Each of the articles was written for the Computer Corner column in the ORC Newsletter, published by the Ozaukee Radio Club (SSC), Inc. Shortly after the column was started, the articles were solicited by Badger State Smoke Signals (BSSS), and soon the articles were being published almost simultaneously in both publications (with permission of the ORC Newsletter). During 2001, the articles began to be published exclusively in BSSS. The first 12 articles were untitled. Below are the publication dates in BSSS and the title or topic or both.
The numbering system and dates were consistent between the ORC Newsletter and BSSS through No. 94, but broke down with No. 95. The October 2001 paper version of BSSS presented GET THAT FIREWALL NOW as No. 95, while the web edition showed IS THE FLOPPY DEAD? as No. 95. Furthermore, BSSS publishing was spotty after the untimely death of its editor, Jim Romelfanger, K9ZZ. Accordingly, the numbers and dates from No. 95 to 100 are my own, as originally intended for publication in the paper version of BSSS, had it consistently been published each month. After No. 100, the dates actually represent the dates it appeared in BSSS, up until No. 150.
Beginning with No. 150, the articles were published exclusively in the ORC Newsletter. In November 2010, BSSS officially announced cessation of that publication.
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No. |
DATE |
TITLE/TOPIC |
1
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Jul 93 |
NASA “Data Egg”, CONFIG.SAF, AUTOEXEC.SAF.
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2
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Aug 93 |
Floppy disk sizes.
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3
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Sep 93 |
Floppy disk compatibility, formatting.
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4
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Oct 93 |
Floppy disk formats.
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5
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Nov 93 |
File number limitations in directories.
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6
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Dec 93 |
Diskcopy.
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7
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Jan 94 |
Virtual disks (VDISK, RAMDRIVE).
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8
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Feb 94 |
Floppy disk surgery: how to fix a bound disk.
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9
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Mar 94 |
Computer books.
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10
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Apr 94 |
Hard drive purchase.
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11
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May 94 |
Don't be afraid to repair your computer.
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12
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Jun 94 |
The $5 computer; swapfest shopping.
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13
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Jul 94 |
VIRUSES, AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM (McAfee SCAN, VSCAN).
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14
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Sep 94 |
A GOOD ONE IS NOT HARD TO FIND (how hard drives work).
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15
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Oct 94 |
HOW TO NOT USE A COMPUTER (use of dumb terminals for packet radio).
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16
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Dec 94 |
WORRYING ABOUT MEMORY (RAM versus hard drive space).
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17
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Jan 95 |
VIRUSES REVISITED (account of a virus attack at UWM).
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18
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Feb 95 |
CONVERSATIONS IN A COMPUTER (word processor-operating system/hard drive interactions).
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19
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Mar 95 |
XCOPY IS XCELLENT.
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20
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May 95 |
VIRUSES, A REQUEST AND REDIRECTION.
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21
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Jun 95 |
SERIAL AND PARALLEL.
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22
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Jul 95 |
PORTS, CABLES, SEX AND THE MEDUSA.
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23
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Aug 95 |
HARD DRIVE TYPES.
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24
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Oct 95 |
MODEMS.
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25
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Nov 95 |
WHERE DO YOU BUY, STAN?
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26
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Dec 95 |
MONITORS AND VIDEO BOARDS.
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27
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Jan 96 |
SURGE PROTECTORS.
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28
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Feb 96 |
SECTORS, CLUSTERS, AND LARGE HARD DRIVES (504 Mb partition limit).
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29
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Mar 96 |
OVERHANG (cluster overhang and partitioning large hard drives).
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30
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Apr 96 |
ANY PORT IN A STORM (IRQs and ports).
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31
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May 96 |
KEYBOARD KINDNESS (how to disassemble and clean a keyboard).
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32
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Jun 96 |
MAINTENANCE: TEAR IT DOWN AND BUILD IT UP.
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33
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Jul 96 |
TURN OFF THAT FILTER (modem downloads and 8th bit).
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34
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Aug 96 |
THE BOOT PROCESS (flow diagram left out of BSSS article).
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Sep 96
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THE BOOT PROCESS (entire article reprinted including flow diagram).
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35
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Oct 96 |
JUST AMAZING (abilities of computers).
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36
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Nov 96 |
SPEED #1: THE DATA BUS (the concept of data bus width).
