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A Tale of Two Regeds
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Tech support tells me to type 'regedt32' as opposed to 'regedit' to access the registry from the command line (Start > Run). I question the use of 'regedt32,' but he says to do it anyway. Whenever I use the registry editor, I recall this incident and never look up the tale of the two regs... until now.
Regedt32.exe is an alternative registry editor a .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Adding USB 2.0
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The process of adding USB 2.0 ports took no time and the backup system is mighty fast. If you add USB 2.0 ports with a PCI port card, then you'll still have your USB 1.1 ports, so whatever is plugged into those can stay.
Rob Foster from the UK sent me a port PCI USB card since he had a few extras. Thanks again, Rob. When installing hardware or devices, most situations requ .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Back Up, Back Up, Back Up!
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This is not your typical lost data story. I was a good girl and I kept my files on the network drive just like the company recommended. The only thing I put on my hard drive was junk files - things that wouldn't bother me if the hard drive crashed. But not on the network drive. The drives are backed up and even my PC has a local back up program. Can you see where this is go .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Backing Up Personal Computers
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Backup on business computers is typically not the user's concern unless it's a small business. A business should have a policy in place for managing backups especially due to Sarbanes - Oxyley.
Four options for backing up:
External hard drive
CD-RW (CD rewriteable) drive
Tape
Network server
Two options for what to back up:
Everyth .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Moving to a New PC
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Getting a new PC is exciting and a pain. It's exciting because you get a faster processor, more storage and all the latest stuff even though it's outdated as soon as it hits your desk. The pain comes with re-installing all of your programs, re-customizing your preferences for programs, applications, and Windows, and transferring data to the new PC.
It can be simplified .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Mozilla Vs. Firefox
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For those who are unclear on the differences between the Mozilla package (Netscape is also comparable to Mozilla except they're two different companies) and Firefox / Thunderbird, here it is:
Mozilla is a complete package meaning it comes with email, browser, address book, newsgroup, and chat applications integrated.
FireFox is a stand-alone browser application. .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Printing Multiple Copies of Photos
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I do a holiday letter every year and send them to friends so they know what's happening with my family and I ask them about theirs. Though addressing the envelopes and such is a pain, I enjoy doing the letter and adding a wallet-sized photo of my kids to show them off. To print nine wallets on a page, you don't have to copy the picture eight times in Word and then print .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Software Upgrades Aren't Always the Best Move
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When my daughter was getting into AOL instant messaging (AIM) and using all the cool add-ons, I looked for more as it's a great way to learn about extending applications. While doing research, I learned that if you wanted to use AIM themes, you don't want to upgrade to AIM 5.9. A post at MyThemes suggests sticking with or downgrading to 5.5. MyTheme shows what steps to .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Windows Task Manager in English
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You use Ctrl+Alt+Del to see what’s running on your PC, to close crashed programs and processes, and to check performance. You probably avoid a few processes whose names mean nothing to you, but they’re essential to Windows. svchost.exe sure likes to appear all the time and multiple times at that. What’s taskmgr.exe? Oh yeah, it’s the window you’re looking at right now. ctfmon? .....
Author: Meryl K. Evans
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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Have You Downloaded Firefox Yet?
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The internet browser market has long been dominated by Internet Explorer, but a new kid on the block -- Firefox -- is making strong inroads against the Microsoft product's dominance. To date, over 75 million copies of Firefox have been downloaded by users around the world. Here are some reasons why you should replace Explorer with Firefox.
1. No Pop Ups. Unlike Explorer, F .....
Author: Matthew Keegan
Date Posted: Aug 22, 2005
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