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December

Tuesday, December 30th, 2003

12/30 : Window Washer version 5
12/30 : IE Address Bar + Toolbar lesson

Sunday, December 28th, 2003

12/28 : Active window opens behind main window?
12/28 : Newsletter Delivery Problems

Wednesday, December 24th, 2003

12/24 : Cheap printer with print head built onto cartridge?, Part 2
12/24 : Converting Records and Cassettes to CD

Thursday, December 18th, 2003

12/18 : Kazaa Lite Gone Win98 End Of Life
12/18 : Change CMOS Battery?

Wednesday, December 17th, 2003

12/17 : Registry Compactor Review
12/17 : 'Brute Force Server Error' when using Internet?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003

12/16 : Infopackets Fund Raiser
12/16 : Cheap printer with print head built onto cartridge?

Thursday, December 11th, 2003

12/11 : Help needed from Gazette Readers
12/11 : Surveillance Software: record chat logs and more?, Part 2

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

12/09 : Windows 98 Wont Power Off After Shutdown?, Part 2
12/09 : Surveillance Software: record chat logs and more?

Thursday, December 4th, 2003

12/04 : Windows 98 Won't Power Off after Shutdown?
12/04 : Digital Steganography: The art of Hiding Files, Part 3

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003

12/03 : Iexplore has Caused an Error in Btlink Dll
12/03 : Move Me Review, Part 2

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2003

12/02 : Web PopUps, Messenger PopUps, and Spyware PopUps
12/02 : Can't open email attachments?

November

Thursday, November 27th, 2003

11/27 : Digital Steganography: The art of Hiding Files, Part 2
11/27 : Enable or Disable Windows Autorun / Autoplay feature?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2003

11/26 : Send Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) email in Outlook Express?
11/26 : Move Me Review

Tuesday, November 25th, 2003

11/25 : Digital Steganography: The art of Hiding Files
11/25 : Computer won't go into Standby Mode?

Thursday, November 20th, 2003

11/20 : The Dangers of File-Sharing Software, Part 2
11/20 : Trace the origin of an email abuser?, Part 2

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

11/19 : PC won't go into hibernation mode with Digital Camera?
11/19 : Arcade Lines Review

Tuesday, November 18th, 2003

11/18 : Trace the origin of an email abuser?

Thursday, November 13th, 2003

11/13 : Easy CD Creator won't work under XP?
11/13 : Remove traceable objects from PC?

Wednesday, November 12th, 2003

11/12 : Print .MP3 and Music CD compilation filenames?
11/12 : Recover (file undelete) Review

Tuesday, November 11th, 2003

11/11 : Access Remote Computer Connected to Router
11/11 : IE Script Error message when Printing: access denied?

Thursday, November 6th, 2003

11/06 : Stop Nasty PopUp ads?
11/06 : Share Outlook Express emails among multiple XP user accounts?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2003

11/05 : Active Media Screensaver Review
11/05 : Use RoboForm with Mozilla or Netscape?

Tuesday, November 4th, 2003

11/04 : Freeware software DVD player?, Part 2
11/04 : The Dangers of File-Sharing Software

October

Thursday, October 30th, 2003

10/30 : Reset DVD region / country code / zone lock?
10/30 : Reset Windows 2000 admin password?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2003

10/29 : Freeware software DVD player?
10/29 : Capture and Send 2003 Review

Tuesday, October 28th, 2003

10/28 : Driver reinstall after System Restore?
10/28 : Java Wont Run on My Windows XP?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2003

10/23 : $NtUninstall Folders in Windows directory?
10/23 : Freeware MP3 volume Normalizer?

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

10/22 : Video Edit Magic Review
10/22 : Freeware Picture Viewers

Tuesday, October 21st, 2003

10/21 : Connect Laptop to Internet?
10/21 : Cannot remove / uninstall Kazaa?

Friday, October 17th, 2003

10/17 : File Association incorrect after download?
10/17 : Windows XP Search Function Stops Working Intermittently?

Thursday, October 16th, 2003

10/16 : Windows Security Update for October, 2003
10/16 : A Backup Horror Story Computers Revolt

Wednesday, October 15th, 2003

10/15 : Eazy Backup Review
10/15 : Internet Explorer crashes intermittently on Load?

