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
World Video:
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,792-page,1-bid,0/video.html?tk=nl_esxvid
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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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyq4iqt6Go&feature=related
Ethel Waters -
Stormy Weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMTPhlNYf1E&feature=related
Superstition:
Stevie Wonder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE
For once in my
life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMStRERJNsM&feature=related
Living in the
City Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJYUSdX-Rps&feature=related
Hit the Road
Jack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I&feature=related
I got a woman
way over town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAvP3eV73Vs&feature=related
I can't stop
loving you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN_O8Nq_gJI&feature=related
Ring of
Fire Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2iv_E-Fn9E&feature=related
Johnny Cash
"I Walk the Line" live 1959
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVACUbciJE&feature=related
Johnny
Cash - Folsom Prison Blues THP 1959
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xSt7iganA&feature=related
Johnny
Cash "A Boy Named Sue" ORIGINAL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ&feature=related
Johnny
Cash & June Carter "Jackson"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpk3NfqIg4&feature=related
Moonlight serenade by Glenn Miller and his
Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZmB988vvSI
Glenn Miller-in the mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJE-onnw2gM&feature=related
Andrews
Sisters - Song & Dance - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wiVkdVPGoY&feature=related
Andrews
Sisters - Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg7ymwFsMI0&feature=related
The Andrews Sisters-Drinking Rum & Coca Cola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNQaS37X7_o&feature=related
Harry
James and his Orchestra – Medley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GLS2O9ySck
Harry
James - I've heard that song before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh0NZa0WMJQ&feature=related
Harry
James - - You Made Me Love You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqmqtETkJvs&feature=related
Artie
Shaw - Begin the Beguine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur8PrsqXPUI&feature=related
Stardust-Artie
Shaw 1940
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-dB6qUTGI&feature=related
Carly Simon, You're so Vain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B7bVD_DkM4
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6
10 08 Email Extravaganza *
Dear
Classmates,
(Hope the sound
was OK in this email, will demo how to do this.)
Our Windows XP/Vista will meet Tuesday June
10, at 7 pm.
We
will demonstrate:
1. How
to copy and paste emails. (Instead of
sending an
attachment,
copy and paste the document into a new email).
2.
Respect the privacy of others and use Blind Carbon Copy.
If you are using
Outlook Express or Windows Mail and don't
see the BCC
field. Start a new message and click on the VIEW
and put a check mark beside "All headers".
3.
Send clean Forward emails, no arrows or extra names.
Use
eClean with your email for that clean, uncluttered look.
4. How
to drag and drop an email into a folder.
5.
Hard copy your email addresses:
8. Dump your deleted emails.
9. Automatically
add you signature to your email.
10. How to change
a persons email address, the easy way.
Kindest
regards,
Joe
Isaac
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Outlook
Express Stationary: (and Vista's Windows Mail)
Click
on the Down Arrow next to Create Mail
and
sample the different stationeries.
Will
demo this in class.
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TO
HARD COPY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES:
Right Click your
Desktop, click on New Folder, name
it Email
Addresses.
Open OUTLOOK
EXPRESS click on File, Export, Address Book,
Select Text File
(Comma Separated Values) and click the Export
button.
Name the file,
click Browse button to save in the Desktop
folder named
Email Addresses, and at
the bottom line,
SAVE it in Text File (.txt),
click Next,
Deselect everything except NAME and
Email Address
then click Finish.
I saved mine and
printed it also.
A. Look for specific keywords. Let's say you
were looking
for a message
regarding a specific computer tip. We'll say you're looking for something on
viruses. Here's how to find that message:
1. Click the
Edit Menu, Find, Message.
2. Click the
Browse button, select "Local Folders" from the top of the list.
3. Since we're
looking for "viruses" we'll type that in the
"Message"
field.
4. Click the
"Find Now" button.
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Q.
Where do deleted emails go?
A. When
you delete an email it goes to a folder called "Deleted Items". So it
continues to take up space on your hard drive.
To really get rid of it, you must Right Click on the "Deleted
Items" folders and click on Empty 'Deleted Items' Folder.
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Google toolbar: type in define: (and the word),
like define: computer virus
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To view where you have been on the
Internet:
(and
where you child or grandchild has been)
Open
Internet Explorer, do Control H on the keyboard.
Click
on the down arrow by View and select:
1.
By Date
2.
By Site
3.
By most visited
4.
By Order visited today
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For Toshiba laptop users:
Who
want to use Windows Power Options instead of Toshiba's.
Go
to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove programs and remove the Toshiba Power
options.
Now
go to Start, Control Panel, and click on Power Options and it will work.
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Most
of the icons on the right side of the Taskbar are running
and
using resources and slow your computer down also.
To
eliminate some of these at Startup (you can still open
the
programs manually).
To
get to Startup, click on Start, Run and type in msconfig
then click on the top right tab, Startup, and uncheck those you
don't
need. You can always go back and check them.
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Photo
Formats:
BMP uses no compression at all.
TIFF uses no compression at all.
JPG uses compression and is
optimized for photographs
that
contain many, many colors. It can achieve astounding
compression
ratios even while maintaining very high
image
quality.
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Q. Joe: Do you know anything about
the PC Security Software?
Today
I got an offer of a free download. I am currently
expired
on my System works.
Thanks
again for all your online tips.
A. I don't know about PC Security Software.
Suggest
you use the free AVG antivirus it is a 17 MB
download
and it is also on the TIPS CD I give out.
If
you don't have one there may be some left in my CKCS
mail
box.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Microsoft's
free Windows Defender for your anti spyware.
Microsoft's
free firewall which comes with XP and Vista.
This
is what I use and I like it. Let me know
if this works.
Response:
Joe: I
tried the CA Security. Didn't like it. I
uninstalled
it and reinstalled it. It did not do right
and
kept asking for my password. The one I used to set it
up did
not work I had verified my password with the
program
supplier.
I did
a security check, I had one port wide open and
several
showing problems.
I
installed the program you recommended, So far so good.
It
passes the security check ok. I am going to try it for a while.
Thanks
for all the help.
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Q. What is the best way to get rid
a bunch of 3 ½ inch diskettes
with
personal data on them?
A. First take the metal slider off,
then pry open the
disk
with a small Screw driver, cut the thin black round
membrane
with scissors, put in a double garbage bag,
poured
some car motor oil over them, tie the bag and put
in
the garbage can for pick up. I figured that if anybody
wants
data that bad, they can have it.
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Product
Flashback
WINDOWS 3.1 $149.95 (IN 1992)
Requires
286- based PC or better.
1MB
RAM (2 MB recommended)
10
MB hard drive space
EGA
display, DOS 3.0 or later.
===============================
From:
Ed Sturgeon
Thought
you might like to see a pictorial history of Windows.
http://windows-funnypics.blogspot.com/2007/06/windows.html
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Q. How do I activate my print
screen key using Windows XP? I know you answered this some time back but I have
lost that
information. Thanks again for your assistance.
A. When you hit Prt Scr, the
clipboard takes a picture of the whole monitor screen, Do Control V to paste it
into Word, WordPad, or Paint.
ADVANCED
!!!
If
you hold the Alt key down and hit the PrintScrn key the
clipboard
takes a picture of the active window only. Control V
to
paste it into Word, WordPad or Paint.
Response: Thanks! You've done it again!
Both
ways worked. You're the greatest! Thanks again!
(Once
you get to VISTA, you'll find the Snipping Tool, which is a giant step over
Print Screen.)
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From
Norman Severin:
A few
years ago I shared the NASA website with you, where NASA has a new picture
every day showing all aspects of space.
Today's
picture is exceptional interesting.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
Put
it in your favorites or right on the desktop.
Every
morning I click on it first.
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A hidden
Windows Vista tips you may not know about.
Generate
a system health report to quickly identify problems
with
your PC If you want to make sure that your PC is working
correctly,
you can use the tools included with Windows Vista to
give
you an easy to understand overview of your computer's
'health'
- and any problems, such as lack of space on your hard
drive
or out-of-date drivers, will be helpfully highlighted.
To create
a report open up the Start menu and go to Control
Panel
> System & Maintenance > Performance Information and
Tools.
Click on Advanced tools on the left-hand side of the
window
and select Generate a system health report.
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Hey
Joe:
I
have relocated to my home State of Virginia. This email address
ends
very soon. Would you mind continuing to send me class notes?
One
of the things I'll miss about Lexington was being in your PC
classes.
Thank you again for all you have done and continue doing.
I hope
to have my home finished and be in by early winter. Until
then I
have set up Google email. Please send any emails to me at:
xxxxxxxx.
Thank
you kindly,
Suzanne
Hurley
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If
you wish to repeat the last string of typing you did in MS Word?
Just
place the cursor at the next insertion point and:
Do Ctrl + Y.
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70
Microsoft videos:
http://preview.microsoft.com/video/categories.aspx?category=products&subCategory=windows
235
related Microsoft videos:
http://preview.microsoft.com/video/relatedVideos.aspx?video=e2349086-4d77-4c45-b3c9-da8e11d46815
Bluetooth is a wireless standard that
takes advantage of short
ranges
up to 30 feet and slow data transfer speeds. You'll find Bluetooth-capable PDAs,
game controllers, wireless headphones, printers, and digital
cameras.
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Confusing
Words
Do
you know the difference between "affect" and "effect"? How
about
"affluent"
and "effluent"? If these-or any other words-are confusing
to
you, this site can help. At Confusing Words:
http://www.confusingwords.com/
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From
Kim Komando:
A
glimpse at Windows
7, Microsoft
showed off Windows 7 at
a
technology conference. The operating system will move away from
mouse
and keyboard input. Instead, it will be made for touch-screen
technology.
Unfortunately, Microsoft won't discuss other new
features.
(After Windows XP, and Vista it is Windows 7, if it is like IPhone it will be
great.)
Sony,
cable companies reach agreement Cable set-top boxes are on the
way
out. Sony has agreed to use cable providers' technology in its
television
sets. Customers will still need to get a cable card from
providers,
though. The card will facilitate two-way communication
between
the sets and cable companies.
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Christmas
Island invasion 5/28/08
Christmas
Island is a small island territory of Australia. It's home
to
about 1,500 people. Once a year, it's also home to red crabs-150
million
of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snm2y-whCUY
From
Jo Stratton:
The
Courier-Journal, 05/29/08
Microsoft
shows off next Windows system Microsoft said its next operating system will be
made for touch-screen applications, an alternative
to
the computer mouse, and its top executives reaffirmed interest in
joining
forces with Yahoo.
Microsoft
Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the
iPhone-like
touch-screen feature at The Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things
Digital" conference in Carlsbad, Calif., calling it "just the
smallest snippet" of the Windows 7 operating system slated for release
late next year .
A
Microsoft employee showed possible applications such as enlarging
and
shrinking photos and navi-gating a map of San Diego by stroking the screen.
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Microsoft
is not creating a new kernel for Windows 7, he said. One
of
the design goals for Windows 7 is that it will run on the
recommended
hardware specified for Windows Vista and that the
applications
and devices that work with Windows Vista will be
compatible
with Windows 7, and be released as early as 2010.
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Q. How do I change the printing
from grayscale back to color?
At cartridge
world they told me to use color again so it wouldn't dry
up.
I just can't remember how to switch it back.
A. On my Lexmark, I go to Start, Control Panel (classic view), click
on Printers, RIGHT CLICK on my Lexmark printer, then click on
Printing Preferences, select the options I want, then click OK.
Suggestion: Don't buy ink cartridges in advance, in fact when your
printer says you are getting low on ink, wait until you run out,
then
buy a fresh, new cartridge.
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Q. Well your reputation is now on
the line.
After
listening to you on Tuesday,( We had a VISTA Class especially for SIG leaders
and Teachers Tuesday 10 am to Noon, May 27.)
I went
over to Office depot to check out that Acer laptop you purchased. Even with my
concerns about your favorite operating system, I went and bought the laptop
with VISTA.
Anyway
- so far not too bad. My printer worked automatically.
Internet
wireless is fast and good. But trouble with the scanner -
it
was made to work on Windows 98 and ME. I haven't got that one
running
yet.
Things
run pretty fast and the screens look good. I guess I will
have
to purchase one of your CDs on operating - if you have any
left.
Let me know. Thanks for the help and advice!
A. Congratulations, you'll love
the speed, color and Vista's new apps.
And
what a great buy for $499.99, Intel Core 2 Duo T5550, 3GB DDR2 memory (RAM), etc.
The
tutorials for Vista and Office 2007 are in my CKCS mailbox.
Just
leave a check for $9 for the Professor teaches VISTA.
With
the CD Tutorial you will really learn about the wonders of Vista.
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Internet
Explorer 8 Beta Due in October
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The
growing list of XP SP3-related glitches being encountered by
users
should give pause to anyone thinking of downloading and
installing
the update.
If
you've kept XP patched from week to week, there's presently no
clear
advantage to implementing the OS's latest service pack, though
you'll
want to do so eventually.
When
should you install XP Service Pack 3?
Since
its initial release a little over a month ago - as I reported
in
last week's special news update - XP Service Pack 3 has been
plagued
with reports of problems among early adopters. Considering
that
the service pack's most important enhancements relate to
computers
on corporate networks, you may be wondering whether you
need
XP SP3 at all.
It
comes down to a question of support: Microsoft supports each
service
pack for two years following the release of its successor.
Thus
in the spring of 2010, XP SP3 will be the only XP service pack
that
Microsoft will support. In addition, Microsoft has stated it
will
offer free support for those facing XP SP3 installation issues
through
April 2009.
If
you have already installed XP SP3 and haven't experienced any
problems
related to AMD processors, Norton AntiVirus
System
Protect, or any other service-pack glitch, you don't need to
remove
SP3. However, if you haven't yet installed XP SP3, hold off.
Instead,
scroll down the Windows Update page each Patch Watch
Tuesday
and choose to install updates that do not include XP SP3.
I'm
starting to hear more reports of SP3-related driver problems.
For
example, Microsoft's Knowledge Base article 951822 describes a
free Hotfix
for a problem encountered when using certain models of
Citizen
or Alps printers after XP SP3 is installed.
Bottom
line: if
you've installed XP SP3 and your PC is working fine,
leave
it alone. However, if you suspect SP3 has caused your system
to
act up, remove it via XP's Add or Remove Programs applet.
Finally,
if you haven't installed SP3, it's perfectly okay to wait
until
all the wrinkles are ironed out.
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According
to a study done by Advertising Age,
52%
of men aged 55 to 64 with a DVR skip commercials 100% of the time, while only
21% of kids ages 12 to 17 fast-forward past all the commercials.
30% of Americans aged 12 to 62 own or
subscribe to a TiVo or DVR service.
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Free
Coupons:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13101&zid=pt82&nid=10&bid=080606070605kduovkqg
From Wanda Humphrey:
Brad Paisley - You'll Never leave Harlan Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C541d1Z3e0
==========================================
Same song, different photos, Harlan Ky Coal Miners:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anPfTJyJVQY&feature=related
Take A Ride Into A Mine (CBS News)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-jrbCi7Sc&feature=related
===========================================
For people interested in the new iPhone:
A Closer Look At The iPhone (CBS News)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cCg9wzu7RI&feature=related
Eye To Eye: Apple's iPhone (CBS News)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGbsE3X_hU&feature=related
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========================================
6 10 08 Email Extravaganza Review *
Dear Classmates,
Thanks for the
good attendance and good questions.
This was really
a great learning session.
And a special
thank you to all the classmates who
help me during
the class.
Take care,
Joe Isaac
Q. How do you embed sound in an email?
A.
First because of the size you should use .mid or midi files, these files
are less than 60K while MP3 and Wave files are 2 to 6 MB. I'm attaching 10 midi
files a total of about 300 KB , with this email so you may play them. Save them
to your Desktop, make a new folder and drag them into it. These are computer
generated sounds.
(If you click on
the folder and they don't show up, at the bottom right, click on the down arrow
and select Midi files.)
To find more
midi music files, Google it.
Open
Outlook Express or Windows Mail, click on Create Mail, click on Format
Scroll
down to Background, then click on Sound, now browse to your Desktop click on
one of the songs. On my Desktop the song plays after a second or two, on my
laptop it did not play until I actually sent it.
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I ask how many
had digital cameras, and 90% of the hands went up.
Most digital
cameras are set to take large resolution photos. I have a older Sony and it was
set at 2.0 MB, I went into Setup and changed it to VGA, now it takes 50 or 60KB
photos which are perfect for emailing or making a 4x6 print.
When resizing a
large photo I select: Best Fit to
Desktop. If you send a large photo, you have to use scroll bars to see it all,
and it is not pleasant.
If you do have
large photos, use IrfanView to reduce them. For this free program, go to: http://www.irfanview.com/
You can also Right Click on the photos,
click on Send To, then click on Mail Recipient and it will give you the option
of making the photo a smaller file.
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Q. We received some videos and when I tried to
forward them it took forever or it just hung there.
A.
When you receive, it is a download, and downloads are about 10 times faster than
when you send, which it an upload and takes a lot longer.
My
insight cable Downloads are 10521 kilobits per second. Uploads 955 kbps
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Q. I received an email with an attachment and
could not open it.
A. To
open an attachment you must have the program that can open it.
Say
you get an attachment with a .pps file extension, and you don't have the
PowerPoint program on your computer, you cannot open it. However Microsoft has
free viewers for WORK, EXCELL, and
POWERPOINT. Here is the one for PowerPoint:
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Q. My XP Movie Maker is corrupted what should
I do, I don't want to lose my data I have in Movie Maker?
A.
This is what I think, when you saved your data, it saved it outside of the
program, but if I had any doubt, I would save the data to a CD, DVD or Flash
drive, then Uninstall and reinstall Movie Maker.
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If you're going
to make a slide show, Microsoft's free Movie Maker is the best. You can
incorporate, movies, photos, music, text and it is easy to use. You can get the
Movie Maker for XP or VISTA. You can also make a DVD with it.
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We also
discussed the Snipping Tool in Vista, to me it is one on the great new programs
within Vista. I don't care what you see on your monitor, web site, email, pdf
file you can capture any part of it by using the Snipping Tool and save it as a
jpeg file. Now you can insert it in an email or word document.
Q. How do you get to the Snipping Tool?
A.
Vista makes you lazy, you just start typing sni
in Start Search and it brings it up, then hit enter and you are there.
It reacts to each letter you type in.
Any
program you want you just start typing in the letters and whammo it's there.
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Q. When you receive an email with an
attachment how do you send it to another email recipient?
A. If you click on Forward it will be sent
with the attachment, if you click on Reply, it will send the email but not the
attachment.
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To see
some beautiful photos from Ilse Newbery SIG: She is having her 2008 contest
now. Her SIG on Digital Photography is the 4th Tuesday at 7pm.
http://www.ckcs.org/sigs/digitalphoto/
To see and print
our CKCS Calendar:
http://www.ckcs.org/calendar/dec2007.htm
Q. How do I update Internet Explorer?
A.
Microsoft Automatic Updates:
Start, Control
Panel, Security Center, at the bottom of the page click on Automatic Updates.
Select Automatic (recommended)
scroll down to
Every Day, then at next scroll option, scroll to 12:00 PM or some other time.
This will update
Windows, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer.
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Q. How do your save a photo that is on a web
site?
A. Right Click on the Photo, select Save
Picture As:,
then click on
Desktop to save it to your Desktop or Pictures.
This also
applies to photos you receive by email.
===============================
From Suzanne
Hurley:
Those of a
certain age will particularly appreciate this song!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM
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When you are having problems, the first play you should
go is Google. No
matter the problem, if it is Word, Outlook
Express,
Internet Explorer.
I can find it
quicker in Google than in Microsoft itself.
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Please,
Please learn how to Copy
and Paste an email message
that you receive
and wish to FORWARD, I received an email
with 4 FORWARDS
on it with a lot of email addresses on each
FORWARD.
Go to the last
FORWARD and highlight the message by
dragging your
cursor down the left side of the message
now do Control C
to copy, open a new email message
click on the
body of the message, then do Control V to
paste the
message in.
If it has an
attachment, on the last forward click on Forward,
and send.
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Q. What about highlighting and printing?
A. If you highlight certain portions of
a page on the Internet,
or an email
message, or a WORD document and go to
FILE, PRINT, on
the left side you have an option SELECTION
This option will
only print what you have highlighted.
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While looking at
the message, hold the
ALT key down
then hit the ENTER key.
If you wish to
add that person to you Address Book:
Go to TOOLS, and
click on Add Sender to Address Book.
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Q. How do you update Outlook Express or
Internet Explorer?
A. Go to Start, Windows Update, or Programs,
Windows Update
(this will update anything in XP or VISTA).
This should be set on automatic.
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A. This is tricky, it is because your email
came from 2 or more
different sites
and only the site with the text came with your
email.
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Q. How
do you send clean Forward emails, no arrows or extra names.
A. Use
eClean with your email for that clean, uncluttered look.
It is a
shareware program, that you can use for a month,
then if you like
it, send the guy $10 it is worth.
It is on the CD
I give out or you can download it at:
http://www.jd-software.com/eClean2000/download.html
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If you would
like the best tips available delivered
by email every
day go to the left side of the email
site below and
select what you want. I get 3
of their email
tips every day and find them very useful.
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Q. How
do you add a picture to an email (not as an attachment)?
A. Click in the body of the email where you
wish the picture to go. Click on Insert, Picture, then BROWSE to the picture's
location on your hard drive.
Find your picture, hit OK.
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In
Windows XP or VISTA, an Easy way to Email and Reduce
the
size of a photo at the same time.
Right Click on
the photo, click on Send To, then click
on Mail
Recipient, it will ask you if you wish to make
the picture
smaller, it reduced one photo from 634K to 66K
and another from
3237K to 77K and will put it in your
email, then all
you have to do is type in an email address.
Fantastic. (it
reduces the photo you are emailing but does not
reduce the size
of your original photo).
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BLIND CARBON COPY: (Stop publishing your friends' email
addresses.)
OUTLOOK EXPRESS
or WINDOWS MAIL. (Other email programs
are similar.)
It allows you to
send a large number of emails out and the recipient will see only one address,
the rest are hidden. After the email is sent, the sender can go to Sent and
click on that email do ALT + ENTER.
then click on
Details and all the addresses will appear to the sender only.
To start, click
on Create Mail, then click on To and options open up, To, CC, BCC, click on BCC
(Blind Carbon Copy)
If you have a
number of email addresses in a folder, HIGHLIGHT
that folder or
individual names (hold the Control Key down to highlight several names), still
better, put the names in a group folder and just click on the folder and BCC,
then OK.
Now you will not
expose everyone's email address to everyone else. All email addresses will be
hidden from everyone but the sender.
While in
Favorites, go to File > Import and Export, then
the Wizard comes
up and just follow instructions.
Save it to your
3½ “ Floppy (A) or a CD.
You save it this
way so you can put it back in Internet Explorer
in case your
hard drive crashes.
EMAIL
ATTACHMENT: How to Save or Send.
Open Outlook
Express or Windows Mail, and click on Create Mail, click on
Attach, use the
down arrow click on your C drive, and browse
to find .doc
file or a .jpg file you want.
Highlight the
file and click on Attach. and it will show up in the email you’re about to
send.
To open an
attachment in your email, you click on the
paperclip on the
right side of your email. You may click on
the Attachment
to open it or click on Save the Attachment
(suggest you
save it to your Desktop)
EMAIL COPY AND PASTE: Also documents and web
pages.
If you copy and
paste your email it will look better and
open easier and
not expose all your email addresses.
Highlight the
text you wish to transfer, do Control A to
select all, this high lights everything. To high light a
part of it,
left click the left
side of the message, and drag your Cursor down the left side of the page until
you have highlighted what you wish.
Once
high lighted, do Control C (to copy)
Now go
to Start > Programs > Accessories and click on WordPad. (or Word, or Word Perfect, or open your email
like you're going to send a new message and click on the body of the email,
this will give you an insertion point, then) do Control V to Paste.
Once you get to
this point you may type in more text or delete
text or email
addresses.
The above works
from word processor to word processor, email
to email, word
processor to email, and email to word processor.
This way only
the text of the message will be sent. I do this
all the time, it
is real easy after you do it a few times.
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OUTLOOK
EXPRESS or WINDOWS MAIL:
To
add names to your address book:
Click
on Address at the top right, then click on New at the top left, then click on
New Contact and follow instructions.
To
add a Group like FAMILY with all you relatives in it, Click on New at the top
left, then click on New Group, name it FAMILY or xxx then click OK.
Now
double click on Family, click on Select Members
Highlight
the names, click on Select
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Transfer
Email addresses to your new Computer:
Open
OUTLOOK EXPRESS or Windows Mail, click on Addresses, click on
Export,
Address Book (WAB…) At the top: "Save In" blank scroll to 3 1/2
Floppy (A), at the bottom Name the file like with a date 6 9 08. Then click on
Save.
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TO
HARD COPY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES:
Right Click your
Desktop, click on New Folder, name
it Email
Addresses.
Open
OUTLOOK EXPRESS , click
on File, Export, Address Book,
Select Text File
(Comma Separated Values) and click the Export
button.
Name the file,
click Browse button to save in the Desktop
folder named
Email Addresses, click Next, Deselect everything
except NAME and
Email Address then click Finish.
To do the same
thing in VISTA'S Windows Mail:
Right Click your
Desktop, click on New Folder, name
it Email
Addresses.
Open
Windows Mail, File,
Export, Windows Contacts, select
CSV ( Comma
separated Value), Export, Browse, on the
left click on
Desktop, Email Addresses, near the bottom
type in a name
like Contacts, Save, Next, Deselect everything
you don't want.
Then click Finish.
Now go to the
Desktop and click on the Email Addresses Folder,
then click on Contacts.csv to open it. Do Control P to print.
To save it to a
Floppy or CD, Right click on Contacts.csv, Send To
your Floppy or
RW drive.
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ARRANGE
OR REARRANGE YOUR EMAIL:
To fix your
Inbox list of messages by From, Subject or Received
Just click on
the From and it will arrange your messages by the
person's name
that sent them. Like all John Doe's email to you.
Click on Subject
and it will arrange your messages by Subject
matter. Like all
Word messages.
The best way to
arrange them is by date, just click on Received
and it will
arrange them in ascending or descending order.
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FORWARD
and REPLY or REPLY ALL:
How to FORWARD
an email without all the email addresses.
Same goes for
REPLY and REPLY ALL.
After you click
on the above, highlight the email addresses
or text you wish
to delete, and hit the delete key.
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FOR A
O L USERS ONLY !!!!!!!
To Add names to
your Address Book:
1. If someone
sent you an email, click on Add Address Button.
2. Another way
to add a name, go to Mail, Address Book, click
on New Contact
and fill in the blanks.
To add a Group,
such as your Family click on New Group and
type in Family,
then add names to that group. Now when you
click on Family,
it will send emails to everyone in your family.
Click on Date,
Email Address, or Subject and it will put them
in Ascending or
Descending order. Most people like the
Date to be in
Descending order so their newest email is
at the top.
For AOL
Tutorials, keyword is Quickhelp
==========================================
When installing software, which options should you select:
1.
"typical", this is the one I choose most of the time. It will install
the most used and best parts of the software.
2.
"compact", this will take up less space but will install only the
bare essentials.
3.
"custom", if you really know the program well and know what
you want to
install, use this.
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1. AutoFill: This is on the Google Toolbar, you fill in your
name, address, email address, etc and whenever you are
on line and filling out a form just click on Autofill and it
fills it in for you. If you wish to install the Google Toolbar
it is on the CD I gave out.
