The easiest way to find what you want is to do Control F and type in Taskbar, virus, shutdown, Outlook Express, Copy, Scan, etc.
If you wish to go email by email:
Do Control F and
type in an *
We can't put photos on the CKCS web site but
some photos
are on my blog: http://computertips2009.blogspot.com/
The photos are also on the TIPS CD that I
give out.
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OUR NEW BLOG: http://computertips2009.blogspot.com/
Hi Gang,
Our meeting after this one will be in March, there will be NO February meeting,
try to attend this one if you have any questions, also I will have Professor
teaches Vista, and/or Professor teaches Office 2007 for sale at a bargain
price, plus some Free Tips CDs.
Our guest speaker Jerry
Heaton, SIG leader of Microsoft WORD, will demo 15 minutes of his best TIPS
& TRICKS for WORD.
KY at Tennessee will be on ESPN, our class will be from 7 to 8:30.
Game
starts at 9 pm. Plenty of time to get home and watch the game.
Our Windows XP/Vista SIG
will meet Tuesday at 7 pm.
And what a class it will
be!
We will give a demonstration of Microsoft's
Movie Maker, it is
really cool, you can put a movie, photos, music, title cards and
then covert it to a DVD. You don't need Picasa 2 or Photo Story 3
for Windows, Movie Maker is so much easier and user friendly.
CLICK ON PHOTO FOR LARGER IMAGE.
Create
a photo album on DVD.
Want to show off and
share your pictures on the big screen by creating a DVD that you can watch on
the TV. Windows DVD Maker makes it simple to do.
Download Movie Maker for
Windows XP here: Vista already has Movie Maker.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
We will also demo the
free photo program IrfanView:
CLICK ON PHOTO FOR LARGER IMAGE.
We will crop, enhance colors, rotate, resize, sharpen, get rid of
RED eye, and more.
Show you how to make a slide show.
Download IrfanView 1.1 MB or get it off the TIPS CD:
IrfanView:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967
Kindest regards,
joe isaac
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===============
Healthfinder:
The US Department of Health and Human Services and other
federal agencies developed Healthfinder as a portal to reputable sites,
self-help groups, and information. Here's how to use the site:
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Good medical information:
http://www.webmd.com/
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Windows
Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups,
slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted
software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends
actions against spyware when it's detected and minimizes interruptions and
helps you stay productive.
Microsoft's Windows
Defender: FREE Spyware Protection. 4.9 MB download.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Q. After installing IE #7 There is no longer a top "tool bar" where
there is "file---edit---view---insert---"etc with their corresponding
drop down windows.
A. Open IE then:
RIGHT CLICK on an empty space on your Tool Bar and click on Menu Bar and the
"file---edit---view---insert---"etc should appear and solve your
problem.
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Q. A strange
event has me puzzled. I was typing an email as a Blind
Carbon Copy, when the list of names in my addresses list suddenly
flipped. It is now in reverse order, ending with a name that begins
with the letter A. I have tried the obvious (to me), such as Control
Z when it happened and shutting down and starting up anew. Short of
going to System Restore, is there a simpler way?
A. In
OUTLOOK EXPRESS, when you open a folder of names, if you
click on NAMES at the very top of the names, it will reverse their
order.
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Q.
Every day I get a ton Junk mail. I delete them and block them but it comes back
the next day I bet I get about 20 of those if you could help me on this I would
appreciated it.
A.
At the bottom of most of the emails, you can unsubscribe, this is what I do,
and it works most of the time.
When you are viewing a
piece of Junk Mail in OUTLOOK EXPRESS, go to the top and click on Message, then
click on Block Sender.
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Q. I just got home from
The program at computer center. Found this ad on Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
in my email. They sure make it sound tempting. What do you think?
A. It is a great program
but it is way over my head.
Try the free Microsoft
Movie Maker and Irfan, these are simple Free
Photo Programs, and do a
great job. They are on the TIPS CD or you can download them. After you master
them and want more, then buy Paint Shop Pro Photo.
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Windows
Photo Gallery, Tagging Pictures
If you ask me to show
you pictures of just one of my daughters, I have to go through dozens of
folders to find them. If I add tags to my daughters pictures, I can bring them
up all at once from all the different folders.
Here
are some links to help show you how you can tag and organize your pictures in
Windows Vista. Tag pictures so they're easier to find:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/a9f42cc1-d0a1-417f-b084-164a00b1bd141033.mspx
Photo tagging: Vista
killer feature?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/discover/share-photos-demo.aspx
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Q.
Joe, do you have both XP and Vista installed on the same computer? Better yet,
do you 2 PC's and each program installed on each one?
A. I kept my old XP
computer, bought a new one in January with Vista. I do not have both operating
systems on one computer.
When someone ask me a XP
question, I turn the XP computer on, but I really don't like to use it, Vista
is so much faster and user friendly.
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Suggestion:
I received an email that
was very interesting, I enjoyed it very much, but it had 4 forwards in it.
Recipients would be much
happier if you didn't send emails with 4 forwards in it.
It is a little trouble
but if you would go through the 4 forwards until you reach the the one with no
Fwd: FD: in attach title, then click on the tab Forward. Now you can add or
delete anything and your email will open on the first click.
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Q. Is there a way to separate the audio and
video in a file. I have a file with lousy video (a ceiling) but great sound
(relatives talking). How can I save the audio as a wav file or something
similar, so that I can add it as background to some pictures when I make a
slide show or movie (in place of music).
A. Import the video into Movie Maker, at the bottom left, be sure you are in
the timeline mode, now drag the scenes you want into Audio/Music timeline. Now
you will have the sound only. Now you can put photos or a silent video in the
video timeline. You will see the videos or photos and hear the audio.
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From Myra Engle: WONDERFUL site!!!
http://www.krysstal.com/inventions.html
Once you click on a link (i.e. 10,000 BC to 4000 BC), scroll down for the
information. Fun stuff
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Q.
I just spent the last 10 minutes trying to determine the version.
I
have Windows Media Player. I do not like the new explore layout of Vista. No
where could I find the version. In any program in XP, you used to be able to
click on HELP and ABOUT. Why would they change that? Are you able to spot a
version on your computer?
Grrrrrr!
A.
Open Windows Media Player.
At the top, right click
on an empty space on the Tool Bar or at the bottom, right click on an empty
space way to the right or left of the Play Button, click on Show Classic Menus.
Now click on Help and About Windows Media Player.
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From Myra Engle:
Christmas Rocking Horse:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1064839742313
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From Kim Komando:
I bought several machines for the office in January 2007. All are running
Windows Vista. We have had no trouble with Vista. It has been as reliable as XP
was on our old machines. So, I would take complaints about Vista with a grain
of salt. Some people hate Microsoft, and are overly quick to criticize its
products.
Furthermore, new programs are being written for Vista, not XP. Most of those
programs will run on XP. But your father could have a problem down the road.
People naturally cling to what they know. But there is no good reason to reject
Vista.
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From
Gene Wheeler:
The following music site
has enjoyable listening, It has lots of the original artists and bands.
http://www.accuradio.com/
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From
WorldStart:
Q: Can you please
explain what the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is? It comes
through every month with the Windows Updates, but I've never really figured out
what it does.
A: The Microsoft Windows
Malicious Software Removal Tool is a utility that scans your computer for any
infections that revolve around malicious software. If anything is found, the
Removal Tool then helps to get rid of it. A few examples of the software it
focuses on a bit more are Blaster, Sasser and Mydoom. Once the scan is finished
and the malicious software is removed from your computer, the Tool gives you a
report describing everything that was detected and removed.
Now, like the person who
asked today's question stated, a version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious
Software Removal Tool is released each month with the Windows Updates. Other
versions of the Tool are also released when needed to help out with new
security issues. The version you install each month through the Windows Updates
simply sits in the background on your computer and alerts you if an infection
is found.
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From B. W. Blanton: If
you like the three stooges.
http://www.hulu.com/three-stooges-collection
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Tutorials on You Tube.
YouTube's potential for
instruction is one reason Internet search leader Google Inc. (GOOG) bought the
video site for $1.76 billion two years ago.
Google founders Sergey
Brin and Larry Page realized that certain search requests could be better fulfilled
with how-to videos than with written explanations. But they didn't have a good
way of filling that need until YouTube landed in their laps. Now Google
includes YouTube videos when it delivers search results.
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Q. How do I put text into a photo?
A. Putting Text into a photo using Microsoft's Paint Program.
Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint, Edit, Paste From (then browse until
you find the photo), on the left side click on the letter A, When you click on
the A, 2 icons appear on the left bottom, for the white box, click on the icon
next to the bottom, to get rid of the white box, click on the very bottom icon.
Now use your mouse to draw a text box. Then go to VIEW and click on text
toolbar and select the font, size, style, bold, etc. To get rid of the border
around the text box click outside the border.
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You may be interested in knowing about some of the slang terms used on the
Internet:
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
BRB = Be Right Back
TTYL = Talk To You Later
GTG = Got To Go
AFK = Away From Keyboard
JK = Just Kidding
THX =Thanks
TY = Thank You
YW = You're Welcome
ROFL = Rolling on the
Floor Laughing
L8R = Later
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This is touching. (this
is a repeat)
"My Old Kentucky
Home" Sung by Happy Chandler (if this don't get you, nothing will.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqGuVQsl-7U
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From
WorldStart:
Q: Just out of
curiosity, why is the hard disk drive automatically set
as the C: drive?
A. The reason for that
is C is the first available drive letter for all of the hard disk drives. A:
was for 3.5" floppy drives, and B: was the old 5 1/4" drives (if you
can remember those).
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Houses for Sale in our
area and you can check on anyone's house:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/map/413-Southridge-Drive,-40505_rb/
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1706-Blue-Ridge-Dr-Lexington-KY-40505/77559536_zpid
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From J Isaac: To find out about other homes click on:
http://www.zillow.com/
Put the Street Address and zip code in.
When page first comes up, click on Street Address in the photo. On the left
side you may click on Overview, Photos, Home Info, Birds eye View and Map.
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From Jerry Heaton:
Want to see a photo of
your house and others click here, type in your street and zip code:
http://maps.google.co.uk/
Response: I take an art
class in a church on Todd's Road. Before I attended the first class, this is
what I used so I would recognize the building and surroundings! It's a great
tool. :)
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Brand New web sites for
Lexington, Ky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF92HhI3Fio
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/
From Teresa Isaac:
http://www.topsinlex.com/
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January
13, 2009 WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER Review *
Class Photos at bottom of page.
Remember there is no meeting in
February.
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No matter which slide show program you use, you should first;
RIGHT CLICK your Desktop, go down to New, and click on
Folder, name it Slideshow.
Collect "copies" of the photos you are going to use in this folder.
If your photos need resizing, cropping, or red eye reduction.
Go to Start, Programs, Open IrfanView, on the left side
click on the yellow folder, at the top of the window where it says Look In:
Browse to Desktop
then find
and click on the Slideshow folder. Then click on the first Photo.
just put add an e to the file name.)
I received Christmas Party photos from my niece that were
1,500 KB, using the above we reduced the photos to 96 KB in .jpg. and you could
hardly tell the difference.
CROP: Now click on the first Photo,
to crop the photo, put your
cursor in the upper left corner of where you want the photo
to
Start, and drag down to the right to where you want it to
stop.
Red Eye Reduction:
First enlarge photo by clicking on the Red +
sign at the top of page several times to make the eyes much larger, now you can
work with the eyes better.
Put your cursor on the eye, left click and draw a little
square around the eye, Now at the top of the page click on Image, then select
Red Eye Reduction. Now work on the other eye.
I suggest you use IrfanView for Resizing and Cropping and
Red Eye reductions on your photos. When you move these photos into Picasa2 or
Photo Story 3, you can do everything else.
Now let's say you just wish to see a slideshow now of your
photos in the Folder and that is all. Click
on the Folder, click on the first photo, hit the F11 key and the slide show
will start.
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IRFANVIEW SLIDESHOW:
Click on FILE, SLIDESHOW, find your folder Slideshow, and click
on it. If you want all the photos, do Control A to highlight
them,
then click on Add.
If you want certain photos just click on them and it will
add them
to the slideshow.
