Ronny Richardson's Clips

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Books

You can read the table of contents and sample chapters of some of my books by clicking on the links in the table of contents to the left. You can read clips from some of my articles by clicking on the links below.

Articles

T.H.E. Journal

T.H.E. Journal is an academic journal that publishes articles of interest to educators.

• 2005 Digital Imaging Products Guide. This is an introduction to my 2005 Digital Imaging Feature in the November 2004 issue. This also includes a review of the Gateway DC-M42 digital camera. The following articles were also part of that feature:
  • Page 2. This page contains a review of JPEG Solutions, which reads information stored by the camera in a digital image, and Dazzle Fusion, which transfers analog images to a computer.
  • Page 3. This page continues the review of Dazzle Fusion and reviews the InkLink Handwriting System, for getting handwriting into the computer.
  • Page 4. This page concludes the review of Dazzle Fusion and reviews the Aspire Digital’s AD-8091 DVD Recorder.
• Digital Imaging: The Wave of the Future. This is an introduction to my 2004 Digital Imaging Feature in the October 2003 issue. The following articles were also part of that feature:
  • 10 Scanning Tips. This articles gives tips on how to do get better results when using a scanner.
  • Hands-On Review: Sony MVC-CD350 CD Mavica Digital Camera. A review of this digital camera.
  • Hands-On Review: CanoScan 3000F Color Image Scanner. A review of this scanner.
  • Battle of the Resolutions: SVGA vs. XGA Projectors. A discussion of the two main resolutions in computer projectors.
  • Hands-On Review: InFocus X1. A review of this low cost computer projector.
• Casio's QV-3500EX Digital Camera. This is a review of a digital camera that was published in the February 2002 issue.
• Chariot Software Group's MicroTest III. This is a review of a testbank program for professors that was published in the August 2001 issue.

Smart Computing Magazine

Smart Computing Magazine places some of my articles on their Web site. I have placed links to those articles below. These articles are on the Smart Computing Magazine Web site. It is possible that they will take the articles down at some point, rendering the link inoperative. If this happens, I will remove the link just as soon as I find out.

Due to a recent change in policy at Smart Computing Magazine, only the first page of these articles is now visible. You will be able to read that page but to see more of these articles, you must be a subscriber of Smart Computing Magazine. I apologize for any difficulty this may cause.

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• Action Game Classics. This is a review of computer action games from the first mainframe games to current PC favorites.
• Add A Power Supply. This article tells you how to replace your power supply if it goes bad or if you need a more powerful one.
• Add System Sounds. This article tells you how to add sounds to Windows and change the sounds that it plays for events.

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• Change The Date & Time. This article tells the reader how to change the setting on the computer's internal clock and calendar.
• Chat Attack: A Guide To Gaming Lingo. The gaming community is a hard one to break into. Which games are popular is constantly in flux, and the community uses a language that sounds strange to the uninitiated. To understand this language and begin your journey into this fascinating and exciting community, you need to start by learning some basic vocabulary.
• Cloning Your Data. This article explains how to perform a backup.
• Compound Documents. This articles tells the reader how to use the features of several different programs to work together to create a single document.

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• Digital Resurrection. Once you have a backup, this article tells you how to perform a restore using that backup.

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• E-mail Maladies. This article explains various e-mail scams, hoaxes, and chain letters and what to do about them.

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• Fix New Software That Will Not Work. This article tells you what to do when a software installation goes bad.
• From Palm to Page. This articles tells how to use software to print from either a Palm Pilot or Windows CE PDA.

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• Get It Back. This article tells how to perform a backup and restore under Windows.

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• Healthy Hard Drives. This article tells how investments in disk maintenance utilities buy better drive performance.
• How To...Clear The Cache. This article tells how to clear the browser cache in order to free up additional hard drive space.
• How To...Connect A Stereo To A PC. This article tells how to connect their PC to a stereo.
• How To…Create an Image Map. This article shows you how to use JavaScript to create an image map. This is when different parts of an image serve as different links.
• How To…Create Rollover Animations. This article shows you how to use JavaScript to cause text to be displayed when you put the cursor over an image or to cause the image to change when you move the cursor over it.
• How To . . . Make A Web Site Or Image Your Wallpaper. This article tells the reader how to grab a Web site or image from the Web and use that as the wallpaper (background) for Windows.
• How To . . . Manage Passwords. This article tells the reader how to manage passwords under Windows 98 in order to create separate accounts for different users.
• How To . . . Send Web Pages Or URLs Via E-mail This article tells the reader how to send either the address of a Web page (its URL) or the entire page via e-mail to someone else.
• How To . . . Shut Off Modem Sounds This article tells the reader how to stop the modem from making noise.
• How To . . . Use the Find Feature This article tells the reader how to the Find option on the Start menu of Windows.

