J J French and Nancy Pickard Lead Online Chats
J J French and Nancy Pickard host Internet chats about TV and novels. Richard Donner also offers insights in a Wednesday chat. The Physics Central site from the American Physical Society provides accessible physics updates.
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Belkin launches six port FireWire hub with LED indicators
Belkin introduces a six port FireWire hub with an AC powered design to support up to 63 devices. The vertical angled hub comes in graphite or white and shows activity via LED indicators on each port. Craig Crossman reports for Knight Ridder/ Tribune News Service.
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Microsoft DSP-100 Headset Endorsed for Office XP Dictation
Microsoft grants the DSP-100 Headset a preferred microphone endorsement for use with Office XP speech recognition. USB mics deliver truer data for dictation, boosting accuracy over analog mics. The $90 price is worth it for users wanting reliable dictation with Office XP.
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Soft keyboard targets PDAs and cell phones
ElectroTextiles Ltd introduces ElekTex a flexible fabric keyboard for mobile phones and PDAs promising 75 percent desktop speed. The device folds rolls and fits a pocket raising questions about price compatibility and uptake amid pre dictive text and voice recognition.
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Understanding Windows Task Clutter and Startup Quieting
The article explains that the Ctrl Alt Delete box shows many background items and System Tray icons, many small utilities rather than heavy programs. It advises using msconfig in Windows 98/ME to disable startup items and keep essential software, like antivirus, from loading at boot. It also covers restoring AOL greeting sounds by locating goodbye.wav and getmail.wav and reinserting them into the AOL directory.
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