2. Red X stops motion. When you go to a web site
it has some crazy motions going on, click on the Red
X on the toolbar and most of the time the motion will stop.
3. Furlong = 220 yards 8
furlongs = mile
4. Delete emails, delete emails in Deleted
Items Folder.
When you delete your emails, they go to a Deleted Items Folder.
To get them off your computer you have to Right Click on
the Deleted Items Folder then click on Empty 'Deleted Items'
Folder.
5. Import, export Favorites and email addresses.
Open your Address Book, go to File, click on Export
click on Address Book (WAB…) use the down arrow
at the top to find your 3 1/2 Floppy and Save.
Same with you Favorites, open Internet Explorer,
click on Favorites, then File, then Import and Export,
then follow instructions.
7. Find out what version of a program you are using.
Open the program, like Quicken, Internet Explorer, etc.
Click on Help at the top right, then click on
About (program name) and it will tell you the version,
and product ID number.
8. Sorting Names in your
Address Book:
Open your Address Book, Click on View, then click on Sort By
First Name, Last Name.
=======================
You'll be amazed
at this site:
It will show you
how things work.
=======================
From Harold
Washburn, it is touching:
-------------------------------------------------------------
From George
Parrott:
With the 4th of
July just around the corner, now is a good
time to brush up
on your history! Take a test
http://games.toast.net/independence
Great test I
missed 4.
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Q. Joe, Sometime last year in one of your
emails you put out
a summary of
what you would want if you were buying a PC
today.
I did not keep
that email. Could you send me another
listing of the
features you would want on a new PC?
Thanks again for
you help
A. AMD
or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Memory 2 or 3GB
160 GB Hard
Drive and up
19" or
20" LCD Monitor
DVD- RW Drive To
burn CD's and DVD's.
Windows Vista
Premium
(comes with
Firewall and AntiSpyware program)
Speakers with a
sub-woofer
Good Surge
Protector
Optical Mouse
AntiVirus
Program
If your have a
Digital Camera: Digital Media Reader
-------------------------------------------------------------
Computer
Pledge, I promise to:
1. Keep my AntiVirus and AntiSpyware updated.
2. Keep Windows updated.
3. Use a Firewall.
4. Uninstall programs that I never use.
5. Back up my data at least monthly.
6. Not spend money on utilities that promise the
impossible.
7. Not to expose email addresses. Use Bcc (blind
carbon copy).
8. Not to Fwd, Fwd, Fwd emails, but copy and
paste.
9. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Stop
tweaking when it's running well.
10. Relax and
enjoy your computer, it is a gift.
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Kissing Test
goes wrong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlevdGvGcJM
Dual-Core
Processors
A dual-core
processor has two execution cores on a single chip. Each
core
independently accesses the frontside (system) bus, which
connects the CPU
to the system's RAM.
A dual-core
processor is ideal for multitasking-for instance,
watching
streaming video while listening to MP3s with other
applications
open, as well-or playing graphics-intensive games.
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4 out
of every 5 heads of U.S. households use email.
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A list of the
532 updates in Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).
A list of more
than a 1000 updates in Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480/
Russian soldiers
dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoQb8vb4blA
Windows 7 (maybe in 2010) multi touch demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTABGen4Ckg
Windows 7 would
more akin to "Windows Vista – Second Edition":
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From Ted
Mellinger, Somewhere in Time:
http://www.greatdanepro.com/somewhere%20in%20time/index.htm
Talk about a
crowd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inA-36YRV0Y&eurl
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7 8 08 System Tools *
(The 800
lb Gorilla.)
Dear
Classmates,
Tuesday,
July 8 at 7 pm, we will have our Windows XP/Vista Workshop.
Special
treat: Bob Brown will do a comparison of
Windows
Vista and Windows XP. He will review the most significant differences and search for the
reasons why Vista has such a bad reputation. Is it possible that Vista is not really
all that bad?
Also, he
will have a schedule of Microsoft's support for various
Windows
releases and a few rumors about the next version of Windows
coming
someday.
Also
he will do a brief demo of home networking.
After Bob
Brown's presentation we will have our Question and Answer period and we will
discuss and demo:
1. Disk Cleanup:
It deletes;
Temporary Internet Files, Temporary Files,
Recycle Bin, Offline Web Pages, etc.
2. Error
Checking (Scan Disk); (removes errors from your hard drive.)
3. Defrag.
(rearranges your data for faster access)
As
you add and delete programs and files your, it is scattered all over the hard
drive Defrag rearranges your data so
there are no empty spaces and the programs and data you use the most are put
into the fastest accessible portion of your hard drive.
4. System Info. Tells you all about the Hardware
and Software
on your computer. (More than you want to
know).
5. System
Restore: Restores your system to a
previous date.
Say you installed a new program today and
your computer
went haywire, use System Restore to restore
it to yesterday.
6. Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard. (you can have problems with this)
7. Security
Center: Manage
security settings for Automatic
Updates,
Internet Options, and Windows Firewall.
(Notice, there will be no meeting in August. Our Next Meeting will be September 9.)
Kindest regards,
joe isaac
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Control + H will
bring up History in either Netscape
or Internet
Explorer.
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LOST
CLUSTERS- When you scan your hard drive, it will save
lost
clusters with the extension of .CHK (They are named and
numbered
this way: File0000.chk - File0001.chk, etc.)
This
is just me, but I always delete them.
.chk
= Misc File fragments saved by Scandisk.
BACKUP
FILES- These end in .OLD or .BAK and are older
versions
of files that a program has changed
TEMPORARY
FILES- Files that end in .TMP or have a $ or ~ in their
extensions
or in their names are usually temporary files that can be
safely
removed.
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After the
accident, I told the police officer I thought the driver
of the other
vehicle was drunk.
He told me the
other vehicle was a cow.
=======================
Make your Email
Text Bigger
In Outlook
Express and Windows Mail: click on VIEW, Text Size.
=======================
COOL Computer Tip.....for Scroll Wheel Mouse Users:
Having
trouble reading a webpage) because the type is too small?
You can change the size of the text!!!
Hold down your Ctrl key
and spin the wheel. It makes the
text larger or smaller
depending on which way you spin.
=======================
The most common ways to get a virus:
E-mail attachments and Internet
downloads.
-------------------------------------------------------------
If you have something you need to clean and everything you've
tried isn't working, you can always check out this site.
http://www.howtocleananything.com/
=======================
Put a stock symbol in Google. For example, to view information for
Microsoft or Intel, you would type in msft and it will bring up Microsoft
or intc and it will bring up Intel.
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Definitions: (Google Stuff)
Type Define: and any word you
wish to know, like Define computer
it is amazing.
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Deciphering Centrino:
Centrino consists of: For laptops only.
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Best of online Museums:
Computer History Museum:
Tech Museum of Innovation:
U.S. Army Military History:
http://ftp.arl.army.mil/ftp/historic-computers/
Smithsonian:
www.americanhistory.si.edu/index.cfm
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village:
U.S. Library of Congress:
===============================
Daily Fun Site:
Phrases
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. It's better
to light a candle than curse the darkness. These are
phrases we've probably all heard of and a lot of us use.
Did you know there was a site you could go to in order to
find out about their origins and histories?
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html
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Q. Hi Joe I've got Vista and you'd think it'd have
Power
Point, but I got an email on pictures of animals from a
former work buddy and my PC says "can't perform requested
activity"?????
How do I initiate Power Point on Vista?
Thanks.
A. All you need is the PowerPoint Viewer that is on
the TIPS 2008 CD.
Or you can download it from:
Let me know if this works.
Response: It worked.
Thanks a million!
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From Norm Severin:
" The American Indians found out what happens when
you
don't control immigration."
-------------------------------------------------------------
Response to the Vista $20 class email:
Geez Joe.....I'm still trying to learn XP!!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------
Q. Joe, I'm still in XP, and recently
when ever I return to
the desktop, I get the following message:
IEXPLORE.EXE - Application Error
X The instruction at "0x02802bf2" referenced
memory at
"0x02da6c38". The memory could not be
"read".
Click on OK to terminate the program.
A. I don't really know but I have 3
suggestions:
1. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
System Restore, and go back to a date when you computer
was working OK. If it was recently.
2. Download Internet Explorer 7.0 and see if that will fix
it.
3. Google it and see what they say.
Response:
Thanks for the quick response Joe. I shoulda thought of
System Restore......old age sure ain't for sissies, is it.
Thanks again.
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Memory
2 or 3GB
120 to 350 GB Hard Drive
19" LCD Monitor
(DVD-
RW Drive To burn CD's and DVD's.)
128 MB graphics card, 256 MB is better.
Digital Media Reader for your Digital Camera
memory card.
Windows Vista Premium (comes with a Firewall and
Windows Defender, an AntiSpyware program.)
Speakers with a sub-woofer
Good Surge Protector
Optical Mouse
AntiVirus Program
===============================
Q. I just returned from a
European trip and took over 500 pictures
with my digital camera. If I put these on my
computer and
then to a cd and then delete them from the
computer, will
the space used up for the photos be returned
or does it
just look deleted but is really still there?
A. They are in your Recycle Bin,
you must delete them from the Recycle Bin, then the space used by the photos
will be returned.
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http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html
===============================
Untouched Amazonian Tribe Caught On Camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16fvTonR_gA&eurl
----------------------------------
From: Myra Engle
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:52 PM
You wrote this in another email earlier.
That statement is why I now
own a new laptop with Vista. :)
In a message dated 6/11/2008 12:08:33 P.M.
Eastern Daylight Time,
joeisaac@insightbb.com writes:
We also discussed the Snipping Tool in
Vista, to me it is one on the
great new programs within Vista. I don't
care what you see on your
monitor, web site, email, pdf file you can
capture any part of it by
using the Snipping Tool and save it as a
jpeg file. Now you can
insert it in an email or word document.
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From: Wanda Green
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:21
AM
Subject: Thank you
Joe,
I am happy to see someone who
likes Vista and has some positive
information to help Vista users. I
have been using it on my
clients' computers, and bought 1
new computer with Vista for our
company. It has been a real
challenge for me and I have been one of
those complainers. I sincerely
appreciate your positive
emails--this will help me.
Thank you.
Wanda Green, QuickBooks Certified
ProAdvisor
Fifth Point Enterprises, Inc.
Payroll, Bookkeeping, and all
things QuickBooks
859.263.8237
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Microsoft is offering free support for
Windows XP, SP3 problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Bob Brown reported that Microsoft's support
for XP will end
April 8, 2014.
----------------------------------
Excellent
information From Laurie Barnett:
Upgraded to Vista? Frustrated?
These Quick & Simple Steps May Help!
1) For
your information, in Vista the word "My"
has been dropped
from the titles My Computer, My Documents,
My Pictures, etc.
2) Every
time I change a setting, I'm prompted to grant permission
to allow the system to make the change. This
is annoying!
This User Account Control feature in Vista
is a good one. It is
intended to make the Administrator of the
computer aware of all
changes to the system (such as installing
new software, changing
settings to the Start Menu, etc.) and helps
prevent malicious
software from being installed on the
computer. When a user (who is
not the Administrator) decides to change a
setting, they are
prompted for the Administrator to enter a
password. When the user
is the Administrator, however, the User
Account Control can be
annoying, especially when customizing
Windows and installing
software after first installing Vista.
During this time the
Administrator is continually prompted to
grant permission. When
this happens, the Administrator may want to
temporarily turn off
the User Account Control while configuring
the computer to their liking.
Before turning off the User Account Control,
ensure that you have
antivirus, spyware, malware and firewall
protection. To turn off
the User Account Control, open the Control
Panel and go to User
Accounts. Click on Turn User Control On/Off
and then uncheck the
box labeled Use User Account Control (UAC)
To Help Protect Your
Computer. Reboot your computer. A red shield
with a white cross
will appear in the Notification area of your
Taskbar alerting you
that the UAC has been turned off. To turn
the UAC back on, simply
take the same steps but instead of
unchecking the box, place a
checkmark inside the box.
3) Where's
the Menu bar (File, View, Help, etc. buttons) on the
Windows Explorer screens, e.g., Computer,
Document, etc?
The Menu Bars in Vista are hidden by default
because most of the
tasks are found on the Toolbar or on menus
when you right click on
a file or folder. To temporarily reveal the
Menu Bar, press the
Alt key and the Menu Bar should appear.
Selecting an option from
the Menu Bar will make it disappear, or
press the Alt key again.
To permanently display the Menu Bar, click
the drop-down arrow on
the Organize button on the screen and go to
Layout and then click
on the Menu Bar option. The Menu bar should
now be displayed.
4) Windows
Flip 3D is a new visual effects feature in Vista that
helps a user quickly scroll between windows
and tasks; however some
may consider the scrolling too distracting.
This feature can be
disabled if you like. You can always enable
it after you've become
accustomed to Vista. To disable it, right
click on Computer and
select Properties. Click on Advanced System
Settings. Click on
Continue. Select the Advanced tab and then
press the Settings
button. Select the Visual Effects tab. You will
be presented with
the following options:
- Let Windows Choose
- Adjust for Best Appearance
- Adjust for Best Performance
- Custom
Select Custom and scroll through the list
until you see the setting
for 3D and uncheck it.
When you have changed the setting, click OK
for the change to take
effect.
While scrolling through the list in Custom,
take the time to become
familiar with the other settings that you
have control of. At some
point you may decide you want to change some
of them.
5) Whenever
I turn on my computer the Welcome Center screen
displays. This is annoying!
To stop the Welcome Center screen from
displaying each time you boot
up your computer, locate the box labeled Run
at Startup in the
lower-left of the screen. Uncheck the box
and close the Welcome
Center screen. Next time you boot up your
computer, the Welcome
Center should not display. If needed, you
can access the Welcome
Center by clicking the Start button and
select the Control Panel
and then click System & Maintenance and
then select Welcome Center.
6) Where's
the Run command on the Start Menu? I miss it.
You can access the Run command by pressing
the Windows logo key in
conjunction with the letter R. If you prefer
to place the Run
command on the Start Menu, right click the
Start button and select
Properties. Go to the Start Menu tab and
click on the Customize
button. Scroll through the list and place a
checkmark in the Run
Command box. Click OK for the change to take
effect.
7) To
the right of my desktop is a Windows Sidebar with Gadgets. I
prefer to have a "clean" desktop.
How do I remove the sidebar?
Right click on the word Gadgets located in
the upper-right corner
and select Close Sidebar.
8) Can't
find something? Vista has a search feature called Instant
Search to help you locate applications,
email, any file, document,
photo, Internet Favorite or History, etc. It
searches not only by
name but inside the file or document as
well. It also searches by
date or a property of what you are trying to
locate. At the bottom
of the Start Menu is a text box. Inside the
box, type the word,
phrase, date or property of what you are
looking for. As you begin
to type, the computer immediately begins to
search and return all
relevant matches. Double-click the specific
item you are looking
for in order to open it. This Instant Search
box is also located in
every Windows Explorer window, e.g.,
Computer, Documents, Music, etc.
9) Where
is Log Off, Shut Down, Restart, etc.?
Click on the Start button. At the bottom of
the Start Menu to the
right of the Instant Search, box, you will
see the Power button (an
icon of a circle broken at top). The default
for the Power button
is Sleep! To the right of the Power (sleep)
button is the Lock
Button Menu. Log Off, Restart, Shut Down,
etc., can be found on
the Lock Button Menu (Click on the arrow to
reveal the Lock
Button's menu).
10) Do
you find the Start Menu too confusing? Wish it looked like
it did in XP? Change it to Classic View! To
do so, right click on
the Start button and select Properties. Go
to the Start Menu tab
and select the option for Classic Start Menu
and then click OK.
Microsoft has promised to continue
security updates and technical support
for Windows XP until April 2014.
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To create a one-click shortcut
to shutdown Vista, right click on
your desktop and then select New.
Click on Shortcut. In the textbox, copy and paste this in: shutdown -s -t 01
Click on Next when done.
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Q. How do I increase the size of
my font in Vista?
A. Right click on your desktop
and choose Personalize. Then on the left side, click on the "Adjust font
size (DPI)" link. Next, click the option that says "Larger scale (120
DPI) - make text more readable." When you're all finished, click OK.
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Microsoft VP Confirms Windows 7 Ship Date:
January 2010
(You know how well Microsoft does dates.)
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Joe, I bought Office 2007 Student & Home Edition
on your information
and I must say I want to thank you, thank
you, thank you. I have
never owned Office, just had Word as a part
of the Works Suite. I
have never been too fond of Word till now. I
love it. It is absolutely fantastic. And I love Power Point too. I haven't
opened Excel and may not use it because although I use a spreadsheet a lot, I
just need the simple Works ss.
But again, I thank you so much for
recommending the program and at
that price.
Frankie
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GET REAL-TIME STOCK QUOTES FOR FREE In today's
volatile market,
you're probably keeping a closer eye on your
stocks and investments.
Traditionally, it has been difficult to get
free real-time stock
information online. Stock quotes are
typically delayed 15 or 20
minutes. This can make it difficult to buy
low and sell high.
This week, Google added real-time stock
quotes from NASDAQ and
the New York Stock Exchange.
For real-time sale prices, visit Google
Finance.
http://finance.google.com/finance
Or, simply enter the ticker symbol on
Google's search page. Keep the page open to have the quotes updated
automatically.
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Q. Joe, I installed the latest
version of AVG (8.0) and now it tells me
that the connection with the update manager
has failed and therefore
I'm not protected. But what can I do to
correct this? The only thing I can think of is to uninstall and reinstall. I'd
appreciate any suggestions.
A. That is what I would do.
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Microsoft stopped sales of their Windows XP operating system on
June 30, 2008.
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Check your Internet Speed:
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp
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7 8 08
System Tools Review *
Dear Classmates,
We had a
fantastic crowd to attend our meeting.
We had a great
class, a great bunch of questions and answers.
Thank you all.
Thanks to all of
you who helped answer the many questions.
You are a very
knowledgeable group, I continue to learn from you.
I received $20
from a person who wished to remain anonymous.
It will be used
to buy CDs and Jewel cases for the TIPS 2008 that we give away.
Another
gentleman donated a beautiful pocketbook that we gave away.
A special thanks
to Bob Brown for his presentation. (photo below).
Bob has CKCS
Senior Net Computer Clinic the 4th Tuesday each month
at 10 am. He is
very knowledgeable.
You will be able to access all the emails I have sent out
in the last 12 months by going to: (in a day or 2)
http://www.ckcs.org/joetips.htm
There
will be No Meeting in August. You will hear from
me again
in September.
Take
care,
Joe
Isaac
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From: Betty
Lampkin
Sent: Sunday,
July 06, 2008 7:10 PM
Subject: Jack
Update
Dear Joe,
Jack Lampkin
fell at home June 24th. developed a terrible
hematoma and is
in St. Jo Hospital. Has been there since the fall.
Betty
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Monday, July 14, 2008
7 PM at the CKCS Resource Center
GADGETS 1 - Guests Welcome!
Explore the
world of gadgets!
Helpful web
sites
Bring physical
gadgets to show and tell
Education and
Fun
YES, IT'S A
GADGET WORLD - Advancements in technology are creating a
wonderful new
world of gadgets, the things that help you do daily
activities
easier and quicker. Some are strictly mechanical devices
and some are
computer programs. Gadget fiends Larry Mitchum and
Jerry
Heaton will present a 1
hour program demonstrating some of the
latest and fun
gadgets on the market today. The public is invited.
Yes there will
be a show and tell session so feel free to bring any
new or unusual
gadget you own to "show and tell". Please bring a
neighbor,
relative or friend with you.
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ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING at no cost
Acceptable
items are old computers, monitors, keyboards, printers,
TVs
and cell phones.
These
events are held quarterly at the LFUCG Versailles Road Campus
located
at 1306 Versailles Road at the back of the building.
July 7
to 12, 7 to 4:30 week days Saturday til Noon.
Next
quarter: Nov 3 to 8, then March 2 to 7.
Contact
LEXCALL at 425-2255 for more information about the date of
the
next drop-off event.
http://www.lfucg.com/environmental/recycling.asp
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Jo Stratton
reports:
Some Walgreen
Drug Stores have a special machine that will refill you printer cartridges:
Black for $10, Color $15, with a coupon it is $7.50 and $11.25.
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Q. Are there Free Office programs?
A. Yes, but the best does not cost a lot,
Office Home and Student 2007 on sale is around $129 and you can use it on 3
computers. Not only that but you can get help from Jerry Heaton, who is the SIG
Leader for Microsoft Word.
Office Home and
Student 2007 has WORD, EXCEL, and POWERPOINT and it is a fantastic program.
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Q. I wanted to put my friend's XP computer in sleep mode and can't
remember how I
did it.
You sent me the
info one time and I did it and liked it but
sorry......I am
75 y.o. so you know the rest of the story.
A. Very
important, do this when you leave your computer for a break or lunch or
anything. Go to Start, Turn Off
Computer, click on Stand By.
(this
puts you computer in a low power state so that you can quickly resume your
Windows session.)(it will save electricity, make you computer last longer and
cut down of the dust you pull thru your computer.)
To do this
automatically:
Start, Control
Panel, Power Options, Turn off monitor blank, set for 10 minutes, Turn
off hard disks blank, set for 15 minutes, Set System standby blank to Never.
Or Set Turn off
monitor blank and Turn off hard disks blank to Never,
and set System
standby blank, for 5 or 10 minutes, or whatever.
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In VISTA it is
easy, go to Start, and click on the first button after the Start Search blank.
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Q. What about Windows 7?
A. This is the new operating system that may
come out in 2010, Microsoft has never been on time yet. I think most Vista
machine will be able to handle this.
Windows 7 will
be a lot like the new iPhone you'll do a lot of your work by touching the
screen and less with you mouse and keyboard.
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Q. How do you remove items from your System
Tray?
(or Notification Area)
A. Click on Start, then Run, type in msconfig,
click OK.
Now up on the
right click on STARTUP.
(In VISTA type
msconfig in the Start Search, then hit Enter.)
Don't be afraid
to uncheck items, you can always go back and put the
check mark back
in. Only your Antivirus, like Symantec,
McAfee, AVG etc.
and your AntiSpyware programs needs to be
there plus any other program
you know and
want to open at Start Up.
(HOT
TIP: Open Google, type
in the file name you want to uncheck,
it will have an
.exe ending and google will tell you what it is.)
If you
make a mistake just go back and put the check mark back in.
(Windows Defender will explain the
files in Start up. Click on Tools, then Software Explorer.)
When you Start
up your computer again, you will get a dialog box:
Put that check
mark in and click on OK.
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Q.
Where do you get the Free AntiVirus?
A. AVG Free
Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG
Free is
available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the
product! It is
on the TIPS 2008 CD or,
If
you wish to download the 16 MB program:
http://free.avg.com/ww.download?prd=afe
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Q.
If you install the new Windows Media Player 11 should you delete
Windows
Media Player 10 first.
A. No, do not delete Windows Media
Player 10 because it has all your
songs
and settings on it, just install 11 over 10.
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In Windows VISTA and XP:
drive, then
Properties, then down on the right click on:
1. Disk Cleanup, I put a
check mark in my boxes, Downloaded Program files, Temporary Internet Files,
Recycle Bin, Temporary Files, etc., then click OK. You'll save hundreds of
megabytes. When that is done, click on:
2. Tools, then under Error-Checking click
Check Now
(Check in the
box labeled [X] Automatically fix errors and the
box Scan for and
attempt recovery of bad sectors).
It will make you
restart your computer and it will automatically put it
in a special
mode. After you are done with Error-Checking click on:
3. Disk Defragment at the
bottom left click on Analyze and it will
tell you if you
need to Defrag. If its been a month or so Defrag anyway.
(Vista won't let
you defrag if you don't need it.)
Before and After
defragging your hard drive, reset your Power Options,
so it won't cut
off during the Defrag. If you're using a Screen Saver
(that wears out
your monitor and hard drive and pulls dust through
your computer)
you have to do the same thing.
Please don't use
a Screen Saver, use the Power Option in the Control
Panel.
For Power
Options, go to Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance,
Power Options, I
set mine to turn off display 10 minutes and put the
computer to
sleep in 15 minutes.
Defrag EVERY 2
or 3 MONTHs OR SO. It takes an hour or so.
Remember:
First you want to uninstall any programs you no longer want, and delete any
files (documents, photos, emails, etc.) you no longer want, then do Disk
Cleanup, then Error- Checking, then Defrag, all in this order.
In XP
go to: Start, Control Panel (classic view) click on Add or Remove
Programs.
If you wish to see your updates click on at
the top middle Show Updates.
In Vista:
Start, Control Panel (classic view) click Programs and Features.
To
view updates: At the top left click on View installed updates.
If
you click on the tabs at the top it will arrange the items in alphabetical or
chronological order, click again and it will reverse them.
4.
SYSTEM INFORMATION:
Go to Start, All
Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
System
Information it will tell you more than you want to know.
5.
SYSTEM RESTORE:
Go to Start, All
Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore.
(When you
computers starts screwing up, reboot it and if that fix it,
use System
Restore, go back a few days when your computer was working OK and restore to
that date.) This does not effect your documents or
email, etc, only
your system files, etc.
Restore points
are automatically created, but if you want to create one manually:
In XP: Start,
Accessories, System Tools, System Restore, click on Create a Restore Point,
Next and follow Instructions.
In Vista: Type
in System Restore in the Start Search blank, then hit Enter.
click on the
words after To create a restore point,
at the bottom of the next
click on Create,
and follow instructions.
6. Security Center:
Go to Start, Control Panel, Security, Security
Center, and see if your Fire Wall, updates, AntiSpyware are OK.
One of
the nice things about VISTA is that you don't have to
remember
where System Information, System Restore, Security Center are
located, you just type it in Start Search and hit Enter and it takes
you
there. Fantastic.
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One of the main
reasons you lose resources is that every time you open
a program Window
reserves so much resources, and when you close the
program Windows
does not give it all back.
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If you wish to
check the speed of your modem, click on:
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BwDownTest.asp?s
For a full check
up go to:
This is an
Internet Program that examines your computer for RAM, chip
speed, your
browser (like Internet Explorer), your internet connection
speed, your
windows operating system, etc. and gives you hints on how to
make your
computer more efficient.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Contrary to what
you have been told over and over, it is
a good idea to
unsubscribe to spam you receive.
They know your email address is OK when it was not
returned to them.
Some of the
spammers make it easy to unsubscribe and
some make it hard,
but it is worth it to unsubscribe.
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I know
a lot of you people are helping other people
with
their computers and that makes me feel really good.
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Average
Temperature and Rainfall for Lexington, KY.
http://www.weather.com/weather/climatology/monthly/USKY1079
=======================
Drivers are mini-programs (instructions) that tell
your computer
how to use its
hardware (like printers, scanners, etc.)
=======================
OOPS
!!
If you clicked
on the wrong thing, move the cursor to
a blank spot and
let it go and nothing will happen.
=======================
From John
Saindon:
Hope you can get this site.
Great music from the 50's and
on. Beats the stuff they call
music today. I've had fun
searching on this site. Frankie
Classic Popular Music --
Original Artists
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Q. I have a bad problem with my Dell PC and
need your advice.
I bought a Dell
Dimension 4500 (running MS Windows XP Home
Edition) in June
of 2002.
It has 40 gig of
disk and 256mb DDR SDRAM.
