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March 2005 - Posts

Forum Discussion: A user has just installed a gigabit network and wants to test the speed of the connection – DCViews.com

This blog entry was gleaned from DCViews.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 

There are several options for testing the speed of a gigabit network, from sending a file and counting the time manually to downloading free software and viewing the results on the screen.

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

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Troubleshooting Tip: Can a floppy disk be formatted with NTFS, or just FAT? – WUGNET.

This blog entry was gleaned from WUGNET.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 

 

Message: When you right-click drive A, icon and choose Format in Windows XP Explorer, the only option appears to be a FAT format. Is there some way to format it with NTFS?

 

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

A user who just purchased a Tablet PC also got a free wireless pocket router but doesn’t know what it is or how to use it – TabletPCTalk.com.

This blog entry was gleaned from TabletPCTalk.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 

 

Many Tablet owners (and notebook owners too, for that matter) set up a wireless network in their home using a wireless router, and they free themselves up from the need to sit at a desk in a computer room whenever they want to be online.

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Troubleshooting Tip: Tweak Ram to get better performance – TweakXP.com

This blog entry was gleaned from TweakXP.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 

Memory-related problems can cause delays and glitches that can drastically hamper the software being used, for example, noticeably slowing down the playback of movies (or delays in playback) and games.

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

The Gotdotnet Blues - or is it?

Betsy Aoki sings the blues. Really, this is an honest-to-goodness original blues song about technology by someone working on the Web at Microsoft. Betsy, formerly the community site manager at MSDN and now the community program manager working on Gotdotnet, belts it out.

-Chris Norred, Technical editor

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Forum Discussion: OE is set up on the main drive C:, and this user wants to share all .DBX files on the D: drive too - ProNetworks.

This blog entry was gleaned from ProNetworks, a Featured Community Web site.

 

Should the user edit the Registry to redirect the folder, get e-mail via IMAP, or try a third-party application?

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Article: Introduction to high-end TVs – The Firing Squad.

This blog entry was gleaned from TheFiringSquad, a Featured Community Web site.

 

When you walk into the TV showroom, you're faced with an overwhelming array of big screens to choose from and a bombardment of one acronym after another. DLP, LCD, LCOS. What do all of these things mean, and how will you ever decide what to buy?

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

 

Information: A parent wants to know if instant messaging is as dangerous as the media has portrayed it to be – Lockergnome’s Windows Fanatics.

This blog entry was gleaned from Lockergnome’s Windows Fanatics, a Featured Community Web site.

 

Yes, there are some inherent dangers when you let a 12-year old use instant messaging application, but you can IM safely by taking a few precautions.

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

Forum Discussion: A user’s monitor doesn’t work well, that is unless he hits the side of it with his hand – TweakXP.com.

This blog entry was gleaned from TweakXP.com, a Featured Community Web site.

 

 This user’s screen only shows about ¼ of what it’s supposed to – that is until he hits the side of it! He’s sure it can’t be dying since it’s only 3 years old. Is it?

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

An artist wants to know his options for effectively working with his image programs on a TabletPC – TabletPCBuzz.com.

This blog entry was gleaned from TabletPCBuzz.com, a Featured Community Web site

 

This user works with his TabletPC to create artwork with various image programs. He’d like a keyboard that will help him work with those programs more efficiently.

 

by Joli Ballew

Expert Zone Columnist

 

The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.

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