100.19 - Power Point Viewer

Files that have the .pps file extension are Power Point presentation
files.

You can open them by installing a program like Power Point,
the free power point reader from Microsoft's web site, or a program
that is able to read Power Point files like the free Open Office.

You can purchase the Power Point program in any store that sells
Microsoft Office software, it is part of some versions of Office,
and can also be purchased alone.

If you only want to view Power Point files, you can download and
install the free PowerPoint Viewer. Just go to www.microsoft.com
and search for "PowerPoint Viewer" Select the version of PowerPoint
Viewer that you want to install and click on the "Download" button.

PowerPoint Viewer 2007 lets you view full-featured presentations
created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions. You can view and print
presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer.

If you want to be able to open and edit Word documents, Excel
documents, and PowerPoint presentations, you can download the free
program, Open Office at www.openoffice.org This is a great program
that is constantly being updated, and is totally free.

100.19
Contributing Source
Microsoft.com
4/25/08

100.18 - Video Downloader

Here's a Nifty set up to download videos from the internet. Have you ever seen a video on Google, You Tube, etc and wanted to SAVE it to your computer? NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.... The reason is that they are usually embedded as flash movies and thus can't be copied.

Well, I figured a way to save these videos. Easy to use and it works well. All files then play in your Windows Media Player or can be converted for your mobile players.

STEP ONE

Download this Video Downloader (2.0 MB).

Easy to use - just paste in the video URL and click save when you see a video that you want to save to your computer. Download here.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/Easy-Video-Downloader_program_35239.html

STEP TWO

Your video is now saved, but playback will require installation of some additional Codec in order to work. Install the following Codec for XP here: (20.0MB)

http://www.free-codecs.com/XP_Codec_Pack_download.htm

Your Done.....and it works great. Let me know if you have any difficulty.

100.18
Contributing Source:
Freewarefiles.com
4/25/08

100.17 - Printer Ink Cartridge Refill

Dell, Hewlett Packard and Lexmark Printer Owners
Send us your empty ink cartridges and we will exchange

For $13.95 Black or Color*

We pay all shipping both ways 100% Satisfaction guarantee


Service includes testing the electrical integrity, cleaning all old ink out of cartridges refilling and testing then returning to you ready to be use as you would brand new cartridges.

Cartridges are tested and must pass our quality inspection, or we will be unable to refill it. If your cartridge does not pass our inspection, it will not be returned, you will be contacted by our service people who will explain the problem and options that you have. We do not guarantee that your cartridge will be returned. Ever effort is made to do so, but to provide the timely service it is not possible at all times.

- Your credit card will not be charged until the cartridge(s) are returned.

100.17
Contributing Source:
Master Inkjets.com
4/25/08

100.16 - Old Software Versions

Are you nostalgic for Windows 3.1? How about WordStar 7.0? You may not miss these programs. But someone somewhere does!

And I'll bet there are old programs that you would still like to use. Unfortunately, tracking down old versions of software can be difficult.

Every year, countless programs become obsolete. They're replaced by shinier, newer versions of themselves.

Sometimes, a program is updated because of security concerns. Other times, the manufacturer just wants to add new features to boost revenue.

And, these new versions aren't always better. They may be missing your favorite feature. Or, they may be more complicated to use.

In that case, you can revert back to the old version of the program. Need help finding old software? Then visit Vetusware.

Vetusware claims to be the largest collection of free abandonware downloads. You won't believe some of the programs you'll find on this site.

Vetusware is a must for free software junkies!

Cost: Free

Link: www.vetusware.com

100.16
Contributing Source:
Vetusware.com
4/25/08

100.15 - Free Internet FAX

Yes, there are a few places online that allow you to send a free fax, no strings attached. You don't need a fax machine, you don't need fax software, you don't have to give anyone your credit card number. My favorite is FaxZero, which lets you send a fax to any fax machine in the United States (including Puerto Rico) or Canada for free. All you need is a computer on the Internet and a valid e-mail address. Faxzero is web-based, so you can access it with a PC, Mac or Linux based computer.

