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A

Acronis True Image
Adobe (and Flash)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat
Ad-aware
AdSubtract
Ajax Book by O'Reilly
Alienware
Amazon.com
America Online (about 80k)
Anti-Virus
  AVG Anti-Virus
  F-Secure AntiVirus 2007
  McAfee AntiVirus
  Norton AntiVirus 2005
  Norton AntiVirus 2004
  Norton AntiVirus 2003
  Norton AntiVirus 2002
  Norton AntiVirus 2001 (over 45k)
  Norton AntiVirus 2000
  PC-cillin AntiVirus from Trend Micro
APC Surge Protector
Assorted Gripes

B

Barnes and Noble Web Site
Belkin WiFi G Router

Web Browsers
  Internet Explorer v7
  Firefox Browser
  Web sites that don't work well with Firefox
  Firefox 0.8 Gripes
  Internet Explorer v6
  Netscape Communicator V6

BlueLight (free ISP)
Bookpool
Stardock BootSkin
Buy.com

C

CD Anywhere
CDW
XO Concentric ISP
Compaq Presario EZ2605
CompUSA
Costco book order
Counterspy - an anti-spyware program from Sunbelt Software
CraigsList.org
Cruzer by Sandisk

D

Dell
Dell 1905FP Flat Panel Monitor
Diskeeper 5 with Windows NT4 
D-Link Router
D-Link WiFi G PC card network adapter DWL-G630
D-Link USB WiFi G network adapter DWL-G120
Domain Direct a registrar
Domain Notification Center

E

EarthLink
Easy Bridge a Bridge game
Egghead.com  (a.k.a Onsale.com)
Epinions.com
Eproxy web site

F

Created
Fedex Kinko's     April 11, 2005
Flash from Adobe     January 6, 2008
F-Secure AntiVirus 2007     December 30, 2006
Firefox
  Firefox Web Browser April 8, 2004
  Web sites that don't work well with Firefox July 11, 2004
  Older Firefox Gripes April 8, 2004
Firewalls
  ZoneAlarm February 18, 2000
  Kerio (Sunbelt) December 21, 2005
FTP programs: See WS_FTPLE

G

Gateway
Gmail
GoDaddy's Online File Folder
Google
Google Pack

H

Homestead.com web site
Hostcentric
Hotel Room Internet Access
HP Pavilion 4450 PC
HP Pavilion 6630 PC
HP 880c Printer
HP 812c and 810 Printers
HP 1320 Black/White Laser Printer
HP Deskjet 6840 Network Printer
HTML  

I

Internet Explorer v7
Internet Explorer v6
Internet Explorer v5  (over 54k)
IBM
  IBM ThinkCentre A50 desktop computer
  IBM ThinkPad R40 laptop computer
  IBM ThinkPad I1400
  ThinkPad 560 by IBM
  IBM Tech Support
  Buying an IBM MicroDrive
  Upgrading an IBM Aptiva from Windows 95

J

Java   (Java Tester)
Prentice Hall Java Book
Jet Blue Airlines
Lexar Jump Drive Secure II thumb drive
JustDeals

K

Created
Kinko's     April 11, 2005
Kerio Personal Firewall (Sunbelt)   December 21, 2005
Knoppix Linux   March 6, 2006

L

Laptop Computers: See IBM
Lenovo computers are also listed under IBM
LavaSoft Ad-aware
Linksys NIC
Linksys WRT54G WiFi G Router
Knoppix Linux
Suse Linux
Lexar Jump Drive Secure II thumb drive
LogMeIn.com
Lotus Notes

M

MailWasher
Mark Green CD-ROM
Maxtor Hard Disk
Maxtor Software
McAfee AntiVirus
Microsoft
  Microsoft
  Internet Explorer v6
  Microsoft IntelliMouse
  Microsoft Office 2007
  Office Update
  Microsoft product names
  Windows Live OneCare
  Word
  See also Windows
Monitors
  Dell 19 inch Flat Panel Monitor (1905FP)
  NEC MultiSync 95 CRT Monitor
  Planar 19 inch LCD Monitor (PL1910M)
  Samsung 753DF CRT Monitor
Mozilla Mail
Mozy

