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In February, we not only celebrate Valentine's
Day but it's also the time to recognize "Return Shopping Carts to the
Supermarket Month." Read this month's newsletter to find out more. Our
newsletter also provides some helpful information on Internet blogs and an
easy tutorial for turning off e-mail sound alerts when receiving incoming
e-mail messages. |
> Your Local Help Desk
> Tech Tips & Tricks
> Sites of the Month
> For Chocolate Lovers
> Feature of the Month
> This Month's
Chronicles
> E-Mail Scam
> Internet Classes |
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Feature of the Month |
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This Month's Chronicles |
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Birthstone:
Amethyst
Flower: Violet
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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. 20 |
President's Day |
| Feb. 22 |
Girl Scouts Day |
| Feb. 23 |
Banana Bread Day |
This Day in History
www.scopesys.com/anyday
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For Chocolate Lovers |
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My
family is like a box of chocolates
... mostly sweet with a few nuts.
I am not overweight. I am chocolate
enriched.
The 12-step chocoholics program:
never be more than 12 steps away
from chocolate!
Chocolate is cheaper than therapy,
and you don't need an appointment.
In heaven, chocolate has no calories
and is served as the main course.
One of life's mysteries is how two
pounds of chocolate can make a
person gain 5 pounds.
Exercise is a dirty word. Every time
I hear it I wash my mouth out with
chocolate.
Nuts just take up space where
chocolate ought to be.
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What Is A
Blog?
Question: I have heard a lot
lately about the growing popularity of "blogs."
What are they?
Answer: A blog (a shortened form
of "web log") is essentially a
frequently updated online journal. It is
most commonly a text-only web page with
writings by the blog's author posted in
reverse chronological order. Many blogs
also include pictures as well as links
to other related stories around the Web.
Some blogs even have links to audio and
video clips.
Blogs first emerged in 1999 and have
exploded in popularity over the past
couple of years. Some estimates have
shown that over 50 million Internet
users are regular blog readers with
literally tens of thousands of new blogs
being created each week. Part of the
appeal for blog writers is that they can
create and update their blogs with
little technical know-how, unlike a
sophisticated website. Although many
blogs are simply musings about the
author's personal life intended for
viewing by friends and family, the
attraction to many bloggers is in
creating a community beyond their
current network of friends. With this in
mind, most blogs consist of material on
specific topics such as favorite
hobbies, politics, favorite tv shows,
favorite sports teams, current events,
favorite movie stars, etc.
To get started learning more about blogs,
check out these popular
blog-hosting websites:
http://www.blogger.com,
http://www.blogwise.com, and
http://www.typepad.com.
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E-Mail Scam |
PayPal
Class Action Lawsuit E-mail Scam
The Internet Crime Complaint Center,
which is a partnership between the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
National White Collar Crime Center,
recently warned the public of bogus
e-mail messages that request recipients
to update their PayPal credit card
information. The message says that
recipients are eligible to receive funds
from a recent settlement of a PayPal
class action lawsuit. Below is the
partial text from a fraudulent PayPal
e-mail message.
Go to this URL:
http://www.cornerstonenow.com/newsletter/section-a/2006/0602_sample.gif
The above is a PHISHING SCAM. The
message appears legitimate, doesn't it?
The sender shows as coming from PayPal.
A secure website is listed. A litigation
case number is provided claiming to be
from a United States District Court in
California. However, the "PayPal" link
takes the recipient to a scammer's web
page, which looks to be one associated
with PayPal. The fraudulent page
requests the recipient's username and
password, and thus provides the scammers
with access to the recipient's PayPal
account. Upon completing the form on the
bogus web page and then clicking SUBMIT,
the
recipient is redirected to a legitimate
PayPal web page.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center asks
Internet users to be cautious of e-mail
messages that request private
information for the purposes of
participating in or settlement of a
class action lawsuit. These e-mail
messages may be phishing scams
attempting to gather personal and
financial information. |
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Tech Tips & Tricks |
Turn Off E-mail Sound
Alerts When Receiving Incoming E-mail
Most e-mail software programs are set as a default to
check for incoming e-mail messages every ten minutes. If
a message or messages have been received, an e-mail
sound alert notifies the computer user that a message or
messages are available for him/her to read. However, it
can become somewhat annoying to hear these e-mail sound
alerts going off every ten minutes. To turn off the
audio on these e-mail sound alerts, follow the steps
below.