Here's how it works... First visit FaxZero.com and fill out the fax form. Enter your e-mail address and carefully type the Confirmation Code. (This prevents malicious users and automated bots from abusing the system.) Then type the text of your fax (for a quick text-based fax) or attach a file. You can send plain text, PDF, Microsoft Word (DOC), or an Excel spreadsheet (XLS) file. Ready to send? Whack the Send Free Fax Now button!

A confirmation message will then be sent to your e-mail address. Your fax won't be transmitted until you click the link in that message. You'll receive an e-mail confirming that the fax was either delivered, or that it failed for some reason.

Limit 2 Faxes per day (3 pages each). FREE.

Additional Faxes available with a subscription at .12 cents/page.

100.15
Contributing Source:
FaxZero.com
4/22/08

100.14 - Google 411 Directory Assistance

1-800-GOOG-411








You can call up 1-800-GOOG-411, and get local business information, and even connect to the number free of charge. If you say "text message" a SMS message will be delivered to your phone with the information you requested (standard SMS fees apply).
In their FAQ when asked about advertising through this service, they reply, "At this point, the service is still in its experimental stage and we don’t support ads." For all of you security freaks, Google does record your number, the time you call, and how you say each command. This is done to, "distinguish you from other users, and ultimately, to personalize the service to you." You can block caller ID, if you don’t want Google collecting your information.
The service is completely automated, and no phone reps are available to help you, hence why it’s free.

100.14
Contributing Source:
Google
4/22/08

100.13 - Kiss Your Data Good-Bye

Copy/Paste Link in Browser

100.13
Contributing Source:
Google Video
4/18/08










http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=624254556615567266&q=Computer+Parody+Songs&ei=xyoISIiqOqPQ4AKKmZiXAQ&hl=en

100.12 - Audacity Audio Recorder

What can I say about Audacity? WOW! I'm amazed that you can find many of the free open-source projects that are available. In most cases, they are either small focused applications or they are complicated applications that appeal to a broad range of users. Audactity, on the other hand, is a complex program that appeals to users who want to record audio. By that, I mean that it is complex programming -- it is easy to use.

Start the program, click on the record button, start your audio source, and you are now recording. Hightlight and delete the part you don't want. You can save your files as Audacity projects (so you can continue work later) or "export" the as standard .WAV files. If you download the LAME encoder (which may have some patent issues if you are in the US), you can export the file in .MP3 format.

Audacity makes it easy to record anything to which you are listening on your computer. Play an old LP record and feed the "tape out" to your soundcard's inputs -- then you can use Audacity to convert the LP to wav or mp3 format. Listen to Internet radio? Audacity can record it for you.

100.12
Contributing Source
Audacity.com
4/12/08

100.11 - Open Office

OpenOffice.org 2 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

The new version of Microsoft Office — Microsoft Office 2007 — has been on the market for a few months now.

Some people grabbed it quickly because they always want the latest and greatest version of their software. Others bought it because it's the current Office version and they needed Office — and they didn't know any better.

In this case, "better" is OpenOffice, the free open-source office suite that can read and write Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Powerpoint files.

Not only does OpenOffice have its own versions of those programs (Writer, Calc and Impress), it also includes Base, its database program; Math, its mathematical formula display tool; and Draw, its drawing program.

If you haven't tried out OpenOffice, download it and give it a try. You can probably save money by using it instead of Microsoft Office 2007. After all, OpenOffice is free.

100.11
Contributing Source
Open Office.Org
4/12/08

100.10 - All My Favorites

Master link list













If you want to reduce your Bookmark File somewhat, then this is the perfect tool. A Master List of Links to thousands of popular websites - All on one page.

The different categories include Weekly Faves, E-mail, Sports, Weather, Shopping, Music, Health, Jobs, Games, Kids and Travel, among others. And the logos include just about every favorite you've probably ever saved.