In the Files of type blank: For Photos scroll and select
JPG,
For music MP3.
Now in the Look in box scroll until you find your mp3 file
and
add it to the folder, move it up to the top so it will start
at the
beginning.
Now click on Play. If you like it and want to save it, on
the right hand side click on Save as EXE/SCR file. Save it to you Desktop,
RIGHT CLICK on the EXE/SCR file go to Send To: CD-RW Drive, usually D or E.
A bubble will appear on the bottom of your screen, click on
it, and a screen will appear with MySlideshow.exe, on the left, click on Write
these files to CD.
======================= =======================
What is the best way
to get rid of Temporary Files. Go to Start, My Computer, RIGHT CLICK on your C
drive, click on Properties and on the lower right click on DISK CLEANUP.
=============== ===============
Things to do after you buy your new Computer.
1. Make sure you have an Antivirus Program and update it
immediately.
2. Go to Start, Windows Update and update immediately.
3. Make sure you have an Anti-Spyware program and update
immediately.
4. On a new computer your XP firewall should be working.
5. Call your Internet service provider for
instructions, and have them walk you through any settings.
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See Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 in action.
Click on Demo:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101672691033.aspx
======================= =======================
From Kay Stivers:
Aaron Wilburn ~~ Puttin On The Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7psfk5CWxK8
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Windows Update Troubleshooter"
Learn what error messages mean.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
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From Ted Mellinger:
The last minute or so will put
chill bumps on your chill bumps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAEcca9pRk
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Q. I
received a docx file, which is Office 2007, I download the reader for it and
they ask me to also download the conversion file for Office 2007. It screwed up
my desktop icons.
A. System
Restore only affects programs and system files,
such as those ending in .exe and .dll. Files you have created like .jpeg .doc,
.xls and .ppt. are not changed. Any Documents, photos, email etc. are ignored.
When your computer starts
screwing up do this immediately, go back a few days when your computer was
working OK and restore to that date.
Go to Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, System Restore and pick a Bold date when your
computer was working OK.
Click on Restore my computer
to an earlier time, click on Next and the Restore Points will appear on the
calendar in BOLD numbers. Click one of the BOLD dates and click on Next.
Response #1:
It seems the solutions you
have provided have worked.
I have icons/files back on the
physical Desk top and I seem to be rid of that "noxious' problem of
"hyperlink' text being inserted when I type or insert and e-mail address.
Many thanks and Happy New Year
to you both.
Response #2:
Thank you, thank you, thank
you!!! Merci beaucoup!
It was perfect. All my
distinguishable icons are back, thanks to you.
I seem to remember in one of
your classes, you explained how you could change icons to a different picture,
but I couldn't remember how to do that.
Thanks again, so much.
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From Myra Engle:
Welcome to the Tech Terms Computer Dictionary - the free online dictionary
of computer and technology terms. The goal of the Tech Terms Dictionary is to
not just define computer terms, but explain them as well. Definitions of computer
terms are helpful, but explanations with examples
are even better. TechTerms.com
contains hundreds of computer and technology terms, all with detailed explanations.
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One of the best times to buy a
computer is inventory clearance time in late January and February.
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E-mail photos directly from your My
Pictures folder.
Windows XP gives you the option of reducing the file size of
the images, making for a better viewing experience for the person on the
receiving end of your e-mail. Reducing the file size of your images is
particularly helpful when you, your recipient, or both of you are using a
slower dial-up Internet connection.
Use Windows XP to shrink and e-mail pictures
1. In your My Pictures folder, open a folder containing the pictures
that you want to send.
2. Select one or more photos. If you hold down the Ctrl key,
you can click to select additional photos in any order.
3. In the File and Folder Tasks pane, click E-mail this file
(or E-mail this folder's files, or E-mail the selected items if you chose more
than one image).
4. Next the Send Pictures via E-Mail dialog box appears. By default,
the Make all my pictures smaller option is selected.
If you want to be more specific about how much smaller your
pictures will be, click Show more options to view your choices. Make your
selection from the list. Your original photos are not made smaller.
Click OK to continue.
5. Windows XP switches to your e-mail program, creates a new
message window, and attaches your pictures to the e-mail message. Add the
recipient's e-mail address, type your message and then send the mail. Using
this quick technique to send your photos to family and friends soon
after the event is a sure way to keep everyone up-to-date on
your life without filling their e-mail inbox with large image files.
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Q. Happy New Year Thanks for
helping me with my camera Now I need your help on how to clean my desktop I got
so many junk folders I am trying to make my computer neat looking for 2008
Thanks.
A. 1. Right Click on each folder that you don't need and click on Delete
2. Right click on your Desktop, click on New, Folder, name it Misc. Now left click and drag the folders that you don't use much into it.
3. 2 rows of icons on the Desktop is plenty, more is self-defeating.
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Class Photos 1 8 08 (YOU ARE A YEAR OLDER NOW, but still good looking.)
Change Font Size In Vista
Make the overall
text size in Vista larger or smaller by right-clicking an empty portion of the
Desktop, clicking Personalize, and clicking Adjust Font Size (DPI) on the left
column. Click the Larger Scale (120 DPI) radio button to make text larger or
click the Custom DPI button and use the slider to fine-tune text. Click OK to
accept your changes
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Sneak Peek Inside Windows 7: PC Magazine
Official Beta version is slated for release in early 2009.
Key features Microsoft plans
to make:
1. HomeGroup,
simplified home networking for sharing media files and printers.
2. Device Stage,
a single page giving access to all the capabilities of a device such as a
phone, MP3 player, printer, or camera. It will present a photo of the device
and a link to the manual or vendor's software.
3. Windows Touch,
for touch screen.
4. Taskbar Buttons
are bigger but take up less horizontal space and include printers, scanners,
etc. as well as applications.
Hovering over the Taskbar
button brings up a thumbnail, hovering over the thumbnail brings up a full
screen preview.
You can drag a Taskbar button
along the bar and position it where you want it. You can even pin the button
app's button, leaving it in the same place all the time.
Click on the Peek button at
the bottom righthand corner of the screen and see the desktop.
5. The Sidebar is
gone, you can place the gadgets directy on the Desktop.
6. In the System
Tray you can determine what events and apps can place icons in the tray and
when they can pop up.
7. Dragging a window
to the side when there is another window behind it neatly arranges the windows
in a side-by-side half-screen mode, and dragging a windows title bar to the top
of the screen maximizes the window.
8. Paint
has been updated with the Ribbon style menu bar.
9. WordPad
has been beefed up with highlighting, line breaks, additional text colors,
bullets, indents, print preview enhancements, picture insertions, and zoom.
10. Calculator
is also updated. Now you can save a history of your number entries, do unit conversions,
create calculation templates, and date calculations.
11. A new accessory
is Sticky Notes, a digital equivalent of the adhesive
squares that decorate cubicles everywhere.
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Do you really want to continue
using Windows XP, a software hat was made in the last millennium and released
way back in 2001?
I don't think so.
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Q. Joe.... my
computer has a dvd player. XXXX gave me 3 cd's hat are photos of lynch. Will I
be able to play them on my computer and if so......... how should I go about
this? I really hate to be so dumb but I am blessed with a friend like you who
knows how to do everything so it's not so bad I guess. HELP!!!!!!
A. Put the CD or
DVD in the DVD drive, it will bring up a window,
choose Open Folder using
Windows Explorer, left click the folder and drag it to you Desktop. Now left
click on the folder and it will open and you can click on the photos.
Response: It
worked like a dream Joe. You are a friend indeed. Thanks.
====================
From World Start:
Q: I've heard you talk about turning off
computers every night for
safety and to save
electricity, but what about printers? Do those
need to be turned off as well?
A: The
two reasons that go around this are electricity usage and ink
cartridge print heads drying
out.
Most ink cartridges have some
sort of a capping mechanism
that saves
the head from any outside air
that may come through when the printer
is turned off. If you leave
your printer turned on all day when you're not using it, you're just setting
yourself up to have to buy another cartridge much sooner than you normally
would
Make sure you always
turn your printer off by the On/Off button and not by flipping your
power strip device. When you use the On/Off button, the capping mechanism will
fully engage and do its job correctly.
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From Wanda Humphrey:
Subject: Italian motorcycle
drill team
Too many people couldn't open
the file, so I went searching (should
have done that first). Found
it on YouTube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UrLvYrKYVD8
USMC Silent Drill Platoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY&NR=1
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From John W. Thomas:
2008 year end humor by Uncle
Jay!!!!
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=TWiXy55OHyY
Q. Some
of us check our mail at home and work, how do you leave your pop3 mail on the
server.
A.
In Windows Mail, Go to Tools, Accounts, double click on Mail like
(mail.insightbb.com) click on Advanced, check, Leave a copy of message on
server.
Also you may select, 1. Remove
from Server after XX days,
2. Remove from Server when
deleted from 'Deleted Items.'
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Q. I
have a question, if someone sent me a e-mail with say 5 pictures and I only
wanted to forward one picture in that e-mail to someone else, is that
complicated to do?
A. Click
on Forward, then right click on the photo you want to eliminate, then click on
Cut, and it will disappear.
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Q. Joe
I have really enjoyed using the widgets that you showed in one of your classes.
I use XP and thanks to you was able to get them installed. We really only care
about the time, weather and calendar. Recently the weather began
malfunctioning. First it began giving the temp. in ºC, never could get that
fixed, then it quit functioning completely. I have enclosed a screen shot of my
present Desktop so that you will be able to see exactly what I am talking
about.
Any help or suggestions would
be greatly appreciated. Happy New Year.
A. In Vista, to add the lost Weather Icon, Right
Click on the Sidebar icon on the right side of the Taskbar and select Add
Gadgets…
For the Temperature, put your
cursor on the Temperature Icon, then, directly under the x. click on the little
wrench and select the option Celsius, or Fahrenheit.
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From Carl Peter:
Hear Elvis, Little Richard,
Andy Williams, and more.
http://hfm3.com/jukebox/jukebox.html
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January 3, 2009
Q. I
just heard Clark Howard say on WVLK not to use Internet Explorer
right now as it has a bad
virus. He stated that the virus could corrupt banking and other secure sites.
He went on to suggest using either Chrome or Firefox from Google as a browser
for the Internet.
Have you heard anything about
this? And what would you suggest?
A. I
don't pay any attention to people like this, they have to say something.
As long as you keep your
antivirus updated, it should protect you from viruses.
You should also keep your
antispyware and windows updated. I use and like Internet Explorer.
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Moonlight
Serenade GLEN MILLER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n92ATE3IgIs&feature=related
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What
a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnRqYMTpXHc&feature=related
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The third quarter of
2008 marked a first for the computer industry.
Notebook PCs Outsell
Desktops, First Time Ever.
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Q. I
just bought Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, but all my documents are in
Works. What do I do.
A. From Frankie
Harvener:
To change Works format to Word
format: when you save the file,
choose Save As. When the Save
As dialog box comes up, name your
file, tell it where you want
to save it (My Documents in XP) or
(Documents if Vista)
Before you click on Save
button, click on the down arrow and Select
the Word 97-2000 type (.doc).
Hope this cleared up your
problem. If you have any other questions,
call me at 278-9276.
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Q.
How do I save your Top Fifty Tips to my computer?
A. The
Top Fifty Tips are #7 on the TIPS CD you have. Right click your
Desktop, click on New, Folder,
name it TOP FIFTY, Now click on #7
on the TIPS CD, then Right
click and drag both items to the TOP FIFTY
folder and select Copy Here.
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1 8 09 phone call from a
nonmember.
Q. What happened, I can't print from Word
anymore?
A. If this happened recently, try System
Restore. If this doesn't work go to Start, Control Panel (classic style) and
click on Printers, there should be one printer with a check mark (that should
be your default printer) Right Click on that printer, click on Properties, then
click on Ports and check to see if the right port is selected. Sometimes it will go to the LPT1 printer
port, with a USB cable and you should scroll down and put a check mark in the
USB box.
Response:
It is printing, thank you so
much.
