This week’s email newsletter articles are:
- Use for an Old Computer
Longtime subscriber Gusieppe Monginelli wrote to ask about a possible use for the computer he was replacing:
Hello Terry: Possibly a silly question, however I have not seen it posted anywhere else. My original PC tower hardware(Compaq, XP SP2) was proving to be to limited for my use as my needs changed,
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- Speed Benefits of the Hardware Upgrades to My Notebook
Last week I wrote about upgrading my notebook from 4 GB of RAM to 8 GB and from a 5200 RPM hard drive to a Solid State Drive (SSD). I got stopped in the upgrade process by a need to get a Windows 7 install DVD (as opposed to a Recovery DVD).I ordered a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium to install on the new SSD. That arrived on Monday Love that Amazon Prime!
After installing Windows 7 Home Edition 64-bit version on the notebook, the real fun began. Fun? Well, I needed to load a bunch of software all over again, plus add copies of configuration files from my desktop or old laptop. But, the amazing thing was the difference in speed.
Now, this Intel Core i3 notebook seems as peppy as my desktop[...]
I love the redesign of my Terry’s Computer Tips web site — it makes article posting and maintenance much easier than before. I’m glad I switched to WordPress and the Genesis Framework. On my Terry’s Computer Tips site, I’m using the base Genesis Framework with a of child theme of my own to customize it.
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I just read your newsletter article on DNSChanger, and found out something interesting. Maybe you have a solution. I use the latest Firefox, and for a PDF reader I use FoxitReader Portable. Which means I don’t have a default for opening a PDF document. I can’t set Firefox to use it as a default, and I therefore have Options/Applications/PDF set to Always Ask, so I can download the file and then open it. With the links you had in the article, it gave me no option to download. Is there a way around this?
P.S. I used the last link in the article to check my computer, but for the sake of this discussion, please assume it wasn’t there.
A couple of ideas:
1) copy the link from the email and paste it into the address bar in Firefox;
or
2) right-click on the link in the email and then use a “save as” option, if there is one.
Note that the full URL is the one you should use. The short redirect redirects you to the pdf file, but obviously doesn’t link directly to the file.
Hello~~Terry,
I always enjoy your newsletter, something to learn each time.
I have a similar situation – one old XP Dell dimmension 4550, works just fine but I don’t know how to {{ network }} with my new Dell win7-64bit?
I’ve been using synergy but that requires two monitors. I don’t h ave space for that setup. I wish you’d expand on HOW to utilize your suggestion on networking?
My router is 2-wire 2701-HG-B , supplied by ATT DSL
Thanks / John in Dallas