Today I have some instructions for customizing your internet
browser; a list of the latest electronic and computer gadgets
and their prices; and my next Question and Answer.
Here’s a great site that shows you how to customize
your internet browser – You too can have a custom toolbar
on your Web browser with all the options specific to your
needs. IE 6 allows you to easily add buttons or remove
buttons from the toolbar to create a custom look. You can
move and resize the actual bar as well as increasing the Web
page viewing space. This is easy for new & old users
alike and can help you to work more efficiently. Check
it out at: http://datadr.com/redir.cfm/CustomWeb_toolbar/
Hardware reviews - what’s new and what’s good?
To get the latest information, reviews, and prices, check
www.zdnet.com and www.cnet.com. Another trick is to
enter something like “DVD drives reviews” in the
Search box and you’ll get many sites that have reviews
for DVD drives. Here are some new gadgets you may be
thinking about and their current cost:
• DVD Writers – how about
being able to back up your computer data on a disc that holds
almost 5GB of information. DVD-writers have now come
down to under US$300
• Handheld Computers like the
Palm Pilots – the most popular Palm Zire 71 has come
down to only US$258; while the fully loaded Toshiba Pocket
PC e750 is now only US$526. The very snazzy Sony
CLIE PEG-NZ90 goes for as little as US$619
• Digital Cameras – the
awesome 11 Mega-Pixel Canon EOS-1Ds Digital SLR is yours for
a mere US$7,299; while the incredible 5 Mega-Pixel Canon PowerShot
S50 is as low as US$473 and the very cute and small 3.3 Mega-pixel
Minolta Dimage Xi is as low as US$340
(A few definitions: GB – 1,000,000,000 Bytes of data
or about 1 Billion characters. This article uses about
3000 characters! Mega-Pixel – how many dots the
camera records. The more the better. However,
anything above 4 mega-pixels is good enough for you to print
8”x10” pictures; 3 mega-pixels is perfect for
email and web sites.)
Favorite LINK: www.zdnet.com and www.cnet.com for computer
and electric advice comparisons, and prices.
Q: No questions this week. Send me your questions!
Have a question or problem? Write me at BaliPCAdvisor@GMail.com.
I’ll try and answer as soon as I can.
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NEXT time: High speed internet - where is it available and
what’s the best
PakBruce, your Bali PC Advisor!