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Outlook Express When
Using Windows XP:
1. With Outlook Express open, go to the "Tools" menu and
drop down to "Options." The "Options" window will
appear.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "General" tab.
3. Look for "Send/Receive
Messages" and uncheck the box next to "Play sound when
new messages arrive." 4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.0.7
When Using Windows XP:
1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Tools" menu and
drop down to "Options." The "Options" window will
appear.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "General" icon.
3. Find the settings for
"When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to
"Play a sound."
4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When
Using Windows XP:
1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Edit" menu
and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window
will appear.
2. Under "Category,"
click your cursor arrow on "Mail Newsgroups."
3. Click on
"Notifications."
4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."
5. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts in Mail.app 2.0 When
Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With mail.app open, go to the "Mail" menu and drop
down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will
appear.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "General" icon on the toolbar.
3. Look for "New mail
sound:" and select "None" from the pop-up menu.
4. Close the window by
clicking on the red dot
in the upper left-hand corner.
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.5 When
Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Thunderbird" menu
and drop down to "Preferences." The preferences window
will appear.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "General" icon.
3. Find the settings for
"When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to
"Play a sound."
4. Click "OK."
Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When
Using Macintosh OS X:
1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Netscape"
menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences"
window will appear.
2. Under "Category,"
click your cursor arrow on "Mail Newsgroups."
3. Click on
"Notifications."
4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive." 5.
Click "OK."
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Sites of the Month: |
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Celebrate "Return Shopping Carts to the
Supermarket Month"
http://tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2002/jun4.htm
As everyone already knows, February is "Return Shopping Carts to the
Supermarket Month." So there's no
better time to learn the history of the shopping cart. Did you know that
customers initially proved reluctant to use the first shopping carts so
the inventor hired fake shoppers to walk around using them? To learn
more about the inventor and to see early versions of telescoping
shopping carts from the Smithsonian Institution, check out the links on
this site.
World's Largest Ball Of Paint
http://ballofpaint.freehosting.net
Some people collect baseball cards as a hobby. Others knit or do
crossword puzzles. Mike Carmichael and his wife, Glenda, from
Alexandria, Indiana, have been applying coats of paint to a single
baseball since 1977. What started out as a nine-inch circumference
baseball weighing less than one pound is now 119 inches around, has been
coated with over 19,000 layers of paint, and weighs over 1,800 pounds.
If you are in the Alexandria area, stop by the Ball of Paint Pavilion
located on the Carmichael's property to apply a coat of paint yourself.
Admission is free.
Celebrate February With Chocolate
http://candyusa.org
Lots of chocolate is purchased in February in celebration of Valentine's
Day. The big question,
however, is how do you tell what's in the center of those pieces of
boxed candy without biting each piece in half? (Answer: Each candy
manufacturer has its own code. For one manufacturer, one swirl with one
loop may mean caramel; for another, one swirl with one loop may mean
butter cream.) For answers to everything related to chocolate plus some
great recipe ideas, head over to this site.
Curious George Animated Film Released In February
http://CuriousGeorgeMovie.com
As a child, you probably enjoyed the adventures of George, the
mischievous chimpanzee, in the many Curious George books written by the
husband and wife team of H.A. and Margret Rey. Over thirty million books
have been sold since the original story was published in 1941. This
month marks the worldwide release of the animated cartoon movie
entitled, Curious George. Will Ferrell provides the voiceover for Ted,
known to many as "The Man in the Yellow Hat." Drew Barrymore and Dick
Van Dyke also have voice parts in the film. So grab your kids or your
grandkids sometime this month and make it a date at the nearest movie
theater to enjoy Curious George.
U.S. Takes On World In 2006 World Baseball Classic
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/wbc/index.jsp
The world will soon take on the likes of Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr.,
Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and 55 other big leaguers as the U.S.
competes in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Sixteen international teams
including rosters from Cuba, Japan, China, and South Korea will
participate in this much-anticipated event. For roster information on
each competing country as well as the latest news, the MLB.com site is
your place to start.
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