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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Vol. 8, No. 29<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>8-14-8</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>1 ForceField field
test<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>2 We need more
cache<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>3 Georgia safe from
bears, Faces vs. Spaces, US broadband lags, faulty 3G</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>4 Manage USB
devices</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Needless to say,
this week’s News Flash generated a ton of email.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scads of readers were able to get the
free one-year license for ForceField before the deadline of 9:00 AM local time
Wednesday and many went ahead and installed it.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I got three emails
that said the program slowed their systems or browsers down horribly so they
uninstalled it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Others had no
serious issues; reader Jim P. has been using the program in Beta for a year, Ray
C. couldn’t get the license key to paste and John D. sent me this handy link to
ZoneAlarm’s blog:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://blog.zonealarm.com/"><FONT color=#800080
size=4>http://blog.zonealarm.com/</FONT></A></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I downloaded and
installed the program prior to doing any research so I could poke it with a
stick without preconceptions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I
used the ZA Firewall for years so I have a relatively high level of trust that
their programs are free of malware and safe to use.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>During installation
I had the same problem that Ray did with the license key, but using the keyboard
shortcut (CTRL+V) allowed me to paste it in even though the right click and
paste wouldn’t.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That’s a minor
glitch that I’ve run into with other programs and websites so I didn’t worry
much about it.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>The rest of the
install went without a hitch and I rebooted.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On a side note, this is a good idea with
any new install, especially security programs, even if you aren’t prompted to do
so.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This insures that any portions
of the program that need to be memory resident are working.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Once back to the
desktop I opened Task Manager to check the footprint of the new program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On the Services tab I found ForceField
and the program showed 00 for CPU cycles and about 20 MB of memory usage, so
fairly small.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I kept Task Manager
open and opened IE.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It flickered to
01 CPU then back to 00.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pretty
nice.</FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I browsed to several
pages for an hour or so and everything was fine.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then I closed the browser and handled
some email and reopened the browser.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The PC just sat there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After
about five minutes the IE window came up but it was blank and unresponsive.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I rebooted and everything was fine
again.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Through a little
poking around on ZA’s website I found that this problem could be caused by the
Virtual Cache so I closed IE, emptied the cache in ForceField (which you
accomplish by right clicking the icon in the System Tray and choosing Settings,
then clicking the Advanced section and clicking Clear Virtual Data at the
bottom).</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I reopened IE and it
came right up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Through further
testing I found that the program worked fine if you emptied the cache between
each browser session but this is unacceptable, especially considering there’s
not an option to empty it automatically after each session.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’ll admit I’m running SP3, which isn’t
on the supported Operating Systems list, but every XP user will eventually get
it so the program needs to work with it.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I’m saving a text
file of notes about these issues to send to ZoneAlarm to see if they can address
them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’d really like to see this
program settle in because in theory it could provide the safest method for
surfing the web.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>What it does is hook
IE and Firefox so that they run in a “virtual sandbox”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nothing in this virtual space can
interact with your actual system so drive-by downloads, tracking programs,
spyware links and just even plain safe files are all housed it this virtual
space and can’t infect you.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>It’s not an
anti-virus or anti-spyware program nor is it a firewall, so don’t think it will
do everything.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your email client
and other types of Internet apps are still vulnerable, but the main problem
right now is the Web, and this would wall that off completely from your
computer.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I’ll keep you posted
on any responses I get from ZA…</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Kevin Mefford,
Editor</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="mailto:pcguru@microdome.net"><FONT
size=4>pcguru@microdome.net</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Terry
Wise</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.ratland.com/"><FONT size=4>www.ratland.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Tech News of the Week</FONT></H1>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Security researchers
say that the recent cyber attack on Georgian Websites might have been initiated
by random hackers, not from the Russian government, as previously
thought:<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.crn.com/security/210003769"><FONT
size=4>http://www.crn.com/security/210003769</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=4>The
latest results from comScore show that Facebook has overtaken MySpace as the
