Glen Cove Computing News

Welcome to the December Issue of Glen Cove Computing News. With Christmas only three weeks ago it's time to think about buying presents for the computer nerd in your life. Shop Cybercalifragilistic, the most original collection of entertainment and Computer Themed goods on the World Wide Web! If you're looking for a good starting point for Christmas shopping on the WWW check out Christmas On The Web.

This second issue of the Glen Cove Computing News features some helpful Tech Tips, the Internet Site of the Month, the Internet Technology of the Month, and the Cartoon of the Month.

• Windows 95's autorun feature automatically assumes you want to play a CD when you insert it. If you want to bypass the autorun feature, hold down the left Shift key when you insert a new CD.

• If your PC is on a UPS, you can increase performance by selecting the network server performance profile. This profile aggressively buffers data in memory, which could cause data loss if a power failure or other crash occurs, and should only be used if you have a stable configuration with a UPS. To change the profile, Right-click My Computer and select Properties, then click the Performance tab. Click the File System button and change the Typical Role of This Machine to Network Server.

• Windows 95 always asks for confirmation when you delete a file or drag it to the Recycle Bin. If you're tired of having to confirm every file deletion Right-click on Recycle Bin/Properties and turn off delete confirmations.

• If you rename a file in Windows 95 and then change your mind about it, press Alt+Backspace.

• If you're not using a monochrome VGA monitor with Windows 3.x (and who is?) you can free up conventional memory by using the MONOUMB.386 file. In the SYSTEM.INI add device=c:\dos\monoumb.386 to the [386Enh] section and save the file. Restart your computer and run MemMaker by typing MEMMAKER at the DOS prompt. Choose Custom Setup and on the Advanced Options screen answer Yes to the question "Use monochrome region (B000-B7FF) for running programs?" Then follow the instructions on your screen.

• If a modem is placed near a fluorescent light, the modem connection will experience intermittent line failures and data losses. If you have a fluorescent desk lamp position it several feet away from your modem.

• Here's a tip for you Road Warriors. Never, ever plug your PC card modem into a PBX phone line. PBX lines carry an electrical charge which can fry your modem if you plug your modem directly into the wall. If you don't have access to an analog line use an acoustic coupler designed for PBX lines.

The Internet Site of the month for December is the Idea Cafe, the Small Business Gathering Place. As friendly and casual as your local java house drop by the Idea Cafe to make contacts, get answers to your questions, and catch up on business gossip. The Idea Cafe is the perfect place to find good information fast or to take an Online Coffee Break.

The Internet Technology of the month for December is RealAudio from Progressive Networks. To download a copy click RealAudio Download. The RealAudio Player software enables users to access RealAudio programming and play it back instantaneously. The RealAudio Player is one of three software products in the "audio on demand" delivery system for the Internet brought to you by RealAudio technology and Progressive Networks.

The RealAudio Player is now in production and runs on Windows(tm) and Macintosh(tm) platforms, with versions planned for select Unix(tm) machines.

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