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Microsoft's Ballmer Interview
on Windows 7:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-01-07-ballmer-microsoft-windows-7_N.htm
Microsoft is opening up its
new Windows computer operating system to
anyone brave enough to
download it early. On Friday the public will be able to fetch a pre-release,
test version of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-videos.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-ideos.aspx?vindex=11
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/windows-7-beta-goes-public/
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Something new from the
Herald-Leader: For you young people.
Entertainment in Lexington and
around Central Kentucky
http://www.kentucky.com/lexgo/
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Phone call 10:15 am January 9th:
Q.
We're on a web page and there is no print icon?
A.
Try Control P.
Response:
It worked.
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Q. Long
time since I been to something at CKCS.
I was very interested in your
Vista Professor and a reduced rate.
Can you give me more info? Can
I pick up a copy? I am planning on
buying Vista within the next
couple of weeks. Do you have any
advice. I do not drive at
night. Maybe, I can bribe someone to bring
me Tues but would like to get
the CD's you have anyway
A. You
can stop by CKCS anytime and pick up a copy.
Just tell the person in charge
to look in my CKCS mailbox. Just leave me a check for $9.
I hope you mean you are buying
a new Vista computer, I don't recommend upgrading an XP computer, it does not
have the power to run Vista.
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Q. I
am looking for a Vista. How about 2 gb memory? Think that will run
something like QuickBooks and
Microsoft Office?
A. Suggest
the following:
AMD
or Intel Dual Core Processor (@ 2 GHz or more)
3 or
4 GB DDR2 Memory (RAM)
160
GB and up Hard Drive
15.4
" wide screen. (For a Desktop get 21" and up.)
Integrated
802.11n wireless LAN
DVD-
RW Drive To burn CD's and DVD's.
Windows Vista Premium (comes with Firewall and AntiSpyware program)
If
your have a Digital Camera: Digital Media Reader"
Good
Surge Protector
Optical
Mouse
AntiVirus
Program
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From George Parrott: Ford Model T - 100 Years Later
Good video on the Model T. Ford
Neat to see those guys making the old wooden
wheels, by hand mostly.
Video here of Henry riding the 15 millionth
Model T off the production line. The places that car had to (and could) go...
Enjoy the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KrIMZpwCY
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Kim Komando's:
Top 20 Tips of 2008
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=5407
Top 20 Cool Sites of 2008
http://www.komando.com/top20/coolsites.asp
Top 20 Downloads of 2008
http://www.komando.com/top20/downloads.asp
Top 20 Videos of 2008
http://www.komando.com/top20/videos.asp
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From Wanda Humphrey:
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop
With No Keyboard.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
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3 11 08 Vista Premium Review*
Dear
Classmates,
We had a great attendance. 47
people signed in.
Nothing makes me happier than
to have a nice attendance.
I want to thank Wayne Bell for
the 75 CDs he donated.
Also want to thank Jerry
Heaton, Joe Dietz, Gene Wheeler, Dwight Auvenshine, Laura Barnett, Harold
Washburn, and other classmates for helping out last night.
Buddy Maples, President of
CKCS, gave a presentation on our new CKCS calendar and web page. Click on: www.ckcs.org
then click on Meetings Schedule (calendar), Newsletter, Articles of
Interest.
All in all it was a fantastic
night.
Take care,
Joe Isaac
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For those of you who bought
Professor Teaches Vista tutorial, after you install it will be in your Program
files under Individual Software, Right Click Professor Teaches…. and drag it to
the Desktop and click on Copy Here and it will put a Shortcut on your Desktop.
This Tutorial works on XP and Vista.
Goodbye XP Hello VISTA
Ladies and Gentleman XP
has left the building!
(Microsoft had 2500
Certified VISTA Testers and 5 million Beta Testers working months on
this new operating system.)
Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be out in March.
Windows Vista Premium is faster, more colorful, more user
friendly, and has a lot of new programs built in that will save you time and
aggravation.
Microsoft spent 6 years developing Vista and it is was
time well spent.
Great Video web sites about Vista:
The Look and Feel of Windows
Vista
PC World Video
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,412-page,1-bid,5/video.html
Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Page
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx
Windows Vista: Help and How to…
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/default.mspx
Gadgets:
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/woh/007_sidebargadgets.wmv
Files and Folders:
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/woh/organize.wmv
Send Pictures in
email:
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/woh/013_picturesemail.wmv
Windows Internet
Explorer:
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/woh/internet.wmv
Windows Mail:
http://wm.microsoft.com/ms/woh/mail.wmv
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Class Review:
Major Point: Go to Start
and at the bottom in Start Search
type in what you want to find, like type in explorer
and at the top you will see Windows Explorer highlighted, hit the Enter
Key and wal lah it will bring Windows Explorer up. You can do this with almost any item. I use this all the time, it
is one of the best things about Vista.
Use this method instead of going to Start, Programs, etc
or to Start, Control Panel etc.
Another Major Point: You
can undo most actions by doing Control Z.
1. Welcome center.
This is a new and important addition to Windows and will
save a lot of time and frustration. In the first section midways down on the
left side, click on show all 14 items. As you put your cursor on each
item, an explanation will appear at the top of the window. Suggest you click on Windows
Vista Demos you can view videos on 11 topics, it is good to review these
topics.
There is a Run at startup option at the bottom of
the page.
(Go to Start, Control Panel (classic view) Welcome
Center)
2. Sidebar: This is brand
new, it is a vertical bar on the right side of your computer, on my sidebar I
have a Clock,(there are 8 different styles.), Calendar, Weather, Slide Show,
and Notes. If you click on the Calendar date, it will bring up the entire
calendar month, click on that specific date and it will bring up just that
date.
When you are in the Calendar, you can go back or forward
for years and years.
Right click anywhere on the Sidebar, then click on Add
Gadgets.
At the bottom click on Show Details and as you click on
each gadget it will tell you more about it.
(Go to Start, Control Panel (classic view) Windows
Sidebar Properties.)
If the Sidebar is not there, type in Sidebar
in Start Search.
3. Thumbnails: Brand New. When you put your cursor on a
program or document in the Taskbar it will show you a thumbnail of item and the
full name and extension of the item.
4. Windows Flip, Alt + Tab
shows you all the programs you have open by thumbnails. Hold the Alt key down
and hit the Tab Key each time, it will highlight each in turn.
5. Windows Flip 3D Flip: Windows Key + Tab show you all the
programs you have open big time in the middle of your screen like a deck of
cards. Hold the Windows key down and hit the tab key to go thru them one at a
time. (Jerry
Heaton likes this one.)
6. MENU:
Left side commonly
used programs.
Right side has 3
sections:
Top: opens various
folders.
Middle: Computer
Devices, search for items, recent items.
Bottom: A. Control
Settings for your computer and devices.
B. Set which programs opens what
files.
C. Help.
All Programs: Has one
list of all programs and folders.
When you put your
cursor on a program, it tells you what it does.
At the top right of
the menu is a photo or clip art, click on it, then click on Change Picture,
Browse for more pictures, find the one you like and click on it. Next time you
open your menu it will be there.
At the very bottom
right is an arrow which lets you Shut Down your computer.
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7. Pin the tale on the Donkey. An
easy way to put a program you use all the time in the Start Menu, Right Click
on it and click on Pin to Start Menu. To take it off, Right Click and
click on Unpin from Start Menu.
If you wish to put a
program in Quick Launch, Right Click on it and select Add to Quick Launch.
8. Search Boxes;
The Search box on the
Start menu will search your Programs,
Documents, Pictures, Music, Desktop, email
messages, and
contacts. It is
faster and responds with each letter you type in.
It is also a quick
way to open programs, files, folders. Type in Media Player, sidebar, explorer
and the program comes up.
Once you made a
Search, you can save it, in case you need it again. Click on Save Search in the
Tool Bar.
To find all your
saved Searches, type in Search in the Start,
Search blank, then
click on Searches.
9. Safety and Security
features, are included in All versions of Windows Vista.
A. Vista Basic needs only 512 MB memory also less hard
drive space. It is a bare bones version.
B. Vista Premium needs at least 2 GB memory, offers
more advanced features including high definition digital video, Windows media
center, Windows Backup , and most of the fun things.
9. To personalize your Desktop, Right
click the Desktop, and click on Personalize. You can adjust Color, Screen
Saver, Sounds, Mouse Pointers, Themes, etc.
Please do not use a
Screen Saver, it uses electricity, shortens the life of your monitor and makes
dust bunnies.
Please go to Start,
Control Panel, (on the left side click on Classic View), Now click on
Power Options, on the left click on Choose when to turn off the Display. I have
mine set for:
Turn off the display
10 minutes,
Put the computer to
sleep 15 minutes.
10. Navigation Pane: Every folder
window has a Navigation Pane which appears on the left side of the Window. It
gives you access to almost every file and folder on your computer.
11. Windows Explorer:
The Command Bar
changes each time you go deeper into Windows Explorer. At the top click on
Organize, Layout, then click on:
A. Details Pane. It
is at the bottom.
B. Preview Pane. It
is on the Right side (in a doc file you can read part of it. In a jpg file you
can see a thumbnail of the photo.)
C. Navigation Pane.
It is on the left side.
On the left side near
the bottom you will see Folders and an up arrow, click on this arrow and other
folders will be displayed.
As you put your
cursor of different folders or files it will give you additional information at
the bottom of the window.
Use the Arrows in the
upper left corner to navigate back and forth.
12. Windows Media Center:
With the proper
peripherals, you can watch an record television, play music, view pictures,
play games and etc. It gives you the tools to organize, view and share all the
digital media on your computer. With a burner you can burn a CD and DVD and
play it on you computer or Television.
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13. Windows Photo Gallery:
Clicking on Pictures,
then a folder, then the photo itself and you have all kinds of options.
Fix, Print, Email,
Burn, make a movie, etc.
Click tab Fix, you
may select, Adjust Color, Crop Picture, Fix Red Eye, etc. This is a great
feature, you don’t have to open a photo program to make changes it is built
right in to Vista.
Click on VIEWS and
you will find a slider to enlarge your thumbnails or click on Extra Large
Icons. It’s great. When you are fixing Red Eye it is better to increase the
size of the photo and then do the Red Eye fix.
Here we are going to
add Tags, this is a new option that lets you identify and organize photos. As I
was looking at some old photos on my computer, I tagged 11 photos of Sue Ann,
my wife’s niece.
At the top left,
click on Go
to Gallery and on the left side under tags it showed the folder named Sue Ann,
I clicked on it and all 11 photos showed up, I highlighted all of them, clicked
on email and sent them to her.
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From the Gallery you
can open all the other folders you have of pictures and work on them.
14. Unnecessary changes in Vista:
A. The RUN option:
You really don’t need it anymore, whatever you typed in
RUN you can type in Start Search.
If you must have it:
Right click the Taskbar, choose Properties, Start Menu
tab, click customize and check Run Command.
Or type Run in Start Search blank. If you just want
msconfig, just type in msconfig in the Search blank.
B. To Add/Remove Programs.
XP: Start,
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs:
Vista: Start, Control Panel, On left click on
Classic View, then Programs and Features.
C: Outlook Express is now Windows Mail.
The way I sent photos by email, I open Windows Mail, click
on Insert, Photo (Find the photo and click on it.) Now it will insert the photo
into the body of the email, you do not have to open an attachment to see it.
If there are several photos, I highlight them all by using
Control A, or individually by holding the Control Key down and click on each
one I want, now that they are highlighted, Right Click and select Send to: Mail Recipient, it will bring up an option
for picture size, click on 640 x 480 then click on Attach, it will send the
photos in the body of the email and also as an attachment.
You can also insert you signature, like
Kindest regards,
John Doe
we'll take this up at another time.
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By Default, Vista
automatically synchronizes the computer time with an Internet Time server once
a week.
Click on the Start
Button or hit the Windows logo key, same thing, you get the Start Menu.
Windows Movie Maker:
Windows Photo Gallery: Sucks in all your photos on your
computer. If you move your cursor over the photo it will automatically enlarge
the thumbnail and tell you name of the file, when you put it in your computer,
the rating, and the size. You can also Fix, Print, Email, Burn, make a Movie.
15. Let’s go Snipping:
Start, Programs, Accessories, Snipping Tool.
Or Type Snip in the Start Search.
