Tech Tips

August 2005

Chat Acronyms

by Barbara J. Feldman August 30, 2005

POS means “parents over shoulder” but COS doesn’t mean “children over shoulder.” It means “change of subject.” To keep up with all the latest chat acronyms, try NetLingo, Big Blue Ball or AbbreviationZ.

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Close Multiple IE Windows

by Barbara J. Feldman August 9, 2005

To close multiple Internet Explorer windows at once (useful for getting rid of dozens of pop-up windows), click on one of the window tags in the XP taskbar. Then hold down the Cntrl key while clicking on each of the remaining IE windows. Right-click to open up the group dialog menu, and select Close Group.

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Hardcover Photo Albums

by Barbara J. Feldman August 9, 2005

Making a hardcover photo album from digital photos is fun and easy with this crop of tools: My Publisher (my personal favorite at ), Kodak EasyShare Galleryand Apple’s iPhoto Books. For a more detailed review of all three products, read The Mossberg Solution.

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Active Internet Connections

by Barbara J. Feldman August 2, 2005

Netstat is a Windows XP command that lists active Internet connections, such as browsers and instant messengers. To run it, click Start/Run and type “command.” When the command window opens, type “netstat.” TCPView is freeware tool that shows similar information, but with better formatting. Both of these tools can be useful in discovering applications (or [...]

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