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The Naked PC - http://www.TheNakedPC.com What You Need to Know about All Things PC Publisher: Lee Hudspeth and T.J. Lee Editor in Chief: Dan Butler Contributing Editor: Al Gordon This issue is for Thursday, May 25, 2000 - Vol. 3 No. 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Table of Contents ** 01. Letter from the Publisher ** 02. Windows 2000 3rd Party Utilities (OCR): Part 2 (by Al Gordon) ** 03. System Warts - Shutdown Nightmares (by T.J. Lee) ** 04. Mind Maps - What Makes Them Tick (by Dan Butler) ** 05. Cell Phones, Getting the Right One: Part 2 (by Lee Hudspeth) ** 06. Featured Web Site - APBNews.com Live Police Scanners ** 07. Featured Product - WebStripper ** 08. Featured Entertainment - Tachyon: The Fringe ** 09. Featured Book - "The Mind Map Book" (by Tony Buzan) ** 10. Newsworthy - a potpourri of current events and interesting stuff ** 01. Letter from the Publisher As expected we received a number of horror stories from TNPCers about their experiences with online trading in response to Jim's article last issue. Jim agrees with TNPCer Glen C. that online trading has just slapped a flaky Web interface front end on a back end process that is still of the decidedly old-economy, business-as-usual stock brokerage variety. Add E*Trade's rapid growth and the problems with hiring and training staff and you have plenty of potential problems. The good news is that many of you have good things to say about online trading. Hopefully someone will figure out how to bring the Web and trading activities into a harmonious balance. Meantime we'll just have to hope that online activities get better as we go along. We've received lots of mail about Dan, Lee, and Jim's book "The Unofficial Guide to PCs" (TUGPCs). Seems it is getting harder and harder to find copies in local bookstores. The fact of the matter is that the publisher, QUE, has sold the actual title of the series, "The Unofficial Guide," to another publisher. TUGPCs is a single book under that general series title. As such, while TUGPCs remains a QUE title, there's very little incentive for QUE to push the books in that series now that another publisher will be using the title in the future. Once a publisher stops pushing a title it stops showing up in bookstores. As you can imagine we're not very happy about this turn of events but there's nothing we can do about it. QUE assures us that TUGPCs will continue to be available and that it will be updated someday but you just never know. The good news here is that for the time being you can get all the copies you want through Amazon. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?amazon1-us In this issue Al continues his coverage on programs and utilities available for Windows 2000, Lee covers the remaining steps in picking out the perfect cell phone plan, and Dan has a follow up to his Mind Map article. Meanwhile Jim shares the solution to a system wart that recently pounced on his unsuspecting system. If you listen to AM radio in the Portland, Oregon area you just might have heard us chatting away. Jim and Lee have been frequent guests on the "On Your Side" show hosted by the amiable and informative Ed Teachout (Talk 620 Radio). Seems Ed has a penchant for our eBay Magazine articles. Stay tuned! As always, reader support is what keeps TNPC free, so PLEASE help us with our subscription drive and pass a copy of TNPC on to co- workers and friends (no spam please!) and remember to always say "I saw it in TNPC!" 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What, I hear you say, has TNPC suddenly joined the ranks of computer publications that focus on keeping manufacturers and their PR departments happy? Well, although we may or may not be as willing to be seduced as the next guy, in this case there is no real issue. ScanSoft, the Peabody MA-based Xerox spin-off, pretty much IS the OCR/scanning software leader. Having previously acquired the PaperPort software from Visioneer (which made the primary rival for Pagis in document management), ScanSoft now has bought out Caere, makers of OmniPage, which battled ScanSoft's TextBridge in the OCR realm. If you need products in this category, they most likely will come from ScanSoft. For now, the company says it intends to maintain all three product lines. A new version of PaperPort has just been released, and previously announced new editions of OmniPage still are on the market as is PageKeeper, Caere's document manager. Company officials would not be pinned down on their exact intentions, but it looks as if Pagis will be positioned as the mainstream product for end-user and small office business use, while PaperPort will be focused on home use and the Caere line will be aimed at larger corporate users. Happily, the consolidation looks promising. Typically, the software that is bundled with their scanner dictates what users employ for these purposes. Hence, Visioneer customers got PaperPort, HP customers got software from whatever company had most recently cut a deal with HP, and so on. My last HP scanner came bundled with de-contented Caere software, plus an upgrade offer for the "pro" versions, and so I became a Caere user. Frankly, I was never much enchanted by those products, finding them buggy and clunky. In the end, I yearned for the elegant simplicity of the PaperPort software I used in the past. The Pagis Pro Suite in my testing looks to have a nice blend between simplicity and capability. It installs as a sub-folder of your Windows "My Documents" folder, and nicely integrates with Windows Explorer. It has the usual capabilities you want in a document management program such as the capability to move content to other applications, preview document contents, and do extensive searching. The suite also includes a very good Forms Fill-In software, which solves the age-old problem: how do you "type" in information on a paper form when there is no typewriter in the house? In the examples I tried, it