eBlue, Sacra Blue Online Magazine
Number 206 — September 1999
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High Speed Internet Connections
Our own Ken Hopkins and Milt Hull fill us in on the good, the bad and the ugly in high speed Internet connections.
Free Computers May not Really Be Free
Which adage do you believe? "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" or "There is no such thing as a free lunch"? When it comes to taking advantage of many of those "free" computer offers being hyped recently, you'd best consider the latter one.
Prez.com
Connecting to the Internet and to Members
Pinch hitters Ken Hopkins and Milt Hull produce top-notch presentation at the general meeting, changes at our ISP and a training opportunity for members.
Frank Leonard

Virtual Domain
Get a Job
Our former Editor turns to on-line training programs and gives us the scoop.
Eric Butow

Environmental Notes
From Fish to Fox, With a Little Web Music and Windows on the Side
This month we cover a lot of territory. We start with Win98 SE, move through MP3 files and finish with a look at the latest SPY FOX and FREDDI FISH releases from Humongous Entertainment.
Bruce Boss

The Capitol Report
The Digital Divide and Inequality
Dept of Commerce NTIA's third report on the Information Age.
Phil Wall

Solutions

Corner on Design
An Offended Printer?

Randall Rich

Low Tech
Solution to a Y2K Problem

Ed Morrison

Graphics Lesson
Through the Looking Glass: The Miracle of Transparency

Rick Altman

Ken's Korner
'Free' Computers May Not Really Be Free in the Long Run

Ken Fermoyle

Random Access Memory
A Century Ago at Noon

John Crow

Q & A
Here's the latest on all your tech questions from the General Meeting.

The SPCUG Answer Guys
Reviews

Light Blue
Midtown Madness
Lands of Lore III
Top Shot
Star Wars Insider's Guide
Half-Life
Edited by Chris Seip

Hardcopy
Word for Windows 2000
Excel for Windows 2000
Internet Explorer 5 for Windows
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The Volunteer Page
Our president hangs up his SYSOP hat, we get a new Webmaster and the eBlue team expands.
Stan Morris


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