Ever need to make more than one choice in a list box? (A list box is basically an item by item list. You’ve probably seen them on web pages or in computer programs you’ve used. A lot of E-mail programs use a list box to display its list of messages.)
Here’s how:
1. Click the first item on the list you would like to… Continue reading
Keeping Your Mass Mailing Contacts a Secret is Easy as BCC
Have you ever gotten something forwarded to you with hundreds of e-mail addresses in the header? Every address on that email may be getting unintentionally passed all over the net. When you forward it to everyone in your address book you risk making every address on that email vulnerabl e to unscrupulous advertisers.
So, do your friends a favor… Continue reading
Favorite Properties
Here are some more neat things you can do with those Internet Explorer Favorites…
1. To find out how often you access a particular site, right-click the favorite in question and select Properties .
The Web Document tab should be selected. You’ll see a little ” Visits ” item that shows the number of times you’ve stopped by the site in question.
2. Have you ever… Continue reading
Q:
I have all these bookmarks but don’t remember why I saved them. is there any way to make a note or something as a reminder?
A:
We’ve all poured over our Favorites/Bookmark list and wondered why a particular website was there? Sure, they’re organized into folders, but the purpose of the site is a mystery. Good news, all of you Netscape, Firefox and Opera users have an… Continue reading
Where Ya Been Surfin’?
Are you suspicious that someone in your house is visiting web sites they shouldn’t? Everyone probably knows that your Web browser collects information about the places you visit and stores it on your computer. If you know where to look it’s easy to find, but it’s also easy to delete—especially by tech-savvy kids.
History files are the most obvious place to check. With Internet… Continue reading
Q:
When I print in color green comes out blue and yellow comes out white. How do I correct this.
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First, let’s start with how an inkjet printer works: everything you see is made up of 3 colors—magenta (red), cyan (blue), and yellow. Some printers have a seperate black cartridge, while others create black using a combination of all three.
When you choose a color, your computer… Continue reading
Filtering Your E-Mail
So, you want to filter the “bad stuff” out of your e-mail huh? I don’t blame you!
You can set up ” message rules ” or “message filters” in most e-mail clients. These can grab an incoming message and make it history before you ever lay eyes on it. You can have the message rules set up to check for certain subject lines, e-mail addresses, or even… Continue reading
Q:
I keep getting the same scum-mails with a nekkid lady on it even though I add them to my Blocked Senders List. How can I stop these?
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Well, if you look carefully (which you probably don’t because you want that picture off your computer immediately), you will notice that one day it’s from Suzy, the next day from Buffy, and today’s is from Candy. Every time… Continue reading
Window States
Ever have a program that always starts in a “normal” state but you really want it maximized?
Well, here’s a little trick to help you do just that (and more) with a quick little bit of shortcut editing. Note: although this seems to work on most programs, sometimes you’ll run across a program that just won’t cooperate.
1. First, right-click the shortcut to the program and select Properties… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
