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Double-click the clock in the system tray. Select the Time Zone tab. Press the CTRL key and click your left mouse button on the approximate location of Memphis, Egypt. Still holding the CTRL key, drag an imaginary object across the ocean and drop it in the area of Memphis, Tennessee. Still holding the CTRL key, click on the same imaginary object and drag it across the United States and drop in on Redmond, Washington. Release the CTRL key. Now sit back, watch and listen. If you don't get it the first time a pocket atlas might come in handy. Title: I Said, Save That Password! Description: Getting around the Save password in Dial-Up Networking Tired of typing in the same password EVERY TIME you connect to the Internet? Next time the Dial-Up Networking connection screen is up, click the Save Password box. If it's grayed out, go to the Passwords in Control Panel. Click the User Profiles tab and select 'Users can specify.. .. When ever they login.' Restart your computer and then check the Save Password box next time you connect. Title: Buffed Up FIFOs Description: Increasing the Modem buffer size can decrease download time So you got that new modem and it has one of the 16550 UART chips! Check the use of the FIFO buffers for maximum speed connections. Goto Start/Settings: Control Panel, and double-click the Modems icon. Click the Properties button, and select the Connection tab. Hit Port Settings and move the FIFO buffers as far right as possible. This will increase the amount of data your computer receives before processing it. Doing this should give you a slight increase in speed. Every little bit will help. -= Reviews/Resources =- Title: Business Smarts Description: Inc. Online's great resources for growing businesses Starting or growing a business? Can't afford expensive consultants to help you make those critical decisions? Try Inc. Online!

This is the electronic version of the popular Inc. Magazine, but with a twist. The site fills in as full-service electronic consultant to those who need help the most; growing businesses. It features the online version of current and past print issues, a vast repository of business resources, information, and original articles that are only available online. So before you make that make or break decision, get some insights from Inc. Online. Chances are, someone's been there before too! Title: Is This Your Lucky Day? Description: Get your daily horoscope and find your match made in heaven Well it might be!  Are fame, fortune and passionate love just around the corner? Should you buy or sell? Is love in the air this evening? If you're looking for answers to these and many other questions that might be keeping you up late at night, then check out these two fun and entertaining sites.

EasyScopes (www.easyscopes.com) is easily one the best and most comprehensive sources of horoscope and astrology sites on the Net. The site sorts and indexes sites by zodiac sign, for quick navigation and access.  Drop in and get your daily, weekly and monthly horoscopes. Site owner Jochen Savelberg tells us that "most people check their horoscopes in the morning to have a great start to their day.".

LoveTest (www.lovetest.com) started out as a high school project back in 1991.  Heart-pounding teens would pass around love and romance tests that would help identify their perfect match. Savelberg took it one step further and wrote a program that would tabulate scores and identify matches.  Well, today this little project is a viable and high traffic website.  Drop in and complete The Original Free LoveTest. Quickly answer revealing questions about you and your mate and see if it's a match made in heaven! The test also calculates the compatibility between you and your mate using numerology based on the names that were entered and will also provide astrological compatibility information about the selected zodiac signs.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Do you know what it takes to be a great flirter? Are the stars aligned in your favor?  Find out at EasyScopes and LoveTest.  Thousands of netizens do.  Over 300,000 each month to be exact!  When we asked Jochen if he's found his perfect mate yet, he jokingly replied, "Yep, I've already found the perfect mate... but she hasn't found me yet!" Title: Smart Business Supersite Description: Consult this terrific site for help with sales, marketing and finance Looking for current, accurate and extensive business information? Try the Smart Business Supersite.

The SBS is a terrific source for high-quality, "how-to" business information on the Internet. Search or browse more than 80 categories of resources. What are you looking for today? Marketing resources? Sales management help? Financing? Whatever your needs this site offers a wealth of business intelligence information and pointers to some of the best sites on the Net. A real savvy site!

Title: Business@Home Description: Great help, support and resources for those who work from home One of the most overwhelming aspects about working from home is the feeling of isolation. No more water-cooler banter. No more bouncing ideas off of co-workers. Even worse, is the anxiety that you may feel, wondering if you've made the right decision to go it alone or work away from the office.

Business@Home understands. This is an online huddle and information resource for the working-from-home digerati - your virtual water-cooler, if you will. Peruse the news-to-use and how-to information that will help you and your family cope with the new changes in the way you work. You'll also find some great marketing, finance and tax resources that should help. Change is good; as long as you have the tools and resources that can help you make the transition. Title: What's For Dinner? Description: An archive dedicated to the culinary delights Hosting a big dinner party and don't know what to serve? Or are you just tired of the same old peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch? What ever the case, head over to The Internet Chef.