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37
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Dec 96 |
SPEED #2: THE ADDRESS BUS (address bus width).
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38
|
Jan 97 |
SPEED #3: THE MOTHERBOARD AND PROCESSOR.
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39
|
Feb 97 |
HOW TO OPEN AND SHUT THE WINDOWS IN 95.
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40
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Mar 97 |
PRINTERS.
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41
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Apr 97 |
DIVIDE AND CONQUER (overhang, partitioning of hard drives).
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42
|
May 97 |
MORE WINDOWS 95 FRUSTRATIONS! (memory hoarding by Win 95).
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43
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Jun 97 |
A LEASH FOR WINDOWS 95 (Partition Magic).
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44
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Jul 97 |
A FORMULA FOR DEALING WITH VIRUSES.
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45
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Aug 97 |
ANOTHER APPROACH TO WINDOWS 95 DUAL BOOT. (by W9DMK).
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46
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Sep 97 |
DOS’s INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMANDS.
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47
|
Oct 97 |
A UNIQUE TOOL FOR BACKUPS (IDE to Parallel Port drive).
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48
|
Nov 97 |
PACKET RADIO REVISITED.
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49
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Dec 97 |
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 1 (myregbak.bat).
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50
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Jan 98 |
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 2 (mybasbak.bat).
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51
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Feb 98 |
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 3 (mywinbak.bat).
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52
|
Mar 98 |
IS WINDOWS 95 A VIRUS?
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53
|
Apr 98 |
CLEAN UP THAT POWER SUPPLY.
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54
|
May 98 |
THE NUMBERS GAME.
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55
|
Jun 98 |
HOW TO RECYCLE A COMPUTER (AND LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS)
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56
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Jul 98 |
A TWEAK FOR WINDOWS 95 (adjusting cache and swap file)
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57
|
Aug 98 |
HOW KEYBOARDS WORK
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58
|
Sep 98 |
THE Y2K (YEAR 2000) PROBLEM
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59
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Oct 98 |
TIME WARPING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS (Y2K steps by KB9QQE)
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60
|
Nov 98 |
HOW TO ADD A SECOND HARD DRIVE
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61
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Dec 98 |
PARITY: ODD BUT NECESSARY (an explanation of parity)
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62
|
Jan 98 |
DATES CAN DRIVE YOU NUTS (ISO 8601 standard for writing dates/times)
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63
|
Feb 98 |
CACHE AS CACHE CAN (memory caching)
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64
|
Mar 98 |
AN UPGRADE NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE
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65
|
Apr 98 |
MEMORY I: ROM AND RAM
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66
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May 99 |
MEMORY II: THE “STICKS” (a description of SIMMs and DIMMs)
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67
|
Jun 99 |
MEMORY III: THE "RAMs" (DRAM, FPM DRAM, EDO DRAM, SDRAM, RIMM, SRAM)
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68
|
Jul 99 |
COOKIES
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69
|
Aug 99 |
HOW MUCH COMPUTER DO YOU NEED?
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70
|
Sep 99 |
MOVING FILES BETWEEN COMPUTERS
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71
|
Oct 99 |
NOW IS THE TIME (setting Windows for Y2K compliance)
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72
|
Nov 99 |
BACK UP THAT REGISTRY! (using Norton System Works 2000)
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73
|
Dec 99 |
THE BEST AVAILABLE CURE-ALL FOR WINDOWS (Norton System Works 2000)
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74
|
Jan 00 |
THE LOWLY FLOPPY (how to format a floppy).
|
75
|
Feb 00 |
SURGE PROTECTORS (REVISITED) (protecting the computer and modem)
|
76
|
Mar 00 |
PERIODIC REINSTALLATION OF WINDOWS
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77
|
Apr 00 |
A SEPARATE PROTECTOR FOR THAT MODEM
|
78
|
May 00 |
FIXDATE – A FREE UTILITY (a Y2K utility)
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79
|
Jun 00 |
PRIVACY AND A PERSONAL FIREWALL (Zone Alarm)
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80
|
Jul 00 |
A VIRUS PRIMER
|
81
|
Aug 00 |
MODEMS
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82
|
Sep 00 |
NETSCAPE AND PRIVACY
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83
|
Oct 00 |
REAL AND PROTECTED MODES – MALE AND FEMALE?
