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Quote of the day:
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the
significance of a clean desk?". - Laurence J. Peter (www.quotationspage.com)
The meeting opened at 10:00 AM with 25 members in attendance.
Brian Greenway told a cute joke.
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John Sturges did a short presentation on Gmail. Contact him directly
for a Gmail invitation.
John Barker then opened the floor to questions:
Name |
Q&A |
Details |
OS |
| M.I.G.S. |
Q |
Email 1: My computer is slow. Is this from too many
temporary files? |
ME,XP |
| Bob Young 2 |
A |
Explained temporary files. In IE, Tools > Internet
Options and in the General Tab, Click the Delete Files Button under
Temporary Internet files.
Click the Delete Offline Files on the next screen, then OK.
cCleaner and Easy Cleaner are third party programs that do a better
job because they clean up system temp files as well as IE temp
files. In cCleaner: Click Analyze, then Click Run. In
Easy Cleaner: Remove temporary files first, then, clean the
registry. Don't use the Remove Duplicate File Feature!
Goto www.elliotlakecomputerclub.com and
click on the We Recommend Button for links to web sites.
Also, any time your computer slows down, you likely have spyware
and or virus infections. Do a full system scan. |
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| M.I.G.S. |
Q |
Every time I open Outlook, it shows a little pop-up box for
a second and then it disappears. What could it be? |
XP |
Bob (2) and John S. |
A |
Finding programs that run in the background can be a challenge. With
XP's SP2, it may be new security features such as a pop-up blocker;
you may have to lower some settings.
Also, HP printers have a utility that accesses the web.
Backweb is another program that may be running in the background. Use
google to see if you need this program.
Look in Start > Run and type: msconfig, then click on the
Startup tab to see a list of all programs that start automatically.
Un-check to disable any application (use with caution).
A final thought: remove any programs you no longer use,
the problem may go away. |
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11:00 AM: Coffee Break (due to bad weather, no Tim's coffee and donuts!!!)
Re-convened at 11:15AM
Questions Continued:
Name |
Q&A |
Details |
OS |
| M.I.G.S. |
Q |
Ilona asked about Windows Media Player in Windows 98 and how
to Rip And Burn audio CD's. |
98 |
| Bob Young 2 |
A |
Your CD-RW drive should have come with CD burning software,
usually Easy CD Creator or Nero Burning ROM.
Windows Media Player can be also be used instead of the above
programs to Rip (copy from audio CD to PC) and Burn (convert and
write audio to CD) in Windows XP.
To learn more about Ripping and Burning ask your grandkids, they
are the experts. |
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| M.I.G.S. |
Q |
How long does a CD last? |
All |
| Sturg |
A |
100 years down to 2 years, depending on whom you believe, the
manufacturers or the tech testers. The real question is how
long will CD drives be around? Remember 8 track players? Bad
example! |
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| M.I.G.S. |
Q |
When I send nice pictures to my friend, he says they are all
very dark. I think his monitor is out of adjustment. How
do you check monitor settings? |
All |
| Bob Young 2 and Sturg |
A |
Go to: Google > Images Tab and search for test pattern. Download
the image (like a TV test pattern) and refer to the monitor's manual
to adjust. |
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Tip: |
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This is a free sample logo from www.cooltext.com for
all you aspiring web page designers:
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11:59AM: Meeting adjourned.
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