Fred Langa

LangaList is now Windows Secrets

For the latest on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and much more, visit WindowsSecrets.com.

Windows Secrets Logo
Home
Current issue
Subscribe (free!)
Archives
Great books
Langa blog
About Fred
Awards
Other work
Reader sites
Privacy

spacer gif
1997-8 Archives

1997-1998 LangaLists (Archives)
(Standard Edition Only; Full Archives Here. )

Other Issues/ Years

Click to Search the Archives

(or browse, issue by issue, below)


Note: Some of this archived information may be out of date.
Please click here.


December 20, 1998
More re: Linux Vs Windows
Discussion Continues on For-Pay Betas
The 12 Bugs of Christmas
You say Potato, I say Potahto...
New Java Virtual Machine...
...and why you have to download it (sigh)
Just for Grins
A Holiday Gift for You!
More!

December 13, 1998
A Month-Long Linux Test-Drive
More BT98 Info
For-Pay Betas: Benefit or Boondoggle?
An Excel Security Bug
Your Keyboard's "Appendix"
Does Defrag Cause Excessive Wear And Tear?
Just for Grins
More!

December 6, 1998
Does "Legacy Support" Matter Anymore?
Exclusive! LangaList SR2 Tip!
Many New BT98Updates!
New Online Column Home
The Infamous Mac Flame-Fest
Excel CSV Bug
Defrag "Can't access part of the drive" Reader Question
Just for Grins
More!

November 22,1998
MORE Win98 Bugs and Fixes
Flame War!
Netscape Update
Deja Vu: IE4 Security Bug
FileInfo Info
Java Out Of IE and Win98?
Win95 Bug on Fast AMD K6-2 Chips
NT Bug
BrowserTune Update
MS O97 SR2  Conflicts With Outlook 8.01
Killing Passwords
"LockerGnome"
More!

November 15,1998
Win98 Bugs and Fixes
Apple's Heavy Hand
A Simple Speed-Up
Office2000 beta
Office97 SR2 Update
BrowserNews
An IE5 Weirdness…
…And Another (also part of "DLL Hell")
Windows 98 Annoyances
Just for Grins
More!

November 8,1998
No Privacy with Netscape Communicator?
...And a Communicator Bug
Test Driving The New IE5 Beta
Thumbs Down on MS' New "Critical Update"
Navigator Bugs
BrowserTune98 And Your Privacy
Just for Grins: Worse than Y2K Bug!
More!


November 1,1998
Easter Eggs: Pleasure or Problem?
Download Delights
Free Office97 Service Pack Re-Released
Microsoft Drops NT!
Free NT4 Service Pack Available
"Can I Delete These Files?"
New "Critical Update"
Just for Grins
More!


October 25,1998
An Escape From DLL Hell
The Microsoft/DOJ Trial
Bug du Jour: IE4's "No Dots" Problem
Cool New Stuff
Netscape Communicator 4.5 Ships
BrowserTune 2000
Missing the Boat
Just for Grins

October 18,1998
Win98 Version Conflicts: Microsoft Responds
The Real Winners/Losers in the Microsoft Vs DOJ Battle
IE4's "Cuartango Vulnerability" And How To Fix It
A New Excel Bug, And A Fix
A New Add-On for PowerPoint
A Favor?
A Reader Tip
Just for Grins
(Whew!)

October 13, 1998
New Helpfiles
More User-To-User Ratings
Linux Test Drive Continues (a wild ride!)
Free, New Hyperterminal

Short Issue Due To Holiday

October 4, 1998
&*_)&^#@& List Serve! 8-)
Is ISP "Service" an Oxymoron?
Microsoft Pulls Office97 Patch!
A Punishment Glutton Asks For More! (Oink!)
Two Cool New (FREE) Products
BrowserTune 2000
HotSpots Volunteers Doing Great!
Email Facts Of Life

September 27 1998
Uh, Oh! Bugs In MS Office97 BugFix
Solutions to Last Weeks "Old Windows Problem"
TEOTWAWKI Flame Wars Rage On
Cool, Wearable PCs
Neat Products
BrowserTune's Russian Connection
HotSpots Updates
More!

September 20 1998
Russian Dolls and ListServers
Rollercoaster.Com
Free MS Office97 BugFix
An Old Windows Problem Crops Up In Win98
TEOTWAWKI? (I doubt it!)
BrowserTune Updates
HotSpots Updates
More!

September 7 1998
Nothing Can Go Wrong…
Still More IE4 Security Bugs
On the Plus Side: More Win98 Goodies
Trust Your Email? maybe Not!
Dig Out Your Crystal Ball
CDR Udates!
More!

August 30 1998
LangaListServe Now Online!
Bugs, bugs, bugs…
(Win98, IE4, IE5, Outlook bugs)
Patch Your Security Holes!
Reasonable Doubt?
Win98's "Update:" Blessing or Curse?
IMac Flame War!
Win98 Recall
More!

