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Issue 256 - September 10, 2003
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!
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CONTENTS
The NEWS
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
POLL of the WEEK
Last Week's Poll
Can you surf the web through your TV?
| Yes |
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8.41 % (9) |
| No |
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47.66 % (51) |
| Why would anyone want to do that? |
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43.93 % (47) |
| Total votes: 107 |
This Week's Poll
You can also vote online at http://PCIN.net/polls/
PCIN.net FREEHELP
FORUM
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.
PCIN.net UPDATE
Check out these new or updated pages on the PCIN.net site:
Logitech Cordless Elite Duo Hardware Review
http://PCIN.net/help/hardware/lced.php
XemiComputers Ltd. DeskLook 3.0 Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/desklook3.php
Symantec Norton Ghost 2003 Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/ghost2003.php
Amic Games Email Saver Xe Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/emailsaverxe.php
THE TIPS and OTHER
STUFF
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.
PCIN.net AFFILIATED
SITES
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we are actively involved in (they aren't client sites). Don't forget to check
them out from time to time for updates:
DISCLAIMER
and OTHER STUFF
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