The site is essentially an electronic archive dedicated to culinary delights. Browse the numerous links that offer ideas, recipes and advice on full meals, snacks, candies and more. Read the feature columns, communicate with other food lovers via the message board or grab the weekly recipe and tip. There's a lot of...well, 'food for thought', here. Title: Plan Your Trip On The Net Description: The Internet Travel Network makes planning your trips a breeze Have some vacation time coming? Wondering where to go, what to see and how to get there? What will it cost? To help you answer these and many more questions start at The Internet Travel Network.

This very handy site allows you to quickly make reservations for airlines, hotels, and car rentals. When you've narrowed down your destination and departure date, just enter the information and the site will do the rest. This is very handy resource for the busy professional or for those that need to make quick decisions and arrangements on short notice. Title: Europe Online Description: Travel, weather and shopping news directly from Europe Travelling to Europe? Functioning as the European portal to the Internet Europe Online will guide you to everything you need to know before you pack your bags . You'll find links to lifestyle, arts & culture, business and finance, computers, magazines, shopping, and an abundance of travel information on just about every country in the Europe. Not planning a vacation anytime soon? Point to Europe Online during any national or international holiday season and take part in some of the online celebrations they host. If you can't be there, it's the next best thing. If you're going to be there, get a glimpse of what awaits you! Title: HTML Goodies Description: A great site packed with tutorials and free stuff for building a website It seems that many of you just can't get enough tips and information on creating, maintaining and improving your websites. Well, after some more digging we found another great site, that's loaded with stuff for beginners and experts.

HTML Goodies is a commercial site that offers web site design services, but like many of the better sites do, it offers an abundance of free tips and resources. The main page offers an index of various links. They are summarized below:

Title: Internet 101 Description: A terrific information source for newbies It is estimated that one person joins the internet every 1.5 seconds. That means that over 400,000 people joined in this last week alone. This translates to millions of questions on who, what, when, where, why and how, regarding the use of this wonderful new medium.

Well, we try to answer some of these questions each month, but it would be impossible to get to all of them. That's why we point you to sites like Internet 101. This is well thought out and designed site that will answer many of your questions in a non-technical style. Learn what the internet is, how to search, where to find great software and much, much more. The site humorously and appropriately describes its style as "a set of instructions...for people who don't like to read instructions." So if you're new to the Net, sign up for Internet 101 (detentions not included :-) ). -= Feature(s) =- Title: 2000 Approaches: Test your computer Description: A simple test to see if your computer is year 2000 ready If you've been paying attention, then you' ve probably heard a little about the havoc and chaos that will occur when the Year 2000 (a.k.a. 'Y2K') arrives. This is a serious problem for individuals, companies and governments, who rely on time and date sensitive software applications to conduct their affairs. Banks are worried silly (check any of your credit cards for expiry dates past 1999...you'll have few of them, if any!) Will traffic lights work? How about utilities? Will your pay cheque get deposited on time (at all!)? Will your mortgage get paid on time (do you care)? Virtually anything that uses an RTC could potentially fail. What is an RTC and how or will it affect your PC?

RTC stands for Real Time Clock. It is a clock that resides in your hardware and affects time and date reliant software, such as billing, shipping, accounting and scheduling software. The RTC is running all the time, even when you computer is off.

Newer PCs have been designed to handle the date roll-over when Y2K arrives. Older PCs could run into some problems though. What will likely happen in older PCs, is that their clocks will reset to 1900 or 1980. For your peace of mind, here's how to check if you have a 'doomsday' system:

  1. Power on your PC and get to DOS.
  2. Type DATE and press ENTER.
  3. Change the current date to 12-31-1999 and press ENTER.
  4. Type TIME and press ENTER
  5. Change the current time to 11:59:00 PM (one minute before the roll-over) and press ENTER .
  6. Immediately, power off your computer. Wait approximately 2 minutes or at least enough time for the roll-over to occur (Happy New Year!).
  7. Power on your computer. Get to the DOS prompt and type DATE and press ENTER.
  8. If your current date now displays 01-01-2000 then your PC is year 2000 compatible. If the current date is 01-01-1980, 01-03-1980, 01-01-1900, or something else, then your PC is not year 2000 compatible (oh-oh!)
  9. Go back through steps 2, 3 and 4 to set the date and time back to current. Just substitute the current date and time when prompted.
If you've gone 'back to the future', don't worry! You have four courses of action. First, you can do nothing and pray (not recommended)! Second, you can buy a new computer (yikes!). And three, you can contact your OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for a BIOS upgrade or patch (it's simpler than it sounds). This last option will cost around $100. Alternatively you can purchase a Y2K utility program for about 15 bucks, that will fix the problem.

If you want more information and solutions on the Year 2000 problem, check out the sites below. You should find everything you need to know.

Y2K RESOURCES

Intel
(Intel's very helpful site...and it should be!)

Leads to various links
(dozens of links here!)

University of Regina
(Article and resources from University of Regina's Computer Science experts. Also offers other 'tests' that can be performed)