URLs from 5/29/07

Phishing alert: watch out for schemes to get your money. We've discussed these before, but they're still around. Numerous false emails exist with supposed links to banks, eBay, PayPal, etc. Clicking on the links take you to an authentic-looking site whose real purpose is to steal your confidential information. More info:
--from Firefox
--from the U. S. government

A Place Between: find a place to get coffee (default) between any two locations

Windows Update crashes/SVC Host

Apple One to One Training (Macintosh)

MacBook Pro Memory

Cheap Windows for PC (Windows XP)
--Softwareoutlet.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
--Amazon.com

Finding Gas Prices on your computer (double click the map to zoom in)

Task Manager Missing Tabs (Windows XP)

Programs showing up twice in my taskbar(Windows XP)
--Solution 1
--Solution 2

URLs from 5/22/07

Richard's Seagate FreeAgent Drive is showing up in Windows XP. Click here for Seagate's page for troubleshooting this issue.

Windows Mobile 6- only available via T Mobile as of today.
The T Mobile Wing, featuring Windows Mobile 6.

Manual Java 6 download

iPhone gets FCC approval

iPhone wins National Design Awards

Quicktime Vulnerability

URLs from 5/15/07

iPod for little ones

Real estate web site designs
--Blitzdevelopment.com
--Garryegan.com

Godaddy web hosting
http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp

Recovering lost Word files

URLS from 5/15/07

Microsoft Office Live Free Business Website Hosting: To find out more, click this link.

Here is the Microsoft PR:

With Microsoft Office Live, you can create a professional online presence without the expense of buying a server, setting up a complicated infrastructure, and hiring technical staff to maintain it. Microsoft Office Live is a hosted service – all you need is a computer and an Internet connection.

Real estate web site designs:
http://www.blitzdevelopment.com/
http://www.garryegan.com/realtor-web-development.php

Godaddy Web Hosting

Recover An Unsaved Document When Word Crashes

Recovering Lost Word Files

Ron from Vermilion loves My Function Keys which allows you to map keys to input specific text inputs. Click here for information.

iPod for little ones

URLs from 5/8/07

Getting old software to run in XP

Link to Virtual PC 2007 (FREE):
--This can enable legacy systems to run as a virtual machine on newer ones
--Another link

Apple's new 'Get a Mac' ad

Connecting a Macintosh to a Windows 2003 server
--Server settings
--Connecting SMB
--SMB defined

PCH.dll Process error on startup
--Look up on this web site to find about what this DLL does

Security Protection for Windows Vista Ultimate 64
--Trendmicro.com
--Start64.com

Windows says wireless is not connected when it really is:
--Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Right click for properties on your connection -> Uncheck the 'Show icon in notification area when connected'
--neowin.net

RoboForm Password Management

URLS from 4/24/07

Copying movies: Is it legal?

Copying CDs & DVDs is it legal?
--News.com
--Utexas.edu/its/bestpractices/music/
--Datadoctors.com

Gold Plated iPod

Zero exploit hack for Safari (Mac)

Quicktime Hack

Apple Security Updates

Playing Windows Media files on your Mac
--Microsoft.com, part 1
--Microsoft.com, part 2

URLs from 4/17/07

Rebuilding an XP system without destroying existing data
--a Microsoft article on the same topic

Mouse Jiggler

Mac OS X Leopard Delayed until October

First apple Store in Alabama - Big Attendance of grand opening

Wireless PCMCIA card for Windows 95 computer
--The caller wanted to know about Internet connectivity on his machine, which is a machine tool unit whose system can't be upgraded. A later cautioned against this -- if it's a critical machine in manufacturing, you don't want to expose it to Internet viruses.

Dell Inspiron b130 has bad DVD Drive
--Google.com
--Ebay

Dell Inspiron b130 bad CD Drive take apart
--Repair4laptop.org
--Laptoprepairguy.com

Keeping young children safe on the internet -- Windows XP
--Windowsmarketplace.com
--KidRocket
--Boutell.com
--Kidswatch.com
--Epic.org
--more from Boutell.com

Keeping young children safe on the internet -- Vista

Digitizing Records on a Mac

URLs from 4/10/07

Connecting to a Windows Shared Printer using Mac OS X

--Printing Overview for Mac OS X 10.4

--Sharing a printer using a Windows computer for a Mac to use

--Hooking a printer to the Mac and sharing it with a Windows computer

Turbotax Glitch Article

Nokia posts isync web page and additional support for phones
--Macscoop.com
--Nokia.com

URLs from 3/27/07

Adobe CS3 information including a product selector

Microsoft Office 2007 File formats

Neo Office for Macintosh new version supports Office 2007 formats

Run Classic Applications on intel Macs
--Macmegasite
--Zisman.ca

Bandwidth Speed Test

MacStumbler

WarDriving

Wireless Security

URLs from 3/20/07

Synchronizing bookmarks across browsers (Windows)
--Solution 1: Diio.com
--Solution 2: Lifehacker.com
--Solution 3: Bookmarkmagic.com

Formatting drive in OS 9 (Macintosh)

Formatting your drive in Macintosh Tiger 10.4

What is ASCII Code?

