Ed called in looking for a way to encrypt or protect the information on his flash drive. Here are a few solutions we thought of.
While we discussed encryption, you may also consider password protection.
1. You could use WinZip and password protect a zipped folder or file.
2. Lockngo is a program that password protects all kinds of drives.
3. Folder Lock is another program that password locks any flash drive.
Adam first shared this with me a few weeks ago. Since then it has been copied many times and has garnered world wide attention. If you haven’t seen this video, you will have fun. High speed Internet will make viewing easier, but it is worth the wait even if you are using dial-up. Also, make sure to turn your speaker’s sound up.
We were pleased to talk with Jarrod Brown, Education Director from TutorVista.com today. This unique site offers online tutoring for students in college and high school covering a broad range of topics. Listen to the interview by clicking here or you can download the interview to your computer or mp3 player.
I thought that this piece of information was pretty common knowledge, but apparently it isn't so I'm discussing it today. When you delete an email, it gets moved to the Deleted Items folder and accumulates there. When you delete any type of file or document on your computer, it goes to the Recycle Bil and accumulates there unti you empty it.
For email in almost any email program (except AOL), you can RIGHT click on the Deleted Items (Trash) folder and click "Empty Deleted Iterms (Trash)" option. You will then be asked if you are 'sure' that you want to delete all of the trash…click Yes. In Outlook Express, you find this function in the Edit menu as well. Outlook users will find it in the Tools menu, and Mozilla or Thunderbird users will find a similar funciton in the File menu.
Over the past month, I have encountered at least six bad routers. A router is a device that can be used to share high speed computer access to multiple computers either through Ethernet cabling or wirelessly. I'm not exactly sure what is happening, but I almost feel as if there is a correlation to the recent rash of router failures. I just don't know what that correlation is. It also doesn't seem to be related to a particular brand of routers. I have seen failed Linksys, Belkin, D-Link, and other brands or routers as well.
If you are using a high speed connection and you lose Internet connectivity, first follow my tip on troubleshooting high speed connections .
I have always enjoyed SciFi and superhero movies. My three favorite movies until I was in high school were Superman, Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Since then I have learned to appreciate the art of finer cinema, but I still l will go back and watch each of these three movies at least once each year.
Superman Returns starts today but I probably won't go see it. I would love to take my family to it, but it would cost our family $36 if we sneak candy in.
Once we are in the theater we have to figure that at least two of the kids will need to use the restroom during the movie and so we will likely only see 110 minutes or less of a 120 minute movie.
I probably get two to four calls a month from computer users who tell me their sound is no longer working on their computer. Very close to 100% of these calls end up being one of three things:
The first two are easy to check and rectify, but finding the mute button in the sound settings isn't as apparent. The easiest way to find it is double-clicking on the little speaker icon by your clock.
I worked on a computer today which needed reformatting because of massive failure from viruses and spyware. They handn't followed the "Castellini on Computers Approach to Security" so the computer needed my help. When I need to perform a reformat, I need to have all the original software or restore CD's to get everything up and running again. If my customer doesn't have the disks, then I have to search the Internet for their particular system.
The most important disks contain the information that tells Windows how to interact with your attached hardware (drivers). Usually, they are contained on either a restore CD or a CD marked Drivers and Utilities. Keep in mind that you can save time and money by putting all the original documentation and any disks that came with your new system (except for the AOL disk) in a manilla envelope or big zip lock bag. This is all important and vital information to your computer.
Petro emailed us asking if we knew of a wireless KVM switch. We did a google search and found lots of solutions.
We had a caller who had a problem importing and exporting her address book in Outlook Express. While we still haven't found a solution for her exact problem, this link will take you to Microsoft's support site that explain's how to repair and reinstall Outlook Express.