Does Your Computer Need A Tune-Up?

A Few Quick Notes

I enjoy receiving email from you all very much. Keep it coming! It lets me know that you're reading the material and interested enough to offer your input and suggestions. Absolutely evey one of them is read. (Unless its SPAM, that's filtered out).

But the past few months, its been almost impossible for me to answer most. Sometimes you may receive a short response to your email, but usually I can't possibly keep up. Answering them would be a full time job. Please do not feel slighted or ignored if you don't get a response.

In the past, I have offered advice and technical help to people that emailed me with problems. I just can't do it anymore! That's the reason I started the Forums. So that you can help each other. I know a good many of you are certified technicians and experts. Everyone from a novice to a seasoned computer professional can use help and ideas. Where one person has questions, another has the answer.

It hasn't received the use in this first month that I thought it would. However, hundreds of you have registered. That means there must be an awful lot of lurking out there.

I have had a few suggestions, the three most popular being:
- a classified forum where you could list computer items you might have for sale or trade.
- a forum on Windows ME where you could discuss problems and procedures associated with ME.
- a forum just for learning how to use a forum. Where you could go in and try out all the different options available without really having to say anything.

I think these are all good ideas. Why don't you go into the General forum and let everyone know your thoughts on these ideas and others. We will certainly go with what you decide as a whole.

Now to answer a few other common questions.

Yes, I do plan on providing information on Windows ME, but at the present time, most of you probably know more about it than I do. Although I have read books and articles on it, and have had to troubleshoot it for some customers, I don't even have it on any of my machines. Time and money have become my biggest enemy. Believe it or not, the present material on my WebSite just barely expands on half my notes. So if anybody is interested in contributing articles or information please contact me. (I will respond to those emails!!).

No, I do not feel you should change your preferences or software to reflect mine. They are just that, preferences. It is not necessarily the most efficient or best choice out there. It's the one I've grown accustomed to through use and familiarity. If I should mention an application, device, utility, etc., you should add that to your arsenal of suggestions from other sources. Make your decisions based on availability, use, trust, expense, experience and your own knowledge.

I do appreciate it when you let me know if something is wrong with the WebSite. Even if its just a spelling mistake! If answers to review questions are wrong, let me know. Be aware however, that the round radio buttons require a single answer, and the squared check boxes require more than one choice. This is also true when writing the A+ Certification Exams.

Yes, I do realize that the NewsLetter could be more appealing to the eye, and I apologize. However, everyone uses a different email application and some won't accept any kind of formatting. I have tried several different email programs and the present format causes the least amount of problems.

Yes, I did have some problems with the old method of unsubscribing from the NewsLetter. The number one reason for people removing their email address from our database is because they have either changed it, or want to receive the NewsLetter at a different address. The problem was, you would subscribe your new address, then send a blank email (with REMOVE in the Subject field) thinking you were unsubscribing your old address. My program stripped the return address from the email and removed it from my database. Unfortunately, if you sent it from your new address, that's the one that would be removed. I have changed this to a more reliable method. To unsubscribe from this NewsLetter, visit the page below: http://www.pccomputerotes.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.htm

Thanks again for your email. Please keep writing!

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