... Recommend this series to a friend.

Microsoft Homepage - considering who they are ... it is quite a modest page ... I like that.
Download Center - microsoft is so generous, giving so much away - poor poor microsoft.
Microsoft Tech Support … why do we get those illegal messages? ... get in touch here.
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Here's a summary of what one should know re NEWSGROUP NETIQUETTE:

How to cyber-do unto others as you would have them cyber-do unto you ... If you want newsgroup readers to pay attention to your ideas, keep your replies concise:

• Use short sentences and paragraphs.
• Don't abbreviate (keep the acronyms to a minimum).
• Don't use all capital letters.
• Don't add lots of quoted material.
• Try to stick to one or two basic ideas in a single posting.

Some newsgroups and bulletin boards are moderated, which means that articles and messages aren't posted directly to the list after you submit them. Instead, they're e-mailed to a person or a program who posts the article only if he, she, or it feels that it's appropriate to the group. Remember the following:

• Human moderators, because they're unpaid volunteers, do not process items instantaneously, so it can take a day or two for items to be processed. Don't nag.

• If you post an article for a moderated group or board, your article goes automatically to the moderator. You don't need to send an article to a space place or address.

• If your article doesn't appear and you don't really know why, post a polite inquiry to the same group or board.

These are the 10 most common passwords. If you recognize yours, you may as well hand over your wallet or purse to the first person you see on the street.

1. password
2. 123456
3. qwerty
4. abc123
5. letmein
6. monkey
7. myspace1
8. password1
9. link182
10. (your first name)

ICQ2000 Homepage ... this one gets special mention ... most of you folks know why.
ICQ Plus

Allows you to change the appearance of icq. When installed, it integrates with icq by adding a menu item to the main menu. Choosing this menu item brings up a dialog which lets you configure icq's appearance in several ways. You can apply a predefined skin or create one yourself. It also allows you to change the appearance of individual features as well. You can change background images of dialog boxes (BMP, JPEG, and GIF images are supported), change the main menu image, set your own animated GIF or AVI file instead of standard icq animation, and change the style of dialog boxes, buttons, other controls, and individual dialog box settings. Skin files can be imported and exported via ZIP file. It also has multi-user and multi-icq support. And it runs on Windows 95/98/NT and 2000.

Chatting on NetMeeting

NetMeeting's Chat window enables you to type a message and have that message appear simultaneously on the screens of the other participants. To use NetMeeting's Chat feature, follow these steps:

1. Click the Chat button at the bottom of the NetMeeting window or choose Tools, Chat on the NetMeeting Menu bar (or press Ctrl+T) to open the Chat window on your desktop. That action also opens a Chat window on each of the other conference participants' screens.

2. Type a message into the Message text box at the bottom of the Chat window.

3. To send your message to all the other conference participants, press Enter or click the large Send button in the lower-right corner of the Chat window.

Your message appears in the upper panel of the Chat window of all conference participants. Other participants can send messages in the same way. Each message in the Chat window is preceded by the name of the participant who sent the message.

Some of the following systems can be downloaded, and others are integrated into the traditional chat programs ... most systems are free ... some include "interest groups" which might cover politics, romance, sports, etc ... and which can be added to your lists and then double-clicked to generate random connections to the online users interested in these areas ... here are several options:

CoolSpeak … here you can exchange voice messages including text and file attachments.
DeltaThree … delivers free PC-to-Phone calling to destinations in the US and Canada.
Excite ... talk with up to ten people at once or hold private one-on-one conversations.
Firetalk ... has the ability to conduct a voice conference through a particular website.
HearMe ... provides voice chat rooms and technology that can be embedded in webpages.
Paltalk ... instant voice messaging ... inclued "interest groups" ... see comment made above.
Partyline ... voice conferencing over the web or the telephone, register and receive info.
Powwow ... enables instant voice messages plus text-to-speech conversations.
DialPad - allows one to call from the puter, the recipient picks up with regular phone, no limit to time, and no charge ... who says there is no Santa Claus ... wonder who's paying for all this?
Visitalk ... global directory, easily connects people around the world to share voice and video.
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TweakJr 99 … configure Windows 95/98 without resorting to tinkering with the Registry.
Windows 98 Annoyances … oh yeah, I heard all about it ... this one isn't perfect either.
Windows 98 Homepage … for those who have to keep up with the latest technology.
Windows 98 Updates … nothing is perfect ... we fix what we can and endure what we can't.
Windows 98 Upgrade … online seminar walks viewers through the steps of upgrading.
Windows 98 Utilities … here are the goodies for the new Windows OS ... aren't you lucky!
Windows System Updates … for 95 and 98 ... see his "Windows Tweaking Toolbox" page.
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What will the Internet of the future be like? Here are some ideas, either coming, dreamed, or being used on a limited scale.

Medicine: Doctors will diagnose conditions in patients anywhere in the world. Surgeons can guide robots to perform remote surgery. Physicians will communicate via email with patients. Transportation: Commercial airlines will be flown without pilots. Cars will allow for drivers to have hands-free access to the Internet.

Home: Microchips in walls in homes will monitor and adjust room temperatures and detect motion and call fire and police departments. Appliances will come automatically linked into a network, a fridge will detect when milk is getting low and will order more.

Entertainment: Tele-immersion technology will be used in restaurants. A high-bandwidth Internet connection would link a person in a restaurant cubicle via video to other family members at home, letting them have dinner together. Books: All books could be email books. Simply download the text and pay the fee--or not. Libraries may lend books over the Internet.

Education: Closed-circuit learning might be extended even to grade school kids. Snow days could become a thing of the past.

This fella dials a wrong number... The other person, a woman, says, "Hello?"
He then says, "Hello, could I speak to Joey?"...
The woman answers, "Uh... I don't think so... he's only 2 months old."
He pauses and says, "I'll wait."

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