The basic concept here at TechMailings is that we archive lists and then review as many as is humanly possible each week. I don't think *anyone* could cover them all. So I certainly understand the appeal of having someone else read as many e-zines as possible and then cherry pick the best of them for the subscriber.

Rather than go through all the tidbits, I decided to see what the articles were like. Here's the lead to one of them:

"Divert Disaster
"(Back to Basics)
"Gary Knuckles
"Mail-Co

"Many times as small, medium or even large business owners we get so wrapped up in our work, that sometimes we forget about the basics! We get so busy striving for that next customer, or big promotion that we sometimes forget about the system we are using to generate these dollars.

"Now I'm not talking about marketing basics, I'm talking about computer basics.

"When was the last time you checked to see if your hard drive needed defragmenting?

"When was the last time you did a complete backup of your system, in fact, when was the last time you did a backup?

"When was the last time you went through your hard drive and deleted unneeded files?

"When was the last time you, or you had someone pull the cover and blow out the inside of your computer and exhaust fan(s)? Exhaust fan??? Yeah, exhaust fan. Read on dear readers!

"Let me ask you, have you ever had a hard drive crash in your system? If you have been using a computer for any length of time then you probably have. If not, then be ready, it is gut wretching, and major stress time, the first time it happens!..." [Sic]

This seemed like pretty common sense stuff to me. The rest of the article gave the standard warnings and recommendations; it included warnings and reminders that lots of us still need.

Recommended.