You can capture anything on the screen with different
options: Click the down arrow on New:
Free Form Snip
Rectangular Snip (this
is the best one to use)
Window Snip
Full Screen Snip
(this is like
print screen only much, much better.)
Now left click and drag the big +
down
and then to the right to capture the scene, then turn it loose, click on the
Floppy Disk icon and save it to your Desktop or Documents.
16. Ease of Access:
Ease of Access Center:
Magnifier:
Narrator: Type Nar in the Start Search and click on
Narrator at the top of page.
On-Screen Keyboard: Type
Key the Start Search, at the top click on On-Screen Keyboard
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17. Breadcrumbs:
Put your cursor on
the arrows in the address bar to navigate between files and folders faster and
easier.
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18.
VISTA UTILITIES:
A. Reliability and Performance Monitor:
Click on the Start
Button and type in perform and, at the top of the page click on Reliability and
Performance Monitor you’ll see
Resource Overview of CPU, Disk, Network, and Memory.
Next click on Performance Monitor,
then check it out, then click on Reliability Monitor and check out Installs,
Uninstalls, failures in Applications, Hardware, Windows and Miscellaneous
failures.
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B. Generate a Diagnostic Report:
Click on the Start
Button and type in perform and, at the
Top of the page,
click on Performance Information and Tools, on the left under Tasks:
Manage startup
programs
Adjust visual
effects, indexing options, and power settings
Open Disk cleanup
Advanced tools.
click on Advanced
Tools and at the bottom click on, Generate a system health report.
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19. User Account Controls.
This is a little
aggravating, but is a great security device.
Vista asks your permission to do a lot of things.
We do not recommend this, but if you insist:
Go to Start, Control Panel, on the left side click
on Classic View, User Accounts, Turn User Control Account on or off.
Vista doesn't like this turned off and will give you a
red
X (Windows Security Alerts) in the Notification area
(right side of the Taskbar). A bubble warning you and when you click on the
bubble it takes you to where you can turn it back on.
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20. Burning
DVDs in Vista (Vista has it own program.)
Put a blank DVD into
your DVD ROM drive.
When the AutoPlay
message box appears, click on the
option that says
"Burn files to disc using Windows."
Then just follow
instructions. It will ask you to name it.
then it will format
it.
A window will come up
and just drag and drop a file or folder into it. Then more files or folders if
you wish. Eject it, and later put it back in then copy and paste more files or
folders into the DVD.
If you want to use
the DVD on other computers, you must Right click on an empty space and select
Close Session.
Once you Close
Session you cannot add any more files or Folders.
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21. Vista’s Disk- Partitioning utility
Lets you create,
delete, resize, and format partitions.
Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management.
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22. Windows Defender: Microsoft's spyware fighter
Your system is monitored for spyware at all times.
Microsoft Windows Defender includes automatic definition
updates.
Open Windows Defender, click on Tools, Software Explorer,
it will show your Startup programs and describe them in detail.
====================
From J Isaac:
When page first comes
up, click on See home info, (it is in the middle of the picture.) Find
out square foot of your house. How many baths. Tax assessor's value, and a
photo of your house. Then on the left side click on Home Info and it will tell
you when your home was built, when you bought it, how much you paid for it and
the square foot of you lot. (not all homes have all this information)
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New Retail will be
able to get 90
days of support free of charge, and Microsoft says that the company will
always help customers with virus or security issues free of charge.
The 90 days starts
after your first call.
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I got Premium on my
new computer.
Basic doesn't have
the good stuff on it.
Compare Vista Basic, Premium, Business, and Ultimate
Editions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx
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Control, Alt, Delete
(the three finger salute) Options:
1. Lock the Computer.
Need password to unlock.
2. Switch Users.
3. Log Off.
4. Change a
Password.
5. Start Task
Manager.
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Superfetch: monitors your computing
behavior and prioritizes your system resources.
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They use code to tell how powerful a processor chip is:
Desktops:
Intel Core 2 Duo
E6700 2.66GHz 4MB.
Intel Core 2 Duo
E6600 2.40GHz 4MB
Intel Core 2 Duo
E6400 2.13GHz 2MB.
Intel Core 2 Duo
E6300 1.86GHz 2MB
Laptops:
Intel Core 2 Duo in
GHz:
T2060 1.60
T5200 1.60
GHz
T5500 1.66
T5600 1.83
T 7200 2.00
T 7400 2.l6
T 7600 2.33
Intel Core Duo consists of two cores on one die.
Since the Core 2 Duo
contains two processors on one chip, it can dedicate one
processor to one task, and the other to another, without slowing down your
system.
The Core 2 Duo is
more powerful and energy-efficient than its predecessor, the Core Duo. In
short, the new Core 2 Duo gives you great performance and longer battery life.
For a visual go to:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2808
Q. I have a 3+year old Dell with XP. My main concern is that
occasionally it makes a whining noise. I've always heard
when your unit starts whining, you're about to be in big trouble.
A. Usually when your computer starts making noise, the fans,
or the hard drive may be going bad.
If it is the fans, have them replaced, but if it is the
Hard Drive,
please do not spend any money on a computer this old.
Please back up all important data in case it does go bad.
Q. Where to get rid of old computers.
I have an old computer (still works), two monitors, two
printers and a scanner all in working order. Is there a recycling place or
what? Thanks
A. The city has a facility on Versailles Road that accepts
old computers, monitors, etc. 4 times a year.
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Q. I need some
information I have been getting some
junk mail and I have been trying to blocked them I
accidentally block my cousin's email She can get mine
but I can't get her. How can I unblocked and have
everything right again? Thanks for your help.
A. To Unblock a sender:
Go to Tools, Message Rules, click on Blocked Senders and
remove the name.
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From John & Frankie Saindon
I love
the music in this! Can’t sit still when I hear it!
Subject: BOOGIE THROUGH LIFE
http://www.members.shaw.ca/grandmafaiths2/boogie.htm
Be sure your speakers are on.!!
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1. Go to Start, Control Panel,
Add or Remove Programs.
If you have old unused programs
you will not need anymore.
left click the program, then
lick on REMOVE.
2. Right Click the Start
Button, left click on Explore.
Delete documents, photos, and
other data you will not use anymore.
Put your cursor on them to
highlight them, then hit the delete key, then click on Yes.
3. Open Outlook Express ( or
any email program) check each
folder for unneeded emails and
delete them, then Right click
on the Deleted Items Folder,
and click on Empty Deleted Items Folder.
4. You should have only 2 rows
of Icons on your Desktop
and these should be icons you
use a lot. For the other icons,
Right Click on the Desktop, go
to New, the click on Folder and
name it Icons, now drag your
little used desktop icons into
this folder. If you need them
again, just click on this Icon folder.
5. After all of this, Go to
Start, My Computer, Right click the C
drive, then click on Properties, then near the bottom
right click
on Disk Cleanup.
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From John Thomas:
Disappearing Car Door
- Very Cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM
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Monkey Videos:
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/44/51/
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/28/51/
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/32/51/
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Google Earth:
Google Earth
Tutorials:
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.html
Navigating on the
Earth:
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/navigating.html
User guide:
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/
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Vista SP1 Due
Out in Next Few Weeks The first service
pack for Windows
Vista could be out in March, according to sources close to Microsoft.
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From Myra Engle:
A friend sent this
search engine site. Another good one!
Computer in the year
2020.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/891508/computers_in_2020/
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Change The Start Menu
Picture In Vista
If you want a
different user account picture, click the Windows
button, at the top,
click on your user account picture, and click Change Your Picture. Next, click
Browse For More Pictures.
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From Jo Stratton and
George Parrott:
What your town looked
like according to Penny Postcards.
Check out your old
stomping grounds during the times of the
penny postcard.
Click on the state
and then on the county to see old penny
postcards from that
area.....
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html
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Favorite Super Bowl
commercials:
http://www.komando.com/videos/2-3.asp
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Great British car
commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV4q9joFuPY
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From John L. Saindon:
zipskinny (This is pretty Cool ! )
This is a good
resource!!!
Very interesting web
site about where you live.
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Repeat:
Are you a fan of
country music? Even if you're not, you'll get
a kick out of this
comedian. He pokes fun at the names of
country songs. It's
pretty funny. But wait until you hear the
song he composed. I
couldn't stop laughing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCeIwjIuZM
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From Porter Evans:
Burma Shave with the
Statler Brothers:
You may need to watch
it twice; once to watch the Burma shave
signs change and once
to catch all the pictures plus listening
to the music of the
Sattler Brothers. THIS IS REALLY GREAT.
For those of you too
young to remember "too bad you missed it!"
http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm
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From Art Herman: No ordinary jukebox.
Once there, add the
site to your Favorites. This one's a keeper!
This Jukebox will play all of your favorite songs from
1950 through 1982. Each year has a scroll or drop down box that shows all the
great songs for that year. Most years have over 40 songs.
Brain Differences:
Men v. Women
This is better than
the theory of evolution and explains a lot
of men's and women's
living together problems.
Warning: It's a slow
load but hopefully worth it.
http://marriageresourcecenter.org/videogallery/4/med/VideoWidget8.htm
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If you wish to
download Google Earth:
From Chris
Hillenmeyer:
How to get even with
a telemarketer, this is a hilarious oldie.
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=we0n1rh0si
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From Karlene
Fugazzi: Enjoy.
http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t054/hymns.htm
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A prank on taste
testers.
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?ad_key=QUYQYSKWIQJQ&tracking_id=921512&id=728
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1988 vs. 2008: A Tech
Retrospective Think the iPhone is pricey?
The cool cell phone
of 1988 cost $4382 in today's dollars. A
150MB hard drive?
$8755. Take a trip with us down memory lane,
and you'll never
whine about the price of a gadget again.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142550/article.html?tk=nl_wbxnws
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Q. Do you have any recommendations for any books
explaining Word 2008? (Books are good, but CD Tutorials are better.)
A. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Office 2008
http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-VISUALLY-Microsoft-Office/dp/0470045906
$29.99 reduced to
$19.79
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This applies to all
programs: If you want to know what version of a program you have, open the
program, at the top click on Help,
then click on
About xxxxxx, and it will show you the
version.
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4 8 08 Files
and Folders *
Dear Classmates,
Our
Windows XP/Vista SIG will meet Tuesday,
April
8 at 7 pm. We will learn how to:
Copy,
cut, create, delete, find, move, save,
shortcut,
zip and unzip Files.
Learn
all about Files and Folders.
We
will also have some more tips about Vista.
Invite some one
you know to come to this session.
Kindest regards,
Joe Isaac
Welcome to the
wonderful world of computing.
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WORD
TIP: Editing a Document.
Shift
+ F5 will take you back to the previous
3 points of editing and then if used again, it
will
return
you to where you started).
Highlight
the words, do Shift + F3 and it will change from:
HELLO DOLLY
to hello dolly to
Hello Dolly
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Q. I
have information that I need to include in emails that I send out, like my
name, address, etc. Is there a way to make
this info come
up each time I write an e-mail?
A.
Yes. Open Outlook Express, Click on Tools, Options, Signatures. I use
this all the time, it is a great time saver.
These
are the ones I use:
Kindest
regards,
Joe
Isaac
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Kindest
regards,
Joe
Isaac
414 Southridge Drive
Lexington, Ky.
40505-1532
859
299 6464
joeisaac@insightbb.com
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MP3 is at the
top of the audio compression format.
With MP3
compression you can condense a music CD
to about 1/12 its original size.
MP3 is
to music as .jpg is to Photos.
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On
WebPages you can open a link in a new window if you hold down the Shift key
while you click the link.
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Q. I want to keep a couple of my own pictures in
the Desktop list but they keep disappearing.
I right click on
the Desktop and select Properties. I select
Browse and
select the picture I want as my Desktop. The picture is added to the Desktop
list. and displays in the tiny monitor. I select Apply and it displays on the
Desktop and it is good. I select OK and viola! I've got my picture on the
Desktop as I want.
Now, I do the
same thing again and I have a different picture on my Desktop. The next time I
look at the Desktop list ... my other picture is GONE!
A. That is the way it works, it will hold the one picture until you put
another one in.
