Number 314 - July 2009

UPDATE
Beginners    In File Management - Part 2 the author continues to discuss how to manage computer files which he started in Part 1 last month. Here he shows how to move a file around. Old timers take some of the things he covers as old hat but we might be surprised that a few members may not know how to handle some of these actions.    In Desktop Zoom - A Review the reviewer, Bonnie Snyder discusses the features of an application program that will magnify the image on the screen. She gives a fairly detailed description of how toset it up. If you need such magnification perhaps it is worth pursuing. Operating System    In Driver Query Helps Resolve Driver Problems the author Vinnie LaBash describes the use of a Driver Query tool in Vista to create a spreadsheet containing the charactersitics of the drivers in your system.    In Fun and Games With Ubuntu the author Brian Lewis describes the steps he took in installing Ubuntu Linux in a new machine which he just built.	General Interest    In Backup - The Ware Essential to your Computer the author,Larry Cohen, discusses the use of batch files to simplify the bachup process. one of them, Drivermax is downloadable from the Internet. Usually there is a cost involved and each individual needs to assess whther this is of value to him or her..    In Online Backup Services the author, Ira Brickman, discusses another take on the pros and cons of backing up your files off-site.    In The Kindle 2 May Make Newspapers Obsolete Kim Kommando gives us her views on this new Internet service, an e-book reader.    In several short paragraphs comments are made about OwnerIQ, ZONBU, Gog.is - simple URL slapper and Forwarder, and a One laptop per Child update.
Number 314 - July 2009