Wafting out from beneath
a pile of leaves
in the window well, it's -
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NOISES FROM THE
BASEMENT ISSN 1531-5258
This Week's Contents – November 15, 2000
1) Peeking thru WINDOWS - "Hear, Here!"
2) Fantastic File Find! - "Paintball SS"
3) Seen These Sites? - "Flight Info/Free WAVs"
4) Email Funnies - "Hilda T. Urkey"
5) The MOUS Hole - "That Flipping Clip Art"
6) They Said It - quotes to give one pause
7) Hodgepodge – that what fits no where else
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Truly glad to grab your eyeballs for a few minutes!
Welcome, or welcome back!
AOL users – see the newsletter end for your links!
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1) Peeking thru WINDOWS "Hear,
Here!"
Speakers and sound cards are common pieces of hardware
in today's computer environment. Some of
the first sounds
you hear from your system are also the ones that quickly
wear out their welcome. Why listen to
Bill Gate's choice
of beeps and bings when it's so easy to change to what YOU
want to hear. Here's how to make changes to the default
Windows sounds.
Begin by Finding all the WAV files on your computer (use
Start | Find | Files/Folders [that are] *.wav) or better yet,
download some fun free WAVs from the featured sites below.
After you've determined where your sound files are:
I) Start | Settings | Control Panel
II) Double-click the Sounds icon
III) Select an Event to add a sound
to. Events with the
little yellow speakers have had
sounds assigned,
you'll probably want to change
these first.
IV) Browse to your .wav (sound) file
directory and select
V) Test your sound by clicking the
right-pointing triangle
in the Preview area.
VI) Save your sound scheme (Save As button)
and/or
create different schemes for
different moods, or
for different family
members.
VII) Click OK to finish.
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2) FANTASTIC FILE FIND! "Paintball
SS” [496 Kb/EXE]
I'm not one that spends much time on screensavers, because
my computer rarely is inactive long enough to kick one on.
This week's file is an exception, however.
This little jewel
sets a user configurable number of soccer-like balls loose
on your desktop (conveniently covered with canvas) that
drop points of paint wherever they bounce.
Use the
provided pictures or load your own favorites:
http://basementnoises.com/free4u/dl27.htm
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3) SEEN THESE SITES? "Flight
Info/Free WAVs"
The airline industry is predicting another record-breaking
holiday season, with one of the busiest travel days of the
year occurring next week. Reduce your
frustration,
whether you're flying yourself, or meeting a loved one for
the holidays - check out this site before you head to the
airport!
FlightArrivals.com has up to the minute arrival and
departure information for all major US and
All you need is two of the following: city/flight number/
airline/airport, to see detailed info including: departure
city and time, scheduled arrival time, on-time status,
even airspeed, height and actual distance from the airport!
http://www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights
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Looking for some different sounds for your system?
Try these sites to liven up your soundcard:
* The main page of Moviewavs contains premium .wav
files for purchase, but there's plenty of great free sound
files available of your favorite movies, TV shows, and
cartoons – click on your favorite category under "WAVS"
on the left sidebar: http://www.moviewavs.com
* More movie and cartoon clips plus sound effects –
14 different boings, a doink and a fwooomp – what more
could you ask for? http://www.cartoonwavs.com
*
computer sounds and comedy clips can all be found at:
http://www.freeaudioclips.com
Sounds good!
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4) EMAIL FUNNIES "Hilda T. Urkey" [204 Kb/EXE]
Time to invite someone over for Thanksgiving dinner?
May I suggest my deskmate friend, Hilda T.?
Hilda
is customizable, and will get things cooking on your
Desktop - though she tends to lose her head getting
ready for the holidays. This one's a
tasty morsel –
load a heaping helping of Hilda T. onto your plate:
http://basementnoises.com/free4u/dl26.htm
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5) The MOUS Hole - "That Flipping Clip Art"
If you've ever worked with MS Clip Art, you quickly find
that the Rotate and Flip commands are not available.
Use PowerPoint and the technique below to gain these
capabilities!
I) Insert the desired Clip Art picture
on the slide
(Insert | Picture | Clip Art)
II) Select the Draw command from the
Drawing toolbar.
(Use View | Toolbars | Drawing if
not immediately
available)
III) Select Ungroup. Answer YES to the
dialog box question
and then IMMEDIATELY select Draw
and Group (Regroup)
You'll now be able to Rotate or Flip your picture to your
heart's content!
Bonus Tip – The above works in PowerPoint only.
If you'd
like rotated/flipped Clip Art in a Word document, perform
these steps in a blank PowerPoint file, then copy the
finished picture to Word!
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6) THEY SAID IT
"Indeed,
you won the elections, but I won the count."
- Anastasio Somoza
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7) HODGEPODGE
Recommended by reader Webfairy, here's a tale of a geek
in need – "pchelp" is one of those fellows that always
stands ready to lend a hand when you've got a computer
problem. Now, he has a problem - and his
friends have
banded together to offer support. The
issue at hand -
should a software reviewer be sued for a negative
review? What if this review was one of
the most well-
reasoned and well-documented that you'll ever read?
Investigate for yourself, see his story and maybe lend
a hand at: http://www.pchelper.org
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Are industrial secrets revealed in this week's Photo
Funny? Or maybe something even MORE
hush-hush??
Click thru and all will be revealed!
And, don't miss
the childish punishment handed down to a 22-year-old
mother who lied to the police! 2-for-1
special this week!
Last week's Missing Link is still available on the Photo
Funny page, too:
http://www.BasementNoises.com
G'nite, and thanks for
reading!
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My standard "Your Mileage May Vary" Caveat:
NFTB does not assume responsibility for your use of
information given. Tips are tested on a machine with
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As I am firmly convinced that all systems are unique little
creatures in and of themselves, any given tip or suggestion
might just not be available to you. Why? Murphy Rules!
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