Welcome to Volume 1, Number 2 of Presidio Computer's Newsletter.

A. I subscribe to a limited number of Computer magazines. They are by no means the "world's best" PC magazines. But, they are useful to me.

One of the magazines is PC World. The most recent issue (June 2002) which I have received is packed with over 200 PC tips. At first, I thought it was a re-tred of their previous articles. Much to my delight, the issue has a wealth of new material. A single issue, at the news stand, costs $6.99. A one year subscription costs approximately $30.00.

If you visit www.pcworld.com, you can find the contents of the magazine, on line, for free, if you click on the "Magazine" tab, at the far right of the web page.

The authors/editors make an important point. Before installing software, be sure your data has been backed up. Put your PC through its paces for a week or 2 of standard use, before you install additional software. If you install more than 1 program, trying to determine which program caused a problem can be, sometimes, impossible.

B. Who owns the rights to the music on the CDs you purchase? You do. Do you? Some of us like to create a "best of" CD. If U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings has his way, we may not be able to do so. Sen. Hollings and the entertainment industry claim that the industry loses more than $3 Billion each year to pirated music. For more information, see: http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,51337,00.html .

C. If you use MSN Chat Control, MSN Instant Messenger, or any of the other tools listed at:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/1943.html , be aware that your computer may be vulnerable to control by someone remote from your computer. Please note the disclaimer at the end of Symantec's web page. Neither Ed Sloup nor Presidio Computers make any specific recommendation is regarding this issue.

D. The most common operating system (OS) (main computer program used by a personal computer) is Microsoft's Windows. Sometimes, it becomes necessary to re-install your computer's OS. Where's your disk? Did your computer manufacturer supply you with a real Windows disk, or a system restore (sometimes called a system recovery) disk? Are the files on your hard drive? If they are on your hard drive, how will you use these files, if your hard drive physically fails (such as the motor burning out)? If you don't have a real Windows disk, I suggest that you contact your computer manufacturer as soon as possible. You never know when disaster will strike.

The disk will be a CD (compact disk), not a floppy disk.

The information contained in this newsletter is provided for informational purposes only. No guarantees nor warranties are expressly given nor implicitly implied.

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Happy Computing.

Sincerely,
Ed Sloup
Presidio Computers, LLC
520 731 6446
www.presidiocomputers.com

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