PPCUG News This Month Calendar Monday July 13, 1998 General Meetings Second Monday of the month 7 PM at Lawrenceville Library Windows 98 Route 1 and Darrah Lane. Upama Uniyal Telecom SIG Corporation will present Last Wednesday of January, March, May, the newly introduced OS that: July, September and November -- “WorksBetter and Plays Better” Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro Municipal Complex. 7:00-7:45 PM: Tech Corner is Open Windows SIG Social Time Last Wednesday of February, April, June, 7:45 PM August, and October -- Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro Meeting Comes to Order Municipal Complex. 8 PM Featured Presentation Board Meetings At Third Monday of the Month 8 PM at Lawrenceville Library Lawrence Library Route 1 and Darrah Lane. Meetng Rooms A & B Board meetings are open to All. US Route 1 South & Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville, NJ P P P P P P Our New Meeting Location P P P P P Newsletter Deadline Articles for the newsletter are due the second Friday after the General Meeting. Articles are accepted all month on diskette, sent to [email protected] (ascii only), handed to the editor at meetings, or sent to the PPCUG PO Box (see below), in the following on-disk formats: Word for Windows 6.0, 7.0 or 97; Ami Pro / WordPro, or Ascii Text

Published Monthly by: Princeton PC Users Group PO Box 291 Rocky Hill, NJ 08553 Sheldon Koepf addressing our members about On-line Investing and Portfolio management © Copyright 1998 July 1998 Digital Photo by Ed Weiss Vol. 14 No. 7 Annual Dues Rates Normal dues rate is $25. Coming Events New Members Only: after February, the rate is $2 per August 10, 1998 - Voice Recognition Software month times the number of Steve Shaw - Past PPCUG President & LAN Manager will demonstrate voice months remaining in the year. recognition software. Rescheduled from March. The reprinting of original material appearing in this newsletter in any other publication September 14, 1998 - Digital Photography must credit the Princeton PC Users Group Newsletter and/or the Princeton PC Users October 19, 1998 - Meeting to be announced Group and any authors shown. The editor and the Princeton PC Users Group assume Due to Columbus Day Holiday and the Library closure, the General meeting no responsibility or liability for damages will be held on the 3rd Monday. arising from the publication or non- publication of any article in this newsletter. November 9, 1998 - Meeting to be announced Opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of the members of the Princeton PC Users Group. December 14, 1998 - Board Elections / Holiday Party Voice Mail System Presidents Message For information about SIGs, meetings, etc. call ...... 908-281-3107 by Paul Kurivchack To contact Board Members, use the E-Mail Addresses on page 7. Here we at mid year about Win98 was very good and can Board Members with the heat of the say even without all the hoopla, summer bearing down Win98 was selling very well. President: on us. We have moved successfully I was able to install Win98 in little Paul Kurivchack ...... 908-218-0778 into the Lawrence Library for our over an hour without any instruction Vice-President: general monthly meetings and are manual (Microsoft only provides Perry Weaver ...... 609-275-8220 seeing attendance climb. Also we CD’s without manuals to their demo moved the SIG (Special Interest reps). I can tell you all that my Cyrix Secretary: Group) meetings to the Plainsboro P150+, starts faster, runs better and Len Clerke ...... 609-882-5577 Public Library on the last Wednesday hopefully by the meeting night I will Treasurer: of the month (See SIG Notes for have dual monitors up and running Tom Canavan ...... 