|
84
|
Nov 00 |
A MAP OF THE PLANET MEMORY
|
85
|
Dec 00 |
FILE EXTENSIONS
|
86
|
Jan 01 |
CD-ROMs: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
|
87
|
Feb 01 |
BITS, BYTES, SECTORS AND CLUSTERS
|
88
|
Mar 01 |
BOOTABLE CD-ROMs
|
89
|
Apr 01 |
THE WINDOWS 98 STARTUP DISK
|
90
|
May 01 |
MADDENING MICROSOFT DOES IT AGAIN! (WinXP security)
|
91
|
Jun 01 |
SECURITY AND YOUR CPU (Intel CPU serial number controversy)
|
92
|
Jul 01 |
HOW TO AVOID CLOGGED COMPUTER SYNDROME (deleting unneeded files)
|
93
|
Aug 01 |
SOMETIMES MICROSOFT DOES IT RIGHT! (Windows 98 update procedure)
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94
|
Sep 01 |
TO BUY OR TO BUILD? (purchasing versus building your own computer)
|
95
|
Oct 01 |
GET THAT FIREWALL NOW! (Zone Alarm and the need for a firewall.)
|
96
|
Nov 01 |
IS THE FLOPPY DEAD?
|
97
|
Dec 01 |
WIN 98’s BUILT-IN SYSTEM INFORMATION
|
98
|
Jan 02 |
MANAGING YOUR HARD DRIVE – PARTITION MAGIC
|
99
|
Feb 02 |
WIN 98’s BUILT-IN SYSTEM INFORMATION – PART II
|
100
|
Mar 02 |
A BETTER WAY TO INSTALL WINDOWS (Installing from a W98FLAT subdirectory.)
|
101
|
May 02 |
WINDOWS 98 IS WATCHING YOU (Applog and sorting orders for Defrag activities.)
|
102
|
Jul 02 |
THE SYSTEM FILE CHECKER
|
103
|
Jul 02 |
HOW DO YOU GET THE LABELS OFF? (102 and 103 both published Jul 02)
|
104
|
Sep 02 |
WINDOW WASHER
|
105
|
Nov 02 |
THE NUMBERS GAME, REVISITED (Kilo, mega, giga, etc.)
|
106
|
Dec 02 |
FREE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
|
107
|
Feb 03 |
TWEAKUI
|
108
|
Apr 03 |
THE DEAD BATTERY (The title was omitted from the printed version in BSSS.)
|
109
|
Jun 03 |
BITS AND PIECES (Windows Update, data baubles, networking, CD-ROM mirrors.)
|
110
|
Aug 03 |
MORE FREEBIES (TurboCAD, Celestia, Sky Chart, Smith Charts, and more)
|
111
|
Oct 03 |
WIRELESS NETWORKING (by guest writer Richard Polivka, N6NKO)
|
112
|
Oct 03 |
A (FREE!) COMPUTER CART (recycled Weber grill cart) 111/112 both in Oct 03
|
113
|
Dec 03 |
THE VIRTUES OF SPEED DISK (also printed again in Feb 04 issue of BSSS)
|
114
|
Apr 04 |
A POWERSTRIP SOLUTION
|
115
|
Jun 04 |
UNINSTALL THOSE PROGRAMS CORRECTLY
|
116
|
Jun 04 |
INSTALL THOSE PROGRAMS CORRECTLY (both 115 and 116 in same issue)
|
117
|
Aug 04 |
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR DATA FOR BACKUP PURPOSES
|
118
|
Oct 04 |
LETS TAKE A BUS (frontside bus, CPU)
|
119
|
Oct 04 |
ALTERNATIVES (pdf creating software, Linux, OpenOffice)
|
120
|
Dec 04 |
WIN 98 VERSUS XP
|
121
|
Feb 05 |
SOUNDS (how to associate sounds with events)
|
122
|
Apr 05 |
CLEANING THE CLOSET (Also SIDEBAR: HARV’S HAMSHACK HACK)
|
123
|
Jun 05 |
MORE GOODIES (Zone Alarm, Metapad, SIW, BA, Disk Checkup)
|
124
|
Jun 05 |
ROOTKIT: MALNEWS (Rootkit techniques; both 123 and 124 in same issue)
|
125
|
Oct 05 |
ODDS AND ENDS (Ad Aware, Spybot, Norton memory graphs, Firefox, Thunderbird)
|
126
|
Dec 05 |
SPYWARE (Different types and suggestions for prevention)
|
127
|
Feb 06 |
NETWORKING (Touts advantages of home network)
|
128
|
Feb 06 |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WINDOWS (Shows only 2 Windows OS exist)
|
129
|
Apr 06 |
ANOTHER NEW ONE (Building of P4, 3.2GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
|
130
|
Jun 06 |
A TIP, CERT AND FOXIT (ordering of files, CERT and the new .pdf reader)
|
131
|
Aug 06 |
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
|
132
|
Oct 06 |
DEFRAG AND CCLEANER
|
133
|
Dec 06 |
MY FAVORITES (Stan’s favorite sites, programs)
|
134
|
Feb 07 |
COOKIES REVISITED (What they are; advantages and disadvantages, how to control.)
