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The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, will start on August 11. Keep in touch with the athletes and all their achievements and don't forget to see the opening ceremonies on your local NBC channel.
Gas Tax Break
for all Florida residents will start August 1 and continue throughout the month. There will be no state gas sales tax providing a decrease in the cost of gas of about eight cents per gallon. So fill 'er Up!
Surfin' Safari:
Back to School Again
For most students, August is time to head back to school. Make sure to check out these links to get your youngin's ready for their education.
• Get Skyway Kid’s Gear – Backpack w/Detachable Lunch Box for a comfortable, roomy and fashionable way to cart around your books and homework.
• Go to The Children’s Place to view their Contrast Sneakers for young children to get a stylish start to a new year.
• Promote and improve your child’s intellectual abilities using Educational Insight’s Name That Country Game.
• Ease your nervous child’s back-to-school anxiety by preparing them with an explanation of what to expect on the first day.
• Get a jump on keeping your child’s grades up using the Top Ten Way’s To Help Your Child Get A’s.
• Get your Back-to-School school supplies from Office Depot.
• Improve ACT and SAT test scores with the help of Kaplan Test Prep.
• Find discounted new and used textbooks at www.TextbookX.com.
Written by Tia Albright
Surfer Dude Answers
Your Questions
He's the PC professor, the gigabyte guru, the ruler of ROM. He's
Surfer Dude!
Q: Why, oh why, when I send forwards with pictures, some times they go through, and other times not? Help! — Diane.
A: Dudette, this is a sticky one! It'll depend on if these pictures are being sent as attachments or presented in the body of the e-mail. If it's a file attachment, try saving the attachment to your computer, then manually attaching it to a new e-mail. If these pictures are in the body of the e-mail, they might reside on a server out there in cyberspace and aren't accessible. You also want to make sure your e-mail program has the proper settings to send them. If you're using Outlook Express:
1. Click on Tools from the menu bar and choose Options.
2. Click the Send tab
3. Make sure your Mail Sending Format is set to HTML and click on the HTML Settings button.
4. "Send Pictures with Messages" should be checked
Hope this helps dudette in your forwarding adventures.
Q: We are moving to Louisville, Ky., around August 27 or 28. Do you service that area? Please respond. Thanks — Mary D.
A: But of course! Our Louisville, Ky., access number is 502-992-4480. Should you require any assistance in changing your dialer to this new number, our representatives would be happy to assist you. Also, you can search our database of access numbers by visiting http://surf.atlantic.net/tools.htm and choosing the "Access Numbers" link. Before changing your access number though, make sure it's local!
Gotta go now. Surf's Up!
Got a Question?
If you're stumped by a technical conundrum,
just Ask
the Surfer Dude, and we'll share the answers in future issues.
 Employee Profile
Stephen Swanson, data center services manager at the Orlando office, originally came here from Peoria, Ill., to attend the University of Florida. He graduated from UF with a degree in wildlife ecology and conservation and a focused training in digital mapping and satellite imagery.
Stephen enjoys working with his friendly co-workers at Atlantic.Net and continual ability to learn on a day-to-day basis.
Although his job doesn't specifically utilize his degree, he feels that his experience in digital mapping and satellite imagery relates to his Atlantic.Net responsibilities.
When not at work Stephen enjoys spending time outside rock climbing, mountaineering and kayaking.
He is currently single and looking. Watch out ladies!
He has no pets and drives a tan 1994 Toyota Corolla.
Stephen enjoys the color orange, the smell of broiling steak and garlic and his favorite day is Friday.
If he was given $1,000 right now, he would use it to pay for the surgery needed to fix his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Written By Tia Albright
Photo provided by Stephen Swanson.
Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator
 Texas Instruments TI-83-Plus Graphing Calculator
— This easy-to-use graphing tool is essential for classes ranging from algebra through pre-calculus and biology to physics. It also includes advanced statistics and financial features. Enhanced with Flash technology, this handheld gives you the flexibility to add TI-83 Plus software applications and additional functions beyond math and science, providing long-term value. These reasons and more have made the TI-83 Plus the best-selling graphing calculator in the U.S. and Canada.
