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10.16.98 - GnomeNEWS

Just about every geek has been approached by a friend or family member and been asked: "What kind of computer should I get?" The answer: "What do you want to do with it?" Hrm... I'm not sure if there's ever been a solid answer to either question. It really depends on what you want to do with it, and (even moreso) how much you're willing to spend. I feel bad when people want the fastest computer possible for the smallest price tag. It ain't gonna happen today, unfortunately. Not even with those $500.00 PCs.

You get what you pay for, especially when it comes to computer hardware (prove me wrong). While you might pay more for a name, when it comes to your PC, I say spare no expense. Sure, you should shop around, but don't settle for something that appears to be the same on the outside, but is radically different on the inside. Yes, everyone needs to be well informed before they think about purchasing a PC, but this tip should be the foundation for all other tips (in my opinion).

Don't settle for second best. Learn by others' mistakes. Listen to your peers. Do some research online (and offline). Don't jump into an investment immediately. Watch the market for upcoming technologies. Decide for yourself. Of course, experienced users already know this... but remember to pass this knowledge on to those unaware, my friends.

-- Chris


GnomePROGRAM

Clip & WAV v1.0 [~9k] W9x/NT4 FREE

GUI too gooey? There's still a need for command prompt utilities--especially good ones. This author was tired of going through extra steps of copying "stuff" (for pasting) from the command prompt to the Windows clipboard. So, he wrote this tiny util to speed up the process. When run, Clip will (quickly) copy a file's contents to the Windows clipboard. If you live at a command prompt, I'm sure you're smiling right now. He's also got another great utility called "WAV.EXE" which allows you to play WAV files directly from the command prompt. No bells & whistles--just the sound of something sweet (great for batch files). Both of these programs don't handle Long File Names, but that shouldn't be too much of a bother.

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GnomeSYSTEM

Thesis and Term Paper Template for Word 97 [279k] W9x/NT4

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GnomeCANDY

The Answering Machine

One of the longest Internet "lists" that used to be (and probably still is) in circulation was some guy's compilation of funny answering machine messages that you could use on your own machine (especially if the creative gene wasn't in your family). This time, you can download WAV versions of someone else's voice doing the talking--so you don't have to waste the time or burn off any more brain cells in trying to think of a "good" one. Choose from movie, TV, comedy, musical, adult, serious, people, weird, and "other" types of messages. My favorite is the short and sweet: Leave a beep after the message. Either that, or just screaming: WHAT!? *beeeeeeep*

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GnomeFAVORITE

Halloween Clip Art & Graphics

The Internet is a graveyard of dead sites. If you put your nose up to your modem, you might smell those old HTML files decomposing. They fly through your computer and now live in your wall (in the empty space between your posters and the other side). If you stick your tongue into an outlet (BAD IDEA), you might get a shock. Some say that's electricity. I say it's the web page's soul trying to get out of the wall and into a browser. I've found that clip art and other Halloweenish graphics tend to quell their restless spirits, so that's why this page of related links is being featured. Turn your "regular" web site into something a bit more... chilling!

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GnomeDESKTOP

FONT: Ahnberg [23k]

Drawing outside the lines used to be a sign that you weren't very coordinated. I must have annoyed the heck out of my Kindergarten teacher; I should have been the poster child for Ritalin. At least I never ate my crayons... or glue sticks... or those pink rubber erasers. I think that's when my anal retentiveness started to set in. I couldn't even eat a bag of M&Ms before separating them into colors first (true story). And I never crossed the dotted lines... at least, until the first grade.

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GnomeTIP

Who's Computer is this anyway? Here's another nifty folder shortcut for Windows 98 & IE4 users: Right-click on the Start button, choose Explore, then in the Explorer window which pops up, create a New Folder. Rename the folder to the following and hit enter:

My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}