There's Google, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Sports Illustrated, Wal-Mart, Chase, Skype, UPS, CareerBuilder, Disney, Hertz, Orbitz, Blockbuster, Verizon and the list goes on and on. You really have to see it to believe it.

It's simply amazing how many sites are jam packed onto this one page! To check out All My Faves for yourself, just click here. All your faves in one spot. Who could ask for anything more?!

100.10
Contributing Source:
All My Favs
4/12/08

100.09 - Forward E-Mail Correctly

Learn How To Forward E-Mail Appropriately

Greetings:

HOW TO FORWARD E-MAIL APPROPRIATELY A friend who is a computer expert received the following directly from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to ALL of us who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures.. Do you really know how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT . Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do you hate it? Every time you forward an e-mailthere is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses & names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor person to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every e-mail address that has come across his or her computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and he will make five cents for each hit. That's right, all of that inconvenience over a nickel! How do you stop it? Well, there are several easy steps: (1) When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top ). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second You MUST click the 'Forward' button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on 'Forward' first , you won't be able to edit the message at all. (2) Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc: fields for adding e-mail ad dresses. Always use the BCC : (blind carbon copy)field for listing the e-mail addresses. This is the way the people you send to will only see their own e-mail address. If you don't see your BCC: option click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC: and that's it, <>it's that easy. When you send to BCC: your message will automatically say 'Undisclosed Recipients' in the 'TO:' field! of the people who receive it. (3) Remove any 'FW :' in the subject line. You can rename the subject if you wish or even fix spelling. (4) ALWAYS hit your Forward button from the actual e-mail you are reading. Ever get those e-mails that you have to open 10 pages to read the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish someone to view, you stop them from having to open many e-mails just to see what you sent. (5) Have you ever gotten an e-mail that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and address and to forward it to 10 or 15 people or your entire address book. The e-mail can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and e-mail addresses. A FACT: The completed petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and e-mail addresses contained therein. If you want to support the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and e-mail address on a petition. (Actually, if you think about it, who's supposed to send the petition in to whatever cause it supports? And don't believe the ones that say that the e-mail is being traced, it just ain't so!) (6) One of the main ones I hate is the ones that say that something like, 'Send this e-mail to 10 people and you'll see something great run across your screen.' Or, sometimes they'll just tease you by saying something really cute will happen IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! (Trust me, I'm still seeing some of the same ones that I waited on 10 years ago!) I don't let the bad luck ones scare me either, they get trashed. (Could be why I haven't won the lottery??) (7) Before you forward an Amber Alert, or a Virus Alert, or some of the other ones floating around nowadays, check them out before you foward them. Most of them are junk mail that's been circling the net for YEARS! Just about everything you receive in an e-mail that is in question can be checked out at Snopes. Just go to http://www.snopes.com/ Its really easy to find out if it's real or not. If it's not, please don't pass it on. So please, in the future, let's stop the junk mail and the viruses. Finally, here's an idea! Let's send this to everyone we know (but strip my address off first, please). This is something that SHOULD be forwarded. DOUG

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100.09
4/11/08

100.08 - Add "Spell Check" To Outlook Express

ADD MISSING SPELL CHECK TO OUTLOOK EXPRESS

Spellcheck is one of the great inventions of the computer world. If you don't know how to spell a word, you try spelling it the best you can then run spellcheck and it will correct it. I know many people who absolutely rely on spell check to make sure their emails, documents and other correspondence is spelled correctly.

However, the spellcheck function in Outlook Express can sometimes come up missing. Outlook Express relies on the spell checker built into Microsoft Office products like Word or Works. If you do not have an MS Office product installed on your computer, then the spellcheck is missing.

So, is there a solution to this problem besides purchasing an expensive Microsoft Office products like Word or Works? Yes, there is and the cost is FREE.

