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What's New?

ISP -

First off, we've had a lot of people asking us when our new ISP service is going to start. It's almost there, so if you're waiting to switch to a new ISP, be sure to give us another week or so. With any luck, we'll be announcing it next week sometime (I hope :-)

Wanna Write For Us?

We've had a lot of success with our "Write For Us" program. If you would like to write tips for this newsletter, be sure to head to the link below.

Oh, and if you have submitted an idea for a tip and never heard back from us, it may have been to an e-mail glitch we discovered a short while back (so you're welcome to re-submit).

In any event, to have your work seen by 140,000+ folks (plus get paid for it), head to:

http://www.worldstart.com/writers-guidelines/index.htm

That's it for me today. Enjoy the newsletter!

Computers 101

Q:
What is an e-mail attachment?

A:
An e-mail attachment is a file you include with an e-mail. For example, let's say you have a text document or picture you want to share with someone. You can "attach" this document to an e-mail and send it off to them.

How do you attach it? Usually via a little paper clip icon in your e-mail software. Just click it and you should get a dialog box that lets you navigate to, and attach, the file of your choice. And no, it doesn't take the file off your computer, it only sends a copy of it.

A word of caution though: keep an eye on the size of the file you're sending. Your recipient may not appreciate downloading a 3 meg file.

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Tip of the Day

EZ E-mail Attachments

Do you wish there was an easier way to place attachments in your e-mail messages? I mean, every time you go to put an attachment in, you have to wade through a slew of menus and files just to get the thing attached.

Well, with both MS Outlook Express & Netscape Mail, there is an easier way. (You knew it, didn't you?)

With MS Outlook & Netscape Mail, you can drag & drop files from Windows Explorer to the message you want them attached to. Here's how:

First, open Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to the file you want to send (note that you won't want the window maximized). Next open your e-mail program and start a new message.

Then:

Outlook / Outlook Express:

This one is easy. Just drag the file to the body of the message and let go. You're all attached.

Netscape:

This one isn't too bad either. Drag the file to the address area of the e-mail (not the body). Let go and it's all attached for ya. For Netscape 6, you need to drag & drop to the Attachment area on the new message screen.

If you're using a different e-mail program, it *may* support this as well. You'll have to experiment to find out.

Final Trick -

If you would rather not do the drag and drop thing, you could always right-click the file you want to send and select Send To, E-mail recipient. Of course, this works better if you haven't already started the e-mail.

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

The Clock

Well what can I really say about this one, other than it’s really nifty. It’s an HTML code that makes a clock that actually tells the date and time. On top of that it follows the cursor around the screen. Very neat!

So if you have a second, it’s definitely worth a look.

http://boardwalk.50g.com/clock.html

Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com