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Computer Tips - Continued from page 9 partment. I personally make sure anything I don't need isn't running. If I need it, I'll click on it's shortcut. It seems like I get questions all the time asking how to re- move / uninstall programs. So, here's the step by step proce- dure: 1. The first thing to do is click the Start menu, Programs. Then hunt for the program you want to delete. Oftentimes, you'll find an Uninstall program under it's program group. 2. Another way would be to click the Start button, Set- tings, Control Panel. Then open the Add/Remove pro- grams icon. You'll see a list of programs that Windows can remove from your system. Just click the one you would like to remove and hit the OK button. 3. If neither of the above work, you can always go to the program's folder and delete it. However, there is no guaran- tee that the program was confined to that folder. It could have other files distributed throughout your computer. 4. Finally, you might consider a program like QuickClean. Once installed, it watches which program files go where and can remove unneeded files for you. Keep in mind that some of the files that get placed on your hard drive when you install a program are basically updates to some of your existing files. So if you are uninstalling something and get a message saying not all the files from a program could be removed, it may be due to the fact that other programs also use these files. There you have it, two step by step ways to make your computer more efficient. We hope this helps and look for- ward to providing you with some more tips next month. Until then, happy computing. Steve Hungerford, Pat Larkin, Judson Levere Debug Computers/Velocitynet PEC ENVIRONMENTAL SEPTIC DESIGN | Kim S. Peterson C.P.H.1.{C) ResipenTiAL + COMMERCIAL On-Site Sewage System o Consulrarion o Sire Evaluation s Permit Application Preparid Cerrified & M.M.A.H. Licensed (612)476-1875 RR#2 MirrorDp BASH THE TRASH Help KEEP THE COUNTY CLEAN I was lying in bed a few mornings ago listening to the dawn chorus of the local bird population; the Red- wing Blackbirds; the Robins; the Chickadees, Killdeers and many others. Too early in the morning for 'thinking,' but think I did, and in the process I was struck by the idea that, unlike us, the birds live in an environment which is outside of their control. They are dependent on the bounty of nature to supply their daily needs, and if for whatever reason that bounty should fail, their future is bleak in- deed. My mind was now fully alert, all forlorn hopes of returning to sleep a distant memory, as I wondered about our pioneer ancestors who faced somewhat similar chal- lenges. They lived 'on the edge' as the spring plantings matured, and the summer harvest was hopefully brought safely into the barn ensuring survival over yet another winter. Everything had a use, and nothing was wasted in these days, as we can read and enjoy in Nelson Hick's di- ary as quoted in the Mirror. The Environment... Is it important to you? The results of last weeks TRASH BASH in the County, and in particular, South Marysburgh's efforts, would suggest that it is. Yet we might ask ourselves: Where does all of the garbage that pollutes our roads and hedgerows come from? Is it coming from the tourists who eagerly clamor to cross the bridge at Carrying Place, and purchase their cheap gasoline at Fast Freddy's Garage ($0.68.5 on Sun- day of last weekend), picking up their licenses in the Continued on page 14 { E-mail: wkhicks@sympatico.ca Phone: (613) 476-1204 Handy-Man Enterprises Specializing in Construction & Carpentry Work "Inside & Out" & "Replacement" Windows Wesley F. Hicks {| RR. #3, Picton, Ontario KOK 2T0O