Luckily, there is a small free program you can download to install spellcheck functionality into Outlook Express. Its called Spell Checker for OE 2.1. Click on the link below to download this small program and solve the spell checking problem in Outlook Express.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

100.08
Contributing Source
Major Geek
4/10/08

100.07 - Make An XP Bootable Disk

CREATE A BACK-UP BOOTABLE DISK


If your computer develops a problem that keeps it from accessing your hard disk, you need some other way to boot your system. The answer is an emergency boot disk.

On Windows XP, you can generally boot directly from the Windows XP CD-ROM, however in some cases you may still need a set of boot floppies. In this case, click one of the links below to download a program to create boot floppies for Windows XP Home or Windows XP Pro editions.

Windows XP Home Edition Boot Floppy Creator

Windows XP Pro Edition Boot Floopy Creator

Note: Have about 6 Blank CD's Ready To Use

100.07

Contributing Source:

PC Hell

4/10/08

100.06 - Practical Computing - 10 Steps

TEN STEPS TO PRACTICAL COMPUTING

Step 1: Know Your System

The first preventive step you need to perform is to take an inventory of your computer system. This information will be vital if you later have to contact technical support or have your system serviced. Start by noting your serial number and model number. With this information, your system manufacturer can determine the components of your system. If you've added components to your system, note the model and version numbers of the components. You'll find this information in the documentation that accompanies add-on hardware. A definite must-have program to complete a system inventory is Belarc Advisor, a free program showing a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser.

