Wireless Aircards

Rvers Computer Help Newsletter 8-17-07

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Product Recall

(N.I.C.E. P200 Navigation and Entertainment Systems)The N.I.C.E. P200 is a black portable navigation and entertainment device that can be attached to a vehicle's windshield. The device has a 4-inch touch screen LCD monitor and contains one lithium battery. "Clarion" and "N.I.C.E. P200" are printed on the device. "Clarion NAVBATTERY" is printed on the battery. The recall includes any N.I.C.E. P200 in which batteries were previously replaced.
Sold at: Car audio and mobile electronics stores nationwide from May 2006 through August 2007 for a suggested retail price of $800.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Clarion Corp. for a full refund, information on returning the product, and a postage paid envelope to return the product.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Clarion Corp. at (800) 347-8667 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT

Wireless Aircards
Suzy sends in a review on the Sprint wireless aircard. You can read all the reviews at www.rverscomputerhelp.com/wirelessaircards.html If any of you have a review you would like to send in, you can do so at the review page.

Sierra Wireless Aircards
Those of you that are interested in finding out more about wireless aircards can check out this web page provided by Sierra. They are not one of our merchants and we do not receive any compensation from them, this is just for your information. www.sierrawireless.com

What is a Power Brick??
Also referred to as a transformer, an element of the external power supply for a notebook and/or laptop computer, used in conjunction with a battery pack. Since notebook computers rely on low-voltage DC, they need a way to convert the AC from a power source into DC that can be safely used by the computer. The power brick takes the AC voltage and converts it to a DC voltage slightly higher than the battery (the slight elevation in voltage ensures that the battery stays fully charged). Batteries normally supply the safe DC voltage to the portable computer, but power bricks are intended for use in conjunction with or instead of a mobile device’s battery. (Webpedia)

Adding Items to the Quick Launch menu
Those of you that don't know what the Quick launch menu is, look to the right of the Start button and you should see small icon's if the Quick Launch menu is activated. To add items to the list, say a short cut icon that is on your desktop, just left click on it and drag it into the list. A vertical line will appear just before you drop the icon, this will tell you what position the icon will appear in. If your Quick Launch menu is not there, right click somewhere on your task bar, a menu will appear, choose Toolbars and click Quick Launch.

Hide the Desktop Icon Text
If you know what desktop icon opens what program, you don't need the text that appears under the icon. Cleaning the text off the desktop gives it a more appealing appearance. Just right-click on the icon and choose Rename. Now hold down the Alt key and type in 255 on the keypad to the right of the keyboard. You can't use the number keys right above the keyboard, they won't work. If you have a laptop, you can turn on numlock and then use the little number keys next to the regular letters. Now when you refresh the page, the text will disappear. In order to do this on more than one icon, you will need to type 255 twice for the second icon and 255 for the third and so on. This tip will work with Windows Vista also.

Rver's Computer Help Store
Those of you that want to support this web site and the free newsletter, can now do so by going to our new store. There you will find merchants that offer a wide variety of products that may interest you. So if you are looking for a gift for someone or would just like to do some shopping, please consider buying from our merchants. Thanks, Bobbi and Larry Rver's Computer Help Store

Why join the Good Sam Club?
The Good Sam Club is offering a special membership price. Go here to check out some of the benefits they offer as well. You can save money by staying at some of the Good Sam Club parks. www.rverscomputerhelp.com/gsclub.html

Carrot Ink, Discount Ink Cartridges
Check out these quality ink cartridges from Carrot Ink. Instead of paying the high prices for factory originals, save big with these quality ink cartridges. www.rverscomputerhelp.com/carrotink.html

Searching our web site for answers
At the bottom of our main page, www.rverscomputerhelp.com there is a google search box. In order to search just our web site check next to Search www.rverscomputerhelp.com. Type in the subject you are interested in and it will search our web site for anything pertaining to it.

Reminder to new subscribers
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www.rverscomputerhelp.com/tips.html
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WARNING, the tips, tutorials and suggestions given in this newsletter are offered in good faith to assist with computer problems and help you enjoy the use of your computer. If the directions are not followed correctly, some of the tips or tutorials could cause problems with your computer.
Use them at your own risk.