Tech Tip: The Laptop Shop
Whether purchasing a laptop/notebook computer for yourself or the soon-departing college kid, there are several decisions that have to be made. This guide will help you to discern what you want and how to get it.
Things to Remember There are a couple things that should be kept in mind when looking to purchase a laptop computer.
1.) Laptop computers are almost always more expensive than a desktop computer. This is because you pay for portability.
2.) Laptops are hard to upgrade. With the exception of a few components, once a laptop is built, it's hard to upgrade later on.
3.)Too many bells and whistles can cause too many headaches. It's not necessary to get everything available at the time of purchase. Only purchase what you are going to use.
CNET's handbook for buying a notebook will help shed light on customizing conundrums.
For Home Users Many home users are purchasing laptops to replace or supplement their existing desktop computers. CNET recommends at least 128Mb of memory, a large hard drive for digital videos and photos, at least a 14-inch display, swappable CD-RW and/or DVD drives and Windows XP Home edition.
For the Student CNET recommends for students and those purchasing on a tight budget to look at getting the most bang for their buck. They recommend looking at laptops with at least 256Mb of RAM, a large hard drive, CD-RW for burning audio CDs, wired and wireless networking for networked classrooms and dorms and Windows XP Home edition or Apple Mac OS X.
For the Traveler If you're someone who's on the road frequently, then CNET suggests the following: a Pentium III-M processor, 12-inch display, 128Mb of memory, wired and wireless networking, an extra battery, port replicator and Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Office XP Professional.
For the Business Those looking to purchase a laptop for business reasons should keep in mind: a Pentium M processor, 256Mb of memory, a mid-sized hard drive, swappable CD-RW/DVD drive, wired and wireless networking, an extra battery and Microsoft Office and Windows XP Professional.
For the Gamer/Programmer If you are planning on using your laptop as a true desktop than you'll need more from it. CNET recommends a Pentium M, 4-m or desktop P4 processor or a Apple G4 processor. They also recommend 512Mb to 1Gb of memory, 15-inch or larger display, an advanced graphics accelerator, the largest and fastest hard drive available, multimedia connectors, Microsoft Windows XP or Mac OS X, Microsoft Office XP Premium and Adobe Photoshop CS.
The above are only suggestions and should not be the set guidelines. Companies like Dell and Gateway can provide detailed explanations about their products and what is right for you.
Written by Ross Schmadebeck.
Cisco – A Networking Powerhouse
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of networking equipment
for the Internet. They have been at the vanguard of Internet network
technology development since the company started in 1984, and they
continue that tradition today.
Cisco specializes in the production, management and technological
innovation of DSL, switches, access server and is also the leader in
the development of Internet routers.
"We
are a Cisco powered company," said Aaron Gee, senior network engineer for Atlantic.Net. "Less than one percent of companies meet
that standard. This allows Atlantic.Net to have access to technology and
support that other companies simply don't have."
"Our network's design, coupled with the outstanding
reliability of Cisco's network hardware make for an extremely efficient
and robust network. There have been days that we have experienced
multiple failures, yet the customers never knew because our Cisco
equipment was able to route around the problems. I guess that is the
biggest compliment you can give Cisco, you almost forget your routers
are there because they just work" Aaron said.
Cisco's bullet proof solutions have been meeting the demands placed on
them by the Internet of today and Atlantic.Net customers. Cisco's
equipment in the Atlantic.Net data center stop denial of service
attacks, and solve bandwidth issues everyday.
Atlantic.Net recently added filters and blocks to our Cisco access
servers to help protect dial-up customers. These Cisco access servers
are now helping block harmful viruses and the filtering machines help reduce the spreading of viruses over the network.
For more information regarding CISCO Systems, Inc. visit www.cisco.com.
For more information regarding the Atlantic.Net data center, take a
virtual tour online.
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