MAPS
ANOTHER
VERY GOOD MAP PRINTER FROM (ABC7)
MUSIC/SOUND/RADIO
KAZAA IS A
VERY GOOD MP3 (AND MOVIE) SHARING SOFTWARE
NEWS
GET NEWS
FROM OVER 6800 SOURCES
FREE SERVICES
ANOTHER
LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR
ALL SORTS OF
FREE STUFF
(You have to register and wade through lots
of ads)
UTILITIES
RETURN "HOME" (NNT)
In Address field, type .. and press Enter
or better still, hold Alt and press Home
SET YOUR "HOME" SITE (NNT)
With Internet Explorer, you can take the long
way to set up your home (start) page by clicking
on Tools|Internet
Options|General to Home page and clicking
to use the current open site or
enter an address and click on "Use default."
Or you can simply left click
on the icon immediately to the left of the
link in the address bar while
the desired site is open, hold the mouse key
down and drag to the icon that
resembles a house. Let go, and you'll
be asked to confirm that you want
the site to be your home page.
SHORTCUT TO "SEND MAIL" (NNT)
When you're ready to send email you can of
course click on "send" or use your keyboard.
In Outlook Express, use
Alt+S, in Eudora use Ctrl+E, and in Netscape
its Alt+D.
CURRENCY CONVERTER WITH CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE (NNT)
ABANDONWARE (NOT-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE)
(FIX WHEN WORD MISBEHAVES) FROM NNT
THE 99% WORD FIX. It's one of those
simple tips we often forget and
continue to tolerate MS Word (any version)
crashing, sending error
messages, and misbehaving in general.
Just close Word and do a find
(Ctrl+F will do nicely) for the file
"normal.dot" and delete it. If you
think that's too drastic, rename it to something
else. Restart Word and it
rebuilds the file and resets its default to
the original settings. It's
clean and it even seems to start more quickly,
with no errors. Neat.
MICROSOFT OFFICE TEMPLATE GALLERY
MONITORS CHANGES IN START GROUP
QUICKER STARTUP.
Windows 98 has a habit of checking the A drive
every time it starts,
and that means more time involved. To
get around this is simple.
Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel and Systems,
click on Performance tab,
File System, and Floppy Disk tab. Uncheck
"search for new floppy
disk drives each time your computer starts."
That's all there is to it.
LEARN ALL ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER'S CPU
FIND OUT EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER'S SYSTEM
START-UP COP TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR STARTUP FILES (PC MAGAZINE)
END-IT-ALL LETS YOU EASILY SHUT DOWN ANY PROGRAM (PC MAGAZINE)
COOKIE-COP-2 LETS YOU CONTROL THOSE COOKIES (PC MAGAZINE)
FIND OUT ALL ABOUT YOUR SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
JACK TEEMS TIPS
GOOGLE SEARCH TOOL It's not connected with Google, the most
popular
search engine, but it resides in your systems tray, supports 20
languages,
and it accesses Google without a browser. It's a free download.
http://www.frysianfools.com/ggsearch/
http://www.frysianfools.com/ggsearch/download.asp
JACK TEEMS TIPS
CURSOR CLOCK Turn your cursor into a clock with this free
download.
http://www.noah.org/cursorclock/
FROM NNT PREMIUM
ATOMICA. Get away from Google for a moment and try a really
versatile
search tool at Atomica. Enter a search word or term and you
have a number
of options. Apply the dictionary to get the book definition
or hear the correct
pronunciation using Windows Media Player or other default application.
Or, click to see the thesaurus write up or find the medical usage
of the word/term.
Or translate to any one of 14 languages, although for some
you may have
to have appropriate font packages installed. This is one you
may want to
place on your IE links bar for easy future retrieval.
http://atomica.com/us/
PROTECTED STORAGE PASSVIEW. If you've ever forgotten a password
(and who hasn't),
this free 30kb application may be the answer to your agony.
It reveals passwords
stored in protected storage, a special encrypted location in the
Registry.
On demand, it will reveal Outlook Express passwords, auto complete
passwords
in Internet Explorer, and password-protected sites in IE.
It only shows passwords
of the currently logged-in user, and not passwords of others.
http://nirsoft.multiservers.com/utils/pspv.html
CATVIEW is not a program to watch our feline friends. It's
short for Catalog Viewer,
an application designed to search plain-text files that consist
of line-delimited
information. The user enters up to three keywords and CatView
returns a list
of all lines in the file that contain those keywords. CatView
is therefore useful
for searching catalog files and is a free download
http://www.spurrymoses.com/catview/main.html
MEAZURE is a program that measures, magnifies and captures the screen
by providing a battery of features in a user interface. It
has impressive features
and is a free download.
http://www.cthing.com/Downloads.asp
ADD MERRIAM WEBSTER
TO YOUR BROWSER'S TOOLBAR
This adds Dictionary, Thesaurus and Word of the Day to your Toolbar
CREATE SHORTCUT FROM WITHIN "MY DOCUMENTS"
(PC Magazine)
You can create an easy link from My Documents
to the folder of your choice.
Open My Documents, right-click within it, and
choose New + Shortcut from the
pop-up menu. In the Create Shortcut dialog,
enter the full pathname of the folder
you'd rather use. Give the shortcut whatever
name you wish. Now, when My
Documents appears as the destination for saving
a file, double-click this shortcut
to reach the folder you prefer.
