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Charlie has problems playing DVD video
I think I have a question on a subject you may have never touched upon. At least not to my knowledge and I’ve been reading and appreciating your newsletter for quite a long time now. I’ve been having a problem playing DVD video disks on my computer. The sound and video break up from time to time. When you recommended a free program (RAMRush) a few weeks ago that checks memory usage I installed it and I thought for sure that it would show me that I didn’t have enough memory (that’s what everybody always say) since I only have 512MB. As a bonus the program also displays CPU usage and to my surprise it showed that I’m using a solid 100% of my CPU when playing video’s on my computer DVD player. I have the same video file on my hard drive and when I play it from the hard drive it only uses 95 to 98% of the CPU and the video plays perfectly. I also tried playing the same DVD disk in my very old DVD player connected to my television set and it plays perfectly. The RamRush program also showed that I only use about half my memory while playing The DVD disk in my computer.

When the computer is idle with just a few programs running the background, my CPU usage is about 10% with an occasional spike to 20% and this is with the computer on for several hours. I have a VIA motherboard with a Pentium 4 -- 2.0 GHz processor. I also have 2 New DVD players and both act the same. Any help is welcome, Charlie

Our answer is here.


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Roger has issues with IE 8
I have a question about IE8, I used to like the program but as of late it sits and "connects" forever. I have read that there are conflicts with IE8 and some add-on programs, but no definitive answer for why it has become so slow. There has to be a fix of some kind out there... I tried a download to remove restricted zone files as I read that this may be a problem that these addresses are force loaded by the Browser...Please help me , send me some insight to fix my problem... Look forward to your weekly read...Thank you for your time in this matter...Roger


Read our answer here.


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Net Neutrality
Windows all versions

Two of the Internet / Wireless giants are negotiating this week about Net Neutrality: Verizon and Google are teaming up to set some guidelines for Net Neutrality. They're going to making some recommendations to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) as to what kind of Net Neutrality laws should be passed.

A lot of people in the U.S. think that the government needs to keep its nose out of the Internet. And for the most part we agree with that. But Net Neutrality is different.

Read the rest of this article here.


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Links not opening? Maybe they are!
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8

We are still getting a lot of email from Internet Explorer users telling us that this or that link isn't working on our site. So we go and check and the links are working. Tabbed browsing is great, but it can be confusing if you're not paying attention to the tabs.

If you use Internet Explorer 7 or 8, with tabbed browsing enabled, you might not be aware that by default, when a new tab is created, IE does not switch to the new tab.

Read the rest of this tip here.


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  • Roboform - What can we say other than this is the first thing we install on all our new computers? We couldn't live without it and we wouldn't either. We bought multiple copies of this program - long before we ever started recommending it. It's the best password manager you can buy. And if you have 10 or less passwords to say, you can even use the free version. We don't offer a discount on this product - but if you decide to buy and you buy through our link, we'll make a commission and you won't pay a penny more than you would if you bought it directly from Roboform. So, if you try it and you like it, buy it from us and help us help you! Roboform is one of our favorite programs. Get more information here.

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We've updated our Web form! We've made it much nicer and easier to use. Now you can use one form to submit your questions, comments, or suggestions. You can use the same form to submit your tips, and your freeware and site of the week suggestions too! Those of you with long email addresses will be happy to know we've fixed the issue that prevented you from entering the last few characters of your email address.

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This week's Rant

The Case of the Lascivious Lime

There are some very serious things going on in this world, but few of them more serious than the frightening and immoral plot by a German candy company, particularly its founder, Heir Hermann Haribo, to corrupt European children. I have to admit, it's an ingenious scheme. Who would have thought that children in Europe could be subverted and corrupted by such an innocent thing as candy.

OK, it's not so much the candy itself. Yes, I know candy promotes rotten teeth. And yes, I know it helps make children overweight. But a little candy never hurt a kid, did it? What's being a kid without a little candy.

Yes, until now, candy has been pretty good thing; so who would have thought some evil German genius would have devised such a sinister scheme using candy as a weapon of immorality?

(And how come so many evil geniuses are German, anyway?)

Read the rest of this essay.


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Oops! BackupOOPS! Backup
Oops!Backup is a backup program unlike any other we've ever seen. By now you know that we never recommend piecemeal backups - we urge all our readers to do comprehensive drive clone (or image) backups, because it's the only way to totally recover from a major computer disaster without losing any data. But you don't want to run an image backup restoration just to recover a few missing or inadvertently changed photos, documents, or other files. It's like using a fire hose to fill your dog's water dish. I'm so wonderful at examples :)

Oops!Backup is not a drive image backup program. It's not a piecemeal backup program. It's not a system restore program. It's ..it's...it's different. Oops!Backup monitors whatever folders and files you choose for any changes that are made. It allows you to go back in time to any version of a file you're working on whether it be a photo, document, or any other type of file.

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Cloudeight Information Avenue Free Edition - Issue #445
August 7, 2010

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