Some critics, including public TV broadcasters who refused to terminate analog signals till February, question the wisdom of turning thousands of TVs dark in a coastal city in the middle of hurricane season. This is especially worrisome when the people who rely most on over-the-air broadcasts for emergency information tend to be the most vulnerable in a disaster: the old and poor. Stay tuned.
For more information, visit www.dtvtransmission.org
Beware SP3? If your computer has a microprocessor made by Advanced Micro Devices (as opposed to Intel), think twice before installing Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Windows XP.
FOR THE RECORD - The address for the DTV Transition Coalition Web site listed in Mike Himowitz's Plugged In column in yesterday's editions of The Sun was incorrect. It should have been www.dtvtransition.org
The Sun regrets the error.
Microsoft acknowledges that some releases of the SP3 "image" that's burned onto CDs or downloaded over the Net contain Intel-specific settings that can cause some computers with AMD processors to reboot continuously, rendering them useless.
The service pack contains the 3rd collection of bug fixes, security patches and performance enhancements compiled over the years for Windows XP. You probably have most of these if you regularly update the operating system online. So, if your computer has an AMD processor, check with Microsoft or your computer manufacturer before installing SP3.
mike.himowitz@baltsun.com