The past month
or so I am getting a blue screen with
various error
messages and today I can rarely get on.
Today I have
probably gotten over 50 blue screens with
various error
messages.
I have had to
come up in Safe Mode when I can get it to
come up at all.
A. You're in luck, take your computer tower,
you don't need
the monitor,
keyboard, or mouse to Dr. Fixit at CKCS,
Saturday, July 7
at 2pm and he will try to fix it for free.
Dr. fixit meets the
first Saturday at 2 pm every month.
He is really
good, his name is Norm Funk.
Response:
Thanks again for
telling me about Dr. Fixit.
Norm sure does
know his stuff.
He spent quite a
bit of time on my PC (as well as the
others who were
there also.
I had to end up
getting some new memory and he installed
it and now all
seems well again.
Best wishes to
you.
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Q. Joe, what is your opinion on purchasing the ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9 offered today at World Start? Sounds good, but is it effective?
Last week they also offered SYSTEM MECHANIC 6 which also sounds good but would it really be needed?
Thanks for your advice.
A. SYSTEM MECHANIC is OK, but didn't install it until one time
I had a problem with the message on the screen going by so fast
I could not read it. Then I installed it and could read the message.
I didn't use any other part of it.
I don't know about ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9.
I buy stuff from them all the time and half the time I don't use it,
they sure make it sound good.
You have to remember that a lot of the time their programs are
not the current one.
I've finally adopted "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Let me know if you buy and install these and how they work.
You could give a report to the class.
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Q.
I thought you gave us a website to get individual houses on street
site
plus property evaluation? Is that right? I am hoping you
still
have it? I need to look up my own property. I used to have a
site,
now it is obsolete.
A.
This site has a wealth of information about your home.
http://www.fayettepva.com/Search/GenericSearch.aspx?mode=Address
Once you put your address in, you will have owner, lot size, etc.
On the left you can click on Values and get the appraisal on your house
over
the years, also a Photo.
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Time to Reset Your
inserted Photo:
At one point or
another, we've all inserted a picture into a
document, and started
altering its appearance.
Larger, smaller, next
thing you know, you've got a mess and you're looking at the Undo button,
thinking, "How far back do I have to go to fix this
one?"
If you're using
Office 2007, RIGHT CLICK on the photo, and click on Format Picture and make your selections, one option is Reset
picture.
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The best Windows Vista
help and how-to's
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/default.mspx
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Q. Well, I have this friend who has a computer.
Yesterday, I
downloaded Service Pack #3. It took forever even
though she has
Insight Broadband. By the time it finally was
totally downloaded, I
was ready to pull my hair out and throw her
computer in the
toilet. Well, when all was done, can you believe
that the home page
she uses (MSN) would not come up, just the
toolbars but not the
page.
What in the world has
happened??????? I'm sure you can help me
A. First off: Do System Restore to date before you installed SP3.
It has been giving some people a lot of trouble:
If that does not work, Uninstall SP3 and don't reinstall it until they
get the bugs out.
Or: Microsoft is offering free support for Windows XP, SP3 problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Response:
I uninstalled Service
Pack 3 as suggested and everything went back
to
"normal".
Thank all of you for
being so much help. Never, never again with I
get so involved.
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Q. HI: Save me one of those Vista Disks and I'll be
there on Tuesday
eve for the class and
to pick it up and pay for it. I actually
signed up for some
classes on HP for Vista too. I'm excited with
the Vista and
everything was transferred over by the Geek squad but
they neglected to
transfer my address book to contacts and my
folders to Windows
Mail. I guess I should have kept the outlook
email but I changed
to windows mail. Now I'm having trouble getting
them to come back and
finish the job. Otherwise they were OK.
Thanks so much for
staying in touch. Oh, yes, I bought an HP
printer to and was
shocked and thrilled to see it has a scanner with
it. Charles had
bought one many years ago and we have used it a
lot. Elizabeth
A. See you
Tuesday.
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Transfer Email
addresses to your new Computer:
On your old Computer:
Open OUTLOOK EXPRESS
click on Addresses, click on Export,
Address Book (WAB...)
At the top: "Save In" blank scroll to 3 1/2
Floppy (A), or CD, or
Flash Drive, at the bottom Name the file like with a date 6 9 08. Then click on Save.
On your new Computer:
Open Windows Mail and
do the same as above except Import.
I haven't found a way
to transfer the folders.
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Microsoft trumpets security additions in
upcoming IE8
Slates anti-malware,
cross-site scripting defenses in Augusts' IE8 Beta 2
July 2, 2008
(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. today outlined new
security features
that it plans to add to Internet Explorer (IE)
next month, including
anti-malware protection and a filter the company said would block most
cross-site scripting attacks.
Internet Explorer 8
Beta 2, which Microsoft has slated for release
sometime in August,
will include two new security tools.
One, dubbed "SmartScreen
Filter", adds malware blocking
to the antiphishing
protection already embedded in IE7. The new
feature, will warn
users when they're about to visit a site known or suspected of spreading
malicious code and then block any download from that site.
IE8 will dynamically
determine whether a site is potentially dangerous by pinging remote servers
each time a user tries to reach a page.
Microsoft will use
multiple third-party sources to compose the
blacklists for both
phishing and malware-hosting sites, said Wilson.
It will also draw on
data gathered by Windows Defender, the
company's free
antispyware tool.
"We get the data
feeds and update our lists multiple times a day,"
he said. "And
IE8 makes the call to the URL reputation service
servers, and if it's
a phishing or malware site, the browser
navigates away from
the page and displays a warning."
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Performance Monitor
"You can use
Microsoft Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor to examine how programs
you run affect your computer's performance, both in real time and by collecting
log data for later analysis. It uses performance counters, event trace data,
and configuration information, which can be combined into Data Collector
Sets."
You can start the
Reliability and Performance Monitor by clicking
Start and then typing
reliability and the Reliability and
Performance Monitor
will automatically appear. It is split into five sections: resource overview,
CPU, disk, network, and memory.
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Generate a System Health Report
Click Start and type
Performance and select Performance Information
and Tools
Click Advanced tools
in the left hand panel and then click Generate
a system health
report. The report will take approximately one minute.
The Reliability and
Performance Monitor will give you detailed
information about
your software, hardware, and diagnostics in
addition to the areas
mentioned above.
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We lost a dear friend and classmate last month:
Jack Lampkin
================================
9 9 08 Skypes, Movie Maker, ViStart,
Control Panel *
Dear Classmates,
1. Skypes, a free webcam site where you can see the
person
the person you are
talking too. You do this computer to computer.
They will charge you
if you place a call to a telephone number.
A lot of the new
Laptops have webcam built in. I recently purchased
Microsoft LifeCam
VX-5000 for $49.99 less $20.00 equals $29.99, Circuit City had them on sale
through September 6. Watch Sunday newspaper inserts for another sale. It will work on a Laptop or Desktop, the nice
part was that with Vista or XP you just plug it in, the drivers are already
installed. You must have broadband to use it.
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/
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2. Microsoft Movie Maker, a free program where you can
put
video, pictures,
music, narration, etc and then make a DVD
and send it to your
kinfolks and friends.
For Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
For Vista
Premium: Movie Maker comes already
installed.
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3. Speed Search, one of the great features of Vista,
and now you can have it on XP. ViStart brings the functionality of the Windows
Vista Start Menu to Windows XP.
This is a Beta Program,
so be careful and create a System Restore date before you install.
Also this web site is
tricky, Registry
Mechanic 7.0 comes up first, ViStart is right under it.
http://vistart.en.softonic.com/
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4. Control Panel (Classic
View) on how to
add new hardware, programs, fonts, sounds, mouse settings and more.
How to add new Hardware, Software, Fonts, Sounds, Mouse
Settings, Internet options, Network Connections, Power Options, Security Center
and Windows Firewall. It will be a great learning session.
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.
I make no money from these sales, that is
what I paid for them and I got
a discount by buying over $400 worth.
Take care,
Joe Isaac
======================================
From: Wade Ketron:
He will answer any questions you have on Spamfighter in
class.
I was getting around 50-100 emails a day on
roadrunner-outlook
email. The emails were advertising Viagra, Cilias,
getting out of
debt, casinos online. I had tried to block them with
tools provided
by Outlook including message rules etc. without success.
I switched
to wadeketron@yahoo.com as one solution and they have a
spam blocker
that works great. However, after notifying most of my
friends of the
email change I continued to get mail on roadrunner from
them with
the Viagra etc mixed in taking me a while to delete and
read only
the good ones. I Goggled and up jumped Spamfighter. It is
free but
has one stipulation that I let them advertise on the
bottom of my
emails and send out verification of the people
(WhiteList) and
Viagra (Blacklist) that I do or do not wish to block.
It is working great now and I hope the blacklist doesn't
ever get
your email address. I would block each one but they would
put a
small change in the address. I apologize for any problem
it may have
caused you.
Advantage: 1. I now have 2 emails that are almost spam free
of
Viagra etc. I don't have to delete 50-100 messages each
day,
hoping I didn't delete a friends email.
2. Disadvantage: Allowing spamfighter to advertise the
same as Virus
fighters Norton, etc that state at the bottom "it
has been checked
for viruses".
====================
Most people think when they delete a file, even from
the Recycle Bin, it is gone, but what happens is that
the system merely removes the pointer to that file.
(Like the first letter of the file name.)
The data remains on the hard drive until it is
overwritten.
=======================
How to shut off some animations and sound on a web page.
After the web page loads, hit the Stop button on your
browser.
It is the red X on Internet Explorer Menu Bar at the top
of the page.
------------------------------
Q. Joe How do I get rid of
an icon on the task bar ( by the clock )
at start up . You told us before but I don't remember.
Thanks
Joe , no need to reply on my message I found it on # 44
on
your Top 50 Tips.
=======================
Q. Who do you recommend to
set up a new computer and
change the data? We are really ready to buy a new one.
I'm hoping I can continue to do email on the old one until it crashes! I miss
your grand tip groups. Maybe we should come back for more.
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A. Have you thought of doing the changeover yourself.
Try this web site:
http://www.ckcs.org/topfifty/13.html
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Norman Funk is great at doing all type
of things on a computer, he will come to your home.
His Rates are:
Home $25
an hour
Business 35 an hour
Corporation 50 an hour
He is Dr. Fixit at CKCS, his SIG is at
2 pm the first Saturday.
Phone # 859 489 4837, norm.funk@yahoo.com
=======================
Viewing File Extensions:
Ever wonder what file extensions
are? Or even better yet, ever
wish you could see the extension
along with the file name? Well,
both of those questions have a
simple remedy.
Click on My Computer, Highlight
your C Drive, click
on TOOLS, Folders Options, View,
Select "Show hidden
files and folders" unselect
"Hide extensions for known file
types". Click OK.
View File Extensions In Vista
File extensions are the three- or four-character codes,
such as .DOC, .TXT, and .JPG that follow a file name and
indicate what type of file it is. To make extensions
visible, open Control Panel, Folder Options,
select the View tab. Uncheck, Hide Extensions For
Known File Types
and click OK.
=======================
Q. Received notification
from Norton this morning that its time for the annual renewal. I'd like to buy
their recommended update. Do you think
there is an advantage of physically going out and buying
the
software versus downloading it online?
A. A lot of folks have had
problems with the update.
You must delete the old one before you put the new one on
or it
keeps telling you to renew.
Suggest you do not
renew, but buy the program so you will have the CD on hand. They have some
bargains in the Sunday Inserts.
=======================
Q. I had a fellow ask me
if there is an easy way to delete
addresses in a forwarded email prior to forwarding it
again. This fellow knows how to cut and paste but he and
now I wonder if there is not a shortcut that we are missing.
A. After
you click on Forward, take you cursor and highlight
the addresses, then hit the delete key on your keyboard.
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Q. My photos are
too large to email.
A. In XP find the
photo files, highlight the ones you want to email, right click on one of them
(it will email all that you have
highlighted), click on Send To, then click on Mail
Recipient.
Now select either: Make all my
pictures smaller or
Keep the Original sizes. Then click OK.
In VISTA, it is the same until you pick photo sizes.
There is a down arrow with these
selections:
640 x 480 (which is good for an
email), 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, etc.
pick one, then click on Attach.
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Q. When I send documents out in Word 2007 nobody
can open them.
I understand this problem has been addressed directly to
Microsoft, and they have no answer.
A. Even though I use Word
2007, I save it in Word 97-2003,
most people can open this. I made this my default.
Open Word 2007, on the top left, click on the round
Office button,
at the bottom click on Word Options, on the left click on
Save,
in the top box, Save files in this format: use the down arrow
and
select Word 97 - 2003 Document (.doc) then click OK.
Response:
Works great. Wish I had known that earlier, would have
saved much frustration.
Thank you Joe.
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Handy keyboard shortcuts:
1. Windows Key + M
Minimizes all
window.
2. Shift + F3
Changes a
highlighted passage in Word from
title caps, to lowercase,
to all caps and back again.
3. The F4 key is set to repeat the last action.
This is a test
sentence. This is a test sentence.
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Q. I have windows 98 and
I'm being turned down for stuff,
including MacAfee. Can I get windows 2000 at the club to
download? Is that a good idea or will it crash my
computer. I'm really frustrated.
A. It would be unwise to
spend any money on a Windows 98
computer, because, you may fix one thing and another will
go wrong, like an old car.
My best suggestion is for you a new Vista Premium computer,
you will love the speed and the new applications.
If you watch the Sunday inserts, you'll find them with
$100 or $200 rebates
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Q. Do you have a button
somewhere which says NEW CONTACT
GROUP in Windows Mail. I don't have one and can't figure
out
how to find and add such a button. I can't find one
anywhere?
A. Open Windows Mail, click on
Contacts, on the left side,
Right
Click on the Folder
Contacts, Left
click on Properties,
Customize,
use down arrow and select Contacts.
(It took me several days to figure this one out.)
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Q. Virus info?
I am trying to get on insight and also trying to decide
what virus program
to use that will do the job. Is
insight adequate? I would appreciate it if you will make
a recommendation.
A. Insight has an free
AntiVirus program you can download from
their website: CA
Internet Security Suite
http://www.insightbb.com/pcsecurity/default.aspx
Hope you are enjoying the fantastic speed of Insightbb.com.
I'm using the free AVG program. It is on the CD TIPS 2008
under Free AntiVirus.
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Q. I had a little problem with my new printer
that was
solved by uninstalling and then re-installing. Now, when
I
open up, I get a message saying that Wizard has found new
hardware and tells me to begin installing. How do I get
rid of this message? Thanks.
A. I think I would just go
ahead and install it again like
the Wizard wants you to do. It should ask for the CD you
got with your printer. Please let me know if this works.
Response:
That did it. I had thought that by installing it again, I
would wind up with two programs in the system, but a
check
showed that I have just the one. Thanks again.
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Good looking class:
Q. I need to buy a new computer
for use in my small personal
business. I AM THINKING LAPTOP because of
needs away from
my home office.
A. Suggest the following:
AMD or Intel Dual Core Processor (2GHz or
more)
T7100 is 1.80GHz, T5750 is 2.0GHz, you have
to Google the Processor number to find out how fast it is. You can't tell by
the newspaper ads.
2 to 4 GB DDR2 Memory (RAM)
160 GB and up Hard Drive
15.4 " wide screen. (For a Desktop get 20" 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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Q. When I send a Word 2007 document
attachment to anyone it says name.docx and no one can open it.
A. Since most people do not have
Word 2007, you should do a Save As and select the option that says Word 97-2003
Document.
It will the be a .doc and not a .docx file,
and they will be able to open it.
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Q. Joe What printed computer
magazines do you get?
1. SMART COMPUTING (This is the best one.)
2. PC WORLD
3. PC MAGAZINE
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Q. I've looked and looked. How
do I add a BCC to my email. Thanks
for your help.
A. Click on Create Mail, like
you're going to send an email, then at
the top click on View, then All Headers.
Response: Yes, that is great!!
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Empowers users to interact with their
computers by voice. It was
designed for people who want to
significantly limit their use of the
mouse and keyboard while maintaining or
increasing their overall
productivity. You can dictate documents and
emails in mainstream
applications, use voice commands to start
and switch between
applications, control the operating system,
and even fill out forms
on the Web.
Click Start and type Speech Recognition in
the Search Box.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/speech.aspx
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From Norman Funk:
Subject: Joe, here is something you may want
to add to your tips
I have run across several XP PC's where the
original dot net 2.0
will not allow the service pack to
automatically install. MS now has
a fix available.
Fix for systems that have Dot Net 2.0 that
will not update through
windows update:
I will be passing this information along to
my group but if you
could mention it in your newsletter that
would probably help more
people.
Norm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software
technology that is
available with several Microsoft Windows
operating systems. It
includes a large library of pre-coded
solutions to common
programming problems, a runtime or virtual
machine that manages the
execution of programs written specifically
for the framework, and a
set of tools for configuring and building
applications. The .NET
Framework is a key Microsoft offering and is
intended to be used by
most new applications created for the
Windows platform.
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Q. Just tried the famous three-finger salute with Vista. Saw
it doesn't work like XP. That is what I use, Control, Alt,
Delete, then click on Start Task Manager.
John
showed me how to access task manager via the task bar.
Right
Click on the Taskbar, then click on Task Manager, is great also.
Q. Is there another way - using keys??
A. Ctrl, Shift, Esc
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Q. I have a family document that I printed on my
documents and I cannot
open it, it did not come from the internet.
It is just family phones, address etc. Some how I believe it has gotten into security.
I have no privacy issues with it. I lost my hard drive and I believe the new drive
is XP Pro series. This was not the case before this happened. If this can't be
fixed, just send me a 10# sledge hammer
The only thing I can do is write you what
comes up on the document
page as follows:
File Download X Do you want to open or save
this file.
Name: Names & Addresses, etc..odt Type
odt_auto_file, 11.OKB
from: C:/Documents, and settings/wheeler/My
Document OPEN SAVE CANCEL
A. The OpenDocument format (ODF)
is a file format for electronic office
documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations
and word
processing documents. The specifications
were originally developed
by Sun.
The free document viewer for all common word
processing formats.
This may fix it.
File Extension .ODT Details, This explains
it.
http://filext.com/file-extension/ODT
Response: You
are a Miracle Man. It worked like a charm. Thanks so very much for your help.
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Q. My main
computer is getting noisy. Before I lose all my info from Outlook Express I am
trying to move the info over to my second computer. All that information is
very important to me right now.
Any idea as to how to do
this??
If you know, please give me
some pointers.
A. Transfer Email addresses to your
new Computer:
Open
OUTLOOK EXPRESS or Windows Mail, click on Addresses, click on
Export,
Address Book (WAB…) At the top: "Save In" blank, scroll to 3 1/2
Floppy (A), CD, or Flash Drive, at the bottom Name the file like with a date 6
9 08. Then click on Save.
At
the new computer just import the file.
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Q. As has happened
so many times over the years I need your help again.
A friend of mine from Florida sent
me a spreadsheet file that has a .xls suffix.
I use Microsoft Works and do not
have Office or Excel. I understand that this .xls is an Excel
file and consequently I am unable to open this file.
Any suggestions on how I can
open this file.
Your help is really appreciated.
Chris
A. On the CD I gave out TIPS 2008,
go to Excel Viewer, click on xlViewer.exe to install.
Or
if you wish to make the 10MB download:
Please
let me know if this works.
Response: You've done it again. I
downloaded as you suggested and presto I was in business. You were such a
help when I lived in Lexington and now when I am in either Florida or Florence,
KY you are more help than ever. Thanks
again.
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Q. A year
ago or so I downloaded 'Version Tracker' Pro' and I have never figured out just
what it does or if it is necessary program. I think it asked for me to buy
something more (I didn't pay for the original download). Do you think it is
something I should have?. I really like the AVG program you gave me advice on.
A.
Version Tracker Pro is an application that examines the user's
computer to see if any
of the software is out of date. I don't think you need this.
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Q. I use a
good spam filter, and you probably do the same.
I have white listed you and that means that I will receive all the emails you
send to me. I would appreciate it if you would whitelist my email address: XX@insightbb.com in your spam filter.
If you don't have a spam filter, I can recommend SPAMfighter. It is a highly
effective free spam filter for Outlook and Outlook Express.
You can get the free SPAMfighter here:
http://www.spamfighter.com/Pro
I hope that you will whitelist me, so we can continue to communicate safely via
email in the future
A. I don't use a spam filter yet. Thanks for the information.
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Microsoft's New Internet Explorer 8 lets
you browse in private:
Anonymous Web browsing, in which your
cybertracks are concealed, may
be the most attention-grabbing feature in
the new Beta 2
release of
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8.
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9 9 08 Skypes, Movie Maker, ViStart,
Control Panel Review.*
Check out the
CKCS web site:
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1. Add Hardware:
To install a new
printer, go to Start, Settings, Control Panel
and click on
Printers, then select Add Printer. After
98/Me/XP builds
a printer base,
on the left side fine, say HP (Hewlett Packard)
then on the
right side find the exact model of your printer, or
even if you
can’t find it.
NOW click on
Have Disk. On any hardware it is better to use
the manufactures
drivers than the generic drivers of Windows.
For most
Hardware, go to Control Panel and click on Add New
Hardware and
then click on next and follow instructions.
This is very
important, this is where you remove Programs.
Please
do not, repeat DO NOT delete programs in Windows Explorer.
Parts of a
program may be scattered all over your computer and
when you delete
a program you only get the main part and not
the scattered
remnants. You must uninstall the program.
In XP; Click on the Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.
In Vista; Click on the Start, in
Start Search blank type in Programs,
at the top click on Programs and
Features.
I use it instead
of the hour glass which is the default on
all computers.
Go to Start,
Control Panel, Mouse, Pointers, Double click
on WORKING IN
THE BACKGROUND, scroll until you find
horse.ani,
double click.
Now Double Click
on Busy and do the same thing, click OK.
4. Folder Options:
A. Under the General Tab at the bottom select:
1. Single Click
to open an item.
2. Under line
icon titles only when I point at them.
B. Under the View Tab uncheck:
Hide extensions
for known file types
5. Internet Options:
If you want to
change your Home Page, go to the web page.
At the top click
on Tools, Internet Options Under the General Tab, Home Page click on Use
Current, then OK.
If you want a
blank Home Page, the advantage of an opening blank
home page is
speed.
Under the
General Tab, Home Page click on Use blank, then OK.
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Please do not use a
Screen Saver, it uses electricity and shortens the life of your monitor. Please
use the Power Options.
In XP: Control Panel,
Power Options, In the Turn Off Monitor blank, use
the down arrow to set
your time. The same with the Turn off hard disks.
In Vista: Control Panel, Power Options, Click on Create
a power plan, then click on the top button, Balanced, then click on Next, use
the down arrow to set the Turn off the display; then do the same for Put the
computer to sleep, then click on Create.
I have mine set for:
Turn off the display 10 minutes,
Put the
computer to sleep 15 minutes.
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Control Panel, Security Center.
Here you can check on
your Firewall, Automatic Updates,
Virus Protection,
Internet Options.
Click on the Start
Button, in Start Search blank, type in Welcome Center.
Manufacturer
Kentucky Trade Computers,
Rating 3.6
Processor, Intel Core 2 6600 @ 2.40 GHz
Memory (RAM)
2030 MB
System Type 64 bit Operating System
Your Computer
name.
Your Windows
Vista Product Key ID.
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When in Windows Explorer, at the top of the screen click
on
VIEW and select DETAILS this will show the name of the
file, size, type, and date modified.
At the top click on Tools, FOLDER OPTIONS, VIEW, click on Apply to all
Folders.
While in VIEW, click on Show Hidden files and folders,
unclick Hide extensions for know file types, now you can see the file
extensions like .jpg or .exe.
When opening a Picture Folder go to VIEW and click on
thumbnails and it will show you a thumbnail size photo of all your .jpg and
.bmp files.
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Tutorials on
Outlook Express, FrontPage, PowerPoint, and Office.
Also try for
Outlook Express tips only:
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If you don't
know how to spell a word on Google, use
the ? mark.
Like I didn't
know how to spell Myasthenia Gravis so I Googled,
disease ?gravis
and it found it.
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Print In Black & White To Save Ink
Color printouts are nice, but they also are expensive.
10 times more than
black-and-white printouts.
On my Lexmark
printer, when I'm in Word, I go to:
File, Print,
Properties, and at the bottom put a check
mark in
"Print color images in Black and White."
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From Ted
Mellinger: Too Too Funny
"If My Nose
Was Running Money" By Aaron Wilburn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCeIwjIuZM
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From Chris
Hillenmeyer:
You won't
believe the ending.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY
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From Ted
Mellinger:
Thought you all
might enjoy. Beautiful scenes of America.
http://mybeautifulamerica.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm
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From John
Thomas:
A very funny
skit with Foster Brooks and Dean Martin.
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?ad_key=MMTTALFWTIAK&tracking_id=825283&id=538
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VISTA users check your security status:
Go to Start,
Control Panel and click on the option
that says
"Check This Computer's Security Status."
That will then
bring up the Windows Security Center.
The Vista Firewall
is the first choice you'll see in that list.
2 nd
is Automatic Updating.
3 rd is Malware Protection.
4 th Other Security Settings.
Make sure everything in ON and you're
protected.
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From Ted
Mellinger:
To insert these
symbols, place your cursor where you
want the symbol,
then hold the ALT key while entering
the number using the keypad on the right side
of the
keyboard.
It works most of the
time.
167 º degree
0162 ¢ cents
246 ÷ divided
by
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1. Teaching younger
children how to read:
2. Good for children of any age.
Kids.gov, has links for over 1,200 Web
sites:
3. One of the best
homework helper sites.
It covers homework
related topics for all ages,
including English,
math, science, history, art music,
technology, foreign
languages, college prep, health, life
skills, etc.
4. ideas for cooking,
planning parties, travel, arts and
crafts and lot of
games.
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/
5. Encourage students to publish their science
fair papers and videos.
6. AOL Reference
offers a dictionary, thesaurus, translator,
world atlas, as well
as, plenty of additional information
on such subjects as
science, history, space and global warming.
7. Younger children can play games, print out
coloring sheets
and they can even
create their own book.
http://www.seussville.com/lb/home.html
8. Children can
compose and play their own music.
9. Kids can play
endless electronic math games.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/multiplication-fc.htm
10. Perfect search engine for grade school aged
kids. This
search engine
features over 600 sources and with it, you
can search under
different themes and subjects.
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From Kay Stivers:
Brace yourself! Ray
Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis & Fats Domino
- TOGETHER!
directed by Paul
Scheffer and a cameo by Rod Stewart If
you don't like this,
you are already dead.
Sit back and enjoy
something you don't see every day, all
3 playing pianos on
the same stage at the same time. Ron
Wood and others are
backing them up on guitar!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe5w0_ray-charles-jerry-lee-lewis
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Q. Does Insightbb.com have a Free Antivirus for its
customers.
The CA Internet
Security Suite 2007 includes:
Anti-Virus, Anti-Virus,
Anti-Spyware, Personal Firewall,
Parental Controls
You can download it
to your computer, it is a 50 MB file.
http://www.insightbb.com/pcsecurity/default.aspx
FAQ:
http://www.insightbb.com/pcsecurity/detail_ca-faq.aspx#question8
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Q. How do I clear the list under Start, Run?
