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HTML - 4 Ever!

Well, here we are, doing the HTML thing. I'm still getting used to it, and there have been a few minor concerns that I'll (hopefully) be able to address later this week.

For now, enjoy :-)

Computers 101

Q:
What's the difference between a Zip drive, a CD-R drive and a CD-RW drive?

Probably the easiest way to explain it would be to define each of them:

1. Zip Drive - A zip drive is basically a floppy drive on steroids. The disks work in the same manner as a regular 3.5" floppy disk, except they can store up to 100 MB. A 3.5 floppy can only store 1.4MB.

In case you're wondering, no, you can't stick a zip drive into your 3.5" floppy drive and expect it to work. In fact, you would have to insert it with the assistance of a hammer. If you wanna use Zip disks, you'll need a Zip drive.

Oh, and Zip drive should not be confused with Zip files!

2. CD-R- A CD-R is a writable CD, meaning you can record data to the CD. Works just like a regular CD ROM drive otherwise. Although you can add data to a CD-R, you can't delete data from it. Once it's there, it's there. Most CDs hold 675 meg of info.

3. CD-RW- Same as a CD-R except you can re-write the CD. So, you can remove old files, and add new ones if you like. The only disadvantage to this over the CD-R is the disks are generally more expensive.

That's it. One more hint on CDs though. If you're using any type of CD-R/RW make sure you buy good quality disks. Cheap disks don't work in every CD player (trust me, I found out the hard way).

How do you know good disks from bad? Usually if you go with a name brand, you'll be OK. I've had good luck with Sony & Verbatim CD-Rs.

Tip of the Day

Window Hunting

Ever have too many open windows? So many that you're not sure which button is which on your taskbar? Read on.

An easy way to switch between them is to hit ALT-TAB. A small box will pop up with icons for all the currently open programs (even settings windows that don't display on the tool bar - like display properties for instance).

Simply hit TAB (keeping ALT pressed down) until the window you're looking for is highlighted. Notice that as you tab, the title bar information is displayed below the icons.

Oh, also - hold down the ALT & SHIFT key while hitting TAB to go backwards through the list.

Open a couple of programs and try it. Happy hunting :-)

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