Number 295 - December 2007

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Communications    In the article A Novel Way of Archiving MSN Email Carl Tenning describes how he saves his e-mails in GMail and can access them and manipulate them from there.    Tom Thiel of the Lake Sumter Computer Society wrote How I Find My "Deleted" EMails where he tells us how he found out where e-mails are stored then managed to move saved E-Mails to a folder of his choice. At the end of the article he tells you how to save e-mails to that folder.    In The Phenomenon of Facebook Redefining Social Networking the author describes how this utility, originally designed to allow students to contact and keep in touch with each other is expanding into other areas of society. Operating System    In Attack Of The Clone the author describes his experience in replacing a hard drive in his laptop computer.    In Hasta la Vista - Gadgets and the Windows Sidebar the author describes a new feature of Vista which may help simplify access some of your favorite operations.	In Backing Up In Windows Vista Vinnie LaBash gives you a little primer on backing up files. He then discusses means and media used for backup. Worth a read.    When you access a file and make changes to it, over time it will become fragmented and may noticeably slow down your computer's operation. In JK Defrag a freeware file defragmenter is discussed. If you think your computer might benefit from this you ought to check out this little program, General Interest    In The Analog Dialog the author complains of the loss of his beloved analog phone when his provider required all customer convert to digital. The technical jargon also gives him a fit. Maybe you have found a kindred spirit here.    In The Nightmare the author gives you eight NCSA cyber security practices to stay safe online.    In Can't Play Online Videos? Here's What To Do the author discusses the most often used video player programs that are used and are free to download. he gives you the download sites if you don't already have them. He also mentions a recent newcomers to the field Flash Video and shows you where to get it.
Number 295 - December 2007