Links for Sunday August 4, 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 August 4, 2002 (I'm sorry I have missed the last few links pages.) Announcing the OnComputers.info News and Tips newsletter July 2002 edition is out (www.OnComputers.info/newsletter)
					Livewire: Will Consumers Pay for News Web-Casts?
					http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020802/wr_nm/column_livewire_dc_2
					LWN.net:
					http://www.lwn.net/
					Attack disables music industry Web site:
					http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947072.html?tag=politech
					Find a network, win a prize:
					http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2168695.stm
					Bush adviser encourages hackers:
					http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/08/01/computer.security.ap/index.html
					Hacking their Image:
					http://news.com.com/2009-1001-947682.html?tag=fd_lede
					Military imposes limits on wireless devices:
					http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/07/31/pentagon.hackers.ap/index.html

					Industry group hones patent standards:
					http://news.com.com/2100-1023-948206.html?tag=fd_top
					AOL to meet rival on cell phones:
					http://news.com.com/2100-1033-948192.html?tag=fd_top
					Virtual box office lands TV role:
					http://news.com.com/2100-1017-948282.html?tag=fd_top
					Financial firms face fine for lost e-mail:
					http://news.com.com/2100-1017-948236.html
					EBay Sells Arts Auction House:
					http://www.newsday.com/technology/wire/sns-ap-ebay- butterfields0803aug02.story?coll=sns-ap-technology-headlines
					Nearly half of Japan uses Internet:
					http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/08/02/japan.internet.ap/index.html
					Thanks, Patterson - Dr. Dobb's Journal – State of Decay:
					http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=7453/ddj0208q/0208q.htm

Deepak found something in Macromedia Flash 6 you all should know about. There is a setting that by Default the web site can "Allow the web site to access your microphone and camera." you should turn it off.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/help/settings/

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

Microsoft has posted a fix that you can download and install on your 98 system. This fix deals with a known problem in Windows 98 that prevents Shutdown from behaving properly. You can also get this fix by updating Windows 98 from Microsoft's update web site for Windows 98.

One of those techno-babble terms that float around is "virtual memory". Don't let the technical nature of the word fool you, it's literally nothing more than storing what Windows cannot fit into the RAM (Random Access Memory) memory, onto a temporary area of your hard disk. Virtual memory is also called the "Swap" file.

The virtual memory settings in Windows Me and 98 can be found by going to the Control Panel and selecting the System Icon. Click the Performance Tab, and click the Virtual Memory button. Exercise caution when changing these settings!

The Windows Swap File acts as "extra memory" for your computer when regular RAM (Random Access Memory) is used up. Sometimes, this virtual memory can get fragmented on your hard drive, causing slowdowns!

1) Copy the swap file to an empty disk and de-fragment the file. Then copy it back. This can be dangerous and somewhat risky. I do not recommend this!

2) Delete the swap file and let Windows reallocate it. I do not recommend this, either! This might cause your system to freeze up or not to boot.

3) Buy a third party product and let it defrag the swap file. This is probably the best solution because it allows a de-fragmentation of the swap file with minimal danger to your system.

Windows 95 and 98 have a known problem with something called Version Control that newer versions of Windows attempt to address better. Version Control means that you want to make sure that Windows is not going to allow the installation of files that are actually older than the files that currently exist on your PC. To assist in controlling this, run the Version Conflict Manager or the System File Checker (available from the Tools menu on the System Information utility in control panel). This list identifies files that may be newer than the ones Windows 98 installed.