Thursday, October 9th, 2003

10/09 : A Digital Lifestyle Guide to Securing Windows XP
10/09 : Alternative to Internet Explorer and its security flaws?

Wednesday, October 8th, 2003

10/08 : CTube! Internet TV and RealPlayer woes?
10/08 : Acoustica CD Label Maker Review

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

10/07 : CD burner dead after power outage?
10/07 : Kazaa downloads are slow?

Thursday, October 2nd, 2003

10/02 : Missing Picture Viewer for Windows 98?

Wednesday, October 1st, 2003

10/01 : 3Planesoft Screensavers Review

September

Tuesday, September 30th, 2003

09/30 : WinTasks 4 Professional Review

Thursday, September 25th, 2003

09/25 : MailWasher Pro 3.20: now with AOL support
09/25 : Registry Backup and Dll Hell?, Part 2

Wednesday, September 24th, 2003

09/24 : Registry Backup and DLL Hell?
09/24 : AccountLogon Review

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2003

09/23 : Small eye, White box, and a Red X?, Part 2
09/23 : Change drive letter assignment?

Thursday, September 18th, 2003

09/18 : Window Washer Plug-ins?
09/18 : Small Eye White Box and a Red X

Wednesday, September 17th, 2003

09/17 : Associate This Review
09/17 : SiS Khooker Downloadware and Video Display Trouble?, Part 2

Tuesday, September 16th, 2003

09/16 : SiS KHooker, DownloadWare, and Video Display Trouble?
09/16 : Print Music Filenames?, Part 2

Thursday, September 11th, 2003

09/11 : Privacy Protection and Anonymous Web Browsing?
09/11 : Microsoft RPCSS Security Threat (KB #824146)

Wednesday, September 10th, 2003

09/10 : CTube! Internet Television Review

Tuesday, September 9th, 2003

09/09 : Print Music Filenames?
09/09 : My computer freezes (sometimes) after I turn it on?

Thursday, September 4th, 2003

09/04 : Windows XP Dialup Internet reports 'no connection available'?, Part 2
09/04 : MSN Messenger Replacement?

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003

09/03 : GhostSurf Pro Review
09/03 : Windows Taskbar icons are distorted?

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003

09/02 : Windows XP Dialup Internet reports 'no connection available'?
09/02 : Infopackets Email Newsletter Format

August

Thursday, August 28th, 2003

08/28 : Change Font size in Outlook Express and Internet Explorer?, Part 2
08/28 : SoBig Email Worm Virus, Part 2

Wednesday, August 27th, 2003

08/27 : Change Font size in Outlook Express and Internet Explorer?
08/27 : Registry Mechanic Review

Tuesday, August 26th, 2003

08/26 : Changes at Infopackets.com
08/26 : SoBig Email Worm Virus

Thursday, August 14th, 2003

08/14 : Macintosh commercial spoof video file, Part 2
08/14 : WinBackup Review

Thursday, August 7th, 2003

08/07 : File recovery after hard drive crash?, Part 2
08/07 : Windows Search Options Are Blank?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2003

08/06 : File recovery after hard drive crash?
08/06 : Macintosh commercial spoof video file

Tuesday, August 5th, 2003

08/05 : Disable Programs Running in Startup?
08/05 : FlipAlbum 5 Suite Review

July

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

07/31 : Search Engines and Algorithms, Part 2
07/31 : Search Engines and Algorithms, Part 1

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

07/30 : Extract vocals from a CD track?
07/30 : Internet Explorer MSHTA Security Threat

Tuesday, July 29th, 2003

07/29 : Windows Theme Software

Thursday, July 24th, 2003

07/24 : Freeware Piano program?
07/24 : Spy Sweeper Review, Part 3

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2003

07/23 : Freeware Piano program?, Part 2
07/23 : Spy Sweeper Review

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003

07/22 : SpeedUpMyPC Review

Thursday, July 17th, 2003

07/17 : MS Outlook Reminder Stuck in a Loop?
07/17 : Roboform Pro Discount

Wednesday, July 16th, 2003

07/16 : Free TTF Font packs?, Part 3
07/16 : Free TTF Font packs?, Part 2

Tuesday, July 15th, 2003

07/15 : Webroot's Window Washer Review
07/15 : Free TTF Font packs?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

07/09 : Clear Windows Media Player history?, Part 2
07/09 : Clear Windows Media Player history?, Part 3

Tuesday, July 8th, 2003

07/08 : Clear Windows Media Player history?
07/08 : Real Audio player replacement?, Part 2

June

Monday, June 30th, 2003

06/30 : Microsoft Outlook Auto Complete enable or disable?
06/30 : Real Audio player replacement?

