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'NetlineNews
April 2003 |
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Welcome all of our
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first of each month. Scroll down for some tips and tricks
along with links to some useful, informative, and entertaining
websites. We hope you enjoy this newsletter. Your comments
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Happy
Easter to everyone!
The birds are chirping, the trees are budding,
the grass is greener, and Spring is here! My favorite time of
year! Kids are riding bike, the parents are raking the lawn
and the smell of fresh air brings smiles to faces!
But, just because nice weather is here does not mean you
can stop surfing the web! (April is the month of showers!)
This issue there are great links to various websites, some
include Easter egg safety, gift ideas for the uncertain,
benefits coverage for the elderly, and a calorie counter for
everyone. So sit back and explore the web!
I would like to send my prayers to the troops and to the
troop's families. You are all blessed! Thank you for fighting
for our country!
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This Month's Issue |
<> Your Local Help
Desk
<> Tech Tips & Tricks
<> Places to visit
<> Humor is Good Medicine
NetlineNews
Archives |
<> Feature of the
Month
<> Internet Classes
<> This Month's Chronicles
<> Question & Answer
<> Attitude |
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Your Local Help Desk |
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Changing history
settings on a Macintosh computer
The history keeps a list of the sites you have visited in
the past. The number of websites listed in the history is
based on the history setup which can be changed to the users
choice. Below are the steps for setting the number of sites
that Internet Explorer will keep in the history in MacOS
version 9.2 and lower.
- Open your Internet Explorer browser
- Click the Edit menu, and select Preferences
- In the left-hand pane, click on Advanced
You should see two options, clear history and number of sites
history will store. The default setting will be 300 sites. If
you do a lot of browsing on the internet, set this to a higher
number. Once you have visited 300 sites it will start to
delete the sites starting from the first site visited. This
can be a problem if you rely on history to remember the
addresses of sites. The second option is to clear out the
history. This will delete all the sites you have visited since
you started using the computer to browse, or since you last
cleared the history.
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Tech Tips & Tricks |
Spam
Sense
Experts say that despite the rise in the volume of spam, there
are things you can do to better keep it under control.
•Don't click the "unsubscribe" link. In a perfect world, you
should be able to automatically get taken off an e-mail list
by unsubscribing in this way. But spammers have co-opted the
system and use the unsubscribe link to confirm you have an
active e-mail account. They then sell your name to other
spammers. Better to just delete the e-mail.
•Use a long e-mail name. The longer your e-mail handle, with
letters and numbers included, the lower the chance that a
computer-generated e-mail name will match yours. Spammers use
software to generate thousands of e-mail names in the hopes
that they will match existing accounts.
•Have multiple accounts. By using separate accounts for
e-commerce and personal use, you decrease the chances that
your personal address will get spammed.
•Avoid chat rooms and Web-based discussion groups. Spammers
are constantly harvesting the Internet for new addresses. They
do so by using software to search Web pages for names. Online
chat rooms and news groups are easy targets.
•Limit how often your e-mail address appears on any Web page.
This may be difficult, or undesirable, for many
businesspeople.
•Avoid online contests and surveys. These are another prime
vehicle for spammers to gather e-mail names.
•Check out new filtering software. Technology is evolving, and
many creative solutions are being introduced by Internet
providers and other firms.
-- Jonathan Krim - Washington Post
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Places to Visit |
Send me your TOP
5 websites:
netnews@meltel.com
For complete war
coverage go to:
http://www.cnn.com/
When you need facts, turn to
Refdesk.com. From its homepage you can gain quick access to
online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and myriad other reference
sources. http://refdesk.com
Read ratings on products by a community of real live users:
http://www.epinions.com
Track down neat gift ideas, submitted by real people,
according to price, occasion, and recipient.
http://www.surprise.com
Bethany Roberts' Easter Fun for Kids
www.bethanyroberts.com/EasterFun.htm
Get to know the history of the United States Navy:
http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html
Kids are excited to dye
their Easter Eggs, but do you know how to do it safe? This
website gives you tips on Egg Safety:
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/deh/sanitat/easter.htm
How many times have you wondered how many calories you have
burned? Calorie Counter tells you the energy used for an
astonishing range of activities, based on your age, weight,
height, and gender:
http://www.caloriesperhour.com
Because we are not getting any younger, it is important to
make the most of the benefits available to you. The National
Council of the Aging sponsors this site, which features
information on 1,100 programs for older adults in all 50
states:
http://www.benefitscheckup.org |
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Humor is Good Medicine |
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Feature of the Month |
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Internet Classes |
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Beginner Internet Classes
Melrose High School Library
April 29...........7:00pm to 9:30pm
May 20...........7:00pm to 9:30pm
Beginner Internet Classes
Eden Valley High School-Rm 127
April 8............7:00pm to 9:30pm
May 13...........7:00pm to 9:30pm
Beginner Internet Classes
Kimball High School-Media Center
April 28.........7:00pm to 9:30pm
May 19.........7:00pm to 9:30pm
To register and for more info
Call Melrose Telephone Company:
256.7471 548.3200
597.3333 764.7600
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The Month's Chronicles |
Flower:
Sweet Pea
April's Flower is the Sweet Pea, which
means "I think of thee."
Birthstone: Diamond
| April
1.................. |
April Fools
Day |
| April
6.................. |
Daylight
Savings |
| April
10................ |
Sibling Day |
| April
13................ |
Palm Sunday |
| April
15................ |
Income Tax
Day |
| April
16................ |
Egg Benedict
Day |
| April
17................ |
Cheeseball
Day |
| April
18................ |
Good Friday |
| April
20................ |
Easter
Sunday |
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24................ |
Take your
Child to Work Day |
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April 25................ |
Telephone Day |
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April 26................ |
Pretzel Day |
This Day in History
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday
Horoscope
Aries.............3-21 to 4-19
Taurus...........4-20 to 5-20
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Question & Answer |
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Q: How do I unfreeze my Mac?
A: Try to Force Quit. Hold down the Option, Command,
and Escape keys on the keyboard. The computer will try to
shut down the software that is currently stuck. Once the
software is shut down, you can restart your machine and
Rebuild the Desktop. If Force Quit will not free up the
machine, hold down the Command and Control keys on the
keyboard and then hit the Power button on the keyboard.
Q: What if I can't find my saved work?
A. There are a couple of ways to find your work. Option
1 - If you were working in Microsoft Office, restart the
application and select the File menu. Look at the bottom of
the list for the filename of your work. You might see a
chevron (double down arrow), click on it and it will show
you more options. If you do not see it go on to option 2.
Option 2 - Click Start, Find, Files or folders. Type in your
filename and click search. This will search the C: drive for
your file.
Email us with your questions:
netnews@meltel.com
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Attitude |
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An ancient grandmother lived with her daughter and grandson.
As she grew frail and feeble, instead of being a help around
the house, she became a constant trial. She broke plates
and cups, lost knives and spilled water. One day,
exasperated because the old women had broken another
precious plate, the daughter sent the grandson to buy his
grandmother a wooden plate. The boy hesitated because he
knew a wooden plate would humiliate his grandmother. But
his mother insisted, so off he went. He returned, bringing
not one, but two wooden plates. "I only asked you to buy
one," his mother said. "Didn't you hear me?"
"Yes," said the boy. "But I bought the second one so there
would be one for you when you get old."
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