Your Tip of the Day
by Bob Osgoodby
by Bob Osgoodby
Today is Monday, September 24, 2007
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In this Issue
** Tip Of The Day – Startup Menu
** Today in History – First Model T is completed
** Trivia
** Quote of the Day
** Feedback
** Woman in Business – 5 Ways To Measure The Impact On Business Outcomes by Marcia Xenitelis
** Grins – The 10 Most Wanted
** Publications of Interest
** "Cooking for the Empty Nest" – Pork Chops Jardiniere
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Tip of the Day
Startup Menu
If it seems like you have too many programs starting whenever you start your computer, welcome to the club. There are some programs that are safe to turn off in your startup menu and others that are not. Here is a rundown of what's okay to disable from your computer's startup menu and what's not.
Sometimes too many programs are set to begin as soon as you restart your computer each time. Often, there are items starting up that really don't need to and in all actuality, some of those can even cause problems with your PC. It's said that a high percentage of technical support issues are solved by stopping certain programs in the startup menu. Some are useful and need to be left alone, but some are just completely unnecessary to make your computer run. Always remember that the least amount of items starting up on your computer, the better.
Below is a list of some of the programs that you can disable in your startup menu and others that you should keep running. Please keep in mind that some of these may not be in your list. Most of these depend on the type of computer you have and the programs you have installed on your PC. For example, if you have that "trial" version of AOL on your computer, you will see several startup AOL programs, but if you don't use it, you won't need those programs, etc.
To get to your startup menu, go to Start, Run and type in "msconfig." Click OK and a dialogue box will appear. Click on the Startup tab and you're all set to begin. If you want to disable something, just uncheck it or if you want to do the opposite, place a checkmark next to it. It's that simple!
Programs You Can Disable:
1.) ALCXMNTR - This deals with Realtek, which has to do with some of the soundcards that have been used in computers. This one is okay to disable, because if you're having trouble with your sound, you won't fix the problem through the startup menu anyway. That will always be done somewhere else.
2.) Atiptaxx - This item goes along with an ATI task bar icon that appears on your computer after you install the ATI drivers for the task bar. This icon helps you get to the system properties of the bar, but you can do that in several other ways, so you don't really need this item running at your startup.
3.) Adobe Gamma Loader - This is included with any Adobe Photoshop 5.0 version or later. This feature mainly deals with colors in the Adobe program and if you're not designing a lot of projects that will need to be printed in color, you don't need this one running.
4.) AOLSP Scheduler, AOLDial, AOL Software, PortAOL, American Online 9.0, etc. - As I mentioned earlier, these all deal with the trial version of AOL and even if you have it on your computer, but don't use it, you don't need all of these things starting up when you turn on your computer. They will only take up space and slow you down. In fact, if you don't use the AOL version, you might as well remove it altogether. Just go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and uninstall it. It will free up some of your space.
5.) hpztsb07, hpsysdrv - Both of these have to do with Hewlett-Packard machines. They help troubleshoot system recovery issues, but there are other ways you can get help with this with a Hewlett-Packard computer or printer, so it's okay to turn both of these off.
6.) Rundll32 - This one deals with Microsoft. You will often see an error with the rundll files if your computer is having a hang up problem or if something is just goofing up. You generally won't have problems with this one though, especially in Windows XP. If you don't have any virus problems, etc., it's okay to just leave this one alone.
7.) Sgtray - This is another system tray icon that sits in the background on your computer that works with a program called Storage Guard. It's up to you if you want this program checking on you every so often or not, but it's not necessary to have.
8.) Wallpaper Changer - You can change your desktop's wallpaper using the Properties menu. You don't need a special startup feature just for this, so go ahead and disable it.
Programs You Should Keep Enabled:
1.) ccApp - This item deals with Symantec, which goes along with the Norton antivirus program. This item is crucial to Norton working properly to keep your system safe from viruses. Don't mess with this one!
