Before I turned my attention to web and small business computing a few years ago, I was an automotive journalist and had pleasure of attending new car introductions put on at glitzy resorts exclusively for automotive press. Those of us that reported on new car introductions were wined, dined and entertained in first-class style by auto manufacturers and their PR firms before being given keys to gleaming new models as-yet-unseen by world for first drive impressions and photo ops in stunning locales.

It's a very different world when it comes to computers as they lined up several hundred journalists outside doors of Moscone convention center for an hour-long wait and admittance to hard chairs packed shoulder to shoulder as loudspeakers urged everyone to "please move to center to be sure all seats are taken so everyone can have a seat." I'd love for Porsche to try that approach and hope for rave reviews from automotive press.

Some technology columnists routinely gripe about lack of objectivity shown by adoring fans of any new Mac product. What is stunning is not adoration at introductory shows, but fact that sales figures of 6 million iMacs over last three years fails to impress. Inevitably comparisons are made to Microsoft and Windows operating system that powers 95% of PC market. One grumbling post at a tech site message board said, "You won't see iMacs dominating enterprise!" Darn, Dilbert! You mean post office won't be ordering three million units?

Thank goodness!

As long as Apple needs to produce stunning designs and fun software that makes you smile while you work to attract 5% of PC market, we won't see mediocre beige boxes sitting in every cubicle in corporate America. Darn, I guess Macs will have to remain in movie production, music mixing, print and online publishing, design and photo studios, education (the State of Maine just ordered 36,000 iBooks for public schools) and biotech firms (Genentech ordered 1000 of these new iMacs.)

Remember Apple byline is "Think Different." If we all wanted Toyotas, there would be no Ferrari's. If everyone ate at MacDonald's we wouldn't need Chez Panisse. I may drive a VW Beetle and eat at home most nights, but Damn, I'm gonna have an iMac on my desktop!

When renaming a file there are a few things to consider. Files, like folders, can contain up to 255 characters excluding /:*?"<> characters.

Do "NOT" change last 3 characters (extension) of filename. Windows looks at this extension to associate document with a specific application.

To change a file name, first select particular file. For example: say you have a file named "FOLLOWUPS" and you would like to change name to "FOLLOWUP LETTERS". Select "FOLLOWUPS" file in your contents window (right side of Explorer window). Click on File menu and select RENAME. The file name becomes encircled indicating you can now type in new name. You can now type in "FOLLOWUP LETTERS" and you have successfully changed file name.

Until you become an advanced user I would suggest that you avoid moving program and system files. However, your personal data files you can rearrange to to meet your filing needs. Select file or folder you want to copy or move. You can do this with more than one file or folder at a time. To select nonadjacent items, hold down CTRL key and click items you want to select. For adjacent items hold down Shift key while you select items.

On Edit menu, click Copy to copy file, or click Cut to move file. Double-Click folder in which you want to place file that is being moved or copied. On Edit menu, click Paste. The file will now appear in its new location.

The drive and folder containing files to be copied are called source drive and source folder. Respectively, drive and folder to which files are to be copied are called destination drive and destination folder.

The method of copying files to a floppy disk is same procedure as copying a file to a folder. Select file to be copied, go to Edit menu and click Copy: Select 3½ Floppy:A as your destination drive by double-clicking on its icon. On file menu select paste and file will be copied to floppy disk. It is a wise to make backup copies of your important files on a floppy disk. In event of a computer crash or should you accidentally delete an file, valuable information will not be lost. To find files in Windows Explorer, click on TOOLS in menu bar. When tools drop down menu appears select FIND and then click on Files and Folders. The Find: All Files dialog box appears. Type name of file you are trying to locate in Named box. Click Find Now button. Windows is now searching for file indicated by rotating magnifying glass under New Search button.

In summation:

Windows Explorer is application program that allows you to view contents of computer, hierarchy of folders on computer, and files and folders in each folder.

Windows Explorer allows you to manage your electronic filing system to suit your preferences. You can copy, move, rename, or delete files and create back-up files on a floppy disk. As you create new folders, strive to develop a filing system that will allow easy access to all your computer projects.

As you create new files and folders, you many want to move them or copy them to a different location. Until you become an advanced user avoid moving program files.