ISSN 1488-3163; PC Improvements © 2003
==== 2094 Subscribers in 60 Countries ====
Welcome to the 256th issue of the PC Improvement News. PCIN consists mainly of news and tips. There is something for everyone, and if this is your first issue, I'm sure there will be something for you. If you give me two or three issues, I know that you will come back for more!
You can reach me at editor@pcin.net with any suggestions or comments.
Recommend PCIN at http://PCIN.net/recommend.php
Support PCIN at http://PCIN.net/donate.php
School system blocks access to teacher-rating site
"Students don't get to grade teachers at school, and Shelby County educators are making sure it stays that way.
The county has banned the use of school computers to visit a Web site called RateMyTeachers.com, where students can turn the table on teachers and assess their performance in the classroom."For more info:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-09-04-teacher-rate-site_x.htm
Happy Birthday, Google
"A good indicator of success for a company is when new vocabulary is adopted based on a brand name. In the great search-engine race, Google is clearly the victor, with "googling" widely adopted as a synonym for doing a Web search.
While a number of search engines fell by the wayside with the implosion of the dot-com era, Google has the distinction of not just surviving, but succeeding to the point that Wall Street is practically begging the company to go public. Google is expected to IPO at some point; it's just a question of when.
Google turned five years old this weekend, BBC News Online and other media outlets noted. The four-person team present at the creation moved to their first office on Sept. 7, 1998, with $1 million in financing, according to BBC News. Now Google handles more than 200 million and Google has become a phenomenon that has transcended its online origins."For more info:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41829-2003Sep8.html
Music piracy suits could bring backlash
"The recording industry has taken its piracy fight directly to music fans, suing more than 200 people this week alone. Now comes the hard part: Persuading the very people it has threatened with legal action to revisit music stores or sample legal downloading services."
For more info:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/09/10/backlash.music.ap/index.html
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN News |
Can you surf the web through your TV?
Yes 8.41 % (9) No 47.66 % (51) Why would anyone want to do that? 43.93 % (47) Total votes: 107
This Week's Poll
You can also vote online at http://PCIN.net/polls/
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN Poll of the Week |
Visit the PCIN.net FreeHelp Forum at http://PCIN.net/help/forum/ to post your questions or answer others.
Question
I have recently tried upgrading to windows xp. Once it installed it does not recognize that I have a cd-rom installed. I then installed it on another computer and it works fine and gets recognized. It also does not work on windows 2000 but does on 98. The cd-rom is a everspring 52x cd-rom. Motherboard is a asus a7v with the latest ide drivers installed. It is found in bios and when it gets to xp its not found again.
Response
Did you have Easy CD Creator installed before you upgraded?
To post a response, visit the General Hardware Help forum at http://PCIN.net/help/forum/index.php?board=4 and click on the "cd-rom not found" topic.
Visit http://PCIN.net/help/forum/ to post a question of your own.
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN FreeHelp Forum |
Check out these new or updated pages on the PCIN.net site:
Logitech Cordless Elite Duo Hardware Review
http://PCIN.net/help/hardware/lced.phpXemiComputers Ltd. DeskLook 3.0 Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/desklook3.phpSymantec Norton Ghost 2003 Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/ghost2003.phpAmic Games Email Saver Xe Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/emailsaverxe.php
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN.net Update |
Keyboard Refresh Rate
Increasing the refresh rate of you keyboard may help increase performance of DOS apps. To increase the refresh rate, Click Start - Settings - Control Panel - Keyboard. Under the Speed tab, move the repeat delay slider to the right.
Google Logos
Google celebrated it's 5th birthday yesterday. Splashed across the Google search page was yet another modified Google Logo. Copies of their previous artistic logo's celebrating special events may be found at http://www.google.ca/holidaylogos.html
MS Office Update
Windows Update at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ is a very well known resource for keeping your version of Microsoft Windows up to date on the latest patches and security fixes. Don't forget Microsoft Office though. By visiting http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/ you can keep your version of Microsoft Office in top form by receiving patches just as you do at WindowsUpdate.
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN Tips and Other Stuff |
Both of us have other sites other than PCIN.net. These are all sites that we are actively involved in (they aren't client sites). Don't forget to check them out from time to time for updates:
Return to the top | Recommend PCIN Tips and Other Stuff |
PCIN is brought to you by Graham Wing. The opinions expressed are those of the Editor, Graham Wing and the Assistant Editor, Chris Empey. Graham Wing and Chris Empey accept no responsibility for the results obtained from trying the tips in this newsletter.
Graham Wing can be reached at editor@pcin.net
Chris Empey can be reached at chris@pcin.net
Copyright 1998-2003, Graham Wing. All rights reserved.
This publication may be reproduced in whole, or in part, as long as the author is notified and the newsletter is presented as is.
Support PCIN by visiting http://PCIN.net/donate.php