The Digital Doctor, Edward Jozis
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Here they all are !!
Some may be pretty old. But some are just as relevant as ever !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 190597 [TrueSpeech
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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
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Proxy Servers Part 1
- What do they do ?
- Internet Firewalls, Internet Caching and Internet Gateways
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 050597 [TrueSpeech
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Booting Your Computer
- What is "booting" ? Why call it "booting" ? What happens during bootup ?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 280497 [TrueSpeech
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Internet
- Why is it slow sometimes
- Domain Name Servers (DNS)
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 120896 [TrueSpeech
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Motherboards and Chipsets (Part 2).
- What Chipsets are available.
- Triton Chipsets - NX, FX, VX, HX.
- Dual Pentium Motherboard !
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 030696 [TrueSpeech
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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
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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
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How to maximise Base RAM and use the Upper Memory Block (UMB) (Part 1).
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 130596 [TrueSpeech
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Are 28K Modems twice as fast on the Internet as 14K Modems ?
- Digital Doctor Tech Talk 041295 [TrueSpeech
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)