NOISES FROM THE BASEMENT
Another weekly epistle for these strange times
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1) Peeking thru WINDOWS – “Change An Icon?”
2) FANTASTIC FILE FIND! – “Zipfree”
3) SEEN THESE SITES? – “Abyss / Cams”
4) EMAIL FUNNIES – “Lava Lamp 2.0 Here!”
5) The MOUS Hole – “Excel Quick Cell Fill”
6) THEY SAID IT – quotes to give one pause.
7) HODGEPODGE - miscellaneous virtual leftovers
Greetings to our new subscribers, and welcome back to our
regular readers!
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1) Peeking thru WINDOWS
“How Can I Change An Icon in
Windows 98?”
From a recent reader request: “Is it possible to change the
icon for a file or a folder?” Answer:
There’s no easy way
for the average Windows user to modify a file or folder icon.
The program developers typically assign these.
However – in Windows 98 there IS one type of icon that
CAN be changed at will – the Shortcut icon ---
I) Create a shortcut for the
file/folder icon you want
to modify by: Right-click&drag to desired location,
then chose Create Shortcut Here
II) Right-click on your shortcut and
chose Properties
III) Click Change Icon button
IV) Choose from the default icon set
found in the file named
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL, or
Browse
to the location of your stored icon
files.
V) Click OK button twice, and you’ll
have a new icon!
2) FANTASTIC FREE FEATURED FILE! “Zipfree” [807 Kb/EXE]
Previous Featured Files might have been unavailable to readers
who didn’t have WinZip, a file compression/decompression
program, installed on their computers.
I’ve tracked down a free
alternative, aptly named Zipfree, that’s a highly
adequate
substitute for WinZip.
Download and run this self-extracting file, and never again be
caught with your Zipper down!
http://www.basementnoises.com/free4u/zipfree.exe
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3) SEEN THESE SITES? “Abyss / Cams”
Our first site, for a ‘98 Nova series, contains timeless
photographs and information about some of the strangest beasts
on Planet Earth. “The ocean depths are
home to a
phantasmagoria of bizarre creatures, ranging from the
footballfish to the vampire squid from
hell". Want to see
creatures stranger than in any Alien movie?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/
See the world – literally as life happens!
Thousands of people
have installed small cameras as computer accessories, and
upload the images to the Internet. From
Metro cams that
showcase cities all over the world, to Space cams that peer out
into the Universe, this Earth Cam directory site offers you
the opportunity to travel anywhere from your desktop.
Cautionary note: cam sites are bandwidth-heavy and may take
quite a bit of time to download on slow internet connections.
http://www.earthcam.com/
4) EMAIL FUNNIES “Lava Lamp 2.0” [604 Kb/EXE]
Fresh from the developers, Lava Lamp 2.0 is now available!
Modifications include:
- You can select among seven different colors, or randomly.
- It runs a bit slower compared to the older Version 1.0.0.4.
- The lamp is a little larger.
And…my beta testers tell me this version fixes the “immovability”
problem in Windows 95!!
http://www.basementnoises.com/free4u/lava2.exe
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Discover an online community that pays you to be a member!
What does that mean?
Check this out – create your own homepage, or an entire site,
using your favorite HTML editor offline. Or, utilize their
easy-to-use Templates. Use your site to
tell the world
about yourself, your company, your friends! These are
high quality, fast sites, too
In addition to your own free site, they PAY YOU simply for
referring other websites!!!
AND, they’ll pay for every visitor you get to YOUR website!!!
Worth your while to check out:
http://www.forohiosbest.com/offs/off12.htm
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5) The MOUS Hole ”Another Excel Quick Entry”
Frequently you’ll want to fill multiple cells with the same
data. If these cells are
non-consecutive, you’ve probably
fallen back to the old “copy&paste” routine. Next time,
try this trick –
I) Select all cells you want to
fill. Remember to hold down
Ctrl key *after* selecting the first
cell to select
non-consecutive cells.
II) After all desired cells are
selected, key your data.
DON’T hit Enter!
III) Instead, use Ctrl+Enter. Zap!
All cells filled!
6) THEY SAID IT
When I found the skull in the woods, I immediately
called the police, but then I began to wonder:
Who was this person and why did he have antlers?”
“Benjamin X”
7) HODGEPODGE – “Moving!”
Vans are pulled up to our doors as I type, ready to move our
collection of verbiage and files, folders, pictures, and ads
down the Information Highway. Our new
home awaits,
see you there soon!
Care to comment? Send your questions,
comments, and requests
to: noises@BecomeTheBest.com
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