Number 269 - October 2005

UPDATE
Carl Demos New Projector    At the September meeting Carl Tenning used our new projector to give a demonstration of the Marine Navigation System he uses on his boat throughout the demo he illustrated the various features of the new projector. After Carl's presentation, Tom Stepanek also used it to illustrate, on screen, features of a library offering of CCleaner 1.22.    The new projector is going to be a great addition to our meeting allowing hands-on demonstrations and illustrations of computer applications and tools. Also answers to questions can be demonstarted by on screen demos. Millenium Update    Carl Tenning discusses a problem he encountered while helping a friend get his system up and running. Computer Help Via Internet    Carl Tenning also briefly illustrates the breadth of information on the Internet. Read the article then try searching yourself. Changing Font Selection    If you have trouble reading the fine print on some web sites you might try the tip in this short article. If you don't like the result, uncheck the selections to change it back. How Spammers Find You    Dave Gerber discuuses the various techniques that Spammers use to invade your world. He also discusses some of the tings you can do to protect your stuff.	Google,Froogle,Schmoogle    Maybe you think you know all you need to know about Google. Maybe you do--but then again--take a look at the first two articles in the Communications section and learn more about Google and other search engines. Password Protection    Well-known software vendor, Gene Barlow, touts his latest offering MyPasswordVault with special user group pricing. Phishing and Pharming    Protecting yourself from phishing or attempted theft of personal informarion may be as simple as deleteing e-mail from uinknown sources but pharming is a little more sophisticated and may need alittle more attention to keeping firewalls and virus protection software up-to-date. Computer Buffet Stuff    A two short articles about USB Flash Drives, as well as one about Outlook Express have been excerpted from a longer Computer Buffet column. Dual Processors    Coming advances in computer technology, namely the introduction of dual processors, are discussed in this article. If you are thinking about updating your system, you should read this article to decide if you want to opt for this development to expand your new system's capabilities. Do It Yourself Cleanup    A recent news item described businesses removing their hard drives from recycled computers to forestall anyone stealing their corporate data. Haven't they heard of BCWipe? See Sept issue.
Number 269 - October 2005