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Configuring Email for Time
Warner Road Runner |
Below are links to Allyn's
copies of Time Warner
instructions for changing your
email account.
Click
here for XP instructions
Click
here for Vista instructions.
Click
here for David Rosenbergs
PDF version |
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Member Contributions
Now available on a
separate webpage. Please
click on Member
Contributions on the left
menu. Recent
presentation links are
there. More articles
and links will be added from
new contributions and
existing articles and
presentations.
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 New
Version AVG
free virus
protection. see below.
The link below will take you to
the free version. Grisoft
makes it a little difficult to
find. Also see Allyn's
Security bulletin. |
Recycling News from Don
Cotnoir
School is out and Don is away until September.
THE RE-CYCLE CENTER
AT SIMMONSVILLE ROAD
(BLUFFTON) now has a TRAILER
for the disposal of E-WASTE.
We no longer have to wait
for the once a
year re-cycle. Most
all of e-waste is sent to
GHANA, THAILAND,CHINA--e.g.
25 million TV's, 1.9 million
TONS of computers, monitors,
cell phones, etc. With the
advent of ALL DIGITAL in Feb
2009--much more will go.
High-Tech TRASH contains
over 8
lethal health risks,
e.g. Lead, PVC,
Chromium, Mercury,
Cadmium, etc. Seed
interesting article in
January 2008 issue of
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
My sincerest
thanks to Sun City residents
and members of the
computer club
for their computer donations
to West Hardeeville
School--they are most
grateful.
Don Cotnoir
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Smart
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ComputingŪ |
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User Group Programs
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Smart Computing provides magazines in plain English plus free
technical support via phone, email, Q&A boards and chat rooms. Check
out all the benefits of subscribing to their magazine at
SmartComputing.com.
Subscribe to one of Smart Computing magazines or renew via the Smart
Computing User Group Program
here. Select
subscribe or renew
from the menu on the left and be sure to select Sun City Hilton
Head Computer Club, Bluffton, SC in the drop-down menu for User
Group. Our
Code Number:
13179
For every 5 subscriptions, the Club receives one free
subscription which will be given back to the membership at
our monthly meetings.
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CorelŪ
User Group Specials
Click
here
for special user group pricing with substantial discounts on
home and office software.
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Staples In-Store Specials
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Reviews
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Norton 360 v2 troubles
Warning: Reports are surfacing that the
new Norton 360 v2 may not be a reliable upgrade for Windows XP
users. Click
here for one forum post. For more detailed information, see Cnet's review
here.. Be sure to also read the user reviews.
Postini and Antivirus Programs
revised
June 13, 2008
Click
here to read
about Postini and how to efficiently complement it with anti-virus
programs to keep your computer safe from
malware.
Links to free virus and spyware protections are listed below. |
Anti-virus
Performance Comparatives
AV-Comparatives.org is a great resource for investigating
antivirus software performance. Click on the Comparatives link for
the latest test results and read the associated report for the full
story.
Free Downloads
New 8.0 version
AVG is a free virus protection program widely used
by Sun City club members. Click
here to go to the download site.
Version 8 AVG spyware program and
anti rootkit are no longer free. You can obtain them in the
paid version.
Window Defender is a free recommended and widely used spyware
program. Other popular spyware preventive programs are
spybot and
ad-aware by lavasoft.
Reminder:
LavaSoft has discontinued technical support for all SE versions of
Ad-Aware. Make sure to update to the newest Ad-Aware version today! |
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Short Events Calendar
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Welcome, Members & Guests
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July 25
Friday |
9:00-10:00am |
Koffee Klatch
Hidden Cypress |
Open Session, bring those questions
Presented and hosted by Dan McGuire |
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Volunteer
Party Pictures |
Click here for Genealogy SIG information.
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Click here for
Allyn's
July 12th Security Bulletin
Information on AVG and competing
products included along with
information about XP SP3 and all
the latest developments in the
processor world.
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Articles & News
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Rollout
to consumers began on Tuesday March 18, 2008. It will be offered as a
download via Windows Vista Update. On Wednesday, retail versions should
go on sale in stores for upgraders. Soon, all new Windows Vista
computers will come with SP1 pre-installed
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Windows XP Service Pack 3
Released
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 on May 6,
2008. Windows Update/Automatic Updates: will occur sometime in the
next couple of months. Click
here for Microsoft Update Website. For addition information from
other sources click
here or
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2 Pound Notebook
Computers that only cost
$400
Asus ePC
and
Everex CloudBook
Everex CloudBook, a
2-pound ultra-small
laptop with a 7-inch
screen, a 30GB hard
drive, a Webcam, and
good connectivity
(Wi-Fi, 3 USB ports, a
4-in-1 card reader). It
"out-specs" the Asus ePC,
according to Everex, and
will sell for $399 when
it shows up at
Wal-Mart on
January 20.
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Intel and AMD Processor Guides
Updated regularly by Allyn |
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For detailed CPU information visit
AMD
and
Intel
Processor Guides. AMD has rectified
its problems with Phenom their
quad-core processors. These
processors should be on the market
in April. Intel will be cutting
prices on some Penryn
processors(Q6600 and Q6700)in late
April as the new Penryn Q9000
becomes available. |
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Mozilla Firefox
3.0 available
Get
Firefox. Release notes
here. |
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Choosing a Multi-Core
Processor
For a brief synopsis of
current dual and quad core processors, click
here. |
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Tom's Processor
Performance Charts
Visit
Tom's Interactive CPU Charts
to compare processor performance. To highlight two processors,
select from their drop box menus. Use the other drop box to select a
benchmark. |
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Microsoft ® Windows Vista™ Resources
Click
here.
July 11th.
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Recommended Minimum Specifications for a Desktop Computer with
Windows Vista
- Two gigabytes (GB) RAM (System responsiveness decreases below 2 GB)
- Multi-core processor; IE,
AMD Athlon 64 X2
AMD Phenom
AMD Athlon X2
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Quad
or
Intel Pentium Dual Core Series
- 160 GB hard disk drive
- 16x or faster DVD/RW
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Recommended Minimum
Specifications for a
Notebook Computer with
Windows Vista
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Two gigabytes (GB) RAM
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Multi-core processor;
IE,
AMD Turion 64 X2
Intel Core 2 Duo
or
Intel Pentium Dual Core
Series
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100 GB hard disk drive
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8x or faster DVD/RW
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