Links for Sunday September 01, 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 September 01, 2002 Announcing the OnComputers.info News and Tips newsletter July 2002 edition is out (http://www.oncomputers.info/newsletter/july02/)
					More about the .org Reassignment:
					http://slashdot.org/ (Slashdot news for Nerds is a newsgroup posting. You will have to look for the article by date.)
					Ford Pulls The Plug on Electric Cars:
					http://slashdot.org/ (Slashdot news for Nerds is a newsgroup posting. You will have to look for the article by date.)
					Security flaw found in Windows:
					http://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/stories/083002dnbusmicrosoft.1797b.html (You need to register to read this article, it's free to register.)
					Lobbying for insecurity:
					http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/26866.html
					Open-Source Government:
					http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/08/29/osgovt.DTL
					Trojan Horse Masquerades As Kaspersky Anti-Virus: Thanks, Dalin;
					http://www.viruslist.com/eng/index.html?tnews=1008&id=51579
					Instant Answers With PDA Pop Quiz:
					http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54183,00.html
					Internet Tips: The Junk Mail Hater's Guide to Opting Out: Thanks, Dalin;
					http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,102524,00.asp
					Web Ad Explosion: Thanks Dalin;
					http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,101916,00.asp
					Stepford Child: Thanks, Linda;
					http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.08/cindy.html
					Genetics Meets Graphics in Futuristic Document Creation:
					http://sci.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19231.html
					Cells Light Way for Flat-Panel Displays:
					http://sci.newsfactor.com/perl/story/19189.html
					The Holy Grail of remote controls:
					http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/08/31/universal.remote.ap/index.html

Our guest for this week is Brad Wardell President & CEO (founder) of Stardock

Brad Wardell Position: President & CEO (founder) and has a Degree in Computer Engineering, from Western Michigan University (1994) Stardock was founded in 1993 by 20 year old college student Brad Wardell to help pay for school. The company's first major software project was so successful that after graduation, Wardell decided to focus on building the company. It has focused primarily on desktop enhancement software - software used to extend the features of the operating system. Its most popular product, Object Desktop, is a suite for desktop enhancements whose components are now in used by over 6 million users worldwide. Stardock is based in Livonia Michigan and their website is

Sue is starting a new feature for the show
(We are looking for someone to take it over)
Interesting Websites
01 Sept, 2002

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/

Fast, faster, fastest. Internet connections: they're all about speed. If you want practical info on Broadband Internet connections, Windows, overclocking, patches and registry tweaks that enhance your connection speed, and more, you'll find it at SpeedGuide.net. Calling itself "the Broadband Source," this site has a little bit of everything dedicated to connection speed. A large section of the site is given over to cable modem and DSL technology and stresses improving TCP/IP performance over high speed/latency networks.

Do you work with MP3 files? If so, you could use a freeware tool that allows you to cut, split, and copy MP3 files without first decompressing them. This not only saves some disk space, but also prevents the inevitable loss of quality that occurs when you decompress and then recompress MP3 files.

How would you like to have the text on your web page really stand out? One way to do this is to add some colorization. Let's say you'd like your text to start out yellow and then slowly change to a shade of blue by the end of the sentence.

An easy way to generate code to colorize your text is to visit the TextColorizer page. All you have to do is type in your text and select the color range and font size. The page will generate the code that you can use in your web page. All you have to do is paste it in.

MyAlbum is a freeware program that you can use to catalog your photos, build a self running photo album, and convert and resize your pictures. Actually, MyAlbum does much more, but you'll have to visit the web site to read about all of MyAlbum's features.

When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 from the Microsoft Site, you’ll get the correct version of IE 6 for your system. However, if you happen to be currently running Windows XP, but want to download files for a system running Windows 98, you’ll have trouble finding those files.

This is what you do: go to the Download.Microsoft.com site at the link following this tip. Download just the setup file to a folder (let’s say you choose c:\IE6). Now, close your browser and click Start|Run, type in (using the quotation marks as shown) “c:\IE6\ie6setup.exe” /c:”ie6wzd.exe /d /s:””#E” and press Enter.

Setup will open a dialog box from which you can make your system choices.