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BuildOrBuy News Today: Dateline: Wed., 04-18-2001 
Topics Discussed:

Build Specs - Joe Whinery

Questions from Gary Serkhoshian, Build Or Buy Member

1. Backup Options? Local - HD, Tape, magnetic vs non magnetic or Remote? RAID, PowerQuest.com Drive Image / DataKeeper, Veritas.com, Network-Backup.com, etc.
   

2. Dual Display possibilities? AGP or PCI ONLY! Matrox G450 Dual Display, Appian Graphics etc.
   • Q182708 - Hardware Requirements for Multiple Display Support in Windows 98 - Good start, not complete!
     
   • Further topic discussion, Select, Start, Help. Serach on: multiple display support.
     
   • Note: Make sure your Bios KNOWS which video card will be the default primary display - AGP or PCI.
     
   • TCS - How to Configure Dual Monitors in Windows NT 4
     
   • Increasing Productivity in Visio by using Dual Monitors
     
   • For Win98 SE & Win98 ME, see: C:\Windows\Display.txt. Search For: Multiple Display Support. Helpful info.
3. Broadband Cable Internet Connection: Best (3) PC - LAN configuration?
   • Beyond NICs, other hardware requirements? ie. Switch, Router etc.
     
   • Proxy Server Options? ServerWatch.com

Compressed Folders - Zip & Cab Files 

Want to see inside those Cab Files? This feature became available to us in the Win98 Plus Pak a.k.a. Microsoft Plus! 98. Win98 ME has the Compressed Folders feature as part of the O/S.

To install on Win98 ME, go to: Start, Settings, Control Panel; Double-click Control Panel applet: Add/Remove Programs; Select: Windows Setup tab; Double-click System Tools, select Compressed Folders (NOT Disk Compression Tools!). Click OK and reboot if necessary.

• Running Windows 98? See What You Can Add with Microsoft Plus! 98 : [October 1998, Microsoft Plus! 98]
  

• Windows Me Tip: Compressed Folders - Windows-Help.NET
  
• Windows ME Compressed Folders - Complete, detailed explanation with graphics.
  
• Q258575 - Uninstalling WinZip Removes Compressed Folders Functionality in Windows Millennium Edition - Easy Fix!
  
• ZDNet: Help & How-To: Installing the Compressed Folders Feature - Win98 Plus Pak Installation
  • Choose the Custom setup option and select Compresses Folders component when installing Win98 Plus Pak.

News Updates: 

Internet Wire Technology News -

• News For The Audio Delivery Industry: Multicast Technologies Announces The Creation & Application Of The First SLAP mp3’s

  • Take advantage of SLAP mp3’s audio stream - www.mctplayer.com
• New Email Threat: HTML Mail Can Trigger Attachments Automatically - A Malformed Content Type tag, exploited using IFRAME tag.
  •  www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-020.asp -
    
  •  www.gfi.com/mesindex.htm - Mail essentials for Exchange/SMTP
• Indoor Air Pollution Can Be Worse Than Outdoor -  www.aprilaire.com

Infoworld.com

• Security holes found in Alcatel ADSL modems
  

• Spam: The name's the same, but we're still not sure what it means
  
• Demographics and Statistics For Web Designers - DreamInk Web Design Tutorial

Using Zone Alarm Personal Firewall?

• ZoneLog Analyser - Reads & displays ZoneAlarm Log File (Beta)

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