

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When I click on any URL, a box pops up and says "application not
found". I am running Vista Home Premium. The only thing I've done
differently, lately, is download Google Chrome, but I didn't care
for it, so uninstalled it. I've also tried to restore my computer
to an earlier date, but the computer won't let me do that either.

Thanks, Jo Ann

Dear Jo Ann,

My guess is that when you installed Google Chrome, you chose to have
that as your default web browser. When you uninstalled Chrome, the
computer for some reason did not put Internet Explorer back as your
default web browser.

If this is indeed the problem, it is easy to fix. You will just need
to set Internet Explorer back up to be your default web browser. As
long as this is the only issue that your computer is having,
everything will be back to normal. Just follow these directions to
fix the problem.

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the "Tools" icon located in the top-right of the window.
3. In the drop down menu, click on "Internet Options".
4. In the Internet Options dialog box, click on the "Programs" tab.
5. On the Programs page of the Internet Options dialog box, you will
see a section labeled, "Default web browser".
6. Click on the "Make Default" button.
7. You also might want to put a check mark in front of the line that
says, "Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser".
8. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog box to save your
changes and close the window.

After doing the steps above, it is a good idea to close all your
programs and reboot (shut down and then start up again) your
computer. Once that is done, Internet Explorer should be set up as
your default web browser, and your URLs should automatically open
in IE.

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Date: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:36 pm
Subject: Tips for better Wi-Fi on the roa

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Tips for better Wi-Fi on the road
Just because there is a Wi-Fi signal doesn't mean it will work very well. Here are tips for beating the crowds and getting better service.
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From: Answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:25 pm
Subject: Twitter and Facebook Hacks

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From: Answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:21 pm
Subject: A fast review of Windows 7

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The short review of Windows 7 .
1. There is no need or value in upgrading from XP or Vista to it. It requires more horsepower while delivering no more speed. The bench tests of it show and increase of MAYBE 5% on most all fronts. Only in drive management and access does it have a real increase about 30%.
2. Therefore only if you have very disk intensive programs that you need to run should one even consider it.
3. There is a learning curve to it that is made more intensive because the GUI ( Graphical User Interface) looks so much like VISTA.
4. There are drivers that have been changed and the need of doing a Compatibility test of your Hardware makes it a negative.
5. MS touts it touch screen abilities. THESE WILL ONLY WORK ON A MACHINE WITH THE HARDWARE CAPABILITY. You cannot upgrade to this because it requires a new monitor plus internal hardware. Not feasible on old machines that do not have the capability.

in summary forget it at this time for sure until Service Pack one arrives .

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#2587

From: Answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:44 pm
Subject: Removing broken IE 8

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I have been told Internet Explorer 8 is "broken", if so how do we
remove it from our computers. I have been having lots of
connection issues and told this may be part of the problem

Thanks, Randa

Randa,

I have not installed Internet Explorer 8 on my computer yet because
of the reports of problems with it. The good thing about Microsoft,
is that they will continue to work on fixing problems as they are
reported.

If you want to see if IE8 is the cause of your connection problems,
you can find removal directions on the Microsoft Help and Support
website at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700

Not only are there removal instructions, but also links to help fix
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#2588

From: Answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:06 pm
Subject: One click shut down in Vista

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I used your info. on the one-click shutdown for a long time. I now
have a Vista (not to my liking!) and wondered if you have a link
for one-click shutdown on this version of windows?

Thanks for your help, again. LG

Dear LG,

I do have directions for creating a shutdown shortcut in Vista.

1. Right click on a blank spot on your desktop.
2. In the context menu that appears, point to "New" and then click
on "Shortcut".
3. A "Create Shortcut" window will appear (pictured on website).
Type the following in the location box:

shutdown -s -t 01

4. Click the "Next" button.
5. Click on the "Finish" button.

When you double click on your new shutdown shortcut, the computer
will go through the shutdown process.

For a RESTART command simply make another shortcut as above except to change the comand line to shutdown -s -t 01 to shutdown -r -t 00

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From: "Theresa" <blueswan1@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:45 pm
Subject: Disc Data

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I saved data on to a read only disc by mistake. I would like to use and update
this data, which has important info on it.  Can anyone tell me if it can be
done? and how?  HELP

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From: G W Orthuber <nccorthu@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:39 pm
Subject: Re: Disc Data

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All you need to do is copy it to another location then if it won't read  go to the Drive in Windows Explorer ( not internet explorer)  right click on the drive or folder that contains it and take off the read only attribute.   You might do that on where you have the data now.   This assumes that it is some form of hard drive and not a CD.

