The Philadelphia Area Computer Society

Links

Here are some sites that can assist with questions and problems. Come to a PACS meeting for more information about all things technical and digital.

News, Information, and Utilites

Windows 10 Troubleshooting Guide

This Windows 10 Troubleshooting Guide was written by Gabriel Michaelson and is hosted at the web site of Solvusoft, a Microsoft Gold Partner, which sells several Windows utility programs. There are links to some other troubleshooting guides at the very bottom of Solvusoft's home page.

The Boot Disk

This web site has boot disks, drivers, dlls and upgrades available for download. There are also How-To guides for Windows XP, 95/98, and DOS.

Extreme Technology

Extreme Technology has information geared towards "techies" interested in building their own PC's. But there is also information for a more general audience, such as a comparison of the new features of several browsers, and reviews of products such as mp3 players, monitors, notebook mice, etc.

The Secret Guide to Computers

"The Secret Guide to Computers" is the world's only complete computer tutorial: it explains how to buy, use, fix, reprogram, and manage your computer. This link lets you read 24 of 41 chapters of the book for free and contains the phone number of the author, Russ Walter, who is available to help you for free. PACS is listed in his book.

FILExt

is a database of file extensions and the various programs that use them. If you know the file extension you want to learn about, simply enter it into the search box.

Pinnacle Systems

One of the leading video editing software developers presented Pinnacle Studio, one of their top video editing software programs on June 11, 2005 to PACS. Their presentation was by far the best of the 2004-2005 Season and was talked about for months.

Computer Radio Shows and Podcasts

Mike Tech Show podcast

Mike Smith, PACS Windows Tips and Tricks SIG leader, hosts a weekly podcast about all things technology and computer related. You can join in live on Thursday nights at 8PM on Ustream

The Kim Komando Show

Kim Komando's weekly three-hour call-in talk radio show is heard (via her own national radio network) on over 425 stations. In addition, she does a Computer Minute radio feature five days a week; has written eight books about life in the digital age; sends out 5 million e-mail newsletters weekly; and authors a widely syndicated newspaper column, which also runs in USA Today.com. She does all of this, while raising a son and operating a growing media empire, with her husband and associate, Barry Young.

Computer Outlook Radio Talk Show

This show is hosted by John Iasiuolo and started December 3, 2002 and has been been growing ever since. Today the Computer Outlook is one of the country's fastest growing syndicated computer talk shows featuring "What's New, What's Best, and What's Next" in the computer and IT industry.

Tutorials

Web site usability

Jakob Nielsen's site contains a series of columns by a 'guru' of web design. Get some ideas for making your site the kind that people want to come back to, and come to the PACS CSS SIG and Web Design SIG for more information.