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CHRIS TEACHES THE BASICS: If you've got friends or family who want to learn more about their PC, from a guy who makes things nice and easy, check out the VHS release of Computer Basics in the GnomeStore. Chris teams with TechTV cohort, Kate Botello, to lead novices on a journey through their computer. From basic interactions, to installing apps, to using the Internet and e-mail, Chris and Kate have all the basics covered. Help out a friend and  get them a copy today.
It's official: Gretchen, Sprocket, and I will be moving in a few
weeks. Not too far, though. We'll be going deeper into the city of
San Francisco starting on the first of September. Lori and Norm
were here over the weekend (for a photo shoot); in between sets,
Gretchen invited them to join her hunt. They came upon a house
located in one of the busier parts of town. With only street
parking available, I wasn't too thrilled about investigating the
property. However, my wife seemed optimistic. We kinda knew what
we were looking for in a residence (and its neighborhood), but
also knew we'd have to make certain concessions in the process. We
parked (literally) up the hill and found our way to what would
turn out to be our future home (at least, for the next year or
so). It has lots of usable space - which is a premium here. Plus,
the landlords are extremely dog-friendly. Winner! The pictures and
videos will come, never fear.
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First order of business: get broadband! According to AT&T's Web
site, cable modem service is not available in the area. However,
DSL is an option. So, it looks like I'm going to be purchasing an
external DSL
modem in a few days. Any suggestions?
Yeah, I'm not even sure who I'll select for my provider. They
currently use SBC to get online, so I might just stick with them
for continuity's sake. Verizon has been solid enough for me here,
but I believe our loft complex has a unique infrastructure. If I
could make contact with someone from any capable system, I'd
probably go with them. I should probably get the ball rolling
soon, though - I'd hate to play the waiting game for too long.
I've heard of installation nightmares, so I'll probably be rolling
my own (again). 56k is quaint, but hardly enough pipe to get any
real work done. When you download as much as I do, every bit
counts. Oh, and did I tell you about the bites?
There are plenty of unique restaurants in just about every
direction. Plus, we're right up around the corner from a Peet's
outlet! If you need me, you know where you can find me. I'll
probably also be setting up a Wi-Fi network before too long, too.
My Proxim hardware still works, but I wasn't sure if I needed a
crossover cable to connect it to my router. Furo tells me: "If the
hub has an uplink port, then a straight cable should work between
the two, as it provides the crossover for you. If both have uplink
and non-uplink ports (workstation attachment ports), then you
would need a crossover cable between like ports. For instance, if
you were connecting a workstation port on one to a workstation
port on another, you'd have to use a crossover. Same for uplink to
uplink." How's that for home network helpfulness? Oh, if only he'd
do a free Gnometome for
us...
See You in August,              Chris Pirillo
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{Find Web site remnants} Who knows what evils lurk on the hard
drives of mine? I'm always curious about what has been downloaded
to my PC after I have visited a website. I suppose I COULD clear
out my Temporary Internet Files before going to every single
page... or I could just install Traces Viewer. This handy
application gives me the power to see what my PC acquires for
every website I visit. With Traces Viewer's easy-to-read
interface, I can see what files come from each site, and also if
the site contained any cookies.  Mmmmmm, cookies... now, how could
chocolate chip be evil?
Pixel Toolbox v1.1 [3.7M] W9x/2k/XP FREE

{Make your own icons} I have a compulsive habit of changing the
original desktop and icons in Windows to a version that mirrors my
personality. So what happens if I can't find a desktop or set of
icons that suits me? I load up Pixel Toolbox! This program allows
me to flex my creative skills by creating Windows icons and
pointers. Find yourself in a creativity slump? Well, you don't
have to strain your creative muscle. PixelToolbox allows you to
import an image that you already own, and work from there. If that
isn't enough, you can fashion your own tiled desktop or share your
creation with friends by exporting your masterpiece as a .jpg,
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You NEVER pirate software, right? OF COURSE YOU DON'T! (Good
answer.) So, if someone came to your door and accused you of
software piracy, could you prove them wrong? With the Software
Audit Protection Program (SAPP), you could. You can track every
piece of software you own with this application; you can attach an
image of your paper receipt, add information like serial numbers
and activation keys, etc., so you will never be left hunting for
these items in the future. SAPP can even create and print reports
detailing your inventory. If you own a small company and want to
make confirm that you and your employees are "Software Compliant,"
this is the program for you. You can track your software using
many different variables such as License, User ID, Software Title
or Activation Key. Don't get caught second-guessing... be certain
with the Software Audit Protection Program!
Recommend It!
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{Screen print utility} Time is money, and I endorse any program
that can save me time. Luckily, that is exactly what Print! v1.6
does. Say that I want to share screenshots with my other tech
friends to compare error messages and talk about possible fixes:
every time I take a screen shot, I open up Word, paste the
snapshot, and THEN I can print it. Too many steps, too much of my
time! With Print!, I just hit my "Print Screen" key and out comes
my screenshot without involving any other programs. Don't want a
screenshot of your whole desktop? Not a problem, just press Alt +
Print Screen and you'll have a printout of the active window only.
Print! 1.6 goes so far as to put the date and time on your
printout too... perfect for saving those high scores on solitaire!
Other features include scaling, centering, and the ability to
invert images. (So, not only will you save time, you'll also save
on toner. Bonus!)  You may also want to note that Print! saves
your printer configuration without wreaking havoc on the settings
in your other programs. You'll definitely get your money's worth
with this program. Don't believe me? Start by checking out the
evaluation version for yourself!
Submit Your Thoughts | Recommend It!
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REMOTE ACCESS TO YOUR E-MAIL: LoudPC is a new product from Loudfire enabling direct access to your PC's Outlook(tm) from any Internet browser or web phone. Use LoudPC to access your work email from home, check your next appointment while at lunch, reply to an important email while in a meeting, etc. No synchronization required. Works with your existing email accounts. Accesses all of your folders. All changes reflected immediately in your Outlook(tm). Get more info on LoudPC
BookCrossing Bookclub

