=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | David Strom's Win2000 Productivity Tool Shed October 25, 2001
Quick reviews of Win2000/NT-compatible software. More Tool Shed Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid1_tax5e6,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. STROM'S WIN2000 PRODUCTIVITY TOOL SHED - A text processing utility on steroids - NNTP server software eases workgroup communication 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Getting the right IP address on a WAN - Last chance to win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! - 24 hours of XP! Expert-hosted discussion day in forums! ____________________________________________________________________ ******* SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ******** Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business," and you'll learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your corporate intranets and authenticate your Web sites. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. Get it now! http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n094456080057000 ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A TEXT PROCESSING UTILITY ON STEROIDS | by David Strom Category: Text processing utility Name of tool: Textpipe Pro v 5.5.2 Company name: Crystal Software, Inc. Price: $109, free 30-day trial URL: www.crystalsoftware.com.au Windows platforms supported: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 Quick description: A powerful text processing software utility that can manipulate just about anything and perform its operation across a series of files quickly and accurately. Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful If Textpipe Pro were a kitchen appliance, it would have its own commercials on late-night TV. It slices and dices text so quickly and with so many different options that it truly is a utility that has 1001 uses. >> CLICK for the Full Review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci777869,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NNTP SERVER SOFTWARE EASES WORKGROUP COMMUNICATION | by David Strom If your users are tired of pruning their e-mail inboxes with overloaded lists of messages, setting up a discussion server is a good idea. SmartNewz by Oakley Data Services is a nice and simple solution to this problem, especially if you don't want or can't run the Unix INN or Microsoft servers. Strom-meter: *** = Hey, not bad. One notch below very cool >> CLICK for the Full Review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci772644,00.html __________________________________________________________________ :::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GETTING THE RIGHT IP ADDRESS ON A WAN | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, I am installing an ACATEL modem to a DLINK 7-port Router. The router accommodates a WAN link to the modem. I have a Window 2000 server and five workstations on the router. The LAN works well. I am having difficulty, however, getting the proper IP address scenario in place. Should I use the server as a DHCP agent or the router? Read David Strom's expert response or ask him a question of your own at: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid419371_tax288093,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! October's Tip of the Month contest is almost over! This month's super cool prize is a Nintendo Game Boy Advance Classics Game Pack II, which includes an indigo blue Game Boy Advance, PowerPak and Worm Light Advance accessories, and FIVE games: Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian! Don't miss your chance to win this awesome prize package! Submit your Windows-related tip today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISCUSSION DAY IN THE FORUMS | 24 hours of Windows XP Who: Site expert Bill Boswell When: All day Friday, October 26. Questions and comments may be posted in the Administrator's Forum ahead of time. Join Bill Boswell in the Administrator Forum and post your questions and comments about Windows XP. Bill is eager to hear about XP features people find "interesting or frustrating." 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