THE SOUNDBOARD
Web Edition - December 2001
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Mark Your Calendar -- COMING EVENTS!HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Heritage Hall JANUARY 9, 2002 10:00 - 11:30 am A demonstration by club members on Calendar Creation, Special Occasion Cards, and Notices or Posters. **************** CLASSES ARE NOW LISTED IN MORE DESCRIPTIVE DETAIL AT END OF PAGE. ******************** S.O.S. - HVCC HELP LINE Ken Pelletier 264-2310 Bob Greene 264-9747 Ken Pelletier & Bob Greene are volunteers who will try to walk you through a computer problem that you may be experiencing. If that does not resolve the glitch, it is suggested that you bring the specifics of your problem to our Open House (Tues. & Thur., 1-3 p.m.). Members are encouraged to offer volunteer assistance when they are able. If none of these suggestions fixes the problem, your only recourse is to seek professional help. It is not the Club's policy to recommend professional computer technicians. Usually the best technical help will come from the manufacturer of your computer and you may even be under a warrantee program. ******************** CLASSIFIEDS Computer Club members can sell, swap, or give away computer-related stuff that they just don't want or need anymore. You'll find it at this link: www.hvcomputerclub.org/Classified.html ******************** DR. SEUSS EXPLAINS WHY COMPUTERS SOMETIMES CRASH Copyright (c) 1995 by Gene Ziegler. If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report. If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!! If the label on the cable on the table at your house says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang! When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk, then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM. Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom. Contributed by Jackie Moss ******************** SENDING A LONG VIDEO VIA E-MAIL From: CNET Software If you try to send videos or large attachments by e-mail and you get a message that the file is too big, you should compress (zip) the file before you send it. Even so, the file may be too large for your e-mail program to handle; many e-mail clients restrict the size of files you can send or receive. Give this popular Zip download a try--Download www.WinZip:com http://one.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eB6z0CS4pR0s0CTv0AT Another option is to post your video or pictures online instead of mailing them. CNET's Digital Photography Center shows you how: http://one.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eB6z0CS4pR0s0s7H0A1 When you get to this page, click on "Post Your Photos Online" for instructions. **************** Something new on the Computer Club website: "VIRUS PAGE" http://www.hvcomputerclub.org/Virus.html will show the top viruses, virus advisories, related links regarding virus hoaxes and you can click on the link to PC-cillin for an immediate virus scan on your computer. *************** QUICK WIT Male: Is this seat empty? Female: Yes, it is, and mine will be too if YOU sit down there. ******************* HOME PAGE From: CNET CatchUp; http://www.cnet.com Why not start your browsing experience every day by viewing the page you like best? Internet Explorer 5 lets you set your HOME PAGE to any site you like--or even to a blank page. Here's how to do it: 1. Select TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS from the drop-down menu. On the GENERAL tab of the window that opens, there's a HOME PAGE section. 2. Type the URL of the site you want as your HOME PAGE in the text box, for example http://www.yahoo.com and press ENTER. Once you've made the new setting, you'll be taken to that page whenever you click the HOME button in the toolbar. ***************** TABLE CONVERT If you highlight and copy text from a web page to a Word document, it often copies as a TABLE. This interferes with further editing of the text. To solve this problem, click once in the Word document table, choose TABLE from the Menu Bar, choose CONVERT, TABLE TO TEXT (make sure "convert nested tables" is selected if that feature appears), and click "OK." ******************* ASCII to ASCII, DOS to DOS. *******************
******************* BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: ALERTS & SCAMS Appearing on Page 27 in the November 25, 2001 edition of Voices was an excellent article on recent scams and security concerns relating to the recent anthrax and other terrorist events. The article is available on the Better Business Bureau (“BBB”) web site. On the BBB home page, click on SITE MAP, CONSUMER GUIDANCE--SCAMS & ALERTS, scroll down the page to NOVEMBER, 2001 articles, click on the headline to open the story. SEPTEMBER, 2001 articles include a story on using caution when donating to charities in the wake of the September 11 World Trade Center attack. ******************* WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Marabeth Finnerty Winifred Schnutt John Webster ************** SURETHING CD LABELER From: PC World.com Sure, you have the devastating, block-rocking music mix, but why not dazzle them with eye-catching cover art, too? SureThing CD Labeler helps you create labels for CDs, jewel cases diskettes, Zip Disks, Jaz disks, audio cassettes, and more. Get more info or download it now at: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,15740,tk,hs100501x,00.asp ***************** Remember when? Remember the bookkeeper perched on his stool Green eyeshade tilted, quill for a tool? He wasn't too fast, but nowhere in town Did you hear the excuse. "our computer is down." ***************** If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. Dykstra ***************** TEACHERS NEEDED to help with newly forming classes. You don't need to be an expert or to have a teaching certificate. If you have some (any) general knowledge of the software, a program guide will be supplied. Learn while you teach!!! Please help to keep our programs going. Meet great people. Share your experience, or be a classroom coach and assist a teacher. