May 28th, 2003 It's been a while, eh? Since it's been a while - thought I'd give everyone an extra big issue - take your time, pace yourself ;-) Spring has finally Sprung (at least here in Northern California). Get outside and enjoy the warm weather!! Enjoy! Clyde Wireless Connectivity Wireless is the HOT topic these days. Why? Because once you as a user are un tethered from the wired Internet experience you can move about - in your home, your office, the world - without wires! There are 2 aspects of wireless connectivity - in the home/office environment and while traveling. The underlying technology is the same, one requires more work to set up. When in your home/office - you need to set up a wireless broadcasting device (usually under $100 these days) which connects to your high speed access line. This technology doesn't work with dial-up service. Once your Internet is running through this device, you can hook up numerous wireless devices to it - be it a desktop or laptop computer - wireless print server - even wireless Palm and Pocket PC enabled devices. The second aspect of the technology is what happens when you leave your home or office with your wireless enabled device (WED). Your WED lets you pick up wireless signals from either established business wireless Internet provider or just by being in the proximity of a business or household who has not locked down their wireless signal from being broadcast in their neighborhood. These locations which provide wireless Internet service (dubbed WiFi) are called "hot spots." On of the most public (and expensive) providers of WiFi service is Starbucks (powered by T-mobile). There's a HUGE movement to provide Hot Spots for free as an enticement to visit an establishment or just give the world free Internet access. For an example, over the last 2 weeks, I was at a restaurant and a cafe that offer WiFi at no charge. Want to know more about the workings of WiFi? Check out: http://www.weca.net/. WiFi Hot Spots Here's are a few directories of HotSpots near you! The list is constantly growing - so check back often! 802.11Hotspots.com http://www.80211hotspots.com/ 5000 WiFi HotSpots Worldwide http://www.ezgoal.com/hotspots/ WiFiMaps.com http://www.wifimaps.com/ Traveling Wireless Mouse - Very cool mouse while traveling - sipping coffee - reading email - surfing the web http://www.kensington.com/html/1766.html All the news you need to know about Wi-Fi!, WiFi Networking news: http://www.wifinetnews.com/ New In The Moment Computing Website After many months in the works, we're proud to announce the new In The Moment Computing website at: www.itmcomputing.com We've done a complete overhaul and added many new features: 1. FREE "Ask Clyde" question where you can get your questions answered on a weekly basis. 2. Consolidated our computer maintenance and web development sites under one roof. 3. Revamped our free web tour which will be updated frequently - giving you quick access to information you need. with new ITM Price Comparison site: http://itm.pricegrabber.com 4. New look and feel for easier navigation. Tool around the new site - let us know what you think - we'd love your feedback on the new design!! Cool buy of the month! Do you hate SPAM like everyone else? Get rid of it for free at Amazon: "I Hate Spam" for Outlook Express and Outlook: http://snurl.com/freeihatespam Productivity Portfolio - Awesome Newsletter!! Productivity Portfolio is a personalized online newsletter delivered on a monthly basis for Windows users. The newsletter centers on what we call a portfolio.Your portfolio includes the applications and devices you regularly use such as email, web browsers, PDAs, etc. Each edition includes about a dozen articles designed to teach you about a feature or service that can increase your productivity. No ads, fluff, or kid stuff. Fill out the short survey, then get a discounted ITM Computing subscription price at  http://snurl.com/nwdis Your subscription will definitely be a very worthwhile investment! Palm Devices - Palm gets with it! 2 cool new Palm OS devices from Palm - take that Sony! http://news.com.com/2100-1041-997924.html?tag=fd_top Tungsten C Handheld http://www.palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-c/ Zire 71 Handheld http://www.palm.com/products/handhelds/zire71/ Compare all Palms http://www.palm.com/products/family.epl Palm has come roaring back with a full suite of new handheld devices. They've added a new Zire model which has a cool new color screen, built-in camera, audible player for recorded books and a MP3 player. The Tungsten Series of Palm Handhelds are quite impressive as well - having been introduced one by one over the last few months. Two of the Tungstens (with the exception of the Tungsten W) have the new Palm OS 5.0 and above which gives speed and more efficient functionality in your handheld device. The 3 devices have the following in common - color screens, wireless web (either via WiFi or cellular networks), email, SMS text messaging, SD and MMC (Memory Expansion slots). Once you have this base, they diverge from their into pretty cool devices - including the first 2 Palm devices with built-in keyboards. Best news of all - trade in almost any handheld device for a new Palm Zire or Palm Tungsten and get US$50/$80CDN: http://www.palm.com/promotions/tradeup/ We provide you "In The Moment" Tech Support Worldwide! Get any computer question answered - from anywhere you are. Know a cousin, sister, brother or mother who isn't happy with her computer tech where they live? Need a quick answer to a question and don't want to wait on hold for an hour? We have the solution!! We have opened up our support services on a world wide basis. We are now supporting clients via phone, remote access and email. Our response time is fantastic and we have knowledgeable folks in all areas of computing, accounting, web design, file management, Internet access, email and lots more. Our remote access allows us to view your computer, real time, from our offices here in California. Call 408.732.8500 or e-mail us Clyde@ITMComputing.com today to set up an appointment. Just For Fun Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ Internet Archive - Way Back Machine - see sites as far back as 1996 http://www.archive.org/ The Webtender - Drink recipes and bartending guide http://www.webtender.com/ Make a Snow Flake http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/ Cookies by Design & Cookie Bouquet deliver gift baskets baked fresh daily http://www.cookiesbydesign.com/Catalog.cfm Drum Machine for Mac OSX Doggiebox is a versatile new drum machine application for Mac OS X. Whether you want to quickly produce a demo without taking the time to set up and record, or just need a click track for guitar, Doggiebox complements a human drummer for a variety of situations. You can create intricate rhythms with ease, specify tempo and time signature changes (including compound time) over arbitrary bars in a song, and more.  All drum sounds are fully customizable, and when a song is ready, you can export it for use in other audio programs, or to burn a CD! Get doggieboxed today: http://www.doggiebox.com/ Mac Happenings AOL releases Mac OS X version - parental controls and anti-SPAM features http://news.com.com/2100-1032-997298.html?tag=fd_top As most third party anti-spam programs won't work with AOL, AOL has begun adding it's own features to its service. iPod http://www.apple.com/ipod/ iTunes Music Store http://www.apple.com/music/store/ Apple's now selling music and has a great solution for downloading music (at about a buck/song) and putting it right on the mobile device to listen to it. Quickbooks Pro 5.0 for the Mac http://www.securedstore.com/0331202703/splash.html?pc=0331202703 First major release of Quickbooks for the Mac in many years. eMac http://www.apple.com/emac/ Lots of new power - lower prices for Apple's entry level desktop computer. Cheap Internet Service for Mac OS X http://www.netzero.net/ ************************ Hope you enjoyed the ride.... Clyde Lerner, In The Moment Computing Phone: 408.732.8500 E-mail comments/feedback to: http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php This newsletter is a service of In The Moment Computing and is Copyright 2005 Clyde Lerner. All worldwide rights reserved. If forwarding, please forward all of e-mail, not any portion therein. To see past issues of This and That Computer Tips newsletter, please visit the web at: http://www.itmcomputing.com/newsletter.php and click on "Archives." Please note: Unless requested, questions pertaining to this newsletter will be answered in a 3-4 week time frame. 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