|
135
|
Apr 07 |
PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE (Get the dust bunnies out)
|
136
|
Apr 07 |
PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER (Updates, malware scanners)
|
137
|
Jun 07 |
DEFRAGGING (Auslogics Disk Defrag, JkDefrag)
|
138
|
Aug 07 |
FIND MY CREDIT CARD, DEVICE DRIVERS, AND DRIVER MAGICIAN
|
139
|
Oct 07 |
FREEWARE (What it is, advantages and disadvantages)
|
140
|
Dec 07 |
YET MORE GOODIES (IOBit Smart Defrag, JkDefrag, WinDirStat)
|
141
|
Feb 08 |
URLS AND THE HOSTS FILE (URLs, IP addresses and the Hosts file_
|
142
|
Apr 08 |
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES (reinstallation of Windows)
|
143
|
Jun 08 |
IS YOUR HARD DRIVE SMART? (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)
|
144
|
Aug 08 |
HOW TO RECYCLE A HARD DRIVE
|
145
|
Oct-Dec08 |
DIAGNOSING A COMPUTER’S ILLS (isolating hardware problems)
|
146
|
Oct-Dec08 |
MICROSOFT .NET FRAMWORK (what it is and what it does)
|
147
|
Feb 09 |
THE BOOT PROCESS (a revisit of #34, Aug 1996)
|
148
|
Apr 09 |
GOODSYNC (synchronization software for backups)
|
149
|
Jun 09 |
REMOTE CONTROL PRO
|
150
|
Jul 10 |
TOO MANY ICONS? CONSOLIDATE!
|
151
|
Aug 10 |
TEAMVIEWER, MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AND GLARY UTILITIES
|
152
|
Oct 10 |
A NEW COMPUTER, SLEEP AND HIBERNATION
|
153
|
Nov 10 |
A NEW PHENOMENON AND SOME ADVICE
|
154
|
Dec 10 |
AN APPROACH TO REBUILDING A COMPUTER
|
155
|
Jan 11 |
HOW TO FORMAT AND REINSTALL WINDOWS (guest article by majorgeeks)
|
156
|
Feb 11 |
HOME NETWORKING (general approach to a home network)
|
157
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Mar 11 |
PURAN DEFRAG, A BOOK ON WINDOWS 7, AND SLIM DRIVERS
|
158
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Apr 11 |
SOME TIPS (automatic logon, using CCleaner to see what is loaded on bootup)
|
159
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May 11 |
WHY YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A ROUTER
|
160
|
Jun 11 |
YOU’RE NOT LISTENING! (using more than just a C: partition)
|
161
|
Jul 11 |
REPARTITIONING
|
162
|
Aug 11 |
THE END USER’S MAINIFESTO FOR PROGRAMMERS (bad programming practices)
|
163
|
Sep 11 |
DEATH OF THE COMPUTER
|
164
|
Oct 11 |
WHY YOU CAN’T JUST DELETE PROGRAMS
|
165
|
Nov 11 |
HOW TO RECYCLE A COMPUTER AND LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS
|
166
|
Dec 11 |
WHERE DID THAT DAMN FILE GO?