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#2591

From: G W Orthuber <nccorthu@...>
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:23 pm
Subject: Is an Upgrade to Vista/Windows 7 Worth it

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Here are tests  that should put Windows users at ease.  Nothing worth upgrading for except to have the fun of new Operating systems to learn.



Windows 7 vs. XP Performance Shoot-Out

November 10, 2009


By 
Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine

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After I compared the performance of Windows 7 with that of Windows Vista,
a lot of readers expressed interest in seeing a comparison with the
decade-old, but still popular, Windows XP. So I decided to see how each
of the three operating systems compared to each other in several
crucial categories. Frankly, the results were a bit surprising. While
they aren't a knockout blow for Windows 7, they do show that, by some
measures, XP outperforms Windows 7 on legacy hardware.
To start, I did a clean install of each OS on a 1.73-GHz Toshiba
Satellite M45-S269 laptop with 1GB RAM and a 100GB hard drive. Because
upgrading from XP will be of interest to businesses as well
individuals, I chose to install Windows XP Professional, and stuck with
the Professional edition for Vista and 7. I used 32-bit versions, since
most XP installations are of that variety. For each OS version, I
performed a clean installation. 
I then installed Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate , Windows Live Essentials (Mail, Movie Maker , Photo Gallery , Messenger), and Picasa 3.5
, since testing a PC with no programs installed wouldn't tell much
about real-world performance. Then I ran a series of tests to determine
the PC's start-up and shutdown times in each OS, as well as its
performance on a series of benchmark tests. I ran each test at least
three times and averaged the results.
Start-up and Shutdown

The results from these two most basic tests were somewhat surprising.
For startup comparison, I pressed the power button and stopped the
timer when the desktop and all interface elements appeared and the
Start menu became operational. Windows XP actually started up fastest,
but keep in mind that my test machine was built in the XP days; new
machines will be more tuned for quick start-up in Windows 7, possibly very quick start-up.
But for the purposes of this story, testing on one of those machines
would be pointless—this story's about the experience those who are
upgrading can expect. For most people, that means an older machine.



 
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Start-up time (in minutes:seconds)
0:49
1:07
1:03

Shutdown time (in seconds)
17
12.5
11.5

Picasa video Encoding (in minutes:seconds)
5:36
6:02
5:41

Geekbench (higher is better)
1,241
1,248
1,260

SunSpider (in milliseconds, lower is better)
3,170
2,647
1,828

PCMark05 (higher is better)
1,868
1,731
1,823
* Green is best, red is worst.
Windows 7 evened the score when it came to shutdown, however,
besting XP by an impressive 5.5 seconds, or 32 percent. As in my
previous testing, Windows 7 surpasses Vista in both start-up and
shutdown time. One of the major criticisms of XP performance has been
the long "Windows is shutting down" time, and my testing bears this
out. Even Vista shut down faster than XP did. Of course, startup speed
is far more important to most users—so far, XP is in the lead.—Next: PCMark >
PCMark

The PCMark05 benchmark runs 11 system tests, each designed to represent
a certain type of PC usage, including hard disk access, 3D and graphics
physics rendering, Web page rendering, file decryption, and
multithreading with video, audio, text editing, and image
decompression. The benchmark spits out a result in PCMarks, with a
higher number equating to better performance. (I had to use PCMark 05
version 1.2.0 because the more recent version, PCMark Vantage, doesn't
run under Windows XP. You can read more about FutureMark's benchmark
software or purchase it for your own use at www.futuremark.com.)
Running PCMark05 under Windows 7 was a bit of a trick, I had to
right-click the benchmark's desktop icon, then select "Troubleshoot
compatibility," which displayed a dialog that suggested I run the
benchmark in Windows XP compatibility mode. (Note that this capability
is only available in the Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise
editions of Windows 7.) But I wanted to test Windows 7, not its XP
emulation. After downloading a hotfix from Futuremark and choosing "Run
as administrator," I got the benchmark to run, and it reported the OS
as Windows 7, not XP. I also set Firefox 3.5 as the default browser in each OS, as PCMark uses the default browser for some of its testing.
I saw a slight drop (2 percent) in PCMark scores moving from Windows
XP to Windows 7, but XP was 7 percent better than Vista and Windows 7
was still 5 percent better than Vista. I saw even bigger improvements
going from Vista to 7 when
testing with PCMark Vantage. This means that, among the three OSes, XP
would be (marginally) better at gaming, since the test has a bent
towards tasks performed by games. Keep in mind, however, that newer
games that require DirectX 10 or 11 won't run under XP in any case.
Another marginal win for XP over Windows 7, and another dismal showing
from Vista.