THE FREE MOZILLA BROWSER HAS SOME GOOD
FEATURES
FREE
POWER POINT VIEWER
A free Windows95 PowerPoint Viewer is available from Microsoft.
If you install the viewer as a MIME helper in either Netscape or
Explorer, you will be able to view these files without downloading
them. Once you download this file, you should open Windows Explorer
and then find and double-click on the file entry. The viewer is
self-installing and this will cause it to install itself.
Once the viewer has been installed on your hard drive you must also
install it in Netscape. Open NetScape. Select "Options" then
"General Preferences" and then "Helpers" from the menus. Scroll
through the table of helpers. There should be an entry:
"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint PPView32 ppt". If not, click on
"Create New" and fill in the dialog box with "application" (line 1)
"vnd.ms-powerpoint" (line 2). Press OK. Enter "ppt" where it asks for
extensions, click on "launch the application" and use "Browse" to enter
the location of the viewer program (C:\Program Files\PowerPoint Viewer\
PPView32.exe). Finally click "OK" and quit NetScape. When you restart
NetScape, these changes will take effect, and you should be able to
view
the PowerPoint files when you click on them.
HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE (BACKUP) CD
THIS LETS YOU RECEIVE ONLY COOKIES THAT YOU WANT
WHAT IS (ALMOST ANYTHING TECHNICAL)
FREE RETURN PATH FOR YOUR E-MAIL FROM ANYWHERE
STARTUP MONITOR (CONTROL WHICH DOWNLOADS BOOT AT STARTUP)
REPLACE WONDOWS EXPLORER WITH FREE 2XEXPLORER (IT'S MUCH BETTER)
WHAT FILES
TO BACK UP
Also learn the location of the address book, etc.
FREE PHOTO COPIER (FROM SCANNER TO PRINTER) Fred Langa
FIND OUT WHAT INTERNET SERVERS ARE AVAILABLE
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
THE LIST
FINDANISP
ISPFINDER
SPIDER
LOOKSMART
GOOGLE
JASONS TOOLBOX
Good tips and helpful computer related articles
GOOD HELP IN SETTING UP A NETWORK
RECOVER DELETED DATA (FRED LANGA)
FREE AND POWERFUL TWEAKING TOOL
WHAT'S RUNNING ON YOUR COMPUTER
- FROM NNT
RUNNING TASKS. Most of us go to Start|Run
and enter "msconfig" (without quotes)
to find what tasks are running on our system.
There's another way.
Instead of "msconfig" enter in the Run box "msinfo32"
(again, without quotes).
Click on "Software Environment" and double click
on "Running Tasks." Be aware that
some programs may still be overlooked in the
report, such as those running spyware.
LEARN WHAT HIDDEN FUNCTIONS ARE RUNNING - FROM
NNT
XTEQ X-SETUP. From simple boot options to server
and hardware settings,
Internet settings or Office options, this free
program lets you change more than
750 hidden functions with some simple button
clicks. It supports Windows
95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP with more than 750 tweaks
and additional plug-ins are
available or you can create your own. Download
at http://www.xteq.com/downloads/
.
GET FREE ANSWERS - FROM NNT
FREE ANSWERS. At http://www.freeanswers.com
you can get solutions to
computer-related problems simply by asking questions
in plain, everyday language
to access knowledge bases from leading vendors.
That's the good part. The bad
part is that the leading vendors are limited
to Microsoft, Adobe, and Intuit.
But that covers a lot of territory and worth
a try.
GET THUMBNAIL VIEW OF GRAPHIC WITH A RIGHT CLICK - FROM NNT
CONTEXT
THUMBVIEW - A free application. Just 107 kb, it provides
a handy
"View Thumbnail" option with a right mouse click on most popular image
file formats,
including bmp, gif, jpeg, pcz, png, tiff, wmf, and more. This
is a convenient way to
examine your graphics files without opening them.
GO HERE FOR A DOWNLOAD THAT WILL TOTALLY ERASE DELETED ITEMS
ACCESS YOUR EMAIL WHEN YOU ARE
AWAY FROM HOME (David Harris)
Pick Up Your Email From any computer, anywhere in the world. No need
to register!
(If Adelphia is your ISP, enter: (username)@mail.dc3.adelphia.net
WINDOWS BUILT-IN SYSTEM FILE CHECKER
(David Harris)
Click Start > click Run > enter "sfc" (without
the quotes) > press Enter > select "Scan
for altered files" > press Enter
SUBSCRIBE TO FREE HELPFUL WINDOWS HINTS
COMPUTER
PROFILER (NNT).
An excellent piece of software that tells you at a glance what hardware,
peripherals, and software you're running on your system.
It promises more than 200 interesting facts about your computer.
Computer Profiler allows display of details about your CPU, memory,
operating system, and your computer's power source.
KILL NEED TO ENTER WINDOWS PASSWORD
(NNT).
And if you 've forgotten a password you 've assigned
to access Windows,
during the Windows startup procedure, press F8
and select Command Prompt Only.
At the prompt, go to the Windows directory with
"cd\windows" (without the quotes).
Delete .pwl files with "del *.pwl" (again, without
the quotes)
and no password will be required on the next
boot.
A new password can be set if you wish by going
to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, Passwords and click on Change
Windows Password.
SYSTEM FILE CHECKER (Thanks David
Harris)
System File Checker verifies the integrety of
your system files.
