[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #469

MikesWhatsNews, 11, 04, 2002
in today's issue #469
Man takes sledgehammer to faulty PC
A trio of MS-Office security vulns
Symantec Norton Systemworks 2002 Pro
Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids
Lindows Click-N-RunT 
HDCopy
icechallenger
Email Etiquette Rules For Effective Email Replies
FrontPage Tip
CCC     HandyBits Zip&Go    
        Power Management
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article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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Man takes sledgehammer to faulty PC
By John Leyden
http://theregus.com/content/54/24550.html
After returning a persistently faulty PC to a shop five times over three 
months, a Wisconsin man snapped and took it apart with a 
sledgehammer in front of shocked shoppers. 

Gary Wilke (aka Mr. Sledgehammer), from Appleton, Wisconsin, 
bought the $2,600 Gateway PC for his daughter in January. 
During its short life, the PC had problems both with its hard 
drive, and its sound system. 

After taking computer to the shop in Appleton for a final time and 
smashing it to smithereens, the 51-year old bid staff and other 
customers good day before leaving, according to his own account. 
Staff at the Gateway Country store tell a different story. 
Wilke came out with a string of profanities as he pummelled his 
PC, they say. 

In any case, police from Grand Chute caught up with him and 
charged him with disorderly conduct. 

But Mr. Sledgehammer is unrepentant. 
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***MfM*** Haven't we all felt like that<g>
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A trio of MS-Office security vulns 
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24777.html
Researchers at GreyMagic Software have uncovered three novel=
 vulnerabilities provided by Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC), which=
 can override security settings in Internet Explorer. 

First up, it's possible, using the spreadsheet component of OWC, to enable=
 active scripting when the user has it disabled in IE. 

"One of the features added to the spreadsheet component is the '=3DHOST()'=
 formula, which returns a handle to the hosting environment. 
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Submitted by: Christy
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Symantec Norton Systemworks 2002 Pro 
<http://www.clubape.com/index.cfm/refBy/AF20020307/a/browse/sku/SWN2PB/index=
.html>

Here is a good offer for NSW 2002 only $28.99 delivered in the US.
It is worth getting just for the GoBack feature.
The NAV2002 will be good for 1 year from the date activated.

Windows 98/Me/2000 Pro/NT WS/XP Home/XP Pro 
Please note this CD-ROM product ships in a flat pack without a box or 
jewel case. It comes with complete installation instructions on the CD 
or with manual included. 

They are slow on delivery, so don't order it if you need it tomorow<g>  
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Jigsaw Puzzles:
http://www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/index.htm
 Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids from theKidzpage.com
the Kidz page Jigsaw Puzzles require the
 'Shockwave/Flash plugin.
 The plugin is free and may be downloaded from the Macromedia web site;
<http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/frameset.fhtml?>
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Lindows Click-N-RunT 
<www.lindows.com/clicknrun> is a powerful new feature in the
latest preview of our operating system, LindowsOS, which opens the door 
to a world of high-quality software solutions that can be instantly zapped 
to any machine running LindowsOS.  Finding and installing software has 
always been a tricky, time-consuming experience.  
LindowsOS users can now browse a warehouse of software titles in a 
rich graphical presentation via the Warehouse 
(www.lindows.com/warehouse) tab on Lindows.com 
(www.lindows.com) or by launching Click-N-Run from their desktop. 
From here (www.lindows.com/warehouse) they can read descriptions 
of products, do comparisons, and view screenshots and best of all,
a single click will download and install the title of their choice. 
Never before has it been this simple to peruse software titles and 
add them to your computer.
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HDCopy (Win95/98/ME) free
http://www.zsoftware.de/hdcopy_e.htm
With HDCopy you can make an identical copy of a hard drive onto 
another hard drive. 
If you buy a new hard drive and don't wish to change your Windows 
configuration in any way, you can use HDCopy to copy your old hard 
drive completely to the new one (hidden files as well).
The installation package has a size of 122 KB 
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The last great mission is our challenge
http://www.icechallenger.com/ ~ Flash site
Planet earth is made up of the old world and the new worlds
The only way to drive across the planet is to cross the ice bridge 
where the two wolds meet.
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Email Etiquette Rules For Effective Email Replies

http://www.emailreplies.com/

"Tips on how to create effective email messages: includes email etiquette 
rules, sample email policies and lists email management software."

Submitted by; Christy
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FrontPage Tip

If you want to make sure your code is not changed in
any way the best way to 'keep' your code is to use
the html markup box. - usually used for scripts

Depending on what version of FrontPage your using
the place to find it is different.

FrontPage Express - Insert menu | HTML Markup

FrontPage 98 - Click the 'View Menu' and select the
'Advanced Toolbar' on there you will find the icon
'Insert HTML'  or you can go to the 'Insert Menu' and
click 'FrontPage Component' and click 'Insert html'.

FrontPage 2000 - Insert Menu | Advanced | Html...

FrontPage 2002 - Insert Menu | Web Component |
click 'Advanced Controls' (in the left hand pane) and
then 'HTML' icon (in the right hand pane), click Finish.

First position your cursor where you want it to appear
in normal view. Next insert your script or code that you
don't wish to be changed into the box that pops up
and press OK.

When you have done this unless you have the
'show/hide' icon (shaped like a P - to make it appear
press the icon or use the keyboard. Control + Shift +
*) depressed you won't see the little yellow markers.
(small yellow box with <?> written on them). To
access the code again just double click this box and
the markup box will pop open and you can edit the
code. Using the 'show/hide' icon will also show you
paragraph marks and other formatting marks (similar
to F12 in WordPerfect)

Tina Clarke

AccessFP - FrontPage Resource Centre
Site -  http://www.accessfp.net/
Journal - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPJournal
Ezine & Forums - http://anyfrontpage.com/  FREE FP E-Books
Tina's FrontPage News
http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/ABC.htm


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Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy;
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1stPicksoftware>

HandyBits Zip&Go 
Freeware (for personal use)
http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm

With HandyBits Zip&Go, there are no catches. 
What you see is what you get.  
To open a ZIP file, just click "Open," select the file and 
the contents are displayed in the lower window. With a
wizard-style interface, zipping files can be done in a snap 
as well.

Try this state-of-the-art compression utility. This is the
easiest and most effective way to work with ZIP files both 
for experts and amateurs.  
It is hard to believe, but by using Zip&Go you can do all 
your Zip work with one single mouse click.

Standard product setup  includes: English, French, Spanish,
Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish 
and Danish languages.

If you find you Like ZipnGo you might also like HandyBits
Collection 2002
http://www.handybits.com/hbc2002.htm
Free for personal use
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Power Management
If you use a desktop computer, then you probably don't need 
Power Management support. Mainly computers left on for more 
than 24 hours and laptops use this option.

To disable this feature and save some CPU power, go to the
Control Panel and select the System Icon. Click the Device Driver
tab and double-click the System Devices. Towards the top, you
will see an item called Advanced Power Management Support;
double-click this.

In the General tab, make sure that the "Disable in this Profile"
is clicked. Click OK.

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Antivirus software is a good choice to scan your system for possible 
viruses, however no virus scanner is 100% effective as manufactures
cannot keep up with the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
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