ASCII Code Chart

Mac Tiger Archive Install

Browser for Windows 98 - Try Firefox 2 (Windows)

URLs from 3/6/07

XP machine reboots instead of shutting down
--One solution
--Another solution

URLs from 2/27/07

Apple Phone Ads during Oscars

802.11N New Wireless Standard

Erase windows 98 Hard drive
--Heidi.ie
--Download.com
--Killdisk (free)

Daylight Saving time starts Sunday, March 11th

X-11 - Errors installing Fink

HP 700 series says initializing and never finishes

Internet Explorer 7 Problems
--Microsoft.com
--Zdnet.com

Windows File and Setting Transfer Wizard
--Resource 1
--Resource 2

URLs from 2/13/07

Biting woods for Apple come back to Haunt Dell

Changing Windows Sound Scheme to no sound for default

Opening an Apple Keyboard for cleaning
--Method 1
--Method 2

Mac Mini Video Problems with games (Warcraft,Civilization & Starcraft)
--Email Support Wowtech-AT-Blizzard.com or call 949-955-1382
--Blizzard.com
--Warcraft patch. Note: we don't know what it does!

How to use sound in MS DOS

URLs from 2/6/07

Moving your iTunes library to an external drive -- instructions for Mac and PC

iTunes for Windows Hot Tips

Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) vs. Apple Corp. (the Beatles) -- lawsuit settled
--lowendmac.com
--news.yahoo.com

Computer donations -- see the Cincinnati Computer Coop

Digital Cameras -- Resolution; Optical & Interpolated

Stinger Removal of virus software for Windows

Macintosh Antivirus software
--Note that many Mac users do not feel the need to have antivrus software at this time. Others argue that it's better to be safe than sorry. We have both points of view on the Help Desk.

URLs from 1/30/07

Today is the official release day for the Windows Vista operating system.
--See Bryan Powell's recommendations on how to see if you're ready to upgrade
--Listener Ken in Dayton writes:
"Microsoft has a an excellent free download program to test your computer for Vista upgrade capability. It checks for hardware as well as bios and software drivers issues. I ran it on my computer and it found my computer had problems with several drivers and bios as well as my graphics card. As a result, I do not plan to upgrade. It is called Vista Readiness Assessment Tool."

Will Vista be a good platform for PC gaming?
--Here's a report (based on Nvidia cards only)

De-fragmenting hard drives produces an MMC error
--One possible fix

Windows Vista comes out Tuesday- will your applications be ready?

While gorging on Vista related information this past week, I found this following Wiki which shows software that is incompatible with Windows Vista. Click here to see the list.

A lot of standard applications people use on a daily basis already work, such as Office 2003 and also Adobe Acrobat Reader. However, a lot of other apps do not work, for example AdAware Personal, Spybot, and PC Anywhere. Still others are not technically certified for Vista but will still work, such as iTunes and Firefox.

Check out the list and see where you stand if you are buying a new PC soon or if you are buying Vista on Tuesday (January 30, 2007).

URLs from 1/23/07

Which Speed DVD/CD Media to use?
--It doesn't hurt to buy discs rated faster than your drive will support (such as 16x in a in 8x drive), but you won't get the speed, and you'll pay more.
--For critical applications, burning at a slower speed may cause fewer problems for listeners.

Weather channel software comes up when computer starts up
--Could be related to using drive letters besides C:

Using a Mac Monitor on a PC; original monitor died, got a Mac monitor but it does not work either
-- It could be monitor settings. Start in safe mode. This would not use the monitor settings.
See Pchell.com.
--If it works in safe mode then you need to adjust the monitor settings and try re-booting.
--If the plugs do not match, then you might be able to buy an adapter, but they can be quite pricey.

Windows 98 only starts in safe mode and mouse does not work
--Try going into the BIOS
--Make sure you are using a PS2 style mouse

PC Win2K IE 6 email links opens Outlook Express. How can I change it to Eudora?
--Lockergnome.com
--Microsoft.com

I want a flat panel monitor for a Dell Desktop running Windows 98
--This should work but you may have to use the standard VGA driver

Can I use Parallels from an external Hard drive on my Intel Mac?

USA Today: Computers evolve with Vista in mind

URLs from 1/16/07

Flash Player problems: "could not find macromedia flash" error
--Uninstall and re-install Flash player
--If you are using a screensaver, read this article

CD-ROM not working sometimes

How to get the WMUB Podcasts

Macintosh Real Player Free version

Opinions on Windows OneCare
--Microsoft.com
--Windowsonecare.com

URLs from 1/9/07

Note to users: we had two live versions of the Help Desk on 1/9, at 9 am ET and 7 pm ET. For the evening show, Guy Moore and Wayne Stone were on live from MacWorld in San Francisco. Due to technical difficulties we're not able to cover as many topics this week as usual. But keep listening!

Multiple monitors on Windows XP

URLs from 1/2/07

Happy New Year from the Help Desk!

Lexmark printer won't print after system install
--Locate and install a new driver from Lexmark