Tips

With computer viruses, better safe than sorry
Always make sure your computer has a good virus checker installed (such as Norton Anti-Virus). Keep it up to date and enabled. This simple precaution will prevent nasty surprises, especially with today's increased internet activity.

Keep your Windows operating system up to date
If you are using a Microsoft operating system, take advantage of the Microsoft Windows Update service at: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp. It's well worth your time to periodically check this web site to see if there are any new downloads for your system. Not only will this keep your machine fully up to date with the latest bug fixes, it will also allow you to take advantage of security improvements to keep you safe on the web.

Windows XP lives up to its promise
Windows XP is now on several of our desktops. We have migrated to it largely because of its support for our development environment. It seems even more stable than Windows 2000 and performs many tasks more quickly than any of its predecessor operating systems. One of the more notable and convenient features is the speed with which it sends and receives email. It seems to be better tuned for internet access. 

Dropdown menus the way you want them
Many desktop software products (such as Word, Excel, etc.) ship with dropdown menus set to only show recent choices. If you find this annoying, you can customize your toolbars to always show full dropdown menus. To do this in Word, for example, go to View/Toolbars/Customize.