A. In XP, Right Click an empty space on your Taskbar,
click on Properties, at the top click on the Tab, Start Menu, at the right,
click on Customize, click on Clear List. Now this will clear the Run list,
Recent Documents list, Recently opened Programs List, so be sure you want to do this.
In Vista, Right
Click an empty space on your Taskbar, click on Properties, at the top click on
the Tab, Start Menu and uncheck, Store and Display a list of recently opened
programs. Then click OK. (After this action, suggest you put a check back in
this item.)
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One of the Classmates
suggested this site avid UK fans.
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Aaron Wilburn--Krispy Kremes, Men And Women,
Funny Names:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUSOnqqrzQ
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I
thought you'd like this web site
find
any paper in America in the click of a mouse!
Tom Isaac.
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
Here's
another great resource – it's all the front pages.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
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Full Insight Cable TV Listings:
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From Cloyd Raymond: Turn on your sound.
http://home.comcast.net/~singingman7/Twinkies.htm
This
is so pretty and so very, very true....
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Our
classmate, Wayne Bell, a few years ago:
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If
you wish to change your background picture in Vista:
When
you first turn you computer on Right Click an empty space
on
your Desktop.
left
click on Personalize,
Then
left click Desktop Background, you will see some pictures. If you click on the
down arrow in the Picture Location blank you will see more pictures.
When
you find one you like just click OK.
====================
For experienced Vista users only:
To make a restore point, click Start, type sysdm.cpl, and press Enter.
Choose System Protection, Create, and then follow the prompts.
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Turning off Windows Sidebar off should give you a big speed boost,
especially at boot time.
To remove the Sidebar, right-click anywhere on the Sidebar
and
select Close Sidebar. Uncheck Start Sidebar when Windows
starts, and
then click OK.
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To disable
ReadyBoost, it's probably a drag on your PC.
Click Start, type
services, and press Enter. Find and double-click
ReadyBoost. In the
'Startup type' drop-down menu, select Disabled,
and then click OK
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To disable Windows
Error Reporting Service:
Click Start, type
services, and press Enter. Find and double-click Windows Error Reporting
Service. In the 'Startup type' drop-down menu,
select Disabled, and
then click OK.
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If Vista's User Account Control bugs you:
To turn it off. Click Start, type User Accounts, hit Enter,
click Turn User Account Control on or off, and follow instructions.
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======================= =======================
10 14 08 Windows Media Player *
Dear Classmates,
We're going to have a swinging
time.
CKCS will be Rockin' Tuesday 7pm October 14.
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson
Always on my mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DXyfL3HX0
On the Road Again:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6370795668045277424&vt=lf&hl=en
Medley:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6370795668045277424&vt=lf&hl=en
Amazing Grace:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6370795668045277424&vt=lf&hl=en
We'll download some songs by Willie
Nelson from
the Internet for 99¢ play it and
burn it to a CD.
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller
Moonlight Serenade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n92ATE3IgIs&feature=related
In the Mood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJE-onnw2gM&feature=related
Sunrise Serenade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b91xd-ZS4Fg&feature=related
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_James
You made me love you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqmqtETkJvs&feature=related
I've heard that song before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh0NZa0WMJQ&feature=related
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles
Hit the Road
Jack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I&feature=related
Georgia on my
mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc&feature=related
I got a woman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAvP3eV73Vs&feature=related
Mess around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8PaiNfJidc&feature=related
Using
Windows Media Player 11, a free download, we will Rip some Glenn Miller, Harry
James, and Ray Charles, etc. songs, put them in the Media Player
Library, then select some of them and burn them to a CD.
We will play brand new trailers of coming movies, due in
theatres soon.
We will do Internet radio for Oldies, Country, and Blues:
Computers open up a whole new
world.
The Good Stuff Starts Here.
Take care,
Joe Isaac
===============
===============
We will discuss the free Skypes program that allows you
to talk
and see the person you are talking to.
New Skype practitioners:
Classmate Wayne Bell.
and Classmate Joe Pilla:
====================
Also will discuss how to save the attachments in your
email.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx
It is a 24 MB
download.
The easy way to install it, is to take it off the CD I
gave out.
===============
===============
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/mediaplayer11/basics.mspx
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mp3's
Audio files can be saved in different formats that have
different file extensions like .wav, .ram, just like picture files (.jpg,
.gif.).
You can think of .mp3 as the .jpg
of audio.
They've become a standard
format for music files
mp3 has good compression but
still sounds great.
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Q. Joe I just received
your email and it is in color. I would
like to print it in black rather than using color ink. Is
there a
quick fix?
A. Go to File, Print,
Preferences, and select Print Color
Images in Black and White.
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Q. I may have
inadvertently blocked my son's email
messages-both to and from. Is there a way I can unblock
this?
A. Open OUTLOOK EXPRESS, click on TOOLS, MESSAGE RULES,
BLOCKED SENDERS LIST, and
uncheck your son's email address.
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The IRS requires that you withdraw at least a minimum
amount - known as a Required Minimum Distribution - from your retirement
accounts (IRA) annually, starting the year you turn age 70-1/2.
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Q. Want to see a demo of Word 2007:
A. Click this web site.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102019531033.aspx
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Q. How much space does Vista use compared with
previous versions of Windows?
A. Approximate Hard Drive Space Needed:
DOS 6.22 6MB
Windows 98 321MB
Windows XP 1.3GB
Windows Vista 9GB
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(if this don't get
you, nothing will.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqGuVQsl-7U
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You saved me yesterday from not being able to open
Quicken. I had clicked to update, then couldn't open the
program. Remembering what you'd said about Restore, I
tried it. Hurray! I got rid of the update and hadn't
lost all the information I'd entered. Whew!!!!!!
You made my day. Thanks again for all you do to help us.
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You gave me a copy of CD while I
was visiting CKCS. The
stuff on the disk is fabulous!!!
Specially the scenes and
music on the
"Switzerland" and the Pictures.
Thank you very much for putting this together and giving
me a copy.
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From Jerry Heaton:
The
normal display of Word toolbars:
1. TITLE BAR
2. MENU BAR
3. STANDARD
TOOLBAR
4. FORMATTING
TOOL BAR
5. RULER.
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Q. I have appreciated your
tips on Vista and computers in general.
Between the Vista and Tech SIGs I find myself with more
toys than I
can handle. Since last month I have Skype and Voice recognition
working, this is too much fun.
I have a wide screen monitor
with great resolution. When I am working with pictures the 16:9 aspect ratio is
annoying. Is there a way to select a 4:3 aspect ratio to make the people in the
pictures correctly proportioned?
A. I'm using Corel Paint
shop Pro.
The answer you gave tonight at
the SIG solved my problem. I went to
Control Panel and the Display
resolution. I tried each setting until I found one that worked. It turned out
that 1600:1000 is the best one. Thank
you for the help.
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Wireless Routers G vs N:
B and G has a range of about 100 feet at 54 Mbps. (Megabits
per second)
N has a range
of about 700 feet at 200 Mbsp.
Most N routers also have two
aerials, allowing them to transmit a dual signal, which can give much faster
reception rates on appropriate network cards.
All N routers
have backwards compatibility with B and G so existing
network cards and laptops will work fine with them.
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Q: What is the difference
between hibernate and sleep options.
A: Both are alternatives
to shutting down your computer. They save
the exact state of your computer. When you start up the
computer,
everything is restored.
Sleep stores your computer's state in its memory.
Most components are shut
down, but some power is still
applied to the memory.
Starting up is fast, but if power is lost, the memory is
wiped.
It takes longer to wake a
computer from hibernation because hibernation stores every thing on the hard
drive and then shuts down the computer. But it isn't susceptible to a power
failure.
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Q. When I get an email
with an attachment, occasionally I get a message
that I need to "set associations in my control
panel". What does
that mean?? Thanks for sending me Norman Funk!!! He was
great!!
It said that "this file does not have a program
associating with it
for performing this action. Create an association in the
set
association control panel."
A. FILE EXTENSIONS:
.doc is a file extension for a Word Document.
.txt = Text File like in
Notepad.
.rtf = Rich Text Format
like in WordPad.
.wps = Microsoft Works
Document.
.pps = PowerPoint Slide
Show (You need this viewer to see the Slide
Shows on the CD.)
.xls = Microsoft Excel Worksheet
.wmp = Windows Media Player File
.bmp = Bitmap for Photos
.jpg = jpeg compresses Photos.
In
Windows XP: Double click on MY COMPUTER, click on TOOLS, FOLDER
OPTIONS, FILE TYPES, To
see a list of your File Types or Extensions
In
Vista: Go to Start, type in Default Program in the Start Search
box and hit Enter, then
click on Associate a File Type and follow
instructions.
When
you click on a file with an extension like .doc Windows knows
to open Microsoft Word.
Windows knows what program to open by the
file extension.
FOR A FULL LIST OF FILE EXTENSIONS:
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/fext/fextidx.htm
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Q. Do you know if there is
any way to sort the names in the address
book by city of residence?
A. In Windows XP's Outlook Express:
Open Addresses
or your Address Book, click on View, Sort By
and there are
only 8 options; Name, email address, Business Phone,
Home Phone,
First Name, Last Name, Ascending, and Descending
In
Vista's Windows Mail:
Open Contacts,
at the top where it is File, Edit, View, click on View,
then click on
Sort By, then click on More, there are over 200 options.
including City, State, etc.
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From Myra Engle:
UK basketball news site:
www.spams-ukwildcatbasketball.com
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Other Basketball sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball
http://www.squidoo.com/kywildcats
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Q. Is there a way of
eliminating the very first screen in Vista that
had your name and requires you to click/ change
user/unlock? I
would like my computer to open up with my desktop
A. Disable UAC (User Accounts):
1. In Vista, go to
Start, type msconfig in the Start Search blank
and hit Enter on the Keyboard.
2. Click on the Tools tab.
Scroll down till you find "Disable UAC" .
Click on that line.
3. Press the Launch button.
4. A CMD window will open.
When the command is done, you can
close the window.
5. Close MSCONFIG. You need to reboot the computer for
changes
to apply.
Note that you can re-enable UAC by selecting the
"Enable UAC" line
and then clicking on the Launch button.
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Q. When I click on
Start> All Programs (in XP), the window that comes
up is positioned too far to the right on my monitor for
me to see
part of the programs, and I cannot grab any edge so I can
reposition
it. Is there a keyboard shortcut that will minimize the
window so I
can then stretch it to the proper size?
A. I turned on my XP computer did the All
Programs, had 2 columns of programs on it, and no problem seeing
everything, do you have more than 2 columns of programs? I know of nothing you can do here.
Response: I have four columns. . .just have a lot of programs
installed on my
computer. I will see if there
are enough programs I can delete to reduce the number of columns to three and
see if I can move the window then.
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From Smart Computing Magazine:
Q: How can I save power on
my desktop system?
A. Avoid the use of screen
savers-they may look great, but they require
the monitor to operate at
full power even when the system is idle.
Instead, configure your PC to power down the monitor
after some
period of inactivity. You can adjust display settings in
Windows
Vista by right-clicking the Desktop, selecting
Personalize, clicking
Screen Saver, and then selecting None. Click Apply to
save changes.
Now, click Change Power Settings
and select Choose When To Turn Off
The Display and the Hard Drive.
Set a time-out period (like 10 minutes for the monitor and 15 minutes for the
Hard Drive.
If you're done using the PC
for the day or weekend, turn the display off entirely.
====================
10 14 08 Windows Media Player Review*
Dear Classmates,
I told the class this was the hardest class to prepare
for all year. I start listening to the music and it is very hard to stop. Also my wife hears the music and comes down
to my office and we both listen, she is a music lover from way back.
CKCS was Rockin' today.
We downloaded, I
write the Songs by Barry Manilow, and Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss from
Walmart.com, @ 94¢ each into the Windows Media Player 11, Library.
We played trailers of coming movies due in theatres soon.
Did Internet radio for Oldies,
Country, and Blues:
Using Windows Media Player 11, we Ripped some CDs, put
them in the Media Player Library, then selected;
1. I Write The Songs by Barry Manilow.
2. Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss.
3. Moonlight Cocktail by Glenn Miller.
4. Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison.
5. You Made Me Love You by Harry James.
6. Love Me With All Your Heart by the Ray Charles
Singers.
and burned them to a CD and played the CD.
(You can record or burn 22 to 25 songs on a regular blank
CD.)
Many thanks to Joe Pilla, for Skyping us at the beginning
of the class and telling how he used Skype to talk and see his cousins in Australia and Italy for about an hour each, all free.
Skypes, a free webcam site where you can see the
person
you are talking too. You do this computer to
computer.
A lot of the new
Laptops have webcam built in. I recently purchased
Microsoft LifeCam
VX-5000 for $49.99 less $20.00 equals $29.99, Watch Sunday newspaper inserts
for another sale. It will work on a
Laptop or Desktop, the nice part was that with Vista or XP you just plug it in,
the drivers are already installed. You must have broadband to use it.
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/
Happy computing,
joe isaac
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Class discussions:
If your computer starts acting weird:
1. Save what you are working on then Restart you
computer.
If this doesn't work go to plan B.
B. 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.
In XP go to Start, Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, System Restore.
In Vista just type System Restore in the
Start Search Box. Then 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.
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Some of you are having trouble with email
attachments that you cannot open. Most of the problem is that the Viewer or
Program is not installed on your computer.
Microsoft has free Viewers for Word, Excel,
and Power Point:
File extensions for the above are: .doc,
.xls, and .pps for Office 1997 to 2003.
WORD Viewer download 12 MB.
Excel Viewer Download 10 MB
PowerPoint download 2MB:
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I'm using Windows Media Player 11.
To download, 24 MB.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx
Experience your music,
photos, and movies.
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Whatever version of Windows Media Player you have, just
install 11 over you previous version and save
all your songs and other data. It is on the TIPS CD I
gave you.
If you wish to know what version of Windows Media Player
you
have, Right Click an empty space in front of Now Playing,
click on Classic Menu then at the top, click on help, then About Windows Media
Player and it will give you the version.
=======================
Q. Should I delete the old Media Player before I
install the new version 11 and what does it cost.
A. No, install the new version over the old one,
and it is free.
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Windows Media Player
Review:
(You
should be online when doing this.)
1. Put the music CD in
your D Drive. Normally it will automatically open Window Media Player and play
the CD.
2. At the top, click
on Rip now it will list the songs on the CD,
uncheck the box at the top so all the boxes will be unchecked, then put a check mark in each song you want
to put on your computer, now at the bottom click on Start Rip.
Repeat this process with each music CD.
3. At the top, click on
Library down on the left side click on
Songs. There will be a list of albums and songs. If you wish to play a song,
RIGHT Click on the song and click Play.
Now you need a Playlist of the songs you want to burn to
a CD.
RIGHT Click on
each song and click Add to 'Untitled Playlist.'
When you finish adding your 22 or 25 songs, at the top
right click on the down arrow of Untitled Playlist, then click on Rename
Playlist and type in the name you wish like Country, and hit Enter. Now on the left side under Playlist you
should see Country and any other playlist you have saved.
Now Click on the down
arrow of Burn and make sure AUDIO
CD is selected, now
Click on Burn Tab, on the left side double click Country and you will see it on
the middle right Burn 'Country', click on Burn 'Country' now you will see all the
songs that will be burned.
At the bottom click
on Start Burn, it will tell you to put in a CD.
You can use a regular
CD, you do now need a special music CD.
You can play this CD in your car, CD player, or your
computer.
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===============
(You should be online when doing this.)
Open Window Media Player 11.
On the right, click on down arrow of URGE, the click on
Media Guide.
Click on the Tab GUIDE and select either:
HOME, MUSIC, MOVIES, TV/Celebs, RADIO, GAMES
or SITE INDEX.
This is a whole new world, you can spend a lot of
pleasant hours here.
1. First we click on Movies, you can watch trailer of the
coming movies.
2. Click on TV/Celebs,
check out Tom Cruise, Jessica Biel as Wonder Woman, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss
are in a cat fight, etc.
3. Click on RADIO, lots of
options, Country, Top 40, Dance, Hip Hop. once you choose, you can click on
More Stations, then even
browse, once you click on say Country, click on one of
the stations, then click on play.
Play around with this, it has a lot of options.
On the right, click on the down arrow of Media Guide,
then click on Browse all online stores and select Walmart, If it is not there, follow
instructions on how to add it. (Now you will need to fill out some forms) but
you only have to do it once.
Once on the Walmart site, in the Search Bar at the top,
you may select; artist, Song, or Album, type in Willie Nelson, or whoever and
it will bring up their songs and albums.
On the left side click on the small speaker icon that is
on the song you want to hear. It will give you a 20 second sample. If you like
the song and want to buy it, on the right side click on Buy. They are 94¢ each,
they will charge it to your credit card. It will be downloaded to Window Media
Player Library.
The songs on your computer are also kept in your My Music
Folder, in Vista it is just Music. Go to Start, click on My Music, or Music.
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Q. My password shows up as a lot of asterisks, I've forgotten
my password. How can I find out what it is in case my
program
or Hard Drive crashes.?
A. On the TIPS 2008 CD scroll down to Password Finder, there
is a program called Asterisk Key.
After you install it, bring up a page with your password
dotted
out, then go to Start, Programs, Passware, and click on
Asterisk Key if your pass word does not show up, click on "recover"
and it probably will. I did it on three different accounts.
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How to convert cassette tapes to CDs.
I bought a 6' Audio Cable at
Radio Shack for $5.
1/8" Stereo Miniplug to
1/8" Stereo Miniplug
Plug one end of the cable into
your tape player's line-out jack.
If your player doesn't have
this jack, try the headphone jack.
Plug the other end into your
computer's line-in or microphone jack.
Download this free recording
program, Audacity.
http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/audacity/audacity-win-1.2.3.exe
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use
audio editor and recorder for
Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux,
and other operating
systems. You can use Audacity
to:
Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into
digital recordings or CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV
sound files.
Cut, copy, splice, and mix
sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a
recording.
This program is also on the
TIPS CD.
Open Audacity, click on File,
the Preferences, and the Tab
Audio I/O, under channels, use
down arrow to Stereo,
then put a check mark in Software Playthrough
(Play new track while recording
it.)
Now click the drop-down box in
the middle.
Select Line In or Microphone.
Click the red record button.
Then start your tape player. After
each song, click the yellow
stop button. Click on Green Arrow to
Play, to save the song Click on
the file menu, Export As WAV.
and Name it. Do this for each
song. Then Right Click each individual
song, click on Add to Burn
List. When you have adding all the songs to
the Burn List, It might say
Will not fit, but at the bottom click on
Start Burn anyway.
After the Burn, then you can
Rip them to the Library. See #4 above RIP:
Or you can:
Right Click on the WAV file, go
to Send To: select your D or E
Drive, whichever one burns your
CDs.
You songs may go in as a .wav
file, but the Media Player turns
them into .wma files (Windows
Media Audio (WMA) is a proprietary
compressed audio file format
developed by Microsoft.
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Q. My computer was repaired at Best Buy and they lost lots on
my stuff. I lost my favorites and you had told us about a
great
site - had reference in the site name. I love it - I have
trouble
reading the phone book (I can't!!) and the site was
invaluable for
me to look up people, business. Would you send me the
name?
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A. 1. Click on http://www.hotsheet.com/
On the right side, look up Yellow Pages and White Pages.
2. Click on http://www.ckcs.org/topfifty/22.html
There is a ton of web sites here, just go down thru them
and try to find what you want.
3. The easiest way is to click on http://www.google.com/
Google is fantastic, I can get information about a
Microsoft problem quicker on Google than on Microsoft's web site.
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Q. My password shows up as a lot of asterisks, I've forgotten
my password. How can I find out what it is in case my program or Hard Drive
crashes.?
A. On the TIPS 2008 CD scroll down to Password Finder, there
is a program called Asterisk Key.
After you install it, bring up a page with your password
dotted
out, then go to Start, Programs, Passware, and click on
Asterisk Key, if your pass word does not show up, click on "recover".
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If you want a current list of Members Helping Members:
http://www.ckcs.org/members/private/memhelpmem.html
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From Mira Engle:
UK basketball news site:
Fantastic web site for UK Fans.
www.spams-ukwildcatbasketball.com
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Q. I have received an
attachment in email that I would like to download and save on a floppy disk or
CD. It is 935KB in size. How do I go about that? Thanks.
A. Here are 2 ways:
1.
With the email open, on the right side, click on the paper clip, click Save
Attachments, at the bottom of the next window click on Browse,
and
scroll, find and click on Desktop, OK and Save.
Now
go to the Desktop, RIGHT CLICK on the attachment, click on Send To and click on
DVD RW Drive, it is usually D or E, and follow instructions.
2.
With the email open, on the right side, click on the paper clip, click Save
Attachments, at the bottom of the next window, click on Browse, scroll
and click on the arrow in front of (My)Computer, then find and
click on your DVD RW Drive, it is usually D or E, and follow
instructions.
Response: I didn't have a paper clip on the right of
email; but I kept looking
for
something that might let me reach "save attachment" and started
across
the menu: found it under the first one File>Save
Attachments>Browse
etc. THANKS.
====================
Q. Will the
quick shutdown shortcut work with Vista or does it have a
different command line?
A. It is great and you'll
love it.
For
the 1 click shutdown in Vista.
Right click on your desktop and then select New.
Click on Shortcut. In the textbox, copy and paste this in:
shutdown -s -t 01
Click
on Next when done.
Please
let me know if this works.
Response: Works great! Thanks so much.
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Q. How can I print a Test Page on my printer?
A. In Windows
XP, Start, Control Panel (classic style), Printers, Right
click on your default
Printer (the one with a check mark), left click on Properties, and select Test
Page.
In Vista: Type Printers
in the Start Search blank, hit Enter on your keyboard,
Right click on your default Printer (the one with a
check mark), left click on Properties, and select Test Page.
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My daughter Sheila showed
me this:
(A lot of you have already
been doing it this way.)
While on in Internet Page,
go to File, click on Send, then select:
Page by E-mail
Link by E-mail
Shortcut to Desktop
It works great, I've been doing
the same thing another way, but
this way is far superior.
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You can make Outlook Express and Windows Mail automatically spell check
all outgoing e-mails before sending. The following option will force this to
occur before you send out
composed messages:
1. Click Tools.
2. Select Options.
3. Select the Spelling tab.
4. Check Always check
spelling before sending.
5. Click OK.
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Using Word 2007
Want to know what a word
means?
Hold the ALT key down and
click on the word.
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Insight Digital 4.0 coming in December, up to 56 High Definitions
channels mostly free.
http://www.insightcom.com/include/modules/insightdigital4/popup_digital4.html
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This email brought tears to
my eyes.
Joe, I can't tell you how
much I miss your classes and all the great times and great things I learned
there. I would love to come back, but the health situation just isn't going to
allow it at this time, hopefully in the future.
Sometimes as we travel
through life there are people that have a great impact on our lives. We often
forget to tell these people how much they have meant to us and how much we
appreciate them. I wanted you to know that you are one of those people in my
life.
You have touched me deeply
and I wanted to express my gratitude for all you have done for me. And it hasn't
all been related to computers. Just seeing how you deal with life, always with
a smile and a GREAT sense of humor has been a lesson in itself. You always
amaze me with your ability to look and act 30 years (at least) younger than
your age. May the LORD continue to bless you with good health and a sharp mind.
With great respect and
fondness,
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11 11 08: Taskbar, File Associations,
and Tips CD*
From Dr. John Helton:
Kentucky- South Carolina Game.
Dear Classmates,
We
will demo the Taskbar, File Associations, and the TIPS CD.
Because of
space, Taskbar is in 2 sections:
Start
Button: Quick Launch Open Files
Open
Files
Notification Area (System Tray)
This 2008 CD
contains:
1. 17 Fun things
to do. Try Optical, Valentine, Blocks,
Major Water Leak. Kids love it. Hit Esc key
to stop.
2. 1000 Fantastic Photos and Beautiful Scenes.
3. 122 Sounds and Songs.
4. 10,000 Really
Funny Jokes.
5. 21 Songs by
the United States Air Force Band.
6. 431 pages of
Top 50 Tips, Windows Tips, Email Tips.
7. Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Adobe Viewers.
8. Registry
Cleaner, Spell Checker, One-Click Answers.
9.
Belarc, PC Pitstop; checks out your computer.
10.
Irfan, Windows Movie Maker, photo programs.
11.
VISTA & Office 2008 Tips.
12. 33
FUN Things on the Internet.
13.
Free AntiVirus and Microsoft AntiSpyware.
14.
Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and more.
15. 3
great KET screensavers of Kentucky.
16.
Google Tool Bar and Powertoys for Windows XP.
17. 86
Windows Media Player and PowerPoint files
(These files are funny and the photos
spectacular.)
To
get someTips online go to: www.ckcs.org
Click
on Joe Does Windows and Joe's Top Fifty Tips.
Kindest
regards,
Joe
Isaac
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We will demo why you cannot open some email attachments. It has to
do with programs, file associations, and viewers.
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$19.99.) Our Price $9.
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TASKBAR.
(Contains Start Button, Quick Launch, Notification Area (System Tray) , etc
The
Taskbar is the bar at the bottom of the desktop. Its purpose is to make
switching among multiple applications simple.
The
taskbar has five sections:
1. The
Start button.
2.
Quick Launch.
3. A
button for each application you have open.
4. An
empty space.
5. The
sound volume, anti-virus icon, digital clock, etc.
(system
tray)
The
Taskbar allows you to choose the way in which the
windows
are displayed.
To
do this Right click the vacant area of the Taskbar.
There
are 4 options for displaying windows:
1.
Cascade Windows: Arranges the windows like cards.
2.
Show Windows Stacked on top of each other.
3.
Show Windows Side by Side.
Other
options are Show the Desktop, Task Manager, Lock the Taskbar.
You
can reverse any window arrangement by selecting the Undo option.
You
can change the way the taskbar if displayed to suit your needs.
To
do this Right click the vacant area of the Taskbar.
Select
Properties from the taskbar shortcut menu to display the Taskbar Properties
dialog box.
1.
Lock the Taskbar.
2.
Auto-hide the Taskbar.
3.
Keep the Taskbar on Top of other Windows.
4.
Group similar Taskbar buttons.
5.
Show Quick Launch.
6.
Show Windows previews (Thumbnails).
You
can change the size of the taskbar by moving the cursor to the top edge of the
bar until the double arrow appears.
You can
drag it to a larger or smaller size and then release the mouse button.
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Sometimes
your Taskbar may wind up at the top of your Monitor or on the left or right
side.
To
move the Taskbar, put your cursor on an empty space on the Taskbar, Left Click
and drag it back to the bottom of your Monitor.
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The registry is
used to store system and program settings. (configurations).
Say you set a
font it will make an entry into the registry. Next time you run the program, it
brings up that font.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Q. Do you accept any and all Microsoft Windows Update automatically to
your computer?
A. Yes.
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Q. Why are they going to discontinue the free AVG.
A. For their new free updated 17 MB AVG Antivirus go to:
http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe
Please note that
any previous version of AVG Free will be un-installed automatically during the
installation of the new AVG 8.0 Free.
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Slow Computer?
1. Make sure
that you don't have unwanted programs hogging your memory.
2. Do thorough
spyware and antivirus scans.
3. Uninstall any
unnecessary programs.
4. Check your
system tray. Are there a lot of programs running?
If you don't
need these programs running at Start Up.
Go to Start,
Run, type in msconfig then OK, when the dialog box comes up,
click on the Tab Startup and uncheck those programs you don't need at Startup.
