05-31-00 Noises From The Basement Archive

NOISES FROM THE BASEMENT
Congratulations, Class of 2000 graduates!
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         NOISES FROM THE BASEMENT
       This Week's Contents -- May 31, 2000

1) Peeking thru WINDOWS - "Sorted File Listings"
2) Fantastic File Find! – “ZoneAlarm"
3) Seen These Sites? - "Wedding Links / I Lava You"
4) Email Funnies - "Loop"
5) The MOUS Hole - "Comments Printing"
6) They Said It - quotes to give one pause
7) Hodgepodge - "Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door"

Welcome back returning friends! And a big hello to new readers!
Now for AOL users - your links are at bottom!
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1) Peeking thru WINDOWS "Sorted File Listings"

If you sort your lists, it makes finding what you’re
looking for so much easier! When working in a window
that contains a group of files, sort them to make finding
the appropriate file(s) a snap!

I) First, open a file-listing window, such as your
     C: drive under My Computer
II) Then, switch to the Detail View: Click View, Details
      on the menu
III) At the top of each column is a heading – Name. Size,
      Type and (date) Modified. Click on the heading you
      wish to sort by – the first time, you’ll find Windows
      sorts ascending, the second time you click will sort
      your list descending.

   Note: Folders and Files will be grouped and sorted
   independently of each other

2) FANTASTIC FILE FIND! "ZoneAlarm" [1653 Kb/EXE]

ZoneAlarm is an easy to use, always-on Internet security
utility that is essential for DSL and cable modem users.
It increases security for any computer connected to the
Internet, including dial-up (modem) connections.

If you’re concerned about privacy issues on the Internet,
take ZoneAlarm for a test drive. ZoneAlarm combines the
safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over your
applications' Internet use. ZoneAlarm protects your
computer against thieves and vandals.

ZoneAlarm also features MailSafe to stop email-borne
Visual Basic Script worms, like the "I Love You" virus.
ZoneAlarm makes ironclad Internet security easy-to-use.

Free for personal use or by non-profit organizations,
small fee for business. Link below is to ZoneAlarm
homepage.

http://www.zonelabs.com

(more about ZoneAlarm in Hodgepodge below)
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UPDATE on last week’s OptOut survey!

25% of subscribers who participated in the survey
reported they FOUND the Aur/Rad parasite!

Are you leaving YOUR computer open to possible
contamination? For more info and to participate in
the survey, see last week’s Hodgepodge section online
at http://www.BasementNoises.com/pstnftb/2000_05_24.htm
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3) SEEN THESE SITES? "Wedding Links / I Lava You"

- June is the traditional month of brides – NFTB is happy
to provide a few links, courtesy of the Urban Legends
folks, to answer your burning wedding questions:

Everything you never knew about the wedding dress --
what color and fabrics draw ill luck and why it should
not be tried on prematurely; why we throw confetti and
rice at weddings; why the groom carries the bride over
the threshold. More than you ever really wanted to know!!

http://www.snopes.com/weddings/customs/

- Got those mid-week frayed nerves? Is your boss making
you want to blow your top?

Mother Nature knows how you feel!

Visit Volcano World, the web’s premier source of information
on Mother Nature’s preferred way to let off steam. Find
current eruptions, the Volcano of the week, awesome photos!

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html

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Want a safe, secure way to buy and sell goods and services
online? Use PayPal to make purchases at websites,
auctions like eBay, even by email between friends -
great way to run the company lotto pool or to pay up
that lunch debt you owe! Now with $5 signup bonus
deposited immediately in your account!

https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=smile%40BecometheBest.com

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4) EMAIL FUNNIES "Loop" [702 Kb/EXE]

DJ Dave is in the house! This little German funny
puts you in the disco seat – you control the dance
beat! Add a few Lava Lamps as you play the Loop
and you’ve got the makings of a party! Sound required.

http://BasementNoises.com/free4u/loop1.exe

5) The MOUS Hole - "Comments Printing"

Finishing up our series of Comments tips:

To Print Comments in Word,
I) Click Tools, Options, then select the Print tab
II) Turn on the Comments option under “Include
      with document” section; click OK button
III) Print as normal – Comments will print on a separate page.

To Print Comments in Excel,
I) Click File, Page Setup, then select Sheet tab
II) Under the “Print” section of this tab, you’ll see
      a dropdown box for Comments. Choose to print your
      Comments either at end of worksheet, or as displayed
      on sheet; Click OK
III) Print as normal.

6) THEY SAID IT

"The human race is faced with a cruel choice -
work or daytime TV". --Anon

7) HODGEPODGE - "Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door"

Folks, the Grinch is alive and well out there on the net,
and would love to gain control of your computer.
Potential targets are the files on your hard drives,
which could be modified or deleted. Or, your
computer could be used to “attack” other computers!

Recent “Denial of Service” attacks were launched
from the computers of innocent victims that were
”hijacked” long before they were used for those
disreputable purposes.

How do they get to you? One way is to use software
that “polls” the ports on your computer, looking for open
doors that might permit access. When you are online, you
are exposed to these attempts to find vulnerabilities on
your computer.

Should you install a personal firewall on *your* home
computer? Consider this – during a 10-day trial period
while on the Internet, ZoneAlarm logged 128 separate
attempts to probe and/or enter my computer!

That was not a typo – 128 times!

Still tabulating the results and trying to track down the source
of these attempts -. ZA will report the originating address,
but frequently it’s a “blank” site when you track it back!

I certainly feel more secure with ZoneAlarm on guard!

Remember to visit our site: http://www.BasementNoises.com
for this week's Photo Funny – “ A Woman’s Use for Duct Tape”,
and read about the dime toss that cost $140,000!

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and requests to: feedback@BasementNoises.com

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