********************Issue 3, Volume 1  - Aug/Sep '99********************
Hello Folks!

This is our third newsletter.  Hope you all had a wonderful summer!  Again, I appreciate your business and hope this newsletter helps you get through some of those pesky tasks.  I will try to provide tips for all of us, since we all have unique operating systems and preferences.  This month we have added a new topic to the newsletter:    Windows Help     
 
As always, I appreciate your feedback, so if you would like to see some tips on specific subjects let me know by sending me an e-mail @   tips@wazdisdo.com    - Scott
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AOL:   "TRACK STOCK NEWS & PRICES?"

AOL's Portfolio Direct sends you the closing prices for stocks and
mutual funds in your portfolio at the end of every trading day. Better
still, Portfolio Direct also sends you news briefs on those
stocks--you can read the whole article by clicking the full story
link. You can sign up by entering the ticker symbols for up to 20
stocks and funds. If you'd like, you can also select to have the
values for market indices--such as the S&P 500--sent with your daily
e-mail. After you select the information you want, just click the
Subscribe button to begin receiving daily and weekly summaries of your
investments' performance. You can even select the news sources you
want used in the report. (You can later change your selections or
unsubscribe by returning to the same form.)

Keyword: Portfolio Direct
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AOL:   "WHAT DOES THAT PILL REALLY DO?"         
          
AOL's Online Pharmacy hooks you up with information about prescription
and over-the-counter drugs, as well as vitamins, supplements, and
herbs. The drug database is provided through InteliHealth, which is
affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. In addition to providing
descriptions of drugs your doctor may prescribe, it also contains
feature articles about drugs, vitamins, and supplements. You can even
send a question to a pharmacist or read previously posted answers. In
addition to the InteliHealth link, the Online Pharmacy also offers
links to relevant guides--including medicine for children and drug
interactions--and to online drug stores (they are advertisers).

Keyword: Online Pharmacy

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Internet Explorer:  "Upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.0"

"Should I upgrade to 5.0?", is a question I get allot.  The answer is :  ABSOLUTELY!!!    The fact is, there are not many upgrades out there these days that aren't worth the upgrade.  If you are a heavy Internet user, like I am, it is especially worth it.  If you find yourself signing up for a lot of stuff on the web, constantly having to put your e-mail address in, you'll love this!  Simply double-click in the empty box, and watch your e-mail address appear.  Its great.  That's just one of the features of 5.0.  It also comes with the Outlook Express 5.0, which is awesome.  Download today at http://tucows.nantucket.net/adnload/dlmsie50.html you'll be happy you did!
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Outlook Express    "Dress Up that Boring E-Mail"

Do you see only plain text in your incoming and outgoing e-mails? Pretty boring huh?  Well, try this:  Go Up to Tools, Options.  When the window appears, click on "Send'.  Look down where it says "Mail Sending Format", and click "HTML"  That's it!  Your messages will now have a little pizzazz!  For example. this newsletter should have color, and bold text in it.  If it doesn't, make those changes, and re-open the newsletter.

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Windows 95/98 -   " ALT-TAB TRICK"        
    
Press and hold down the Alt key as you continually press Tab  to rotate through
all open windows (represented by icons in a gray box). When the window you want
appears highlighted, release the Alt key.

If you find yourself frequently switching back and forth between two
windows in any given work session, there's a shortcut you should know
about: The last window you switched to using the Alt-Tab method is
always the one that appears first in that gray box. Point being? All
you have to do is press Alt-Tab once to switch to the other window.
Press Alt-Tab to switch back again, and so on. You don't even need to
look at the screen!      
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Ok Scott, I have had it up to "here" with all these acronyms, now what does THAT one mean??

Ok, Ok, yes, the geeks are busy making new acronyms for computers all the time.  Yes, even I get confused, and that's after 16 years in the government, the undisputed "King of All Acronyms"!   Let's clear a few up, shall we?

If you have any acronyms that would like explained, let me know at tips@wazdisdo.com
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  Cool Websites of the Month          www.allrecipe.com

Want to have your cake and surf it too? That's now somewhat possible
thanks to this new site.   A little bit of everything, good stuff!
 
A copy of this newsletter will remain on my website, so if you are looking for a previous issue,  simply go to http://www.wazdisdo.com and click on Newsletter!
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Well folks, that's all for now,  keep those questions coming,  and hope to see ya soon!

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Disclaimer:  Some of these tips were generated using tips and information from Tipworld, www.tipworld.com.