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To: thecow who wrote (7062)	11/25/1999 12:03:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

cow and all, "Windows Power Tools Ver 1.42 Increases Internet Speed and Ram" computingcentral.msn.com I happened across this and know nothing about it. What's more, I won't even try it. :) Gottfried

To: thecow who wrote (7062)	11/25/1999 7:58:00 AM
From: Doug Coughlan	Respond to of 110652

Microsoft browser vs Netscape's. Found this in the Washington Post today. Especially if you use Communicator, read on. Q: I have occasional problems surfing with Netscape, but not with Internet Explorer. A: It sounds as if you may have surfed over to a Web site that was coded to work with ActiveX controls and your browser did not support them. In the early days of Web surfing, Web designers would put in a few lines of hypertext markup language (HTML) and everyone was happy that it worked at all. Competition forced Webmeisters to add more lively elements. One programming innovation from Microsoft is a group of software controls called ActiveX. If you allow an ActiveX control to run on your Windows computer, it has all the same rights and privilege as any other program. The newer versions of Internet Explorer come bundled with ActiveX capability. In fact, the default setting on Internet Explorer is to allow ActiveX controls to run. With Netscape, you will have to install a "plug-in" to enable ActiveX. These can be downloaded from the Web.