Thursday, June 26th, 2003

06/26 : Disable Windows Messenger pop-ups?, Part 3
06/26 : Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express conflicting?

Wednesday, June 25th, 2003

06/25 : Panicware PopUp Stopper Pro Review
06/25 : A Quick Way to Cycle Through Active Windows?, Part 2

Tuesday, June 24th, 2003

06/24 : How does the Windows clipboard work?
06/24 : A Quick Way to Cycle Through Active Windows?

Monday, June 16th, 2003

06/16 : MailWasher Pro Review
06/16 : Remove shortcut arrows from icons?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2003

06/11 : Modify Program Files Path?, Part 2
06/11 : Modify Program Files Path?, Part 3

Tuesday, June 10th, 2003

06/10 : Modify Program Files Path?
06/10 : Explorer Windows won't open maximized when launched?, Part 2

Thursday, June 5th, 2003

06/05 : Explorer Windows Wont Open Maximized When Launched?
06/05 : Wrong File Type Association?, Part 2

Wednesday, June 4th, 2003

06/04 : Receive phone calls while using dial-up Internet connection?, Part 3
06/04 : Receive phone calls while using dial-up Internet connection?, Part 2

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2003

06/03 : Sound card distortion while Scrolling Mouse?, Part 2
06/03 : WinGuides TweakManager Review

May

Thursday, May 29th, 2003

05/29 : Sound card distortion while Scrolling Mouse?
05/29 : Internet Explorer Status Bar disappeared?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2003

05/28 : Freeware MS Office Replacement, Part 2

Tuesday, May 27th, 2003

05/27 : How to customize the Send To Menu
05/27 : Freeware MS Office Replacement

Thursday, May 22nd, 2003

05/22 : Repair Internet Explorer
05/22 : Web links in Outlook Express don't work?, Part 3

Wednesday, May 21st, 2003

05/21 : Word Perfect 2000 won't read MS Word documents?
05/21 : Freeware Anti-Spam Filters

Tuesday, May 20th, 2003

05/20 : Internet Explorer Address Bar disappeared?, Part 2
05/20 : W32.sobig.b@mm.html email worm virus removal
05/20 : W32 Sobigbmm Html Email Worm Virus Removal

Thursday, May 15th, 2003

05/15 : Back from Vacation
05/15 : Internet Explorer Address Bar disappeared?

Friday, May 2nd, 2003

05/02 : Watch downloaded VCD movies from Kazaa on TV?
05/02 : Receive phone calls while using dial-up Internet connection?

April

Wednesday, April 30th, 2003

04/30 : Friendship Screensaver Virus, Part 2
04/30 : How to use a PC DVD player and watch movies on TV

Thursday, April 24th, 2003

04/24 : Windows XP won't Shut Down, Part 2
04/24 : RoboForm 5.2.0 release

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003

04/22 : Disable or enable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer?, Part 2
04/22 : Windows Wont Shut Down?

Thursday, April 17th, 2003

04/17 : Disable or enable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer?
04/17 : Gibberish characters displayed in Internet Explorer?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2003

04/16 : Remove lop (lop.com, C2 Media) from Internet Explorer, Part 2
04/16 : Acrobat Reader Pdf Files Wont Open?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2003

04/15 : CD Burner won't write at maximum recording speed?, Part 2
04/15 : Remove lop (lop.com, C2 Media) from Internet Explorer

Thursday, April 10th, 2003

04/10 : Disable Windows Messenger pop-ups?, Part 2
04/10 : CD Burner won't write at maximum recording speed?

Wednesday, April 9th, 2003

04/09 : Disable Windows Messenger pop-ups?