You can always go to Start, Programs and start them up.
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Microsoft spent
$7 billion and over five years on Vista.
Windows XP came
out 10 25 01, Vista 1 30 07
AFTER
VISTA, WHAT'S NEXT?
Windows
3.1 1992
Windows
95 1995
Windows
98 1998
Windows
XP 2001
Windows
Vista 2007
Windows
7 2010??
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Q. What is an easy way to reduce and email my
850KB photo.
(It will reduce
the 850KB photo to about 85KB for the email, but will not reduce the original photo.)
A. Right Click on the photo, select Send To,
Mail Recipient, select
make my photo
smaller, type in email addressee and Send.
In Vista: Do
almost the same except use the down arrow and select 800x600.
If you wish to
send more than one photo, hold the control key down and click on the other
photos you want to send, then Right Click on one and it reduce all the
highlighted photos at the same time.
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From Porter
Evans: National Parks:
http://mybeautifulamerica.com/nationalparks.htm
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From Gene
Wheeler:
Be sure to watch
this to the end when all the state flowers come
together as one.
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1221321706636
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From George
Humphrey:
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How Much Ink Is Left in That Dead Cartridge?
PC World ran
printers until they said it was time to change the
cartridge--and
found that some left more than 40 percent of their
ink unused.
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11 11 08 Taskbar & File Associations Review*
Dear
Classmates,
It seems like
everyone had a great time last night.
It was a fun
night. There was a lot of laughs from showing the Windows Media Player and
PowerPoint files.
(These 75 files on the TIPS CD are funny and the photos spectacular.)
Those of you who missed this session sure missed a good
one.
Thanks to Jerry
Heaton, George Humphrey, B. W. Blanton and all the other classmates who helped
me.
Bernie
Vonderheide brought several PC World Magazines to give out.
Kindest
regards,
Joe Isaac
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We talked about the last night's Tech
Night, Freddy Peralta of Kentucky
Trade Company, Inc was the host. http://www.kytrade.com/index.htm
Freddy showed us a mini computer with an
8.9" monitor that cost about
$400 and you could hook it up to a big
screen if you wish.
Ultra-compact and Ultra-lightweight for maximum portability
Instant-on for immediate communication, weighs 2.2 lbs.
Easy-to-use interface * Full color 8.9" screens,
cost $350 to $450.
Integrated CrystalEye webcam, Windows XP
SSD and HDD
versions
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He showed us a
32 GB solid state hard drive, that would fit the 2.5" slot. It is not like
our regular hard drives which are a little like a old timey record player,
there are no moving parts. He pitched this hard drive to show how sturdy it was
and it was caught by a classmate.
He also explained that the new regular hard
drive are smaller, use less juice and produce less heat, so smaller fans may be
used to cool them.
He had an 2 GB thumb drive about the size
of a life saver, he passed it around to the whole class and got it back. He
gave it as a door prize and Alice Swim won it.
Freddy built my computer that day Vista
first came out January 31, 2007. He did a great job, It works great.
Gertrude Gajardo also bought a computer
from Freddy and they even transferred everything from her old hard drive to the
new computer.
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HP is advertising
touch screens for their new computers. I have enough problems keeping my
computer screen clean without touching it.
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FILE EXTENSIONS:
.doc is a file extension for a Word Document.
.txt = Text File like in Notepad.
.rtf = Rich Text Format like in WordPad.
.wps = Microsoft Works Document.
.pps = PowerPoint Slide Show (You need this viewer to see
the Slide Shows on the CD.)
.xls = Microsoft Excel Worksheet
.wmp = Windows Media Player File
.bmp = Bitmap for Photos
.jpg = jpeg compresses Photos.
.pdf = Adobe Reader for Computer Manuals, IRS Forms or
instructions.
Sometimes another
program will hijack your file extension and put it with their program, like one
of the classmates install Paint Shop Pro and her photos now open in Paint Shop
Pro instead of Windows Pictures and Fax Viewer. To change it back In Windows XP: Double click on MY COMPUTER, click on
TOOLS, FOLDER OPTIONS, FILE TYPES, To see a list of your File Types. Scroll
down to find .jpg, click on it, then click on Change and click on the Program
you want to open it, then click OK.
In Vista: Go to Start, type in Default Program in the
Start Search box and hit Enter, then click on Associate a File Type and follow
instructions.
When you click on a
file with an extension like .doc Windows knows to open Microsoft Word. Windows
knows what program to open by the file extension.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Viewers:
( 2003 and earlier,
you can download them or get them off of the TIPS CD.)
With the Viewers, you can open, view, copy, and print , you cannot edit, save, or create a new
item.
Word Viewer, 12 MB
download:
Excel Viewer, 10MB download:
PowerPoint Viewer, 2 MB download:
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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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All of you have
Windows Media Player so you need the PowerPoint Viewer to view the .pps files on
the TIPS CD. It is on the same CD,
scroll down and click on PowerPoint Viewer, then click on ppviewer and install
it. Now you can view all the .pps files on the CD.
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Q. How do I
remove
items from my System Tray:
A. Click on Start, then Run, type in msconfig, click OK.
Now up on the right click on STARTUP.
Don't be afraid to uncheck items, you can always go back
and put the check mark back in. Only
your Antivirus, like Symantec, McAfee, AVG etc. and your AntiSpyware programs
needs to be there plus any other program you know and want to open at Start Up.
(HOT TIP: Open Google, type in the file name you want
to uncheck, google will tell you what it is.)
When you Start up
your computer again, you will get dialog box:
Put that check mark
in and click on OK.
If you make a mistake
just go back and put the check mark back in.
Another way to remove a Startup program if you are
using Windows Defender is to go to:
Start, Control Panel,
Windows Defender, Software Explorer,
highlight the program
you don't want and click on Remove.
In Vista, go to: Start, in the Start Search blank
type run then at the top click on Run, type in
msconfig and click on OK and you are there.
The dialog box is so small is does not show the complete
items, you have to put your cursor on the divider between Startup Item and Manufacturer and the cursor will change
to a bar and double arrow, left click and drag to the right to expose the whole
item. Do this with each segment to see the whole item.
Another thing you can right click on the icon in the
Notification Area and exit, but the next time you boot up it will be there
again.
You have to uncheck it in the Startup dialog box.
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Q.
Sometimes I get an error number, how do I find out what it means?
A. Put the
error number in Google and most of the time it will tell you.
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TASKBAR. (Contains Start Button,
Quick Launch, Notification Area (System Tray) , etc
The Taskbar is the bar at the
bottom of the desktop. Its purpose is to make switching among multiple
applications simple.
The taskbar has five sections:
1. The Start button.
2. Quick Launch.
3. A button for each application
you have open.
4. An empty space.
5. The sound volume, anti-virus
icon, digital clock, etc.
(system tray)
The Taskbar allows you to
choose the way in which the
windows are displayed.
To do this Right click the
vacant area of the Taskbar.
There are 4 options for
displaying windows:
In Windows XP:
1. Cascade Windows: arranges
the windows on top of each other, leaving the top and left-hand side of each window
visible.
2. Tile Windows Horizontally:
Displays the windows in horizontal lines.
3. Tile Windows Vertically:
allows you to arrange the windows next to each other in vertical lines.
4. Minimize All Windows:
Clears all the windows from the desktop and places them on the taskbar.
In Windows Vista:
1. Cascade Windows: Arranges
the windows like cards.
2. Show Windows Stacked on
top of each other.
3. Show Windows Side by Side.
Other options are Show the
Desktop, Task Manager, Lock the Taskbar.
You can reverse any window
arrangement by selecting the Undo option.
You can change the way the
taskbar if displayed to suit your needs.
To do this Right click the
vacant area of the Taskbar.
Select Properties from the
taskbar shortcut menu to display the Taskbar Properties dialog box.
1. Lock the Taskbar.
2. Auto-hide the Taskbar.
3. Keep the Taskbar on Top of
other Windows.
4. Group similar Taskbar
buttons.
5. Show Quick Launch.
6. Show Windows previews
(Thumbnails).
You can change the size of the
taskbar by moving the cursor to the top edge of the bar until the double arrow
appears.
You can drag it to a larger or
smaller size and then release the mouse button.
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From Ted Mellinger: Goldie Oldie
The Ballad of Coach Billy G:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHZ1yMSHbWg
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From Bob Brown:
Call a company and talk to a human.
If you click on their phone number if will bring up their
web page.
If you click on their name you can rate the company.
http://www.gethuman.com/gethuman_list.asp
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Q. I'm bored with my Mouse Pointer and Hour Glass, how
can I change them?
A. Start, Control Panel (classic view), Mouse, click on the tab,
Pointers, Normal Select, Browse, and find the one you want.
Same as above only after you click on Pointers, click on
Working in the Background, Browse. Do
the same for Busy.
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From Arthur Anderson
and Sally Kay Bradford:
Wrong Number. From
Carol Burnett.
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?id=976
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B.W. Blanton has a
great web site for you, movies, TV show, etc.:
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The Funk Brothers and
Joan Osborne (you need Broadband):
Joan Osborne - What
Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - [STEREO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY
Funk Brothers &
Ben Harper - Heard it through the grapevine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfUlt-eCIiM&feature=related
The Funk Brothers
& Joan Osborne - For once in my life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql7LbHXPWno
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From George Humphrey:
If you have a program that you have not been able to
uninstall in the usual way, go to Google and enter name of program and
uninstall. (Nero 7 uninstall). Google will probably have a program that will
remove it.
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2 of our classmates are big time photographers. In a
recent contest featuring churches, Jerry Heaton won first place and B W Blanton
had honorable mention.
Jerry's Photo.
Blanton's Photo will appear next month.
Be watching the CKCS web site for a special class on "Tips to Getting Better Pictures from your Point and Shoot Camera". Joe Dietz will be giving attendees tips on how to focus, when to use the flash (or not), how to stabilize your camera, how to better compose your pictures and lots more. Bring your questions and be prepared to discuss. This special class has will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 1 PM at the CKCS Resource Center. Click on www.ckcs.org for more information or call 859-373-1000.
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12 9 08
INTERNET EXPLORER 7 *
Dear Classmates,
Bob Brown will show you how to how to set up a Free Blog
(Web Site)
You can put text and photos on it.
This is one I set up after Bob showed me how to do it.
http://computertips2009.blogspot.com/
What to look for when buying a new computer?
How to transfer your data from your old computer to the
new one.
Will demo the Free Belarc Advisor, it builds a detailed
profile of your installed
software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes,
anti-virus status, etc.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Happy computing,
May your troubles be less, your blessings more
and may nothing but happiness come through your door.
Joe Isaac
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An estimated 87.3 million
U.S. adults bank online, reflecting
strides made in digital services and a major push by the
largest
financial institutions to tap into the lucrative Internet
market.
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Need Income Tax Help or Tax Forms:
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This site is really simple to navigate. You can either
choose the state from the list, choose the state from the state map, or choose
the capital from the capital map.
Choosing Kentucky from the list, I got a page full of
information about the State. It starts off with the capital (Frankfort), the
longitude and latitude, and then information about when it was admitted as a
state and so on.
You can find out about Famous Kentuckians, the State Bird
(cardinal), Colleges, Climate, Economy, Editorial Cartoons, State Flag,
Population, Presidents born there, Soil, State Song and much, much more.
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2 GHz or more Memory
250 GB Hard Drive
20" or more LCD Monitor
(15.4" if a Laptop.)
DVD- RW Drive To burn CD's
and DVD's.
Digital Media Reader for your
Digital Camera memory card.
Windows Vista Premium (comes with
a Firewall and
Windows Defender, an
AntiSpyware program.)
Speakers with a sub-woofer
Good Surge Protector
Optical Mouse
AntiVirus Program
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.
Microsoft Office 2007 Home &
Student (Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint.) $100 on sale (Amazon.com is even cheaper.) and can load on 3
computers.
During Black Friday week it
was $69, what a bargain.
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Q. I'm having trouble
reading the tiny print on a few of my favorite web sites. Is there a way to change that to larger
print? Rolling over it with alt or
control key down doesn't help.
A. Open Internet Explorer, at the top, click on View, then
Text Size, click on the size you want.
Or hold the Control Key down
and use the wheel on your mouse.
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Q. I forgot how to
find "defrag". Can you help me? Thanks,
A. Click on MY COMPUTER, then Right Click on the C drive,
click on Properties, then Tools, then Defrag.
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Q. The icons showing
the open files have been along the bottom. By some mysterious way I moved them
to the right vertical position with one click. Now I cannot return to the
original position. Can you help?
A. Put your cursor on an empty space on the
Taskbar, left click and drag it to the bottom of the monitor.
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Q. I have many old
floppy disks that I would like to throw away.
Please advise the best way to do this.
A. If they have important information on them I reformat
them, then I pry them open and take my scissors and cut them, then just put
them in my regular garbage bag with my regular garbage.
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Q. I don't believe
that I know how to email a FILE.
A. Open OUTLOOK EXPRESS, click on Attach, then click on the
down arrow and start browsing until you find the file you want to
attach, then click on it.
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Q. I was wondering if you have
a good website for finding part of my family.
A. You can type their name and city or state into Google and
sometime get their address and phone number.
Type in Family History in
Google and you'll get a load of sites.
I found that Ancestry.com was
a great place to look, but you have
to pay for it. If you go to
the Lexington Libraries and get on
their computers you may use
it free.
Search 4 billion names,
census images and immigration records.
Search for family ancestors.
Billions of free family tree, family
history, ancestry, genealogy
and census records.
Birth Certificates and Death
Certificates were a great source of information. $10 for Birth Certificate, $6
for Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates, be careful some commercial sites
cost $35.50 for the Birth Certificate. Be sure you contact:
Office of Vital Statistics
275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort,
KY 40621 (502)
564-4212 Fax: (502) 227-0032
Frankfort, Ky.
http://www.vitalrec.com/ky.html#State
There is also an Ellis Island
web site.
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Nerdy
Stuff:
BIOS:
1. It determines what peripheral devices
(keyboard, mouse, disk drives, printers, video cards,
etc.) are
available and loading the operating system (OS) into main
memory.
2. After start-up, the BIOS program manages data flow
between the OS and the peripherals.
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Computer monitors generally display 72 dpi (dots per
inch). Some go as high as 96 dpi. These numbers affect quality. This isn't a
whole lot of dots (or pixels). In comparison, you need 300 dpi to get a good
photo print.
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Q. I don't know how it
happened but my e-mail screen is on the right side of my screen and I am unable
to move it to the proper area. I've tried to drag it and no luck. Somehow, I
think it happened with my mouse through my carelessness. Could you help me
PLEASE???? Thank you so much.
A. Put your cursor on the
top blue part of the window, left click and drag to the left, in the upper
right hand corner click on the box, it is next to the X. Let me know if this works.
It worked. Thank you so much.
You're better than Microsoft.
Merry Christmas.
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Q. How do I put Web Site Shortcut on my Desktop?
A. Go to File, Send,
Shortcut to Desktop.
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A. We had Pentium M,
Pentium 4 now we have Dual Core and Quad Core.
There are 2 or 4 processors
in one chip and they are
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060727comp.htm
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Q. Windows Mail it is
different. I am trying to follow
their instructions to create a "New Contact
Group". I can
open Windows Contacts just fine, but then I am supposed
to
find on the toolbar "New Contact Group". It
just is not there.
A. I had the same problem and had a hard time figuring it
out.
Go to Start, Programs,
Windows Explorer, Right click on the Folder, Contacts (you may have to scroll
up to find it), left click on Properties, Customize, use down arrow and click
on Contacts then OK.
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More Than 60 New Features
Requested for Next Windows
A wish list for Windows 7, the code-name for the desktop
operating system that will replace Windows Vista.
Microsoft plans to release Windows 7 - formerly
code-named
Blackcomb, and then Vienna - in 2010.
(Sure, they've never done one on time yet.)
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Q. What would you do if
someone is using your screen name to
send junk emails? I got this DELIVERY STATUS notice this
morning -- and of course I would not be sending any WIDE
LIST OF POPULAR MEDICATION AT CHEAPEST PRICES to anyone –
A. I get these every once in a while, as far as I know there
is nothing you can do about
it.
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Set Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) to open to a maximized
position for
all Internet Shortcuts
1. Launch IE7 from the IE7 Quick Launch Toolbar icon.
2. If you do not have an IE7 Shortcut showing in your
Quick Launch
Toolbar,
a. Go to your [C:\Program Files > Internet Explorer] folder.
b. Locate iexplore.exe c. Right click on it and select
[Sent To >
Desktop (create shortcut)].
d. Launch IE7 from the new IE7 Desktop Shortcut icon.
e. Follow the remaining steps.
3. Make sure it's *NOT maximized.
4. If it is maximized, click the center tab in the 3
upper right
tabs to minimize it.
5. Drag the edges to where you want them.
6. Close IE7.
From now on URL shortcuts will open IE7 at that size.
Note: The new Desktop IE7 Shortcut can now be deleted if
you do not
want to keep it, it is no longer needed.
Response:
From Bob Brown: Call a
company and talk to a human.
If you click on their phone number if will bring up their
web page.
If you click on their name you can rate the company.
http://www.gethuman.com/gethuman_list.asp
Your reviews are always interesting and useful - however
- today this one was more timely than you can imagine. I had been trying to get
hold of Kohl's credit dept regarding a bill for 2 days and could get nothing
but an automated machine. I tried this advice below - AND IT WORKED!! I was
connected to a human within a few minutes. Thanks so much!!
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B. W. Blanton church photo that received honorable
mention. Jerry Heaton won first place.
Q. I have 2 questions: 1:
is there anyone in CKCS who teaches/covers
in a SIG------faxing to and from a computer, and the
software needed?
2: I have downloaded some pictures from a trip and some
are short
movie clips and the extension is .mov and I cannot open
them to
show. Is there a way to get that done?
I have Vista.
Thanks so much.
A. I don't know about the Fax thing, you might Google it.
.mov is a Quick Time file
extension you need to install the free
Quicktime 7 with Itunes.
Download:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Response:
Yes, just did it and it worked just fine. I do
thank you.
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Transferring
audio from cassettes to your computer:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/ef5e07e7-d2b8-4fb5-9b40-3c12d940eb031033.mspx
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stretching from the 1750s to today.
Most were never published and are now available for the
first time
through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
http://images.google.com/hosted/life
PC Magazine will cancel its print edition, January 2009. Publisher Ziff Davis, recently exited Chapter
11 bankruptcy. The magazine was started in 1982.
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Its last major update, IE7, shipped as a final version in
mid-October 2006.
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From Art Herman:
When sending christmas cards this year, take just one and
send it to
this address:
A RECOVERING AMERICAN SOLDIER
% Walter Reed Army Medical
Center
6900 GEORGIA AVE N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20307-5001
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From: Chris Hillenmeyer:
Subject: Rich Little
He was TOP GUY at one time
http://videos.komando.com/2008/11/26/rich-little/
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CKCS WINTER 2009 CLASS SCHEDULE:
For more information call 373-1000
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What to expect of High Definition Television.
(It is fantastic)
Picture Resolution:
HD has the best quality digital picture
available. Resolution is a measure of picture sharpness.
Standard analog televisions has 330 lines of resolution.
VCRs have 240 lines of resolution.
DVDs have 480 lines of resolution.
HD offers 720 to 1080 lines of resolution, which is at
least twice that of analog television. You can expect razor sharp images from
HD
Aspect Ratio:
Most older televisions were manufactured to receive a 4
by 3 aspect ratio.
HD signals are sent in a 16 by 9 aspect ratio, mimicking
the wide scope of movie theatre screens.
Digital Sound:
HD's digital audio sounds significantly better than
standard television's analog sound.
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HDTV Buying Guide 2008
http://www.pcworld.com/article/154049/article.html?tk=nl_cxarvw
From Arthur Anderson:
FALL AT BUTCHART GARDENS,
VICTORIA, B. C., CANADA
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12 8 08 BLOG and INTERNET EXPLORER 7
Review *
Dear Classmates,
What a great night for learning. Bob Brown did a
fantastic job of showing us how to create a Blog.
YoutubeTutorial on setting up a Blog
(web site) on the Internet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY
From Bob Brown's
notes:
Why? What For?
Family news
communications, social group, personal journal.
Joe now has www.computertips2009.blogspot.com
CKCS Computer Clinic
is at www.clinicsig.blogspot.com
CKCS Open Source SIG
is at www.opensig.blogspot.com
More coming soon !
To create a Blog
there are lots of web sites that will help you
(most are free for small blogs)
I use www.blogspot.com It is owned by Google.
You will need a
Google account. You can do a lot of
Google things if you have an account.
You can use your
email address for an account name or you can sign up for a Google Gmail account
and then use that for your account name.
Think up a unique
account name (userid) and pretty good password.
Go to www.google.com/accounts and click on "create one for free".
Now go to
www.blogger.com = www.blogspot.com to create your blog.
To read other blogs
(warning: you can get hooked and spend all day doing this)
I use www.bloglines.com but I plan to switch to www.reader.google.com
You need to find out
about blogs via word-of-mouth, Internet
searches, or other
advertising
For example: many
columnists at Herald-Leader have blogs
You can type in the
web URL for a blog and make a Favorite or
Bookmark for it. Then
click on its name in the Favorites list
whenever you want to
read it.
Or if the blog uses
rss feeds (Google's do) you can "Subscribe" to the blog using www.reader.google.com and the software will search your blog list
and update whenever you go to reader.
This way you get the
fresh posts and all the older posts.
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What would we do
without computers,
Joe Isaac
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Q. I'm having trouble
installing Adobe Flash Player 9, can you help?
A. I also had trouble
installing this, I had to do it several times before it would install.
Install Flash Player: Enjoy the most vivid content on the
web Watch video without extra downloads Interact with applications
on your favorite sites.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
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Q. Why are you so up on
Vista, they say is not selling well, and XP gets you where you want to go? (It
is selling well).
A. I've been using
Vista since it came out 1 30 07 on a Desktop and Laptop.
I love the speed, color, and the new application programs
that come with Vista, especially Windows Photo Gallery, Snipping Tool,
Thumbnail display of programs open in the Taskbar, Start Search, if I
don't know where to fine something, I just type like Windows Explorer, it in
the Start Search Blank that opens as soon as you click on the Start Button, in
Windows Explorer I love the Details, Preview, and Navigation panes.
If you are in photos,
just put your cursor on the .jpg file and on the right side of the Window in
the Preview Pane the photo appears, no click, no nothing, if you are in
documents,
part of the document
shows up in the Preview Pane.
In the Windows Photo
Gallery, click on a photo and you can fix brightness, color, crop, Red Eye,
etc. without going to an outside program.
These thoughts are
off the top of my head, there are others.
One last thought,
whenever I have to go back and use my XP machine, it is like going back in
time.
I don't recommend you
upgrade your XP machine to Vista, just wait until you need a new one and it
will have Vista on it. It is a fantastic operating system.
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Q. Is there a short way to
complete a .com web address?
A. Yes, a great one. Like if you want to go to http://usatoday.com/ just type in usatoday hit
Enter and it will fill in the rest.
Now if you want it in your
Favorites just do Control D.
If you want a shortcut to it on your Desktop, Right Click on an empty
space on the web page and click on Create Shortcut, a dialog box will come up
and click Yes.
MERRY CHRISTMAS:
From: Suzanne Hurley
Subject: A Christmas
Animation
Move the Ornament
from Less ------ to More and it will do the decorations.
http://www.powerpres.com/xmascard03.html
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More Christmas web
sites:
This is Funny click
on the Reindeers:
http://web.icq.com/shockwave/0,,4845,00.swf
Christmas Scene:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?pv=XS01EN
Beautiful Merry Christmas:
http://holidays.blastcomm.com/
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Take a tour of Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/tour/fre/interface/
As you take the tour you may click on the
buttons on the bottom of the page for more information. This is a good one,
stay with it a while, it is a good tutorial.
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Navigate the Web more safely:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ev/security.mspx
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Reasons why you should upgrade:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/a426bb85-708c-4b75-87e2-874f9be3b4aa1033.mspx
Download Internet Explorer 7.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
=======================
INTERNET
EXPLORER 7
Q. What is "tabbed
browsing" in Internet Explorer 7?
A. It allows you to open
several web pages in the same
window with tabs for each at the top. Click the tab, see
the page.
It also comes in handy when you want to open a link, but
don't want to lose the page you are on.
Follow me on this, you get a tab each time you open a different web site.
If you open a link within a web
site you use the left and right arrow keys to go to different links. (It's like
what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.)
You can close the tabbed web
sites individually or if you click on the Red X in the upper right hand corner
if will ask you if you want to Do you want to close all tabs?
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Q. How do you create a
Desktop shortcut to a web site?
A. Go to File, Send,
Shortcut to Desktop.
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Q. How do I find my Web
surfing history?
A. Click on the yellow
star on the left, and select
Your Favorites, RSS feeds, or History.
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Q. How do I set up an RSS
feed?
(RSS stand for
Really Simple Syndication)
A. When you are on a Web Site, if it has an RSS feed the little
icon next to Home at the upper right will turn orange. Click on the down arrow,
click on the feed you want, then at the top left click on Subscribe to this feed.
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Q. Where is the Send
feature on Internet Explorer 7?
A. On the top left click
on File, Send, (options are)
Page by Email, Link by Email, Shortcut to Desktop.
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1.) Ctrl + T - Opens
a new tab in the foreground.
2.) Ctrl + Click -
Opens links in a new tab in the background.
3.) Ctrl + Shift +
Click - Opens links in a new tab in the foreground.
4.) Alt + Enter -
Opens a new tab from the address bar.
5.) Alt + Enter - It also opens a new tab from the search
box.
6.) Ctrl + Q - Opens up quick tabs, which are thumbnail
views.
7.) Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Shift + Tab - Allows you to switch
between tabs.
8.) Ctrl + N - Switches to a specific tab number. In this
case,
N can equal anything between the numbers one and eight.
9.) Ctrl + 9 -
Switches to the last tab.
10.) Ctrl + W -
Closes the current tab.
11.) Ctrl + Alt + F4
- Closes other open tabs.
12.) Alt + F4 -
Closes all the tabs.
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In Internet Explorer 7, the lock that was
located at the
bottom of the page is
now on the right side of the address bar:
Both the lock, and
the http changing to https
together show a
secure site.
The "https"
prefix indicates that you are visiting a secure site.
Click on the padlock to view the certificate information.
You will see the site's name, their URL, the owner of
the site and some additional information, if it doesn't
match up, clear out.
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About the only thing
that comes to us without effort is old age.
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Need Income Tax Help
or Tax Forms:
=======================
Online scanning programs.
If you wish to double check your computer for viruses,
you can use an online scanning program.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
(Panda will scan 122000 files in 30 minutes)
------------------------------
Q. I'm having trouble reading the tiny print on
a few of my favorite web sites. Is there
a way to change that to larger print?
Rolling over it with alt or control key down doesn't help.
A. Open Internet Explorer, at the top, click on View, then Text
Size, select the size you want.
Also you can hold the Control Key down and use the wheel on
your mouse.
=============== ===============
Q. I forgot how to find "defrag". Can
you help me? Thanks,
A. Click on MY COMPUTER, then Right Click on the
C drive, click on Properties, then Tools, then Defrag.
======================= =======================
Q. The icons showing the open files have been along
the bottom. By some mysterious way I moved them to the right vertical position
with one click. Now I cannot return to the original position. Can you help?
Thanks in advance.