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Q. I'm wanting to change the default programs
that open when I play a DVD or look at pictures. I have XP Home with SP2 and
haven't been able to find an answer to what seems like a simple question using
Microsoft's Help and Support page. It only refers to SP1.
A. Click on My Computer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types and then scroll
until you find the dos file extension, click on it, then click on Change and
select which program you want to open the file.
Some times you
can RIGHT CLICK on the File and select Open With and then select the program
you want to open it.
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Q. My grandfather, just got his first computer this week and I'm
looking for resources to help him learn to use the computer & internet, in
particular DVDs or CDs (nothing online, as he has dial-up internet). Do you all
have any suggestions?
A. Suggest he take Computer Basics, File Management, Word, listed in THE
COMPUTER FILE.
Also attend
Jerry's SIG on Word, 1st Tuesday every
month and my SIG
on Microsoft XP/Vista, my next SIG is
2nd Tuesday in
March and thereafter.
Also visit
www.ckcs.org and click on Joe Does Windows,
and Joe's Top
Fifty Tips.
Tell your
Grandpa he is entering a whole new wonderful
world.
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Q. I am unable to make a print copy
of an email and
something from
Microsoft Word.
The computer
says:
Windows cannot
print due to a problem with the current
printer setup.
Check the printer by printing a test age from Windows. Make sure the printer is
on and on line.
Hardware,
Printers and Faxes and see if your printer is
listed
and is the default.
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Q. I updated a program in Microsoft
XP media called
Music match
Jukebox. After upgrading. I have this
result that I
did not have before. When I turn the
computer on and
the screen is done. My computer now
automatically
dials EarthLink and I am on the net. I
don't want this
to happen every time I boot up. How do
I correct this
automatically dialing up after booting
up. I checked
the settings in internet properties.
They seem to be
correct.
A. 1. Click on Start, Run, type in msconfig click
OK, at the top
right click on the Tab, STARTUP, now
uncheck that
program so it does not start up each time
you boot up.
a check mark in
the blank and click OK.
2. Go to Start,
Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
System Restore
and pick a Bold date, when your computer
was working OK.
This should take you back before the
update.
If you need the
update, reinstall it and see if there
is an option in
the configuration that you can uncheck
so it won't
start up each time.
Response: I
did as you said. msconfig unchecked the program
(2 Lines). dialog box and put check it OK. I used System Restore to
Monday the 29. Restored and worked
great . Have old
program as it was and I do not dial up
on booting.
Thanks Joe. You saved me a lot of
worry. I am up
on 98 2nd edition and not on XP. I
have had it for
6 months only. thanks again
=======================
A.
It does seem so, but the fact is the
new
Intel Core 2 DUO processors are 40% faster,
and
40% more energy efficient.
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Q. I hit the INSERT KEY a lot when I don't mean to.
(Don't
do this unless you have this problem.)
A.
Disable the INSERT KEY in WORD:
Click
TOOLS, CUSTOMIZE, OPTIONS, KEYBOARD.
In
the left box select All Commands. In the Right
box,
select Overtype.
In
the Current keys box, highlight Insert and click Remove.
=======================
From Harold
Washburn:
Super Bowl
Commercials 2008 - AOL Sports
http://sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads
From John &
Frankie Saindon:
Sweet Taters:
good music.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/sweettators/
Q.
I'm in 'geek' overload in learning the how to's on my new Vista.
Hoping
you can answer a question for me: In setting up the sidebar, I want the
whole month calendar; but, its only displaying the individual day. How do
I get the whole month calendar and not just the individual day?
PS
I understand you'll be going over the Vista on March 13th. My intentions
are to be there and re-join.
A. Click on the Day and it will show the monthly calendar.
Click
on that
day of the month and it will return to that day.
Jerry Heaton
found this: You can go back months and years, if you return to the big
incorrect date there will be a red flag, click on it to return to the correct
date.
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Q. JOE, How do I go from Double
Click to Single click?
(I use Single Click, it saves time and a
sore index finger.)
A. Go to Start > Settings
> Control Panel and click on
Folders Options and in the bottom section
select Single
Click.
Also click on Underlined icon titles only
when I point at
them. Then click OK.
Response:
This system worked, come on over and
I’ll get you a hamburger!
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Hundreds of videos from PC WORLD:
(There is 30 second commercial first.)
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,416-page,6-bid,0/video.html
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Word 2008:
Q. What is happening when I
highlight a word or paragraph?
A. A vague mini toolbar appears,
when you put your cursor on it, it appears brighter, with it you can change the
font, size, color, BOLD, etc. (I really like this feature.)
Word 2000 thru 2008:
Q. What is this Control F (find)
feature?
A. When you highlight a single
word and do Control F the word magically appears in the find box, you do not
have to type it in. (another great time saver.)
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Windows XP and Vista:
Q. Why have I been advised to
use the Power Options instead of the Screen Saver?
A. The Screen Savers keeps your hard drive
working and your screen lit up, wearing these items out and using electricity.
Suggestion: go to Start, Control Panel
(classic view), Power Options and set the monitor for 10 minutes and the Hard
Drive for 15 minutes.
XP: When leaving your computer
for 20 minutes or longer, click on Start, Turn Off Computer, Standby and it
will put it to sleep immediately.
Vista: Go to Start, click on the lower right arrow, sleep.
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Q. What is Windows
Explorer?
A. Windows Explorer
is a file manager, it contains all your files and folders and drives.
From here you can Copy, cut, create, delete,
find, move, save, shortcut, zip and unzip Files.
The best view of Windows Explorer is Details.
At the top of the page click View,
then
Details. This is a superior way to look at your files because
it will show the NAME, SIZE, TYPE, and DATE MODIFIED.
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Q. Will a web Accelerator Surf
up to 6x faster than
standard dial-up?
A. A web accelerator is a
computer that resides between
your personal computer and the Internet and
reduces web
site load times.
Net's acceleration technology
"caches" (temporarily saves)
recently or frequently accessed HTML and
image files so
they're sent to your computer at a faster
transfer rate.
In your case, up to 6x faster than standard
dial-up.
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From: Chris Hillenmeyer
This is a fun, 20 question quiz
asking if you can identify
trademarks of different
products.
http://www.cramersweeney.com/smartmarketing.html
Flash and Shockwave:
Allows Web sites to deliver the
most compelling and entertaining content
on the Web. It enhances your Internet experience.
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Q. My PC has Adobe
Reader version 7 on it. I've received a
document I need to view and its
in version 8. Do you have a
link where I can get the FREE
Adobe Reader version 8 download? Thanks
greatly,
A. These are 22MB downloads.
Adobe Reader 8.1 For Windows XP and earlier version of Windows;
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
Adobe
Reader 8.1 For Windows VISTA.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Q. Thanks for your
help with the AOL stuff which I got to work with your clues. Big
help. Thank you.
Now I am contemplating
purchasing a newer, lighter and more transportable lap top or notebook
computer.
Do you have a suggestion as to
where to buy a notebook or laptop (have used Comp USA in past).
This might be my chance to
depart AOL and get to a better program (i.e., insight that you
use). Thanks for any insight you can divulge.
A. Suggestions for your new Vista laptop:
AMD 64x2 or
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Memory 2 or 3 GB
Graphics Card
128Mbps 256 MB is better.
160 GB and up
Hard Drive
15.4" LCD
Monitor
DVD-RW Drive To
burn CD's or DVD's.
Digital Media
Reader for your Digital Camera memory card.
Windows Vista Premium
(comes with
Firewall and AntiSpyware program)
Do not
upgrade from XP to Vista,
your computer does not have enough
power.
Where
to buy, I have bought from all of them, Best Buy, Office Depot, Dell, etc. all
have been good. I also buy Toshiba's.
You can't go
wrong with insightbb.com, you'll love the speed.
Vista has Window
Mail and Internet Explorer 7.0 for your email and browsing the Internet. This
is what I use.
If you wish,
check the Sunday inserts pick out a laptop and
call me, I'll
get my inserts and we'll discuss. They have been
having great
$150 or $250 discounts.
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Less
IP, ISP in Mississippi
New Hampshire
has the highest Internet penetration of any U.S.
state, with
74.9% of households having a connection to the Web.
Coming in last
is Mississippi with just 46% of its households
online.
(Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NTIA, eMarketer.)
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Q. How do I know if I have a 32 bit or 64 bit
Windows Vista?
A. Click on the
Start Button, type in welcome in the Start Search box and hit Enter.
Click on View
computer details, middle ways down look at System type.
Or Start,
Control Panel, System.
(It also tells
you Processor chip speed and amount of RAM.)
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Q. How do I add to the Vista Send To menu.
A. Click the Start button and
type shell:sendto in the search box, hit Enter.
The Send To folder opens. Click on File, New,
Shortcut.
Browse until you find the program and click
on it.
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Q. For some time now I have been
seeing ads in WorldStart for a
software named System Mechanic for $15.97.
From all of the
hype it is supposed to make your system run
much faster etc.,
etc. Just wondered if you had seen the ads
and what you
thought of it.
A. It is supposed to be a good
program.
I never have much luck with these programs.
If your computer is working OK,
do the "if it ain't broke don't fix it".
If you do try it, would you please give a
report to the class.
Response: Thanks
so much Joe. You are giving good advice
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Speed Test Your PC
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BwDownTest.asp?s
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/
I just did mine for cable Internet:
Download 10521 kilobits per second. Upload
955 kbps
Subjective rating: Awesome.
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From Ted Mellinger:
HEAR THE SONG AND SEE THE PICTURES:
http://www.managedmusic.com/Music/PlayBeforeYouGo.php
If you wondered what they have built at the
space
station...have a look .....incredible!!!!
This is a great animation showing all the
segments of the Space
Station, the modules and the international
partners that have
helped create it.
http://www.tietronix.com/anim/MoviePlayer.asp?myMovie=movies/assembly640x360.swf
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From WorldStart:
Q: I've heard you talk about
turning off computers every night for
safety and to save electricity, but what about
printers? Do those need to be turned off as well?
A: If you're not going to do a lot of
printing, turn the printer off, it saves drying out the print heads and a
little electricity.
Most ink cartridges have some sort of a
capping mechanism that
saves the head from any outside air that may
come through when
the printer is turned off.
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Q.
Joe, I've forgotten how to change something that is on my Desktop from say a
folder or envelope to something more in line with the subject matter. I
did this before with a video and changed the folder to a CD disk on the
Desktop. Would you please tell me how to do it? Thanks,
A. To change a shortcut icon on your desktop, Right Click
the icon, left click Properties, at the top click on Shortcut,
then near the bottom click on change Icon.
To
change a Folder on your Desktop, Right Click
the icon, left click Properties, at the top click on Customize
then
near the bottom click on change Icon.
Response:
Thanks so much Joe, that did it.
Also thanks for telling me how to do it for a shortcut as well as a folder.
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What is a dollar from 1980 worth in 2008?
Considering inflation, deflation,
stagflation and
whatever else, 1$ in 1980 = 3.57$ today
Inflation Calculator: Money's Real Worth
Over Time.
Like if you spent $5000 for a wedding in
1980 it would cost $17850 in 2008
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
From Cloyd Raymond:
Corporal Erving Strobing broadcasts the last
message from Corregidor via Morse Code as the Japanese overtake his position.
May 6, 1942.
http://www.authentichistory.com/ww2/news/19420506_Last_Broadcast_From_Corregidor.html
From WorldStart:
Q: Is there an easy way to
monitor my CPU usage?
A. (In Vista) Do Ctrl + Alt + Del, click on Performance.
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From Lexington Herald-Leader Business Notes
April 2, 2008
SHOPPING ONLINE
When you're on a bargain hunt, hit the
"Hot deals" forums at
www.FatWallet.com
and www.SlickDeals.net discounts may
run 50 percent of the retail price on all
sorts of items.
Check out the reviews at www.amazon.com
especially those written by users designated as a "top
reviewer." Another good source of customer reviews is www.Epinions.com
Once you know what you want, start at
comparison shopper
www.pricegrabber.com Search for your item and you'll get back
quotes from major retailers and small
outfits. Make sure you
disclose your ZIP code, so the site can
factor in tax and
shipping. Note the two or three lowest
listed prices, then go
to www.SlickDeals.com coupons section and check to see whether any discounts
are available.
