[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #527

MikesWhatsNews, 03, 07, 2002
in today's issue #527
Lindows ~ Readers Comments
Protect Your Money
AutoSyncFTP 1.14
Handy File Find and Replace
Splatberry Pie  Flash Game
MyDesktopHelp.Com Tips, Hacks, and Information Section
System Lock  1.2.1
Tina's FrontPage Tips
CCC     StreetPlay
          Mouseless Dialogue Boxes
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          of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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Hi Mike

Did I read the Lindows site wrong - They want $99.00
for one year from users / or as I said -maybe I read
it wrong (TIC)- Are they going to pay each $99.00 to
be a tester/guinea pig for a beta system that is
probably far from ready.  I wonder how much Walmart
paid them for the privilage of selling their OS.

I think they will have a tough sell.  Now if they were
offering a FREE D/L for test purposes - they would
have a much better chance to succeed.  I was ready to
sign Up as I am always open to new and improved  but
for $99.00 no way - then it is only for a year.

They will go the way of BE/OS5 etc etc  Too Bad.  
That still leaves Apple if they would only see the light
and open up availablity for the many that want to
build themselves - I include myself - I would have
built a MAC probably prior to a PC if able.  I would
love to have a self built MAC running OS X now. 
Probably never happen as many have told me.  But you
never know - Job's is now pushing for an increase in
market share.
As far as I am concerned - this availabily would
really give it a push.

Jon
COMPUTER HELP-ONLINE 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/computerhelponline/
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Protect Your Money

*Source-Smart Computing Vol 13, Issue 5, P-93.
"If you ever do decide to respond toan unsolited e-mail, and for 
whatever reason commit any money, at least take some basic
precautions before doing so. Never send cash; its untraceable, 
and you'll never see the money again. sending a check is even 
worse because the huckster can cash it and run off with the 
money after copying your bank account number, name 
telephone number, driver's license number and other 
information off the check to possibly attempt identify theft. 
Also think twice about using a credit card. 
Scam artists can easily charge a huge sum on the card and 
get away scot free and once again they can take your 
information off of your card to pull a possible identity theft 
scam.  
The only good thing about paying with a credit card is that
if someone rips you off, it's very likely the credit card company 
will refund your money once you plead your case.
We found that the best approach to responding to online offers 
was to use a bank debit card that is associated with a credit 
company so it can be used like a credit card. We went to the 
bank and put a strict spending limit on the card so that any 
charge over a certain amount would be refused. This amount 
can't be resricted or increased over the phone, making it 
inconvenient for you to increase it but impossible for scam 
artists to tamper with because they don't have the card itself 

(or and ID matching yours).  
After responding to the offers for this story, we went to the bank

and asked for a recpalcement debit card with a different number 
on it. It's simple, fast, and much more convenient than doing 
the same thing with a credit card. Most people use their credit 
cards so much to absorb monthly costs, such as car payments 
and utility bills, that canceling a card and getting a new one is 
a messy ordeal. No so with a bank card."

Radar, Group Moderator
From; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pro_tech/
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AutoSyncFTP 1.14 ~ free
http://www.joyinternet.net/
AutoSyncFTP is a powerful FTP by JoyInternet that enables web site

designers to synchronize their web site. 
It provides incremental upload for every site which they maintain.

It's easy to use so you can focus on more important things. 
AutoSyncFTP is a powerful but affordable management solution 
that will auto sync the upload process without a huge commitment 
of time. 

  By using AutoSyncFTP, you will...
Save time and money: If AutoSyncFTP saves even a few hours of 
time per month, it will more than pay for itself in the first
month 
alone. 
Sync your web site Quickly: AutoSyncFTP can incrementally transfer

files and folders, Multiple connections are opened to multi-file,
and 
the result is the the most efficient exploitation of the bandwidth


available. 
It may speed your synchronization up to 200%~500% Faster*. 
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Handy File Find and Replace ~ freeware
http://www.silveragesoftware.com/handytools.html
With Handy File Find & Replace tool you can quickly Find and 
Replace Text in as Many Files as you want! 
Diverse File Filters, Different Search Attributes, Regular 
Expressions with extended syntax give you full control over 
processing text in all the desired files. Ability to create HTML 
listings of the files which contain wanted text fragments 
makes it a highly valuable tool for web masters!

Major advantages: 
Works really fast. 
Comprehensive clear user interface. 
Intelligible diagnostic messages. 
Keeps your files safe as the process of replacement is 
undertaken in memory, not in files. 
Ability to modify read-only files and restore their attributes 
after processing.  
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Splatberry Pie ~ freeware

http://www.vnunet.com/Download/1133106
An enjoyable game for young children.
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/ XP
 Aimed at children aged between two and five.
Splatberry Pie is a nice Flash-based game designed to help 
with co-ordination skills.
The task of the game is to help the cute Munchie character 
avoid the splatberry pies falling from the sky.
All that is involved is moving the mouse left and right to place 
the Munchie in a safe position for 30 seconds.
Nice sound effects add to the fun.
Tip: Play the game in full-screen mode for the best experience.
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From; Weekly Software Downloads Update from vnunet.com
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MyDesktopHelp.Com Tips, Hacks, and Information Section
http://www.mydesktophelp.com/tips.htm
Use this section of our site to search for interesting tips, 
hacks and information relating to the windows registry, 
common fixes for problems, and tweaks for commonly 
used software.

http://www.paradestore.com/index.asp#Bugler
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System Lock  1.2.1  free  
 http://www.r2.com.au/downloads/index.html?id=syslock
System Lock allows you to lock your desktop so that no other users

may use your computer. 
Windows NT/2000 already comes with this capability, 
but what about Windows 95, 98 & ME? 

System Lock contains numerous Options for security and appearance.

It also has a unique protection system in that, if your computer
is 
restarted or a power failure causes your machine to reboot, 
System Lock will automatically lock the system on restarting, 
so that you computer will remain locked. 
This option is of course only an option, and every user may not 
need this option. 

Upon System Lock Launching it will automatically minimize into the

System Tray, ready for activation. If you simply double click on
the 
icon, it will lock the system for you. Right clicking on it will
bring 
up a context menu allowing you to open the prefrences Dialog, 
or Unload it from memory. 

If you add the paramater '/QUICKLOCK' without the quotes to the 
end of your shortcut, System Lock will lock straight away and when

the correct password is entered it will unload itself from memory.

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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

What?s on the menu?

Press Tools | Customize
Look in the left hand pane under categories for the menu
listing you want.
Click on it
In the right hand pane under Commands are the icons that can
either go on the tool bar or in the menu bar.
If you want a description of one just click on it and press
description down below.
To add a Command to the Toolbar or menu bar just left click
and drag the command with the Toolbar you can just drop it
into place.
With the menu bar you can hover over a menu heading, and the
menu drops down, position the command where you want it on
the menu list a black line appears and you drop the command.
Now you can find all the commands you have been looking for.

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;
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StreetPlay

http://streetplay.com/

StreetPlay is here to supply you with rule sheets and reflections
on all sorts of outdoor neighborhood games. Even if you didn't
grow up playing Kick the Can, you might find yourself inspired 
to take up the game after spending some time on this site.
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Mouseless Dialog Boxes

It's easy moving through the tabs on a dialog box without using
the mouse.  Keyboard shortcuts usually equal speed, so it's
always worthwhile to do something with the keyboard if you can.
To move through tabs, all 
you need to do is press Ctrl-Tab. To move backward through tabs,
press Ctrl-Shift-Tab. Tomorrow we'll cover some more techniques
for navigating a dialog box without a mouse.  


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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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