The Digital Doctor, Edward Jozis
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- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 190597 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Proxy Servers Part 2
- Using a Proxy Server to act as an Internet Cache to speed up the Internet
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 120597 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Proxy Servers Part 1
- What do they do ?
- Internet Firewalls, Internet Caching and Internet Gateways
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 050597 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Booting Your Computer
- What is "booting" ? Why call it "booting" ? What happens during bootup ?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 280497 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Power Supplies
- What makes some better and more expensive than others ?
- Safety Issues and certifications. Typical price differences.
Latest CPU price drops
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 210497 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Internet Search Engines
- Search Engines and Web Crawlers. How do they work. How do you get found ?
- Make Search Engines work for your Intranet, too. Where to get them.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 140497 (TrueSpeech
Format)
File Systems
- What is it ? Different computers store data on disks differently.
- What can/can't you do with file systems. Win95 file system hints.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 070497 (TrueSpeech
Format)
16x CD ROM's are now available
Netshow. Broadcasting Video over the net. What Video Grabbers Support it ?
Viruses. Via Email and Documents. Macro Virus symptoms. How do they show up
?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 170297 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Warnings about warranties
- Don't seriously expect dealers to come good with long warranties.
- Get it in writing. On every system component. To be sure.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 100297 (TrueSpeech
Format)
AT Bus and IDE CD-ROM Drives
- What's the difference ? What is AT Bus and IDE ? What does it mean ?
- Installation problems to watch out for. How to set them up.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 030297 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Products to watch out for in 97. Especially Video. Big Price Drops !
- Low cost VGA display cards WITH Video Grabber facility built in. Around $164
- Tseng Labs ET-6000 VGA with 128Bit Multi Bank Dram and 4MB. Around $264
- Complet Video Conferencing Kits Including Colour Camera. Around $600
- PCMCIA Video Grabbers for Notebook Computers. Mobile Video Conferencing.
- High qaulity PCMCIA Video Editing systems with editing software. Around $600.
- CPU price drops mean P150 is now taking the place of P133.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 091296 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Computer Cooling Fans
- A little maintenance can save a costly repair. Do a routine check.
- There ARE good and bad ones. For CPU and PSU. What's the difference.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 021296 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Soundcards Part 2
- Do you need to buy an expensive soundcard ?
- Configuration problems.
- What are the differences between Soundblaster/16/pro etc. models
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 251196 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Soundcards
- 3D Sound. What is it. How good is it.
- What Sound Card should you buy.
Live Phone Talkback !
- Internet Explorer and Eudora Email "divide errors"
- What's better. Netscape or Explorer ?
- Windows NT and Pentium Pro. Benefits and problems.
- Adding RAM to your system. Things to watch out for.
- 640KB Base RAM limit and Games. Maximise your base RAM. How to do it.
- Running Windows Software on Macintosh computers
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 181196 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Latest Technology Intel Product Update
- MMX Technology. What's it all about ?
- Universal Serial Bus
- 200 MHZ Pentium CPU info
- Pentium 200 MHz CPU Temperature and bus speed
- New Plug and Play Standard is out !
- Current CPU Prices
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 111196 (TrueSpeech
Format)
How Fast Can 33.6K Modems Really Go
- How to push your modem really HARD
- Line speed/serial port speed
- Does compression help ? - YES !
- Does speed and price relate ? Often NOT !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 211096 (TrueSpeech
Format)
More about why modems drop out sometimes
- MANY more suggestions you can check yourself quickly
- How to disable compression
- Don't use Trumpet Winsock with Win95
- DB-9 to DB-25 connectors.
- Internal modem card clashes. How to check the operating system directly.
- Turn of XON/XOFF protocol in the modem and in the computer.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 141096 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Why do modems drop out sometimes ?
- MANY IMPORTANT things you can check yourself quickly
- How to check if you have a high speed 16550 UART easily
Live Tech Talkback
- After 5-20 minutes download on internet slows down. Why ?
- Is it worth upgrading from a 28.8K to a 33.6K modem.
- Hercules Monochrome Card and Monitor Problems. And Windows driver.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 090996 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Multiple Serial Ports
- What's involved in running more than 2 COM ports on your computer.
- Lots of potential problems. Interrupt assignments and lots of other
things.
Soundcards
- Duplex cards, Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 020996 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Network File System (NFS)
- What is it. How does it work.
- Powerful peer to peer software to connect to any computer anywhere on the net.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 260896 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Easy ways to quickly check what part of the Internet is down
- Check local and remote sites and use IP addresses isntead of names.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 190896 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Internet
- Why is it slow sometimes
- Domain Name Servers (DNS)
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 120896 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Windows 95 Problems
- Reinstalling
- Backup and restoring is not the same as Windows 31
- "Do not try this at home"
- Don't need to use Trumpet Winsock
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 050896 (TrueSpeech
Format)
How you can get and actually use more than 4 COM ports.
- 8 bit and 16 bit serial cards. Overcoming interrupt shortages.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 290796 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Pro's and Con's of Internal and External modems.