Gretchen is a self-professed pack rat: there are just some things
that she can't throw away. For example, books. I, on the other
hand, prefer my text in an electronic medium, and don't really
miss those analog versions. (What's that stuff called again?
Paper?) Many of my books are gathering dust on the bookshelf. The
alternative? Free them into the wild! BookCrossing is essentially
a worldwide book club. You register online and get a BookCrossing
ID number to put on your books with a note sending the new reader
back to BookCrossing (think of wheresgeorge.com). Then you just
leave the book "in the wild" to be found by someone else; the
folks at BookCrossing suggest a park bench, the pocket of an
airplane seat, or just plain giving your book to a friend. "Sounds
easy, right? Well it is. It's also a fascinating exercise in fate,
karma, or whatever you want to call the chain of events that can
occur between two or more lives and one piece of literature. Oh,
and we should mention, it's absolutely free and absolutely
private, too." BookCrossing also offers book reviews, ratings, and
recommendations.
Recommend It!
GnomeTIP
Any modem that relies on Windows to function is dubbed a
"Winmodem." Most manufacturers use "Winmodems" because they are
cheap and easy to set up on a standard model PC. I don't have any
problem with the manufacturer saving money (because living in a
capitalistic society, I would hope that the savings would trickle
down to ME in one way or another). I do, however, have a problem
with the way "Winmodems" function after you add more internal
devices to your PC. "Winmodems" rely on Windows to mediate their
serial communication (I/O address, COM port, IRQ, etc.) and as you
can imagine, the more devices Windows has to manage, the higher
the probability of running into a problem. And what if you want to
run Linux instead? Will the "Winmodem" function well, if at all,
in an operating system other than Windows? Don't bet on it! If you
want to make sure you don't have any problems after upgrading your
system, you'll want to get yourself a hardware modem. How can you
determine this? Checking a modem's system requirements. If the
modem says it REQUIRES Windows, then keep looking... you've found
yourself a "Winmodem." However, if the system requirements for the
modem say that it will work with Linux, then you've found yourself
a hardware modem. Yes, it IS that easy.
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IT sees new profits in Old Glory
Can CRM be tweaked to track terrorists? As the fight against terrorism heats up, the government turns to the tech industry to come up with tools to secure the country against attack. It's an opportunity for patriotism--and for profits. (Nearly $38 billion is slated for homeland security.) Software companies  are sending tens of thousands of proposals to government agencies, some of which are so new they don't have the budget to hire people to evaluate them all.
Read more the ZDNet News Focus
Are Spam blocklists going too far?
Many businesses are turning to spam-filtering tools to regain
control of their e-mail boxes. But legitimate e-mails are being
deleted, too, now that sometimes-indiscriminate blacklists have
become a key weapon in the war against unsolicited bulk e-mail.
Companies
subscribe to the lists, bouncing any traffic directed to their
servers that originates from those addresses. Is overkill the
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Read the full story
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Content Management Is Key: Need a reason your boss should be sending you to Gnomedex? Some of the leading experts on content management solutions (those things we affectionately call blogs) will be sharing the future of blogging and how you can adapt it to both the way you do business and the way you communicate in general. Join Evan Williams and Doc Searls as they share pearls of wisdom on blogging, Linux and other open source applications that are changing our lives. If that's not enough incentive, remind the boss that THE Internet security guru, Steve Gibson, will be sharing his wisdom as well.
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I mistakenly announced their break up in the last GnomeAudio section, causing
quite a stir among a number of subscribers. In fact, they just released a double
album this year and have been touring in support of that release.
For today's false alarm, please make note of the tragedy that is the N'SYNC
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I know I've already carried on about my Kyocera 6035 phone, but this thing is
awesome.  I've got all my contacts in one device. Web browsing is good - I'm
sure it would be better on a color screen, like the
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use of a serial connector instead of USB, but I suppose they were cutting costs.
I'm also scoping out the
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in an effort to make the GnomeTomes a little flashier. I've installed several of
the files on my phone and while they are easy to read, have all the content
organized, and function as useful tips for the various subjects, I'd like to add
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Of the formats Lockergnome uses for our GnomeTomes, TomeRaider is by far my
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allowing you, the reader, to navigate through our tips (or anything else)
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GnomeFEATURE
The Herd of Star Wars Nerds