N

NEC MultiSync 95 Monitor
NEC SuperScript 870 Printer
Netscape Communicator V6
Netgear MA111 USB WiFi Network Adapter
Netscape Communicator v4
NetPerSec
Netsurfer Digest
Network Solutions (VeriSign)
NetZero (free ISP)
New York Times
Norton Software from Symantec
Norton AntiVirus: See Anti-Virus topic

O

Office Update
Office Max return of a printer
Microsoft Office 2007
OneCare, Windows Live
Online File Folder
Ontrack Data Advisor
Open Office
Outlook Express
Outlook,Outlook Express Viruses
Overstock.com

P

Created
Palm Treo 650 Email from Verizon Wireless   February 5, 2006
Partition Magic (over 67k) January 2, 2001
PC-cillin AntiVirus from Trend Micro January 29, 2006
PC Connection warranty snafu   December 15, 1999
PC Magazine April 6, 2005
PC World Magazine October 30, 2000
Pegasus Email December 10, 2001
Planar 19 inch LCD Monitor (PL1910M) July 28, 2005

Printers
  Samsung ML2250 Printer
  Samsung ML4500 Printer
  Samsung ML1740 Personal Laser Printer
  NEC SuperScript 870 Printer
  HP 880c Printer
  HP 812c and 810 Printers
  HP 1320 Black/White Laser Printer
  HP Deskjet 6840 Network Printer
  Xerox DocuPrint P8 Laser Printer

R

Real Player
Rebates

Registrars

Router: Belkin WiFi G
Router: Linksys WRT54G WiFi G

S

SearchWin2000
Samsung ML2250 Printer
Samsung ML1740 Personal Laser Printer
Samsung ML4500 Personal Laser Printer
Samsung 753DF Monitor
Sandisk Cruzer
Shockwave Player
Skype
Sirius Satellite Radio
Smart Displays
Sony Clié S320(a Palm Pilot)
Spybot Search & Destroy
Stardock BootSkin
Suse Linux
Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall
Symantec
  Partition Magic(over 67k)
  Symantec software other than NAV
  See also Anti-Virus topic

T

3Com USB Network Adapter
ThinkCentre A50 desktop computer by IBM/Lenovo
ThinkPad R40 laptop computer by IBM
ThinkPad I1400 by IBM
ThinkPad 560 by IBM
Trend Micro PC-cillin AntiVirus
Trend Micro Transaction Guard
Treo 650 Email
TrippLite UPS
True Image from Acronis

U

Ubid
USB Drive Keychain Storage
US Robotics Modem Upgrade

V

Viruses: See Anti-Virus topic
Created
Vanguard web site May 18, 2001
Velocity Micro January 16, 2005
Verizon Wireless July 24, 2001
Treo 650 from Verizon Wireless Email   February 5, 2006
Verisign (aka Network Solutions)   March 4, 2001
VMware  January 2003
Windows Vista  December 2006

W

Created

The Washington Post August 16, 2004
WiFi: Belkin G Router November 4, 2005
   
Windows  
  Windows Vista   December 2006
  Windows 2000   February 2000  (over 74K)
  Windows Update August 25, 2003
  Windows XP   July 27, 2001   (over 58k)
  Windows XP and me   December 3, 2003
  Windows ME   August 2000
  Windows 98   September 2000
  Windows NT4  January 2000
  Windows Live OneCare June 30, 2006
   
Windows Script Host Book   March 15,2002
Word   August 2000
WS_FTP Limited Edition   June 2000

X

Xerox DocuPrint P8 Laser Printer
XO Concentric ISP

Y

Yahoo

Z

ZoneAlarm Firewall by ZoneLabs