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When I drag and drop files, how do I know what is happening to them? Are they being moved, copied, or is Windows just creating a short cut?
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One day while dragging and dropping I actually paid attention and realized that Windows does tell you what it’s doing as you move the file. If you see a ” + ” sign in a little… Continue reading
Emoticons are little text representations of emotions that you find in email, chat rooms, and IM’s. When you talk to someone, they can tell what you mean by the tone of your voice or the look on your face. For example, maybe someone says something like, “Why are you so annoying?”
Now, if they say it while they’re laughing, you know that it’s just lighthearted humor. If they say it… Continue reading
Always Show BCC
As we mention often, if you are sending email to several people, be considerate and use the Blind Carbon Copy feature. This keeps the various recipients secret and secure.
When you go to create an email in Outlook Express , click on “View”, then check “All Headers”.
You should now see “BCC” under “To” and “CC”.
IF you are composing a new message in Netscape Mail
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When friends forward email as an attachment, is there a way to save just the attached email in a folder?
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Any time you get an attachment with the extension .eml, this means that it is just a regular email. Here is a way to save an attached email if you are using Outlook Express…
With the email containing the attachment open or in the preview pane… Continue reading
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How do I enable File Compression in Windows XP?
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If you are using Windows XP, chances are your hard drive uses the NTFS filing system. If you are in NTFS, you can save space on your hard drive by using File Compression.
First, open My Computer and double-click a drive or folder.
Right-click the file or folder… Continue reading
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What is NTFS?
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This filing system was first used in Windows NT (thus the name). It boasts better reliability, security, and file management than the older FAT file systems . NTFS is available with Windows XP and Vista, and is the recommended system since many XP/Vista features will not work with FAT32 systems.
The only time you might… Continue reading
Crumble Cookies
I constantly need to shake crumbs out of my keyboard because people eat cookies while…what? Oh, wait… I’m supposed to talk about the other kind of cookie : the small text file placed on your hard drive by a web server to keep track of your travels through the site in question. Let’s begin with my advice.
I recommend that if you are worried about cookies… Continue reading
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My JPEGs open up in my web browser, but I want them to open in the photo program I just installed. How can I make sure that files open where I want them to?
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You seem to be suffering from file association anxiety? This is common for people who have files open in the wrong program or a file type that isn’t associated… Continue reading
By default, the control panel is in Category View, so when you open it, you see 10 categories (Appearance, sound, etc.) to choose from.
That can make it hard to find what you want. If you notice on the right side there is a link marked Switch to Classic View.
Click there and you will be… Continue reading
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I was trying to play an old game on Windows XP, but it won’t work. I hear sound, but the screen is blank. Why can’t I see the graphics?
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I ran into this the other day with an old program that my kids love. It turns out that we had to change the screen resolution to 256 colors.
What you could do is look for the… Continue reading
