I”ve updated my review of XP Repair Pro 2006, since I”ve been using it for about six months.

I”m still impressed by this windows registry repair program. It scans for registry errors and “leftovers” from programs that have been uninstalled, and it removes or fixes them.

Whenever I undelete a program, or whenever Windows seems to act weirdly, XP Repair Pro 2006 is my first stop.

Read my updated review

Or, try the free download and scan by XP Repair Pro 2006.

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How reliable is email in today”s Internet world? Perfect, isn”t it? You would think that it would be completely reliable — we use it all the time. All we”re doing is pushing around electrons and we”ve known how to do that, in one way or another, for an awfully long time.

Whether we are writing to friends, sending a joke, sending a picture, or sending a business message, email has become a part of our lives. We”ve come to rely on it for easy communications. We don”t even understand our friends that don”t “do” email.

However, as we have increased the reliability of the transmission system. We have also increased the noise and the noise filters that we use to keep control. We also have this concept known as “information overload.” We usually hear about information overload with regard to a person being overloaded with the quantity of information they receive — from mail, from TV, from radio, from emails, from web site.

Read more in Email Reliability in this Internet World at Terry”s Computer Tips.

Whoopy. (No exclamation point!)

I”m not sure why everyone seems to be praising the “cool new graphics” in the Windows Vista Aeroglass graphical interface.

It has transparency, where you can look through one application to see another.

It has widgets, small applications that you can run, and a task bar just for them.

It requires a hog of a video card, which will be the single blocking item for most people (Put a $300 video card in a computer worth $300? No way!) Windows computers today are definitely and example of where the whole is not worth the sum of the parts.

Anyway, back to the Aero graphics…

In 1993, I had transparent applications in OS/2 — and the transparency level was controlled by the desktop, the applications didn”t have to be written to support it like they will have to be for Vista.

I had widgets and a task bar. And, it was on 1992 hardware, including 1992-level graphics cards. Remember them? They can”t even run Windows XP today.

All I had was OS/2 version 3 and a cool third-party desktop called Stardock Desktop…

So, what”s all the great noise aboue?

Why do I want Vista? That”s like stepping back 12 years!

Publication Day is here again.

Today I”m publishing my weekly email and on-line newsletters:

• free weekly Terry”s Computer Tips email newsletter
• weekly on-line Terry”s Computer Tips newsletter

Comment about these articles using the Comments Link below…

Read these articles in this week”s on-line newsletter:

   1.   Feedback on the New Terry”s Computer Tips Site Design

   2.   Updates Last Week

   3.   GoToMyPC Review, New on Terry”s Computer Tips

   4.   Comments about GoToMyPC

   5.   Securing a Wireless Router

   6.   My Computer Security Software Recommendations

   7.   Why use a router?

   8.   Bookmarks and Favorites on Multiple Computers

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In a Special Edition newsletter to my email subscribers yesterday, I included a review of the GoToMyPC service.

This cool service allows you to access your home or office PC remotely, across the Internet, from any Java-capable web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, Opera, Safari).

Normally, I”ll wait a few months before turning newsletter articles into web pages, but I couldn”t wait.

Read my GoToMyPC Review at TerrysComputerTips.com

Or, check out the GoToMyPC free, unlimited use 30-day free trial

By using a wireless network, you can share your Internet connection between computers that are not in the same room, without running wires from one room to another or from one end of the house to another.

Wireless Networking Flavors

• 802.11b – 11 Mbit/second, the original “consumer” wireless. This is the most common variety.
• 802.11a – 11 Mbit/second, but on a different frequency for better penetration of walls.
• 802.11g – 54 Mbit/second, compatible with 802.11b, but one person with a “b” card can slow entire network
• 802.11n - there is no such thing, yet, just drafts of the possible new standard

Wireless Networking - Distances

The nominal maximum distance for 802.11b (the 11 megabit/second version) is 100’ indoors. In practice, this is a function of where you place the router, how many walls & how much glass the signal has to go through, metal window frames and ductwork between the router and the wireless client and whether you’re using the default antennas or optional hi-power versions.

Read the rest of my Wireless Networking article.