world's No. 1 social networking site:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Facebook-Stands-Atop-Social-Networking-World-64154.html?welcome=1218676926"><FONT
size=4>http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Facebook-Stands-Atop-Social-Networking-World-64154.html?welcome=1218676926</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Betcha Al Gore didn't see this coming. The U.S. -- the country credited
for inventing the Internet -- has fallen from No. 1 to 15th place in high speed
Internet behind other industrialized nations in high speed Internet
adoption:<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.crn.com/networking/210003637"><FONT
size=4>http://www.crn.com/networking/210003637</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=4>A
financial analyst believes Apple's iPhone 3G reception issues may be the result
of some faulty chips:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10015301-37.html"><FONT
size=4>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10015301-37.html</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Copy us on the good stuff!</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Matthew
Dattilo</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="mailto:thepcgurus@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>thepcgurus@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.mattstodayinhistory.com/"><FONT
size=4>www.mattstodayinhistory.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Download of the Week</FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>When you connect a new USB drive
or insert a DVD or CD, the handy Desk Drive utility automatically creates a
shortcut on your desktop to access the drive or disc.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No more searching for the drive. Remove
the device or disc, and the icon likewise disappears. Desk Drive keeps an icon
in the system tray while it's running, and right-clicking the icon allows you to
change settings such as whether it should start automatically with Windows (off
by default) or create icons for newly connected network, fixed or RAM drives in
addition to optical or removable drives.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Get it here: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A
href="http://blueonionsoftware.com/deskdrive.aspx"><FONT
size=4>http://blueonionsoftware.com/deskdrive.aspx</FONT></A><FONT
size=4>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>Carlita
Lupino<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A href="mailto:Cards57@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>Cards57@gmail.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Email Question of the
Week</FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Q:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I really do appreciate the time it takes
to put together this volunteer help service. I find answers to many things
that confuse or befuddle me. Thank you for your work. I find that I
have a question today that does both. Why when I print a picture from my
computer does it not look the same as the image on my computer screen. The
colors are subtlety different and the over all intensity of the photo is
different. I've wondered about this for a while.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>A:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The reason for your issues is due to
many different variables, but it all comes down to one major issue: color
calibration. And, what most people don't realize is that it's not just
your monitor that needs to be calibrated properly. There are several
different items that need to be considered:<BR><BR>a) Is your monitor properly
calibrated using a hardware calibration tool? These devices usually hang
from the top of your monitor using a weight and have a sensor that lays flat on
your screen. The software that comes with the hardware calibration tool
then runs and measures the color output of your monitor, then creates a what is
known as an ICM profile that is then applied to your monitor settings. The
monitor color settings can be found in the "advanced" section of the display
properties screen settings.<BR><BR>b) What usually surprises people when I tell
them this is that your printer needs to be calibrated too! There are
additional hardware devices that have software which you use to print out a
color bar on a sheet of paper. The paper is then fed through the hardware
or the hardware is put on top of the color grid on the paper, which then provide
profile settings for image management software, such as photoshop.<BR><BR>c) As
I mentioned before, if photoshop or any other similar tools don't have the
proper ICM profile applied, it doesn't matter what you do to calibrate your
printer or monitor, because what you see in the program may be simply
incorrect.<BR><BR>d) Know the difference between CMYK and RGB. Most
printing companies use CMYK 4 color processes, so if you create a photo that you
wish to have printed professionally, it's best to convert it to CMYK to provide
the best color detail possible. Don't rely on others to convert your photo
or images for you! The end result may be something completely different
than what you originally intended.<BR><BR>Here's a few links that may provide
some additional details:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/icc.htm" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/icc.htm</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorWiki_Home" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>http://www.colorwiki.com/wiki/ColorWiki_Home</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/profiles.htm" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/profiles.htm</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/color/4000_pc_icm.html"
target=_blank><FONT
size=4>http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/color/4000_pc_icm.html</FONT></A><BR><A
href="http://www.impressionsinprint.ca/cmyk-vs-rgb.php" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>http://www.impressionsinprint.ca/cmyk-vs-rgb.php</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
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it down your images and photos will look exactly like you expect them to.
Also, don't forget that just because you calibrate your monitor/printer and
applied the profile to your photo program doesn't mean that you never have to do
it again. I would recommend re-calibrating once every month or two at
minimum. If you're an amateur photographer who wants to get the best
results from your equipment, then I would recommend weekly or even every few
days.<BR><BR>I hope this helps!<BR><BR>--Ed Engelking II</FONT></P>
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