correctly identified where it should place its fields that allow the user to "type" in data. Less critical is a Copier utility, which did an OK job of making direct scanner-to-printer copies, but didn't match the quality of HP's own utility. Kai's PhotoSoap 2, a basic graphics editing program, also is in the package, and ScanSoft earned points with me by arranging the setup routine so that you can easily skip that installation--much appreciated for users who already have preferred graphics software in place. And--the centerpiece of the bundle--there is the latest version of TextBridge. I was very impressed with it. Accuracy was noticeably better than I had seen with OmniPage. Remember, of course, that "accuracy" for OCR is always a relative term: even very good software will make errors. But TextBridge made relatively few. It also did a good job of passing documents along to Word 2000 and other applications for editing. I particularly liked TextBridge's ability to convert magazine and other publication pages into Word documents or HTML while preserving much of the original layout and graphics. The biggest obstacle here turned out not to be the software, but the current fashions in layout design, which seem to demand ridiculously busy graphics. The software is not without flaws, especially in the realm of interfaces. For example, since Pagis uses a proprietary file format, it must translate its items into standard formats before it can pass a document along to other software, and you have to struggle to set that intermediary format. Similarly, TextBridge would make me a lot happier if it didn't open up another instance of Word every time it sent a document to it, and had a simple setting for putting all scanned information into a single font size and style (for when you want pure, raw text entry, free of formatting). But all in all, this is a very nice package, and one that I use regularly. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004S3C6/tnpcnewsletter You can reach Al Gordon at: mailto:algordon@TheNakedPC.com +++------------------------- sponsor -------------------------+++ Earn a $400 Shopping Spree Ever wish you had a dollar for every time you were asked questions about computers and the Internet? Build your own technology-based business. Work on a part time or full time basis. Get paid to help your neighbors and friends make the best technology choices. Over 10,000 professionals have stopped wishing and started getting paid for what they know. Visionary management team you can trust from top of Dell and CompUSA. Energized Enabled eCOMMERCE! The Market Opportunity is colossal. Even get a FREE DirecTV system while supplies last. mailto:nakedpc@allnyte.com (800) 246-8761 http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?sponsor2 +++------------------------- sponsor -------------------------+++ ** 03. System Warts - Shutdown Nightmares (by T.J. Lee) A system wart hasn't plagued me in a long time so I guess I was due. There I was, the end of a long day and all I wanted to do was shut down my PC so I could get the heck out of Dodge. Click Start, Shut Down, select the Shut Down option button, click OK and I'm out of here, right? Wrong. I wait for the system's power management support to work with Windows 98 and switch off the power. But the system doesn't shut down. It restarts. Hmmm, maybe I checked the wrong option button in the Shut Down Windows dialog. That dialog remembers the last option button you checked and it's likely that I restarted the system at least once, it is after all Windows. So I very carefully repeat the shutdown process and make sure I check the Shut Down option button and not the Restart button. Once again the system fails to shut down; it restarts. Don't you just hate it when your computer begins exhibiting bizarre behavior when it had been working fine? I hadn't installed any new hardware or software either for that matter. Why is it that Windows never suddenly starts working *better* all by itself? Or why all of a sudden can't something that was not working at all start working? I guess it's just the law of Windows, er, I mean entropy that everything moves towards an unordered state. Now I'm stuck. I could hit the manual switch on the back of the power supply to force a shut down but that means I have to endure the chiding of the system that Windows did not normally shut down and then it'll run it's Scandisk process and generally be annoying when I fire the computer up in the morning. A quick look at my TechNet disk brought the usual solutions, like "Disable fast shutdown" in Windows advanced configurations settings. There are 26 Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that recommend you disable this option to fix problems ranging from the system hanging when shutting down to the restart problem I was having. If you're having system shutdown problems you should seriously consider disabling this option. (Start, Run, msconfig, OK, General, Advanced, and check the "Disable fast shutdown" check box.) Note that once you install the Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement described below, the "Disable fast shutdown" check box is no longer listed on Msconfig's Advanced tab (the dialog is entitled "Advanced Troubleshooting Settings"). I pulled the plug on fast shutdown but that did nothing to fix my problem and every time I tried to shut down the computer it restarted. Never give up, never surrender, so I kept sifting the Knowledge Base until I came across this little gem, "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement" PSS ID Number: Q239887. This led me to a utility I'd never heard of before called 4756US8.EXE. This patch is available on the MS Web site: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?warts1 Reading the documentation provided by Microsoft gave me nary a clue as to what the problem that suddenly reared its ugly head on system was, or what caused it. They toss phrases like, "shutdown failures on some Windows