Helloooooooooooooo Judy! Are you there?

["Thomas D. Richards" <lakeside@airmail.net>]

or just busy,  Probably busy.

I got your appartment # from information and have tried to catch you
there.  What about the College thing?  Is it a possibility or should I
concentrate on something else.  Need to find a job soon.  Hope you don't
mind me "pestering" you.

I figured that you might be to busy to get another email from me most
every day so I decided to accumulate info and send it once a week or
so.  What do you think?  I have considered even putting out a newsletter
but I don't think I am knowledgeable enough for that.  Most of what I
send is parroted from someone else.  I will start including the origin
because it's not fair to the ones writing even though I make no money at
it.

Here is today's batch:

.LOG

1:14 PM 6/4/99
A way to make networked computers' listings more descriptive. It was
brought up specifically for use in NT4 (but may work in W2k). First,
you'll need to launch your registry editor. You'll find that the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
contains information regarding the Desktop icon for 'My Computer' -- by
changing the name of the icon directly in the Registry, you'll give that
icon much more functionality. Select the <No Name> value and delete it;
from the Edit menu, select Add Value; leave the value name blank and set
the type to REG_EXPAND_SZ. Click 'OK' and enter the following text:
"%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%" (without the quotes) then click 'OK'
again. Close the registry editor, click once on the Desktop to select
it, and press F5 (refresh) for the change to take effect.


8:22 AM 6/6/99
>From the "When good links go bad" department: Lockergnomie Mike
Krajewski uncovered a hidden gem on the Windows 98 CD-ROM. In the Tools
\ Reskit \ Desktop folder click on "chklnks.exe" to open up the Check
Link Wizard. This utility will scan your hard drive for defunct
shortcuts. If you want, you can copy this program to your hard drive and
use it every once in a while (when you're feeling like cleaning up your
computer).


9:29 AM 6/7/99
Linux used on routers???
from : http://linux.davecentral.com/bol_19990607.html

The Linux Router Project claims to be "embedding the bird for the sake
of all humanity." Wow! A jaundiced eye might consider this claim just a
little bit overblown, but the intention here is good. There's no reason
Linux shouldn't be used more extensively in thin devices like routers,
especially in networks that are already running on Linux servers.

This is not one of those little half-supported Linux development
projects that comes and goes in a month or two. It's a serious effort
that's been around for over a year, with an active mailing list, logos,
and all the other trappings of a much-needed piece of Open Source work.
And the idea is certainly a great one, well worth the effort that has
gone into it.

Linux being network-centric by definition,porting it to network linkage
devices is a logical next step. And the easiest way to do it is with a
"micro-distribution" like the Linux Router. As it says on the Project's
Web site, it's "Small and light. Less to worry about, less to break.
Easy to administer. Secure Shell (ssh) and Secure Copy support."

These are exactly the attributes needed in a router OS, right?

So check it all out. If you work for an ISP or administer a Linux
network, The Linux Router Project may be a great help to you. Releases
have been coming fast and furiously, so you'll want to keep up with the
latest advances by checking the Project's Web site often, and if you
need any help getting going, or want to help with development, there's
an active mailing list there to which you may want to subscribe.

Here is the link:  http://www.linuxrouter.org/


9:44 AM 6/7/99
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Help Windows Be All It Can Be Monday - 07/Jun/1999 by Robin Miller

While Windows 95 and 98 aren't anywhere near as tweakable as, say,
Linux, there are plenty of things you can do to improve Windows
performance -- if you know where to find a whole bunch of nifty little
tricks and add-ons that can help you jazz up the original Windows shell,
which is exactly what today's featured site will help you do.

There's a lot more flexibility built into Windows than most people
realize. The problem is that finding all the little files you need to
change in order to customize Windows can take so long that by the time
you locate half of them, Microsoft has come out with a new version.
Shell Extension City can help. It's a listing of hundreds of Windows
"helper" programs, a majority of which are freeware, that can help you
tune Windows to your heart's content. Want cool skinz to
change your desktop's appearance? They've got links to 'em. Need an easy
utility that can help you get rid of annoying garbage that's crept into
your .ini files? Choose from over a dozen of the things.  And so on.

The "City" motif, while cute, is carried through a little too intensely
for my taste. It files all programs alphabetically, by name, in "avenue"
groups (i.e. "Avenue C" is where you find CRASHit), rather than by
function. A set of "cross streets" named by type of   program would make
navigation easier, would maintain the theme, and would give Robert
Helmer, who made this site as a personal project, a chance to display
more of his striking urban noir graphics, which make a visit to his site
worthwhile even if you have no interest in making your Windows PC
perform better.

Check it out:
http://members.primary.net/~robert/

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