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
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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
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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
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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
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Q:
Is there a way to transfer my Internet Explorer favorites to Netscape?
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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
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Did you ever get a disk stuck in your drive? Nothing seems to work—you’ve pressed the button a million times, tried to open by right-clicking the drive and choosing “eject”, maybe even contemplated using a screw driver to pry the thing open.
Before you take out the drive and try to surgically remove the disk, or worse, buy a new drive, try this simple little trick to manually open your… Continue reading
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In many programs, I notice that certain letters in the toolbar words are underlined. Why is that?
These are keyboard shortcuts using the Alt key. For Instance, if the word File in the toolbar had a line under the letter F, then I could hold down Alt+F to open the File menu.
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You probably know that if you hover over a program in your Toolbar or on your Desktop, it gives you the program name. Some programs like Google Chrome and Word also give you a description.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have this for all your Programs? Great news… if you have Windows XP, Vista
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Q:
How do I know if my USB port is USB 1.0 or 2.0?
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USB is a way for your computer to connect to external devices. It’s fast, easy to use, and allows you to use tons of devices all strung together. Most newer computers have one or more USB ports. Older computers have USB 1.0 or 1.1, while newer PCs have the faster… Continue reading
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How to Download
So, you’ve found a piece of software you want to download but aren’t sure how to go about the whole process. Well, here’s a step by step guide:
#1 – Click the download link.
# 2 – Choose to save to disk and hit the OK button.
# 3 – Choose where you would like the file downloaded… Continue reading
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Q:
I got an attachment but I can’t seem to open it. How do I know which program to use? What if I don’t have the program needed?
A:
First off—before you open any attachment, make sure you know who sent it. Even if you do know the sender, if you aren’t expecting it, you might want to send a quick note to… Continue reading
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Windows Searches
Do you have a particular folder you’re always rummaging through? Maybe your “My Documents” folder? Well, do I have a trick for you!
As you probably know (or will know here in a second), if you right-click a folder and select Find or Search , you’ll get a Find (or search) box that is automatically set to look in the folder you were just right-clicking.
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How can I print what appears on the screen completely? Many times it will cut off some of the right side of the material.
Many web designers are conscious of the fact that some people will want hard copies of their web pages. For these sites, you can just print in regular Portrait mode. At other sites, however, part
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I know, the name is kind of strange, but let me tell you, the site is chock full of great how-to advice. They say they have over 15,000 articles (I wasn’t going to count), so if you have a how-to to do here’s your site 
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Do you like a good ghost story? Would you like to see photos of paranormal, ghostly activity? Well if so you might enjoy this site. Are you ready to visit the Castle of Spirits?
This site has ton of pictures, and pictures that have proved to be hoaxes. So for you sleuths out there that should appeal
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Like Fish, but don’t want the upkeep? Well now you can get your fish fix by using the virtual fish tank. You’ll need to have Macromedia’s Shockwave to use this site. If you don’t have shockwave this site will direct you to it. If you’re really curious how this whole site works check out their Technical Stuff Section.
From their Press box
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In the style of Dumb Laws, here are dumb warnings. I particularly enjoyed their top ten dumbest warnings and I think you will too. A nice section is the random warning which is a good way to experience the humor of these warnings. Want to just go through them however you want? Go through their warning index and pick and choose as you please.
Have… Continue reading
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“Welcome to Loke Kun Tan’s Astrophotography website which displays photographic images of celestial objects adorning our night skies. Some of the objects are visible to the naked eye, such as the bright and spectacular Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. Other objects, such as gaseous nebulae and galaxies, can be extremely faint and are visually evident only in telescopes or through
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Here you will find Medical Diets and much, much more. Need to find a diet after all this holiday eating? Then I suggest you start your research at this site.
The Medical Diet section is very interesting with information ranging from Heart and Diabetes diets to Allergies and Pregnancy. For those of us who are regular dieters, you will enjoy the other sections with recipes, humor, and… Continue reading
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Visit the Fact-O-Matic, type in a single word and find all occurrences of that word in Mr. Smarty Pant’s database. Or you can just jump right in head first to the topics, and browse to your heart’s content.
I choose the odd topic heading of Flan. Knowing that flan was a desert, I was curious as to what interesting factoids I could find… Continue reading
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We all know they are out there, waiting, just waiting to get us. Have you ever been the victim of a dumb law? Well now you can find out about dumb laws from all over the world. Check out the dumb laws for my state, Ohio:
1.It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
2.The Ohio driver’s education
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Have you ever been curious what those tech people are talking about? Well here is a site that has thousands of definitions for the latest IT-related words. Just pop it in their search engine and get your definition, or better yet browse by letter, or topic.
Believe me if you can think of the word they probably have the definition you are looking for.
Here’s… Continue reading
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Are you a fan of Sim city? Well if so here’s a site for you. City Creator allows you to build cities online. You have a choice between Blankton and Snoland. One is a regular city, the other is, you guessed it – full of snowy items.
Build great cities, or tiny communities, it’s your choice. I’ve spent hours here just… Continue reading
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The Web Museum of Commercial Aviation
This strangely informative site is all about the history of the commercial airplane. View the history of commercial flight through the Timetables and Map section, which is touted as “The History of over 30 Airlines through their Schedules and Maps.” You can browse through the airlines alphabetically.
Then you have the Plane-spotting section. “Visit and Find Out About the Airliners and Airports… Continue reading
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This site contains over 400 different types of classic soda machines. You can browse through them by choosing manufacturers. Then choose the small five cent image and you can see the pictures of soda machines.
Different manufacturers made very different vending machines. It was really neat to go through and see all the different types from when they were first originated to more modern ones… Continue reading
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I’m sure most of you have heard of the Darwin Awards, if not let me explain what they are. The Darwin Award is generally awarded posthumously, and is a way of saying thank you for taking yourself out of the gene pool.
“The Darwin Awards honor those who improve our gene pool… by removing themselves from it.” Direct quote from their site. This award is… Continue reading
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Let Your Computer Do the Dialing
Have you ever used Phone Dialer? Maybe you didn’t even know that Windows had it. It can be used to dial common numbers or just to avoid the hassle of holding the phone while you dial and wait for someone to answer. If your computer has a phone line hooked up to it you can have your computer dial the number for you, then… Continue reading
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