Triumph the dog is low-tech, he's not cute like the pets.com sock puppet,
but he manages to maintain a twisted appeal to fans of lowbrow comedy. In
this segment, Triumph makes a mockery of geeks standing in line for
Episode II. Whether you've been one of those geeks yourself, or you've
never understood why anyone would dress up and wait in line for a movie,
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to get the point across, yet Triumph delivers enough one-liners
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Classic jazz vocal styling, juxtaposing arrangements of contemporary
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beautiful piano arrangements, Heleen's voice is a thing of beauty. A
Netherlands native,  who originally dreamed of saving the rainforests
(at least according to her biography), her interpretation of American
jazz standards and show tunes is more remarkable than most native
English speaking vocalists. No world tour is currently scheduled, so
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Reminding me of creating captions for Webcam32, this application uses
incomprehensible string values to display relevant info about Winamp
songs in the Windows caption bar. List song names, time of day,
playlist information, filenames, and a variety of other more obscure
information. Changing caption colors is also doable within this
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The Man Who Wasn't There (R) 2001
Drama - 116min
Reviewer's Tilt (9)
Special DVD Features worth a look-Thornton and Coen Brothers Commentary
Much more film noir, than a movie trying to imitate film noir, The Man
Who Wasn't There captures the inevitable hopelessness of the genre. Ed
Crane (Billy Bob Thornton) is the archetype everyman. A barber by trade,
Crane represents the individual in society. He hears everything, but
truly knows nothing. Everything he hears is modified ever so slightly by
the retelling. He gets neither the whole story nor the true motivations.
Left to guess at the motivations and desires of those around him, Crane
develops an indifference to it all. When a snake oil sales man slithers
into town, Crane takes this opportunity to cheat the cheaters and punish
the punishers.  As indifferent as Crane appears, he is no match for the
amorality of fate. As much as fate is indifferent in its wrath, however,
so is it artistic in its execution. That is what makes our lives so
entertaining. Fate doles ultimate justice, but never as expected. The
Man Who Wasn't There is truly a Kafkaesque tale of an individual's year
to turn against the tide of inevitability. Atypical of cuter, more
recent Coen brothers fare, this film is reminiscent of their earlier
noir works like Blood Simple and Miller's Crossing. Frances McDormand
does an outstanding job making as Crane's selfish wife and James
Gandolfini exudes boorishness as Doris' boss. The real outstanding
performances, however, rest with the supporting cast. Tony Shalhoub, as
pompus attorney Freddy Riedenschneider and  Jon Polito as the snake oil
salesman impress and entertain as cruel, but offbeat parodies of their
characters. The black and white cinematography by Roger Deakins also
impresses and precisely underscores the bleakness of Crane's life and
the monochromatic nature of fate.
Region 1 Encoding (US and Canada only)
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Microsoft is readying a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security, a facelift for Outlook, and better support for cell phones and other handhelds. The upcoming version, the company's first major update of the product since releasing Exchange 2000 nearly two years ago, will by default disable certain messaging features to prevent hackers and virus makers from taking advantage of openings. While Microsoft's biggest nemesis in the e-mail and messaging market is Lotus, the company also competes against Novell and newcomer Oracle, which plans to release its own e-mail and messaging software later this year.
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Can IBM's release of a new top-end "Shark" enterprise storage system boost the company's prospects in the depressed storage market? Big Blue has fixed many early Shark problems, improving everything from data transfer capabilities to cache size, and adding RAID 10 support and Eliza self-healing features. But IBM faces the still dominant EMC, which last week lured away Mark Lewis from HP to become its new CTO; and Hitachi, which  still boasts the technology edge. IBM's edge is its ability to bundle Shark sales with related server and service deals.
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07.16.2002 GnomeREPORT
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Being that I have a print subscription to PocketPC Magazine,
I haven't been by their website in quite some time, so when
Hal Goldstein informed me of a new electronic delivery
method that they've employed, I felt obligated to give it a
spin. You can check out the September 2002 Issue of the Digital
Edition and see if you like reading the mag in that
format better than the print variety. A Software and
Accessories Encyclopedia is also new to the site since my
last belated visit.
I've also been using my PocketPC quite a bit lately, but
not for data. It's found a more frequent home on my belt as
an MP3 player ever since Diana's dad gave us a bicycle.
Going out for a morning ride has been quite pleasurable, and
it's nice to bring along some tunes. I've tried both the
Compaq iPaq 3870 and HP Jornada 565, and have been more
pleased with the audio ability of the iPaq, due in part to
the sound utility Compaq provides to adjust treble and bass
levels. It's just a more full-sounding device, in my
opinion.
See You in August,              Randy Nieland
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LDAP Whodunit
Pondered by Warren Dugas
"Randy, a little question for you: Do you know what LDAP is and how important it is to the world of technology? I'm sure you do - but where did it come from? Hmm, let's put our thinking caps on and try to figure it out. Did Microsoft create it? Hmm - No, how about Novell? Nope. Well, who then?"
History of LDAP

