Number 255 - August 2004

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BEGINNER TIPS    Computer Rage - Is ignorance of the inner workings of software and hardware behind the current trend among some new computer users to act out in the computer equivalent of Road Rage? What can you do to not fall into this trap?    Computers from the Very Beginning... - How new users can learn to overcome the protective "help" they are given by Windows software and find their own way. COMMUNICATIONS    E-mail is 32... - Now that E-mail is all grown up, here are some comments on uses and abuses of this ubiquitous resource    Home Computer Security - Offers some suggestions on keeping your system protections up-to-date. GENERAL INTEREST    Crawling Back To Windows - A user with wide-ranging experience with other operating systems and fonts for use with exotic languages talks of his excursions from and return to Windows.    Archiving Genealogy Generically - The author has settled on Flip Album software to manage his genealogy files. He tells you why in this article.	Revealing Codes in Office Documents - A little-known feature of Microsoft documents is embedded codes which allow tracing of their developmental history. Revealing Codes in Office Documents discusses this and comments on how to delete traceability in e-mails.    Safari Tech Books Online - Are you spending hundreds (or even thousands) on a library of technical books and running out of shelf space? Maybe this article is for you. You might want to consider a subscription service that allows you to read selected books online and even down load them if that makes sense. An alternative to buying all those books. OPERATING SYSTEM    Bypassing The Recycle Bin - how to avoid sending deleted files to the Recycle Bin    BCWipe Revisited - to get rid of files securely don't forget that oldie but goodie, and freebie BCWipe which is blessed by the DoD.    BCWipe Software for Windows - This article expands a bit on how to use this great utility.    Installing Software in Linux - One of Fred langa's loyal readers touts the Advanced Packaging Tool for installing Linux.
Number 255 - August 2004