August 2 1998
Changes Coming (positive ones!)
Outlook Express Bug Fix Posted
A Definitive Win98 BugList?
Blame Game, Part 2
Reader Solution to Win98/IE4/Office97 Problems
If Microsoft Falls, Who Will Take Over?
Geek Heaven and Hell
More!

july 26 1998
Windows' Secret Toolkit (FREE!)
The Blame Game
BrowserTune and Communicator 4.5
New Windows Media Player (FREE!)
New Media/Quicktime Tests Available
Free MS Tech Support Online
Just For Grins
More!

july 12 1998
A Win98 Service Pack Wish List
Does Win98 Really Blow Chunks?
Portals, Schmortals
Did Your Upgrade Correctly Identify Itself?
An AOL Workaround
Another Boot Disk Update
Yes, Still More MS-Word Weirdness
HotSpots Update
Great Web Product!
More!

june 28 1998
56K Modem Hype vs Reality
Win98 Users' Early Experiences
New Version of BrowserTune Taking Shape
Free Ways to Diagnose ISP and Email Problems
Boot Disk Update
More MS-Word Weirdness
Last Chance: PC Expo Seminars for Free!
More!

june 21 1998
PC Expo Seminars for Free!
Win 95/98 Tips and Tricks
NT5: A Look Ahead
NT Tips and Tricks
Let's Test-Drive IE5 Together!
No-Reformat Reinstall Info
R-Rated Word Bug
More!

june 14 1998
Build a Perfect Browser!
Part Two: Answers for Three Common Questions
Freemail Surprises
Spam of the Week
IE4, QuickTime and BrowserTune98
Just for Grins
More!

june 7 1998
Answers for Three Common Questions
"Opera" and other Browser Alternatives
Avoiding Big Brother
Intel’s Hot Seat gets Hotter
New Viruses
More!

may 31 1998
New IE4, Comm4 Bugs Reported (Sigh)
A Great Product
Common Browser Troubles
BrowserTune Update
Intel’s Turn in the Hot Seat
Much More!

may 24 1998
SPECIAL EDITION!
Exclusive: Win98 Special Coverage
Just For LangaList Subscribers;
New Version of IE4 Available;
Win98 Plus Announced;
Online Auctions: Yea or Nay?
Does "Open" Source Code Really Matter?

may 18 1998
LANGALIST Returns,
plus Windows "Magic,"
Apple's iMac: Salvation or Sideshow?,
Win98 and Microsoft's Legal Woes,
An Award, New Version of IE ("IE5") Out Soon,
Another IE4 Bug, Don't Buy This Product!,
Over 1,000 New HotSpots!, Much More!

april 1998
High-Speed Access,
Internet Connection-Sharing,
Bonehead moves,
Network PCs,
Keeping Time,
More!

Week of 29-mar-98
Back Online (take 2! )
Plus, memory tricks and tweaks, Spring PC cleaning,
answers to "How Much RAM Is Enough,"
BrowserTune98 and HotSpot news, searching for good searches,
Win98 vs NT, updating Windows without a setup disk,
notes from Bangkok, More!

Week of 15-mar-98
Back Online!
Plus, The Big Move,
ISDN, BrowserTune and HotSpots moving,
Netscape Image Toggles, WINDOWS 98, "Sockets,"
How Much RAM Is Enough?, Is Usenet Dead?, More!

Week of 22-feb-98
BrowserTune98 Beta is HOT!
Plus, Solving the Most Common IE4 Problems,
More IE4 Tips&Tricks, More on Microsoft IE5,
What's Right and Wrong with Netscape Browsers,
Win98 Consumer Beta, Solving Hardware Hassles,
More Reinstallation Tricks, More!

Week of 15-feb-98
BrowserTune98 Beta now running!
Plus, Microsoft IE5?, Freebie Redux,
Easy (and Often-Overlooked) Hardware Fixes, more!

Week of 8-feb-98
BrowserTune98 Beta this week!
Plus, Toss you Cookies? Fixing Broken Windows Pt 3,
RegClean Report, more!

Week of 1-feb-98
ISP Problems... and solutions;
Fred's Super-Fast, No-Reformat Fix for Broken Windows;
More Hidden Tools On your Win95 CD;  RegClean 4.1 Arrives;
More IE4 Bugs?; IBM Site Chokes; BrowserTune98 and Channels; More!

Week of jan-25-98
How the DOJ blew the Microsoft contempt agreement;
NetScape Pulls Back on Java Support;
Hidden Tools on Your Win95 CD; Barney Is Satan; More!

Week of 1-18-98
Fred buys a new house almost entirely via the web!
Plus: new test pages for HotSpots, BrowserTune97,

BrowserTune Classic, Archives go live; More!

Week of 1-11-98
BrowserTune98 info, Complete Recode of HotSpots,
NetScape Communicator buglets, more

End of Year, 1997
Special Double Issue:
A FREE Holiday Gift,
major BrowserTune98 milestones, IE report, Reader mail, much More

Week of 12-14-97
New Online Column, IE4/Nav4 updates,
BrowserTune updates, great HotSpots, More!

Week of 12-7-97
IE4 & Nav 4, the ATI Patch, Video Card Performance on IE4,
Langa.Com & LangaLetter changes, More.

Week of 11-30-97
Great new resource, FrontPage98,
User IE4 Tips and Ticks, More

Week of 11-23-97
Microsoft Responds to IE4 Complaints! 
Plus: Comdex Wrap-up, BrowserTune, Wintune98, More

Week of 11-16-97
Does IE4 Suck? Plus: WinTune98, Outlook98, Communicator 4.04,
Micron Samurai Update, Comdex Preview, More

Week of 11-09-97
Microsoft's Plans for Office, Pentium Bug, Sneak Preview,
a $400 System, More

Week of 11-02-97
How To Take Advantage of Insane Prices, Excel/Notes bug,
Personal News, More

Week of 10-26-97
Micron "Samurai" Exclusive, an $18,000 Personal Phone Bill,
Name that Newsletter, More

Week of 10-18-97
LangaLetter Ships, How Not To Waste Your Modem,
Langa.Com Goes Live, More

Other Issues/ Years

 


Entire Site (All Contents and Components)
Copyright © 1997-2007 WindowsSecrets.com LLC