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Credit Card Fraud - Your Fault?

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

From Stuff.co.nz:
If criminals steal money from your bank or use your credit card remotely, the chances are you’re to blame.
Click here to read the full story…
Good article on basic ways to protect your card. The parts about you being responsible for fraud are worth noting and frustrating. Basically the credit card industry wants to shift […]

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TNPC - Ribbons, Landscapes, and Fonts…

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

More free utilities, accessories, and reviews…
TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
07 March 2007
Al Gordon says “I love the Ribbon. But I hate having to learn to
use the Ribbon.” What is he talking about? Find out below. Plus
pointers to a couple of freebies, and a book review.
Next week we start another TNPC giveaway. Watch for […]

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Vista vs. my NEC Superscript 870 Printer

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Microsoft Vista has no native support for my NEC Superscript 870. What is the solution? Install the printer using the HP LaserJet IIP driver. The downside to this is your printer will only print at 300 DPI instead of 600 DPI.
You will also lose all of the cool tools you had with the printer under […]

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TNPC Vista first looks…

Friday, February 9th, 2007

TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
9 February 2007
When it rains it pours. Last week I told you my main system died. After setting up a new PC and cleaning […]

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Getting Older Windows Help Working in Vista

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Scan through this post to find a quick solution to getting Windows Help working inside of Vista:
http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?postid=535
I found two copy of Winhlp32.exe on my old Windows 2000 box - one in the \Windows directory and the other in \Windows\System32. You want to use the one in the Windows directory.
Note that this may not give you […]

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Vista Home Basic and Samba Working Together

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

I was having trouble getting Vista Home Basic to access my Samba shares. This article got me going. Specifically the comment by Tim about editing the Registry.
http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/codemonkeybusiness/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270746
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Weather, lights, and milestones…

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

How do these affect you?

TNPC Newsletter

by Dan Butler
17 January 2007
Hello
It’s cold!. Winter has poured out her fury on many parts of the country. There are many without power in various places. Two of my clients on opposite ends of the country have been without power for some period of time. We have power here, but […]

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Remembering the Floppy Disk

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

A major computing milestone passed by not too long ago and no
one noted it: the effective end of the floppy disk.
As computer devices go, the 1.44 MB, 3.5″, double-sided floppy
was a veritable Methuselah. It came into widespread use in
around 1990 (when IBM adopted it for its latest PCs; Apple much
earlier had adopted a 720 KB, […]

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Thoughts on HTML vs Text Email

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

An online poll of TNPC Newsletter readers found that by a 4-1 margin you wanted to receive the newsletter in HTML format instead of plain text. Verily, times have changed.
One hates to give away the fact that one is an old fogie, but back in the day when the network of computing enthusiasts who ultimately […]

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Safer Email Tips

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Six ways to avoid email problems.
TNPC Newsletter
by Dan Butler
09 January 2007
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