Click START > click RUN > enter SFC > press Enter
> select SCAN FOR ALTERED FILES >
select START
NEAT NET TRICKS GOODIES
READPLEASE
This is software that reads aloud text from your clipboard.
This free version does moderately well, and a couple of paid
versions are available if you want to go for the gusto.
THIS TELLS YOU HOW TO DO ANYTHING (Neil)
DOWNLOAD FREE SCREEN CAPTURE
TOOL (from NNT)
Can be set to capture any rectangular area of screen.
FREE UNINSTALL PROGRAM FROM PC MAGAZINE
MAKE SURE YOUR SECURITY SETTINGS
ARE OK (Langa List)
PC Pitstop: take their free tests, and if they find that your browser
security
settings are not optimal, they'll offer simple point-and-click fixes
that work very well.
LOTS OF FREE UTILITY PROGRAMS (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK)
EVERY CALCULATOR YOU EVER DREAMED OF (From NNT)
HOW TO CONNECT NON-USB TO USB AND VISE VERSA (Fred Langa)
HOW TO REINSTALL WINDOWS (Fred Langa)
LINDOWS IS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO WINDOWS
HOW
TO SPEED UP WINDOWS
Keep clicking "Next"
NEARLY 100 FREE SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
FONTS AND SYMBOLS (FIND AND DOWNLOAD)
MICROSOFT OFFICE DOWNLOAD CENTER
FIND A ZIP CODE IF YOU KNOW THE ADDRESS
FREE
POWER POINT VIEWER
A free Windows95 PowerPoint Viewer is available from Microsoft:
If you install the viewer as a MIME helper in either Netscape or
Explorer, you will be able to view these files without downloading
them. Once you download this file, you should open Windows Explorer
and then find and double-click on the file entry. The viewer is
self-installing and this will cause it to install itself.
Once the viewer has been installed on your hard drive you must also
install it in Netscape. Open NetScape. Select "Options" then
"General Preferences" and then "Helpers" from the menus. Scroll
through the table of helpers. There should be an entry:
"application/vnd.ms-powerpoint PPView32 ppt". If not, click on
"Create New" and fill in the dialog box with "application" (line 1)
"vnd.ms-powerpoint" (line 2). Press OK. Enter "ppt" where it asks for
extensions, click on "launch the application" and use "Browse" to enter
the location of the viewer program (C:\Program Files\PowerPoint Viewer\
PPView32.exe). Finally click "OK" and quit NetScape. When you restart
NetScape, these changes will take effect, and you should be able to
view
the PowerPoint files when you click on them.
FUN/MUSIC AND GAMES
HISTORY OF
WHAT HAPPENED IN ANY MONTH
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND INSPIRING WORDS
TAKE THE COLOR TEST (Votions)
GOOD SENTIMENTS WITH SOOTHING MUSIC
A WHOLE SLEW OF JOKES FROM NICK
SPIF UP YOUR E-MAIL WITH CLOUDEIGHT STATIONARY
CREATE JIGSAW OF PICTURE (FROM NNT)
JIGSAW PUZZLE PROMO CREATOR is a novel
and entertaining application
that allows creation of promotional jigsaw
puzzle games. It produces a
small executable file that displays your advertising
banner or logo in the
upper part of the screen along with the jumbled
puzzle of a picture, Web
site, or other selected image. The banner
can be linked to your Web site
and can be animated if desired. It can then
be distributed by email, placed
on a diskette or CD, or exhibited on a Web
site. The potential downside to
this is the recipient's understandable reluctance
to download .exe files,
notorious for carrying virus. The Jigsaw
Puzzle Promo Creator is a free
download at http://tibosoftware.com/jppcreator.htm.
ALL OF THESE ARE FROM NEAT NET TRICKS
REPRODUCE A PICTURE
WITH TEXT SYMBOLS (NNT)
GOOGLE SHOWS NEWS MESSAGES THAT ARE 20 YEARS OLD ETC.
CHECK THE WINNING LOTTO NUMBERS HERE
RADIO LIVERS - VINTAGE RADIO ON MP3
TYPE LETTERS AND SEE THEM DISPLAYED BY PEOPLE
WHO WAS DOING WHAT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
FREE GREETINGS FROM BRODERBUND
ENTER ZIP CODE AND GET AREAL VIEW OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
FREE GREETING CARDS FROM E-GREETINGS
HEAR ORIGINAL MUSIC BY JARON LINDOW
THIS YOU'VE GOT TO SEE - INTERACTIVE AND MUSIC
LISTEN TO MUSIC CD (OR BUY)
NETSCAPE RADIO SAMPLER OF OVER 170 STATIONS
BACKWARD GOOGLE
Oh my, look what they've done to our favorite search engine.
INTERFACE MENU'S THAT
ARE RIDICULOUS
COMPUTER TALK AUDIO LINKS
(from NNT)
For a bit of pure silliness, click on the FM dial for humorous
MP3s and on the AM dial for Real Audio streaming clips.
TAKE AN INCREDIBLE JURNEY FROM THE MILKY WAY TO THE QUARK
MOVIE
SHOWTIMES IN VENTURA COUNTY
INTERNET SERVICES
FROM NNT PREMIUM
ATOMICA. Get away from Google for a
moment and try a really versatile
search tool at Atomica. Enter a search
word or term and you have a number
of options. Apply the dictionary to
get the book definition or hear the correct
pronunciation using Windows Media Player or
other default application.