installations" or "shutdown issues on computers with specific hardware and software configurations running Windows 98 Second Edition." The ominous part was that the article hinted that this was a solution of last resort and that you should try all the other recommended solutions before going with this one. I installed the patch and now my system once again happily turns itself off when I shut down Windows. I really hate system warts. As a footnote to this issue, I noticed just after I solved my dilemma that a thread on this very problem was raging on our Annoyance Board. I could have saved myself some time if I had checked there first. If you haven't visited the Annoyance Board please do stop by: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?aboard You can reach T.J. Lee at: mailto:tj_lee@TheNakedPC.com ** 04. Mind Maps - What Makes Them Tick - by Dan Butler Last issue's article on Mind Maps was a resounding success. Many of you wrote about how you use Mind Maps in your life. Several TNPCers even shared with me existing Mind Maps that they had created. It was exciting to see how many people find them useful, and even more exciting to hear from those just discovering how useful this method of note taking can be. In this article I'll share some of my thoughts on Mind Maps in particular and creativity in general. If you aren't familiar with Mind Maps check the sample map I created with MindManager and converted to HTML from last issue: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?maps1 What Mind Maps give you is a visual representation of how you are storing information on any given topic. Most of us are used to taking notes of things in a way that represents the structure of the original material. The traditional notes and outlines we are all familiar with fall in this category. These notes are still useful. A combination of both note types usually works best for me. The real strength of the Mind Map approach comes when you combine your notes from various sources into one map giving you an overview of your accumulated knowledge in any topic. Why did the MindManager software get me so excited? Because the maps work the same either at the computer or on paper. The computer-based Mind Map gives you more features and the ability to dynamically alter the map, but the basic functionality remains the same. Many of the benefits gained by PIMs (Personal Information Managers) and the like are lost when you aren't at your computer, forcing you to access your information in different ways. This is very frustrating to me. The Mind Map transcends this limitation and lets you focus on your data rather than the technique. Each time you look something up on your Mind Map all of the data is reinforced, increasing your retention. Electronic organizers carry the promise of making our data portable. Our esteemed colleague Al Gordon uses a Palm Pilot but I just can't bring myself to haul around an electronic device (the only exception being my Minidisk recorder). Besides there is just something about seeing things in my own handwriting that makes it personal. So I use handwritten Mind Maps for the most part and use the MindManager software when I need to share things with others or quickly convert my map to a Web page or outline for further development. Creating maps between different disciplines and exploring the relationships I find has been very useful to me. For instance I have many years experience in sleight-of-hand and by profession I am a Webmaster. Combining thoughts between the two yielded many parallels that weren't apparent before the exercise. Adding other interests of mine to the mix has produced a unique body of knowledge for me to draw upon in my day to day work. MindManager Mind Mapping software: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?maps2 You can reach Dan Butler at: mailto:danbutler@TheNakedPC.com +++------------------------- sponsor -------------------------+++ >> Get up to 100MB of FREE webspace! X:drive gives you your very own Free Internet Hard Drive to securely store, access and share all your files from any computer, anytime. With X:drive You Can: - Store, Share and Access Up to 100MB of Files Online. - Retrieve Your Files Instantly from Any Computer, at Anytime. - Secure Your Documents & Keep Your Files Safe and Private - Share Your Docs, Presentations, and Photos with friends. - Collaborate with co-workers from multiple locations. Get Yours Today at: http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?sponsor3 +++------------------------- sponsor -------------------------+++ ** 05. Cell Phones, Getting the Right One: Part 2 (by Lee Hudspeth) In the last issue (TNPC #3.10) I answered the top three questions about how to get the right cell phone. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/articles/v03/10/0310-03.html Now I'll answer the remaining five key questions I frequently encounter from clients, family, and friends. 4. How do I compare costs between plans? A quick way to compare apples to apples is to normalize all of a plan's costs to the total cost per minute for a one-year period. a. Calculate the total cost of the phone (use your original phone's sunk cost if you're keeping an existing phone). b. Add any activation fee. c. Add all monthly fees up for twelve months and assume you don't go over plan. d. Total items (a), (b), and (c) and call this "Gross Annual Fees." e. Multiply your plan's monthly minute ceiling by 12. Call this "Total Annual Plan Minutes." f. Divide Gross Annual Fees by Total Annual Plan Minutes. Call this "Total Annualized Cost per Minute." g. Calculate Total Annualized Cost per Minute for your current provider and at least two other providers. The winning plan will quickly stand out. 5. How do I decide if it's time to change to another provider? Even if you're blissfully happy with your current plan, or even if you just signed up to a new plan three months ago, the competition is fierce in this burgeoning business. Prices for service and phones are constantly dropping, new features are being implemented while we sleep, and all-digital coverage areas are growing like wildfire. For example, the Nokia 6160 phone, when purchased with the AT&T Digital One Rate plan, was priced at $215.42 in December 1999 and at $179.99 just two weeks ago. That's a 16% drop in four months! Dig out your current Cellular Service Agreement and read it carefully. Therein lies either the secret escape hatch or the sad news that unless you want to pay a hefty termination fee you'll have to wait a stretch before getting out. We suggest you review your plan's terms quarterly. 