Number 266 - July 2005

UPDATE
Projector Purchase Nears    We are still shopping for a club-owned projector for use at meeting for program presentations. Meanwhile tickets are still available for the Office 2003 package offered for raffle by Ray Mills. The drawing will be held at the August meeting. The winner need not be present at the meeting.    Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 features MS Word, Excel, Outlook (R), Access and PowerPoint. It also includes Publisher 2003, support for XML and Information Rights management as well as InfoPathTM 2003. A second CD contains Micosoft Office OneNoteTM 2003. Harbinger of Things To Come?    The first article we have carried on future 64-bit systems appears in this issue. If you are considering upgrading your old machine or buying or building a new one, perhaps you should consider upgrading the mother board, atleast, to 64 bit system to accomodate future component development. Take a look here. What The Heck Is RSS?    Webmaster Ray Mills has been touting RSS on the TOGGLE web site for months. Have you tried it yet? Brian Lewis of the Saratsota PCUG in Florida explains the ins and outs. Read all about it in the article beginning here. Internet Ownership?    Brian Lewis then explains the origins of the Internet and how it developed into a world wide phenomenon. Of course the answer is no one and everyone. Sound mysterious? If you don't already know how this came about, read the article starting here.	Networking    Continuing with his series on Networking Fun(damentals), Brian Preston continues with a section on Routers and Firewalls. To anyone interested in networking several computers together this series provides important input here. The series started with the May 2005 issue. Happy Printing    Remember that commercial where the man said: "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" Sometimes we feel that way when we print several pages just to get the one we wanted. Here the author tells you how to print only what you want. Feel a Sudden Surge?    If you use surge suppressors to avoid damage to your electronics, be aware that they do wear out. See it here. Monitor Your Motherboard    Heat is the enemy of electronics. There is a free program that will monitor several items in your computer here. Things That Bug Steve    Computer guru Steve Bass ennumerates several things that annoy him. Read his article here to see if they are your pet peeves too.    Are You Computer Literate?    Bill Stewart of HAL-PC takes a stab at redefining the term Surrounded by all the latest technology are getting smarter? -- or dumber? Is technology advancing faster than we can absorb it? Here's one of his statements: "the average high school graduate is not, by any realistic standard computer literate." Read all about it here.
Number 266 - July 2005