Or, click to see the thesaurus write up or
find the medical usage of the word/term.
Or translate to any one of 14 languages,
although for some you may have
to have appropriate font packages installed.
This is one you may want to
place on your IE links bar for easy future
retrieval.
http://atomica.com/us/
HOT SHEET (LINKS TO EVERYTHING
YOU MAY WANT) Mildred
CARDS
LOCAL KABC NEWS, WEATHER,
TRAFFIC, HEADLINES ETC.
FREE GREETINGS FROM BRODERBUND
FREE POST CARDS FROM AAAPOSTCARDS
ANOTHER SITE WITH SOME FREE CARDS
SET A BIRTHDAY ALARM FOR YOUR FRIENDS
VERY NICE FREE GREETING CARDS FROM
CASTLE MOUNTAINS.COM(Jack Whalen)
DOWNLOADS
ADD MERRIAM WEBSTER
TO YOUR BROWSER'S TOOLBAR
This adds Dictionary, Thesaurus and Word of the Day to your Toolbar
DOWNLOAD FREE SCREEN CAPTURE
TOOL (from NNT)
Can be set to capture any rectangular area of screen.
EDUCATIONAL
JACK TEEMS TIPS
EASY DELETE. When working with text,
of course you can highlight a
word and tap the Delete key; or select Cut
from the menu from a right click.
But an easy way is to place the cursor either
before or after the word.
If the word is to the left of the cursor,
press Ctrl and hit the Backspace key.
If the word is to the right of the cursor,
press Ctrl and hit the Delete key.
JACK TEEMS TIPS
This issue's guest columnist is Linda F. Johnson.
Linda is a MOUS certified
college instructor of all of the Microsoft
Office Programs, as well as Adobe
PhotoShop and Windows. She also teaches and
lectures at many local
businesses in her area and now offers both
eBooks and online classes at
her website, Linda’s Computer Stop, as well
as a full CD which teaches all
of the Office programs and many FREE tutorials.
http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/
ON LINE TUTORIAL FOR WORD 2000
ON LINE TUTORIALS FOR OFFICE 2000
CLOSE MULTIPLE FOLDERS AT ONE TIME (FROM NNT)
Hold down the Shift key and click on
the close box (X) in the upper right corner
of the folder window to close
multiple folders at one time.
CALIFORNIA DMV DRIVING TEST QUESTIONS
TASK LIST PROGRAMS. We've written before
that if you're having problem
with slow boot ups and low resources, you
might want to disable some of the
programs that start automatically when you
boot your computer.
Those programs can be seen with the common
Ctrl+Shift+Del keyboard
combination, and you can keep them from starting
up by going to Start|Run
and entering "msconfig" in the box, then clicking
on the StartUp tab and
unchecking those applications you don't need
on start up. The problem is in
identifying which of those are not essential,
and the chart provides a
comprehensive explanation of these.
I particularly like Answers That Work
with better explanations, including the author's
opinion of which of these
should be retained in your startup group and
which can be shown the door.
CHART
ANSWERS
THAT WORK
CREATE SHORTCUT FROM WITHIN "MY DOCUMENTS"
(PC Magazine)
You can create an easy link from My Documents
to the folder of your choice.
Open My Documents, right-click within it, and
choose New + Shortcut from the
pop-up menu. In the Create Shortcut dialog,
enter the full pathname of the folder
you'd rather use. Give the shortcut whatever
name you wish. Now, when My
Documents appears as the destination for saving
a file, double-click this shortcut
to reach the folder you prefer.
LEARN HOW TO USE THE INTERNET AT LEARN 101
E-LESSONS FROM LINDA (FREE SAMPLES, $15 PER LESSON)
JASONS TOOLBOX
Good tips and helpful computer related articles
GET FREE ANSWERS - FROM NNT
FREE ANSWERS
you can get solutions to computer-related problems simply by asking
questions
in plain, everyday language to access knowledge bases from leading
vendors.
That's the good part. The bad part is that the leading vendors
are limited to
Microsoft, Adobe, and Intuit. But that covers a lot of territory
and worth a try.
SUBSCRIBE TO FREE HELPFUL WINDOWS HINTS
HANDY HISTORY
Display last week's history, or this week day-by-day,
by entering in your browser's Address Box:
c:\windows\history .
This might be a good one to add to your bookmarks
or favorites.
GREAT TRICKS YOU CAN DO WITH WINDOWS 98
WINDOWS
95 NOTES (MOST APPLY TO 98, 2000, XP)
Of the 109 notes, you will find some that you will want to use.
HOW TO CONNECT NON-USB TO USB AND VISE VERSA (Fred Langa)
HOW TO REINSTALL WINDOWS (Fred Langa)
LINDOWS IS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO WINDOWS
INTERNET DO'S
AND DONT'S FOR KIDS "AND US" (NNT)
SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKE DATA CENTER - SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
SPACE PROGRAM PICTURE OF THE DAY
TRAVEL FROM EARTH TO MARS, JUPITER AND THE STARS (NASA PHOTOS)
MANY LINKS TO APOLLO MISSION WEBSITES
TAKE A TOUR TO OUR NEIGHBORING PLANETS (Bob Gross)
TAKE
AN INCREDIBLE JURNEY FROM THE MILKY WAY TO THE QUARK
TRAVEL
CURRENCY CONVERTER
WITH CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE (NNT)
CALIFORNIA DMV DRIVING TEST QUESTIONS
HOW SAFE IS YOUR CAR? VIEW CRASH TEST RESULTS ETC.