(If anyone does the above, would you please
make a report to the class.)
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If you have purchased and used the following
item from WorldStart:
1. System Mechanic Pro 7.
2. Network Magic.
3. Drive Scrubber.
Would you please give a report to the
class. Thanks.
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===============================
4 8 08 Files
and Folders Review*
Dear
Classmates,
Well,
we had another capacity crowd last night and it does my heart good.
You
know from the questions I ask and the answers received
you
all are really advanced computer users. What makes me
feel
really good is that most of you help others with their computer problems.
Take
care,
Joe
Isaac
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============================================================
Q. How do you send photos in your
emails?
A. Highlight your photos by
holding your Control Key down and clicking on the photos you want to send.
While they are all highlighted right click on any one of them and click on Send
To, then click on Send to Mail Recipient.
(They
will receive the actual photos in the email and it will also attach them.)
Another
way to send them:
Open
WINDOWS MAIL or OUTLOOK EXPRESS, click in the body of the email to get an insertions point. At the top click on
Insert, then Picture Browse until you find the picture and click OK. This puts
the actual photo right in the email.
Or
you can click on Attach, browse until you find the photos, then click on
Attach.
Q. How do you keep you photos in
order?
A. Right click on the Photo, click
on Rename, and put a 1. In front of the name. The next photo put a 2. And so
on.
In
XP, click on View then Arrange icons by Name or Refresh.
(if
them come up in reverse order, just click on Name at the top.)
In
Vista in will automatically put them in order.
Q. How do I subscribe to
WorldStart?
A. On the left side of this web
site you can subscribe to several of there newsletters and jokes:
Q. What are the names of the
tutorial videos you recommend?
A. Professor teaches Windows Vista. $9
Professor teaches Office 2007 $9
Prices
change, but I sell them to you for what I pay for them.
This
is the cheapest they have been, next ones will probably cost more.
Going over the Tutorials for Vista and Word 2007 and I am flabbergasted at all they will do. It is awesome.
I
strongly urge anyone buying Vista or Word 2007 to get the Tutorial. They are
worth there weight in gold.
Q. Should I upgrade from XP to
Vista?
A. No. Your old computer will not
have the power to operate Vista.
If
any of you are planning to buy a new computer and need a little advice, please
call me at 299 6464 with the Sunday insert
you
may have from Best Buy, Office Depot, etc
And
we’ll discuss it.
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WORD 2007
To Create a File
Open WordPad or
Microsoft Word, etc. Type your text.
To save the file do Control S on the keyboard and type in
the name of the file, then at the bottom click on Save. It will save it in
Documents.
To Retrieve a File,
click on Start, in the
Start Search blank type in the name or even a part of the name of the file and
it will come up.
If you would like to have another copy of the same document click on the Office
Button and do Save As and put an x after the original name.
To Create Folders: Click
on Start, Documents, at the top click on File, then New Folder or click on
Organize, then New Folder.
You can drag and drop your document into
this new folder or you can Right Click the file, click on cut, then go
to the folder and do Control V to paste it.
When you Right Click on a file or folder you may, Send To, Cut,
Copy, Create Shortcut, Delete, and Rename.
When you Cut and Paste
it deletes the file in the old location and puts it in the new location.
When you Copy and Paste
it leaves the file in the old location and also puts it in the new location.
To create a Shortcut to a Website
Right Click an
empty space on the web site, click on Create Shortcut,
then click Yes to
Do you want to put a Shortcut on this website on your Desktop?
To create a Shortcut to a Program
Click on the Start
button, Right click on a program if there, if not click on All Programs and
Right click on a program, click on Send To and then click on Desktop.
To
Zip a file,
Right Click the file and click
on Compressed (zipped) Folder.
To
Unzip a file: Just double click it.
(A
lot of downloads from the Internet now end in .exe
which
is a self-extracting file and will open itself.
======================= =======================
More
TIPS:
1.
Zipping a file:
We
Right Clicked on a file that was 9.62 MB
clicked
on Send To then select Compressed (zipped) Folder and it reduced the file to
2.13 MB.
2.
How to copy the TIPS 2008 CD to your Computer.
Put
the Disk in the Drive, select the Windows Explorer option
Drag
the TIPS 2008 Folder to your Desktop and in about
3
minutes if will be installed. Now give the Disk to a friend.
3.
The question came up will the free recording program,
Audacity,
does records as well as tapes. Yes. It is a great
program
for putting your records and tapes on a CD.
The
program and instructions are on the TIPS 2008 CD.
=======================
The best view of Windows Explorer is Details.
In Windows
Explorer, at the top of the page click View,
then Details.
This is a superior way to look at your files
because it will
show the NAME, SIZE, TYPE, and DATE MODIFIED.
While here you
may click on any of these headers:
Look under NAME
if the files appear in alphabetical order, click on NAME and they will appear
in reverse alphabetical order.
Same with DATE
MODIFIED, click once and they are in chronological order, click again and they
are in reverse chronological order.
Click on SIZE
and it will arrange the files from the smallest to the largest, click again and
it will arrange them from the largest to the smallest.
Click on TYPE
and it will arrange like files together.
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Now that you
have done this, go to Tools, Folder Options,
View, and click
on Apply to All Folders.
======================= =======================
(When
viewing a photo file like .jpg, then you want
the
view to be Thumbnails so you can see the small photos.
Click
on the small photo and it will enlarge. You can rename
a
.jpg file just like any other file by Right Clicking on it, but
you
must retain the .jpg ending.)
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Q. I have a 3+year old Dell with XP. My main concern is that
occasionally it
makes a whining noise. I've always heard when your unit starts whining, you're
about to be in big trouble.
A. Usually when your computer starts making noise, the fans, or the hard
drive may be going bad.
If it is the
fans, have them replaced, but if it is the Hard Drive,
please do not
spend any money on a computer this old.
Please back up
all important data in case it does go bad.
Q. Where to get rid of old computers.
I have an old
computer (still works), two monitors, two printers and a scanner all in working
order. Is there a recycling place or what?
Thanks
A. The city has a facility on Versailles Road
that accepts old
computers, monitors, etc.
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Q. I need some information I have
been getting some junk mail and I have been trying to blocked them I
accidentally block my cousin's email She can get mine but I can't get her. How
can I unblocked and have
everything right
again? Thanks for your help.
A. To Unblock a sender:
Go to Tools,
Message Rules, click on Blocked Senders and remove the name.
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If a site is secure the first part of its Web address will read
https rather than http. And a lock will show at the bottom
of the window.
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Wheelies:
When looking
at a web page in Internet Explorer you
can make the type larger by holding down the CONTROL key and spinning the wheel
on your mouse toward the monitor.
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A phone call from a man in Texas who witnessed
a car accident
that involved 4 elderly women. It’s funny.
http://www.chumfm.com/MorningShow/bits/march24.swf
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Find Hardware's
& Software's Vital Stats In Vista
To see what
version of Vista is installed on your computer,
what make and
model of computer you have, how much memory is installed in your system, and
other important data about your computer, type System Information in the Start
Search blank.
All of the
basics are listed in the System Summary section. You can click the plus (+)
signs next to Hardware Resources, Components, and Software Environment to view
detailed information about each expanded category.
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From Porter
Evans:
Click and drag
your mouse over the blank page and enjoy!
http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf
From: Earl B.
Crockett:
Want to check
out almost any airplane built in the World? Old, new, Military, Civilian?
http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html
From Chris
Hillenmeyer & Ted Mellinger:
THIS IS REALLY
GREAT.........MORE THAN 8 MILLION HITS
50 Years in 3
minutes. Great photos!
http://home.uchicago.edu/~yli5/Flash/Fire
From Bob Urie:
1. It's not in
English, but;
2. Type Your
First Name On The 1st Line
3. Type Your
Last Name On The 2nd Line
(Skip your
e-mail address.)
4. Click on
'Vizualizar' and watch what happens ...
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/
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From Ted Mellinger: Fantastic Chinese Ballet
Be sure to watch
the second part.
It is fantastic,
I never seen anything like it before. joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqxSaW05p4
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Q. What is difference between RAM and ROM?
A. RAM (random access memory), runs your
programs, but disappears when computer is turned off.
ROM stands for
Read Only Memory. It is permanent and uses
instructions it needs to boot up every time you hit the power button.
ROM also works closely with the BIOS or Basic Input/Output System.
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Q. Sometimes I click on something on a Web
Site and it install a program. How do I find it and get rid of it?
A. Go to Start,
Control Panel (Classic View) and click on Programs and Features in Vista,
Add/Remove Programs in XP, then click on
Installed on to put in chronological order then find the
latest date, Right Click on the program, click on Remove.
Do You
Back Up Enough?
A new study by
the Consumer Electronics Association finds that about 80% of the survey
respondents said they use their home computer as their primary long-term
storage option. 77% burn their files onto a CD or DVD and 29% employ redundant
storage by copying their files onto more than one device. But overall, the
study concludes that Americans are falling down on backing up. Almost one in
three consumers doesn't see the need to back up. 22% of the study respondents
reported that they don't back up because it's too time consuming.
That's
disturbing when you consider that the average American adult has 1,800 digital files.
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5
13 08 Desktop*
Dear
Classmates,
Our
Windows XP / Vista Workshop will meet
Tuesday
May 13 at 7 pm.
We
will do fun things to your Desktop.
It
will make your computer look better and work better.
1.
Background your favorite photo.
2. My pictures Screen Saver.
3. Change the font, size, or color of active and inactive Title Bars, Caption Buttons, Scroll Bar, etc.
4. Shortcut Icons on the Desktop or Quick Launch.
5. Keep your Desktop Icons in line.
6.
Make you Desktop Icons snazzy.
Plus:
Google's AutoFill. (Greatest thing since sliced bread.)
Kindest regards,
=======================
I'll have Professor teaches
VISTA CD Tutorials for sale for $9.
and Professor teaches
Office 2007 CD Tutorials for $9.
These are great tutorials and will show you
how to do many things in these wonderful programs. CD Tutorials are the easiest
and best way to learn. You can go as slow or fast as you wish and repeat and
repeat if necessary.
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1. Install
antivirus and antispyware programs and
regularly update
them.
2. Be sure your
firewall is enabled.
3. Do not spend money on software that promises
the impossible.
4. Back up your
data today, tomorrow may be too late.
5. Uninstall
applications that you do not use.
6. If it ain’t
broke, don’t fix it. Don’t mess with your computer if it is running well. Leave
well enough alone.
=======================
Do not
run 2 Antivirus Programs
at the same time.
This will often
cause trouble. You may use more than one AntiSpyware program.
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A
regular DVD holds 4.7GB
Double layer DVD
holds 8.5GB
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Want to jazz up
your Desktop or Windows Explorer Icons:
Right
Click the folder you
want to change and choose Properties.
Now choose the
Customize Tab, and select the Change Icon button.
Find one you
like, select it and choose OK.
Click OK again
to finalize the change.
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Clean Your
Desktop
Too many icons
on your desktop?
Right-click the
desktop and select, New, Folder.
Name the new
folder Misc.
Now, drag any
icons that aren't being used on a regular basis to the folder.
You have a much
cleaner desktop, and if you need one of the shortcuts, open the Misc folder and
there they are.
(I have seen
some Desktops with 42 icons on them, this defeats the purpose of the shortcuts
if you have to wade through 42 icons to find the shortcuts. I keep only two
columns of shortcuts, when I get more that number, I just drag it into the Misc
folder.)
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Take
a look at this website. Enter your
birthday at
the
top of the screen, and it will tell you the
newspaper
headlines on the day you were born, sports
headlines
for the year, popular songs of the year, price
of
gas, etc.
Just
click on this website, then click on Quick Page.
When
I got married in 1947, gas was .23₵ a gallon, stamps were 3₵, Dow
was at 181, minimum wage was 40₵ an hour.
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Q. I was using dial-up for many years. Then, in
one of your SIGs you suggested testing the internet speed. I was getting about 18kb to
24kb on a 56kb dialup connection!
Enter
the 21st Century. I decided to get Broadband.
Then,
here's Joe again ... try PCpitstop to test your internet
connection.