A. Put your cursor on an empty space on the
Taskbar, left click and drag it to the bottom of the monitor.
======================= =======================
Q. I don't believe that I know how to email a
FILE.
A. Open OUTLOOK EXPRESS, click on Attach, then click on the down
arrow and start browsing until you find the file you want to
attach, then click on it.
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Yellow Pages, White
Pages, Reverse Lookup.
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From Myra Engle:
Whole BUNCH of search
engines/sites: You'll love it.
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Comedians, Singers,
Bands.
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Funny Aaron
Wilburn--Southern Pounderings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6GDxyVRks
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Q. I deleted the Recycle Bin by mistake, how do I get
it back.
I'm using Vista.
A. Right Click the Desktop, click Personalize, on the
left click on Change desktop
icons, put a check mark in Recycle Bin and
click OK.
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From Art Herman: Click on your Birth year.
_1925_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1925.html
)
_1926_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1926.html
)
_1927_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1927.html
)
_1928_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1928.html
)
_1929_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1929.html
)
_1930_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1930.html
)
_1931_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1931.html
)
_1932_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1932.html
)
_1933_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1933.html
)
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_1945_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1945.html
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_1950_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1950.html
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_1952_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1952.html
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_1962_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1962.html
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_1963_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1963.html
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_1964_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1964.html
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_1965_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1965.html
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_1966_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1966.html
)
_1967_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1967.html
)
_1968_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1968.html
)
_1969_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1969.html
)
_1970_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1970.html
)
_1971_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1971.html
)
_1972_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1972.html
)
_1973_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1973.html
)
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)
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)
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)
_1977_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1977.html
)
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)
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)
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)
_1981_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1981.html
)
_1982_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1982.html
)
_1983_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1983.html
)
_1984_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1984.html
)
_1985_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1985.html
)
_1986_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1986.html
)
_1987_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1987.html
)
_1988_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1988.html
)
_1989_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1989.html
)
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_1998_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1998.html
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_1999_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/1999.html
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_2000_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/2000.html
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_2001_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/2001.html
)
_2002_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/2002.html
)
_2003_ ( http://www.infoplease.com/year/2003.html
)
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Louis Armstrong -
Danny Kaye , Frank Sinatra.
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=jm6ktYq0Yxk
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Q. XP or Vista?
Joe, I have been wondering about Vista and thought you might comment.
What's the deal between Windows XP and Vista? Where do
they stand in comparison to each other these days? Is one
really better than the other? Any information would be
great!
A. You know these guys have to write about something.
I've been using Vista
since it came out 1 30 07 on a
Desktop and Laptop.
I love the speed, color, and the new application programs
that come with Vista, especially Windows Photo Gallery,
Snipping Tool, Thumbnail display of programs open in the
Taskbar, Start Search, if I don't know where to fine
something, I just type like Windows Explorer in the
Start Search Blank that opens as soon as you click on the
Start Button, in Windows Explorer I love the Details,
Preview, and Navigation panes.
If you are in photos, just put your cursor on the .jpg
file and on the right side of the Window in the Preview
Pane the photo appears, no click, no nothing, if you are
in documents, part of the document shows up in the
Preview
Pane.
In the Windows Photo Gallery, click on a photo and you
can
fix Brightness, Color, Crop, Red Eye, etc. without going
to an outside program.
===============================
Q. How do I know which version of Internet Explorer I
am using?
A. Open Internet Explorer or any program, click on Help, then
click on About Internet Explorer.
If you don't see the help Tab, hit the Alt key and it may
show up, or Right Click an empty space on the Address Bar and select and
select: Menu Bar.
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Ran across these
photos and thought they were informative:
Mouse connection is
Green, Keyboard is Purple:
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How to Buy a
Flat-Screen TV - PC World Video
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,569-page,1-bid,4/video.html?tk=promo_wn1207
How to Buy a Digital
Camera - PC World Video
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,638-page,1-bid,4/video.html?tk=promo_wn1207
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From: Ann Housman
Did you know KY had
this free service?
Love the Bluegrass
State!
http://highwaysafety.ky.gov/safe_patrol.asp
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From Bob Urie:
Thanks again for your CKCS
e-mail.. Always informative. Since you mentioned tax help, I would
recommend a look at the Tax Act program:
It is an Internet program
only. I used this program last year and I thought it much
better (and a lot less expensive) than HR Block and Turbo Tax. Its
explanations of each area (income, deductions, etc) were much simpler and in
layman's language. Since my return is not complex, I can't speak for this
program's detailed return performance.
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Internet Explorer 7
To export the Favorites folder
1. In Internet Explorer, click Add to Favorites, and then
click Import and Export.
2. In the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.
3. Select Export Favorites, and then click Next.
4. Click Favorites and then click Next.
5. Select the top level Favorites folder.
6. Click Next.
Note By default, Internet Explorer creates a Bookmark.htm
file in
your Documents folder
7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish.
Import Favorites to Internet Explorer 7
1. In Internet
Explorer 7, click Add to Favorites , and then click
Import and Export.
2. In the
Import/Export Wizard, click Next.
3. Select Import
Favorites, and then click Next.
4. Select the folder
where you want to put the imported bookmarks, and then click Next.
5. Click Finish.
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Download the Google
Tool Bar, it works great with IE7:
http://toolbar.google.com/T5/intl/en/install.html
it has an Autofill
feature on it. This is a great time saver. On the right side, click on
Settings, Options, AutoFill Settings, You fill in your name, address, phone
number, email address, one time.
This is the greatest thing
since sliced bread.
Now when you are on a web site that needs your name,
address, phone number, email address, at the top of the page, you just click on
AutoFill and whammo, it
is all filled in, no errors, no mistakes.
======================= =======================
From: Myra Engle and
Gene Wheeler: What a keeper of a site!
You may want to keep this in your favorites for future
use. You can listen to whatever artist you enjoy hearing by typing their name
in the space provided.
Just type in any song that was ever played, and see what
happens.....or choose a channel era:
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You can create your
own default cache size in Internet Explorer 7, go to Tools, Internet Options,
click on the Settings button, under the Browsing History section.
Under the heading of "Disk space to use." it's recommended you go no higher than 250 MB. Microsoft suggests
you set it to 50 MB, but that's up to you. Just remember, the bigger your cache
limit, the more you put yourself at risk for slowdowns and corruptions.
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Q. I want to forward some email without the >>,s at the
start of each line of type. I know you published something on this some time
back but I can't find it.
Could you tell me again how to delete those
>>'s? Thanks,
A. ECLEAN: (Send clean legible emails to your friends.)
ECLEAN is a
shareware program that will remove the arrows >>>> and restructure
sentences from your email. Use it free for 4 weeks and if you like it send the
guy $10. I love it and use it all the time. Take the time to set it up,
it is worth it.
To Install,
put the CD I gave you into the D drive, click on Eclean, then click on
eClean.exe and follow instructions.
It will put an icon in
your Taskbar tray.
If you wish to download
eClean from the Internet go to:
http://www.jd-software.com/eClean2000/
To use Eclean:
1. Click on
Forward on the email you wish to correct.
2. Then
highlight the portion of the message you want to clean, place the cursor on the
left top of the items you wish to highlight and drag the cursor down thru the
items until the color changes, then it is highlighted.
3. Then do
Control C (to copy), then right click the Eclean icon in the Taskbar, click on
Clean Clipboard.
4. Now do
Control V (to paste) and it will replace the arrows and reformat the text.
To replace the
email address you wish to remove, hightlight them and hit the delete key on
your keyboard.
To configure
Right Click on the Eclean Icon on the Taskbar, click on Programs Options,
Cleaning Options, then unclick the top option Display Task Selection Window
prior to cleaning a document.
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Q....If
you could help me with problem I'd appreciate it. I want to change this font
from "Ariel" to "Comic Sans MC".
A. In Windows Mail and Outlook Express:
Open the Mail
program, click on Tools, Options, Compose, Font Settings and follow
instructions.
Response:
Worked like a charm Joe ........thank you so much !!!!!
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======================= =======================
WINDOWS XP & VISTA TIPS*
The easiest way to find what you want is
to do Control F
and type in update, virus, shutdown,
classic XP, Word, etc.
======================================
#
WINDOWS XP SECTION:*
Configure Windows XP to automatically
download Windows updates:
Click the Start, Control
Panel, System icon, Automatic Updates tab.
Select one of the Settings. Click
OK.
The next time you're online
and there happens to be an available update, you'll be prompted.
======================================
Windows Update:
These updates take care of
bugs, security holes, and lots of
other problematic stuff.
Click on the Start Button on
the Taskbar, click on Windows
Update then click on the Green
Arrow that says Scan for updates.
======================= =======================
Q.
My Windows folder is full of these things called
"$NtUninstallQ...etc".
A. There's a whole bunch of them! Are they OK to delete? (YES)
When you install a patch or update in Windows XP, it makes a
directory for files you'll need if you decide to uninstall the update/patch.
Go to My Computer / C: / Windows and they should be there.
If you don't see them, go to
Tools / Folder Options and make sure the radio button for "Show hidden
files and folders" is selected. If not, choose it then click the
"Apply to all folders" button.)
Next, select the "$NtUninstall..." directories and Delete.
===============
===============
Stop Running Scan Disk
after Bad Shutdowns
When your computer is shut down incorrectly, the next time you boot your
computer, Scandisk runs.
If, for some reason, you want to stop this
(not
recommended!), click the "Start" menu, choosing Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, and then "System Information." On the window that
appears, click the "Tools" menu, selecting "System Configuration
Utility."
On the multi-tabbed dialog box that appears,
select the "General Tab," and then click
"Advanced".
Check "Disable Scandisk after bad shutdown." Click OK
to close the dialog box.
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KEEP YOUR FOLDER VIEW CONSISTENT:
Do
Some of your folders show big icons, some a list, and others have thumbnails?
There is an easy way to make them all the same...
1.
Open the My Computer icon on your desktop (or from your Start menu if you are
using Windows XP).
2.
Using the View menu, set the folder to the way you want all your folders to be.
For example, if you're like me, you want to see all file info. So, I selected
the View menu, Details.
Next,
set your icon arrangement. Using the View menu, click the Arrange Icons item
and select your favorite sort order. I personally prefer "By Type."
3.
OK, now make all your little folders act the same way. Click the View menu (or
Tools menu, depending on your version of Windows) and select Folder Options.
Click the View tab and click the "Like Current Folder" or "Apply
to all folders" button. It will ask you for confirmation, click Yes.
Finally,
press the OK button and you're all set.
=============== ===============
To
give it a test run, open any folder on your C: drive, it should look exactly
the way you want it to. Now if there is a folder you want different, then just
change that one (for instance, you might want "My Pictures" to be in
thumbnail or filmstrip view).
===============
Windows
XP control over CD autoruns.
You
can actually specify what happens when different kinds of CDs are put into your
drive.
For
instance, what if you want music CDs to always open in Windows Media Player? Or
your picture CDs to open in Photoshop?
Click
on My Computer, right click and choose "Properties".
Click
the tab that says Autoplay.
The
drop-down menu shows different types of CDs:
Music
Files, Pictures, Video files, Blank CD, etc.
Select
one and you'll see options for that type.
For
example, select "Music Files" and you'll find
all
your media players listed in the lower window. Pick
one
and your music files will always open in that program.
You
can also choose "Take no action" or select the "Prompt me each time
to choose an action" radio button.
So
experiment with different settings. If you don't like the result, all you need
to do is click the "Restore Defaults" button to put it back the way
it came from the factory.
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Uninstalling Unwanted Programs
1. The first thing to do is
click the Start menu, Programs. Then hunt for the program you want to
Uninstall.
2. Go to Start, Control Panel.
Then open the Add/Remove programs icon. You'll see a list of programs that
Windows can remove from your system. Just click the one you would like to
remove and hit the OK button.
======================================
The thumbs.db file
is generated by the Windows operating system. It is a database file containing
the small images displayed when you view a folder in "thumbnail" view (as opposed to tile, icon, list, or
detail view). No harm is done by deleting thumbs.db files.
------------------------------
1.
The "+" sign in a little white box means the file is being copied.
2.
The arrow means Windows is creating a shortcut.
3. If
you see nothing at all, the file is being moved.
===============
CD Burner Speeds: Write, Rewrite, Read
What do the three speeds, such
as 52x32x52, on a CD
burner mean?
1. The first number is the
write speed,
2. The second number is the
rewrite speed,
3. The third number indicates
the read speed.
======================================
Move Files and Make Short Cuts in XP:
How to make easy short cuts
for folders. Add a folder
to the send-to menu without
Windows Explorer.
1.Go to Start.
2.Select Run.
3.Enter a period ( . ) and hit
enter. You should see the send-to folder.
4.Right-click on folders you
want short cuts for.
5.Drag a copy of the short cut
into the short-cut folder.
6.Right-click and you'll see
the new destination on the send-to option.
======================================
Keyboard Shortcuts For Your Windows Desktop
Select the icon and choose
from the following shortcuts:
Ctrl+C Copies the file.
Ctrl+X Moves the file.
Ctrl+V Places the file in the desired location.
Ctrl+D Deletes the file.
Ctrl+U Undo the last action.
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Organize Start Menu and Favorites:
Let's start with the Start
menu:
1. Open the Start menu and
mouse over Programs.
2. Locate the first program
folder or shortcut you see and right-click it. Choose "Sort by Name."
3. All your programs should be
displayed in a nice alphabetized list.
Now let's do the same thing to
the Favorites:
1. Open Internet Explorer and
click the Favorites menu.
2. Locate the first bookmark
or folder you see and right-click it. Choose "Sort by Name."
3. All your Favorites should
be displayed in a nice alphabetized list.
======================================
XP features five folder
viewing styles:
Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons,
List, and Details (this is best).
If you prefer to view your folders all in
the same style.
1. Press the Windows button +
E on your keyboard.
2.Click Tools, Folder Options,
View.
5.Click the button labeled
"Reset all Folders" to make every folder on your system exactly like
the one you're currently in.
======================================
Right Click a folder. Click on Send to: DVD or CD - RW
drive.
Click on the balloon at the
bottom right and in the next window, on the left click on Write these files to
a CD.
=======================
It's the case of the missing
icons. Many of you may be wondering where all the icons from your desktop are
in Windows XP? Well if you're like me, you like to have at least My Computer,
My Network Places, and My Documents on the desktop.
To do this:
Right-click on the desktop,
and then click Properties.
Click the Desktop tab and then
click on Customize Desktop.
Put a check mark in the box
next to My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, to
add those familiar icons to your desktop.
======================= =======================
If
you're the only user on a computer, odds are you don't need a logon screen to
appear every time you boot up. This is how to eliminate the need to input your
user name and password with these steps.
1.Left-click
the Start menu, mouse-over Settings, and single-click the Control Panel.
2.In
the Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon.
3.In
the Primary Network Logon, choose Windows Logon.
4.Press
OK. If the system asks for a Windows CD-ROM, cancel it.
5.In
the Control Panel double-click the Passwords icon.
6.Click
Change Passwords tab.
7.Press
Change Windows Password button.
8.Type
your current password in the Old Password box.
9.Leave
both the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes blank.
10.Click
OK.
11.Select
the User Profile tab and make sure the "All users of this PC use the same
preferences and desktop settings" is selected.
12.Click
OK.
13.Restart
Windows.
This
tip does not work if you use Windows NT or use profiles.
======================================
Stop Windows Logon from appearing at
startup.
1.
Click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties.
2.
In the pull-down menu under Primary Network Logon, select Windows Logon.
3.
Hit OK.
4.
If the system asks for a Windows CD-ROM, cancel it.
5.
Restart your system.
6.
When the PC restarts, a logon window will appear. Enter a name, but leave the
password blank. The next time you reboot, the logon will not appear.
If you
want to do this in Windows XP, you need to use TweakUI.
======================================
To disable error reporting, follow
these directions:
1. Right-click on My Computer, and choose
Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab on
your System Properties dialog box.
3. Click the Error Reporting
button on the Advanced tab.
4. On the Error Reporting
dialog box, place a checkmark next to the text labeled, "Disable error
reporting."
5. Leave the other radio
button unchecked next to the text labeled, "But notify me when critical
errors occur."
6. Click OK.
======================================
Have you ever clicked the
wrong link while you were browsing?
If you have and still have
that left mouse button pressed down, just drag your pointer off the link to a
blank spot and release. No harm done.
But what if you've already
clicked the link and you're off to the wrong page? Is there any hope?
Hit your Escape key. That will
stop your browser in it's tracks –
======================================
Some
weird entries in the Add/Remove Programs menu in XP.
"Windows XP Hotfix (SP1) (See Qxxxxxxx
for more information)."
These are Microsoft Update
files that you've downloaded and installed onto your system. Leave these files
alone and don't uninstall them.
Some are critical updates and
are vital to the security of your System. They run from 8 to 44MB.
Windows XP Hotfix should have
been named Windows XP Update.
======================================
Make programs launch at startup.
Right-click your Start Menu
and choose Explore. Now, you should be located inside the Start Menu folder.
Click Programs to expand the Programs folder inside the Start Menu folder.
Locate the Startup folder inside the Programs folder. To make a program
automatically launch at startup, just copy and paste a shortcut to it in the Startup
folder.
======================================
To increase or decrease your font size
in either Internet Explorer or
Outlook Express,
just click on the View menu,
Text Size.
Or, if you have one of those
handy little wheel mice, you should be able to hold down your CTRL key and roll
the wheel to adjust font size.
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MICROSOFT WORD SECTION:*
Microsoft Office 2007:
This is clearly
the most compelling Office upgrade in recent years.
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Windows Aero: Is
the new graphical user
interface in
Windows Vista. Its name is an acronym
for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective
and Open.
Intended to be a
cleaner, more powerful, more efficient and
more aesthetically
pleasing user interface, it also includes
new
transparencies, animations and eye candy.
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Date And Time
Keyboard Shortcuts
If you're
someone who frequently inserts the current date and/or time into your MS Word
documents here's a keyboard shortcut for you.
In MS Word, you
can press Alt+Shift+D to insert the current date. like Sunday,
January 11, 2009
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Another MS Word
shortcut.
In Word, hit the
F4 key to repeat what you just wrote.
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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).
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AFTER VISTA,
WHAT'S NEXT?
Windows 3.1 1992
Windows 95 1995
Windows 98 1998
Windows XP 2001
Windows Vista 2008
Windows Vienna 2011??
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Cool tip for you keyboard
enthusiasts:
Ctrl + Shift + > will
increase font size.
Ctrl + Shift + < will
decrease font size.
And for those of you who are
new to the world of Microsoft, remember, you can highlight text by holding down
the Shift key and using the arrow keys to move the cursor to the end of the
section you want to highlight. Then you can...
Ctrl + B will bold text.
Ctrl + U will underline text.
Ctrl + I will italicize.
Shift F3 will capitalize or lowercase what is highlighted.
Shift F5 will take you to the last place you were in the document.
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How to "copy and paste":
If you're working in a word
processor and need to copy and
paste a section of your
document into an e-mail. Here's how:
1. First, you'll need to
select the text you wish to copy. You do this by putting your mouse cursor at
the first character you want to copy and, holding down the left mouse button,
drag the cursor to the last character you need copied. As you drag, you'll
notice everything gets highlighted (selected).
2. Do CTRL C on your keyboard.
3. Click the area in your
e-mail document where you would
like to insert the word
processor text.
Then do CTRL V on your keyboard.
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Date And Time Keyboard Shortcuts
If you're someone who frequently
inserts the current date and/or time into your MS Word documents here's a
keyboard shortcut for you.
In MS Word, you can press
Alt+Shift+D to insert the current date and Alt+Shift+T to insert the current
time.
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TURN
OFF A BULLETED OR NUMBERED LIST WITH JUST ONE KEY?
The next time you get to the
end of your list hit the Enter key.
You should get another bullet
or number.
Now hit the Backspace key. Poof!
The bullet or number is gone
and you're returned to the left margin to pick up the work right where you left
off.
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Go to the Format menu, Tabs
choice.
In the upper left corner look
for the Default tabs stops box. Change the number to your required tab
interval, click OK and then you're back on your way.
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Basic Word keyboard
shortcuts:
Arrow
keys = moves one space or line in the arrow direction.
Ctrl
+ Left or Right arrow = moves the cursor one word left or right.
Home
= moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
Ctrl
+ Home = moves the cursor to the top of the document.
End =
moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Ctrl
+ End = moves the cursor to the bottom of the document.
Page
Up = moves the cursor up the length of one screen.
Page
Down = moves the cursor down the length of one screen.
Ctrl
+ Page Down = moves the cursor to the next page down in your document.
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How to turn off the AutoFormat feature in Microsoft Word.
AutoFormat automatically
corrects "mistakes." Here's how to turn it off.
1. Open Word. Go to Tools and
select AutoCorrect Options.
2. Click the "AutoFormat
as you Type" tab and remove all the check marks next to the entries you
want to control yourself.
3. Click the AutoFormat tab
and remove all the check marks next to the entries you want to control
yourself.
4. Click OK.
CHANGE
THE FONT SIZE WITH THE WHEEL
If your mouse has a wheel, you
can use it to change the
text size in Internet Explorer
and even, Microsoft Word. Just
depress Ctrl and turn the
wheel.
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DRIVERS:
Almost every third party
component that you stick into or connect to your computer, such as videos
cards, sound cards, network cards, printers, or scanners, require driver
software. The function of driver software is to make the hardware work.
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System Restore only affects program 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.
This is the
greatest thing since sliced bread.
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THE REGISTRY:
Each time Windows loads, it
references the Registry, which
is an enormous database containing settings for all the
applications and hardware
installed on the computer, including Windows itself.
======================================
Toshiba
Satellite:
Press the Fn Key and the F5
key to switch
between laptop only, projector
and laptop, or projector only.
Delete one item in History
Do you want to cover your
tracks by deleting just one item in the History (IE) without having to
sacrifice all the other urls.
While in Internet Explorer, do
Control H, select the address you want to delete, right-click and select
Delete, confirm by "yes"
This will delete the item in
History, but not from the drop down list in the "ADDRESS" bar.
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Rename Several Files at Once
You unloaded the pictures from
your camera and would like to rename them Grand Canyon 1, Grand Canyon 2, and
so on.
When you've found your files
you want to rename, highlight them.
Right-click on the first of
the files you've selected and left click on Rename.
Then type in a name for your
files and press Enter.
It will rename all of them.
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Skip
the Password Check on your Windows XP.
If
you've already set up your OS, here's what you should do.
Go
to Start. Click Run. Type control
userpasswords2
You'll
see a box that says "Users must enter a user name and password to use this
computer." Uncheck that box.
Enter
your password. Set the login you'd like to use every time.
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100 Entertaining Web Sites:
(Compiled from 12
months of emails, you may want to keep this.)
You'll get a kick out
of this country music comedian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCeIwjIuZM
Christmas Rocking Horse:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1064839742313
Aaron Wilburn ~~ Puttin On The Dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7psfk5CWxK8
Funny Names:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCeIwjIuZM&feature=related
Southern Ponderings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6GDxyVRks&feature=related
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAEcca9pRk
Happy New Year!
http://www.icq.com/img/friendship/static/card_16961_rs.swf
Sweet Taters: good
music.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/sweettators/
Apple Pickin' Time:
CAN YOU GET 50% IN THE PAIL
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/applegame.htm
What happened the
year you were born??
http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
From outer space
Worth seeing!
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Current space
mission.
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm
Jay Thomas tells a
story about meeting Clayton Moore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhB4kDwZu7M
Noah's Ark ?
http://milescooley.com/mc/ecards/cards/2
It's a boat. No, it's
a plane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0RNZnTmKzg
This is an oldie.
(Don't mess with old people.)
http://www.komando.com/videos/2-21.asp
Find out square foot
of your house. How many baths. Tax assessor's value, and a photo of your house.
BOOGIE THROUGH LIFE
http://www.members.shaw.ca/grandmafaiths2/boogie.htm
Disappearing Car Door
- Very Cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM
Monkey Videos:
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/44/51/
http://www.trunkmonkey.com/content/view/28/51/
Old penny postcards.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html
Favorite Super Bowl
commercials:
http://www.komando.com/videos/2-3.asp
Great British car
commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV4q9joFuPY
Very interesting web
site about where you live.
Burma Shave with the
Statler Brothers:
http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm
No ordinary jukebox.
Brain Differences:
Men v. Women
http://marriageresourcecenter.org/videogallery/4/med/VideoWidget8.htm
How to get even with
a telemarketer, this is a hilarious oldie.
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=we0n1rh0si
Enjoy.
http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t054/hymns.htm
A prank on taste
testers.
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?ad_key=QUYQYSKWIQJQ&tracking_id=921512&id=728
Speed Test Your PC
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BwDownTest.asp?s
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
Identify trademarks
of different products.
http://www.cramersweeney.com/smartmarketing.html
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
COMPARING THE VALUE
OF A DOLLAR over the years:
http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/
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
This music site is really
a kick for those who dig nostalgia.
http://joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm
Those of a certain age will particularly appreciate this
song!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM
it is touching:
Traditional Irish
step dancing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaHmcCp77JE
The Evolution of
Dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
Classic Popular Music
-- Original Artists From 1951.
America the
Beautiful.
http://llerrah.com/america.htm
Flowers from all the
States:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=VE44709695
How hard is it to
cancel AOL? http://youtube.com/watch?v=xmpDSBAh6RY
Find any paper in America in the
click of a mouse!
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
All the front pages.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Beautiful scenes
of America.
http://mybeautifulamerica.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm
A very funny skit with Foster Brooks and Dean Martin.
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?ad_key=MMTTALFWTIAK&tracking_id=825283&id=538
Wonderful pictures, narration by John Wayne.
http://sagebrushpatriot.com/america.htm
If Elvis had lived longer, he might have re-written,
"Are You Lonesome Tonight,"
http://mywebpages.comcast.net:80/jwwaller/elvis/
"My Old Kentucky Home" Sung by Happy Chandler
(if this don't
get you, nothing will.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqGuVQsl-7U
Radio Stations in
the Lexington, Ky. Metro area.
http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/Lexington_KY.aspx
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Billie G. Wildcat
Nation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsoNVJOAjSU&eurl=http://www.kentuckysportsradio.com/
Christmas Animation.
Move the Ornament from Less ------ to More and see what happens.
http://www.powerpres.com/xmascard03.html
Enjoy Santa and the reindeers
... be sure sound is on!!
http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf
Ellen talks to Gladys
from Austin, Texas.
This is Funny click
on the Reindeers:
http://web.icq.com/shockwave/0,,4845,00.swf
Christmas Scene:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?pv=XS01EN
Christmas Scene:
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?pv=XS01EN
Christmas web site:
http://holidays.blastcomm.com/holidays03.html
The Penguin writes
your name in the snow.
http://www.star28.net/snow.html
Comedians, Singers,
Bands.
Music is Over the
Rainbow. Scenes are beautiful. Enjoy!
http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t083/fall.htm
Louis Armstrong - Danny
Kaye , Frank Sinatra.
