*****************Issue 2, Volume 3 - Apr/May '01****************

Hello Everybody!

Well, Spring has finally sprung, and we deserve it!  I hope spring finds you in good health and good spirits.

I hope this newsletter helps you stay on top of some of the vast new
information that is out there, as well as get you through some of those
pesky tasks.  I will try to provide tips for all of us, since we all have
unique operating systems, preferences and levels of experience.

Please keep the feedback coming, I have received some great e-mails from a
variety of people, as well as my Clark students.  Don't forget, this is your
newsletter, so if you would like to see some tips on specific subjects let
me know by sending me an e-mail at tips@wazdisdo.com  - Scott
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AOL: It's Gone Forever

After you kill an e-mail message by using the Delete
button, it's out of your life forever. Nothing -- not
even the gurus at AOL -- can ever bring it back to
life. So, make sure you really want to delete your
e-mail messages before you hit the Delete button.
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AOL: Saving News Articles

The power and flexibility of AOL's news services
surpasses traditional papers. You may, however, find
yourself missing the ability to clip out an article and
share it with someone -- or take an article with you on the morning
bus ride.

To "clip" a story for later reading:

1. Visit the News channel and locate a story you'd like
to save.
2. Click the My File button on the toolbar and select
Log Manager from the menu.
3. In the Session Log section of the window, click the
Open Log button.
In the resulting window, note that the system is
creating a file called session.log.
4. Click the Save button to begin the transcript.
5. Open any new stories as you usually would.
6. When you're finished, click the Close Log button on
the Log Manager window.

To read the captured file:

1. Choose File, Open.
2. Double-click the filename (session.log in this
case).
AOL opens the log file for you.
3. If you want to print the transcript, click the Print
button.
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AOL: Stop Chat Room Junk E-Mail

Although chatting makes the online world come alive
with friends both new and old, it also can really fill
up your mailbox with junk e-mail. Left undefended, your
mailbox may get 30 to 100 junk e-mails (or more!)
during a single chat session.

So what can you do to stem the tide? Create a dedicated
chatting screen name. Doing so is the simplest yet most
effective weapon against junk messages -- thanks to the
fact that AOL lets you set up five screen names for
each account.

Create a new screen name for your chatting experience
and then use the Mail Controls (keyword: Mail Controls)
to block all e-mail to the account. In the member
profile for your chatting name, include a note
directing people to your e-mailable screen name. That
way, the chat room bulk e-mailers won't bother you, but
your friends can still drop you a line

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Internet Explorer: PASSWORD SHORTCUT

Can't remember Web site passwords? Try this tip from TipWorld reader David Spencer:

"Many of the passwords required by sites are not critical. When I save a Favorite (Select Favorites, Add To Favorites) for an item such as a forum that requires a password, I type the password at the end of the shortcut name. Then all I have to do is look at the Favorites to see my password. Obviously, you'd never put your bank password there, but plenty of others are less sensitive."
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Internet Explorer: Printing a Single Frame

When you view a frames page, oftentimes you may want to print the info in a single, selected frame (especially when you want to skip ads or other extraneous information). To do so, click Ctrl-P to open the Print dialog box. Select Only The Selected Frame if it isn't already selected. Then click the OK button. Simple enough?

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Internet Explorer: MOVE AND RESIZE TOOLBARS

If you don't like the look of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5's
toolbars, you can easily change them.

You can hide toolbars by selecting View, Toolbars, and deselecting the
ones you don't want. (Active toolbars appear with a check next to
their names). You can also move a toolbar so it shares the same line
as another toolbar. Click the vertical bar on the left of a toolbar
until you see a double-sided arrow icon. Move the toolbar to the
position you want, then release the mouse.
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Internet Explorer/Outlook Express: Hot Links

When you come across a really cool Web page that you
feel your friends or associates should know about, you
can insert a hyperlink to the page in an Outlook
Express e-mail message, which you can then address and
send to them. (This process also works for Outlook users.)

To add a Web page link in a new e-mail message, follow
these steps:

1. With the Web page that you want to add the link to
displayed in the browsing area of Internet Explorer 5,
click the Mail button on the toolbar and then, on the
pop-up menu that appears, choose Send a Link.

Internet Explorer responds by opening a new message in
Outlook Express that contains the title of the page in
the Subject field and a hyperlink to the current Web
page in the body of the message.

2. Add the recipient(s) of the e-mail message in the
To:, Cc:, or Bcc: field(s) and any message text you
want.

3. Click the Send Message button in the Outlook Express
toolbar or press Ctrl+Enter or Alt+S to send the
message to the recipient(s).
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Outlook Express: Auto Addressing

Note: This tip applies only to Outlook Express. It
does not apply to full versions of Microsoft Outlook.