Thursday, April 3rd, 2003

04/03 : Use a USB drive for backup?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2003

04/02 : How to flash a BIOS

March

Wednesday, March 26th, 2003

03/26 : Organize Favorites in Internet Explorer
03/26 : Sort Favorites in Internet Explorer

Tuesday, March 25th, 2003

03/25 : WinBackup doesn't support my CD Writer?
03/25 : Internet Explorer download Window disappeared?, Part 2

Thursday, March 20th, 2003

03/20 : Internet Explorer download Window disappeared?
03/20 : Using 4 hard drives in RAID-0 configuration?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2003

03/19 : Spell Check in Outlook Express stopped working?
03/19 : Share emails with separate user accounts under XP?

Tuesday, March 18th, 2003

03/18 : Infopackets on Steroids, Part 3
03/18 : How Do I Export My Address Book Contacts?, Part 3

Thursday, March 6th, 2003

03/06 : Archiving eBook and Video Ultimate Guide
03/06 : How to Organize Downloaded Files, Part 2

Tuesday, March 4th, 2003

03/04 : How to Organize Downloaded Files
03/04 : How Haiku can prevent Spam, Part 2

February

Thursday, February 27th, 2003

02/27 : Archival Software -- WinZIP, WinRAR, WinACE, Part 4
02/27 : How Do I Export My Address Book Contacts?, Part 2

Wednesday, February 26th, 2003

02/26 : Archival Software -- WinZIP, WinRAR, WinACE, Part 3
02/26 : How Do I Export My Address Book Contacts?

Tuesday, February 25th, 2003

02/25 : Show all programs in Start Menu?, Part 2
02/25 : Archival Software -- WinZIP, WinRAR, WinACE, Part 2

Thursday, February 20th, 2003

02/20 : Archival Software -- WinZIP, WinRAR, WinACE
02/20 : Show All Programs in Start Menu?

Wednesday, February 19th, 2003

02/19 : How to record an audio cassette to CD, Part 2

Tuesday, February 18th, 2003

02/18 : Infopackets on Steroids, Part 2
02/18 : How to record an audio cassette to CD

Thursday, February 13th, 2003

02/13 : Windows Thumbnails won't appear?, Part 2
02/13 : How to visually trace hackers and find out more about them

Wednesday, February 12th, 2003

02/12 : How Haiku can prevent Spam
02/12 : Windows Thumbnails Wont Appear?

Tuesday, February 11th, 2003

02/11 : Complexity Analysis
02/11 : Install and Uninstall Software Safely?, Part 2

Thursday, February 6th, 2003

02/06 : Disable Internet Explorer Script Debugging messages
02/06 : Install and Uninstall Software Safely?

Wednesday, February 5th, 2003

02/05 : Disable CD drive Spin Up in Explorer, Part 3
02/05 : Windows XP Crashes with My Nvidia Geforce Mx 400 Video Card?, Part 2

Tuesday, February 4th, 2003

02/04 : Disable CD drive Spin Up in Explorer, Part 2
02/04 : Data Structures, Arrays, and Linked Lists

January

Wednesday, January 29th, 2003

01/29 : Disable CD drive Spin Up in Explorer
01/29 : Infopackets.com on Steroids

Tuesday, January 28th, 2003

01/28 : Intermittent Media Player Internet Radio sound, Part 2
01/28 : Using a software firewall and hardware firewall in tandem, Part 3

Thursday, January 23rd, 2003

01/23 : Intermittent Media Player Internet Radio sound
01/23 : Using a software firewall and hardware firewall in tandem, Part 2

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2003

01/22 : Microsoft Scandisk and Defrag replacements

Tuesday, January 21st, 2003

01/21 : Remove Forwarding Brackets from Outlook Express emails, Part 2

Wednesday, January 15th, 2003

01/15 : Jdbgmgr.exe Virus Chain-Letter Hoax
01/15 : Why won't CHKDSK (Scandisk) for Windows XP fix file errors while Windows is loaded?

Tuesday, January 14th, 2003

01/14 : Can't access Explorer favorites?, Part 2

Thursday, January 9th, 2003

01/09 : Can't access Explorer favorites?

Wednesday, January 8th, 2003

01/08 : Wrong File Type Association?

Tuesday, January 7th, 2003

01/07 : Web links in Outlook Express don't work?, Part 2
01/07 : How to fix computer speakers that make crackling noises

Thursday, January 2nd, 2003

01/02 : Web links in Outlook Express don't work?
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