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• Keeping It Clean. This article explains how the reader can use a filtered ISP (Internet service provider) to keep pornography and hate speech from reaching their computer. This is of special interest to readers with children.

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• Lighting Systems. This article was part of a special issue on "The Digital Home." It explains various types of lighting and lighting control and how to use them to their maximum effect in your home.

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• Magazines & News Articles. This article tells the reader about reading magazine articles and news on AOL.
• Manage Shortcuts. This article tells the reader how to manage the shortcuts that Windows uses to point to programs and documents.
• Money In Your Pocket. This article tells how to use Microsoft Money on a Windows CE PDA to track your expenses and interface with Microsoft Money on a desktop computer.
• MP3 Rocks Your PC. This article explains MP3 to the reader and explains how to use MP3 to listen to a wider variety of music.

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• Orchestrating A DDoS Attack. This article tells you how a hacker uses many different computers at once to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. (This is a PDF document.)
• Overcome Password Problems. The article tells you how to start a computer or open a data file even if you have forgot the password.

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• Portrait Photography. The article explains how to use a digital camera to take wonderful formal and informal portraits.

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• Run A Virtual Office. This article tells the reader how to use the Web to hold meetings, set up a newsletter, host a discussion group, and more.
• Run Commands In Batches. This article tells the reader how to use DOS batch files, even in a Windows world. This article is a takeoff on the author's extensive writing about batch files in books.
• Running . . . DriveSpace. This article tells how to use DriveSpace under Windows ME.
• Running...ScanDisk. This article tells how to use ScanDisk underWindows ME.

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• SoftQuad HoTMetaL Pro 6.0. This article tells how to use HoTMetaL to create Web pages.
• Soundcards. This is a review of several soundcards.
• Speakers. This is a review of several speaker systems.

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• Team Up On Documents. This article tells the reader how co-workers can work on documents from different locations using the Web.
• The Network Framework: OSI Sets Up The Rules Of PC-To-PC Communication. This article explains how OSI (Open System Interconnection) works and its impact on the Internet and other networks.
• Thimble Printer. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thin Client. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thin Server. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thinking Machine Corporation. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• ThinkPad. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Third Generation Langauge (3GL). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Third Party Vendors. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thread. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Three Dimensional (3D). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Three Dimensional Audio. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Three Dimensional Video. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Three-Tier Client/Server. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thumbnail. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Thunk. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• THX. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 ISP. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Tiger Team. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Time Bomb. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Time Out. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Time Sharing. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Time to Live (TTL). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Timex. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• TiVo. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Token Ring. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Toner/Toner Cartridge. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Toolbar. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Top-Level Domain (TLD). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Topology. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• TopView. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Toshiba. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Touchpad. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Touch Screen. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Tower Model. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Traceroute. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Trackball. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• TrackPoint. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Tractor Feed. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Trade Shows. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Traffic. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Traf-O-Data. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Transaction. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Transaction Processing. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Transaction Server. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Transcoding. This is an entry in a computing encyclopedia put together by Smart Computing Magazine.
• Travel: Improve Your Vacation Using These First-Class Techniques. This article discussed Web sites that can help you play a vacation or business travel. It includes tips from travel experts. These are based on interviews conducted by the author.

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• Upgrade Apple & Macintosh Computers. This article tells you what options are available for upgrading an Apple Macintosh computer.
• Upgrade Win98 To WinMe. This article tells you how to upgrade your computer running Windows 98 (or 95) to Windows ME.
• Upgrade Win98 To WinMe. This article tells you how to upgrade your computer running Windows 98 (or 95) to Windows ME. The article was so well received that it was reprinted in this issue.
• Using…The Add New Hardware Control Panel. This article tells you how to add new hardware in Windows ME using a Control Panel applet.
• Using...The Font Control Panel. This article tells you how to use the font Control Panel applet in Windows ME.
• Using...The Power Options Control Panel. This article tells you how to use the power options Control Panel applet in Windows ME.

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• VI Architecture Reduces Network Bottlenecks. This is a technical article that explains VI Architecture and its advantages to the reader.

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• Where To Buy. . . Sports & Fitness Equipment. This article tells the reader where they can buy sports and fitness equipment on-line.
• Where To Find... Calendars. This article tells the reader where they can find on-line calendars. It also tells the reader which ones work well and which ones should be avoided.
• Windows 98/Me Installation: Overcome Introductory Setbacks. This is a listing of most of the error messages you are likely to see when installing Windows ME or Windows 98. I did a great deal of research for this article and it is likely to be the most complete listing anywhere on the Internet.

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• Your Body, Your Security. This article tells the reader how body attributes can be used in the place of passwords. This is called biometrics.

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