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=jm6ktYq0Yxk
Elvis Presley -
Amazing Grace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3XdXEJEI4E&feature=related
Elvis Presley - Don't
Be Cruel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmNx3_0oEE&feature=related
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock 1957 color.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzV_0l5ILI&feature=related
Elvis Presley -
Heartbreak Hotel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c&feature=related
Fun Think Test
http://www.oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm
Even if you're not a
golfer, you won't be able to stop
http://www.ibogleif.dk/spil/flashspil/minigolf/minigolf.swf
Portable outhouse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_F-JLpCro
Model B-29 and X-1
This aircraft runs on four chainsaw motors. You can
just
imagine how much time, effort, skill and money these
guys have
put into this thing.
http://users.skynet.be/fa926657/files/B29.wmv
Illusions of the mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVfcyVCdNA
Kentucky Tourism.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=528592587416644687
2. Wineries and
Vineyards.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=1831246533344851614
3. Big City
Entertainment.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-4436593756735398757
4. Bourbon Festival.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-4690885129148023807
5. Lincoln Days
Festival.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=3038064123947527226
6. Outdoor Adventure
- Rock Climbing.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-2260831640561833154
7. Chicken Festival.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-8023981623609159106
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Happy Easter.
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1484537522255&source=jl999
Baby's Evil Eye.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ALIL7T764&feature=related
Funny Face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tqJ-cKVa1I&feature=related
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100 Learning Web Sites:
(Compiled from 12
months of emails, you may want to keep this.)
IrfanView:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967
Open IrfanView, get
the .bmp file, at the top left click on
File, then click on
Save As, then at the bottom of the
Save as type,
scroll down and click on JPG.
Google's Picasa 2:
http://picasa.google.com/download/thanks.html
Microsoft's Photo Story 3:
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:
Good medical information:
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If you need to complain by phone to:
Amazon.com Call 1-800-201-7575
EBay call 1 800 322 9266
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Microsoft's Windows
Defender:
FREE Spyware
Protection. 4.9 MB download.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
FREE AVG
ANTIVIRUS 16 MB download:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
FREE Online scanning program.
If you wish to double check
your computer for viruses.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
WONDERFUL site!!! Once
you click on a link (i.e. 10,000 BC to 4000 BC]), scroll down for the
information.
http://www.krysstal.com/inventions.html
Learn what error
messages mean.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
Tech Terms Computer
Dictionary.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Windows DVD Maker
Create a photo album on DVD.
http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/28190303038946532/create-a-photo-album-on-dvd.html
Learn CPR for adults
in a Video.
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/videodemo/adult-cpr-video.html
TAX FORMS:
Federal: http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
(you can actually
fill in the forms on line, save them and print them, you can download Adobe
here also.)
You can fill out your
1040 tax forms on the web:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf
Kentucky: http://www.revenue.ky.gov/forms/
Lexington: http://www.lfucg.com/Finance/Revenue/
Fayette School: http://www.fcps.net/tax/forms.htm
Speed Test Your PC.
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BwDownTest.asp?s
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
Great Microsoft Vista
site.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/top10things.mspx
Windows Vista, The
Official Magazine
It is published 4
times a year.
http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/
Free Online
Calculators.
How stuff works.
How computer hardware
and software work.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
====================
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
The difference
between Vista Basic, Premium, Business,
Ultimate.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx
====================
Tax assessor's value,
a photo and square foot of your house.
The Core 2 Duo is
more powerful and energy-efficient.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795
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/
Download Google
Earth:
Multiple search
engine site.
Joe's Web Sites.
http://ckcs.org/?/topfifty/index.html
http://www.ckcs.org/joetips.htm
Hundreds of videos
from PC WORLD:
(There is 30 second
commercial first.)
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,0-page,1-id,4/video.html#library
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
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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A collection of
health resources called Yahoo Health.
A pictorial history
of Windows.
http://windows-funnypics.blogspot.com/2008/06/windows.html
Send clean emails,
reconstructs paragraphs, eliminates arrows.
eClean is a shareware
program, try it for a month, then if you like it, send the guy $10 it is worth
it.
http://www.jd-software.com/eClean2000/download.html
Computer History
Museum:
Tech Museum of
Innovation:
U. S. Army Military
History:
http://ftp.arl.army.mil/ftp/historic-computers/
Smithsonian:
www.americanhistory.si.edu/index.cfm
Henry Ford Museum
& Greenfield Village:
http://www.hfmgv.org/explore/default.asp
U. S. Library of Congress:
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PowerPoint
Viewer. Or you can download it from:
Average Temperature and Rainfall for Lexington, KY.
http://www.weather.com/weather/climatology/monthly/USKY1079
DOWNLOAD, UPLOAD, INSTALL,
FIREWALL??:
(What do these computer terms mean:)
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/computer-terms/index.htm
Dictionary and Thesaurus and much more.
(It will even pronounce the words, you gotta have this
program.)
http://www.answers.com/main/product_info.jsp
CIA Fact book.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
AARP Webplace
Areas of interest for people of all ages, including
information
about retirement planning.
National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian
Institute. Among others, click on Computers.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/collections/
Facts about Hoover Dam:
http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam/faqs-00.html
Puzzling terminology
Tutorials on Outlook Express, Microsoft Office.
Also try for Outlook Express tips only:
Hold the ALT key while entering the numbers.
Use the keypad on the right side
of the keyboard.
167 º degree
0162 ¢ cents
246 ÷ divided
by
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,541-page,1-bid,0/video.html#
1. Teaching younger
children how to read:
2. Good for children of any age.
Kids.gov, has links for over 1,200 Web
sites:
3. One of the best
homework helper sites.
It covers homework
related topics for all ages,
including English,
math, science, history, art music,
technology, foreign
languages, college prep, health, life
skills, etc.
4. ideas for cooking,
planning parties, travel, arts and
crafts and lot of
games.
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/
5. Encourage students to publish their science
fair papers and videos.
6. AOL Reference
offers a dictionary, thesaurus, translator,
world atlas, as well
as, plenty of additional information
on such subjects as
science, history, space and global warming.
7. Younger children can play games, print out
coloring sheets
and they can even
create their own book.
http://www.seussville.com/lb/home.html
8. Children can
compose and play their own music.
9. Kids can play
endless electronic math games.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/multiplication-fc.htm
10. Perfect search engine for grade school aged
kids. This
search engine
features over 600 sources and with it, you
can search under
different themes and subjects.
Top 25 Hottest Urban
Legends.
http://www.snopes.com/info/top25uls.asp
UK fans websites.
If you need a zip
code go to:
http://www.semaphorecorp.com/cgi/form.html
Corrupt or Missing
.dll file.
NEED HELP??
JOE'S BEST TIPS:
http://www.ckcs.org/joetips.htm
http://www.ckcs.org/?/topfifty/index.html
PC MAGAZINE:
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,28,00.asp
SMART COMPUTING:
http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/default.aspx?
ASK JEEVES:
http://www.ask.com/#subject:ask|pg:1
KIM KOMANDO:
WORLD START:
PC WORLD:
http://www.pcworld.com/video.html
=======================
TIPS for Senior Citizens:
http://www.firstgov.gov:80/Topics/Seniors.shtml
INTERNET EXPLORER time saver, if your email address is
has a .com ending, like http://www.gm.com, all
you have to do in type gm into the address space and do Control Enter
on the keyboard and it will fill in the rest. It only works on .com.
Belarc Advisor is Free and it's
great.
Belarc will tell you exactly what is inside a your
computer. After you download and run it, you get a report that includes the
computer's components (CPU, motherboard, RAM, adapters, cards, etc.), make and
model, and all the software installed on the system, complete with license
numbers.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx
It is a 24 MB
download.
The easy way to install it, is to take it off the CD I
gave out.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/mediaplayer11/basics.mspx
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Browse Demos by Product.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX100485311033.aspx
Demos of Word 2008:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102019531033.aspx
Demos of PowerPoint:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/CH100740871033.aspx
Demos of Excel:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/CH100740791033.aspx
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The normal display of Word
toolbars:
1.
TITLE BAR
2.
MENU BAR
3. STANDARD TOOLBAR
4. FORMATTING TOOL BAR
5. RULER.
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http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/audacity/audacity-win-1.2.3.exe
On the right side, look up Yellow Pages and White Pages.
If you want to know
you IP number.
Call a company and
talk to a human.
If you click on their
phone number if will bring up their web page.
Type their name and city or state into Google and
sometime get their address and phone number.
Type in Family History in Google and you'll get a load of
sites.
Ancestry.com is a
great place to look, but you have
to pay for it. If you go to the Lexington Libraries and
get on
their computers you may use it free.
Search 4 billion names, census images and immigration
records.
Search for family ancestors. Billions of free family
tree, family
history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.
Birth Certificates and Death Certificates were a great
source of information. $10 for Birth Certificate, $6 for Death, Marriage, and
Divorce Certificates, be careful some commercial sites cost $35.50 for the
Birth Certificate. Be sure you contact:
Office of Vital Statistics
275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort, KY 40621 (502)
564-4212 Fax: (502) 227-0032 Frankfort, Ky.
http://www.vitalrec.com/ky.html#State
There is also an Ellis Island web site.
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Demo of Windows Live
OneCare, Antivirus & antispyware.
http://onecare.live.com/custom/standard/en/v2demo6b/index.html
Take a tour of Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/tour/fre/interface/
Yellow Pages, White
Pages, Reverse Lookup.
Whole BUNCH of search
engines/sites:
The Help and Support
Center provides a place for you to ask
questions about Help
topics, tutorials, troubleshooting and
other general support
issues. Click on the Start Button, then
click on Help and
Support:
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100 Questions and
Answers.
(Compiled from 12
months of emails, you may want to keep this.)
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. 1. At the bottom of
most of the emails, you can unsubscribe, this is what I do, and it works most
of the time.
2. 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 Photo Story 3, Picasa 2, and Irfan,
these
are simple Free Photo Programs, and do a great job.
They are on the TIPS 2008 CD or you can download them.
After you master them and want more, then buy Paint Shop
Pro Photo.
Plus the New Microsoft Movie Maker, you won't believe how
easy it is. You can make DVDs that play on your Television.
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Q. I miss getting emails
from you, I have used a lot of the
information you sent me, is it possible to get back on
your mailing list?
A. Sorry Ann, I've been
having trouble with AOL, sometimes
they think I'm a spammer. I'm sending you the last 2
emails.
You're back on the list now.
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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 2008 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 anymore, Vista is
so much faster and user friendly.
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Q. I used Movie Maker to
make a movie with music just to see if I could. But I still have to find out
how to have the music end at the same time as the pictures.
A. Congratulations on
using Movie Maker.
The music is hard to end right.
Sometime you have to add or subtract photos, sometime
just
end it on a phrase, and sometime choose another song.
I'm so glad you made a movie with Movie Maker.
In January would give a 5 minute talk on how you did it.?
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Q. I cannot download
Microsoft Office 2008 SP1 update because it is so large, 218 MB and my computer
times out before it finishes downloading.
Do you have any suggestions for me?
A. I downloaded it to a
CD.
If you send me your address, I'll mail it to you.
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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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Hey Hey, System Restore is the best thing since sliced bread.
Q. 1. somehow I have lost all the icons/files normally
Displayed on my
desktop. I have NOT lost the files as I
can still get them by
going through Start/Explore/Desktop.
I cannot get any of
the files/icons back on the physical
Desktop. Any ideas?
2. Re Outlook; I use
a keyboard w/ my laptop. I tried
a new keyboard and I
think I hit some sort of HOTKEY that
causes e-mail
addresses to be expanded to Henryh@hhh3.net
the red is my own way
to highlight. I have to right click
and then click
'delete hyperlink' in order to eliminate
the extra part.
Any ideas on how to
reset that to NOT insert the
"HYPERLINK.........crap?"
Best wishes for a
very Happy New year and thanks, in
advance, for any
help.
Q. I received a docx file, which is Office 2008, I
download the reader for it and they ask me to also download the conversion
file for Office 2008.
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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Q. You have given us with many, many helpful hints.
One of the better
ones is highlighting a portion of a
document or website
and then only printing the highlighted
section.
Is there a way to
make multiple highlights on one document?
Thanks
A. In Word 2003 or less:
First, open a word
document you wish to copy from,
highlight the item,
click on Edit then Copy, or Control C,
do this more than
once, now open a blank Word document and
the Clipboard will
show up in your document and will hold
12 different
Clipboard Items.
Now you can also open
a Web page, highlight and do Control
C and it will show up
as an item in the Word Clipboard.
Now as you left click
on each Clipboard item it
automatically inserts
itself into you blank document.
Another option is to
Paste all the Clipboard items at the
same time.
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Q. I am a relatively new member of CKCS. (2
years) I try to attend your meetings and Jerry's on Word each month and
have found them invaluable. I am not able to attend tomorrow
night because of another obligation.
We are getting ready to buy a new
computer. Ours is a Dell, 8 yrs old with Windows XP. We have a 4 yr
old 17" monitor and are satisfied with our keyboard and mouse. Do
you have any advise? I know that you offered to talk with anyone ready to
buy a computer about what to buy and where to buy it. We are also
concerned about transferring everything on this computer to a new one.
You could call me or email me at your convenience. Thank You
A. You are lucky, this is a great time to buy a new computer.
Today's Herald Leader inserts are full of good buys.
Suggest you keep
you old XP for a spare. 8 years, you've really
been fortunate.
Buy all new
monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.
You will be amazed
at the speed of the Vista Machine.
There is a
learning curve and you need a CD tutorial, so you
can enjoy all the
good things about Vista.
I have to go back
to my XP machine when someone asks me an
XP question and it
is like going back in time.
When I transferred
my data from my XP to my Vista Machine,
I copied the data
to a CD or DVD.
You must install your old programs in Vista, then transfer the data to them
Most newer programs will work in Vista, it also has a compatibility feature
which allows you to use some of the old programs. To use this feature, install
the older program, Right Click on it, left click Properties, click on the
Compatibility tab.
There are some
programs and cables that allow you to transfer everything over to you new
computer, I had nothing but heart aches trying to do this. It may work for you.
I had to update my
drivers for my Lexmark printers.
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Q. I have downloaded Microsoft's PowerPoint several
times,
but it never works.
In fact I downloaded again after
receiving your mail
requiring same. I have a 'PowerPoint
icon on the desktop;
each time I click on it, it asked to
accept the license
agreement, I do, and it states that
installation is
complete. If that is so, I expect over the
years I have a
hundred copies. I have concluded they don't
want this reader to
be easy installed in hopes that I will
buy the PP software.
Any advice??
A. Please go to Start, Control Panel, Programs...
and uninstall the
PowerPoint Viewer you have on your computer.
Then click on the
attachment and install it. I assume you're running XP. Let me know if it works
or not.
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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. (Good advice, but few listen.)
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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. 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
Musicmatch 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
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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. If I were to buy a new
basic Computer what brand would
you recommend. I know about the
new vista windows
and that is what I want.
Anything else I need to know
about them these days.
Thanks for your help. Eliz.
A. For a good Vista Premium
Computer you will have to pay $800 to $1000.
1. 2 or 3 GB Ram (Never buy
just 1 GB Ram)
2. 160 - 250 GB of Hard drive.
3. 19 " flat panel Display
4. Windows Vista Home Premium.
5. Plays and Creates CD and DVD
6. AMD or Intel Duo-Core2
processor.
7. 128 or 256 MB Graphics card.
8. Card Reader (For your
digital camera.)
The new Windows Vista Premium
operating system if fantastic.
Windows Vista Basic does not
have the good stuff in it.
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Q. Joe , a few weeks back I got a message from AOL saying
something to the
effect That AOL wasn't ready for Vista. A
friend of mine bought
a new laptop she already had a
desktop with AOL on
it , but can not get AOL on laptop
with Vista O.S. have
you got any info on this
A. AOL 9.0 VR (Vista Ready)
AOL 9.0 VR or Vista
Ready is a new version of AOL that has
been developed to run
on the new Windows Vista operating
system. This means
that anyone upgrading to Windows Vista
can continue to use
the AOL service.
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Q. How do I fix fonts for my emails.
A. For Outlook Express or Windows Mail:
Open your email
program, click on Create Mail, put you
cursor in the body of
the email and left click, now go to
the top of the page
and click on Format, then Font, now
select a Font, Size,
Style, Color, and click on OK.
I have mine set on
Arial, Bold, 12, Black.
Q. Is there a way to set a number for recipients of an
emails. I have formed
a list of 25 names with email
addresses in a
"Shared Contacts" within my address book
but when I send an
email to that list it randomly selects
18 names from that
list and the email only goes to those.
Is there a way to use
all 25 names at once??? I do not
need a huge
capability (I understand that there are ways
to do bigger
lists)but I would like to use more than it
seems to allow at the
moment.
A. For Outlook Express:
You need to set up a group,
you do this by opening
your email program, click
on the Tab, Addresses, Shared Contacts, go to the top and click on New, New
Group, Type in a name: let's use Family as an example. Now click on Select
Members, on the left, scroll until you find the names you
want in the Group, hold the
Control Key down and click on each name, when all the names are highlighted,
then in the middle click on Select and it will put the names in, now click
OK. Another Window comes up and click OK again.
Now when you want to send
everyone in the Group an email at the same time, after you write the message,
click on To now click on Family, then Bcc then OK. Now Send your message.
PS: In To (everyone sees
all the email addresses)
or Bcc (no one sees
the email addresses except you)
You can put hundreds of
names in each Group, Insight likes you to limit each group the 100 or less when
you email, otherwise they might think you are a spammer.
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For Windows Mail:
Q. Hi Joe, I'm emailing you from Eaton, Ohio. My
cousin, Frankie, got me on your email
list and I sure do enjoy it and have learned so much from it. I wish I were
closer so I could attend the meetings with her and learn even more. I too, am a
senior citizen and a late bloomer in the ways of the computer.
A few weeks back I
downloaded Internet Explorer 7, it made some changes to my computer----one
being the print size on my printer. The letters are so small it is very hard
for these old eyes to read. There must be a simple way to adjust the print size
but for the life of me, I can't find a way to do it. Could you please enlighten
me??? Thanks in advance and keep up the
good work.
A.
Open IE7, click at the top of the screen, click on View, then text size and
select a larger size.
Response: Thank you so much, it worked!!!!
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Q. We have a new Dell Inspiron Model# DCSLA w/Vista
and a Lexmark X5150 printer. The Vista will not accept installation of the
printer; I get a message on monitor "there is no download that will accept
the all-in-one 5150."
Any suggestions on
how to install my printer?
A. Click on:
http://www.downloaddelivery.com/en/cpddrivers/133.html
Scroll down to Driver
for Microsoft Windows Vista, and download
the vista driver.
For other Vista
Lexmark drivers:
http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/sequentialem/home/0,6959,204816596_1019285789_0_en,00.html
Response: Thank you. It worked!
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Q. How do I get to Device Manager to see if my
hardware is operating properly? (Disk drives, Sound, USB ports, monitor, Mouse,
Keyboard, etc.)
A. In XP, Start, Control Panel (classic view), System,
Hardware, Device Manager.
In Vista: Start, Control Panel (classic view), Device
Manager.
Or and this is a great
thing about Vista, just type Device Manager in the Start Search blank.
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Q. How does a person use the Print Screen keyboard
button? Using XP? (It is the same for
Vista, but Vista has the Snipping Tool which is fantastic, I use it all the
time.)
A. Say you have a web site up and click on Prt Scr
(Print Screen)
it will record
everything you see on your monitor to the
clipboard. If you
click on Alt Prt Scr it will record only the live window.
Once you do this,
open a document, click on an insertion point
and do Control V and
it will paste it in the document.
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Q. Do you get Windows Vista, The Official Magazine?
I think it comes out 4 times a year, I got the
Spring 2008 issue..
A. I subscribed when it first came out last year.
It is a great
magazine.
You're right, it is
published 4 times a year.
http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/
Previous issues. 1st
issue was February 2008.
http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/28190305254616011/Issues.html
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Problem: Tried
to upload a 250 MB file
Joe you ask me to
e-mail you when and if I got my computer
going. I did, I think I fought this for three days.
I called
Windstream, Outlook
Express, and Microsoft. No help. Went to a
Computer store, he
said he could fix it for $60.00. Can't do that.
He did say try
unplugging my provider, Windstream.
That way it will stop
trying to send it. The message then appeared
in my Outbox. I selected all, then hit delete. It took about 7 or 8 minutes
to delete it. Then it sent it to the delete box. Had to do that again. But I
did get it. Hooray. I'll never do that
again.
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From WorldStart:
Q: Is there any way I can search through all of your
old tips on
your Web site? If so,
please explain!
A: Searching for past computer tips is very easy on
our Web site.
The easiest way to
get to the tips is to go to our homepage
(www.worldstart.com)
and click on the Computer Tips tab located
toward the top of the
page. That will take you to our archives.
If you can choose a
tip category first, they are listed right at the top of the page and they range
from Using the Internet to Shortcuts and Keyboard Tricks to Digital Photography
and so on. We even have a category called Everything Else!
You can also search
by typing keywords into the Tip Search box
located on the right
hand side of the page. For example, if you
need some help with
copying and pasting, type that in and you
will get several
articles to choose from.
So, before you look
anywhere else for help, you may want to
give World Start's
computer tip archives a shot!
If you are not
receiving WorldStart tips you are missing something: go to:
www.worldstart.com and on the left side sign up for the tips you
want.
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Q. Want to get
rid of some stuff on my harddrive and know you
offered something
quite a while back and can't seem to find it.
Do you possibly
recall??
Found in the old
"Life" mag that we used to get with our
weekend paper an
article that offered a free download that
would clear your hard
drive. www.shareware.com and its still
available. I wonder
if your familiar with this Company and also
wonder what they do
with material you Delete.?? They have a
section that allows a
free scan of harddrive and that's where
I'm wondering what
happens to free scan??
Any
suggestions?? Thanks/
A.
Several suggestions: (please go slow and use caution.)
1. Go to Start, My Computer, Right
Click on the C Drive, click on Properties, Disk Cleanup and check
each item, then hit OK.
2. Go to Start, Control Panel (classic
view), click on Add/Remove Programs, (in Vista it is Programs and Features)
Uninstall any old programs you do not use.
3. Go to Start, My documents, delete
documents that you do not want. (you may also save questionable documents to a
CD or DVD)
4. Go to Start, My
Pictures, delete and pictures that you do not want. (you may
also save questionable pictures to a CD or DVD)
5. Go Outlook Express or Windows Mail,
go thru your folders and delete emails you no longer want. Then delete them
from the Deleted Items Folder.
6. After you do all this you should go
to Start, My Computer, Right Click the C drive, click the TAB Tools, then
do Scan Disk (Error checking) and Defrag.
7. I know of no software that will do
all of this.
( The reason for
the double wording in these explanations,
is that we are dealing with Window XP
and Vista.)
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Q. Should I unsubscribe to spam email?
A. I always do. Some comply, some don't. The ones that
don't
I add them the my
Junk E-mail list. There is an old wives tale that when you respond they know it
is a legitimate email address.
They know that when
your email doesn't bounce back at them.
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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. 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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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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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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Q. How can I tell how fast
my Internet Service is?
A. Speed Test Your PC
http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/BwDownTest.asp?s
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
I just did mine for Insight cable Internet:
Download was 9.4 megabits per second.
Subjective rating: Awesome.
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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
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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.
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Q. The last few issues of
the CKCS computer have not had
Joes Tips. Are you stopping
that great advice? It is
really the only reason I
continue my membership in the
society. What's up. Sincerely,
Roberta
A. Hi Roberta,
I'm hoping to have an article
in the March Issue.
Thanks for the kind words, I
really appreciate them.
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Q. If I were to buy a new
basic Computer what brand would
you recommend. I know about the
new vista windows
and that is what I want.
Anything else I need to know
about them these days.
Thanks for your help. Eliz.
A. For a good Vista Premium
Computer you will have to pay $800 to $1000.
1. 2 or 3 GB Ram (Never buy
just 1 GB Ram)
2. 160 - 250 GB of Hard drive.
3. 19 " flat panel Display
4. Windows Vista Home Premium.
5. Plays and Creates CD and DVD
6. AMD or Intel Duo-Core2
processor in 2GHz or more.
7. 128 or 256 MB Graphics card.
8. Card Reader (For your
digital camera.)
The new Windows Vista Premium
operating system if fantastic.
Windows Vista Basic does not
have the good stuff in it.
Q. My cursor has locked in
place several times recently.
The only way I have been able
to move it to close down
and reboot. It is fine
then. Any suggestions? Roy
A. From Paul Stackhouse: I have found a
couple of solutions.
First of all, if it is a USB
mouse, try unplugging it and
putting it into another USB
jack, if another is
available, otherwise just wait
ten seconds and plug it
into the same one. If it is a
PS/2 mouse, it should
not be plugged in while the
system is running.
Secondly. One keyboard shortcut
that is very
important to close programs and
even shut down
and re-start your computer
without using the
mouse is: ALT+F4.
If it keeps happening, replace
your mouse with a name
brand (Logitech, Microsoft, etc.)
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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.
Let me know if this
works.
Response: This system worked, come on over and
I’ll get you a
hamburger!
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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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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
19" 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)
Speakers with a sub-woofer
Good Surge Protector
Optical Mouse
Antivirus Program
Do not upgrade from XP to Vista.
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 had Window Mail and Internet Explorer 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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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 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.
(If you have a problem with any
of the above, please call me at 299 6464 and I’ll take you through it a step at
a time)
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. 1. PC TUTOR “Learn
Windows Vista and Office Deluxe.
2.
Professor teaches Windows Vista.
Both are great and the best way
to learn these new programs.
Going over the Tutorials for Vista and
Word 2008 and I am flabbergasted at all they will do. It is awesome.
I strongly urge anyone buying Vista or
Word 2008 or Vista to get the Tutorial by Professor Teaches.... and PC Tutor
learns.....
They are worth there weight in gold.
Q. Should I upgrade from XP to Vista?
A. No.
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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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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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Fifteen 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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Q. Where are the AutoCorrect Options?
A. Click the Office Button, Word Options, Proofing.
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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. When you use Word 2008 and try to email it in Send to
a Recipient does it work?
A. No Sir. (lot of laughter). Microsoft has a problem
here, I've been in touch with them (via India). I hope they fix it soon.
The document will go as an attachment but not in the body
of the email. (They finally fixed it.)
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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 2008). I got them at Office Depot when I bought my new Toshiba
Laptop. This is my 2nd Toshiba, they are very good, Consumer Reports
also thinks so.
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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.
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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.
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A. Look for specific
keywords. Let's say you were looking
for a message regarding a specific computer tip. We'll
say you're looking for something on viruses. Here's how to find that message:
1. Click the Edit Menu, Find, Message.
2. Click the Browse button, select "Local
Folders" from the top of the list.
3. Since we're looking for "viruses" we'll type
that in the
"Message" field.
4. Click the "Find Now" button.
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Q.
Where do deleted emails go?
A.
When you delete an email it goes to a folder called "Deleted Items".
So it continues to take up space on your hard drive.
To really get rid of it, you
must Right Click on the "Deleted Items" folders and click on Empty
'Deleted Items' Folder.
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Q. Joe: Do you know anything about the PC Security Software?
Today I got an offer of a free
download. I am currently
expired on my System works.
Thanks again for all your
online tips.
A. I don't know about PC Security Software.
Suggest you use the free AVG
antivirus it is a 17 MB
download and it is also on the
TIPS CD I give out.
If you don't have one there may
be some left in my CKCS
mail box.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
Microsoft's free Windows
Defender for your anti spyware.
Microsoft's free firewall which
comes with XP and Vista.
This is what I use and I like
it. Let me know if this works.
Response:
Joe: I tried the CA Security.