Step 2. Make an Emergency Boot Disk

If your computer develops a problem that keeps it from accessing your hard disk, you need some other way to boot your system. The answer is an emergency boot disk. Macintosh systems come with either a bootable CD-ROM or a bootable floppy disk, as does Norton Utilities for Macintosh -- a must for all Mac owners. If you are using Win95/98/ME, you need to make an emergency boot disk, which you can make with the Add/Remove Programs control panel. Select the Startup Disk tab, and you're led through the process. See Posting 100.07 to create a Disk for XP. Step 3: Tuneup Your Hard Disk Regularly Because it is the place where you permanently store your applications and, more important, the data files you create with those applications, your hard disk requires special attention to keep it operating at peak efficiency. Disk scans for "lost" files and bad sectors will prevent most disk problems before they occur, while running a disk defragmentation utility will improve the performance of your system. Every day, you create new files, delete unwanted ones, and write updated versions of current files to your computer's hard disk. Because of the way Windows and the Mac OS assign disk space to files, your hard disk can become fragmented over time (i.e., your files get placed in pieces all over the hard disk, because there is no contiguous space large enough to hold them). A fragmented hard disk slows disk access and makes it harder to recover from disk errors. To defragment a Windows 95/98/ME/XP hard disk, use the Disk Defragmenter program in Programs/Accessories/System Tools. On a Mac, use a utility such as the Speed Disk tool that comes with Norton Utilities for the Macintosh. You should defrag your hard disk every six months. You should also defrag it after you have created or deleted a lot of files in a short span of time. Step 4: Store With a Plan You have lots of reasons to keep the files on your hard disk organized. First, it makes it easier to do "housecleaning" -- deleting files you no longer need. Second, keeping data files in their own well-labeled folders reduces the risk that you will inadvertently delete an important program or data file. Finally, a well-organized hard drive is easier and faster to back up. Create folders for each program and place only the appropriate data files in them. Alternately, create folders for each member of the family. Give files and folders names that will make sense even after you've forgotten why you created them. Step 5: Backup Your Data Backing up your files simply means making a copy of them so that if the original is lost or damaged, you can use the copy. You can back up your hard disk to floppies, to a Zip disk, to a tape drive, or to any other media like USB Flash Drives. How often you back up depends on how valuable your time is. If you're working on an important file, save it to a floppy as well as to your hard disk. If you're running a home-based business, you should invest in a reliable backup system and back up on a daily basis. Step 6: Keep Viruses at Bay Though the threat posed by computer viruses -- small software programs that can harm your programs and data -- is sometimes overblown in the popular press, it is still real. As the Internet has developed, so has the frequency of virus attacks and the ways they can infect a computer. Viruses can attack via email, via security breaches in the operating system, and other ways. Virus protection software works at many levels. It can scan every disk you put into your floppy drive and check every program for a hidden virus -- before you run the program. It can even scan all the files on your hard disk for viruses. With the viruses being sent via email nowadays, users should configure their virus utility to run when they start up their computer. Step 7: Stick with the Program Once you've installed a program on a Windows system, don't rename the program's directories or move its files from one place to another on your hard disk. If you do, your computer will likely lose track of key files. You can put your data files -- the ones you create with the application -- almost anywhere (although see Step 5). If you must change the location of an application or any of its subsidiary files, you should first uninstall the application and then reinstall it. Never try to manually delete an application on a Windows system. Most applications make additions to system files when you install them, so it's best if the application has its own uninstall program. If an application doesn't come with an uninstall option, try the Windows 95/98/Me/XP Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. If the application doesn't support the Windows 95/98/Me/XP uninstall function, use a commercial utility such as Quarterdeck's CleanSweep 3.0 or MicroHelp's Uninstaller. As the Windows uninstall utility is not always reliable about removing all the pieces of an application, you may want to use one of the commercial utilities in all cases. They do a better job. Step 8: Keep Up-to-Date Software drivers let your applications talk to important peripherals. It's a good idea to check with your computer's manufacturer at least four times a year for the latest updates. The easiest way to do this is to access the manufacturer's Web site; most companies normally make updated drivers available for download. If you don't have Web access, call the vendor's tech-support number. You should keep your Windows based computer up-to-date via the Windows Update Service on the web. Step 9: Keep It Clean Dust can make the chips inside your computer run hotter and also clog cooling vents. At least once a year, unplug your computer, open the case, and blow out the dust. Do not wipe it with a rag; use either your breath or an aerosol can of compressed air. Your mouse and keyboard will also require occasional cleaning. You can pop off the key caps on your keyboard to get at dirt and hair between the keys. You can also remove your mouse ball to clean it and the rollers inside the mouse. Use a commercial spray cleanser applied to a cotton swab to clean your keyboard and mouse. Step 10: Shut Down Gracefully Windows 95/98/ME/XP, Windows 3.1, and the Mac OS all provide a menu-driven method to shut down your computer. Don't ignore these methods. Turning off power to your system while it is still running can be a disaster. Give your system the time it needs to flush caches, close files, and save configuration information before you pull the plug. To Turn off Windows 95/98/ME/XP computers, click on Start, Shut Down, and choose Shut Down and click OK. 100.06 Contributing Source: PC Hell 4/10/08

100.05 - Virus or Hoax ???

Is that "Urgent" E-mail Message a Warning of a Real "Virus" or just an "Urban Myth"?



It seems as if the minute a new person logs on to the Internet they get a flood of email warning of dire consequences if they open an email with a certain subject line. There are viruses that can be transmitted via email, however a lot of these so-called viruses are imaginary. They are myths, let's face it is it really believable that Disney would giveaway trips by simply responding to an email, or Bill Gates sending money to people who kept an email chain letter moving through cyberspace? There are many of these email hoaxes floating around the Internet at any given time.

Urban legends are stories that are either funny and/or contain horrifying content that may or may not be true. They spread quickly, and often have many different variants.

Most urban legends are false -- but some are true.

Email urban legends and email hoaxes (which are what we focus on here) usually tell recipients to forward the email to everyone they know. In fact, that's one of the tell-tale signs that you have a false urban legend or hoax!

Chain letters are all too familiar to most email users. Emails instructing recipients to 'forward to 10 other people', or even 'forward to everyone you know', have been circulating since the early days of the internet. Many of them are little changed since that time, while some introduce new themes and fresh topics.