I did. It was 618KB! Joe gets 3000KB. I'm paying the same price. I should get
that too.
They
tweaked my Settings. Just like smoke and
mirrors, my internet was running at 3,442KB. Happy me!
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Sixteen
years ago, on April 6, 1992,
Microsoft
Launches Windows 3.1
Microsoft
effectively doomed the command-line interface of DOS with its Windows 3.1 GUI
(graphics user interface) for IBM-compatible PCs.
For
a measly $149, users could enjoy the benefit of sound
cards,
CD Audio, Super VGA (800 x 600) monitors, and
9600bps
modems.
Windows
3.1 also let users cut and paste between applications.
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Q. I purchased a new computer with
Windows Vista. I cannot
open
my e-mail attachments with the new computer.
A. E-mail programs generally do
not open attachments.
You
must have the program that is associated with the attachment's file type. For example,
.doc files are typically opened by Microsoft Word.
(I
have had no problem opening attachments with Vista.)
To
check file associations in Vista, click Start, Control
Panel.
Click Programs, then click Default Programs. Select
"Associate
a file type or protocol with a program."
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Office 2007 is big time improvement:
The 2008 Office System is by no
means just another collection of incremental tweaks.: This is clearly the most compelling
Office upgrade in recent years. You can download the suite from a special page
of the Microsoft
Office Online site and check it out for
yourself--free for 60 days. Most of us only need Office Home and Student 2007, it has WORD,
EXCEL, and PowerPoint. It is usually on sale for $129 or less, and you can use
it on 3 computers, that makes it only $43 per computer.
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Word 2007.
1. If
you wish to see your text in different color, size, font, etc. just highlight
the text, and rest your mouse pointer over the feature, color, size, font, etc
and it will preview the formatting change without actually changing it.
2.
The Mini toolbar appears right on top of the text you highlight with a lot of
common options you use, font, size, color, etc.
3.
The Microsoft Office button at the top left of the screen has many options, one
shows the last 17 documents you have opened.
4.
You can add any commands to the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of the screen
by right clicking on button you want and selecting Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
5. When
you click and hold on the scroll bar, a text box will appear that tells you
what page you're scrolling to and the section title that begins the page.
6. Below
the scroll bar, you'll find a series of buttons.
The
double up and down arrows are for moving one object up or down.
The
middle button (the dot) is called the Select Browse
Object
button. It allows you to select what items or
objects
the double up and down arrows jump to. For
example,
if you set the button to Graphic, the up and down
arrows
will jump from graphic to graphic, regardless of
how
many pages are between each graphic.
To
see your choices, click on the Select Browse Object
button.
You should see a small palette of choices appear.
Q. Where are the AutoCorrect
Options?
A. Click the Office Button, Word
Options, Proofing.
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If
you want your XP desktop to look like Vista’s Sidebar.
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The
difference between Vista Basic, Premium, Business, Ultimate.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx
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A
lot of attention is paid to megapixels when it comes to
marketing
cameras.
Many
people equate it with image quality. But megapixels
simply
dictate how big you can make a picture and get
decent
prints. I have a 3.2 megapixel camera and it does great.
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IBM bores tiny holes in computer chips
By PETER SVENSSON,
AP Technology Writer Thu May 3, 1:28 PM ET
NEW
YORK - Computer chips, it seems, work better if
they're
more like Swiss cheese than American cheese.
Chips
with minuscule holes in them can run faster or use
less
energy, - potentially one of the most significant advances in chip
manufacturing in years.
IBM
said the technology could be added to existing
manufacturing
lines and applied to current chips, boosting
performance
by 35 percent or cutting power consumption by
the
same percentage. It expects to start using the technique in 2009.
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Fun
Facts & Stats:
To
make way for Vista, Microsoft recently announced that
Windows XP would no longer be made available
for retail sale after January 31, 2008
Ram
Needed
Windows
95: 5 years
32MB
Windows
98: 4 years 64MB
Windows
98 SE: 3 years 96MB
Windows
ME: 3 years 128MB
Windows
XP: 6 years 512MB
Vista
Premium 1024MB
Windows
7 ??
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Q. Joe, My hard drive is about to
go bad. I have just recently
bought
new monitor and keyboard. Is possible just to buy a
hard
drive and exchange it for my old one? I see some hard
drives
advertised in the paper. My computer is a Dell bought
new
Aug 2004. Thanks for any advise.
A. Your computer is almost 4 years
old, I wouldn't advise spending any money on it. The new computers are so much
more powerful and are very reasonably priced. The Vista Premium operating system
is fantastic.
You'll
save money and headaches by buying a new one.
Response: Thanks for the advice. Will
look at new ones.
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When
using Power Options for VISTA Laptops:
Type
Power Options in Start Search blank and hit Enter.
Power
Saver: Low speed 50%, low battery usage,
alters Vista Interface from Aero Glass to Aero Basic interface.
Balanced: High Speed when needed, Medium battery
usage, lowers brightness of screen.
High
performance: High Speed, High battery
usage. Full brightness of screen. (I use
this one)
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Hi Joe,
I "finally" got with it and started using Power
Options. Now my computer can take naps when I'm napping. Thanks.
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====================
====================
5 13 08
Desktop Review *
Dear Classmates,
good advice by
the class members last night.
We also had a
good time.
Please take your
time reading these emails and
try the web
sites, and do some of the things suggested,
there is a huge
amount of information in these emails.
Thank you very
much for attending.
Kindest regards,
Joe Isaac
======================================
Thanks to Dale
Siewart, d.siewert@insightbb.com for
demonstrating how corrected a giant slow down of his computer.
If you are
having a problem like this, please email him.
First he did the
3 finger salute, Control, Alt, Delete, and found his CPU usage was running at
100%. He found out his HP printer software was using all of this, he found .dll
file that was the villain.
Uninstall the HP
software and reinstall it to solve the problem.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
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TV
GUIDE for Insight TV Channels 1 to 992
Click
on a show and it will give you a brief description.
http://insightcom.com/tvg_listings.asp?ref=topnav
Put
your zip code in, like 40505 then click on
Lexington
- Insight Communications
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If
you have the music channels on insight cable, I would like to recommend channel
877 Solid Gold Oldies, 899 Comedy, 853 BlueGrass, and 852 Country.
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From
George Humphrey:
Click
on this link for the complete list of Insight cable channels.
http://www.insightcom.com/printlineup20.aspx?z=40504&ssid=27.01
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AOL.com 800-827-6364 Main Office
888 265 8001 Customer
Service
888-418-9609 Tech
888-265-8003 Billing
Microsoft.com 800 426 9400 Sales & Tech support
Amazon.com 800 201 7575
Ebay.com 888 749 3229 or 800
322 9266
PayPal.com 888 215 5506 or 888
221 1161
Yahoo.com 866 562 7219
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Class Questions:
Q. How many people downloaded Windows SP3 and
did you have any trouble with it.
A. 3 classmates downloaded it one had a
problem and said WorldStart had an email that solved his problem, it had to do
with some AMD processors. WorldStart had a step by step on how to go into the
Registry and change a value.
For more
information email: g.humphrey2@insightbb.com
For WorldStart emails click on: http://www.worldstart.com/
On the left side
I put a check in the following 3 boxes.
Computer Tips
Daily, Computer Tips Weekly, Just For Grins
then enter your
email address. You can cancel anytime.
You will learn a lot from their emails.
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Q. My Windows updates are set for 2am each
day, my computer is turned off then.
A. Click on Windows Updates, and on the left
click on Change Settings, Install updates automatically (recommended). I have
mine set for
10am every day, put a check mark in the bottom 2 boxes, Recommended updates,
and Use Microsoft Updates, then click OK. From then on it is automatic for all
Microsoft products.
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Q How often should I Defrag?
A. I usually do this every 2 months. To do a
bang up job you should first Start, Computer, Right Click on the C drive, click
on Properties,
down on the
right, click on
1. Disk Cleanup,
I put a check mark in each box and click OK, then click on Delete files.
2. Now click on
Tools, Check Now, then I put a check mark in Automatically fix file system
errors. Then click on Start.
3. Defragment
Now. Now you will see Analyzing disk (this takes a few minutes.) Then it will tell
you whether you need to defrag or not.
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Q. What is AMD
mean?
A. There are 2
Companies that manufacture processor chips.
AMD: Advanced
Micro Devices: http://www.amd.com/us-en/ and
INTEL: http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/eng/chart/core2duo.htm
Intel might be a
little better, but not enough to spit on.
In this weeks
Best Buy Sunday insert they have computers with:
1. AMD Turon 64
x 2 Dual Core that has a speed of 2.0Ghz.
2. Intel Core
Duo that has a speed of T2050 1.60 GHz to ES8500 3.16
GHz. You can Google the number of the chip and get the speed.
Use to when you
bought a computer they told you it was a certain GHz now you have to dig to
find out what you are buying.
My Desktop has
Intel at 2.40 GHz, My Laptop has Intel at 1.60 GHz.
Both have 2 GB
of RAM.
Most people with
XP have a one processor chip, with Vista you need 2 Processor chips, which are
40% faster and uses 40% less power. Dual Core is here and Quad Core is on the
way.
In addition to
your processor chip speed, you should have at least 2 GB or 3 GB of RAM.
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Q. What is XP you keep talking about?
A. Microsoft Windows XP is you operating
system, this is the basis of everything you do on a computer. The new operating
system is call VISTA and it comes on the new computers you buy.
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Q. I am on Dialup and am having a hard time
updating my Zone Alarm.
A. This is only a suggestion. I have used
Windows Firewall for years and found it to be fine. I like using Windows stuff
so when you use Windows update it takes care of all Microsoft products. I have
used their Firewall with XP and VISTA never had a problem.
I also use the
free Windows Defender for my Spyware.
If you wish to
do this please call me at 299 6464 and I'll talk you thru it.
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You hear a lot
about VISTA, my printer, my scanner won't work?
Well, that is
true, you have to download new Vista Drivers. I have 2 Lexmark Printers,
downloaded the new drivers from Lexmark web site and the printers work fine.
Let me tell you
the 3 things I love about VISTA:
1. Start Search, I don't care what I'm looking for, a
program, photo, document, email, all I do is start typing the name into Start
Search and there it is.
2. Snipping Tool, it is like Print Screen only I can save
and print any part of a document, web site, email, and it makes a jpeg file out
of it.
3. Windows Photo Gallery, I click on a Photo and the program comes
up, at the top I click on Fix and without going to a special program, I can
Adjust Color, Adjust Exposure, Crop, Fix Red Eye, etc.
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Q. How do you reduce the size of large photos
you get by email?
A. I use the program IrfanView, it is a free
program you can download: http://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm or it is on the CD I give out.
Open IrfanView,
click on the yellow folder on the left, find you photos, click on one of them,
then click on the Tab, Image, scroll down to Resize or do Control R on the
keyboard, click on:
Best fit to
Desktop, click OK and then do Control S to save.
If you have
several large photo you wish to send by email and wish to reduce there size all
you have to do is Highlight the photos by holding down the Control key and
click on them, now just Right Click on one of the photos, select Send To, then
Mail Recipient, and it will let you select the size, then address the email and
send it.
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Q. How do you get Google's AutoFill to work
all the time?
A. It doesn't work all the time, the web site
must allow it to work. It works most of the time.
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Q. How do I set AVG, my anti-virus Program up
for automatic updates.
A. Right click the AVG icon (it is on the
right side of the Taskbar), click on Launch AVG control center, Right click
Scheduler, then click Scheduled Tasks, then Edit Schedule.
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Q. Do you think it is a good idea to use a
screen saver?
A. It is a terrible idea, it uses electricity,
wears out your monitor and hard drive and the fan pulls dust thru your
computer.
Do use Power
Options. Go to Start, Control Panel, Power Options and set the monitor for 10
minutes and the Hard Drive 15 minutes.
Still better
when leaving your XP computer click on Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By.
In Vista, click
on Start, near the bottom click on the arrow, then sleep. When you move the
mouse or hit a key it will wake up.
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Q. I have Vista, which tutorials should I buy?