X.500, the OSI directory standard, defines a
comprehensive Directory Service, including an information
model, namespace, functional model, and authentication
framework. X.500 also defines the Directory Access Protocol
(DAP) used by clients to access the directory. DAP is a full
OSI protocol that contains extensive functionality, much of
which is not used by most applications.
DAP is significantly more complicated than the more
prevalent TCP/IP stack implementations and requires more
code and computing horsepower to run. The size and
complexity of DAP makes it difficult to run on thin clients,
such as the PC and Macintosh where TCP/IP functionality
often comes with the machine. DAP stack implementations are
cumbersome to administer, thus limiting the acceptance of
X.500. Hence in 1993, the folks at University of Michigan,
with help from the ISODE Consortium, designed and developed
a protocol that would work over TCP/IP and was small enough
when implemented to run on a thin client like PC's running
the Windows� operating system or the Macintosh.
The LDAP version 1 Specification was published in March
of 1994. The LDAP version 2 Specification was published as
rfc 1777 by the Access Searching and Indexing of Directories
(ASID) working group in the IETF in March of 1995. In April
of 1996, 40 companies including Microsoft, Netscape, and
Novell separately announced support for LDAP protocol in
their Directory Services products in order that they may in
turn operate with each other and integrate with the
Internet. LDAP version 3.0 has gone through several drafts
but at this time is not finished.
GnomeSYSTEM
Looking for Sound
Suggested by Corey Hollett

"I've just gone on an extensive hunt for the best
sound card and speaker set combination for 5.1 sound. My
criteria were that it be excellent for games, music, and dvd
playback. A price under $500.00 was also a strong
point."
Corey came to the same conclusion that others have in two
respects. Creative has long maintained a healthy share of
the sound card market with a solid name and decent products.
Audiophiles know of other brands as well, such as Turtle
Beach and Philips, which also produce quality sound cards
and at attractive price points. Corey decided on the Turtle
Beach Santa Cruz card, a great choice.
His choice of speaker systems reinforced my own feelings
on the subject. I own two Klipsch speaker sets, the ProMedia
2.400 and most recently the ProMedia 5.1. The 2.400 system
was the subject of many positive reviews, and believe me
when I say that the ProMedia 5.1 leaves the 2.400 in the
dust. The above review that Corey pointed out hits the high
points, and is actually quite in-depth for an "initial"
review. I'm itching to see if they eventually do write up a
more complete version, as mentioned in the article.
GnomeALERTZ
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QuickTime 6 Released

With the debut of QuickTime 6, we can assume that the
licensing haggles over MPEG-4 have been resolved, making way
for the long-awaited release. MPEG-4 isn't the only
addition, joining a new AAC audio codec that is a favorite
among professionals. Streaming media skip protection, Flash
5 support and better AppleScript functionality also tag
along. As always, there is a standard free version available
for download, but the Pro edition adds additional features,
such as full screen video playback, the ability to create
MPEG-4 content and editing features not present in the free
player.
GnomeSTUFF
Microtel & WalMart Love Linux

WalMart is selling Microtel PCs, but with a slight twist.
They were one of the first manufacturers to preinstall
LindowsOS and offer systems to the retail market through
WalMart.com, and now Mandrake is being offered as a pre-
installed choice in operating systems. These options give
potential Linux users an easier way to get started without
having to build their own system from scratch or deal with
driver issues, while still maintaining a low overall cost. A
Pentium 4 2GHz system with a CD-RW drive goes for as little
as $648 with Mandrake Linux, so not too shabby at all.
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