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'Netline News
February 1, 2005 |
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From the
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Welcome to this month's edition of our eNewsletter. Included is some
valuable information pertaining to helping tsunami victims and
recognizing tsunami e-mail hoaxes. You'll also learn how to back up your
address book and decipher chat room code.
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Effective March 1, 2005, diversiCOM will no longer
be a retail sales agent of Cellular 2000.
Questions or issues regarding your Cellular 2000
service should be directed to the Cellular 2000 office
in St. Cloud. |
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Your
Local Help Desk |
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Help with
E-mail/Chat Room Acronyms
Question: I receive e-mail messages from
friends that contain acronyms that I sometimes
can't interpret. For instance, what are the
meanings of "IAE," "GMTA," "URW," and, "FBOW?"
Answer: Those are acronyms used mainly in chat
rooms. Here's a list of some commonly used
e-mail/chat room acronyms and their accompanying
meanings:
AAMOF - as a matter of fact
AFAIK - as far as I know
BTW - by the way
DWL - dying with laughter
FBOW - for better or worse
FOAF - friend of a friend
GFETE - grinning from ear to ear
GMTA - great minds think alike
HAND - have a nice day
HTH - hope this helps
IAE - in any event
IMO - in my opinion
IOW - in other words
JIC - just in case
LMK - let me know
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNT - long time no talk
MTCW - my two cents worth
NAP - not a problem
NRN - no reply necessary
SLFN - so long for now
TAFN - that's all for now
THX - thanks
TTFN - ta-ta for now
TTYL8R - talk to you later
URW - you are welcome
YW - you're welcome
This list is by no means exhaustive and other
variations are possible.
Help Desk hours are: Monday - Friday:
8am to 9pm Saturday: 10am
to 2pm
Phone number:
256-8324
764-8324
597-8324
e-mail:
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Tech Tips & Tricks |
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Short Tutorial: Back up your Outlook Express
Address Book
Periodically backing up the
contact information located in
your e-mail client software's
address book can be a prudent
move. You'll be glad you did if
you ever have a major problem
with your computer. Also, if you
decide to switch to a different
e-mail program that has better
features, you can easily import
your contacts into the new
program.
To back up your Outlook Express
address book, follow these
steps:
1) Start Outlook Express and
open your address book by
clicking on its icon on the
Outlook Express toolbar. Or,
from the Outlook Express "Tools"
menu, drop down to "Address
Book."
2) After your address book
opens, go to its "File" menu,
then to "Export" from the
resulting drop-down menu, and
select "Other Address Book "from
the submenu. The "Address Book
Export Tool" window will appear.
3) Select "Text File (Comma
Separated Values)" as the format
and click your cursor arrow on
"Export."
4) Give your exported address
book a name.
5) Select the location where you
want to export your address book
using the "Browse" button. When
the "Save As" dialog box
appears, choose a location, and
click "Save."
6) You will come back to the
"Address Book Export Tool"
window. Click the "Next" button.
7) Select the fields you want to
include in your copy. If in
doubt, select them all.
8) Click "Finish" and then "OK."
9) Click the "Close" button on
the "Address Book Export Tool"
window to finish up.
Now you can burn this file onto
a CD or copy it over to another
computer. Either way, it's great
to have the peace of mind that a
back up copy of your address
book can give you.
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Helping Tsunami Victims
http://usafreedomcorp.gov/content/about_usafc/newsroom/announcements_tsunami
If you'd like to provide financial assistance to the tsunami victims of
December 26, 2004, this site provides links to reputable organizations
involved in the financial and humanitarian efforts in this region.
American Idol Returns More Popular Than Ever
http://idolonfox.com/ - The American
Idol television program has returned for its fourth season and the show
is more popular than ever. Back are judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul,
and, of course, the irrepressible Simon Cowell. Recent winner of the
People's Choice Award for Best Reality Show, American Idol will once
again allow voters to choose this season's best young musical talent. If
you are looking for show bios, highlights, video clips, photos, and
more, head to this site.
Find Out What Happened In History On Your Birthday
http://historychannel.com/today/ - Are you curious to know what
happened in history on your birthday? Simply head to this site and
select the month and day of your birth. You'll then get a full listing
of interesting things that have occurred on your selected day throughout
history. This would be an interesting website to show your kids or
e-mail to your folks.
It's More Than Just Fun With Crayons
http://crayola.com/ - Here's a fun
site for the kids as well as for the young at heart. The site includes
over 1,000 fun arts and crafts ideas. It also has dozens of fun,
customizable e-cards that you can e-mail to your friends. For parents
and teachers, the site provides lots of helpful lesson plans for a
variety of curriculums, ages, and themes.
Email your favorite website
netnews@meltel.com
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Free
Internet Classes |
Browsing Only
Eden Valley High School
Computer Lab Room 127
Feb. 7........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
E-mail Only
Eden Valley High School
Computer Lab Room 127
Feb. 8........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Browsing
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Computer Lab Room 14
Feb. 14........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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Browsing Only
Kimball Senior High School
Business Lab Room 109
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Melrose Media Center
(Library)
Feb. 22........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
E-mail Only
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(Library)
Feb. 24........7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Call to
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Melrose Telephone Company
256-7471
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This Month's Chronicles |
Flower: Amethyst
Birthstone: Violet |
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February 2005
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| Feb. 1........ |
National Freedom Day |
| Feb. 2........ |
Groundhog Day |
| Feb. 6........ |
National Compliment Day |
| Feb. 8........ |
Boy Scouts Day |
| Feb. 12...... |
Lincoln's Birthday |
| Feb. 14...... |
Valentine's Day |
| Feb. 16...... |
President's Day |
| Feb. 22...... |
Girl Scouts Day |
| Feb. 23...... |
Banana Bread Day |
| Feb. 25...... |
Ash Wednesday |
| Feb. 29...... |
Leap Day |
This Day in
History
www.scopesys.com/anyday
Horoscopes
Aquarius..........1-20 - 2-18
Pisces...............2- 19 - 3- 20 |
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Question & Answer |
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Q: Can Microsoft Word
help me think of a word that begins with
"rep-" and ends with "-tion"?
A: Have the Check spelling as you
type feature turned on. For example,
type rep*tion and space. Or if you
know that you're missing three letters, type
rep???tion. The wavy red line marks
the misspelling. Right-click the word
and see if the word you want is in the
pop-up list. If it is, click it to
insert it into your document, if it isn't
look under Places to Visit and visit
www.yourdictionary.com
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