You can configure Outlook Express to automatically add
addresses to your Address Book whenever you reply to a
message. To accomplish this feat of automation, choose
Tools, Options, click the Send tab, select the
"Automatically Put People I Reply to in My Address
Book" option, and then click OK.
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Outlook Express:  Blocking Senders

One way to deal with unwanted mail is to create a Block
Senders list, which is simply a list of e-mail
addresses from which Outlook Express refuses to accept
mail. Any mail received from a sender on the Blocked
Senders list is automatically moved to the Deleted
Items folder.

If you receive a piece of obnoxious mail from someone,
you can quickly add that person to your Blocked Senders
list by clicking the message in your inbox and then
choosing the Message, Block Sender command. (Microsoft
Outlook users, block senders by clicking Actions, Junk
E-Mail, Add to Junk Senders List.) A dialog box
appears. Click OK to block mail from the address.

To review the list of e-mail senders you have blocked,
choose Tools, Message Rules, Block Senders List. This
command summons the dialog box displaying this list.
The buttons on this dialog box enable you to add,
remove, or modify any of these blocked senders.
(Microsoft Outlook users, to view your list of Junk
Senders, click Tools, Rules Wizard.)
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Windows 98/ME:  DRAGGING AN ITEM TO THE PROGRAMS MENU 
 
If you have a shortcut on your desktop that you'd like to add to your
Programs menu in a hurry, you can drag and drop it to the Programs
menu directly. Just grab it, hold it over the Start button until it
opens, then go to programs, and drop the shortcut into in the Programs
menu. This will create a copy in the Programs menu, so your original
icon is still on the desktop.
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Windows 95/98/ME: GETTING RID OF THE WINDOWS PASSWORD 

A common question I get is how to get rid of the Windows
password every time you start your computer. If you're the only user,
having to press Cancel every time your computer starts is a real pain.
Fortunately, it's easy to turn off the Windows password. Go to Start,
Settings, Control Panel and open the Passwords icon. Then click the
Change Passwords tab and click the Change Windows Password button.
Make sure all three fields are completely blank and click the OK
button to save changes. 
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Windows 95/98/ME: DRAG AND DROP WITH THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON 
 
You've probably noticed that dragging and dropping objects in Windows
98 does different things at different times. If you drag a program,
Windows assumes you want to create a shortcut. If you drag a file,
Windows assumes you want to move it. And if you drag an object from
one drive to another, Windows assumes you want to copy it. If you want
to specify the kind of drag-and-drop operation you want to perform
from the outset, try dragging and dropping while holding down the
right mouse button. You're then given the choices of Move Here, Copy
Here, or Create Shortcut Here. Just select one of the three, or choose
Cancel to abort the operation. 
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Cool Website of the Month:  YAHOO NEWS -- MOST-EMAILED CONTENT

http://news.yahoo.com/h/mt/?u

Are you in a news rut? Tired of looking at the same ol' news sites on the Web? Spice up your news day by getting in touch with your inner voyeur. Yahoo has set up a page that links to the most frequently emailed photos and stories by readers of Yahoo News in the past 6 hours. The result is a curious mix of headlines that read as much like the National Enquirer as the New York Times. Take a break from marching to your own drum and see what every yahoo out there is emailing around
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Cool Website of the Month: UTORIALS

http://www.utorials.com/

There's so much to know and so little time to learn at all. If you want to learn how to play a game, build a shelf, or write computer code, but don't know where to look to find the answers, Utorials is a good place to start. A peer-to-peer site, Utorials lets you post your knowledge and experiences on the site, learn from other postings, and rate the postings you encounter. You can learn about dating, buying a car, computers, and more. Learn from someone's hard-earned experience or just share some of your own.
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Web Design tip of the month:  From Paper to Screen

If you have been a student of mine at Clark University, then you've definitely heard "Step Away From the Mouse".   When you are starting a website, and I don't care whether you are a hired designer, or you are up on AOL or HOTMAIL creating a family web site. You should first create your site on paper. One reason I say that is the ease at which you can easily toss out a design you don't like and begin over. Another reason is that separating design from coding allows you to concentrate 100% on how your site will look. You can and should ignore the coding issues entirely during these initial steps. Once you have a plan for your page, it's far easier to code it to match your design than to try to design and code simultaneously. Try it! You'll be surprised how much easier it is to start with paper.  Plus, when you have that "EXTENSION OF THE BRAIN", (the mouse) working,, it is sometimes hard to think without it!
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click on Newsletter!
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Well folks, that's all for now, keep those questions coming, and hope to see
ya soon!

If you have a friend that would like this newsletter, send me his/her e-mail
address, and I will add them on to our newsletter.

Disclaimer: Some of these tips were generated using tips and information
from Emazing.  www.emazing.com

Cya!

Scott