Before he
looks for his shadow, Punxsutawney Phil reads -
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Vol. 1, Issue 46
1) Windows Tips - "Permanently Removed"
2) File Find! - "Find Dead Links"
3) Sites-Seeing - "Revealing Things\Soundbites"
4) Email Funny - "TopCat"
5) MOUS Tips - "Color It Easy on the Eyes"
6) They Said It - quotes to give one pause
7) Hodgepodge – that what fits no where else
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1) Windows Tip - "Permanently Removed"
What’s the proper way to remove unwanted programs AND their
supporting files from your computer? Many people will find
the folder where the program is saved on their drive and
simply delete it. Unfortunately, this will often leave
additional support files scattered, orphaned, on your machine.
Additionally, this method will not remove any pertinent entries
in your Windows Registry – which frequently leads to
mysterious system operation problems and slowdowns.
Windows offers an adequate way to remove most unwanted
programs completely:
I) Start | Settings | Control Panel
II) Open Add\Remove Programs
III) Select the Install\Uninstall tab, if not already selected
IV) Scroll down the files listed and find your desired file.
Select, then click the
Add\Remove button.
This method will work on well-behaved programs - ones
that followed Windows-mandated installation standards.
However, you might find that the program you want to
remove isn’t listed. When that happens, you’ll need to turn
to a third-party software program for removal help. I’ll be
featuring just such a program as next week’s File Find!
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2) File Find! - "Find Dead Links" [151
Kb/EXE]
"Nibbled to death by ducks" is an apt description of how your
hard drive space can be slowly eroded by countless useless
files. Dead links, or shortcuts that direct Windows to a file
that no longer exists in a specific location, are examples
of files that you're better off without.
This week's find is a simple utility that quickly finds all
dead links on a chosen drive. You can then selectively
delete the links, or delete the whole mess at once. Add this
one to your toolbox for routine system maintenance.
http://basementnoises.com/free4u/dl60.htm
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3) Sites-Seeing - "Revealing
Things\Soundbites"
Revealing Things is an ongoing project of Smithsonian
Without Walls, the first Smithsonian exhibition created
especially for the Internet. Explore objects from the
museum's collections, while hearing their stories directly
and meet the people who made, used, or donated them.
Use the unique Maplet technology to move fluidly from
artifact to recollection to media clip to sound bite as you
discover how this archiver of the past is using tomorrow's
technology to bring you its exhibits.
You will find quite a few links "under construction", but
still worth the trip - bookmark it and return in a month or
two:
http://web2.si.edu/revealingthings/load-index.html
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Call a toll-free number, record a message, then enter in a
list of phone numbers you want to deliver the message to.
This site, Soundbite, will deliver your message, immediately!
The recipient can immediately reply to you or forward
your message to somebody else. If no one answers the phone,
your message is recorded on their answering machine. Or,
if the call cannot go through, they'll call you back to
let you know if no one has picked up the phone!
Register (for free) and you can store your phone lists in
groups - then easily send a mass phone mail to any group.
Use it to inform all family members of crucial events, sports
teams of game changes, phone tree members of school or work
closings, even use it organize a citywide scavenger hunt!
A truly USEFUL Internet service:
http://www.soundbite.com/public/index.jsp
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4) Email Funny - "TopCat" [56 Kb/EXE]
Here's another one for the desk mate fans in the audience,
TopCat. This little kitten will playfully follow your cursor
movements, resting for a catnap when you stop.
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5) MOUS Tips - "Color It Easy on the Eyes"
Whether you're working on a long document in Word, or
entering data into an Excel workbook, you might find that
you can ease your eyes and possibly increase your efficiency
by simply adding a bit a color to your task. There's no need
to force your overworked peepers to stare at a bright white
screen day in and day out. Choose a soothing pastel color
for your background as you work - changing your background
in Word is simple:
Format | Background | Choose More
colors, if you
desire. You might also want to try selecting the
Custom Tab to vary the luminance (brightness) or
saturation (intensity) of the selected color.
Once you've found a color that you like, you might want to
record its "profile" - the number specifications for each
variable in the Custom Tab. This will make it easy to format
future documents with the same color.
When you have completed your document, return it back to a
sparkling white condition for printing by repeating the
Format | Background, then choose No Fill.
Changing your background in Excel is a bit more complex,
we'll examine that process next week!
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6) They Said It
"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further
than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find
himself in places no one has ever been." - Alan Ashley-Pitt
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7) Hodgepodge
Bet I know of two pizzas that didn't get delivered in 30
minutes or less - see if you agree - in the week's Photo
Funny; and, would YOU brush your teeth with wasabi? –
one Japanese inventor thinks you should:
http://www.BasementNoises.com
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