 
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Start-up time (in minutes:seconds)
0:49
1:07
1:03

Shutdown time (in seconds)
17
12.5
11.5

Picasa video Encoding (in minutes:seconds)
5:36
6:02
5:41

Geekbench (higher is better)
1,241
1,248
1,260

SunSpider (in milliseconds, lower is better)
3,170
2,647
1,828

PCMark05 (higher is better)
1,868
1,731
1,823
* Green is best, red is worst.
Because Windows Live Movie Maker doesn't run on Windows XP, I had to
use Picasa 3.5 for the video encoding test. I created a 1-minute movie
with transitions from seven video clips and photos, and then used
Picasa's Create Movie option to output it to 720p resolution. The
result for this was a wash between XP and Windows 7, but both beat
Vista by about 20 seconds.—Next: Geekbench >
Geekbench

This test from Primate Labs runs a series of geeky tests like prime
number, Mandelbrot, blowfish encryption, text compression, image
sharpen and blur, and a memory stream test. The subtests comprise both
single- and multithreaded applications. These tests are hardware
intensive, but I did indeed see incremental improvements when upgrading
Windows—both from XP to Vista, and again from Vista to Windows 7. 
The most astounding result I encountered was the improvement in
JavaScript performance, as evidenced by the SunSpider benchmark:
Windows 7 was 42 percent better than XP, and 26 percent better than
Vista on this test. When I contacted a Microsoft representative, he
said that this was "pretty closely in line" with what Windows 7 product
managers have seen. I ran the benchmark using Firefox 3.5 on all three
Windows versions, to level the browser software playing field. I
contacted Mozilla for a comment on their browser's striking improvement
under Windows 7, but no one was available for comment—they were all
"heads down on Firefox 3.6.



 
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Start-up time (in minutes:seconds)
0:49
1:07
1:03

Shutdown time (in seconds)
17
12.5
11.5

Picasa video Encoding (in minutes:seconds)
5:36
6:02
5:41

Geekbench (higher is better)
1,241
1,248
1,260

SunSpider (in milliseconds, lower is better)
3,170
2,647
1,828

PCMark05 (higher is better)
1,868
1,731
1,823
* Green is best, red is worst.
Windows 7 Performance Conclusions

For the most part, these tests don't show Windows 7 soundly trouncing
XP. But for an operating system that's far richer in features and more
advanced in interface, Windows 7 is quite close to the older OS and
tops it in several tests. Most impressive among Windows 7's wins were
its JavaScript and shutdown time results. Maybe most telling was that
Windows 7 beat Vista on every
test. But to that much-belittled OS's credit, Vista actually shut down
faster and performed 16 percent better on SunSpider than XP, even if it
took significantly longer to start up. 
Though it may be unreasonable to expect faster performance alongside more interface and convenience features and
lower requirements, I was still disappointed not to see Windows 7 top
all these tests, particularly that for startup speed, given the
promises Microsoft made one Window's behalf. The much faster JavaScript
performance in Windows 7 will become increasingly important for a vast
number of users as Web applications become richer and richer. For
gamers, the results are pretty much a wash between XP and Windows 7. In
any case, power gamers are far more likely to be buying for a new
high-end machines and not upgrading an old XP system. 
In all, I think Windows 7's performance gains are welcome steps
toward ending the reputation Microsoft's operating systems have gotten
for code bloat. On none of the tests did Windows 7 score last among the
three versions of Windows tested. XP, which is finally starting to show
its age, scored dead last in three. While these results aren't
unalloyed good news for Windows 7, they do show that Microsoft seems to
have finally woken up to the fact that it shouldn't rely on Moore's Law
to deliver ever-increasing processing to handle ever-more bloated
operating systems. This can only be a good thing, especially given the
current demand for low-power, low-cost netbooks. 


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Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:45 pm
Subject: Verizon is fater and covers more in Wireless

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Here is an article on the coverage . Don't bother watching the Verizon ad. Please Note that this issue really affects the use of the ATT wireless networks for on line stuff especially anything with graphics. THEY are SIMPLY Slower, but you don't get any reduced price.