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN COMP I OR COMP II, THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO REFRESH YOUR OWN SKILLS AND TO MEET AND HELP OTHER CLUB MEMBERS. ************** VOCABULARY COM PORT COM is a contraction of communications, and it is used to describe the serial port on a PC. COM is generally used in conjunction with a number, as in COM 1, COM 2, COM 3, or COM 4. ***************** DAEMON (Pronounced "demon") A Unix term that refers to a specific type of program or agent designed to work in the background. Using a daemon, a program can "hand off" data to a smaller program and go on to more important things. For example, a print daemon could handle print requests from multiple users and applications, freeing them for other tasks. It is common to receive a "mailer daemon" that tells you that an e-mail you sent could not be delivered to an intended recipient & tells you why it couldn't complete the delivery. ***************** THE MOUSE Use the "RIGHT CLICK" feature on your mouse to bring up menus for performing quick tasks. Use the "SCROLL" button (if you have one) on your mouse to scroll up and down the page. If it doesn't seem to work immediately, move the cursor onto the page and click once in the page to activate it. On a Microsoft Word document or on a Web page, use the SCROLL button with the CONTROL key to change temporarily the font size on the page for easy reading. On a web page, use the SCROLL button with the SHIFT key to move the page either backward or forward. (This will not work on Adobe Acrobat documents.) ******************** Drive carefully Remember, it is not only a car that can be recalled by its maker ******************** GRAB THA GRAPHIC If you see a web page graphic that you MUST HAVE, RIGHT CLICK once on the mouse, while your cursor hovers over the picture, choose "SAVE PICTURE AS," and SAVE it where you want on your hard drive (while doing this, you can rename the picture for easy recall). You can also RIGHT CLICK on the mouse, choose "COPY," and "PASTE" it into another document. (If you LEFT CLICK, that graphic may be linked to another area or page and you'll end up there.) ***************** REMEMBER: UPDATE YOUR VIRUS DEFINITIONS AND SCAN YOUR COMPUTER FOR VIRUSES. ******************* APPLE WARNS OF BUG IN MUSIC SOFTWARE By Ian Fried, Staff Writer, CNET News.com From: "CNET Shopper Mac Edition" A bug in some early copies of Apple Computer's iTunes 2 music software has wiped out data from the hard drives of a few people who tried to install the new version of the jukebox program. See details at the following link: http://one.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eCjm0CS4pT0Ps0vsA0Ay ****************** INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS USE THESE KEYS TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION CTRL + ENTER Adds "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar--Internet Explorer only, not Netscape. CTRL + F key Find -- on the page CTRL + F5 key Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same TIP: If you forget to add Web pages to your FAVORITES or LINKS bar, click the HISTORY button on the toolbar. The HISTORY list shows where you've been today, yesterday, or a few weeks ago. Click a name from the list to display the page(s). ****************** Soundboard Editor - Diana Scott Send computer related suggestions or articles for the Soundboard to either Diana Scott, scottie2@att.net OR theweb@snet.net ****************** Would someone be interested in volunteering for the Social Chairperson position? Please call Ken Pelletier at 264-2310 to volunteer your time or to get details. ******************* How much Healthy Choice ice cream can I eat before it's no longer a healthy choice? ****************** TTP://WWW.CNET.COM / REVIEW http://one.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eCcA0CS4pT0Ps0vME0AZ By John Rizzo; (09/28/01) The March Mac OS X release opened lots of possibilities for the Mac platform, but it simply wasn't finished. Mac OS X 10.1, the long-awaited update, fills the cracks. This version speeds up application launching and fixes OS X's first awkward, unresponsive desktop, and even adds hot new tricks such as dazzling DVD and digital camera integration, compatibility with Windows networks, and new Finder tools. If OS X was a release for early adopters, version 10.1 is a must-have upgrade for the same crowd. If you're still humming away with OS 9, however, wait to upgrade until key applications, such as Microsoft Office X, are available. According to Apple, the company upgraded every bit of Mac OS X, which is why it weighs in at a whopping 622MB--too big for a download. Instead, you can order the upgrade disc from Apple for a $19.95 shipping fee or pick it up free at an Apple retailer--the full 10.1 release costs $129. It's such a comprehensive upgrade, in fact, that most major applications, including ViaVoice for Mac, use the 10.1 code base and require the upgrade. All the more reason to get this upgrade ASAP. ****************** CLASSES Computing Basics IDay (time) January 7 (9-11); 9 (1-2:30); 11 (9-11); 14 (9-11); 16 (9-11); 18 (9-11) Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Six Sessions: $20.00 Goal: To learn what a computer is and to learn the basics needed to successfully operate it. Description: Identify computer components including HARDWARE parts; efficient use of the MOUSE; the KEYBOARD; SOFTWARE programs that are installed to perform desired functions, e.g., word processing, spreadsheets; become familiar with the installed operating system and learn the basics needed for effective use; create and save text. Prerequisite - Personal computer with Windows 95, 98 or Me. Computing Basics II6:30 - 8:30 p.m. January 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24 Mon., Wed., Thurs. Six Sessions: $20.00 Description: Review the fundamentals of Computing Basics I; Advanced document configuration; change fonts; move, delete, and format text; add color; print preview; print properties; the HELP function; Learn about MY COMPUTER; troubleshoot problems; maintenance. Prerequisite: - Personal computer with Windows 95, 98, ME, or XP; and Completion of Computing Basics I. Introduction to Quicken3:00 - 5:00 p.m. January 7, 9, 11 Mon., Wed., Fri. Quicken is available on the computers in The WEB. Description: Learn how to open the Quicken program; establish a data file; create cash and checking accounts; transfer money into, out of, and between accounts; use the check printing facility; reconcile the accounts. Prerequisites: Completion of Computing Basics I. Access to a computer with Windows 95, 98 or Me. Getting Started with Spreadsheets3:00 - 5:00 p.m. January 14, 16, 18 Mon., Wed., Fri. Prerequisite - Personal computer with Windows 95, 98 or Me. SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please check the Bulletin or Flyers at The Web or the HVCC Web Site for class costs, changes, or updates to this course schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE READ THIS:ALL MEMBERS, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Please submit an e-mail to: <theweb@snet.net>. No message or subject is necessary, a blank e-mail will be fine. ************** |
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