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16 Winnipeg Sun Monday March 23 1998 datafile DataHIc Editor Lawrence Lobay E-mail: wpgsunedOwpgsuncom iBITSMBYTESl Kids can surf in safety The Safest Way for to i Kids to Surf the Net LAWRENCE LOBAY Datafile Editor software designed to help safeguard children when online Access to inappropriate sites can be prevented using the CyberNOT list built into the program There are free weekly updates for a year There is also a CyberYES list of pre-screened sites that can be updated Cyber Patrol is customizable for up to nine different people That means a young child in the family may have different Web access than a teenager You can block out specific sites control time spent on the Net and prevent personal information from being given out You can also restrict access to FTP sites chat rooms and news groups Cyber Patrol runs on either Mac OS or Windows based computers Ift available at computer stores or from The Learning Company at 1-800-227-5609 or wwwlearningcocom The Internet has become another tool in the learning process Many people turn to the Internet from their homes and schools use the Internet to encourage students to explore and learn about our world With all the positive aspects the Internet has to offer users must be aware of its darker side Web sites and home pages that include sexually explicit material or tout satanic and extremist cults the drug culture violence or discrimination abound in cyberspace Parents and teachers face the dilemma of providing access to the positive information on the Web while protecting children from inappropriate material Cyber Patrol is the worlds most widely used and highly rated Internet filtering ftnbte sum la dut mm IM MM Dm 0nt Mto tUrtHrirepmlMtlM 4 i wi mi Cyber Patrol lets parents keep young eyes from inappropriate Web sites CD writer offers efficient backup Book cuts through the techno-babble The Canadian Computer Handbook by authors David Rosen and Caryn Mladen cuts through the techno-babble and presents information about computers in an easy-to-understand style Topics covered Include buying a new computer and accessories looking at software upgrading and living with a computer The authors bring to the book some 25 years of experience in consulting teaching and writing about computers Don't buyf upgrade Author Myles White a leading Canadian computer columnist says upgrading your present computer can be a better alternative to buying new In his book How To Avoid Buying A New Computer White explains the benefits of upgrading and how to install motherboards CPUs RAM circuit boards and drives with step-by-step instructions detailed photos and reference charts A book for dummies Building a PC for Dummies is a new guide from author technician and consultant Mark Chambers As with all the titles in the Dummies series the book introduces the material in an easy-to-read style complete with detailed illustrations and help icons Chambers walks the reader through the process of evaluating needs researching choices assembly of hardware installation of software and explanation of extra features The book is packed with tips and tricks and includes a CD-ROM with shareware The big book Barry Press has been designing hardware programming software and teaching about computers for more than 25 years His recent compilation PC Upgrade and Repair Bible Professional Edition is no light read weighing in at more than 1300 pages The book however is a good source of information instruction and advice for anyone who takes computing seriously Inside readers will find detailed photos and systematic procedures for building maintaining connecting and optimizing computers The book includes all the latest technology and comes with 2 CD-ROMs packed with benchmarking diagnostic and power tools Computer TV show A new TV show on computers is aimed at families and new users Dave Chalkt Computer Show takes a non-technical approach to computing and explains concepts language and products eveiy Sunday at 1 pm on Global TV The show has a Web site at wwwchalkcom Compiled by Lawrence Lobay Unlimited The Hewlett-Packard Sure-Store CD-Writer Plus 7200 can read data at 6x speeds while writing to a disk at 2x speed The unit accepts the CD-RW (Rewritable) and CD-R (Recordable) disks Itls available in an internal and external version The internal unit connects to the IDE interface on your computer motherboard while the external model has a passthrough (allows you to connect your printer) connector that plugs into the parallel port The HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus 7200 come with 10 applications including Symantec's Norton Antivirus Adobe Photo Deluxe Corel Print House Magic plus software from Adaptec DocuMagix and HP The HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus 7200 is priced at $712 for the 7200i (internal) and $870 for the 7200e (external) unit What do you do when your computer hard drive fails? The loss of the files and applications stored on a hard drive could mean hours of frustrating re-installation for a home user But it could be a financial disaster for a small business Following a daily weekly or monthly back-up routine can prevent this The problem is how do you back up the large hard drives that come with most new computers? 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