Links for Sunday April 14, 2002

If anyone would like to download a US Flag for their email or web site here are a few I found.
To download any Flag just right click on it and click on Save Picture as:
Keep your flag outside all of the time.
Remember the flag must be lit up at night. So leave it out all night, just put a light on it.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Here are the links from the show on April 14, 2002 Announcing the eNews newsletter from OnComputers.info (www.OnComputers.info/newsletter)
						Hack attack, how you might be a target:
						http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/04/12/hack.dangers/index.html
						CEO out at Ellison's Net-device firm:
						http://news.com.com/2100-1040-882021.html
						Net users out to sink anti-piracy bill:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-879629.html
						Google Continues Flirt with Web Developers:
						http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_1008701,00.html
						Gateway sings praises for digital music:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-879865.html
						Open-source MP3 rival goes mobile:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-881957.html
						States Ending Case Against Microsoft:
						http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/ats-ap_technology11apr12.story?coll=sns%2Dtechnology%2Dheadlines
						Eight new IIS security holes exposed:
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24598.html
						MS, IBM propose SOAP security kit for Web services:
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24624.html
						MS pulls the plugs on Hailstorm, pending rethink:
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24603.html
						Microsoft mobilises, as partners back .NET:
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24599.html
						Win-XP Search Assistant silently downloads files:
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24611.html
						Microsoft Executive Pledges Ongoing Support for Apple:
						http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&ncid=581 &e=9&u=/nm/20020412/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_apple_dc_1
						Linux for the masses:
						http://www.msnbc.com/news/737744.asp?0si=-
						FSF ask Lindows: 'Where's the Source?'
						http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24621.html
						Online travel industry cries 'no fare':
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-881583.html
						Instant messages aren't always fleeting:
						http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/04/13 /instant.messages.eavesdropping.ap/index.html
						ICANN warns of domain-dispute swindle:
						http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/04/12/domain.fraud.idg/index.html

Today's Guests are:
Chuck Mead from The Linux Professional Institute and
Anson Lee, product manager at Symantec

Chuck Mead, President, (North Carolina, USA) has served as Chief Technical Officer at LinuxMall.com and is the founder and owner of MoonGroup.com, a consulting firm which specializes in creating email solutions with Linux, managing Linux documentation projects, and offering general support and service for Linux. A leader in the Linux community, he currently serves as President of the Linux Professional Institute. Though he actually began his working life as an operatic baritone, music became his avocation when he was introduced to computer networking during his 11 year stint in the U.S. Army. He has been working in the IT community now for almost 20 years. Here he is...
Chuck Mead

Anson Lee is a product manager at Symantec, and is responsible for assisting in the management of the entire line of Norton Internet Security products. Lee works closely with the product development team to determine product strategy, analyze industry trends and customer needs. He is also responsible for competitive assessment, product positioning and pricing.

Prior to joining Symantec, Lee was a product manager at Merisel responsible for their Systems product line. His responsibilities included performing competitive benchmarking, analyzing market trends and working with sales to increase cross-selling opportunities.

Lee received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and East Asian Languages & Cultures (double major) from the University of Southern California; he also holds an MBA in Marketing and International Business Systems from Loyola Marymount University.

If you previously used Windows 95, and are now using Windows 98 or Windows Me and have tried to restore a backed up file stored on multiple disks; then you may have encountered a known bug. The upgraded Windows 98/Me restores the file, but is empty and reports 0 bytes from within Explorer.

Simply restore everything onto a temporary file on your hard drive, then pick and choose the files you want, deleting the rest. It's a bit time consuming, but you can get those old files back.

If you are working at your office, and suddenly notice that your Windows background image has vanished, then suddenly reappears, you need to call your Network Administrator immediately! Many Networks have tools that will allow administrators to connect to your computer to assist with technical problems. So that they can see your desktop easier, many of these products will automatically remove the desktop image to get a clearer and less cluttered look.

We had an incident where I worked where an individual logged onto another person's computer while unlocked and
they were away from their desk and sent several less-than-kind emails. Your administrator can easily track
this kind of activity. Report it!

A GUI (pronounced gooey, as in: 'this mud is gooey!') stands for Graphical User Interface. This often-used term means that unlike the old world of DOS where you had to type in every command on a strictly textual screen, you can now point and click your way to computing power using icons and a graphical presentation.

If you have ever opened 'My Computer' and Explorer, you may wonder about the difference between the two. Well, there isn't much. The major difference is Explorer has a left pane that contains folders within a tree structure so that you can easily locate folders and see the hierarchy. My Computer does not have this functionality. You can alter it, but why? Explorer already does it.

As far as I can tell, the functions served from within My Computer can be duplicated, and usually more easily, from within Explorer. Skip My Computer, and get used to Explorer. If you can think of a valid use of My Computer that Explorer cannot do, I would love to hear from you.