|
167
|
Jan 12 |
A CONVERSATION IN A COMPUTER (how memory is used when typing a letter)
|
168
|
Mar 12 |
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS
|
169
|
Apr 12 |
WHAT I DO TO WIPE A DRIVE
|
170
|
May 12 |
MAJOR GEEKS – SIMPLY THE BEST THERE IS
|
171
|
Jun 12 |
SCRIPT ERROR, REBOOT TO CLEAR
|
172
|
Jul 12 |
RUN COMMANDS
|
173
|
Aug 12 |
DEFRAGMENTING THE REGISTRY
|
174
|
Sep 12 |
TOOLWIZ TIMEFREEZE
|
175
|
Oct 12 |
IF YOU THINK PASSWORDS ARE PROTECTING YOU, THINK AGAIN
|
176
|
Nov 12 |
ARES/RACES
|
177
|
Dec 12 |
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF LAPTOPS
|
178
|
Jan 13 |
THE CAR WON’T START. DEAD BATTERY! (battery problems and replacing)
|
179
|
Feb 13 |
SPINRITE (what it does and why you might consider paying for it)
|
180
|
Mar 13 |
MORE GOOD, FREE PROGRAMS (effective file search, Office replacements, etc.)
|
181
|
Apr 13 |
ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS (which are good and which are good and free)
|
182
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May 13 |
SEVERAL THINGS (no boot and fan error message; heat problems)
|
183
|
Jun 13 |
UPDATES (and how to keep up with them)
|
184
|
Jul 13 |
USB (what is it and how does it work)
|
185
|
Aug 13 |
FIXING A LAPTOP (approach to diagnosing problems with any computer)
|
186
|
Sep 13 |
MONITORS (VGA, DVI)
|
187
|
Oct 13 |
DEFRAGGLER (defragmenting software)
|
188
|
Nov 13 |
ExFAT AND YOUR FLASH DRIVES (Extended File Allocation Table)
|
189
|
Dec 13 |
WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON (1Tb RAM chip, flu shots, conductive pen, drone deliveries) |
190
|
Jan 14 |
No. 14 REVISITED (1994 article on how hard drives work)
|
191
|
Feb 14 |
THE IMMINENT DEATH OF XP? (meaning of 8Apr14 “unsupport” by Microsoft)
|
192
|
Mar 14 |
BACKUP IN THE CLOUD (Backing up using Dropbox and similar cloud applications.)
|
193
|
Apr 14 |
A REMOTE SWITCH FOR YOUR POWERSTRIP (A previous article revisited.)
|
194
|
May 14 |
THE WHOLE TRUTH (More on end of XP support by Microsoft.)
|
195
|
May 14 |
STRANGE HAPPENINGS WITH XP (Purposeful slowdown of XP by Microsoft??)
|
196
|
Jun 14 |
EASING YOUR TRANSITION FROM XP TO WIN7
|
197
|
Jul 14 |
A NETWORK OF COMPUTERS AT FIELD DAY (setting up the ORC Field Day loggers)
|
198
|
Aug 14 |
A REMOTE SWITCH FOR YOUR DESK (Rewrite of #114, 2004; see also #193)
|
199
|
Sep 14 |
IS THE DESKTOP COMPUTER DEAD? (yes!)
|
200
|
Oct 14 |
DON’T LET ANYTHING TO GET BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DATA! (Safe backups) |
201
|
Nov 14 |
IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT, YOU SHOULD! (CCleaner)
|
202
|
Dec 14 |
A (FREE!) COMPUTER CART OR MOBILE WORKBENCH (rewritten #112)
|
203
|
Jan 15 |
KEEP THAT XP GOING A BIT LONGER (Making XP update properly to 2019)
|
204
|
Feb 15 |
WHEN YOU FINALLY DO UPGRADE TO 7 … (OEM versions; 16-bit vs 32-bit)
|
205
|
Mar 15 |
STARTING THE WIN 7 INSTALLATION (Steps before doing a clean install)
|
206
|
Apr 15 |
MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE (Not a virus scanner but an important tool)
|
207
|
May 15 |
PREPARING THE ORC LAPTOPS FOR FIELD DAY (Essential FD logging tools)
|
208
|
Jun 15 |
A REALLY GOOD UNINSTALLER (the new Geek Uninstaller)
|
209
|
Jul 15 |
FIELD DAY IS OVER! (How the laptops performed this FD)
|
210
|
Aug 15 |
USB HUBS (What they are for and which ones to purchase)
|
211
|
Sep 15 |
LEAVE ‘EM ON ALL THE TIME (Shut them down each day or leave them on?)
