Number 311 - April 2009

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Communications    In How to Switch Internet Browsers Sandy Berger describes how easy it is to move from one browser to another using Firefox's Mozilla, Opera's Opera and Google's Chrome as examples. She suggests keeping Internet Explorer on your machine in case you need to access some of Microsoft's bulletins from time to time.    In Why Security Precautions are Necessary the author discusses security issues with your router. He suggests you check your router's encryption to ensure that you aree surfing safely. He touches on a couple of other issues. Worth a read. Operating Systems    In Re-installing Windows Vinnie LaBash suggests that we all need to reinstall Windows from time to time and he goes through the steps to do so including getting all your ducks in order before you start. He works with Vista fior this article.    In Computer Speed, RAM and Virtual Memory author Brian Lewis goes over some of the things to remember when attempting to improve performance of your computer. It is important to realize the limitations of existing hardware before adding more technically-advanced items, because they may never reach their full potential because of the limitations of existing hardware with which they are required to interface.	Hardware    In Flash Drives the author, Frank Varano touts the value of flash drives and chastises you if you aren't taking advantage of them. He gives some examples of how he uses them.    In See? What Did I Tell Ya? this piece from the Menifee Valley newsletter discusses memory cards of the type used in digital cameras and the like. The capacities of these devices are becoming quite large and they may replace or substitute for other more familar storage devices.    In How to Copy Contents of One Hard Drive to a New Hard Drive the procedure for doing so is outlined in detail. This is an article from the Internet which we would not ordinarily copy into our newsletter but are doing so at the suggestion of Ray Mills. We encourage you to go to the site on the Internet and click on the companion articles as well. They go into more detail about some of the steps taken. The article came from: www.wikihow.com/Copy-Contents-of-One-Hard-Drive-to-a-New-Hard-Drive. If you are contemplating moving your data onto another drive for safekeeping, or whatever other reason, you should read these articles before you do. General    In Are You Dyslexic the author discusses a friend who has trouble typing messages and tells you how to record a voice message and imbed it in an e-mail.    In How Can I Keep My PC Clean and Tidy? Gabe Goldberg gives you some useful tips on how to go about cleaning out useless files and re-organizing things.
Number 311 - April 2009