[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #502

MikesWhatsNews, 28, 05, 2002
in today's issue #502
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How to Reinstall or Repair IE and OExpress in Win XP
Sony=92s EZ Audio=99 Transfer & Restoration Kit
PsychicMP3
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
RegEm
XP Service Pack Hides Microsoft Components 
Mr. Black Jack 1.0
Tina's FrontPage Tips
CCC      Currency Converter 2
        Faster Finding
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How to Reinstall or Repair IE and OExpress in Windows XP (Q318378)
http://support.microsoft.com/view/tn.asp?kb=3D318378
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Sony=92s EZ Audio=99 Transfer & Restoration Kit
http://www.tapeandmedia.com/sony_ezaudio.asp
Remember the music you heard in high school? 
Or the cassette of your daughter=92s violin recital? 
Or that rare live album? 
Or the time you interviewed Grandma for the family history? 
You still have these moments, sitting on the shelf in LPs and cassettes. 
Now you can save it all on Compact Disc! 
With Sony=92s EZ Audio=99 Transfer & Restoration Kit, it=92s a snap to 
preserve music on CD Recordable discs!  
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PsychicMP3   ~ free
http://www.medic.dk/basic.htm
PsychicMP3 is a straightforward, fast, and easy-to-use MP3 renaming 
utility that features the world's first algorithm that retrieves MP3 titles=
 
directly from a CDDB database.

Forget about spending time on finding the right filename for your MP3s ! 
It takes only one click to PsychicMP3 to rename them all automatically !

PsychicMP3 calculates a diskid from your MP3 directory, and then 
queries FreeDB to get the associated disk information and 
ID3Tag/Rename the files. If the disk is not found in FreeDB, 
the program will query a search engine to get the right disk information 
and then requery FreeDB with the right DiskID.

Features
+ One click Automatic MP3 renaming
+ Supports incomplete MP3 albums
+ Manual CDDB query if diskid is not found
+ Move MP3 files and associated dependencies (JPG, BMP, M3U...)
+ Creates playlists
+ Connect to one of the 16 FreeDB sites
+ Support all Windows platforms (WinXP, Win2000, WinNT, Win98 and 95)
+ Proxy settings configuration
+ Manual association list (MP3 files - CDDB files) to rename the right=
 files
+ Freeware !
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FBI  A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
While on-line computer exploration opens a world of possibilities for 
children, expanding their horizons and exposing them to different 
cultures and ways of life, they can be exposed to dangers as they hit 
the road exploring the information highway. There are individuals who 
attempt to sexually exploit children through the use of on-line 
services and the Internet. Some of these individuals gradually 
seduce their targets through the use of attention, affection, kindness, 
and even gifts. 
These individuals are often willing to devote considerable amounts 
of time, money, and energy in this process. They listen to and 
empathize with the problems of children. They will be aware of 
the latest music, hobbies, and interests of children. 
These individuals attempt to gradually lower children's 
inhibitions by slowly introducing sexual context and content 
into their conversations.
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RegEm ~ free
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/RegEm.html 
RegEm will create .reg files for Win9x and Windows 2000.  
Just enter the info and it will automatically be created and saved.  
Options to create unlimited Keys/Values and delete Keys.  
Stop and resume writing a file later as the last entries used are 
always saved and reloaded at start up. 

From; Camtech2000
http://camtech2000.net/Newsletters/Newsletter052402.htm
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XP Service Pack Hides Microsoft Components   By  Peter Galli, eWEEK  
http://www.extremetech.com/article/0,3396,s=3D201&a=3D27318,00.asp
Microsoft Corp. will release the first beta for the Windows XP Service 
Pack 1 in the next two weeks, and it will include changes that allow 
both computer manufacturers and users to hide Internet Explorer, 
Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger and Outlook Express.
 
In late February the Redmond, Wash., software company said that it 
was already working on incorporating the changes required under its 
proposed settlement with the Department of Justice in the first 
Service Pack for Windows XP. 

Jim Cullinan, the lead product manager for Windows XP, told eWEEK 
on Thursday that Microsoft continues to actively work toward complying 
with the consent decree between it and the DOJ in the antitrust case. 
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Thanks to; Christy

See also Antitrust case spurs XP makeover  
By Joe Wilcox 
Special to ZDNet News 
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-922147.html
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Mr. Black Jack 1.0  ~ free demo  
 http://www.alawar.com/games/bj/
Windows 95/98  
Mr. Black Jack is nice easy to play card game. 
For many years people in all the known parts of the world are playing 
Black Jack in Casino's, at home and in many other incredible places. 
They "deal" and "stand", they "double" and they "hit" - some bets 
are low, other are very high. 
Here and now You can choose your own way in playing this wonderful 
game. So, let the game begin!  
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

If you wish to configure page of the larger picture of a
thumbnail do this.

1    Select the thumbnail you wish to link from. On the
Insert menu, choose hyperlink, or click the hyperlink Icon.
2    Click on "Create a page and link to the new page", (For
FrontPage 2000 which is the white page icon on the far right
of the Create hyperlink box =96 For FrontPage 2002 choose
=91Create New Document=92 from the menu on the left of the
=91Hyperlink=92 Dialog Box.
3    A dialog box comes up "New", with Normal page as the
default; normally you would use this, so click ok. (For
FrontPage 2002, you have the choice of naming the new
document. E.g. "myphoto.htm")
4   a) In FrontPage 2002 the file is then saved to your hard
drive and you return to the page with the graphic you
selected, still highlighted.  Again, on the =91Insert=92 menu,
choose hyperlink, or click the hyperlink Icon. Scroll down
the list of files till you come to the one you just made
i.e. "myphoto.htm" select it then press ok.
b) For FrontPage 2000 you have to save the page and you need
to name it. (if you ticked =91Just add web task=92 when choosing
the template (3) the page will asked to be named and saved
and then close and you will have to go look in the folders
view to open it again.)
5    Open the file "myphoto.htm"  (if your using shared
borders it is best to delete the shared borders for this
page only) and  insert your large graphic, you can add text,
configure the background, centre the graphic anything you
want. Save the page, and when you have published the page
you should be able to click on the thumbnail and it will
take you to this file.

AccessFP - FrontPage Resource Centre
Site -  http://www.accessfp.net/
Ezine & Forums - http://anyfrontpage.com/  FREE FP E-Books
Journal - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPJournal
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Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy;
<1stPicksoftware-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=3Dsubscribe>

Currency Converter 2 
Freeware
Win95(With IE4+)/98/ME/NT/2k/XP
http://www.belgraver.demon.nl/currconv2/index.html

Currency Converter is aptly named because it does just that, it
converts currencies. It will be helpful when working with foreign
businesses and for planning trips out of the country.  This
program supports over 200 currencies for conversion and allows
exchange rates to be updated by Internet with the click of a
button. 

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Faster Finding
When you need to find something on your system, do you
automatically select Start, Find, Files Or Folders, define a
folder or drive on the Look In line, and so on? Sure, the Start
menu is one way to start this search 
utility, but depending on where you are at the moment, there 
may be a faster way to get your search started. 

Right-click any drive or folder--on the desktop, in an Explorer
window, wherever--select Find, and up pops the Find window 
with that drive or folder already listed on the Look In line. 
Even faster, from the desktop or an open Explorer window, 
press F3 to open the Find: 
All Files window already focused on the current folder. 

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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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