Some carry serious messages and tragic stories, often accompanied by improbable claims that money will somehow be raised for the subject of the story, courtesy of some kind philanthropist or corporation. Some promise incredible rewards for those who pass on the message. Some feature full-blown scams, instructing recipients to pass on personal data or even cash as part of the process. Others spread unlikely urban myths and hoaxes, many of which have featured computer viruses.

The common attribute of all these emails is the appeal to forward the message to many people. However, such an action - no matter how well-meaning - is not helpful.

The following is a list of the most common virus hoaxes. Many of these continue to circulate, often in modified form with dates, virus names and vulnerabilities updated to fit in with the times.

• AIDS virus
• An Internet flower for you
• A virtual card for you
• AOL monitor
• Budweiser frogs
• Bug's Life/BUGGLST.ZIP
• California/Wobbler
• Celcom screen saver
• Elf bowl
• EMI/Time Warner
• Frog in a blender
• Happy New Year
• Honda

Before you hit that "Forward" Button - Check it out. A very good one to check out is Hoaxbusters.com.

100.05
Contributing Source:
Hoaxbusters
4/10/08

100.04 - Old Tyme Commodore 64 Song

Geek Love Notes: Song: Commodore 64










100.04
Contributing Source
Love Geeks
4/1/08

100.03 - Microsoft Service Packs

Configure Your Firewall when Downloading any New Microsoft Service Packs

Dougie & Hilbert.....

Per our previous conversation about automatically downloading Windows Updates without checking it out first. I broke my own rule on this one and it costs me at least 2 nites to study and eventually remove.

IPSec Enhancements for Windows XP and Win2K

Windows 2000/XP Hot Fix SP5 Q 818043

Sounded critical enough to be downloaded, but it is a Microsoft Encyrption Security device that makes it necessary for you to re-configure your Firewalls.

If you don't, you will not be able to open your Favorite Hyper Links to like"Hot Chicks in Brighton", cause Microsoft has just put you under Parental Controls until you coordinate all your Fire-Walls.

Service Pack 2 has its own built in Firewall, Charter/AOL have their Fire-Wall and you have your own Norton AV Firewall.... Each one needs to be configured to be compatible.....or you get one big conflicting mess.....

You can install this enhancement on XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Win2K systems interactively at Windows Update (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com). Microsoft officially posted it as a Recommended Update on May 28, 2003; the related Microsoft article is "L2TP/IPSec NAT-T Update for Windows XP and Windows 2000" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=818043). If you prefer to download the software and test it before deploying it.

Many of us implement Network Address Translation (NAT) on firewalls and routers as the first line of defense in protecting internal systems. When NAT is active and a user connects to a system on the Internet, the firewall or router repackages the request so that the client system remains anonymous. In technical terms, the NAT device remembers the address of the system making the request and the destination address. The NAT device then replaces the original client address with its own address (or one of a range of preconfigured addresses) and forwards the request to the destination machine. See information that I sent you before about Static IP Addresses.

Windows 2000 Hotfix (SP5) Q818043,. If you plan to upgrade clients to use this new feature, you need to open the following ports on the NAT devices at both ends of the L2TP connection.
• The L2TP portion of the connection requires UDP Port 500 and UDP Port 1701.
• The Nat-T portion of the connection uses UDP Port 4500.
• The ESP encryption portion of the connection uses TCP Port 50.

If you have trouble making L2TP connections after you configure firewalls at both ends, you might have an intermediary firewall at your ISP or Telco provider that's preventing the connection. You might need to ask your ISP to enable traffic on these ports. I did the best research that I could do, and Charter claims that they are not part of any problem, I reconfigured the Firewall, and all to no avail.....so I ended up deleting the Update. (Some updates are Permanent) and you can NEVER delete again....they become part of your Computer.!!!!

Lesson learned.... Caution yourself on the Q 818043. Microsoft SP5/fix.

