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Date: February 7th
Source: LauriJean Harris
Tech Tip: To fit grouped text, pictures in Word: launder through Publisher, even older version.
PDFEdit, part of a suite or programs $29.95
Related Links:
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/pdfEdit-Download-15524.html
Date: February 7th
Source: Bill Seaman
Tech Tip: External HDD enclosure for malware removal.
BigPlanet spyware scanning: http://webrootdisp.net/audit/bigplanet-audit.htm
Related Links:
http://webrootdisp.net/audit/bigplanet-audit.htm
Date: February 7th
Source: John Locke
Tech Tip: how to recycle ancient computers:
new Linux distro, called BeatrIX: http://www.watsky.net/
runs on 100 MHz PC with 64 meg of RAM, 4 GB of HD
browser enabled.
comes with OpenOffice, Firefox, Evolution (Outlook clone)
PDFMaker, no stamping, no cost (BT: name is too generic, haven't found the right one yet...)
Related Links:
http://www.watsky.net
Date: February 7th
Source: Sheldon Penner
Tech Tip: Removable Hard Drives: USB-equipped case. Tech Tip: utility on MS web site, for issues of re-installing Windows XP. Microsoft KB290301 Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
Related Links:
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Date: February 7th
Source: Allen Otto
Tech Tip: install Windows XP on a second partition as a "maintenance edition"
Windows has no problem activating on 2 partitions on the same machine.
Seagate 120 GB $79.00 @ Fry's (Warranty unknown)
Related Links:
None
Date: February 7th
Source: Bob Hanley
Tech Tip: http://www.egrabber.com/,
ListGrabber,
Resume' Grabber,
GreetingCardGal.com, sends real greeting cards, in envelope, etc. Also Washington Library for the Blind: tons of resources and tools for any blind person.
Cooler Email: tracks activity after receipt of email, including how many times opened, what links were clicked-on, who it was forwarded to. http://www.cooleremail.com/index.ice
Related Links:
http://www.egrabber.com
http://www.GreetingCardGal.com
http://www.cooleremail.com/index.ice
Date: February 7th
Source: Ruben Jeffries
Tech Tip: “Active Directory Man”
WarDriving: WiFiFoFum runs on iPacs, Pocket PCs: free
http://www.aspecto-software.com/WiFiFoFum/
Open WiFi Network Mapping
Related Links:
http://www.aspecto-software.com/WiFiFoFum/
Date: February 7th
Source: Bob Killilay
Tech Tip: book: “Wi-Foo” “hacking wireless”
free if you take the free webinar: LucidLink.com until the end of this week.
mention Bob @ HandTech
www.interlinknetworks.com
Related Links:
http://www.LucidLink.com
http://www.interlinknetworks.com
Date: February 7th
Source: Bill Seaman
Tech Tip: External HDD
Related Links:
http://webrootdisp.net
Date: February 7th
Source: Bill Seaman
Tech Tip: External HDD
Related Links:
http://webrootdisp.net
Date: February 7th
Source: Dan Meyer
Tech Tip: asking about Centrino chip systems, Mobile Pentiums.
Mark Miller says there’s a chart on the Intel website, talking about differences between clock speeds and performance on the various mobile chips from Intel.
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-001669.htm (best?)
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/cs-007991.htm http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/default.aspx?familyid=3
Related Links:
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-001669.htm
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/cs-007991.htm http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/default.aspx?familyid=3
Date: February 7th
Source: Sam Haj
Tech Tip: in a mixed version environment of Access 97, and Access 2002, 2003, put Access 97 on the backend “server”, and all versions of Access can connect to the older back-end, and use the same tables.
Related Links:
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Date: February 7th
Source: George Daniels
Tech Tip: Insurance on your Cellular Phone. None of the carriers provide their own insurance: George knows of 2 carriers.
New Rules: once you activate a new phone, you have 15 days (Verizon), 7 days (T-Mobile) to get insurance on that phone.
Related Links:
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Date: February 7th
Source: Mark Adam Miller
Tech Tip: 1&1 Hosting: www.OneAndOne.com
Individual Microsoft Exchange accounts for $7/month. Shared Calendars, OWA. MAPI over HTTP.
last month, Mark demonstrated the laptop-cellphone-BlueTooth-Internet connection
Related Links:
http://www.OneAndOne.com
Date: February 7th
Source: Bill Thomassen
Tech Tip: www.Packet8.net: VoIP for $20 a month. He’s using it as his home phone.
Bill’s next project: piggy-backing his Packet8 gadget off the built-in Ethernet jack on his laptop, using Internet Connection Sharing and a crossover cable, and a $15.00 cheapie headset phone from Fry’s Electronics.
Related Links:
http://www.Packet8.net
Date: February 7th
Source: Erik Davenny
Tech Tip: do-it-yourself TiVo:
SnapStream (hardware) http://www.snapstream.com/
their software: BeyondTV3
Related Links:
http://www.snapstream.com/
Date: February 7th
Source: Bill Sheehan
Tech Tip: WarDriving: WiFiFoFum runs on iPacs, Pocket PCs: free
http://www.aspecto-software.com/WiFiFoFum/
Open WiFi Network Mapping
Related Links:
http://www.aspecto-software.com/WiFiFoFum/
Date: February 7th
Source: Ruben Jeffries
Tech Tip: Speaker: Report from MacWorld
$400-$500 baby Macintosh
http://www.apple.com/macmini/,
MacSQL
http://www.rtlabs.com/macsql/,
SoftRAID backup utility
http://www.softraid.com/,
Marten Visual Coder [not found on Google],
ConvertX PVR
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/TV402U.htm,
Hobo Data Logger
http://www.onsetcomp.com/
Related Links:
http://www.apple.com/macmini/
MacSQL
http://www.rtlabs.com/macsql/
http://www.softraid.com/
http://www.plextor.com/english/products/TV402U.htm
Hobo Data Logger
http://www.onsetcomp.com/
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