Didn't like it. I
uninstalled it and reinstalled
it. It did not do right
and kept asking for my
password. The one I used to set it
up did not work I had verified
my password with the
program supplier.
I did a security check, I had
one port wide open and
several showing problems.
I installed the program you
recommended, So far so good.
It passes the security check
ok. I am going to try it for a while.
Thanks for all the help.
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Q. What is the best way to get rid a bunch of 3 ½ inch
diskettes
with personal data on them?
A. First take the metal slider off, then pry open the
disk with a small Screw driver,
cut the thin black round
membrane with scissors, put in
a double garbage bag,
poured some car motor oil over
them, tie the bag and put
in the garbage can for pick up.
I figured that if anybody
wants data that bad, they can
have it.
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Q. How do
I update Internet Explorer?
A. Microsoft Automatic Updates:
Start, Control Panel, Security Center, at the bottom of
the page click on Automatic Updates. Select Automatic (recommended)
scroll down to Every Day, then at next scroll option,
scroll to 12:00 PM or some other time.
This will update Windows, Outlook Express, Internet
Explorer.
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Q. How do your save a
photo that is on a web site?
A. Right Click on the
Photo, select Save Picture As:,
then click on Desktop to save it to your Desktop or
Pictures.
This also applies to photos you receive by email.
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Q. How do I update Internet Explorer?
A. Microsoft Automatic Updates:
Start, Control Panel, Security Center, at the bottom of
the page click on Automatic Updates. Select Automatic (recommended)
scroll down to Every Day, then at next scroll option,
scroll to 12:00 PM or some other time.
This will update Windows, Outlook Express, Internet
Explorer.
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Q. How do your save a
photo that is on a web site?
A. Right Click on the
Photo, select Save Picture As:,
then click on Desktop to save it to your Desktop or
Pictures.
This also applies to photos you receive by email.
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From Suzanne Hurley:
Those of a certain age will particularly appreciate this
song!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM
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When you are having
problems, the first play you should
go is Google. No matter the problem, if it is Word,
Outlook
Express, Internet Explorer.
I can find it quicker in Google than in Microsoft itself.
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=======================
Please, Please learn how
to Copy and Paste an email message
that you receive and wish to FORWARD, I received an email
with 4 FORWARDS on it with a lot of email addresses on
each
FORWARD.
Go to the last FORWARD and highlight the message by
dragging your cursor down the left side of the message
now do Control C to copy, open a new email message
click on the body of the message, then do Control V to
paste the message in.
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=======================
Q. What about highlighting and printing?
If you highlight certain portions of a page on the
Internet,
or an email message, or a WORD document and go to
FILE, PRINT, on the left side you have an option
SELECTION
This option will only print what you have highlighted.
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Q. What size photo files is best to email?
A. Use Irfan, a free photo
program to resize a large photo to
about 60K and save in .jpg format.
Irfan is on the CD or you can download it:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967.html
You can also Right
Click on the photos, click on Send To, then click on Mail Recipient and it will
give you the option of making the photo a smaller file.
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While looking at the message, hold the ALT key down then
hit the ENTER key.
If you wish to add that person to you Address Book:
Go to TOOLS, and click on Add Sender to Address Book.
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Q. How do you update
Outlook Express or Internet Explorer?
A. Go to Start, Windows
Update, or Programs, Windows Update
(this will update
anything in XP). This should be set on automatic.
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A. This is tricky, it is
because your email came from 2 or more
different sites and only the site with the text came with
your email.
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=======================
Q. How do you send clean Forward
emails, no arrows or extra names.
A. Use eClean with your email for
that clean, uncluttered look.
It is a shareware program, that you can use for a month,
then if you like it, send the guy $10 it is worth.
It is on the CD I give out or you can download it at:
http://www.jd-software.com/eClean2000/download.html
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=======================
Q. How do you add a picture to an
email (not as an attachment)?
A. Click in the body of
the email where you wish the picture to go. Click on Insert, Picture, then
BROWSE to the picture's location on your hard drive.
Find your picture, hit OK.
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Q. Hi Joe I've got Vista and you'd think it'd
have Power
Point, but I got
an email on pictures of animals from a
former work buddy
and my PC says "can't perform requested
activity"?????
How do I initiate
Power Point on Vista? Thanks.
A. All you need is the PowerPoint Viewer it is
on the TIPS 2008 CD.
Or you can
download it from:
Let me know if
this works.
Response: It worked. Thanks a million!
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Response
to the Vista class email:
Geez
Joe.....I'm still trying to learn XP!!!!
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Q. I got an e-mail today from
service@microsoft.com:
Overview
Today Microsoft released a fix for an important
security
hole in Windows.
Attackers
have already used this hole to gain control of
thousands
of machines worldwide over the past few days.
It
is essential that all Windows users install the patch
immediately.
Install
the Patch Please follow the link that corresponds
to
the version of Windows your computer is running.
Windows
XP
Windows 2000
You
should install this patch on all of your Windows
computers,
including work computers, home computers, and
laptops.
HOWEVER
... when I hover the mouse over the Windows XP
link
it reads as below:
http://tellthegoodnews.org/resources/Q312371_WXP_SP1_X86_E
NU.exe
I
find this a little suspicious so I went to Microsoft and
searched
on Q312371. This was released in October 2006.
Seems
to be real.
What
do you think? Did you get this e-mail?
A. I did not get this email.
My
computer is set to install Windows updates automatically every day at noon.
I
don't pay any attention to emails like this.
Response:
Hi
Joe, A follow up on this....
I
very carefully Googled this to find that it is a link to:
Wyoming
District Evangelism
TNews
About Jesus
"The
best way to spread the Gospel is to share with
people
the good news about Jesus"
I'm
a little surprised at this tactic. Go figure
Sometimes
it pays to do your own searching for a
solution..
Thank you.
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Q. Joe, I'm still in XP, and
recently when ever I return to
the
desktop, I get the following message:
IEXPLORE.EXE
- Application Error
X
The instruction at "0x02802bf2" referenced memory at
"0x02da6c38".
The memory could not be "read".
Click
on OK to terminate the program.
A. I don't really know but I have
3 suggestions:
1.
Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
System
Restore, and go back to a date when you computer
was
working OK. If it was recently.
2.
Download Internet Explorer 7.0 and see if that will fix it.
3.
Google it and see what they say.
Response:
Thanks
for the quick response Joe. I shoulda thought of
System
Restore......old age sure ain't for sissies, is it.
Thanks
again.
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Q. I just returned from a European trip and took over
500 pictures
with my digital
camera. If I put these on my computer and
then to a cd and then
delete them from the computer, will
the space used up for
the photos be returned or does it
just look deleted but
is really still there?
A. They are in your Recycle Bin, you must delete them
from the Recycle Bin, then the space used by the photos will be returned.
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Q. How do you remove items from your System
Tray?
(or
Notification Area)
A. Click on Start, then
Run, type in msconfig, click OK.
Now up on the right click on STARTUP.
(In VISTA type msconfig in the Start Search, then hit
Enter.)
Don't be afraid to uncheck items, you can always go back
and put the check mark back in. Only
your Antivirus, like Symantec, McAfee, AVG etc. and your AntiSpyware programs
needs to be there plus any other program you know and want to open at Start Up.
(HOT TIP: Open Google,
type in the file name you want to uncheck, it will have an .exe ending and
google will tell you what it is.) If you make a mistake just go back and
put the check mark back in. (Windows Defender
will explain the files in Start up. Click on Tools, then Software Explorer.)
When you Start up your computer again, you will get a
dialog box: Put that check mark in and click on OK.
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Q. Where do you get the Free AntiVirus?
A. AVG
Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is
available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! It is on
the TIPS 2006 CD or,
If you wish to download the 16
MB program:
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
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Q. If you install the
new Windows Media Player 11 should you delete Windows Media Player 10 first.
A. No, do not delete Windows Media Player 10 because it has
all your songs on it, just install 11 over 10.
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Q. I have a bad problem with
my Dell PC and need your advice.
I bought a Dell Dimension 4500 (running MS Windows XP
Home
Edition) in June of 2002.
It has 40 gig of disk and 256mb DDR SDRAM.
The past month or so I am getting a blue screen with
various error messages and today I can rarely get on.
Today I have probably gotten over 50 blue screens with
various error messages.
I have had to come up in Safe Mode when I can get it to
come up at all.
A. You're in luck, take
your computer tower, you don't need
the monitor, keyboard, or mouse to Dr. Fixit at CKCS,
Saturday, July 7 at 2pm and he will try to fix it for
free.
Dr. fixit meets the first Saturday at 2 pm every month.
He is really good, his name is Norm Funk.
Response:
Thanks again for telling me about Dr. Fixit.
Norm sure does know his stuff.
He spent quite a bit of time on my PC (as well as the
others who were there also.
I had to end up getting some new memory and he installed
it and now all seems well again.
Best wishes to you.
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Q.
Joe, what is your opinion on purchasing the ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9 offered today
at World Start? Sounds good, but is it effective?
Last week they also offered SYSTEM
MECHANIC 6 which also sounds good but would it really be needed?
Thanks for your advice.
A.
SYSTEM MECHANIC is OK, but didn't install it until one time
I had a problem with the message on the
screen going by so fast
I could not read it. Then I installed
it and could read the message. I didn't use any other part of it.
I don't know about ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE
9.
I buy stuff from them all the time and
half the time I don't use it,
they sure make it sound good.
You have to remember that a lot of the
time their programs are
not the current one.
I've finally adopted "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it."
Let me know if you buy and install
these and how they work.
You could give a report to the class.
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Q. Joe How do I get rid of
an icon on the task bar ( by the clock )
at start up . You told us before but I don't remember. Thanks
Joe , no need to reply on my message I found it on # 44
on
your Top 50 Tips.
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Q. Who do you recommend to
set up a new computer and
change the data? We are really ready to buy a new one.
I'm hoping I can continue to do email on the old one until it crashes! I miss
your grand tip groups. Maybe we should come back for more.
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A.
Have you thought of doing the changeover yourself.
Try this web site:
http://www.ckcs.org/topfifty/13.html
Norman Funk is great at doing all type
of things on a computer, he will come to your home.
His Rates are:
Home $25
an hour
Business 35 an hour
Corporation 50 an hour
He is Dr. Fixit at CKCS, his SIG is at
2 pm the first Saturday.
Phone # 859 489 4837, norm.funk@yahoo.com
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Q. Received notification
from Norton this morning that its time for the annual renewal.
I'd like to buy their recommended update. Do you think
there is an advantage of physically going out and buying
the
software versus downloading it online?
A. A lot of folks have had
problems with the update.
You must delete the old one before you put the new one on
or it
keeps telling you to renew.
Suggest you do not
renew, but buy the program so you will have the CD on hand. They have some
bargains in the Sunday Inserts.
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Q. I had a fellow ask me
if there is an easy way to delete
addresses in a forwarded email prior to forwarding it
again. This fellow knows how to cut and paste but he and
now I wonder if there is not a shortcut that we are
missing.
A. After
you click on Forward, take you cursor and highlight
the addresses, then hit the delete key on your keyboard.
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Q. My photos are
too large to email.
A. In XP find the
photo files, highlight the ones you want to email, right click on one of them
(it will email all that you have
highlighted), click on Send To, then click on Mail
Recipient.
Now select either: Make all my
pictures smaller or
Keep the Original sizes. Then click OK.
In VISTA, it is the same until you pick photo sizes.
There is a down arrow with these
selections:
640 x 480 (which is good for an
email), 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, etc.
pick one, then click on Attach.
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Q. When I send documents out in Word 2008 nobody
can open them.
I understand this problem has been addressed directly to
Microsoft, and they have no answer.
A. Even though I use Word 2008,
I save it in Word 97-2003,
most people can open this. I made this my default.
Open Word 2008, on the top left, click on the round
Office button,
at the bottom click on Word Options, on the left click on
Save,
in the top box, Save files in this format: use the down
arrow and
select Word 97 - 2003 Document (.doc) then click OK.
Response:
Works great. Wish I had known that earlier, would have
saved much frustration.
Thank you Joe.
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Q. I have windows 98 and
I'm being turned down for stuff,
including MacAfee. Can I get windows 2000 at the club to
download? Is that a good idea or will it crash my
computer. I'm really frustrated.
A. It would be unwise to
spend any money on a Windows 98
computer, because, you may fix one thing and another will
go wrong, like an old car.
My best suggestion is for you a new Vista Premium
computer,
you will love the speed and the new applications.
If you watch the Sunday inserts, you'll find them with
$100 or $200 rebates
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Q. Do you have a button
somewhere which says NEW CONTACT
GROUP in Windows Mail. I don't have one and can't figure
out
how to find and add such a button. I can't find one
anywhere?
A. Open Windows Mail,
click on Contacts, on the left side,
Right Click on the Folder Contacts, Left
click on Properties,
Customize, use down arrow and select Contacts.
(It took me several days to figure this one out.)
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Subject: Question for you
I've received a couple of e-mails that say I should
install: ActiveX control "Adobe Flash Player, from
Adobe
systems inc.
What is this program ?, cost ?, should I install? I'm
always leery when I don't have any information on the
program. Thanks in advance..
A. It is free, and I
downloaded it to my computer.
An ActiveX control can be automatically downloaded and
executed by a Web browser. ActiveX is a set of rules for
how applications should share information. Programmers
can
develop ActiveX controls in a variety of languages,
including C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java.
A lot of web sites use ActiveX.
It makes surfing the web better and easier.
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Q. Virus info?
I am trying to get on insight and also trying to decide
what virus program
to use that will do the job. Is
insight adequate? I would appreciate it if you will make
a recommendation.
A., Even though Insight
will give you partial protection. You need your own AntiVirus program.
Hope you are enjoying the fantastic speed of
Insightbb.com.
I'm using the free AVG program. It is on the CD TIPS 2008
under Free AntiVirus.
Windows One Care is also great, ask Wayne Bell or Jerry
Heaton what they think. You have to buy this one but you can put it on 3
computers. Sometime it is on sale for $9.99 to $19.99.
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Q. I had a little problem with my new printer that
was
solved by uninstalling and then re-installing. Now, when
I
open up, I get a message saying that Wizard has found new
hardware and tells me to begin installing. How do I get
rid of this message? Thanks.
A. I think I would just go
ahead and install it again like
the Wizard wants you to do. It should ask for the CD you
got with your printer. Please let me know if this works.
Response:
That did it. I had thought that by installing it again, I
would wind up with two programs in the system, but a
check
showed that I have just the one. Thanks again.
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Q. I have been reading up
and web scanning for digital
projectors. I am thinking of buying one for local shows.
Can you point me to someone in the society that knows
about them?
A. I
have an EPSON PowerLite S1 at CompUSA 12 5 03, paid $1000 for it and got a
$200 gift certificate. It has 1200 lumens and 400 to 1 contrast.
You can buy projectors now over
2000 lumens, more contrast and get a free screen for around $600 on sale.
I have used mine for my family, my High
School reunion at the
Springs Inn, the Kiwanis Club, the
regional meeting of
the DAR at the Marriott, the National
DAR meeting
at the Radisson Hotel Ballroom with 8
or 9 hundred people attending. (they made a $200 donation to CKCS)
You might also contact Jerry Heaton,
Ben Rice, Buddy Maples, and Paul Stackhouse about a projector.
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Q. I need to buy a new computer for use in my small
personal
business. I AM
THINKING LAPTOP because of needs away from
my home office.
A. Suggest the following:
AMD or Intel Dual
Core Processor
2 or 3 GB DDR2 Memory
(RAM)
160 GB Hard Drive and
up
15.4 " wide
screen.
Integrated 802.11n
wireless LAN
DVD- RW Drive To burn
CD's and DVD's.
Windows Vista Premium
(comes with Firewall and AntiSpyware
program)
Good Surge Protector
Optical Mouse (I do
not use a wireless mouse)
AntiVirus Program
If your have a
Digital Camera: Digital Media Reader"
If you will look in
the Sunday Inserts of the Herald
Leader, pick out
several that you like and call me at 299-6464
we can discuss pros
and cons.
Office Depot has been
looking good with $150 to $250
rebates some instant,
some mail in. With rebates, you
should get a great
computer for less than $900. The last 2
computer I bought
were Toshiba's from Office Depot, and I have been very satisfied with them.
You'll love the new
Vista Premium operating system plus
the great speed of
the new computers.
Response: YOU ARE A PRINCE OF A GENTLEMAN TO GIVE ME
SUCH A QUICK REPLY. THANKS
President of your Fan
Club,
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Q. When I send a Word 2008 document attachment to
anyone it says name.docx and no one can open it.
A. Since most people do not have Word 2008, you should
do a Save As and select the option that says Word 97-2003 Document.
It will the be a .doc
and not a .docx file, and they will be able to open it.
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Q. Joe What printed computer magazines do you get?
1. SMART COMPUTING
(This is the best one.)
2. PC WORLD
3. PC MAGAZINE
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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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Q. Subject: AVG error
Joe, One of the times
my computer tried to update AVG
7.5.484, it failed to
update my resident shield and anti
-virus sections. It
says "component is registered
correctly, but
determining status failed with error #
0x81000002"
When I go into the
control panel section and to security
section, the screen
tells me my virus protection is OFF.
I cannot find anyplace
to turn it ON.
I first tried to
double click on the icon on the tray;
which is how I
usually check AVG if I need to; it
recommends that I
turn it ON. But there is no place to do
it. The red line has
a glove on it; I have tried to left
click and right
click; but still find nothing to allow me
to turn it back ON.
How did it get OFF????? I didn't
turn it off.
When I click the
button to check for updates, nothing
happens anymore. On
one of the screens I checked, there
were all the times it
had updated, usually with "log"
along with a date;
the last two entries have "avgwberr"
I have tried looking
in, How stuff works; but they don't
have anything on the
error. What else can I try?
A. This is a new one on me. If it were me;
1. Right Click on the
AVG icon, click on Launch AVG
Control Center, on
the left click on Test Center, now
click on Scan
Computer.
When it finishes try
update again. If it doesn't work try #2.
2. If it has been a
week or 10 days, go to Start,
Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, the System Restore,
go back a week or 10
days and find a date that is in BOLD
and restore it. If it
doesn't work try #3.
3. Go to Start,
Control Panel, Add/Remove programs and
remove it, then go
online and reinstall it, and update it.
Good Luck. Please let
me know if this works.
Response: Hallelujah!!! You are wonderful!! You are
high on MY list.
I couldn't use #1.
Test center said "something bad has
happened to your
application" and nothing in that area
worked.
So on to #2. It took
me a while to figure out where the
calendars were under
System Restore but once I found them,
I learned that on
August 28 "Software Distribution Service
3.0" had been
put on my computer. I didn't add anything
but that may have
messed up something if it was added
during an update???
So I went to the bold date before
that. Anyway, I was
able to access the updates and now
all my icons are
GREEN and I am safe.
THANKS SO MUCH. Just
my contacts with you are worth my
yearly fee to CKCS.
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Q. Does Insightbb.com have a Free Antivirus for its
customers.
The CA Internet
Security Suite 2008 includes:
Anti-Virus,
Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Personal Firewall,
Parental Controls
You can download it
to your computer, it is a 50 MB file.
http://www.insightbb.com/pcsecurity/default.aspx
FAQ: http://www.insightbb.com/pcsecurity/detail_ca-faq.aspx#question8
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Q. How do I clear the list under Start, Run?
A. In XP, Right Click an empty space on your Taskbar,
click on Properties, at the top click on the Tab, Start Menu, at the right,
click on Customize, click on Clear List. Now this will clear the Run list,
Recent Documents list, Recently opened Programs List, so be sure you want to do this.
In Vista, Right
Click an empty space on your Taskbar, click on Properties, at the top click on
the Tab, Start Menu and uncheck, Store and Display a list of recently opened
programs. Then click OK. (After this action, suggest you put a check back in
this item.)
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Q. Joe I just received
your email and it is in color. I would
like to print it in black rather than using color ink. Is
there a
quick fix?
A. Go to File, Print,
Preferences, and select Print Color Images in Black and White.
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Q. I may have
inadvertently blocked my son's email
messages-both to and from. Is there a way I can unblock
this?
A. Open OUTLOOK EXPRESS,
click on TOOLS, MESSAGE RULES, BLOCKED SENDERS LIST, and uncheck your son's
email address.
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Q. Want to see a demo of Word 2008:
A. Click this web site.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102019531033.aspx
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Q. How much space does Vista use compared with previous
versions of Windows?
A. Approximate Hard Drive Space Needed:
DOS 6.22 6MB
Windows 98 321MB
Windows XP 1.3GB
Windows Vista 9GB
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Q. Should I delete the old Media Player before I
install the new version 11 and what does it cost.
A. No, install the new version over the old one,
and it is free.
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Q. My password shows up as a lot of asterisks, I've forgotten
my password. How can I find out what it is in case my
program
or Hard Drive crashes.?
A. On the TIPS 2008 CD scroll down to Password Finder,
there is a program called Asterisk Key.
After you install it, bring up a page with your password
dotted
out, then go to Start, Programs, Passware, and click on
Asterisk Key if your pass word does not show up, click on "recover"
and it probably will. I did it on three different accounts.
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Q. My computer was repaired at Best Buy and they lost lots on
my stuff. I lost my favorites and you had told us about a
great
site - had reference in the site name. I love it - I have
trouble
reading the phone book (I can't!!) and the site was
invaluable for
me to look up people, business. Would you send me the
name?
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A. 1. Click on http://www.hotsheet.com/
On the right side, look up Yellow Pages and White Pages.
2. Click on http://www.ckcs.org/topfifty/22.html
There is a ton of web sites here, just go down thru them
and try
to find what you want.
3. The easiest way is to click on http://www.google.com/
Google is fantastic, I can get information about a
Microsoft problem quicker on Google than on Microsoft's web site.
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Q.
Why are they going to discontinue the free AVG.
A.
For their new free updated 17 MB AVG Antivirus go to:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
You have to look for the new 7.50 free one, it is about half way down the
page. It is also on the new 2008 TIPS CD that I give out.
Please note that any previous version of AVG Free will be
un-installed automatically during the installation of the
new
AVG 7.50 Free.
Q.
Joe I want to save all of my World Start news letters, from
my save folders in Outlook Express to a CD. Can you help me?
A.
It is # 24 in Top Fifty Tips. http://www.ckcs.org/?/topfifty/index.html
Q. What is an easy way to
reduce and email my 850KB photos.
(It will reduce
the 850KB photo to about 85KB for the email, but will not reduce the
original photo.)
A. Right Click on the
photo, select Send To, Mail Recipient, select
make my photo smaller, type in email addressee and Send.
In Vista: Do almost the same except use the down arrow
and select 800x600.
If you wish to send more than one photo, hold the control
key down and click on the other photos you want to send, then Right Click on
one and it reduce all the highlighted photos at the same time.
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Q.
In configuring my Outlook Express it asks whether it is POP3 or something else. (choose POP3.)
A.
Insightbb.com at 514-1400 should help you do this or as Laurie Barnett
suggested go to:
http://help.insightbb.com/outlook/create_accounts.aspx
Q.
Sometimes I get an error number, how do I find out
what it means?
A. Put the
error number in Google and most of the time it
will tell you.
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Q. As of Oct. 23, 207 my
computer was working OK but now it
wil not let me put in double leters. How do I restore it
to that date to corect the eror? My D drive has also died
so I canot put a CD n to find the problem. If you notice
the speling you wil se what I mean. I can corect it but
it
is a nuisance.
Thanks, I threatened to get a new computer and I think it
is
trying to pay me back for the threat. You are such a help
so I'l thank you in advance.
A. Go to Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools and click
on System Restore.
Click on Restore my computer to an earlier time.
Select a Restore Point to a date (must be in BOLD numbers)
when your computer was working OK.
Files you have created like .jpeg .doc, .xls and .ppt.
are
not changed. Any Documents, photos, email etc. are
ignored.
Response:
Thank you. I restored my computer back to the 19th. That
was the bold date. Thank you for your help. It worked.
Thank you again for your service. See you.
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Q. I'm having trouble
reading the tiny print on a few of my favorite web sites. Is there a way to change that to larger
print? Rolling over it with alt or
control key down doesn't help.
A. Open Internet
Explorer, at the top, click on View, then Text Size, click on the size you
want.
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Q. I forgot how to
find "defrag". Can you help me? Thanks,
A. Click on MY
COMPUTER, then Right Click on the C drive, click on Properties, then Tools,
then Defrag.
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Q. The icons showing
the open files have been along the bottom. By some mysterious way I moved them
to the right vertical position with one click. Now I cannot return to the
original position. Can you help?
A. Put your cursor on
an empty space on the Taskbar, left click and drag it to the bottom of the
monitor.
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Q. I have many old
floppy disks that I would like to throw away.
Please advise the best way to do this.
A. If
they have important information on them I reformat them, then I pry them open
and take my scissors and cut them, then just put them in my regular garbage bag
with my regular garbage.
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Q. I don't believe
that I know how to email a FILE.
A. Open OUTLOOK
EXPRESS, click on Attach, then click on the down arrow and start browsing until
you find the file you want to
attach, then click on it.
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Q. I was wondering if you
have a good website for finding part of my family.
A. You can type their name
and city or state into Google and sometime get their address and phone number.
Type in Family History in Google and you'll get a load of
sites.
I found that Ancestry.com was a great place to look, but
you have
to pay for it. If you go to the Lexington Libraries and
get on
their computers you may use it free.
Search 4 billion names, census images and immigration
records.
Search for family ancestors. Billions of free family
tree, family
history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.
Birth Certificates and Death Certificates were a great
source of information. $10 for Birth Certificate, $6 for Death, Marriage, and
Divorce Certificates, be careful some commercial sites cost $35.50 for the
Birth Certificate. Be sure you contact:
Office of Vital Statistics
275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort, KY 40621 (502)
564-4212 Fax: (502) 227-0032 Frankfort, Ky.
http://www.vitalrec.com/ky.html#State
There is also an Ellis Island web site.
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Q. I don't know how it
happened but my e-mail screen is on the right side of my screen and I am unable
to move it to the proper area. I've tried to drag it and no luck. Somehow, I
think it happened with my mouse through my carelessness. Could you help me
PLEASE???? Thank you so much.
A. Put your cursor on the top blue part of the window, left
click and drag to the left, in the upper right hand corner click on the box, it
is next to the X. Let me know if this
works.
It worked. Thank you so much. You're better than
Microsoft.
Merry Christmas.
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Q. How do I put Web Site Shortcut on my Desktop?
A. Right-click any blank portion of the Web page
Select Create
Shortcut. Then click Yes.
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A. We had Pentium M, Pentium 4 now we have Dual Core.
There are 2 processors in one chip and they are
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060727comp.htm
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Q. Windows Mail it is
different. I am trying to follow
their instructions to create a "New Contact
Group". I can
open Windows Contacts just fine, but then I am supposed
to
find on the toolbar "New Contact Group". It
just is not there.
A. I had the same problem
and had a hard time figuring it out.
Go to Start, Programs, Windows Explorer, Right click on
the Folder, Contacts (you may have to scroll up to find it), left click on
Properties, Customize, use down arrow and click on Contacts then OK.
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Q. What would you do if
someone is using your screen name to
send junk emails? I got this DELIVERY STATUS notice this
morning -- and of course I would not be sending any WIDE
LIST OF POPULAR MEDICATION AT CHEAPEST PRICES to anyone –
A. I get these every once
in a while, as far as I know there
is nothing you can do about it.
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