Computers 101

Q:
My new computer has Windows XP and I can't find "Hibernate" listed under the shut down options. What can I do?

A:
It's still there—so close that if it were a raccoon it'd bite ya!

When you go to Start / Turn Off Computer (or from the desktop just hit Alt+F4) you will see three choices: Standby, Turn Off, and Restart.

Now, hold down the Shift key and look what happens—"Standby" turns into "Hibernate".

So what's the difference between "Standby" and "Hibernate" anyway? Why would you choose one over the other?

In Standby your computer uses less power than when it's just sitting there not being used. It stays available for immediate use. The information in memory is not saved on your hard disk, so If the power gets interrupted, the information in memory is gone.

Hibernate shuts down your computer after saving everything in memory to your hard disk. When you bring your computer out of hibernation, all programs and documents that were open are restored to your desktop.

Now that you know how to hibernate XP you're ready for winter ;-)

~ David

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Tip of the Day

Doc Scraps

Here's a cool one. With this tip, you can stick a "scrap" of information on your Desktop. You can then take this "document scrap" and paste it into another application - without opening it up (although it doesn't work on everything).

First, you'll need to use a program that supports OLE2 drag and drop. Programs like Word, MS Paint, Wordpad, Corel WordPerfect, and most other popular programs will support this function.

OK, now, here's how to do it.

Just highlight the text you would like to copy. Drag it to your desktop (don't copy it, just highlight and drag). A "Document scrap" will be created on the desktop for you.

You can make as many of these little "scraps" as you like. They can be text or images.

Here's a picture of one:

Oh, and you may want to right-click them and re-name them too - makes it easier to figure out which one is which.

To use these document scraps, either double-click them to open, or drag them to where you would like to have them inserted into your document (again, this only works with some programs).

A really cool use for this is if you use the same text over and over. For example, maybe you have some information you occasionally e-mail to people and find it annoying to be constantly opening up your word processor and all the associated copying/pasting.

Well, if you right-click the document scrap, and select "Copy" from the resulting menu, the info in that scrap is placed on the clipboard where you can paste into your e-mail message (again, not every program supports this). I use this little trick all the time to send out info to commonly asked questions.

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Dog of the Day

You guessed it—this one is for pet lovers. If you have a cat, I won't tell anyone if you click on the "Cat of the Day" link.

Basically if you load up this link in your browser you should see a picture of a Dog, or multiple dogs (very cute ones too), and then get some general information about that dog underneath the photo.

When I went there the Dog of the day featured Oscar and Macs, a cute pair of Miniature Dachshunds. There were two paragraphs of information on how these particular dogs came into their human's life. Very Touching

Now, if you have a dog you can submit a photo and description by choosing the "nominate" link. "Pet Talk" is a nice chat forum

I'm thinking about nominating my dog, why don't you?

http://dogoftheday.com/

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