- Some hate them. Some love them. Take your pick.
- Be careful when you set them up !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 220796 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Setting up Internal and External Modems on your Computer
- Setting up your COM Ports as COM 1,2,3,4. Problems and hints !
- Just because it SEEMS to be working does not mean it is RIGHT !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 150796 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Hard Disks
- Parameters and things to look out for when transplanting between
computers.
- Typical Problems
Secondhand computers can be a problem nightmare
Netscape 2. Possible bug
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 080796 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Pentium Overdrive Price Drop Update
VGA Monitor Scan Rates and Resolution
- What is "Super VGA" ?
- Vertical Refresh Rates.
- Horizontal Oscillator Scan Rates are also Important.
- Screen Flicker
- Interlaced and Non-Interlaced. What does it mean ?
- Effect of Scan Rate and Resolution Changes on Picture Size and
Position
- Typical Monitor Price Range and Quality.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 010796 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Problems when adding and configuring expansion cards.
- Jumpered and Software Programmable Sound, Network and SCSI card problems.
- Sequence of card drivers in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT is very important.
- Apparent Motherboard problem. System may work on warm boot but not on RESET.
- Windows 95 CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT may still be needed.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 240696 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Motherboards and Chipsets (Part 2).
- What Chipsets are available.
- Triton Chipsets - NX, FX, VX, HX.
- Dual Pentium Motherboard !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 030696 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Clean up your Hard Disk and free up some Disk Space.
- Use of CHKDSK, Lost Allocation Units, Cross Linked Files.
- How CHKDSK can help.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 270596 (TrueSpeech
Format)
How to maximise Base RAM and use the Upper Memory Block (UMB) (Part 2).
EMM386 and the NOEMS statement.
How to check how much base RAM is available.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 200596 (TrueSpeech
Format)
How to maximise Base RAM and use the Upper Memory Block (UMB) (Part 1).
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 130596 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Getting MUCH more out of your modem on Internet. Is 28.8K really essential ?
Modem prices and some performance differences.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 060596 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Types of cache and ram and associated performance differences.
Pkunzip hint
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 060596 (Voxware
Format)
Types of cache and ram and associated performance differences.
Pkunzip hint
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 290496 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Win95 Cheat Sheet to set up PPP
CD-ROM Drives and Sound Cards
- Playing Audo CD's. What's required ?
- Difference between Digital and Analog paths and connections
- Distorted sound and crackles and pops. How to overcome some of them.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 150496 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Win 31 Memory Problems
- Out of Memory or Insufficient Memory Message. How to overcome it.
- Netscape printing may Bomb Out if you don't have enough Swapspace.
Netscape fills up your hard disk as you browse the net. Why ?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 010496 (TrueSpeech
Format)
VGA Cards
- How much memory and colours are enough. What is 8,16,24 bit colour ?
- How do you work out how much memory you need to get the colours you
want.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 010496 (Voxware
Format)
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 181295 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Modems
- 16550 Serial Ports.What's it about? What does it looks like. Where is it located
- 28K Modems. Some are faster than others. Why are they not all the same ?
- What is V42bis. What does it do.
- How can a 14K modem do 56 Kbps ?
- Important Hints to configure your serial port to maximise throughput.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 111295 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Are 28K Modems twice as fast on the Internet as 14K Modems ?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 041295 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Computer Company profits. Who is on top. Who is Down ?
New Computer products.
- Magneto Optical and CD-ROM Writers.
Computer Problems
- Windows 95 Mouse Problems.
Setting up PPP dialup on Windows 95 to access Internet.
- Plus Pack is NOT required !
- But a couple of tricks to look out for !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 271195 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Collaborative Computing. What is it about ?
- Application Sharing and Computer Conferencing. Access by remote locations.
- T130 Standard.
- How can you work on documents between several people ?
- Far Site Conferencing Software.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 211195 (TrueSpeech
Format)
MICRONICA Announces Official Launch of our Internet Service !!
Windows 95 Problems
- Microsoft have a contact number.
- Microsoft offers a money back guarantee to unhappy customers.
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 131195 (TrueSpeech
Format)
MICRONICA Launches its Presence on the Internet !!
Upgrade Considerations (Part)
- Notebook Computers. Serious Hurdles.
New Products
- Novell release of Webserver
- SCSI Bus Extender
Adaptec AHA-1542CP SCSI Card Peculiarities and problems
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 301095 (TrueSpeech
Format)
Upgrade Considerations (Part).
- Enhanced IDE Controllers. What are they about ? Do you need them ?
- Notebook Computers. Special considerations.
Pentium Pro (P6)
Pentium CPU Speed Markings
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 261294. (Voxware
Format)
Scanners, Video Grabbers, VGA Feature Connectors
- Digital Doctor Phone Talkback 26/12/94
Upgrading an XT (Voxware Format)
VGA to Video Converters (Voxware Format)
OS2 and Soundcard Problem (Voxware Format)