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What is the difference between Downloading, Uploading and Installing?
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Here’s a blow by blow:
Downloading – This is moving a file that’s on the Internet (or over a network) onto your computer. For most of us, downloading is just a matter of clicking a download link on a web site and saving the file to disk.… Continue reading
I’d like to print just a few sentences from an email, rather than the whole thing. Can you show me how to do that?
Every day I get email, like the one above, asking how to print just part of a web page or e-mail. With this much demand, I just have to show ya how it’s done!
First, you need to know… Continue reading
Q:
You know what I hate? E-mails that come in all caps. THEY DRIVE ME NUTS! How can I fix them?
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Unfortunately, I haven’t come across an E-mail Caps Lock Zapper program, but there is a fix if you have WordPerfect or MS Word. First, you must copy the portion of e-mail text you want to de-capitalize
This site is fabulous. If you know of a site like this with a US listing or an Online listing, please send it in to me so that we can post it.
What is so neat about this site? Well, for those of you readers in the UK it will point you to the nearest library to get the book, or books, you’ve selected. For… Continue reading
This site is a treasure chest of information, not to mention organized and brilliant. You will find the history of spirituals, actual songs, singers, and composers. A site that also has useful links to other history sites and a search engine.
One of the neatest parts is when you’re checking out the different sections, for example: The Composers. You can actually click to hear a… Continue reading
“My Computer” Toolbar
Here’s a little trick you can do with the “My Computer” desktop icon to make a very cool “My Computer” toolbar.
To create this toolbar, left click and drag your “My Computer” icon to either side of your desktop then release your left mouse button. If you were close enough to the screen edge, you’ll get a “My Computer” toolbar.
I’ve found it helps if you… Continue reading
Q:
My scrollbars are too small and I have trouble grabbing them. Is there a way to change the size?
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Well, you’ll be both thrilled and delighted to know you can adjust their size. Here’s how:
In Windows XP:
1. Right-click your desktop and select Properties
2. You’ll be… Continue reading
This site is a treasure chest of information, not to mention organized and brilliant. You will find the history of spirituals, actual songs, singers, and composers. A site that also has useful links to other history sites and a search engine.
One of the neatest parts is when you’re checking out the different sections, for example: The Composers. You can actually click to hear a… Continue reading
Complete Sun and Moon Data For ONE Day
A site brought to you by the U.S. Naval Observatory that declares: “You can obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon’s phase…”
Example of what you’ll get:
The following information is provided for Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio… Continue reading
National Geographic brings you the Grimms’ Fairy Tales, from Folklore to Forever. This site is a treasure. Here you can find 12 of the Grimms Fairy Tales from an early 1914 translation, so expect them to be gruesome. Here’s a quote from the site:
“Once they saw how the tales bewitched young readers, the Grimms, and editors aplenty after them, started ‘fixing’ things. Tales gradually… Continue reading
