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Summer 2005, Vol 1 |
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Information: E-mail: thecomputerman8@yahoo.com Web Site: www.thecomputerman.biz |
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I have added a page to my web site at
www.thecomputerman.biz
where you can find all of my past and present newsletters so you can refer
to them at any time you wish, or tell your friends about them too.... |
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Notice: For my clients who still have
my old e-mail address ( julesp@gte.net) Please change my address to thecomputerman8@yahoo.com . Thank you.... |
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Welcome to the Summer edition of my Tips Newsletter. |
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I have had some comments that some have had problems when they try to print
out my newsletters from the e-mail or the web site. I have to admit I did
not allow for this in my first ones, however I am trying to create them in a
narrower format so they will print properly.
If this is still a problem for you perhaps you can use this tip: Go to my web site at www.thecomputerman.biz. Click on the link to More Pages. Then click on the Newsletters Link. Click on the link to the newsletter you want to view and print. In the Internet Explorer menu at the top of the page click on File. Click on Print Preview. If the page looks like it is all fitting on the page width then you can safely print it. If it is not fitting on the width of the page in the preview window....you need to adjust the page margins. To adjust the page margins, Click on "Close" to exit the print preview screen. Once again click on File and then click on Page Setup. In the window that pops up, change the left and right margins each to "0" (zero) and the top and bottom margins to .25 each. Now go back and try the Print Preview and see if all the page is showing. If so, then it is safe to print. This tip is useful to try before printing any web page. By the way, this setting should remain like that when you return to Internet Explorer, so you should not have to re-set it again. Hope this helps.... |
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Here is something you may want to know if you are considering switching to
the "Voice Over Broadband Internet" phone services....
Consumers who are considering buying Internet-based telephone
services such as Voice over Internet Protocol, should be aware that not
all these services provide access to the 9-1-1 emergency network. When an
Internet-based telephone service does provide 9-1-1 service, it may not be
the full service many residents are accustomed to receiving via wire line
telephones. VoIP allows users to make telephone calls using a broadband
Internet connection instead of a regular (or analog) phone line, but
unlike wire line telephones, they do not always automatically show
emergency service providers the caller's location. It is a feature that
allows emergency personnel to find the location if the caller is not able
to provide an address. Anyone considering an Internet-based telephone
should ensure that they can dial 9-1-1 from their VoIP phone, that it goes
to the correct 9-1-1 call center and that the call center receives
complete location information. "If you are considering a telephone service
that does not include tradition 9-1-1 service, you should ask yourself how
members of your household, including children, visitors and babysitters
will call for help in an emergency," said Bill Stevens, 9-1-1 Coordinator
for Sarasota County. "Don't forget they will have to know your address and
be able to communicate it to emergency personnel."
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Les Chefs
"The Worldwide Gourmet
presents to you cooking from around the world, a reference for all
gourmets." |
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Quack Watch
This site can help you become informed about frauds and fallacies and assist in making health decisions. http://www.quackwatch.org |
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National Library
of Australia
Great Australia web site. Lots of information about the land down under here..... |
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Here are a couple of animated graphics you can copy or save for your own use! |
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Here's another tip for Microsoft
Word....(May vary with your version of Word)
— Print Documents in Reverse:
Many ink-jet printers typically stack multipage documents with
the first page on the bottom, which forces you to collate the
copies in the correct page order. This can be a time-consuming
process, particularly if you're on your way to a meeting!
However, you can configure the printer to print the pages in
descending order to avoid this scenario! Follow these steps:
1. Go to File | Print.
2. Click the Options button. 3. Select the Reverse Print Order check box, and click OK twice.
This change applies to the current document. If you want to
make this a permanent change and you intend to use the same
printer for all of your print jobs, go to Tools | Options, and
select the Reverse Print Order check box on the Print tab.
This applies the change to all documents!
