Now this is a little off topic but perhaps someone can help me find out a little information.... Like the Mitsubishi commercials featuring 'Just Breathe' by Telepopmusik and "Start the Commotion" by The Wiseguys, or the Saturn Ion commercial where 20-somethings leave childhood with "We've Been Had" by The Walkmen playing in the background, a series of current 7up commercials have some really tasty music playing in the background.... and I must know what group(s) actually recorded them!

If you know who does the music for the 7up commercial which features a guy standing in front of the radio where a DJ girl takes a sip of the 7up and blows cool air through the radio to the guy and they say "Now that's refreshing" please let me know! Enjoy this weeks newsletter and get ready for a little FX5900 action next time!

Beginners Guides: Installing Windows XP

Installing Microsoft operating systems has never been a particularly trying task, assuming that your hardware is working correctly. Keeping Microsoft operating systems from acquiring an assortment of viruses, useless icons, spyware and garbage programs which eventually clog up your beloved PC like bright green pond scum is a whole other issue. Thankfully, that's not the focus of this article. While both WinXP Home and Professional are based on the same core operating system, which in turn is based on Windows 2000, there are substantial differences in their individual capabilities. WindowsXP Pro is a direct successor to Windows 2000 Professional, with all the capabilities of the former, a business-oriented client OS. Which flavour of WindowsXP you choose comes down to where you intend to use it. WindowsXP Home Edition costs less than the Professional Version, and for average users, it should be just fine. If you are familiar with Windows2000 you'll want to stick to the WindowsXP Professional version.
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Beginners Guides: Internet Connection Sharing

Learn how to make that DSL/Cable connection go further
Internet sharing is essential if you have more than one PC in your house, and getting it to work isn't that hard once you know what steps to follow. Setting up a computer to share its internet connection should be easy right? After all, you've successfully networked your computers together and even shared files with all your home computers, so why not the Internet? Well if you have a small home network of computers all connected and have tried to open up a browser, you've probably found out that things aren't quite as straight forward as connecting one machine with an Ethernet cable to the computer that has the DSL/cable modem.The secret is that everything comes down to having a gateway. A gateway is a computer or device than can route data between different networks. So, without a gateway there is no way for the other computers in your network to receive or pass information to the other networks, and consequently, they have no Internet access.
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Beginners Guides: Wireless home networking

As everyone knows, Wireless networking is hot. Or at least the idea of it is... Wireless networks abound in coffee franchises, Colleges and even McDonalds (in theory). And why not? It's an inherently desirable idea. No wires, minimal setup, as we said, why not? Well, price used to be the reason, but now driving this boom is the falling price of basic wireless networking equipment. The premium over conventional wired networks has dropped to a point where wireless is a valid option for most home networks, not just businesses and educational institutions. So let's look into what is involved in making your home network wireless. This article will cover purchasing and setting up home wireless equipment, look at the available standards for wireless networking, and cover some basic security guidelines. If you have already set up a conventional home network, jump right in. Otherwise you may wish to read the PCstats Guide to basic home networking to get a better idea of the basics of networking computers. Easy enough, but if you need a few ideas of what to consider, PCstats' 802.11b Wireless LAN Networking Roundup is a good place to begin. Now, let's get started!!
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Beginners Guides: Home Networking and File Sharing

PCstats guides you through the process of home networking
Networking, or connecting computers together to share information, has long been one of the more difficult areas of basic computing to get a grasp on, mainly because it is one of those points at which the generally friendly user interface of your average Windows box starts showing cracks, or possibly gaping holes ready to swallow up the unsuspecting user. Now granted, since windows 98 started the process, Microsoft's OSs have been getting progressively better at automating the process of connecting computers together, but there is still the external setup required, and if something goes wrong... well it's good to know where to look to fix it.

The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, to enable you to set up your own home network and share files between your computers, and second to make you comfortable with basic computer networking terminology and practice.
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