732-422-9055 more details) and that seemed to (17” & 15”). Currently I am writing Members-At-Large: work out fine. Therefore, 1998 is this and composing the newsletter on Kim Goldenberg ...... 609-671-9188 progressing nicely. Please make sure my new 17” monitor. Boy what a Ed Weiss...... 609-586-1395 that you tell all of your friends and difference! So whatever you read, Vic Laurie ...... 609-924-1220 associates that we are now in Win98 can and will make a differ- Vince Polignano ...... 609-586-1466 locations that are much more conve- ence on your PC. nient and would welcome them to A couple of final notes. Sol Libes Chairpersons our meetings would like once again to remind all of Disk Library: Sheldon Koepf presented some our AOL users to disable any anti- Tom Canavan ...... 732-422-9055 great information on using a PC as spaming controls if you would like to Hospitality: an investment tool. His hand out on receive his meeting notices. He is Bill Hawryluk ...... 609-655-0923 various investment software and on- continuing to get returned mail, line brokers is overwhelming. How- mainly from AOL accounts. Member Records: ever, his efforts will pay off big time We are always looking for articles Larry Lewis ...... 609-771-9536 for you in your search for the perfect for the newsletter. If you are using a Newsletter Editor: investment tools. We will make software package, brought down Paul Kurivchack ...... 908-218-0778 copies available to our members at something from the Net that would Program Coordinator: the next meeting or by sending an e- be of interest to our members, send Sol Libes ...... 609-520-9024 mail to me with your name and it in. You can even e-mail it to me. I address. It seems that on-line will edit it and put it in. Telecommunications SIG: investing is a pretty hot topic and Lastly, since I will be on vacation Perry Weaver ...... 609-275-8220 maybe in the future, we could get the last week of July, the August Web Master: one of the brokerage firms to present newsletter will be a couple of days Jon Abolins at the Telecom SIG meeting. Please later than normal. Don’t panic. It will let me know and we will plan it. get to you. Affiliated BBS: NJCC-BBS July’s meeting should prove to be See you all on July 13. Voice...... 609-896-2799 an exciting event with the presenta- Internet (data) ...... 609-896-3191 tion by Microsoft of Windows 98. I FAX ...... 609-896-2994 was involved with in-store demon- strations of Win98 during its intro- Web Site duction weekend and have been http://ww.ppcug-nj.org running it since June 20 without any problems. The reactions I received July 1998 2 PPCUG News The June meeting of the Board of Following a brief Q&A, Sol Libes Minutes for the Directors will be held on Monday, introduced the speaker for the June 15. evening, Sheldoln Koepf who spoke General Meeting The Telecom SIG and the Win- on using the PC as an investment dows SIG will be moving to the tool. Sheldon used a slide presenta- June 8, 1998 Plainsboro Library as their new tion to cover a lot of material and home. A phone line will be available provided a lengthy handout as well. By: Len Clerke, Secretary there. SIGS meet on the last Tips and tricks were given as well as President Paul Kurivchack opened Wednesday of the month. some suggestions for various soft- the meeting promptly at 7:45 with The July general meeting will ware packages. several announcements. feature a presentation of Windows The meeting closed at 9:25 p.m. The home page for PPCUG will 98. The August presentation will be soon be at it’s new address: on voice-recognition software. www.ppcug-nj.org. We are regis- September will feature digital pho- tered but some files still need to be tography. moved.

