I just wanted to drop you all a quick note and say Happy New Year! May 2008 bring you lots of joy and happiness.
Mike
Month: December, 2007
Episode #4 after the Holidays
Since the holidays are very busy around here, I will be releasing Episode #4 around the 1st of the year. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.
Mike
Episode #3
Windows XP Toolbars On your task bar (usually at the bottom of your screen), if you right click and select ‘Toolbars’ you will see various choices.
My favorite Pre-Configured ones are:
Address
Quick Launch
Desktop
New Toolbar
Add Windows XP Toolbars to the taskbar.
Add a program to the Quick Launch barLock the taskbar into position
Buying a Portable GPS unit
MOST POPULAR
Features you should consider:
Text to speech
Automatic Re-Routing
Color Screen
Touch Screen
Ability to Update maps and points of interests
Accessories:
Car Charger (MUST HAVE)
Wall Charger
Mount for Car (MUST HAVE, Safety concern)
Optional features:
Real time traffic updates and weather alerts. (Not all states have support for this)
Multimedia capabilities: MP3, Photo’s etc.
Episode #2
Viruses and Trojan Worms
Never download files from an untrusted source.
I was disappointed with Norton Anrtivirus since it said it removed my trojan, but the affects of the trojan were still happening.
If you ever expect that you are infected with a virus or a trojan, disconnect your computer’s network cable to make sure viruses do not propagate throughout your network or via email.
Buying a new hard drive for a new install of Windows XP.
If your new hard drive is greater than 137GB then you will need a Windows XP With Service Pack 1 or higher to take advantage of the full hard drive. (See hard drive manual)
Try out Windows One Care for Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Phishing.
Episode #2 Delayed
Episode #2 has been delayed due to unforeseen computer downtime. Yes that’s right, I had a major issue with my system that I use to record the podcasts. I will talk about my issue on the next podcast. Please look for it soon.