LEARN HOW TO APPLY FOR OR RENEW A PASSPORT
WHERE
CAN I GET PASSPORT FORMS?
HOME PAGE HELP
SMART FTP (FREE DOWNLOAD)
BROWSERSIZER DISPLAYS HOW WEB PAGE LOOKS AT DIFFERENT SCREEN SIZES
CREATE JIGSAW OF PICTURE (FROM NNT)
JIGSAW PUZZLE PROMO CREATOR is a novel
and entertaining application
that allows creation of promotional jigsaw
puzzle games. It produces a
small executable file that displays your advertising
banner or logo in the
upper part of the screen along with the jumbled
puzzle of a picture, Web
site, or other selected image. The banner
can be linked to your Web site
and can be animated if desired. It can then
be distributed by email, placed
on a diskette or CD, or exhibited on a Web
site. The potential downside to
this is the recipient's understandable reluctance
to download .exe files,
notorious for carrying virus. The Jigsaw
Puzzle Promo Creator is a free
download
at http://tibosoftware.com/jppcreator.htm.
WRITE
SOME HTML CODE AND SEE WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE ON THE WEB
MY FAMILY
SHAUN
LINDOW'S HOME PAGE (MY GRANDSON)
FOOD/RECIPES
MR
FOOD RECIPES
GRAPHICS/PICTURES
TRIPOD
IMAGE FACTORY
FROM NEAT NET TRICKS
COMPARE
DIGITAL CAMERA PHOTO QUALITY
WEBSHOTS IS SOURCE FOR GOOD PICTURES
AERIAL VIEW OF "FLOWER" FLAG AT LOMPOC FIELD OF FLOWERS
FREE PHOTO COPIER (FROM SCANNER TO PRINTER) Fred Langa
GET THUMBNAIL VIEW OF GRAPHIC WITH A RIGHT
CLICK - FROM NNT
CONTEXT
THUMBVIEW
This is a free application and it's just 107 kb. It provides a handy
"View Thumbnail" option with a right mouse click on most popular image
file formats,
including bmp, gif, jpeg, pcz, png, tiff, wmf, and more. This
is a convenient way to
examine your graphics files without opening them.
DOWNLOAD FREE SCREEN CAPTURE
TOOL (from NNT)
Can be set to capture any rectangular area of screen.
SEARCH
LOOK HERE FOR LINKS TO AN AMAZING
ASSORTMENT OF SUBJECTS
AMATEUR RADIO (HAM RADIO)
ECHO LINK - TALK VIA COMPUTER
VERY GOOD HAM SITE, ESPECIALLY FOR DX
NG3K AMATEUR RADIO CONTEST/DX
PAGE
WHERE TO GET COMPUTER HELP
HOW TO DO NETWORKING WITH
FLOWCHARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
FROM NEAT NET TRICKS
WINDOWS KEY USEFULNESS. For many of
us, the Windows key (with the logo)
on most keyboards is little used. But
it will add some shortcut versatility
if used in conjunction with M to minimize
all open windows, R to open the
Run dialog box, F1 to open a Help window,
F to open Find Files or Folders
dialog box, E to open an Explorer window,
or, with Shift and M to undo
Minimize All. The trick is in trying
to memorize all these combinations.
INTERNET EXPLORER FULL SCREEN VIEW (From NNT)
Hold down the Ctrl key when you click on the
Maximize button
(upper right corner) while in Windows Explorer.
The window
expands to its usual full screen, but the
task bar disappears
to provide more display. (Restore to
return to normal.)
HUNDREDS
OF USEFUL SITES (Fred Langa)
Scroll down to find links
HOW TO STOP JUNK E-MAIL AND UNWANTED PHONE CALLS
XP COMPATIBILITY WITH VARIOUS SOFTWARE
IF THE WEB PAGE IS HARD TO READ
TASKMAN LISTS (CONTROLS) ALL OPEN DOCUMENTS
Find "taskman.exe" > right click > create
shortcut > yes
INFINI SOURCE FOR WINDOWS HELP TIPS AND DOWNLOADS
USING THE WINDOWS KEY (From NNTricks)
WINDOWS KEY REVISITED. Perhaps the most
neglected key on the computer
keyboard is the one with the Windows logo,
but it packs a lot of
usefulness. Used alone, it opens the
Start menu. With R, it launches the
Run dialog box, with D it minimizes all open
windows or the combination
used a second time restores the open applications.
With E, the Windows key
opens Windows Explorer, with F it searches
for a file or folder, and with
Tab it changes the focus to other programs
open on the task bar. The
Windows key with the Break key opens the System
Properties dialog box. If
you're using Windows XP the Windows key and
U combination opens the Utility
Manager or, with L, the Windows key locks
the workstation for privacy. And
lest you forget these or need more information
regarding keyboard
shortcuts, use the Windows key once more,
this time with F1, and enter
"keyboard shortcuts".
CHANGING FONT SIZE IN WORD (by NNTricks)
FONT SIZE CHANGE IN WORD. Of course
you can change the font size in
Microsoft Word by moving the cursor up to
the displayed font size and
clicking the down arrow, then selecting the
desired size. But that's
slower than the keyboard equivalent.
