Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
Let's play NASCAR! You can try your skill in the Gas 'n Go game, where you gas a several cars at a pit stop. You can also test your knowledge of racing trivia in the Trivia Challenge. There are a bunch of other racing oriented games for those ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
Shortcuts are placed on the desktop. That's what the monitor shows when you start the computer. Typically, you double-click the shortcut, and a program or file opens.
So, let's say you want to create a shortcut to Outlook Express. Programs are easy. Click Start>>All Programs. Find Outlook Express in the ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
If sweat equity is your idea of a good investment, I have your website. The This Old House site calculates the amount of materials you'll need for your project.
For instance, if you are repainting a room, just take some measurements and enter them into the program. The program will calculate ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
Are your kids learning to spell? Better yet do you want to try a fun brain teasing game?
Try WildWildWords - a shoot-um-up spelling game. This is definitely better that spending
your time playing solitaire. It is also a good activity for folks who are new to computers and
are ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
Are you tired of your family spending every evening watching junk television? Wouldn't it be nice if you could go back in time and spend some family time listening to radio? I know, you are thinking, "Have you heard what is on the radio lately?" Well why ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
I'm a fan of keyboard shortcuts, trying to move my hands from the keyboard to the mouse as seldom as possible.
There are many buttons on the formatting toolbar that I do choose to use, and I like to select them without using the mouse. Fortunately, the keyboard shortcuts are easy ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
Here at the academy, we have Carol available when we need first
aid advice. If you don't have a Carol, you can get your advice from the
Mayo Clinic's website.
Mayo's First-Aid Guide lists over 50 medical topics in alphabetical
order for quick retrieval. Once a topic is clicked, a brief summary of
signs and ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
Buying airplane tickets does not have to be left to chance.
A new site provides you with airplane floor plans including
seating recommendation from other travelers. Choose your
airline and the type of airplane to get tips on where to sit
and which seats to avoid.
CLICK HERE:
http://www.seatguru.com
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
In the 33 years preceding 1973, six American presidents recorded
nearly 5,000 hours of conversations.
Audio clips from Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,
Johnson and Nixon are ready for you to play. These clips require a free
Macromedia Flash plug-in, which is available on the site under Help.
This is probably one of the most ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
Tired of trying to use moderately accurate internet maps? Well
Google had done it better. The search site's new mapping feature
gives you a nice, big map. And, imagine this, all the streets are
named! Google's maps are really great.
CLICK HERE:
http://maps.google.com/
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
Use your scrollwheel mouse to zoom in and out of your slides
when creating your PowerPoint presentation (97/2000/2002/2003)
We all know how useful it can be to get up close and personal
with objects on our slides. Zooming in helps us make precise
placements and allows us to select small objects impossible to
click on ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
Buying airplane tickets doesn't have to be a hit or miss deal.
A new site provides you with airplane floor plans including
seating recommendation from other travelers. Choose your
airline and the type of airplane to get tips on where to sit
and which seats to avoid.
CLICK HERE:
http://www.seatguru.com
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Monday, March 7th, 2005
Like crossword puzzles? Check out the ones at CrosswordPuzzleGames.
It's a family-friendly site that has 32,400 free crossword puzzles!
No more newspagers - just do the the Daily Pick-a different puzzle
each day, Better than the daily newspaper!
CLICK HERE:
http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
Folders are easy to add to the SendTo folder. To do this, click
Start>>Run. In the text box, enter "SendTo" (without the quotes).
Click OK. The SendTo folder will open.
In the SendTo folder, click File>>New>>Shortcut. Click the Browse
button and find the folder in which you are interested. Click it and
click OK. Click ...
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