6. What accessories should I buy? A cigarette lighter charger for your car (convenient, no, make that mandatory). A hands-free car kit for safety. A PC connectivity kit (see #1 above). Some folks like ultra- extended batteries, too. 7. What are some good Web resources covering cell phones and stuff? * Point.com is a good place to shop for a wireless phone, service plan, and accessories. You can do side-by-side comparisons of more than 4,000 service plans and hundreds of phones and accessories. And of course you can buy everything conveniently online. http://www.point.com * PC Computing magazine's "Top Digital Phones" (note: this article, although excellent, is over one year old). http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,388230,00.html * Various public newsgroups ranging from the general (alt.cellular) to the specific (alt.cellular.nokia or alt.cellular.sprintpcs). 8. What's the best way to get someone who's talking obnoxiously on a cell phone in a public place to stop? A tip of the TNPC hat to my wife Liz for this suggestion. Lean over and earnestly start giving the caller advice on what they should do about whatever it is they're talking about. The key here is to be totally sincere. Now, since this solution might in some circumstances evolve into a brawl, always judge your chatty neighbor accordingly. You can reach Lee Hudspeth at: mailto:leehudspeth@TheNakedPC.com ** 06. 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This is a handy as a pocket on a shirt utility that lets you pull down a Web page, along with all the graphics, and drop that page on your local hard disk. What's more you can grab a given level of the site or the entire site including all pages, even the pages linked from the pages you grab no matter if they're on another site altogether. This is a great tool for Webmasters or Web surfers. Download an entire site while you work on something else then browse it locally at considerably faster speeds than those possible over the Internet. Of course the best part of this utility is that it's free. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?fprod ** 08. Featured Entertainment - Computer Games Since this is the start of the summer season we thought that all computer work and no play makes for dull reading. But rather than try to play and review the latest games around we turned to one of our occasional sponsors, Intelligamer.com. The folks at Intelligamer.com play and review the hottest games available. So for the computer gamers among the TNPC readership we want to direct your attention to three games that recently won 4 stars or better. "Tachyon: The Fringe" and "StarLancer" are two space combat games that offer some real surprises and outstanding graphics. For real time action check out "Everquest: Ruins of Kunark." Join the hundreds of thousands of gamers that log onto the Everquest servers on a daily basis to play this exciting role playing adventure game. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?fentertain ** 09. Featured Book - "The Mind Map Book" (by Tony Buzan) What an inspiring book I found this to be. Originally published in 1993 I finally picked up a copy last week and found it fascinating, just over 300 pages in length with lots of full color illustrations. You'll also find pages out of many great thinkers' notebooks. People like Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, etc. While they didn't use Mind Maps explicitly the notes were interesting. I found it inspiring seeing these notes gathered together all in one place. You might view this book as Applied Mind Mapping. There is instruction on Mind Mapping but the majority of the book is spent on practical application. How to apply Mind Maps to business meetings, presentations, family meetings, daily organizers, etc. Twelve specific areas are discussed and illustrated with colorful Mind Maps. If you are looking for an introductory book you might be disappointed. On the other hand the best way to get started is to jump in and start making maps and this book gives you plenty of great start off points. Don't wait for the dogmatic step-by-step end all method of doing Mind Maps. Part of their appeal is how unique they are to *you*. 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This fix has nothing to do with the current virus hysteria but rather fixes a problem with an incorrectly flagged ActiveX control. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?news4 *-* Meanwhile, the US Army wants to build a holodeck. No kidding, check out this article and you tell us if it's a put on or not. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?news5 *-* Last but not least, if you want to know what's really going on with email virus hype and what we have to look forward to as users, and what you yourself can do to change things, check out this 11 minute AVI video by Rob Rosenberger (20Mb). Rob really tells it like it is. http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/311/tr.cgi?news6 Hey! Have you come across something newsworthy? Drop us a line: mailto:hottips@TheNakedPC.com **PLEASE SUPPORT TNPC BY VISITING OUR ADVERTISERS** +++----------------------- classifieds -----------------------+++ **NEED INK? SAVE 40-70% OVER RETAIL!** High Quality Inkjet Printer Cartridges, JetPaks, Refill Kits. Super Prices! 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