Holding down the Shift and Ctrl key,
use < or > to decrease or increase the
size.
MsWEBBIE DOES
WINDOWS
Tips on all sorts of Windows and computer subjects
ANSWERS TO YOUR COMPUTER QUESTIONS
JASONS TOOLBOX
Good tips and helpful computer related articles
KILL NEED TO ENTER WINDOWS PASSWORD
If you 've forgotten a password you 've assigned
to access Windows,
during the Windows startup procedure, press F8
and select Command Prompt Only.
At the prompt, go to the Windows directory with
"cd\windows" (without the quotes).
Delete .pwl files with "del *.pwl" (again, without
the quotes)
and no password will be required on the next
boot.
A new password can be set if you wish by going
to Start, Settings,
Control Panel, Passwords and click on Change
Windows Password.
HANDY KEYS
Before that Windows key (the one with the Windows
logo in
the lower left of the keyboard) gets rusty for
lack of use, look at all the
handy things it will do for you: By itself,
it displays the Start
menu. With D, it minimizes or restores
all Windows, with E it displays the
Wondows Explorer, with Tab it cycles through
active applications on your
taskbar, and with F it displays the find function
for all files. Use it
with F1 to display Help, with R to display the
Run command, and with
Pause/Break for the System Properties dialog
window. With Shift + M, the
Windows key will undo minimizing all Windows,
and with Ctrl + F it will
display the find: computer dialog window. All
these work on at least
Windows 98 and XP operating system and you can
experiment on the others as
you please.
MOUSE WHEEL REVISITED
That wheel on your mouse (if you have one) can
be useful with Internet Explorer.
With the Ctrl key depressed, moving the wheel
forward or backward resizes the font.
With the Shift key depressed, the wheel moves
you backward or forward to other
sites visited in the current browsing session.
FREE COMPUTER HELP (AND MUCH-MUCH MORE)
JASONS TOOLBOX
Good tips and helpful computer related articles
DICTIONARIES
ZIP CODE FINDER
Find distance between zipcodes, population of cities,
zipcodes within radius of your zipcode.
PHONE BOOK WITH REVERSE LOOKUP CAPABILITY
MOST OF THE WRITING-RELATED DICTIONARIES ON THE WEB
BARTLEBY'S DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, THESAURI, BIBLE, ETC.
ALMANAC, DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA, ATLAS
LOCATE SOMEONE'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
BARTLEY'S COLLECTION OF VERSES
SIMPSON'S CONTEMPORARY QUOTATIONS
With over 10,000 quotations
LEARN THE MEANING OF THOSE ACRONYMS
TECHWEB
ACRONYMFINDER
GOOGLE HAS EXCELLENT LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR
HOW TO CREATE AN EXCLUDE DICTIONARY
FREE SPELL
CHECKER (Thanks Mildred)
PURCHASING TIPS
GREAT
SOFTWARE SALES PRICES (Jerry Cohen)
TWO PLACES TO LOOK FOR THE LOWEST PRICES ON THE NET
PRICE GRABBER
PRICE WATCH
GET THE BEST PRICES AT PRICE WATCH
LET GOOGLE FIND ANY ARTICLE IN MANY CATALOGS
WHERE TO BUY STUFF FOR A BARGAIN
BARGAIN BLOG
HALF.COM (EBAY)
PRICE
GRABBER
AMAZING BARGAINS
DEALOFDAY
THIS IS THE PLACE TO CHECK OUT TECH BARGAINS
TIPS FROM JACK WHALEN
Bill, two web sites you might wish to publicize are:
PHONEHOG
Free calls in the US are possible by signing up for such things as
credit cards you never have to use.
MILEPOINT
---turn your airline miles into discounts for many, many items.
WHERE TO GET ANSWERS
OPHOTO IS A GUIDE TO INFORMATION
ON THE INTERNET
FROM NNT
ABUZZ
A free service of the New York Times is a knowledge network in
which you post your question and it is then routed to a group who is
knowledgeable
in that subject area, and 80% of the questions are responded to within
one day.
DOWNLOADS
DOWNLOAD FREE SCREEN CAPTURE
TOOL (from NNT)
Can be set to capture any rectangular area of screen.
NEW SINCE 7-6-02
THOUSANDS
OF FREE DOWNLOADS FROM ZDNET
COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF YOUR COMPUTER (FREE DOWNLOAD)
FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY PARASITES AND HOW TO GET RID OF THEM
DOWNLOAD ICON SHOP TO CONVERT *.GIF TO *.ICO AND MORE
BMW FILMS LETS YOU VIEW MOVIES (FREE, I THINK)
FREE MS OFFICE LOOK-A-LIKE (OPEN OFFICE 1.0)
PHOTOGRAPHY ARTICLES, EQUIPMENT, REVIEWS
PHOTODO:
PHOTOGRAPHY
REVIEW:
PHOTO.NET:
RETRIEVE ANYONE'S DRIVERS LICENSE PICTURE AND DATA
THIS SOFTWARE WILL HELP YOU REMOVE UNWANTED COOKIES (Thanks NNT)
A DOUBLE WINDOWS EXPLORER FOR SIMPLIFIED FILE TRANSFERS (Thanks NNT)
CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLVER (Thanks NNT)
SPEND SOME TIME VISITING THIS CRAZY CORPORATION
FONT SIZE CHANGE IN WORD (Thanks
NNT)
A few issues ago, we suggested Shift+Ctrl
and the < and > keys to decrease or increase
font size in MS Word. Bob
Keller wrote to suggest dragging the "large A"
(grow font 1 point) and
"small A" (shrink font 1 point) to Word's tool
bar. You'll find these in
Word at Tools|Customize|Commands. Select
"Format" from the left menu and
scroll the right menu until you find the two
icons. Then a simple drag and
drop will place the icons within convenient reach
when needed to change
font size. Thanks for a great tip, Bob!
