Links for Sunday May 12, 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 May 12, 2002 Announcing the eNews newsletter from OnComputers.info April 2002 edition is out (www.OnComputers.info/newsletter)
						Scot’s Newsletter Don't Get Klezed http://www.scotfinnie.com/newsletter/25.htm#safemail
						'Spider-Man' climbs towards new record for continuity flaws:
						http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/news/story.jsp?story=292921
						Is .Net plan in a tangle?
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-909463.html
						VeriSign, AOL to Offer Encrypted Instant Messaging:
						http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&581 &e=18&u=/nm/20020510/tc_nm/tech_verisign_aol_dc_2
						Unchecked Buffer in Microsoft MSN Messenger Chat ActiveX Control:
						http://www.secadministrator.com/articles/index.cfm?articleid=25168
						Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-022 Print:
						http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/ technet/security/bulletin/MS02-022.asp
						eBay to pop with ads:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-909512.html
						Report roasts Linux on mainframes:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-909084.html
						Old Worms Die Hard:
						http://www.atstake.com/security_news/index.html
						New Web spyware eschews cookies:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-909499.html
						HP aims at Dell with PCs, servers:
						http://news.com.com/2100-1001-909645.html?tag=fd_top
						Long-awaited privacy bill unveiled:
						http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/05/09/privacy.reut/index.html
						Getting Tough on Spam:
						http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1979000/1979761.stm
						Top Argentine Court Wants Law Against Hackers:
						http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&581 &e=20&u=/nm/20020511/tc_nm/tech_argentina_hackers_dc_1
						For Old Parts, NASA Boldly Goes . . . on eBay:
						http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/technology/ebusiness/12NASA.html
						Life, The Universe, and Douglas Adams - Press Release:
						http://www.douglasadams.com/news/#20020415-0-n.dna
						Gadget converts woofs into words:
						http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-908889.html
						Is that a supercomputer in your jammies? Thanks, Deepak:
						http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020502.html

CanadanTom will be talking about the Klez Virus and how to protect and clean your computer. For info on CanadanTom's Freeloader Linux bootable CD go to http://www.softkits.com/Freeloader/

Red served in the Alaska House of Representatives for three terms and used that time to become an influential advocate for one of his long-time interests: the use of telecommunications to bring Alaskans together. In the Alaska House, Red created a Special Committee on Telecommunications that addressed a variety of telecommunications issues, including those related to the state's telephone systems, statewide television, computers, and information management within state government. One of his major accomplishments was creation in 1987 of a cabinet-level telecommunications policy body –(the Telecommunications Information Council) within state government.

After leaving state office, Red involved himself in a variety of activities in the 1990s, including creation of a telecommunications business, Alaska Wireless Technology. To demonstrate how wireless technology could connect the most isolated outposts to the Internet he set up a wireless computer network at Toksook Bay. Tooksook Bay is a village of about 530 people on the far southwestern coast of Alaska, http://members.aol.com/wirelessak/. Red is a consultant for Compaq and Alaska Communications Systems. He has a close relationship with the Media Lab at MIT, www.media.MIT.edu/, which has allowed him to Beta test such devices as a bodysuit computer and a wearable computer.

Red said, 'from the first moment I touched a key board, I have thought of the computer as a 'computercator,' a tool to bridge the cultural divides and misconceptions that plague our planet. It's all about using a tool to create economic and social opportunity for the disconnected people of Alaska and the world. When I was Lt.Governor I was charged with seeing that satellite systems and telephones were set up in every village in Alaska. At that time there was no communication with rural Alaska other than mail and radio. This led to the first visual and voice communication system in Alaska and spawned the "Learn Alaska" TV program which was one of the pioneers in the distant delivery of education.
http://www.alaskaonlinetv.com/

It is Jim Eshelman’s web site
(This is a great troubleshooting site)
www.aumha.org/

If you have a Microsoft Mouse and its accompanying software, holding down the Ctrl button may assist in locating a lost mouse pointer. This only works with certain Microsoft mice and their software. I tried this on one system and it worked fine, but on another it did nothing.

Sometimes you may get an error, such as a Rundll32 or Msgsrv32 message, but Windows seems fine and keeps running. Don't get too comfortable. Although nothing seems wrong, Windows is attempting to handle the error, but it may just be a ticking time bomb just waiting to halt your system.

Go ahead and save all your data, close your applications, and restart Windows. It's easier than having to retype everything when Windows comes to a screeching halt and you have two hours worth of work to redo.

You can change all the fonts that appear on your desktop and in Explorer. In Windows 98, right-click on the Desktop, choose Properties, and click on the Appearance tab. Choose Icon from the list of Items, and select the desired font name and size.

Right click the desktop and choose New from the dropdown menu. A list of file types will appear. Choose one file type, and Windows will start the application for you to create your new and spiffy file.