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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 3 Issue 3 February 3, 2004
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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Last Reminder of PowerPoint Mistakes Teleseminar - This Friday
This may be your last chance to sign up for my "Avoid the 6+1
Mistakes Presenters Make Using PowerPoint" teleseminar. After
the last reminder, many places were taken, but there are a few
left for those who act quickly. This 1 hour teleseminar happens
this Friday, February 6th at 1:00 pm EST and lasts for one hour.
Based on analysis of the survey results on what annoys people
about bad PowerPoint presentations, I have boiled it down to 6+1
mistakes that cause most of the problems. Join me this Friday by
clicking on the link below:
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In this issue:
1. Removing Spyware
2. High-Speed Internet at Hotels - part 1
3. Useful Resource - Faster Windows Boot Time
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1. Removing Spyware
If you have had your web browsing suddenly slow down or you have
noticed that strange things happen when browsing, you may have
run into a problem I had last fall - spyware. Spyware is a term
referring to programs that are usually installed without us
realizing it. It may be installed by a program that loads from a
graphic you click on, hidden in a utility you download or
attached to file sharing applications. The purpose of these
programs is to feed information about your browsing to third
parties, which use them primarily for advertising purposes, but
may be using them for worse. Last fall I had a problem with a
program that took over my browsing experience. It would
highlight certain words on pages and turn them into links to
other sites. It would automatically open new sites based on
words I typed in to the address bar. It took me a while to
figure out what was going on and I still don't have any idea how
this program got onto my PC. If you suspect you are having a
similar problem, you need to get a great free utility called Spy-
Bot Search and Destroy. It is available for download at
http://security.kolla.de. Be sure to read the instructions
before you use it, especially the part about downloading the
latest file of spyware programs to detect (it is like virus
protection software, you always need the latest file of threats
to detect). I had to run it three or four times to clean out
that spyware program, including rebooting so it could wipe out
the part of the spyware program that automatically loaded every
time I booted my computer (see how insidious these programs can
be!). Search and Destroy will detect certain types of programs
that you will not want to wipe out, such as the Google toolbar,
so carefully select what you want it to delete, don't just use
blind faith and delete everything it suggests may be a problem.
Highly recommended if you have seen your browsing speed drop or
funny things happening to your PC.
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Secrets of powerful presentations revealed
Do you know what annoys audiences about your PowerPoint? How
many sales have you lost due to these mistakes? Had the boss
cringe at your last presentation? You need to know the secrets
the professional presenters use. John Plank, creator of
"Commanding Presence(TM)" said "You are a tremendous resource for
any speaker." Click on this link:
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2. High-Speed Internet at Hotels - part 1
If you travel at all, you have probably thought about trying the
high-speed Internet service provided by many hotels these days.
It is usually an additional cost and is it really worth it? If
you have tried these services already, you know as I do, that it
is something that I now cannot live without. I have experienced
the high-speed offerings at a number of hotels over the past 18
months and in the first of a three-part series that starts in
this issue, I want to pass on some advice from my experiences.
Today we will look at how to tell what type of service a hotel
really offers. Because I rely so much on the Internet to
communicate with all of you and my clients, I now have at the top
of my hotel criteria list that they have high-speed Internet
access in the rooms. In fact, I am to the point where, unless
the client specifies where I must stay, I will choose a hotel
with high-speed over a hotel that is closer to the client
location. This is so important to business travellers today that
it seems like almost every hotel advertises that they have high-
speed Internet. The problem is that hotels use the term very
loosely and it can mean very different things. It may mean that
they simply have a high-speed connection in their business
center. And many times, that high-speed line is permanently
connected to a desktop PC, meaning you can't hook up your laptop
to make a high-speed connection. If they do offer high-speed in
their rooms, check to see if they offer it in every room or not.
Some hotels are adding in-room high-speed floor by floor, and you
will have to ask that you get a room that does have high-speed in
the room. Make the request when you reserve the room or all the
rooms with high-speed may be gone when you check in. Some now
even offer wireless access, so check to see what type of
connection they offer before you get there, or you may not be
able to access the service. Next issue we will look at how the
connection in the room works and how to get up and running with
the high-speed service.
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3. Useful Resource - Faster Windows Boot Time
I don't know about you, but it seems to me that the length of
time it takes to start my computer seems to get longer for no
apparent reason sometimes. It is to the point with some people
that they turn their PC on, go get a cup of coffee and by the
time they are back, it might be ready to go. I recently came
across a good article from PC World on how to get Windows to boot
faster. It gives tips and links to more information, so if you
want to see if you can speed up your boot time, check out this
link:
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,112923,00.asp
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or chapter event? I am always looking for opportunities to
share my information with others and would consider speaking
to your group if you are in or near the following areas:
Rochester, NY, Buffalo NY, Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH,
Pittsburgh, PA or Toronto, ON. Just e-mail me at:
dave@communicateusingtechnology.com for more info.
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