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Now for some more
interesting Web Sites: |
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eNature Local Guides
Enter your email address and zip code and you can get local field guides for your areea. You can check out Parks and wildlife refuges. There is even an area for gardeners where you can learn about pests that you might find in your garden. This site even has nature e-cards that you can send to friends and relatives, complete with sounds of the animals. |
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Insects on the
Web
Great web site about bugs and insects, etc. Lots of great photos and information as well as links to other good insect information web sites. |
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Organic Gardening
What to grow and how to grow it .Even includes some recipes. There is a "Ask The Garden Girl" section where you can ask questions. |
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National
Gardening
More Gardening web sites! Must be something in the air....... Tips, planning, regional reports and tips on solving problems. Enter your zip code for your area information. Ip://www.garden.org |
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The Bug
Guide
Get your bug questions answered here. Find out what kind of bug you found. |
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Here are a couple of
computer tips for you: |
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INTERNET — Using the Right Search Engine:
Those of you familiar with searching on the Web are probably already
aware the "Google" is currently considered the "best" search engine
out
there. Well, that's true for many searches, but there may be times you
want to try another, and here's why: Google chooses the order of
search
results, not by finding which results most closely match your search
request,
but by which are the most "popular" sites that (closely) match your
search
request. They define "popular" by noting how many other sites link to
the
matching site. This popularity approach may therefore keep "unpopular"
but close matches from appearing in the results list! So, if you're
looking
for information in which "popularity" is not important, you may want
to
try another search engine. Here are a couple of good ones (and they're
links:
you should be able to click on them and go right to them):
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Keyboard shortcuts for left-handed users:
Though it may seem at times as if the world was desgined with onlyright-handed people in mind, Windows has a few keyboard shortcutsdesigned for the lefties! Lefties definitely find it cumbersome to use the Cut, Copy, andPaste keyboard shortcuts. [Ctrl]X, [Ctrl]C and [Ctrl]V are onlyaccessible if you're using your left hand, but since lefties areusing their left hand on the mouse, Windows has also created thesehandy shortcuts on the right side of the keyboard. For Left-Handers Cut : [Shift][Delete] Copy : [Ctrl][Insert] Paste : [Shift][Insert] Undo : [Alt][Backspace] Unfortunately, not all applications work with these shortcuts. Do someexperimenting to find out whether your applications include theseshortcuts for lefties!
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Windows-Printer — Laptop Printing:
If you're a laptop user who'd
like to send documents to a printer immediately,
even when you're not connected to any
printer (for example, when you're out of town),
here's how!
Navigate to Start | Settings | Printers.
The print jobs will be held on disk,
surviving reboots. When the laptop is reconnected to the printer, repeat
the steps to disable the Use Printer Offline option. All queued print
jobs will now print! |
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Stitch Guide
This is a fabulous site for anyone who wants to learn to Crochet or wants to know more about it. Filled with guides, videos, illustrations and easy directions to get you going and keep you going too. Even includes links to web pages with patterns available. |
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The National Museum of Women
in the Arts
This site includes over 250 galleries of art created by women around the world Lots of different media and styles here. |
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A Concrete Curtain
Want to know more about the Berlin Wall? This web site covers the history from its erection to the time it came down. You get a real look into life behind the wall as well. A very well done site. |
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The Era of Clipper
Ships
Great photos of the Clipper Ships coupled with history and stories about them. |
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Ghost Town
You may have seen this woman featured on TV recently. Elena rides her motorbike through the remains of Chernobyl "dead zone". Includes maps and radiation levels. Follow her pages and take an interesting trip with photos and information. |
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Music
Theory
This site is very educational. You can take lessons, get training and even make chords. |
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Now For Some
Interesting things for the Children |
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Try Science
If you are curious about things try answering some questions here. Explore outer space, or try racing. You can even find experiments here you can try. You will find some live cameras on here too.Check out the "Field Trips" section also. |
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Brain Pop
A really great educational site. Even includes animation aid the learning process. Includes info for teachers and parents too. (Why not include the grand parents in this one?) After registering at some point you can see movies and comics on subjects and do experiments too. |
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Shel Silverstein: the
Official Site for Kids
Shel Silverstein's official web site (the poet and author). Fun stuff for kids and things for teachers to use too. Activities, puzzles, e-cards, books and poems and animations. It's all here. You can even download a poetry kit here. |
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The above items submitted for your consideration by: |
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Jules Porchey "The Computer Man" 941-927-1428 Web Site: www.thecomputerman.biz e-mail at: thecomputerman8@yahoo.com |
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P.S. I would like to ask for your assistance in getting referrals.
Perhaps you already know of someone who could benefit from my
services? I would be pleased and grateful if you would give them my
number. Personal Computer Training, Beginner to Advanced, Internet and Email,
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