|
212
|
Oct 15 |
LET THE BUYER BEWARE (How to purchase stuff at a swapfest)
|
213
|
Nov 15 |
THE COMPUTER CORNER (Explanation of the CC Index, to all articles)
|
214
|
Dec 15 |
STAY AWAY FROM ADOBE (Why you should stay away from Adobe products)
|
215
|
Jan 16 |
IS WINDOWS 10 SPYWARE? (Yes, and how to avoid being spied upon)
|
216
|
Feb 16 |
HOW TO RECYCLE A DESKTOP COMPUTER AND MONITOR (Title explains it)
|
217
|
Mar 16 |
AN OFFER AND A REQUEST (Spare drives to give away; need IDE to wipe them)
|
218
|
Apr 16 |
WHY NOT CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE OPERATING SYSTEM? (Try Linux)
|
219
|
May 16 |
GETTING READY FOR LINUX (How to prepare; which distros to get)
|
220
|
Jun 16 |
US CERT; GEEK UNINSTALLER (Software vulnerability; the best uninstaller yet)
|
221
|
Jul 16 |
YOU MIGHT AS WELL UPGRADE (To Windows 10)
|
222
|
Aug 16 |
HOW NOT TO FIX A COMPUTER (Saga of dropping a computer down basement stairs)
|
223
|
Sep 16 |
TOP FREEWARE PICKS (From majorgeeks.com)
|
224
|
Oct 16 |
PASSWORDS (How to devise a secure, easy to remember password)
|
225
|
Nov 16 |
FILE SHREDDERS (Software to securely delete files and folders)
|
226
|
Dec 16 |
A LAPTOP IS NOT A SMALL DESKTOP (RISC versus CISC architecture)
|
227
|
Jan 17 |
JUNKWARE REMOVAL TOOL and CYBEREASON RANSOMFREE (2 new programs)
|
228
|
Feb 17 |
ADVANCED SYSTEM CARE AND OTHERS
|
229
|
Mar 17 |
SYMBOLS IN TEXT FILES (A way to place symbols in text files for printing.)
|
230
|
Apr 17 |
PATCHES AND UPDATES (On Windows patches and updates by Todd Fast, N9DRY)
|
231
|
May 17 |
THE DEATH OF XP (XP is no longer safe to use)
|
232
|
Jun 17 |
BITDEFENDER ANTIVIRUS FREE EDITION (A replacement for Panda Antivirus)
|
233
|
Jul 17 |
RANSOMWARE (A description of a relatively new type of malware.)
|
234
|
Aug 17 |
TOP FREEWARE PICKS (Picks by and available on majorgeeks.com.)
|
235
|
Sep 17 |
A FEW REASONS WHY LINUX IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS (No cloud, no reboots).
|
236
|
Oct 17 |
LINUX AND WINDOWS: NEITHER IS PERFECT! (Some pros and cons of each).
|
237
|
Nov 17 |
HAMS, KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN (Foreign “threat actors” for US infrastructure). |
238
|
Dec 17 |
GOOD SECURITY HABITS (US-CERT Tip ST-04-003; Security steps for your machine).
|
239
|
Jan 18 |
SAFEGUARDING YOUR DATA (US-Cert Tip ST-06-008; How to protect your data.)
|
240
|
Feb 18 |
UNINSTALLERS: GEEK AND HIBIT (Two great, free uninstaller software packages.)
|
241
|
Mar 18 |
ADWARE CLEANER (Anti-Adware software)
|
242
|
Apr 18 |
ONLINE BANKING (Guest article by Robert Eskola, K4WTH, mainly on security).
|
243
|
May 18 |
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN (Russians attacking US network infrastructure)
|
244
|
Jun 18 |
WHAT VERSION OF WINDOWS ARE YOU RUNNING?(How to show it on the desktop.)
|
245
|
Jul 18 |
THE BEST ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM IS … (Probably the one you already have!)
|
246
|
Aug 18 |
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT (Crash of a computer; backup approaches.)
|
247
|
Sep 18 |
ADWARE (What it is and how to deal with it.)
|
248
|
Oct 18 |
WHAT A BUY! (Replacement motherboard found at our Swapfest in September.)
|
249
|
Nov 18 |
UPDATE ON HIBIT UNINSTALLER (Replacement for CCleaner? Maybe so!)
|
250
|
Dec 18 |
REMINISCING- THE ORC COMPUTER COURSE (Course given 2001-03.)
|
251
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Jan 19 |
LAMP SAFETY (Proper wiring of lamps using polarized plugs; chandelier safety.)
