07-19-00 Noises From The Basement Archive

Just the right fit in all the right places, it’s -

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            NOISES FROM THE BASEMENT
           This Week's Contents – July 19, 2000

1) Peeking thru WINDOWS - "Give Up the Ghost”
2) Fantastic File Find! - "AVG Antivirus"
3) Seen These Sites? - "Leisure Suits? / Coolest Place"
4) Email Funnies - "Pepsi Piercing"
5) The MOUS Hole – “Back to Full Menus"
6) They Said It - quotes to give one pause
7) Hodgepodge – that what fits nowhere else

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1) Peeking thru WINDOWS "Give Up the Ghost"

As you move a window, under the default Windows 98
settings you’ll see a gray “ghost outline” of the window
as you drag – Click and drag on the title bar, drag the
“ghost” to the desired location, and release.

Wallpaper colors and patterns, the format of
backgrounds, even ambient lighting can conspire
to make it difficult at times to see the window
outline. You can change your display properties
to show the entire contents of the window as you
drag – making exact placement easier to do under
difficult visual situations --

I) Right-click on your Desktop, choose Properties
II) Select the Effects tab
III) Turn on the option to “Show window contents
      when dragging”
IV) Click OK button.

2) FANTASTIC FILE FIND! "AVG Antivirus" [4838 Kb/EXE]

Okay, ‘fess up – a few of you are STILL computing
out there without a virus program, aren’t you?
Thought so. Now is the time to correct that situation!

This week’s File Find is a free virus checker that
you should investigate if you’re in need of protection.
It has a nice, easy to understand interface, and plenty
of security configuration bells and whistles. During
trials I’ve found it to be of comparable quality to
the “big guys” that I’ve paid for – easy configuration,
boot-to-shutdown monitoring (including macro and VBS),
scheduler, e-mail scanning (optional Outlook Express
plug in), and automatic free updates.

Worth a look, even if you’re satisfied with your current
protection – know what to look for from YOUR virus
scan protection!

In order to comply with terms of licensing agreement,
you must download directly from publisher’s site:
http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm
(free version not available in Europe, except U.K.)

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3) SEEN THESE SITES? "Leisure Suits? /Coolest Place"

Question - What do the following have in common:

Leisure suits, Pet Rocks, Hot Pants, CB Radios,
bouffant hairdos, talking to plants, EST therapy,
and Cabbage Patch Dolls?

Answer: They can all be found at The Bad Fad Museum.

Billed as the home of “the fads you wished would stay
forever (or never come back)”, the Museum is divided
into four main categories – Fashion, Event, Activity &
Collectible. Here you’ll find those fads you loved, or
loved to hate – and check out how many are on their
way back in style! “Everything old is new again”

http://www.badfads.com

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What is the cure for a dose of bad fads? That
would be a trip to the Coolest Place on Earth Today.
And how do you find the CPoET? Why, by visiting
What’s Going On, an online guide to the best place
to be on Earth on any given day.

Tour book-like icons (“grandma approved”, “potential to
lose blood”, “do it before you die” are just a few)
and very literate and informative descriptions of each
festival, event and destination have put this site on my
“Daily Visit” list.

Feed your imagination for a few minutes each day,
or splurge of a full banquet and sample the best of
over 55 international hot spots!

http://www.whatsgoingon.com

4) EMAIL FUNNIES "Pepsi Piercing" [4473 Kb/MPEG]

Presenting a perfectly picturesque pair of
pierced Pepsi patrons. Giggles & guffaws
guaranteed!

This video runs a bit larger than what I normally
offer, but you’ll find it’s worth the time. Cute!

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

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5) The MOUS Hole - "Back to Full Menus"

Office 2000 brought the “innovation” of menus that
only displayed recently used commands. By default,
dropdown menus only display items that have already
been used, instead of the full menu available. I’ve
found as an instructor that this can be particularly
confusing to beginning users, and I always turn this
option off for all units students are using. This will
bring back “full menus” to your toolbars:

I) Right-click on a toolbar and choose Customize
II) Select the Options tab, and
III) Turn off “Menus show recently used commands
      first”
IV) Click the Close button.

6) THEY SAID IT

”Just as iron rusts from disuse,
even so does inaction spoil the intellect.”
-- Leonardo da Vinci

7) HODGEPODGE

A recent alert from Steve Gibson (creator of Optout)
discusses new revelations about software, including
Netscape and RealNetwork products, that should be
considered “spyware”. If you use this software,
EVERY time you download a file personal identifying
information is transferred – without your knowledge
or approval – to these companies. For info on this
newest threat, please see:
http://grc.com/downloaders.htm and for past NFTB
commentary on this issue please see the 5/17, 5/24,and
5/31 issues at http://www.basementnoises.com/pstnftb/

Be sure to spend a few moments at our site this week
to see the Photo Funny – “Establishing a Beachhead”,
and also this week there was a tie for Bozo of the
Week, so give it a read a decide for yourself! --

http://www.BasementNoises.com

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