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  08.19.2002 GnomeREPORT  
  
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When I was in Omaha a couple of weeks ago, I made the unfortunate mistake of
driving through the intersection of 90th and Dodge. Those of you in Omaha know
what sorts of things I was muttering under my breath during the ordeal. Is it
possible to suffer from road rage when you're not moving? Omaha has started a
10 year project on Dodge street, which more or less divides the city in half
east to west. The traffic tie-ups due to the construction disaster at 90th and
Dodge are being felt by nearby businesses. A bank is fighting back in a
creative way, replacing random $20 and $10 bills in their ATM machine with $50
and $20 notes respectively to reward lucky customers for their patronage. And
I just drove right by the place.

The route to Des Moines from Waterloo isn't much better right now as they
widen highway 330/65 to 4 lane between Marshalltown and Des Moines. Once
that's done, it will cut 20-30 minutes from the trip, and judging from the
progress they've been making, it won't be too much longer. That's probably the
fastest moving highway construction I've seen during my travels throughout
Iowa over the years. As you travel to Gnomedex from all manner of locales, be
sure to keep tabs on construction at this handy site put up by the Iowa
Department of Transportation.

See You in Des Moines,  
Randy Nieland  

  

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**Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client**

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/l2tpclient.asp

Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client is a free download that allows computers
running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows NT Workstation
4.0 to use Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) connections with Internet
Protocol security (IPSec). The combination of L2TP and IPSec, known as
L2TP/IPSec, is a highly secure technology for making remote access virtual
private network (VPN) connections across public networks such as the Internet.
Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client also provides support for IPSec Network
Address Translator (NAT) traversal.

  

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**Iomega Intros 750MB Zip**

http://www.iomega.com/zip

I've all but ditched Zip drive use entirely due to cost and small capacity. I
know many people that still use Zip drives, and I still play with a 1GB Jaz
drive from time to time, but with the ease and low cost of CD-RW drives and
media, Zip just hasn't stood a chance. Now that Iomega has bumped the capacity
to 750MB, employed USB 2.0 and pushed the speed of the drives significantly
higher, maybe it's still worth a look for those that need a fast removable
media option. I'll stick with CD-RW myself. I'll sacrifice some speed for the
reliability of optical media. But that's just me.

  

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  * Q212713 - WD2000: Run-Time Error 5868 Using VBA Macro to Resize Document Window (Q212713)
  * Q212723 - WD2000: Run-Time Error 5841 If Style Doesn't Exist (Q212723)
  * Q212722 - WD2000: Compile Error If VBA Code Doesn't Find Comments (Q212722)
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**Technical Overview of .NET File Services**

http://www.microsoft.com/windows.netserver/techinfo/overview/file.mspx

.NET Server is more than Windows 2000 with a look of Windows XP, of that you
can be sure. Common sense has finally won, with the developers delivering many
more command line tools to manage core services. Of course, this isn't the
only thing being brought to the .NET table. Improvements in DFS, defrag,
chkdsk and EFS just scratch the surface. New WHQL processes are being
established for antivirus products, allowing them to hook directly into the
OS. Virtual Disk Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service and promised improvements
in the File Replication Service should make managing storage easier and more
flexible.

  

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**P4 Performance Goes to Court**

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,104075,tk,dn081602X,00.asp

A class action lawsuit has been filed in California by a small group of PC
owners that are miffed about the performance, or lack thereof, that was
promised by Intel, HP and Gateway. Since the day the P4 was introduced, the
overall performance has been criticized, so this would seem to be more an
issue of failing to do proper due diligence on the part of the customer, if
you ask me. This is one of those subjective questions that will come down to
fancy lawyers and luck of the jury pool draw. If they believed everything the
TV commercials had to say, then the litigants got what they had coming. One
beer tastes better than the next, only one car can save your life in a crash,
etc. This general lag in P4 muscle has been publicized since day one, as have
crash test results on the part of the government and third-party
organizations. Should we be suing auto makers when someone dies in a 5-star
rated vehicle? That Volvo will save your life, ya know. Does this set an
unreasonable expectation? Only if you consider advertising an education.

Recommend It!

  

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