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No CC written/published for Feb 2019
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252
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Mar 19 |
VLC (VideoLAN Media Player; cross platform player that will play darn near anything).
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253
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Apr 19 |
URLs, IPv4 and IPv6 (Protocols for Version 4 and 6 Internet addresses).
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254
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May 19 |
IPv4 and IPv6 (REVISITED) (Problems with addressing and how to check your new address.) |
255
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Jun 19 |
WINDOWS AS A SERVICE (No more Windows after Windows 10; and a BONUS.
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256
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Jul 19 |
WINDOWS VS LINUX PRESENTATION (WB9RQR’s WiARC presentation 26Jun.)
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257
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Aug 19 |
YOU AND YOUR GPS (How your GPS pinpoints your location with satellites.)
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258
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Sep 19 |
LIBRE OFFICE (As an alternate to Microsoft Office.)
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259
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Oct 19 |
WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU DID MAINTENANCE? (It is time, NOW.) |
260
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Nov 19 |
LIBRE OFFICE FOR WINDOWS, REVISITED (Good sub for Microsoft Office.)
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261
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Dec 19 |
MALWAREBYTES UPDATE (How to update to the new version from the old, free.)
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262
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Jan 20 |
LINUX IN THE HAMSHACK (Reprint of article in West Mountain Radio newsletter.)
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263
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Feb 20 |
UPDATE YOUR LINUX INSTALLATION (To Linux Mint 19.3, “Tricia”.)
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264
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Mar 20 |
WINDOWS 10 LICENSES (Volume, OEM, Retail explained.)
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265
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Apr 20 |
USB AGAIN (Update on USB1 through recently released USB4.)
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266
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May 20 |
ANYDESK – A TEAMVIEWER ALTERNATE (A good, remote control package.)
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267
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Jun 20 |
HOW TO CLEAN THAT RADIO (Cleaning electronics of Corona virus and others.)
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268
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Jul 20 |
A QUICK PRINTER FIX (Utility to clear and reset print spooler.)
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269
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Aug 20 |
LINUX MINT 20 (Upgrade or fresh install.)
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270
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Sep 20 |
BABELMAP (137k Unicode characters for articles or illustrations.)
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271
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Oct 20 |
WHY YOU NEED LINUX NOW! (Upcoming charges by Microsoft, per Stan.)
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272
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Nov 20 |
MICROCUTTERS (Precision, inexpensive wire cutters.)
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273
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Dec 20 |
WHY NOT TO USE TEAMVIEWER (It is not really free for non-commercial use.)
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274
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Jan 21 |
BELT vs SUSPENDERS (Crimping connectors vs soldering, or both. With Pat Volkmann.)
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275
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Feb 21 |
A NEW LINUX AND A NEW SOURCE (Mint, Cinnamon, v. 20.1, Ulyssa, at majorgeeks.)
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276
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Mar 21 |
REDUCING THE PAIN OF AN OS UPGRADE (Guest article by Mark Siegesmund, WMR.)
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277
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Apr 21 |
LINUX HAS A LOT OF UPDATES! (To be expected; much better than Windows.)
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278
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May 21 |
AT&T DOMAIN EMAIL (Email cessation and fix by Gregg Lengling, W9DHI).
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279 |
Jun 21 |
MY EMAIL ADDRESS WAS WRONG! (The change from att.net to gmail.com, and why.)
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280
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Jul 21 |
PROTECTING AGAINST RANSOMWARE (by Gregg Lengling, W9DHI, using Windows Defender). |
281
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Aug 21 |
PRIVAZER (A thorough PC cleaner that erases all traces of unwanted data).
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282
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Sep 21 |
UPGRADING TO LINUX MINT 20.2 (Step by step instructions).
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283
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Oct 21 |
A PLACE FOR YOUR OLD COMPUTER (Donate it for rebuilding or recycling).
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284
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Nov 21 |
THIS PC CAN’T RUN WINDOWS 11 (What to do right now with this error message).
