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PC Computer Technology News Updates: 

Notes... "Character Building" Category - Had Enough OR Wanting For More!?!

Discussion Topics: 

1. Know what you want to be happy with what you get! 
   

2. Athlon or P4 x 2... 
   
3. Sam's "Character Building" PC Build Session Follow Up From Last Week
   1. PC Build Debrief (Lessons Learned)
      
4. Win2000: Fat32+ or NTFS? 
   1. File Systems
      
5. Procedures: Hardware & Software + Drivers, Tweaks & Hot Fixes...
   
6. How To Determine Your IP Address (WinIPcfg.exe - Win98SE / WNTIPCFG.exe - Win2000) & ISP Differences of Broadband & Dial Up.
   
7. Help Solutions
   1. Windows Help
      
8. HP Buys Compaq... Our Comments

Hardware: 

• News.com - AMD Goes Back To CPU Performance Ratings - (August 30, 2001)
  

• ExtremeTech.com - Pentium 4 Turns Two - (August 27, 2001)
  
• Promise ATA/100 Troubleshooting Guide - Having Problems Installing ATA/100 HD's? Direct Link Gone!
  
• Keyboard For Video Production: Premiere PS2 EZ Keyboard :
  • PC EZ Keyboard Photo
• Still waiting for Creative's Audigy Chipset / Sound Cards? Us Too! 

Software: 

Email Spam Becoming A Problem? 

• Email

• Spam

• www.emailias.com - A Solution For Email Abuse -

 
DVD Playback Preferences & Requirements  -

• Microsoft DirectX - What's New: Video Capture Update for DirectX 8.0

  Products known to benefit from the update: 

1. ATI All-In-Wonder, VIVO, or TV tuner cards using MMC 7.1 or higher 
   

2. All OHCI-compliant IEEE 1394 Interfaces 
   
3. Adobe Premiere 6.0 
   
4. Ulead VideoStudio 5.0

Technology News & Trends To Watch: 

• Reminder - Windows XP Dates To Watch (As of 8-21-01): 

  1. Windows

  2. This Friday, 08-24-2001 -  XP Gold Code: Microsoft previously told computer manufacturers expect final code Aug. 22, then pushed back delivery for final tweaking.

     1. Desktop Real Estate (Competing Icon Placements)
  3. September 15th, 2001 - Houston, TX: XP Preinstallation Training - Preinstalling Microsoft Windows XP Professional using the OEM Preinstallation Kit (Nationwide - Sept 6 thru Oct 13 @ selected locations)
     
  4. September 24th, 2001- New PCs shipping with XP Installed
     
  5. October 25th, 2001- Public Retail Launch: Packaged Software

Help Solutions: 

• Solutions To Problems We've Encountered & Documented @ BuildOrBuy

Broadband & Internet Discussion: 

• ProbeResearch.com - See: SUPER COMPETITOR:  DOMINATING THE NEW ERA OF TELECOM • WIRELESS • INTERNET -
  

• point-topic.com - DSL Analysis: DSL subscriber numbers analysis - 2nd quarter 2001 -
  
• Excite@Home Problems - Honeymoon IS Over! 
  
• IPv6: The Next Generation Internet! - Can Your ISP Handle The Future?
  
• ComputerWorld.com - Internet Protocol Version 6 - (July 20, 1998)
  
• ComputerWorld.com - Cisco to support next IP - (May 14, 2001)
• IPv6 Notes

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