From other Web Tech sites, I learned that this is mostly Security Patch for Windows XP - I only have Windows 2000, so maybe that is why I had so many problems. Fixing this one was like chasing one of those Virus/Trojan things. Hopefully, after a few Re-Boots, I will be back to normal. POPS

100.03
Contributing Source
Microsoft
4/1/08

100.02 - Microsoft Office

Convert Office for Vista Users

Greetings:

Microsoft released Office 2007 at the same time as Windows Vista. Many users have upgraded to Vista. But most have been slower to adopt Office 2007. It is significantly different than previous versions of Office. So, it is understandable that one would be reluctant to relearn the program plus it is Expensive.

So, what do you do if someone sends you a file created in the latest version of Word, Excel or PowerPoint? You won’t be able to open the file with earlier versions of Office. That is, unless you download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. It will help you with these files. Cool and FREE......

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

Brief Description

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

I thought that the above information might be useful if you have occasion to share documents with your Vista friends. I encountered this situation just last week from a work friend.

Check it out - Doug

100.02
Contribution Source
Microsoft
4/1/08

100.01 - Norton Removal Tool

NORTON REMOVAL TOOL

Greetings:

I just wanted to let you know that I finally have found a way to Remove the Norton and Symantec programs that have plagued me for at least 6 years now. I have purchased many Symantec products in the past years, but when you update or Uninstall them, they leave remnants behind that you don't see, but still impair the functionality of your computer.

As me, you probably have some Norton programs and you know how "Processor Hungry" these programs are. They are constantly working in the background and become very annoying when It slows down the Computer work that I am trying to do.

After you decide to get rid of a product by Uninstalling it, it leaves many .dll files in your registry. Thru the years I have removed many of these .dll files with manual searching of registry. Then, some I have been able to remove by digging them out.

The problem is that some of these files have now become shared with your other programs, so when you Delete, you also kill the program that you need. The only solution is to reinstall all the dlls that you dumped.

Well it turns out that Symantec does have a "Norton Removal Tool". Of course, they don't include that tool in their "Uninstall" program. I downloaded and ran and I am please to announce that I am now "Norton Free".... Amen to that !!!

Information:

Norton Removal Tool will remove these--and only these--Norton programs:

* Norton AntiSpam 2004/2005
* Norton AntiVirus 2003 through 2008
* Ghost 2003, Ghost Version 9.0 and 10.0
* Norton GoBack 3.1 through 4.2
* Norton Internet Security 2003 through 2008
* Norton Password Manager
* Norton Personal Firewall 2003 through 2006
* Norton SystemWorks 2003 through 2007
* Norton Confidential Online 2007
* Norton Internet Security Add-on Pack 1.0 - 2.0
* Norton Save and Restore 1.0 through 2.0
* Norton 360 1.0 through 1.3

WARNING:

This program REMOVES all of the above. (Deep into the Tree Root). If you like Norton. you can also use this tool to fix any corrupt installation that is slowing you down. BUT, you must have the Physical Disk and Product Code # if you want to reinstall the program after Restart.

My last purchase was online for $59.95 and downloaded with my e-mailed Product Code. It worked for about two weeks. The yearly subscription could not be re-installed using the Product Code, cause I didn't purchase the separate CD (5.00). It was just a waste of money.

Anyway, Norton and McAfee are ridiculously expensive and cumbersome to use. I have used Grisoft AVG - FREE - for many years as a back-up and never a problem. Even the Internet providers give you Virus programs at no extra cost.

NOTE: Never good to RUN 2 Virus programs at the same time. They will conflict.

If you have 2, then turn one off, till you want to use it.

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

The above Attachment is an EXE file ........ So don't Download it, unless you have checked out if it meets your needs. (More info on Symantec.com). The reference is worthwhile for the future information if the need arises.

I used it and am very satisfied. Hope the information is helpful. DOUG

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4/1/08