A. I bought Professor teaches Windows Vista
and also PC TUTOR Learn Windows Vista and Office Deluxe (it also has tutorials
on Office 2003 and Office 2007). I got them at Office Depot when I bought my
new Toshiba Laptop. This is my 2nd Toshiba and they are very good,
Consumer Reports also thinks so.
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DESKTOP:
(When the
instructions say click it means left click.)
Caution: please
write down the settings before you change
them, so you may
return. I’ve been there and it is very
difficult to
remember the old settings.
How do you
change the picture on your Desktop:
In XP:
A. Right click
your Desktop, click Properties,
Click Desktop,
then click on Background:
1. Click on the down arrow and choose between
bubbles, rivets,
black thatch, clouds, etc.
To put your favorite photo on the Desktop,
click on Browse and find the photo you want,
double click it.
In
Vista:
Right click on
your Desktop, click on Personalize.
Click on Desktop
Background, use scroll bar to find photos, Windows Wallpaper, or click on
Pictures and then browse.
At the bottom of
the screen, you have three choices of how the picture should be positioned.
A. Fit to
Screen.
B. Tile.
C. Center.
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In XP:
2. Under the Screen Saver tab:
Click on the
down arrow and choose between Blank Screen,
Flying Windows,
Scrolling Marquee, Pipes, Flying Objects, etc.
Choose Settings
to change the speed and density, etc of the
above. Click Preview to see it on the full screen.
(I don't
recommend using a Screen Saver it uses electricity and
will wear and
tear on your monitor.)
I recommend
using the Power Options, Go Start > Settings > Control
Panel, and click
on Power Options, maybe set the monitor for
10 minutes and
the hard drive for 15 minutes, your choice.
In
Vista:
Right click on
your Desktop, click on Personalize.
click on Screen
Saver, use the down arrow to select.
Say you want
Photos, then click on it, then click on Select, then click on Browse, find your
folder with the photos and click Save.
Now click on
Preview to see.
3. Under the Appearance tab:
(Caution: please
write down the settings before you change
them, so you may
return.)
IN XP:
At the bottom
left of this dialog box click the down arrow
on the Font size
and select, Normal, Large, or Extra Large.
The is will
change the size of your fonts on the Desktop,
Start Menu, Tool
bars, some documents, in general most fonts
will be larger.
Try it and experiment with it.
On the lower
right side click on Advanced.
the font, size, or color of the Inactive Title Bar, Caption
Buttons, Active
Title Bar, Scroll Bar, Window, etc.
You may also
make the font BOLD or Italic.
One of the first
things I always change on a computer is
the Caption
Buttons, the – Box and X, at the top right
side of you
window. I enlarge them to 25, this
makes it easier
for me to put my cursor or arrow on the
right button. I
increased the size of the Scrollbar.
I also made my
Active Title Bar Red and
my Inactive
Title Bar Blue, because I like those colors.
IN
VISTA:
Right click on
your Desktop, click on Personalize.
Click on Windows
Color and Appearance:
click on Open
classic appearance properties for more color options. Now click on Advanced,
now you can scroll and change all kinds of items. Before you change anything
write down the original settings.
I'm telling you,
you can not remember them, please write the down.
I usually change
the Active Title Bar and the Inactive
Title bar, Scroll Bar, and Caption
Buttons. When you make the Caption Buttons larger it automatically make the
Taskbar larger.
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4. Under the Setting tab: IN XP:
(Your video card
and monitor will determine your choices.)
On the left you
will have colors:
Total numbers of Colors
256 (8bit), 256 Colors
High Color
(16bit), 65,536 Colors
True Color
(24bit) 16,777,216 Colors
On the Right,
Screen Area 640 by 480 pixels, 800 by 600 pixels,
1024 by 768
pixels. A pixel is three dots (red, green, blue) on color
screens. The more pixels, the smaller the type.
Under the Themes Tab, after you have made several choices, you
may save them by clicking on SAVE AS ( then name it xxxxxx)
IN
VISTA:
Right click on
your Desktop, click on Personalize.
Now click on
Display Settings.
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5. To
put a Shortcut on your Desktop, Quick Launch, or Start Button:
Go to Start,
Programs, then Right Click the Program or File you want, go to SEND TO select Desktop (create shortcut).
Now that it is
on your Desktop, you can leave it there, or drag it to
the Quick Launch
portion of your Taskbar or to your Start Button.
clicking on it,
select Properties, and Change Icon.
If your Desktop
Icons won't behave, Right Click on the Desktop,
Select Arrange
Icons By: then select Auto Arrange or Align to Grid.
===============
6. Put
your seldom used Desktop Icons in a Folder:
RIGHT CLICK your
Desktop, New, Folder, and name it
Icons. Now drag
and drop your seldom used Desktop
Icons into the
Folder.
======================= =======================
Jazz up your
Desktop:
To change a
folder icon on your Desktop
RIGHT CLICK on
that Folder, Properties, Customize,
at the bottom of
the screen, click on Change Icon.
There are a lot
of beautiful icons there.
=======================
If you wish make
your Desktop Icons disappear briefly,
Right Click your
Desktop, click on Arrange Icons By:
uncheck Show
Desktop Icons.
While here you
can click on:
Align to Grid:
This makes your icons line up perfectly.
Auto Arrange: If
you move an icon if flips back.
You may also
arrange them by Name, Size, and Type.
=======================
If you like
Solitaire, you may love FreeCell, it is addictive,
and you will develop
a love hate relationship with it.
=======================
Q. When you make a change the dialog box has 2
options OK and Apply, which do you use or do you use both.
A. If you click on Apply, it makes the change
and the dialog
box stays there
for you to use to make other changes.
If there are no
other changes click on OK, it makes the change and the dialog box disappears.
=======================
Q. I found my Taskbar on the right side of my
screen, how do I get it back to the bottom of the screen.
A. Put your cursor on an empty space on the
Taskbar left click and drag the Taskbar where you want it.
Also if your
Taskbar is twice the size in height, move your cursor to the top of the Taskbar
until a double arrow shows, then left click and drag it down to change the
size.
=======================
If you spent
$1000 on a wedding in 1945, how much
would you have
to spend in 2005 for the same wedding.
It will figure
years between 1790 and 2005.
http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/
==========================================
From Kay
Stivers:
TEXT TO VOICE
This is bizarre.
Give it a try. CLICK ON THE URL BELOW. I sure
don't know how
they do this! When you move the mouse around, her
eyes follow.
When you write something in the left space and then
click on
"Say it", she says it (try not get too creative)! You can
also change
persons doing the talking, etc. You can change to
other languages!
http://vhost.oddcast.com/vhost_minisite/demos/tts/tts_example.html
--------------------------------------
From Bob Urie:
Of course, let's not forget the Kentucky state slogan:
"Kentucky, land of beautiful women and fast horses".
Or is it the other way around?
----------------------------------
Toolbars are usually
arranged:
1. TITLE BAR
2. MENU BAR
3. STANDARD TOOLBAR
--------------------------------------
Multiple firewalls and anti-virus programs on a computer can
conflict, causing all kinds of problems.
Multiple anti-spyware programs may be OK.
=======================
----------------------------------
Yahoo! Health
Yahoo! has a collection of health resources called Yahoo! Health
that can help you research symptoms, treatments, and prescription drugs.
Another good one is:
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Q. How can I put a web address shortcut on my Desktop?
A. Open Internet Explorer, go to the web site,
make the screen small enough so you can see your Desktop, put your cursor on
the little e
in front of the
web address and drag it to the Desktop.
Or Right click
on an empty space on the web page and select Create Shortcut.
----------------------------------
Nothing ruins a
class reunion like someone who has
managed to stay
young-looking and get rich at the same time.
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Q. Joe, I forwarded these pictures to a few
friends.
One of them let
me know that she did not get the pictures.
Just a frame
with a small x.
This is not the
first time.
What am I, or
what is my computer doing wrong?
Your thoughts on
this would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
A. This is really hard to understand.
If the person
normally receives pictures, and sometimes don't,
then the photo
may come from one source and the text from
another.
This happens
most of the time when the email is forwarded.
The photo is
embedded in his email but not embedded in the Email
you forward.
This happens
when the original source of where the picture is
stored (e.g. a
server) is currently not available.
The best way to
check this out is to forward this email to
yourself and see
if the pictures are OK. Would you help me out
and do just
that, with this email, then let me know.
Forward the
problem email to yourself and let me know if you get
the RED X.
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From Myra Engle:
You may enjoy
this if you're a geography buff. If you aren't,
you may know
someone else who is. Have fun!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TIQGame?nl=MU&pid=646
=======================
From Art Herman:
It's amazing what a guy can get away with a piece of wood
sitting on his lap. (this is funny)
http://www.youtube.com/v/-LBEWpjdp_4
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From Bill Gordon:
This site is really a
kick for those who dig nostalgia.
I live in the past,
its cheaper.
http://joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm
Pick the month, then
scroll thru the years for the number one song at the time.
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From Dr. John Helton:
NEAT WAY TO BUY OR
SELL !
Everywhere:
http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html
Lexington, Ky. only:
http://lexington.craigslist.org/
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The Price Is Right. Will she go from audience member to
millionaire? Watch and see!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJw1rlmJ81U
Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as
it happens.
----------------------------------
My favorites things about VISTA are, Snipping Tool, Start Search,
Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Defender.
When I have to go back to my XP machine I don't like it.
----------------------------------
Type Backup in the Start Search blank and hit Enter.
Click on Change Settings, at the bottom click on Change backup settings,
click Next, I put a check mark in Pictures,
Music, Video, Email, and Documents, click on Next and configure.
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Q. Joe,
Is there anyway to retrieve the names of the "undisclosed recipients"
? I wanted to check to whom I had sent a message! Thanks,
A. Click
on the Sent Items, click on the "undisclosed recipients"
Email, On your keyboard do Alt Enter, then click on Details.
----------------------------------
From Myra Engle:
Kind
of a Swiss Army Knife for the Internet:
From Jim Browning: Ellen with her Hawaii Chair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiqVygN-w0
Top 10 Most Popular Downloads Of April 2008
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/collid,1515/files.html?tk=nl_wbxdwn
http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
Imagine a nice, lazy day of fishing. Imagine
the placid lake and
the cool breeze. Imagine the giant seaplane
landing on you.
Wait! What?! Watch these two fishermen get
the surprise of a
lifetime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBcu41pQqlg
A while back someone ask why when you put
one of your own photos in Background it stayed there, but if you put another of
your own photos the first one disappeared.
Barry Breeze has found a way to prevent
that.
Hi Joe, Not long ago I read where someone
was wanting to use
their own photo for a desktop wallpaper and
wondered why they
couldn't keep more than one image in the
list that appears when
you call up Properties for the desktop. You
may already be aware
of this but if not I have discovered a way
to keep as many of
your own images in that menu as you wish.
What I did was to let
the computer search for one of the default
images in the menu,
when I had located this folder I simply
dragged a copy of the
jpg image file into that folder and
Presto.... it then appears
in the menu with all the default (factory
installed a better
term?) images.
In my computer (running XP Pro) the path to
that folder is:
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper It may
be possible for it to be found
in a different location in different
versions of Windows...
I don't
know for sure.
Hope this helps. Let me know... : ) Best
Regards, Barry Breeze
Using Barry's XP information:
In Vista you type Wallpaper
in
the Start Search box. now drag any photos into this folder.
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Q. How do I convert
a music file to MP3?
A. Open Windows Media Player, click the down
arrow of the Tab RIP,
then click Format, MP3. Now put your music cd in and RIP them.
If your music is already in a file on your
computer, then google:
Free audio file converter.
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Charles Babbage's Difference Engine: The
First Computer - PC
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This section is just pure music, if you
don't like music please skip:
Willie
Nelson On The Road Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_mwWjoGdE
The Funk Brothers & Joan Osborne - Love Is Like A Heat Wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-PNmGMTD-s&feature=related
Marvin Gaye "What's Going On / What's
Happening Brother"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s&feature=related
Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9BA6fFGMjI&feature=related
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The
Grapevine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg&feature=related
MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL "Ain't
no Mountain High Enough"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg&feature=related
I just called to
say I love you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY45DkaP9Ls
Sunshine of my
Life.