click the file epts.exe. The program- netstat.exe is located in the MORE WINDOWS will ask you what kind of problem c:\windows folder. It comes with you’re having and offer solutions various switches whose functions 95 TIPS (some may even work). can be obtained by entering netstat / Lfnback-utility for preserving long ? while in a DOS box. By: Vic Laurie file names when using DOS pro- Winipcfg-tells what temporary grams that do not recognize them. internet address has been assigned Some Little Known But Useful Go to d:\admin\apptools\lfnback. To to your computer by your ISP when Nuggets on the Windows 95 CD- use, copy the file lfnbk.exe to the you go on line. Yet another DOS ROM folder c:\windows. command giving internet informa- Tucked away in sometimes ob- Logview-for viewing *.log files. tion. The file winipcfg.exe is also in scure locations on the installation CD Various installations and processes the c:\windows folder. are a number of useful files and create a record of their activities in System monitor- a very useful utilities which are not part of the log files. Some of these files have utility which can be used to obtain a regular installation. If you wish to use the extension .txt and some have the variety of system information such them, you have to add them to your extension .log. The .txt files and as memory usage, swap file informa- system one by one. Among these are many of the .log files can be read tion, internet connection speeds, and the following. with a regular text program like more. The file sysmon.exe should be notepad. Some of the .log files, in the c:\windows folder. It is possible ClipBook- an improved version of however, are in a special Microsoft that it was not installed at the original . With Clipboard only one binary format. To read these, the setup of Windows, in which case thing at a time can be stored. When utility file logview.exe is required. It add it from your Windows CD. (It is you copy something new, you lose is located in the folder located in Win95\win95_18.cab in whatever was there previously. d:\other\misc\logview. Copy to my system). Go to Control ClipBook allows for multiple storage c:\windows if you wish to use it. If panel|Add/Remove New files with the extension .clp. To install desired put a shortcut in the folder Programs|Windows it, insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM, \programs\system tools. Setup|Accessories. Be careful to add and in the resulting window select system monitor and not to remove Add/Remove Software. Go to the Lesser Known System Files already installed components. Windows Setup tab, click Have Disk, click Browse, and find It is not only the Windows CD that MSInfo32-another very useful d:\Other\Clipbook (here and in the contains useful lesser known files. utility with much information about following d stands for your CD-ROM There are more on your hard drive the system including DLL usage, file drive letter). When the file as well. Among those already versions, and much more. On my clipbook.inf appears in the file name installed in your system are the system it is buried in c:\program box, click OK twice. Put a check by following. files\common files\Microsoft ClipBook Viewer and click Install. Mkcompat-some Dos or Win 3.1 shared\MSinfo. In addition to ClipBook Viewer will be added to the programs may act up when run in MSinfo32, there is an older version Programs|Accessories menu. Win 95. To help make such cantan- MSinfo. Windows 95 Resource Kit-a kerous programs compatible with valuable supplement to the rather Win 95 a utility mkcompat.exe is anemic Windows Help files. To available in the c:\windows\system install, find the folder. Running this program will d:\admin\reskit\helpfile folder and make appropriate entries in the copy win95rk.hlp and win95rk.cnt to [compatibility] section of win.ini your c:\windows\help folder. If Netstat- gives information about desired a shortcut to win95rk.hlp can internet connections. Previously, I be created on the desktop. wrote about the DOS commands Enhanced Printer Troubleshooter- Ping and Tracert and their usefulness for printer problems. Go to the with regard to internet connections. d:\other\misc\epts folder and double- Here is another. The DOS file PPCUG News 3 July 1998 longer fits on one or two diskettes. templates, your program bug fixes. TECH CORNER We need to recreate this library to Let me know of any internet chat aid the new user and have decided rooms that give good advice. I’m By Tom Canavan that a way to gain wider selection looking for anything to fill the page Where’s the Disk Library? would be to create a web page with and keep it changing and interesting. links to significant sites. Let’s make the page a true member After years of available disks at the Effective today, which happens to page and get lots of suggestions. monthly meetings, the disk library be whatever day you read this (yes, Within the next month to two has been absent for months now. I’m talking to you), I want every months, I will have enough sites Many have wondered where it has member who surfs the web to email together to launch a page at our web gone and when it would return. The me one favorite web site. I will build site, www.ppcug-nj.org. Start visiting simple answers are, it has gone a page of links out of the suggestions now and lets see what developes (I away and won’t return in it’s previous and that page will be maintained and hope Polaroid doesn’t mind, but version any time soon. updated by the web link librarian, the then, maybe I’ll add them to the Members have enjoyed access former disk librarian. These sites can links). over the years to a variety of soft- be anything from your favorite online All suggestions should be emailed ware brought to them, saving them magazine to where you get informa- to me at [email protected]. the time to search for themselves. tion on the best font to use for email. Unfortunately, in this day of multi- Tell me where you like to get your megabyte files, most software no shareware games, your spreadsheet

The new domain name is regis- We will be trying some changes to Minutes for the tered and our pages up very soon. improve both sound and seating The Plainsboro Library will be the capacity. Board Meeting home of all SIG meetings and they Our yellow flyer needs an over- will have an analog phone line for us haul and Perry and Kim volunteered June 15, 1998 to use. The June SIG will be Win- to work on a new design. We also dows and July will be for the Tele- need to get some signs posted in the By: Len Clerke, Secretary com group. main part of the library. The committee discussed alterna- Paul will be investigating a new The meeting was held at the tive room arrangements for the hard drive for the laptop. The current Lawrence Library. Attending were: general meeting which might im- drive will not suffice for Win 98 with Paul Kurivchack, Perry Weaver, Bill prove the sound since we do not any other software. Hawryluk, Ed Weiss, Vince Polig- have a P.A. available at the moment. Assorted other matters were nano, Vic Laurie, Kim Goldenberg, Members sitting in the back at the discussed and the meeting closed at Tom Canavan and Len Clerke. last meeting were hampered by the 9:25 p.m. Paul opened the meeting at 8:00 Rte. 1 noise from the open windows. p.m.

