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'NetlineNews
May
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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
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Happy May Day!! Spring
is the time for babies, weddings, spring cleaning and auctions! In this
month's issue of 'Netline News I added some helpful links for Spring,
links that tell you everything you need to now about babies, spring
cleaning, weddings and gardens. Also for the auction goers there is a
site where you can bid online.
For those of you who are not aware of Spyware, check out Tech's Tips and
Tricks! Sit back, put your feet up and relax! I am always looking for ways to improve 'Netline News so if you have
any suggestions please let me know! netnews@meltel.net |
| This Month's Issue |
<> Your Local Help Desk
<> Tech Tips & Tricks
<> Places to visit
<> Humor is Good Medicine
NetlineNews
Archives |
<> Feature of the Month
<> Junk E-liminator
<> Time to Celebrate 75 years
<> Internet Classe
<> This
Month's Chronicles |
| Your
Local Help Desk |
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What is Spyware?
Spyware is a generic term typically describing
software whose purpose is to collect demographic and
usage information from your computer, usually for
advertising purposes. The term is also used to
describe software that 'sneaks' onto the system or
performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware
usually is downloaded as part of software described as
"freeware" or “shareware” applications. It is almost
always installed on your computer without you knowing
it. Several spyware applications have been known to
secretly snoop around areas of your computer they
don't belong, including your browser history.
Spyware exists as an independent, executable program
on your system, and has the capability to do anything
any program can do, including monitor keystrokes,
scanning files on your hard drive, snoop other
applications such as word-processors and chat
programs, read your cookies, change your default
homepage, determine what Web sites you are visiting,
and monitor various aspect of your behaviors. It then
can send this information back to the spyware author.
All the information obtained can be used by the
authors for marketing purposes, or sold to other
companies for a profit. This information can then be
used for just about anything.
One way to deal with spyware is to download and
install a program called Ad-aware. It a free program
that blocks most of this spyware, and if it does get
on your computer it can remove it. Ad-aware works
similar to anti-virus, and will scan your computer for
this spyware and remove it. You can download Ad-aware
from
http://www.lavasoft.de.
Help Desk hours are:
Monday - Friday: 8am to 9pm
Saturday: 10am to 2pm
256-8324
764-8324 597-8324
e-mail: support@meltel.net
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| Tech
Tips & Tricks |
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Especially Useful Shortcuts for Internet Explorer
Ctrl-W: Close the current window (this is
especially helpful for foiling pop-ups.)
Ctrl-D: Bookmark the current page
Ctrl-N: Open a new browser window
F5-Refresh the page
Ctrl-F5: Fully refresh the page, regardless of
caching.
Ctrl-Enter: Automaticall add www. and .com to a
domain name in the address bar.
Alt-<Left/Right Arrow>: Go back/forward a page
Alt-Home: Jump to the Home page
Ctrl-<mouse wheel>: Increase/decrease the default
font size.
Shift-<mouse wheel>: Go forward/back a page
Shift-<left mouse click>: Open a link in a new
browser window
Right mouse button: Open a context-sensitive menu
for a link or a picture.
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| Places
to Visit |
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Please send me your top 5 websites: netnews@meltel.net
Spring Fresh homes with candles:
www.partylite.com
Anything you need to know about having a baby and more:
www.babycenter.com
Share your pictures online with friends and family:
https://picturecenter.kodak.com/
Spring Cleaning without harsh chemicals:
http://www.melaleuca.com/
If you like to go to auctions go to one online;
www.ubid.com
urban legends and myths reference pages
www.snopes.com
Download sheet music instantly with Musicnotes'
digital sheet music; over 16,000 sheet music and lyric
titles are available
www.musicnotes.com
Provides articles, gardening tips, and Q&A. Find how-to
projects and check out the regional reports.
www.garden.org
Get advice on how to budget all your wedding
expenses.
http://www.womencentral.msn.com
Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary,
Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
www.factmonster.com
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| Humor
Is Good Medicine |
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My six-year-old grandson called his
mother from his friend Charlie's house and confessed he
had broken a lamp when he threw a football in their
living room.
"But, Mom," he said, brightening, "you don't have to
worry about buying another one. Charlie's mother said it
was irreplaceable."
The kindergarten class had settled down to its
coloring books. Steve came up to the teacher's desk and
said, "Miss Merc, I ain't got no crayons."
"Steve," Miss Merc said, "you mean, "I don't have any
crayons. You don't have any crayons. We don't have any
crayons. They don't have any crayons. Do you see what
I'm getting at?"
"Not really," Steve said, "What happened to all them
crayons?"
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celebrating 75 years of success. We are planning events
in all 8 exchanges. Watch your mailbox
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Surfing the Web
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Communicating via E-mail
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| This
Month's Chronicles |
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Flower: Lily
of Valley
Birthstone: Emerald
| May
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May Day |
| May
2.............. |
Day of Prayer |
| May
5.............. |
Cinco de Mayo |
| May
6.............. |
Teacher's Day |
| May 11............ |
Mother's Day |
| May 17............ |
Armed Forces Day |
| May 20............ |
Kimball 75 Celebration |
| May 22............ |
Watkins 75 Celebration |
| May 26............ |
Memorial Day |
This
Day in History
www.scopesys.com/anyday
Horoscope
Taurus...........4-20 to 5-20
Gemini...........5-21 to 6-20
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| Questions
& Answers |
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Q: If I want to print a portion of a page
or email, how do I do that?
A: To print a portion of either a website or
email, you need to select the part of the
document you want to print with your mouse.
To do that you click the mouse and drag over
the part you want printed. After it is
selected, go to File>Print in the
Print Dialog box there should be an option
Print Selections make sure that is
selected. Then hit Print. Now just
the part that you selected should have
printed!
Send me your questions and I will do my
best to answer them!
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