Subscriber Peter Dunckelmann wrote to ask about his USB flash drive: Hi Terry Stockdale Enjoy your newsletter and look forward to reading each issue. I am working with an oldish but trusty computer that runs Windows98 and wish to up-/download files using a USB Memory key. I have been advised I would not be able [...]
A Look at VIPRE Antivirus v4 and VIPRE Antivirus Premium
Sunbelt recently released version 4 of their VIPRE Antivirus (they’ve dropped the "+ Antispyware" out of the name). They also released the long-awaited package including their firewall — this package is called Sunbelt Antivirus Premium. The Sunbelt Personal Firewall update is expected to be released as a separate product later this year. I spent most [...]
Microsoft Updates and Windows 2000
Subscriber Beth wrote to ask about updates from Microsoft: I’ve noticed in many of your newsletters updates you specify windows xp. What about those of us who don’t have windows xp, I operate windows 2000 office professional? Beth from New York I appreciate that not everyone is running Windows XP, Office XP and Office 2003. [...]
Hidden File Extensions in Windows
One of Microsoft’s attempts at “user friendliness” is that recent versions of Windows are set to hide file extensions. What’s a file extension? As an example, it is the “.exe” that is at the end of a program’s name. Unfortunately, Microsoft decided that we don’t really need to know what file extensions are. Even worse, [...]
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