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:10 pm
Subject: Adjusting the Staret Menu (XP)

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In previous versions of Windows I was able to organize my Start menu
programs and shortcuts into folders that I created. However, in XP,
when I open Windows Explorer/Start I do not see all the programs.
Therefore, it seems impossible to organize. Do you know how I can
change the folder settings to allow me to see everything that is in
my Start menu? I would love to organize the programs by categories.

ANSWER

In Windows XP, there is a way to view all items in your start menu.

1. Right click on a blank spot on your taskbar and click on
"Properties" in the menu that appears.

2. In the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window, click on the
"Start Menu" tab, and click on the first "Customize" button.

3. In the "Customize Start Menu" window, click on the "Advanced" tab
and look at the middle section labeled "Start menu items:"

4. Scroll through the list of start menu items until you find the
item that says, "Scroll Programs". Remove the check mark from this
item and click "OK" in both windows to close them.

Now your start menu will be listed in several columns instead of one
scrolling column.

If you want to view all the items in your start menu in Windows
Vista, just follow these directions:

1. Right click on a blank spot on your taskbar, and click on
"Properties" in the context menu that appears.

2. In the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window, click on the
"Start Menu" tab and then click to select, "Classic Start Menu".

3. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog box to save
your changes and close the window.

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:12 pm
Subject: More on XP Icons

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I am having problems with my desktop. The icons, for a reason I
cannot explain, have all bunched up on the left side of the screen
and when I try to move one, it moves all right, but then it flips
right back to where it was. I have tried everything I can think of,
but to no avail.

Answer

Your icons are being controlled by a setting called "Auto Arrange"

To turn off the auto arrange setting in Windows XP, right click on a
blank spot on your desktop.

On the menu that appears, point to "Arrange icons by" and a sub-list
will drop down.

On the sub-list, click to remove the check mark from "Auto Arrange".

Now, you should be able to place your icons wherever you want.

To turn off the auto arrange settings in Windows Vista, follow these
directions:

1. right click on a blank spot on your desktop.

2. In the context menu that appears, point to "View".

3. In the sub-list under view, click to remove the check mark from,
"Auto Arrange".

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From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:19 pm
Subject: Sorting Outlook mail

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Thank you very much for all of the useful information and helpful
tips. I am running Win XP-Home with Office 2000 Pro.

My problem is when I open outlook to retrieve my mail, most of the
time the order of the mail is scrambled and very much out of
alphabetical sequence. How can I get it reset to it begins with A
and ends with Z?

, Chet

Dear Chet,

In your outlook program there is a row just above your e-mail
messages that labels what that column is for. Common headings are
"From" "Subject" "Received" etc.

All you have to do, is click on a heading to sort your e-mails by
that column. If you want your e-mails sorted by the date you
received them, click on the "Received" heading and they will sort
by the date.

If you want them sorted by the subject, click on the "Subject"
heading.

I usually keep my e-mails lined up by date, but if I want to see all
the e-mails from a particular sender, I click on one e-mail from
that person and then click the "From" heading. Now all the e-mails
from that person are all together.

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#2596

From: answerman <answerman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:25 pm
Subject: What's the clipboard

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I am a 75 yr old lady living in my "rusty" age! I learned the
computer all on my own by trial and error over the past 6 years. I
do not know how I managed before a friend turned me on to your site.

Could you explain to me what a clipboard is and does?

Thank you, Freddie

Dear Freddie,

The clipboard is a part of your computer's operating system that you
don't normally see, but it has a valuable function when you are
using your computer.

Let's say that your friend has sent you her new mailing address in
an e-mail message and you want to use that address in a letter that
you are typing. You could print the e-mail out and then re-type the
address in the letter, but the computer has a much easier way.

Using your mouse, you can highlight the address (Just point to the
beginning of the address and hold down the left mouse button then
drag the mouse to the end of the address. The whole thing will have
a blue background and we would say it is highlighted.) and then
click on "Edit" in the menu bar, then click "Copy". This copies the
address to the clipboard, which is just a storage place in your
computer's memory.

Once the address is on the clipboard, you can paste it anywhere on
your computer that you would like. Go to your letter that you are
typing, click once where you want the address to go, and click
"Edit" then "Paste" and the address will come from the clipboard to
your letter.

One other thing about the clipboard is that it will keep the
information you put on it and you can paste it over and over again
until you replace the information by copying something new.

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