2.) Ctfmon - This is another one that works with Microsoft (mostly Microsoft Office XP and Windows XP). It is used to activate certain parts of the text services and speech features in those programs and it's often needed for the updates to work. It's best to keep this one running.
3.) Qttask - This one deals with Apple's QuickTime program. If you use QuickTime quite often, you're going to want to keep this one running. Otherwise, disable it immediately.
Obviously, there are more programs that you can disable than ones you should leave enabled. Again, do keep in mind that there may be more (or fewer) programs in your startup list on your computer. Everyone's is going to be different. For a complete list of startup items, you can check out this web site http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm, and search for any item by letter. It's very helpful if you're having trouble deciding whether or not to turn something off.
Also, if you disable something and you see that your computer is having trouble, you can always go back and enable them to see if it solves the problem. Chances are, that is where your problem will lie.
11/13 Bob
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Today's Highlight in History
First Model T is completed
On this date in 1908, the first factory-built Ford Model T was completed, just one more step in Ford's affordable revolution. Affectionately known as the "Tin Lizzie," the Model T revolutionized the automotive industry by providing an affordable, reliable car for the average person. Ford was able to keep the price down by retaining control of all raw materials, and by employing revolutionary mass production methods. When it was first introduced, the "Tin Lizzie" cost only $850 and seated two people.
- 12/17
Trivia
Theodore Roosevelt was shot by an insane stalker, John Schrank, in October 1912 in Milwaukee, Wis., while giving a speech, and he kept on speaking. At the time, Roosevelt was running for President on the Progressive Party ticket, having lost the Republican nomination to William Howard Taft. The bullet hit Theodore Roosevelt in the chest, but the eyeglass case and speech manuscript in his pocket slowed the bullet. Despite being shot, Theodore Roosevelt delivered his hour-long speech.
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Quote of the Day
"The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder."
- Ralph W. Sockman, Minister
Feedback
Hey Bob - ya know, I useto trust you and I got a second screen from my puter and now all the icons on my desktop went away if only the new one is on.How can I get them back?
Disapointed in Montana
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Disapointed - what, did your computer give birth - turn on the other monitor. You remind of the guy who walked in the bathroom and peed all over the seat. His excuse was when he tried to turn on the lights they didn't come on, but a fan did and he didn't know what the other switch was for so he left it alone. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have computers.
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Women in Business
5 Ways To Measure The Impact On Business Outcomes
By Marcia XenitelisIf you are involved in employee communication then you already know that one of the most important aspects of employee communication today is measurement. But so much of that measurement is focused on whether employees access the tools organizations use to communicate with them. You know, questions such as do they read the newsletter, do they access the corporate blog, do they find the information sessions interesting. None of these questions prove that your employee communication tools measure engagement which is what every CEO wants to know. There is one key reason; you are measuring the acceptance of communication tools, not measuring employee communication strategy. So here's what you do.
1. Every organization conducts market research surveys. These surveys typically measure customer satisfaction levels across services and products provided by your organization. Sometimes they even ask questions about competitor products and services. Organizations then take that information and work towards improving the rating they received by introducing improvements to services, products and information.
Now many organizations have a human resources department that usually conduct a staff survey annually. This survey typically includes questions about communication within the organization, understanding the corporate vision, satisfaction with employee benefits and training and so on. What I suggest is that organizations include a supplementary survey of just 10 questions at the end of this survey. And these questions should be framed by selecting key questions from the customer survey and asking staff what do you think customers think about X? These 10 questions in effect become your employee communication engagement measure.
2. Typically the result demonstrates disparity between what customers think and what employees think customers think. Once you have the difference measured between perception and reality then you have the opportunity to commence dialogue about with your employees about what customers really think. Most importantly it allows you to design employee communication strategies specifically to target that business issue. So now you have a business and know the key messages for your employee communication strategy.