1998 SIG Meeting SIG Notes: Schedule By Paul Kurivchack July 29 - Wed. (Telecom) On June 24, the Windows SIG met Complex. Directions to the Library: at it new meeting location, the Route 1 to Scudders Mill Road. At August 26 - Wed. (Win) Plainsboro Public Library. Despite a Dey Road turn right, then immediate little shifting around of the various left into Municipal Complex. Follow September 30 - Wed. (Telecom) groups using the Library, we were signs to Library. able to settle in and get a prerelease October 28 - Wed. (Win) glimpse of Windows 98 by Paul Kurivchack. Paul explained what November 25 - No Meeting steps he took in installing Win98 onto the groups Pentium 133 laptop December 30 - Wed. (Telecom) in both time and hard drive resourc- es. The desktop and some of the new features were reviewed and discussed by the group. The meeting was attended by eleven of our group members. It was one of the best turnouts for a SIG meeting in the past few months. The next scheduled SIG meeting (Telecom) is to be on July 29 at 8:00 PM. All future SIG meetings will be held at the Plainsboro Public Library located in the Plainsboro Municipal July 1998 4 PPCUG News JobEngine - for IT professionals. texis/swlib/hotfile Job Searching & http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ info.html?fcode=000LXV adstlink/www.jobengine.com/ Resume Writing Right Resume (Win 3.1) - in- By: Sol Libes The Monster Board - Claims to cludes WYSIWIG word processor, have listings for 50,000 jobs spell checker, contact manager http://www.monster.com/ and a calendar. You just enter in the Unemployed and looking for a job, date and the tool builds a chronologi- or employed and looking for a better Monster Board Personal Job cal, functional or target-style resume, job? Search Agent - finds jobs and based on your preferences. Then try using the World Wide http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ web. Web job listings grew 100% delivers descriptions via email adstlink/hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/ last year. The web is a giant cyber- directly to you. texis/swlib/hotfiles/ classified. There are also job- http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ info.html?fcode=0001EN hunting engines, resume-writing adstlink/www.monster.com/ tools, interview tips, and more. Broderbund’s Print Shop Press- Check out some of the Ziff-Davis Career Mosaic - job searches and Writer (Win95) - Demo version of an resources listed below. But don’t stop extensive info on salaries, diversity award-wining program there. Look at some of the other and market forecasts. http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ magazine publisher web sites for http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ adstlink/hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/ more resources. Also using a adstlink/www.careermosaic.com/ texis/swlib/hotfiles/ standard web search engine will find info.html?fcode=000NOF them for you. The Internet Job Locator http://www.joblocator.com./ JOB SEARCH ENGINES AND CAREER MANAGEMENT: CLASSIFIEDS Online Career - Center provides Tips on advancing or changing the latest in career-news headlines. your career. America’s Job Bank http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ http://www.ajb.dni.us/ adstlink/www.occ.com/ Excite - Manage Your Career http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ Hot Jobs About Work - For graduating adstlink/my.excite.com/channels/ http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ studentjobs and student intern careers_and_education/career_hub/ adstlink/www.100hot.com/jobs/ positions. manage/ http://www.aboutwork.com/ HeadHunter.net - search job Lycos - Career Advice listings and post resumes. WRITING A RESUME http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ adstlink/www.lycos.com/wguide/ adstlink/www.headhunter.net/ There are tools on the web to help network/net_484429.html” you write a resume and covering Job Direct letter. Here are three on the Ziff- Wall Street Journal - Interactive http://www.jobdirect.com/ Davis download site. The first is Career freeware, the second is shareware, http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ Job Hunt - a meta search engine and the third is a demo of an award- adstlink/careers.wsj.com/ http://www.job-hunt.org./ wining program. There are others and a search with a search engine America’s Job Bank - a partner- will find them for you. ship by the U.S. Department of Labor and state-run employment services. AccuResume Writer (Win95/NT)- It features more than half a million Create a resume and cover letter. jobs. http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/ adstlink/hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/ adstlink/www.ajb.dni.us/

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PPCUG News 5 July 1998 1998 Meeting Activities at the Lawrenceville Library

July 1998 6 PPCUG News http://www.ppcug-nj.org PPCUG Member E-mail Directory Name E-Mail Name E-Mail Last First Address Last First Address Abolins John [email protected] Landis Houston [email protected] Ancier Sherman [email protected] Laurie Vic [email protected] Bannister Karen [email protected] Lazar Joseph [email protected] Canavan Thomas [email protected] Lewis Larry [email protected] Caris Paul [email protected] Lewis Lloyd [email protected] Carman Tom [email protected] Libes Sol [email protected] Chilton Neal [email protected] Lindbloom Loree [email protected] Clerke Len [email protected] Markward Margaret [email protected] Cohen Jon [email protected] Maruska John [email protected] Corlis Tim [email protected] Metzler Joseph [email protected] Colucci Frank [email protected] Miller Doug [email protected] Crossley Helen [email protected] Oldenburg Tom [email protected] Davis Perry [email protected] Papier Philip B., Jr. [email protected] Dinkins-Belton Joyce [email protected] Polignano Vince [email protected] Dodge Bill [email protected] Pratt Zeblon [email protected] Duggins Marsha [email protected] Pruden David [email protected] Edge, Jr. Lewis [email protected] Reichart Richard [email protected] Ewer Tim [email protected] Rouse Ron [email protected] Frankel Lois [email protected] Sked Bill [email protected] Foulkes Frank [email protected] Sneath Blanche [email protected] Gazzillo Vince [email protected] Stockwell Hunt [email protected] Goldberg Ed [email protected] Steinman Arthur [email protected] Goldenberg Kim [email protected] Suber Michael J. [email protected] Griegel Wayne [email protected] Sweeton Andrew [email protected] Hardy Wayne [email protected] Tayyabkhan Mike [email protected] Hawryluk Bill [email protected] Tenner Edward [email protected] Henry Chuck [email protected] Walthall Ron [email protected] Holly Lois [email protected] Weaver Perry [email protected] Houlihan Bill [email protected] Weiss III Edward [email protected] Johnson Florence [email protected] Williams Jan [email protected] Juelch Karl [email protected] Williams Ken [email protected] Kahan Maurice [email protected] Williams Rick [email protected] Kerslake David [email protected] Willis, Jr. Lloyd [email protected] Kleider Al [email protected] Willis Robert [email protected] Kleinerman Milt & Irma [email protected] Kocsis John [email protected] Konvalinka John [email protected] Koosman Milton [email protected] (Last Update: 4 July 1998) Kurivchack Paul [email protected] Send Updates to [email protected] for inclusion in this listing.

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Windows 98 July 13, 1998

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