Also called Usenet, they are groups that often have nothing to do with news. Newsgroups are a worldwide system of ongoing discussion groups among people on the Internet who share a mutual interest.
There are a large number of newsgroups available. Discussion is not in real time; it is done through leaving messages and reading messages that other people have left. If you can think of a subject you can probably find a Newsgroup for it.
If you have an interest in a subject, the Newsgroups are well worth your time. To learn how to use Newsgroups,...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Spam (or Spamming)
It is generally agreed that Spam is unwanted email. Many believe that Spammers are abusers of the email system.
Spam is an ugly word that is over used and means any unsolicited e-mail, one e-mail or dozens or hundreds of thousands. Many individuals do not mind a little of it. They are afraid of missing an opportunity to meet a new friend or of finding a useful service or business opportunity. Other individuals make studies of what is said on these...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
What is Cookie
A "cookie" is an Internet site’s way of keeping track of you. It’s a small program built into a web page you might visit. Typically you won’t know when you are receiving cookies. Ideally a cookie could make your surfing easier by identifying you, tracking sites you visit, topics you search, and get a general feel for your preferences. This can make surfing easier, faster, more personal, and more efficient. It can also be used to collect your e-mail address for marketing (spamming) purposes.
You can set your browser to warn you before you accept...
Friday, January 11, 2008
Turn off keyboard repeat trick
We enabled a keyDown and keyUp listener but we wanted to have a key stay pressed and navigated through the menu and then when the keyUp is triggered to close the device connection. But we ran into an issue with the key repeat trigging the keyDown event. So after some looking we found out that you can turn off keyboard repeat.
Here is how in Win XP:
1. Setting > Control Panel > Accessibility > Options
2. Filter Keys check the 'Use FilterKeys'...
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Windows Explorer keys
The Windows Explorer displays the contents of a computer, drive or directory. The Windows logo key+E opens the Windows Explorer at any time, and it can also be started from Programs on the Start menu. It normally has two panes, the left pane showing a tree view of your folders, and the right pane showing the contents of one folder. If you across multiple monitors please read expand the taskbar.
Windows Explorer can also show a single-pane, without the tree view. In this case it normally hides the toolbar unless you explicitly...
