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Welcome all of our new Internet subscribers.   This newsletter is sent out the 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 are always welcome.   netnews@meltel.net

I hope everyone had a safe 4th of July! 
Summer is coming to an end, but with the weather it does not seem like it!  On those hot days, take time to do a little net surfing!  I have added a some sites that might be of interest to you! Take a look at them and enjoy the rest of the summer!  
Please if you happen to see some sites that you think others would enjoy, drop me an email, so I can add the site to the next issue:   design@meltel.net

Spam: What is it? What can you do about it?

Spam is junk email that you usually do not wish to receive. Spam is generally used to advertise products or services and to promote issues, political views, or upcoming events. As we look into the future, it is easy to see that the amount of spam will continue to increase, as it becomes easier for spammers to get a hold of your email address.

These spammers can get your email address in a variety of different ways. The most common way is they purchase or receive email addresses from a third party. They also use special software called “robots” to find email addresses. Another common way for them to get your email address is from Internet chat rooms and bulletin boards. You should be careful while online as to where you enter your email address. Things such as sign up forms, online shopping, and messaging services, are common areas where email addresses are pulled from. Spammers also exchange email address with other spammers on a regular basis.

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Monday - Friday: 8am to 9pm
Saturday: 10am to 2pm
256-8324     764-8324     597-8324
e-mail: support@meltel.net

To change the color of your Title Bar:

1. Right-click on the Desktop
2. Choose Properties from the context menu. 
3. On the Appearance tab look in the Item list box. 
4. Find Active Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar 
5. Change the color from the Color and Color2 boxes

Isn't it hard to find something for supper on these hot summer days!  Who wants to cook in this heat and who has the time?  This site is an excellent solution to your problem, although it won't cook the meals for you, it will give you great tips to plan quick, nutritional meals for the whole family!
http://www.mealsforyou.com/

Do you like to get free stuff?  If so check out this site!  You will find everything from free product samples to free downloadable fonts!  You have nothing to lose!!
http://www.freebiedirectory.com/

Want to find out the history of your family?  This site will help you access your families history and help you build your family tree!  You can find information about you ancestors military, records, census records, and more!
http://www.ancestry.com/mainv.htm

Scrapbooking has been a growing hobby over the past couple of years.  If you love scrapbooking take time to check this site out.  It gives you numerous examples of layouts, designs, and journaling tips.
http://dmarie.com/

Skol Vikings lets win this game, Skol Vikings honor your name.........
It is Viking season! Check out the Minnesota Vikings website for all the news and information you need to know!  
http://www.vikings.com/

Nobody ever stops learning!  Take time and review this website and expand your knowledge! You can take classes at your own pace and time!  
http://www.thirdage.com/learning/catalog/

This site is great for anyone who wants to learn a second language online!  
http://elearners.com/gna/courses_browse.asp?category=Arts

One of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S.
http://www.nih.gov/

Are We Not Communicating? A man spoke frantically into the phone: "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"  "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked.   "No, you idiot!" the man shouted. "This is her husband!"

Did I Say That?! Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup.  When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, "Give me all your money or I'll shoot," the man shouted, "That's not what I said!"

The Getaway A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Shop, and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him..

Feature of the Month

Community Webpages

Beginner Internet 
Melrose High School Library
Classes to be Scheduled

Beginner Internet
Eden Valley High School
NO SUMMER CLASSES

Beginner Internet
Kimball Elementary School
Media Center
Classes to be Scheduled

Call to register and for more info:
Melrose Telephone Company
256-7471        548-3200
597-3333        764-7600

Flower:  Poppy & Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot

This Day in History
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday

Horoscope
http://www.easyscopes.com/
Leo................7-23 to 8-22
Virgo..............8-23 to 9-22

"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."
   -- John Updike

"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."
   -- Les Brown

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us."
   -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
   -- Robert Frost

"The world is a great mirror.  It reflects back what you are."
   -- Thomas Dreier

"No other success in life can compensate for failure in the home."
   -- James McCulloch

Points to Ponder

Why do some advertisements tell us 'not to attempt it at home'? If we can't do it then why bother showing us in the first place?

Why do they say 'New and Improved'? How can it be new if it was improved?

How come some stores have the 'sale of the century' every week?

What's with those billboards proclaiming a 'new tradition of service'? Isn't a tradition something that has been going on a long time?

Why don't Skittles 'taste like the rainbow'?

When they say 'If its in stock, we've got it', do they mean that they will never order anything special for us?

How long does a 'Grand Opening' really last?

If Pringles are so good that once you pop, you can't stop, why do they come with a re-sealable lid?

Whose cruel idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have a "S"in it?

If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?

Email me with your useless facts!! netnews@meltel.net