3. One year on when the customer survey is conducted, you ask the same questions and again do the same with the staff survey. What you seek to find is that the measure of the perception staff have of what customers think and what customers actually think have moved closer together and towards the organizations desired outcome. This becomes your business measure of whether you have engaged employees.
4. This information is important because your ultimate aim in employee communication has to be to create the "Aha Moment". The Aha Moment is based on information that challenges the employee's belief about an aspect of the business. The information that suddenly helps employees say, "Now it makes sense", "Now I understand", "Now I can do something about it". It is only once you see this gap close between what customers actually think about an issue and what employees think the customer thinks that you have a measure that demonstrates your employee communication engagement strategy has been successful. If the gap still exists then the design of your employee communication strategy is flawed in someway.
5. Finally, it is important that we measure employee communication tools such as readership of our staff magazine, access of our intranet and other tools. However the only way to impact perceptions of the value that the employee communication function contributes to an organization is to measure engagement strategies against business outcomes.
This approach to measurement is low cost. The investment in the human resources staff survey and the marketing departments' customer research is already locked in. You are simply adding 10 questions to the end of the human resources survey based on the marketing questions. The engagement strategies are generally low cost because they involve people, not tools. By this I mean that employees are involved in doing something differently to bring about change in an organization. The staff newsletter and other information tools already exist, all you do is tailor the articles to reflect the main focus of your employee engagement strategy. This low cost yet highly effective approach will ensure that you can measure your employee communication strategies against business outcomes.
Marcia Xenitelis is a recognized authority on the subject on employee communication and has spoken at conferences around the world. For more information on the types of employee communication strategies you can implement to engage employees visit her website http://www.employeecommunicationtips.com for a wealth of informative articles and resources.- 10/24
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Little Humor to Start the WeekThe 10 Most Wanted
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Little Sammy's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station. There they saw pictures tacked to a big bulletin board. The label clearly read, "The 10 Most Wanted."
One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.
"Yes," said the policeman, "the detectives want him very badly."
So Little Sammy asked, while tugging on the man's belt, "Um, mister, why didn't you keep them when you took their pictures?"
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Unexpected cold snaps had destroyed the buds on my father's young peach tree for two years in a row. This spring, Dad was ready. He replanted the sapling in a large box, mounted it on wheels, and put the tree in the garage whenever the temperature dropped.
One warm April day, Dad was wheeling the tree out into the yard, and he stopped to give our dog a drink from the garden hose. A neighbor watched the scene with amusement. "Frank," he finally commented, "you're the only man I know who walks his tree and waters his dog!"
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I was flying between Toronto and Ottawa. It's only a 9 minute flight and so, to save money, I flew with a small airline in a little, twin-engine plane. About two minutes into the flight the pilot announced that we were going to have to turn back due to some engine trouble.
The nervous passenger I was seated next to turned to me and said, "If we loose an engine, how far do you think the other one will take us?"
I told him, "One engine? Oh, I'm sure it'll take us all the way to the scene of the crash. We'll probably make good time too. I bet we beat the paramedics there by at least a half hour."
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Dave was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 seconds...AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!!"
The next morning Dave got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a gift-box for her wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe, ran out to the driveway and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
Has anyone seen Dave lately?
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How can it be?
Without using a calculator: You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London , 17 people get on the bus; In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff , 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea , three people get off and five people get on In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven.
What was the name of the bus driver?
Do you know the answer? Scroll down for the solution.
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"Cooking for the Empty Nest"
Recipe of the Week
by Susan KempPork Chops Jardiniere
4 pork chops -- 1/2-inch thick
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1-1/2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 stalks celery -- chopped
1 carrot -- chopped
1 tablespoon all-purpose flourBrown pork chops on both sides in hot oil in a large skillet; drain off pan drippings. Dissolve chicken bouillon cubes in boiling water. Stir in next 6 ingredients; pour over pork chops. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 1 hour or until tender.
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Solution for the Riddle
Oh, for crying out loud! Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!
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