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285
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Dec 21 |
WHICH ANTI-? IS BEST, AND TWO CASE STUDIES (Includes $300 extortion in one case) |
286
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Jan 22 |
LET THERE BE LIGHT (LED light bulbs and how to identify 1-way and 3-way bulbs).
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287
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Feb 22 |
LINUX MINT 20.3 IS OUT (The newest version, UNA, is ready to install and use.)
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288
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Mar 22 |
LET THERE BE LIGHT, (REVISITED) (Why you should no longer buy incandescent bulbs.)
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289
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Apr 22 |
CHANGING THE PASSWORD IN LINUX (Changing it directly from a Linux terminal.)
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290
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May 22 |
HOW CLOSE ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS? (Accuracy vs precision.)
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291
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Jun 22 |
UPDATES – WIN VS LINUX (Differences in time taken and level of frustration.)
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292
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July 22 |
I’M SEARCHING FOR … (A good search tool named EVERYTHING.)
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293
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Aug 22 |
BELARC ADVISOR (Good, system information software, free for personal use.)
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294
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Sep 22 |
HOW TO DUAL BOOT – WIN AND LINUX (Approach to setting up a dual boot machine.)
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295
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Oct 22 |
WINVER (How to quickly and easily show the version and build of Windows 10.)
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296
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Nov 22 |
LINUX: INTRODUCTION (Beginning of series on Linux version 21(Vanessa).
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297
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Dec 22 |
LINUX: INSTALLING LINUX MINT CINNAMON v. 21, 64-BIT, “VANESSA” |
298
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Jan 23 |
LINUX: EXPLORE AND ORGANIZE (Set clock preferences; set up folder MyDocs.)
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299
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Feb 23 |
LINUX: SOME APPS YOU JUST CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT
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300
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Mar 23 |
LINUX: THE FILE SYSTEM (ext4 and differences with other file systems.)
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301
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Apr 23 |
LINUX: THE BEST BOOK (Linux Mint Essentials by LaCroix, 2014)
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302
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May 23 |
LINUX: FINE TUNING YOUR NEXT INSTALLATION (Making personal files permanent.)
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303
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Jun 23 |
DON’T FEEL PRESSED TO PURCHASE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE (Built in Win10/11 OK.)
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304
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Jul 23 |
TIME TO DO MAINTENANCE! (Maintenace as in Cc137 and Cc259.)
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305
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Aug 23 |
WHAT TO DO WITH OLD COMPUTERS? (Give Stan for rebuilding/auction/recycling.)
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306
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Sep 23 |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) (A paragraph on Linux written by AI.)
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307
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Oct 23 |
MAJORGEEKS TOP FREEWARE PICKS (Where to get safe, good software for Windows.)
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308
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Nov 23 |
GIVE YOUR MAIN MACHINE A GIFT (Increase RAM, wireless keyboard and mouse, pad, cleaning).
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309
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Dec 23 |
LINUX MINT (All releases of LM through 21.2 Victoria, with history and release table).
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310
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Jan 24 |
THE CLOUD (What it is; why not to use it.)
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311
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Feb 24 |
UPGRADING LINUX (Upgrading to Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 “Virginia”).
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312
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Mar 24 |
AUTOFILL THOSE PASSWORDS? (Whether or not to use browser password auto fill and how.)
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313
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Apr 24 |
A GOOD HP PRINTER VALUE? (Low cost HP printer/copier/scanner for around $50.)
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314
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May 24 |
= 1 BYTE (The magnitude of numbers of bits and bytes in a modern hard drive.)
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315
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Jun 24 |
AN ALL-METAL POWER STRIP (for $16.99 at Amazon.com with an all-metal housing.)
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316
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Jul 24 |
WIRING SIMPLIFIED (An easy to read guide with tips based on the National Electrical Code.)
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317
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Aug 24 |
WIPING FLASH DRIVES (Three approaches to formatting thumb drives to remove all data.)
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318
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Sep 24 |
EASILY REPLACE YOUR WINDOWS HARD DRIVE (BEFORE IT DIES (Using the USB port.)
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319
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Oct 24 |
UPGRADING TO LINUX MINT 22 (‘WILMA’) (How to upgrade from 21.3 to 22.)
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320
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Nov 24 |
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOOTABLE THUMBDRIVE (Runs OS installation files with ease.)
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