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Boulder Computer Maven
Newsletter
The Boulder Computer Maven Newsletter contains computer
tips that I hope you'll find helpful and interesting. Here's a
list of the available issues and their contents. To see an
issue, click the date.
Februrary 2012
October 2011
- Amazon Kindle E-Book reader, Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, and Apple iPad Tablet
June 2011
- How Safe Is Cloud Storage?
- How to Back Up Your Web Mail Account
- Alternatives to Buying Microsoft Office
March 2011
- Are You a Member of Angie's List?
- Presto Printing Mailbox: E-mail for People Who Don’t Use Computers!
- Suggest a Newsletter Topic, Win a Prize!
January 2011
- Tips for Safe Internet Use
- Buying a New Printer
September 2010
- Saving Money on Computer Use
- More About the "I Was Mugged" E-mail Fraud
June 2010
- Telephone Tech Support Fraud
- "I Was Mugged" E-mail Fraud
- Write Down Your Product Keys
April 2010
- Organize Your E-Mail Messages into Folders
- Protect Your Computer by Installing Updates
- Beware of Dangerous Downloads
- End of Support for Some Versions of Windows
January 2010
- Remote Support Available
- Software to Avoid
- Protect Your Outlook and Outlook Express E-Mail
- Windows 7
October 2009
- Boulder Computer Maven Vacation Schedule
- Free Antivirus Program from Microsoft
- Windows 7 Release
- Keyboard Shortcuts
June 2009
- What Are All Those Keys on My Keyboard?
- Inexpensive Computer Upgrades
- Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Release Date
April 2009
- Backing Up Your Files: Easier and More Important Than Ever
January 2009
- Recommended Security Programs
December 2008
- Protect Your Computer from Malware
- Beware of Rogue Security Programs
July 2008
- Sudden Loss of Internet Access
- Router Hijacking - A New Threat to Your Computers
- Service Pack Updates for Windows XP and Windows Vista
March 2008
- Viewing Multiple Web Pages with Tabbed Browsing
- Webmail
- Flat Panel Monitors
January 2008
- Using Your Computer to Watch and Record TV
- End of Support for Ad-Aware SE
- Windows Home Server
April 2007
- Protect Your Computer with an Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Read Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files Without Buying Microsoft Office
- Read and Write Files in Microsoft Office 2007 File Formats
- Is Your Home Broadband Router Ready for Windows Vista?
January 2007
November 2006
- Windows Vista to Be Released on January 30, 2007
- Internet Explorer 7 Web Browser Released
- Firefox 2.0 Web Browser Released
- Windows Defender Antispyware Released
- AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.5 Released
September 2006
- AOL Now Free for Broadband Users and Lower Cost for Dial-Up Users
- Microsoft Ends Support for Windows XP Service Pack 1
- Dell Laptop Batteries Recalled for Safety Hazard
July 2006
- Fraudulent Message Sent to CU Credit Union Members
- Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 98 and Windows Me
- Buying a New Computer
May 2006
- Backing Up Your Files to Protect Them from Loss
February 2006
December 2005
- Beware of New Computer Virus
- Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware Update
- Sony Music CDs Install Dangerous Software
September 2005
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Saving Money on Computer Cables
- Viewing Microsoft Office Attachments
- Microsoft 2005 MVP Global Summit
July 2005
- Printing Wide Pages in Internet Explorer
- Computer Security and Safety Tips from Microsoft
- Using Your Laptop as a GPS Navigation System
June 2005
- Protecting Your Computer with an Uninterruptible Power Supply
- Connecting Multiple Devices With a USB Hub
- Saving Money with AOL and a High-Speed Broadband Connection
- Another Recommended Antivirus Program
May 2005
- Immediate Update Required for Some Versions of eTrust EZ Antivirus
- Recommended Antivirus Programs
- Other Recommended Software
- Fighting Spam with Disposable E-Mail Addresses
April 2005
- Internet Radio
- Buying a New Computer
- What to Do with an Old Computer
- Improved Service and Special Offers from Comcast
March 2005
- Spyware Removal
- Keeping Your Computer Spyware Free
- Saving Power
- Doing More with Outlook Express E-Mail
- Other E-Mail Programs
- Google Mail
February
2005
- Immediate Update Required for AVG 6.0 Antivirus, Ad-Aware 6, and
Spybot
Search and Destroy 1.2
- Windows XP Fast User Switching
- Better Ways to
Send and Receive AOL E-Mail
- Computer Haven Web Site
December 2004
- Support for AVG 6.0 Free Antivirus Ends December 31, 2004
- End of
Support for Ad-Aware 6
- End of Support for Spybot Search and Destroy 1.2
October
2004
- Finding Bargains on Computers and Accessories
- Sharing a Printer
- Cleaning a Pest-Infested Computer
- Preventing the Kids from Messing Up
Your Computer
- Microsoft MVP Program
September
2004
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Recycling Computers and Other Electronics
- Renewing Your Antivirus Program
- Using Your Computer for Storing
Pictures, Scanning, and
Photocopying
- Safeguarding Your Computer with System Restore
- Tablet PC
August 2004
- Important Update for AVG Antivirus
- "Phishing" and Other Internet
Scams
- Beware of Spyware
- Back Up Your Data
- Beware of Automatic E-Mail
Scanning in Your Antivirus Program
- Microsoft 2004 MVP Global Summit
April 2004
- Protecting Your Computer
- Spam Control
- Pop-Up Blocking
- Wireless
Networking

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