FREE COMPUTER AND INTERNET
LESSONS
Windows 2000, SQL, Exchange, Windows XP, Cisco CNNA, Linux, A+, XML,
VISIO and more...
CONVERSION TOOLS,
ESPECIALLY AUDIO/VISUAL
TRIP CALCULATOR BY LANCE ROBINSON
THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STARTUP DISK
MsWEBBIE DOES
WINDOWS
Tips on all sorts of Windows and computer subjects
TRY TO KEEP HIM FROM GRABBING YOUR MOUSE POINTER
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
WEATHERBUG (must subscribe)
ANSWERS TO YOUR COMPUTER QUESTIONS
ICON ARCHIVE (OVER 1200)
Right click and select SavePictureAs
EXPEDITE YOUR PASSPORT OR VISA - ON LINE
GOOD SOURCE FOR AND ANCESTOR SEARCH
GOOD SOURCE FOR BASIC MEDICAL INFORMATION
WISENUT SEARCH - ALMOST AS GOOD AS GOOGLE
FREE GRAPHIC VIEWER
BY VALLEN (AND MORE)
BELOW ARE FREE AS OF 4/13/02
SEND
A "TALK" CARD
Choose from Picture Gallery (1000 Pictures!)
or use your own picture or music
FREE DIGITAL GREETING
CARDS
15 places to get free postcards/greeting cards
FREE GREETINGS VIA MSN (Thanks Mildred)
SYMPATHY
CARDS
A number of links to sites that offer free sympathy email cards.
4 MY LOVE CARDS
Large selection of free beautiful cards to send.
You choose from 19 card categories and 26 image categories.
FREE GREETING CARDS ETC. FROM WICKED
MOON
Select music from a large large variety of TV Theme Tunes.
FREE POSTCARDS (good variety of nice pictures, no action)
ELECTRONIC GREETINGS (but you must join)
RADIO CARDS (no preview, no music, but lots of very nice pictures)
DIGITAL GREETINGS (not a large selection, not much action)
CYBERKISS CARDS (pick a poem or saying)
CYBER-GREETING-CARDS (no action, lots of text/background options)
DAIRGRAM (many occasions but couldn't find birthday)
GCARDS (good variety, some animation and music)
SOURE-PRISE DIGITAL GREETING CARDS (beautiful pictures, good sound, snow)
ALL YOURS CARDS(good
selection, music - no action)
4/2/02
ROYALTY
FREE COLLECTION OF EARLY ANSEL ADAMS PHOTOS
THE GRAND TOUR OF ITALY (Bob Benson)
MERK MANUAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
LEARN THE MEANING OF THOSE ACRONYMS
TECHWEB
ACRONYMFINDER
THAT AMAZING CLOCK (DISPLAYS YOUR COMPUTER'S TIME AND DAY ETC.)
WHO OWNS THE DOMAIN AND WHO IS THE HOST
FIND THE SOURCE FOR DOMAINS, WEB PAGES, EMAIL ADDRESSES ETC.
USING THE WINDOWS KEY (From NNTricks)
Perhaps the most neglected key on the computer
keyboard is the one with the Windows logo, but it packs a lot of
usefulness. Used alone, it opens the Start menu. With R,
it launches the
Run dialog box, with D it minimizes all open windows or the combination
used a second time restores the open applications. With E, the Windows
key
opens Windows Explorer, with F it searches for a file or folder, and
with
Tab it changes the focus to other programs open on the task bar.
The
Windows key with the Break key opens the System Properties dialog box.
If
you're using Windows XP the Windows key and U combination opens the
Utility
Manager or, with L, the Windows key locks the workstation for privacy.
And
lest you forget these or need more information regarding keyboard
shortcuts, use the Windows key once more, this time with F1, and enter
"keyboard shortcuts".
CHANGING FONT SIZE IN WORD (by NNTricks)
Of course you can change the font size in
Microsoft Word by moving the cursor up to the displayed font size and
clicking the down arrow, then selecting the desired size. But
that's
slower than the keyboard equivalent. Holding down the Shift and
Ctrl key,
use < or > to decrease or increase the size.
UNITED STATES
DRIVERS LICENSE DATABASE (OVER 220 MILLION)
2/24/02
OFF BY ONE (FREE INTERNET BROWSER)
ANOTHER PLACE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HOAX AND REAL
YEAR 2001 IN REVIEW
With pictures and facts about famous people and events
A UNIQUE WAY TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR (Bob Benson)
ENPTEMP DELETES THOSE TEMP FILES (AND COOKIES TOO)
NOBEL SITE GIVES THUMBNAILS OF IT'S LAUREATES
Check printer (free download doesn't download)
BUILD YOUR OWN SCREENSAVER (Syl Horwald)
SEARCH FOR PEOPLE (INCLUDES REVERSE SEARCHES)
PLACES TO FIND IMAGES
Click on the "Images or Photos" button
ALTA VISTA
EXCITE
LYCOS
DITTO
GOOGLE
ASK THE SURF GURU FOR COMPUTER HELP
TOOLS THAT WILL STOP POP-UP ADS
*WebWasher. Free for home use.
