Articles

This section includes written by me articles. I have no case to translate the articles into English, so all of them are in Russian. If You want to translate any of these articles into your mother tounge, I dont't mind the translation. Using content of the article, You must mention the author without fail. Also, it would be decently to inform the author where his article is used.

Working with mail... by hand
In this article, we will "taken to pieces" electronic mail. Actually, we don't need email clients for working with email. They just do working process more comfortable. Post protocols are clear and meant probably for man than computer. Therefore, these protocols are easy to realize irrespective of platform and hardware. Article consists of three parts, where format of email messages, receiving and transfer protocols are described.more >>
Size: 23 Kb
Written: June 2004

Microphotoshop
A lot of programs for viewing graphics exist. Some of them are freeware, some are shareware. However, we should especially distinguish real multifunctional combine, which can't be called a viewer. The name of this small freeware program for graphics processing is IrfanView.more >>
Size: 32 Kb with graphics
Written: May 2004

Eastern Eggs
As everybody knows, programmers are men of humor. Because of that, they add latent features to the software, which is evoked by non-trivial ways. Such surprises are called "Eastern Eggs". For instance, there is "Flight Simulator"-like game in Microsoft Excel 97 and "Need for Speed" in Microsoft Excel 2000.more >>
Size: 48 Kb with graphics
Written: April 2004
Published: weekly «Megabyte» from April 12, 2004 (#183)

Taste no-Windows
Probably, many of us wanted to test operation systems different from Windows. Usually people were afraid to need of remapping hard disk and investigation of difficult installation. At the same time, there are some operating systems, in which there is no need of installation. They load from floppy or compact disc directly. Exactly such systems are described in this article. They are MenuetOS, QNX demodisk, Mungkie Linux, Frenzy and Knoppix.more >>
Size: 118 Kb with graphics
Written: February 2004
Published: weekly «Megabyte» from March 15 and 22, 2004 (#179-180)

Speedy Kid
Have You ever thought how much size on your HDD the programs, which makes your computer full-scale multimedia unit, occupy? The DivX codec installation occupies over 5 megabytes, the same size installation of Winamp occupies, but if we mention video and sound card drivers and DirectX, then there are enormous size over 50 MB. As well for that case you can use program, which occupies space hundred times less and works in any operating system, since DOS 3.0 - QuickView Pro.more >>
Size: 13 Kb with graphics
Written: November 2003
Published: weekly «Megabyte» from January 13, 2004

Attack of The Spam
Nowadays spam (mass addressless advertising postings by email) has become genuine troubles of electronic mail. This article consideres causes of appearance, modes of distribution and control methods of unwanted mail.more >>
Size: 19 Kb
Written: November 2003
Published: Internet Zone #541, AboutPC#19, «Megabyte» from January 27, 2004

Encoding of E-mail Address
It is common knowledge that the best way of treatment is prophylaxis. It is much more easier not to let your e-mail address to spammer's databases, than later to take complicated measures for sorting advertising messages from customary mail. In the article methods of e-mail address protection from getting into spam-lists by means of encoding are discussed and programs for these purposes are reviewed.more >>
Size: 53 Kb with graphics
Written: August 2003
Published: Internet Zone#488 и AboutPC#18