The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements
That title is definitely a mouthful. For those of you who like comic books you should like this interesting way of cataloguing them.
Click on an element of the periodic table and you’ll get a list of the comic book pages involving that element, or for technical information you can follow the link to Mark Winter’s Web… Continue reading
A photo gallery, gasp, no not a photo gallery – where are the computer tricks? Well they are of a different variety, check out the pictures and the captions. Randomly I choose the picture of the floppy disk.
The caption for that one reads “Here’s another ‘floppy drive won’t read…’ problem. Note the disk
Site Not Found
“404- Not Found – The page you were trying to look at was not found on the server.” Doesn’t this message annoy you? There are several reasons why you would get this message.
1. The web page you were going to has been removed or re-named. Try scaling down the URL. For example, if it’s:
www.worldstart.com/tips/nopage.htm
you may want to try:
www.worldstart.com/tips
or
www.worldstart.com
Keep going backwards… Continue reading
Q:
Why does my monitor go black after about 15 minutes of not using the computer?
A:
Windows has a Power Management setting that will shut your monitor off after a specified amount of time. If you don’t like when it’s shutting the monitor off, you can change it by doing the following:
In Windows XP:
1. Hit the Start>Control Panel , then go to Performance and Maintenance
Email Packrats: Another Way to Save
The method mentioned above is great for individual emails, but what if you need to re-format your hard drive, change computers, or do a backup? Well, you can save the entire file using this method.
Saving from Outlook Express
The biggest trick (problem) is figuring out where your particular e-mail program keeps all your messages. Outlook Express uses small databases to store your information… Continue reading
Q:
Is there an easy way to save my old emails?
A:
You must mean, as opposed to the time consuming method of opening each one and choosing “Save as” and sending it to a folder. If you are using Netscape Mail or AOL, then I’m afraid you’ll still need to go the “Save as” route, but for those Outlook Express users it’s as easy as draggin’ and… Continue reading
Have you ever needed a symbol or some other special character like the degree symbol, the small square checkbox, the copyright symbol, etc.? Well, they’re tucked away in a folder that, once you know where to look, is easy to get to and use.
Here’s How:
Hold the Windows key and hit the R key (Win+R). In the Run box that pops up, type charmap
This will work in all… Continue reading
Q:
Is there a way to change the displayed name in emails that I send?
A:
Well, with some e-mail clients, you can (not AOL, sorry). I’ll show you how to do it with Outlook Express and Netscape Mail.
Here’s how to do it with Outlook Express:
1. Click the Tools menu, Accounts…
2. Click (select) the account name you want to modify, then click the Properties button.… Continue reading
System Password Protection
*This tip is for advanced users only. If you try it and mess your computer up, don’t come crying to me.
Password protecting Windows will keep most people out of your computer, it won’t stop ‘em all. I can get into a password protected Windows computer in less than 2 minutes. For obvious liability reasons, I’m not going to tell you how, but rest assured I (and… Continue reading
Q:
Is there a way to transfer my Internet Explorer favorites to Netscape?
A:
Not only can you use this tip to update and share bookmarks/favorites between Internet Explorer and Netscape, you can also use it to export your NS bookmarks to IE and vice-versa. I suppose you could even use it to share them with your other computers or friends. That’s right… three tips for the price… Continue reading