*AdSubtract Standard Edition.Free
for home use.
*PopUp
Killer. Free.
*Don't
Panic. 30-day free trial; $20 to purchase.
*Pop-up
Stopper. Free.
*AdDelete
Free. Free.
*PUWW.
Free.
*SafeWeb,
a free online tool that lets you browse the Web anonymously, can also block
pop-up windows.
CHECK OUT THOSE CHARITY OGRANIZATIONS BEFORE YOU GIVE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROCEDURES
CPR & CHOKING
FIRST AID KIT
AND OTHER SURVIVAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
ASTHMA
HEART
ATTACK
POISON
BURNS
ALLERGIES
DOG BITE
SEARCH FOR ANSWERS TO ANNOYING WINDOWS PROBLEMS
SPAM WEASEL WILL FILTER OUT UNWANTED E-MAIL
FLASH ARCADE HAS LOTS OF FUN GAMES
GET MAP AND AREAL PICTURE OF ANY ADDRESS
USE ALT+D OR F6 TO HIGHLIGHT THE ADDRESS IN IE
THEN ENTER THE ADDRESS (WITHOUT THE WWW. AND
.COM)
AND HOLD CTRL WHILE YOU PRESS THE ENTER KEY
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS
CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR IE BROWSER FOR PARASITES
SPACE WEATHER WITH GREAT PHOTOS
FREE E-MAIL STRIPPER
Removes the >>> and unwanted stuff from E-mail
WEB
POSITION GOLD
Free trial to make your Web Page more popular
13000 HOURS OF AUDIO
AND VIDEO
Search for any subject
LINK TO 6000 PUBLIC RECORD DATABASES
IF THE WEB PAGE IS HARD TO READ
Press Ctrl+A to temporarily change colors
TASKMAN LISTS (CONTROLS) ALL OPEN DOCUMENTS
Find "taskman.exe" > right click > create shortcut
> yes
FREE GREETING CARDS FROM PASSIONUP
HOW TO DELETE WINDOWS PASSWORDS
WINDOWS 98 - delete all *.PWL files.
WINDOWS
NT/Win2K/XP
DISABLE SMART TAGS FROM YOUR SITE
Inserting the following
line between <head> and </head> in the html:
<META NAME="MSSmartTagsPreventParsing"
content="TRUE">
SIMPSON'S CONTEMPORARY QUOTATIONS (OVER 10,000)
DISPLAY THE 216 STANDARD COLORS AND THEIR HEX CODE
JAVA SCRIPT FOR "SEARCH GOOGLE"
javascript:s='';function%20gS(w){for(var%20i=0;i<w.length;i++){gS(w.frames[i])};try{s+=w.document.getSelection()}catch(e){try{s+=w.document.selection.createRange().text}catch(e){s+=''}}}gS(top);if(!s){void(s=prompt('Keywords:',''))}if(s)location.href='http://google.com/search?q='+escape(s)
CHANGE FONT TO VERY LARGE
javascript:void(document.body.style.fontSize=100)
SHOWS THE URL OF ANY SITE THE POINTER TOUCHES
javascript:dl=document.links;for(i=0;i<dl.length;i++)dl[i].title=dl[i].href;void(null)
SPEED READER
javascript:S=document.selection.createRange().text;X=document.body.innerText;if(S)X=X.substring(X.search(S));T=X.replace(/%20{2,}/,'%20').split('%20');W=open('','','width=300,height=100');i=0;function%20read(){if(i<T.length){TT='<font%20size=6>'+T[i]+'</font>';W.document.body.innerHTML=TT;i++;setTimeout('read()',100)}};read();void(null)
CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COLOR OF A WEB PAGE
javascript:if(frames.length<1){document.body.background='';void(document.bgColor=prompt('Change%20to%20which%20background%20color?',''))}else{alert('Page
has frames. Use the version of this bookmarklet for frames. (bookmarklets.com)')}
CHANGE TEXT FONT TO VERDANA
javascript:void(document.body.style.fontFamily='verdana')
CHANGE TEXT FONT TO ARIAL
javascript:void(document.body.style.fontFamily='arial')
HOT SHEET (LINKS TO EVERYTHING YOU MAY WANT) Mildred
HTML FOR SEE YOUR IP ADDRESS
<A HREF="http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo/">SEE
YOUR IP ADDRESS</A>
FREE PHOTOS FROM ULEAD SYSTEMS
RATINGS OF THE TOP SOURCES FOR YOUR NEXT PURCHASE (OF ANYTHING)
CHECK YOUR WEB CONNECTION SPEED (WITH GRAPH)
FREE-SITE OFFERS CARDS, FONTS, GAMES, GRAPHICS, ETC.
INFINI SOURCE FOR WINDOWS HELP TIPS AND DOWNLOADS
38 SEARCH ENGINE LINKS PLUS MOST POPULAR ONES
GATEWAY BY M0ZPD LETS YOU TALK AROUND THE WORLD
