NWA-PCUG Newsletter Articles 2002
NWA-
PCUG
The Northwest Arkansas Personal
Computer
User Group
Newsletter
Articles
2002
Jan thru Mar - 02
Apr thru Jun - 02
Jul thru Sep - 02
Oct thru Dec - 02
October thru December - 2002
- December - 2002
- Internet Help
- Many technical help and price comparison links
NEW: http://www.pcpitstop.com
(system diagnosis, tips, links, etc.)
- President's Corner - by Dale Oliver, President
Linux, StarOffice/OpenOffice and Microsoft
- Vice President's Report - by David Hinds, Vice President
Linus Torvalds, Linux, & sites for learning Linux
- Linux vs Windows Summary - by Ken Hreha
Recap of October Meeting Presentation
- Processing Speed of a Computer
- by Grant Wales
The cpu MHz clock speed is not the only index that determines
your computer speed
- PC Pitstop: A Valuable Resource
- by Grant Wales
PC pitstop can diagnose the performance of your PC as well as
determine upload and download speeds and provide tutorial links
- Guerilla Strategies for eBay
Buying & Selling - by Steve Bass
Bass shows you how to take advantage of eBay's loopholes & trapdoors
- Have Yahoo Mail? Make it
Usable - by Gabe Kingsley
- The Deals Column - by Bob Click, The Dealsguy
Are You Also a Victim?
Still Good - High Growth Stock (HGS)
Make Your Own Movies - Gear Software
Is Your Computer Secure? - "Hewie's Favorites"
"Hey, What's Goin On There, Huh!"
StartMan - "A must to find out what takes place when you
start your computer."
"Just Stick This Keyboard In Your Pocket. Ya Heard Right, But
Maybe Not Your Shirt Pocket!"
"Wear your keyboard over your head.", or wherever
- November - 2002
- Internet Help
- Many technical help and price comparison links
- President's Corner - by Dale Oliver, President
Recap of October's meeting and info on upcoming programs
- Jargonary, - A Review by John Clark, Webmaster
Not just a dictionary, but an interactive listing allowing links
to definitions of words within definitions.
- The Tax Man Cometh...(Again) - A Review by Gilbert Jay
Now is the time to select your tax program for the year 2002
- Choosing a New Computer for
the Kids - Part II - by Ira Wilsker
More options to consider with this continuation of selecting a
new computer, started in the August newsletter
- BugBear Warning - A Dangerous
Computer Worm! - by Ira Wilsker
According to reports published in recent days in the computer
media, BugBear has surpassed the infamous Klez in becoming the
fastest spreading computer worm or virus in history
- WordPerfect Ofice for Linux,
Std - by Russell Albach
Follow one user's saga on searching for a Windows alternative
- OmniPage Pro 11 - A Review by Karl Rehak
Thoroughly testing this highly touted Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) software program
- To Sleep, Perchance to
Hibernate... - by Fred Langa (Not in the Mailed
Newsletter)
All you ever wanted to know about automatic power management,
e.g., sleep, standby, hibernation, etc
- USB To Whatever - by Fred Langa (Not in the Mailed
Newsletter)
How to connect to and/or from any USB or non-USB device. Yes,
even DOS
- The Deals Column - by Bob Click, The DealsGuy
Technology at Work - Bob's and his wife's experiences attending
the National Business Aviation and Aeronautics show and the
Southeastern Regional Users Group conference
Still Good - High Growth Stock software
How About Some Animated Gifs, If You Do Them Yourself! -
Barbarosa Gif Animator 3.2
How About a Freebie From Executive Software! - Diskeeper Lite
A Free Office Suite For Cheapies - OpenOffice suite
- SideBar #1 - The Google.com
[SITE:] Command
Search in one site, any site, by only knowing the site URL
- SideBar #2 - Accolades to John
Clark
Congratulations and THANKS, John!!!!
- October - 2002
- Internet Help
- Many technical help and price comparison links
- President's Corner
Election of 2003 Officers, by Bill Shook,
Editor
- What's Your E-mail License
Number? - by Steve Bass
Bass explores ways to send better e-mail, not waste your recipient's
time, and make sure your mail's read.
- Quick! Delete the jdbgmgr.exe
File - by Gabe Kingsley
"This is an email hoax, but what really ticks me off is the open
list of recipients, often 30 to 50 of them, that become fodder
for all sorts of junk through the systems of others."
- Google is Great! - by John Lenihan
A mini tutorial on getting the most out of http://www.google.com
- Are You Having "Buffer
Underrun" errors with your CD Burner? - by Ira Wilsker
According to several CD-RW drive manufacturers' websites and CD
burning software publishers, this error is the single most common
problem encountered by users when creating CD-R discs. Here are a
few solutions.
- BOYCOTT KaZaA! - by Matt, Los Angeles, CA
A solution to eliminate the piggy-back ads with KaZaA.
- # What is This Character? - by Cliff Millward
Is it the "pound" sign? the "number" sign? the "sharp" key? or
what?
- Give This Some Thought!
Charles Schultz Philosophy
- The Deals Column - by Bob Click, The DealsGuy
Aladdin - Updates and a special offer
Help for the investor (It's about time)
A FREE, no strings attached, risk free, sixty (60) days
'introductory subscription' to High Growth Stock (HGS) investing
solutions (A $125.88 value) for the 'professional' investor.
Thirteen (13) specific items are received with this offer.
How About Secure E-mail For A change? (PCs only)