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More On Selective Printing

I had quite a few questions and comments about yesterday's Selective Printing tip. Most of them asking if there was any way to do a selective print job if you don't have the option to do so.

Although there are several variations of this, seems to me that the best way to get around a printer / program that won't let you print selectively is to copy & paste the information you want into a word processor and print it from there. Granted, this works better with text than pictures and such, but it's still useful.

OK, here's another option for ya. We had several people mention that they start a new e-mail message, delete out what they don't want, then print from there. You may need to send the message to yourself though if your e-mail software won't let you print from a new message window.

Anyhow, just FYI.

Oh, if you missed the tip yesterday, here it is:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/selprint.htm

New Newsletter

Just a quick announcement about our newest newsletter!

We're planning to start our weekly Health Tips Plus newsletter this Wednesday. This first issue is going to be good. It has all sorts of information about the flu and how to minimize your risk - and what to do if you get it. I learned a lot just putting the final copy together (Chris is writing this one, not me :-).

Oh, and next week is all about Frostbite. That was interesting too (you'll like it if you spend a lot of time outdoors in the winter).

Don't miss out - join the thousands who have already signed up:

http://www.worldstart.com/newnewsletters.htm

Remember - If you try it and don't like it for some reason, you can always unsubscribe. You have nothing to lose and lost of great info to gain.

Computers 101

Q:
Sometimes my computer locks up and I have to shut it off at the switch. Is there a better way?

A:
Well, it depends. Sometimes Windows will get itself locked up and there is no choice but to cut the power to your computer and restart (you should wait at least 10 seconds before re-booting).

Other times, if you use the CTRL-ALT-DEL key combination, you'll find that a box will appear that allows you to choose the offending program from a list and force it to shut down. In fact, it may even have the words "not responding" next to it on this list. Just click the "End Task" button to shut the program down. If you get another box a few seconds later asking you to wait or "End Task", choose to End task.

Finally, if you notice that your computer just freezes after awhile, especially if it takes about the same amount of time to freeze each time you use it, you may have a problem with overheating.

Make sure the computer has plenty of room to breath - several inches all the way around is the minimum. If you're blocking vents, you're asking for trouble. Also, remember that some computers have vents on the bottom of the case, so if you stick it on a shag carpet, you may be blocking airflow. Oh, if you do suspect overheating is a problem (and the machine has plenty of ventilation room), checking the CPU fan may be a good idea too.

Tip of the Day

Autocomplete Everything

Web Link - http://www.worldstart.com/tips/autocomplete.htm

Note - This tip is for Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

For those who are still with me, if you have any sites that require a password for access, you've probably noticed that IE 5/6 offers to remember these passwords / usernames for you. All that's required when you go back to the site is a quick double-click of the username box. Instantly, a little drop down box appears with your username in it. Just click that username and it automatically fills in both the name and the password for you. Cool huh?

In addition to passwords, it also helps you complete web site addresses and assists in filling out web forms. Newer versions of IE have this enabled by default, older versions need need you to turn it on manually.

Anyhow, you can tell Explorer which of these features you want to use (and which you don't) by doing the following:

1. Open Explorer and click your Tools menu, Internet Options

2. Next, select the Content Tab. You'll see a Personal Information section. Click the Autocomplete button.

3. Check / uncheck the boxes you want to change, hit OK and you're all set. Here's a quick breakdown of what each one does:

Web addresses - This autocompletes web site addresses as you're typing them in the address bar. It's really handy if you have recently been at a site and don't remember the exact name, just the beginning of the address.

Here's a tip-in-a-tip - If you're looking for a page on a certain web site, but aren't sure what its address is, just type in the name of the site (i.e. www.worldstart.com) and hit your down arrow. All the pages you've recently visited at that site will be listed.

Forms - This one helps you fill out forms. Just start typing or double-click the form field and you'll get a list of what you've entered in the past for the same field. Doesn't always work, but it usually it does (especially if you've filled out lots of forms :-).

User names and passwords on forms - This one will help you fill in your user names and passwords. Usually just double-click the User name field on a sign in form, select your username, and the password gets popped in automatically (after you've done it manually the first time).

That's it. Note that you can enable / disable the password and regular autocomplete features from this screen. Also note that this screen allows you to clear out all your password and form info should you need to.

Speaking of clearing out all your info, what do you do if you have an entry or two that is incorrect? You know, maybe you accidentally typed your address wrong once, and now every time you type your address in, you get the little drop down with the incorrect address sitting there (mocking you). What can you do? Is there any hope?

Yup - just arrow down to the offending entry and tap your Delete key. Poof - it's gone.

Finally, it should go without saying that using this autocomplete feature is not a very secure way to use your computer. If anyone else has access to it, they can easily get into any of your password protected sites plus gain access to your personal information.

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Carhenge

Fascinating, a reproduction of Stonehenge in cars. An interesting if odd thing to reproduce. This site has some really excellent pictures of Carhenge. It is a life size, accurate reproduction of Stonehenge. Located in Alliance, Nebraska off of Highway 87, it towers above the Nebraska plains.

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/7835/carhenge.htm

Do you have a cool site that you want to share? Send it to Amanda! Here's her address:

amanda@worldstart.com

Oh, and we're looking for non-commercial sites. We generally don't run sites that are strictly for shopping.