URLs from 8/26/08

Microsoft Works 8 has stopped working
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933828
--Also: listeners suggested using other products instead, such as the free Open Office, or Microsoft's Student and Home version of Office 2007.

Attachments renamed in Thunderbird
--http://kb.mozillazine.org/Attachments_renamed
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=664828=0=0=t
sd=a
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=656908
--http://kb.mozillazine.org/Actions_for_attachment_file_types
--https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361401
--http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39=4154425

Math Cad moving to new machine
--http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx
--http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
--http://www.symantec.com/norton/ghost
--http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.msp
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How to fight spam
--http://www.howtofightspam.com/

Using Apple Mail to read AOL to get better spam filtering
--http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/applemail.html
--http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/

MacBook air Update
--http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookairupdate.html

URLs from 8/19/08

AMD fix for XP Service Pack 3
--http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/comphelp/msg0514441831486.html

High ping rates (=slow speed) for cable modem & wireless
--http://www.PCWORLD.COM/article/143379/six_steps_to_a_faster_broadband_connec
tion.html
--http://www.PCWORLD.COM/article/141627/how_to_troubleshoot_your_home_network.
html
--http://www.pcworld.com/article/78060/rev_up_your_net_connection.html

Office 2003 vx. Office 2007
--http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/06/04/office-2003-vs-office-2007/

Windows XP vs. Vista
--http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsvista/torres_duel.mspx
--http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xp-vs-vista,1531.html
--http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050495,61992932,00.htm
--http://www.pcworld.com/article/143414/windows_xp_vs_vista_an_explosion_of_op
inion.html
--http://www.pcmech.com/article/vista-vs-xp-where-is-windows-going/

New updates for Office 2008 & 2004 for Mac
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953822
--http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956343

URLs from 8/12/08

How to open Office 2007 & 2008 documents (.docx)
--http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/10/ways-to-open-office-docx-documents/
--http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx
--http://www.openoffice.org/

Starting Mac OS X in Safe Mode
--http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

Safari included with iTunes Update
--http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/03/got_itunes_on_your_pc_apple
s_using_it_to_sell_1.html

Video Conferencing with Mac & Windows
--http://www.macworld.com/article/29366/2004/02/ichataim.html

msmpeng.exe causing DVD playback performance issues
--http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/msmpeng
--http://geekswithblogs.net/Coleman/archive/2007/03/26/109906.aspx#143032
More about this:
--Run Windows Defender from the Start menu.
--Click on Tools then Options.
--Scroll down to Advanced Options.
--Where it says "Do not scan these files or locations" click on the Add button.
--Browse to the folder where Windows Defender is installed (c:\program files\windows installer) and click OK.
--The path c:\program files\windows installer should now be shown in the field.
--Click on the Save button.
--That's it.



iPhone software sales take off
--http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080811/apple_ceo.html?.v=1

Net Nanny released for the Mac
--http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=9487

Mac Sales Surge in Education
--http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080808/general.html?.v=1

MobileMe Status
--http://www.apple.com/mobileme/status/