THE SOUNDBOARD
Web Edition - August 2002
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIPMONTHLY MEETINGHeritage Hall WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2002 10:00 - 11:30 am Program: Art on the Worldwide Web. By Adele Aldridge xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx EAGLES IN MASSACHUSETTSNortheast Utilities has provided videos of eagles in Massachusetts as viewed by hidden cameras. This link will take you to the pictures of the nests, the eggs, and the eagles and other interesting facts about the return of eagles to New England. Want to sing with your favorite band? Well, tune up your "geetar", watch the bouncing ball, and follow the chords. Wait for the bouncing ball to land on the words. You can stop, start, replay by using the icons under the song. Make sure your speakers are turned on for this one. The first link (below) is the main page. The second link (below) is to the song "Words" by the BeeGees. This is a very clever site, well designed, and very enjoyable. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SNOWBIRDS Have you provided your winter address to Ken Pelletier xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WEATHER WATCHER Weather.com has a nice little feature called Weather Anywhere® that you can download for FREE, called Desktop Weather. I downloaded it to my computer and it works quite well as long as I'm on the internet. If you are not connected to the internet, the last recorded temperature will sit in the task bar. The task bar reading is quite small. For easy reading, one click on the tiny icon and a large window opens up. On my computer, I have to minimize any open applications to see the larger weather window. They also offer weather forecasts in your e-mail. You can create a customized weather web page, receive timely severe weather alerts on your cellular phone or pager, and include weather on your web site. I was asked to pick from a list of personal interests and this choice is added to the weather conditions on the desktop. I picked "travel" and was often left with a message saying the site could not be found. Apparently this is an advertising ploy that has not been well-developed. I changed to "recreation" with better results. It's easy enough to play around with it to eventually get what you want. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WOULD WE KNOW ANY OF THIS STUFF WITHOUT THE INTERNET?
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NEW CHIPS ARE IN CONTROL Computer chip manufacturers are producing chips that are becoming smarter than ever. Here are a few examples of what the new chips can do or prevent you from doing something.
Products have usually, in the past, been controlled by contracts and licensing and copyrights. Now, the chips are doing the controlling. Microsoft recently announced Palladium, a plan for creating secure computing platforms, however Palladium architecture creates an operating environment that allows only digitally signed software to be executed. That should, in principle, help eliminate computer viruses and other sorts of security problems. But Palladium can also be used for digital-rights management on your PC. This means that only certified programs could be run, and only certified content could be displayed. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx THE WEB'S REFERENCE ENGINE.If you've ever hummed a ditty and wondered what the rest of the words were, turn to http://www.xrefer.com where there are 300,000 entries awaiting: encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations from the world's leading publishers, all cross-referenced, all in one place - providing you with a single source for reliable factual information. http://www.NeatNetTricks.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MEGACONVERTER Here's how to figure out those conversions that have you stumped. Billed as The Web's (and the Universe's) Best Place to Figure What Equals What, go figure it all out at: http://www.megaconverter.com/. An amazing amount of work went into this site. I played around with it to find lots of interesting conversions including ASCII code under "computers". xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SYSTEM FILE CHECKER'S LOG. After you install a program, go to START | PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES | SYSTEM TOOLS | SYSTEM INFORMATION and select SYSTEM FILE CHECKER from the TOOLS menu. Click on SETTINGS and VIEW LOG to determine which files were added or updated to your computer. http://www.NeatNetTricks.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR VIRUS DEFINITIONS LATELY?? HAVE YOU SCANNED FOR VIRUSES ON YOUR HARD DRIVE(s) LATELY?? IS YOUR EMAIL PROTECTED??
You CAN go to the HVCC web site to do an immediate scan with PC-cillin. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MICROSOFT'S PUBLIC NEWSGROUPS ON THE TOPIC OF XP: A great way to find out how to solve problems with your Microsoft software is by using the many available Newsgroups ("ng", "NG"). The following four (4) links are to get to the MSXP NG's through Microsoft Outlook Express: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsme.general news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain MORE NEWSGROUPS: To find all of the Microsoft NG's, use this link:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LOOKING FOR CHEAP INTERNET AND TELEPHONE SERVICE? WWW.BIGZOO.COM MIGHT BE FOR YOU. Check out this link:http://www.bigzoo.com/main.aspThere is a $1.99/month Introductory Plan. If you sign up for a 3 or 6-Month Plan, you get an additional month FREE. All plans include 150 hours/month (averages to 5 hours per day for 30 days). All usage greater than 150 hours/month incurs an additional charge of $1/hour. No additional fees or monthly charges! No banner ads. Free BigZoo.net email. 56k internet access. Real-time usage tracking. Tutorials for signing up, setting up email, downloading. Pre-paid long-distance telephone service is also offered at very affordable rates.The local number for the Internet dialup access is in Wolcott, CT, (203) 633-4010 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM FROM THE DALAI LAMA:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VOCABULARY SERVER A computer system in a network that is shared by multiple users. A server may have a keyboard, monitor and mouse directly attached, or one keyboard, monitor and mouse may connect to any number of servers via a switch. Stand-alone PCs and Macs can also function as a server to other users on the network even though they serve as a single workstation to one user, common in small offices. Most of the time, servers are stand alone and not used personally. In large enterprises, servers are often mounted in racks by the dozens, hundreds and even thousands (a server farm).The term "server" may refer to both the hardware and software (the entire computer system) or just the software that performs the service. Servers are classified by their purpose. The most common are: application server, audio server, database server, fax server, file server, intranet server, mail server, merchant server, modem server, network access server, print server, proxy server, remote access server, telephony server, terminal server, video server, Web server. http://www.foldoc.org/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Where are we going and what am I doing in this handbasket? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VOCABULARY KVM Keyboard Video Mouse switch is a device used to connect one keyboard, one mouse and one monitor to two or more computers. KVM switches are used to save space on a desktop when two or more computers are routinely used. They are also widely used to control server farms, where it is only necessary to gain access to each machine periodically. Switches often use special cables that combine keyboard, monitor and mouse cables into one port at the switch end. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BEST PLACES TO BUY ONLINE There is an interesting article at the link provided in this article that will take you to reviews or PC prices, selections, and service. Well written by Anne Kandra, the Consumer Watch columnist for PC World. Additional reporting by PC World Associate Editor Grace Aquino and freelance writer Mick Lockey. http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,102522,00.asp Some of the issues: How We Tested, The Big Picture, Selection, Usability; Price; Service; Delivery; Browsing for Bargains; Shopping Tips. The article has a “Printer Friendly Version” for easy reading and a comparison chart of the sites tested. Highly informative and worth bookmarking for future reference. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx S.O.S. - HVCC Help Line: Ken Pelletier 264-2310 Bob Greene 264-9747 Several members have volunteered to assist in the help duties and are available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. They have specified the particular areas in which they are experienced. Give them an opportunity to assist you with your problems.
All help personnel are volunteers who will try to walk you through a computer problem that you may be experiencing. If that does not resolve the problem, it is suggested that you bring the specifics of your problem to our Open House (Tues. & Thur., 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.). Members are encouraged to offer volunteer assistance when they are able. If none of these suggestions fixes the problem, your only recourse is to seek professional help. It is not the Club's policy to recommend professional computer technicians. Usually the best technical help will come from the manufacturer of your computer and you may even be under a warranty program. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Send computer related suggestions or articles for the Soundboard to scottie2@att.net or theweb@snet.net xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BUMPER STICKERS(Actually spotted!) “My kid was Prisoner of the Month at Orange County Jail.” “My Bichon Frise is Smarter Than Your Honor Student” xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOCTOBER CLASSES |
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