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Issue 273 - January 07, 2004
ISSN 1488-3163; PC Improvements © 2004
==== 2179 Subscribers in 62 Countries ====
Welcome to the 273rd 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.
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CONTENTS
Opening Thoughts
Well, I guess the holiday's are over. I've started to put together some web
photo galleries on the Wing Family web site. I haven't update the site in a
while, so I have about 200 pictures that will be up in 6 or 7 different galleries.
I'll have them up in a day or so and will include links in next week's PCIN.
We should have some new reviews done soon. We have several products that we've
been testing and just need to type out the details. Stay tuned!
Graham editor@pcin.net and
Chris chris@pcin.net
The NEWS
Is It Real, or Is It Microsoft?
The next ownership meeting of the Seattle Mariners could be an interesting
one. Minority shareholder Rob Glaser will face several other part owners
who have day jobs at his former employer, Microsoft. Though Glaser's Internet
media company, Real Networks, has been competing with the Softies for almost
all of its 10-year existence, last month it hurled a billion-dollar bean
ball toward Redmond: an antitrust suit charging unfair competition.
The suit represents a rite of passage for a company whose business model
(handling the guts of music and video transmission) places it in the path
of Bill Gates's no-reverse-gear backhoe. The suit, combined with a European
Union investigation of Microsoft's practices toward Real Networks (basically,
shutting out its software in favor of the Windows Media alternative), gives
Glaser hope that for the first time Microsoft will be forced to compete on
a level playing field. For its part, Microsoft dismisses the suit as "rearview-mirror
litigation," insisting that it hasn't unfairly wielded its operating-system
monopoly to snuff its Seattle-based neighbor."
For more info:
http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3868016
Court ponders Web site-blocking law
"A federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday heard a challenge to a
controversial state law that has led to more than 1 million innocuous Web
sites being accidentally blocked.
Although the law is only a Pennsylvania state statute, it has an international
reach. When the Pennsylvania attorney general used it to force MCI to ban
access to some sites with suspected child pornography, the company said it
had no choice but to block those Internet addresses for all of its North
American subscribers."
For more info:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5135850.html
Ogled on Google
"Pop star Britney Spears, fictional hero Harry Potter and the cinematic
blockbuster The Matrix topped the list of the most frequently searched subjects
last year on Google, the world's most popular Internet search engine.
Zeitgeist (German for 'spirit of the times') is Google's annual report on
the top 10 most commonly queried names and subjects in various countries
and categories.
It shows that the Top 10 names searched in almost every major country are
rockers, rappers, bubble-gum singers, professional athletes and race-car
drivers - suggesting that the core demographic of global Googlers is probably
those aged 13-25."
For more info:
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040107.wxgoogle07/BNStory/Technology/
POLL of the WEEK
Last Week's Poll
Do you perform yearly maintenance on your PC?
| Yes |
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11.67 % (14) |
| No |
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5.00 % (6) |
| I do maintenance on a more regular basis |
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78.33 % (94) |
| I never perform maintenance on my PC. |
|
5.00 % (6) |
| Total votes: 120 |
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 need to do a repair on my IE 6.0 SP1. Add/Remove does not list Internet
Explorer for me to repair. Does anyone know where I can find a download for
the Internet Explorer Repair Tool?
Response
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PCIN.net UPDATE
Check out these new or updated pages on the PCIN.net site:
Updated PCIN.net Search
http://PCIN.net/search.php
Moon Software Password Agent Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/passwordagent.php
NewsGator Technologies NewsGator Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/newsgator.php
Sunbelt Software iHateSpam Software Review
http://PCIN.net/help/software/ihatespam.php
THE TIPS and OTHER
STUFF
Tom's Networking
Many of you are familiar with Tom's Hardware Guide at http://www.tomshardware.com/ It
is a very well-know, and highly respected hardware review site. Well, Tom
now has a site dedicated to networking. The site has "News, reviews
and how-tos for knowledgeable networkers." Check it out at http://www.tomsnetworking.com/
PNC Bank - The 12 Days of Christmas
"Each year since 1984, PNC Advisors has provided a tongue-in-cheek
economic analysis, based on the cost of the goods and services purchased
by the True Love in the holiday classic, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.'"
I know that Christmas has come and gone, but this is a funny little report.
Check it out at http://www.pncbank.com/12days/
Etch-a-Sketch
The web site for the movie Elf ("the number one elf movie in America")
has a number of fun flash games. The etch-a-sketch is quite good and can
be used at http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/etchasketch/index.html
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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the Editor, Graham Wing and the Assistant Editor, Chris Empey. Graham Wing
and Chris Empey accept no responsibility for the results obtained from trying
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