Noises From The Basement Archive 3-7-01

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Vol. 1, Issue 51            March 7, 2001           ISSN 1531-5258

1) Windows Tips - "Tidy Taskbar"
2) File Find! - "Black Screen"
3) Sites-Seeing - "Crossword Helper\Mysterious Places"
4) Email Funny - "VCR Video"
5) MOUS Tips - "It Was Justifiable!"
6) They Said It - quotes to give one pause
7) Hodgepodge - that what fits no where else

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1) Windows Tip - "Tidy Taskbar"

Does your Taskbar get so crowded that you end up clicking
on multiple buttons before you find the window you want? If so,
try a different look for your Desktop, give your Taskbar
buttons and System Tray icons a bit more room, AND gain
a tad of working space in the bargain! Here's how:

I) Position the point of your cursor at the top of the
       Taskbar; when it changes to a double-headed arrow
       click and drag up to increase the Taskbar height one
       or even two rows. At this point, drag and reposition
       the Quick Launch toolbar and other toolbars you might
       be using.

II) Now, point to a blank area of the Taskbar, right-click,
       and Select Properties.

III) Select the Autohide option, then OK. Click on your
        Desktop.

Your Taskbar will drop off the bottom of the screen, freeing
up that bit of video real estate. When you do need to use the
Taskbar, move your cursor down to the bottom of the screen,
and up it will pop - with all your buttons and icons now
comfortably stretched out in their new accommodations!

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2) File Find! - "Black Screen" [195 Kb/EXE]

This security application will lock your desktop from
unwanted users. With several display options you can choose
from: a totally black screen, a captured desktop, or display
a specified bitmap. There is a setup screen where you define
the password, display type, mouse options, and more!

No installation required - just click on Black Screen and the
first time it is launched it will configure your system. The
perfect program to secure your desktop with no hassles.

http://basementnoises.com/free4u/dl71.htm

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3) Sites-Seeing - "Crossword Helper\Mysterious Places"

Have trouble with that last word in the crossword puzzle?
Given the clue and pattern, this site helps you track down
the answer. Or you might be a fan of cryptograms - solve
cryptograms online; or use the anagram search to discover
what words can be formed from phases you input:

http://www.oneacross.com

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At Mysterious Places you're invited to explore sacred sites
and ancient civilizations. This web site explores with stunning
photography Mali, Stonehenge, Easter Island, Chichen Itza,
the Ancient Americas, and my favorite - Hidden Canyons, where
you'll see the beautiful but deadly Antelope Canyon, the site
of a flash flood that killed 11 hikers in 1997:

http://www.mysteriousplaces.com

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4) Email Funny - "VCR Video" [1296 Kb/MPEG]

"Um, Mrs. Jones. This is Al down at Al's Trusty VCR Cleaning
and Repair. We, uh, well... it's going to take us a bit longer
than we estimated on that cleaning job of yours..."

See why in this week's video Email funny:

http://basementnoises.com/free4u/dl70.htm

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5) MOUS Tips - "It Was Justifiable!"

An often overlooked option that can add a professional
appearance to your documents is the Justify alignment.
One of the first principles that beginning Word users learn
is the concept of "word wrap" - *not* hitting Enter at the end
of lines; rather, letting Word "wrap" text down to the next
line automatically.

This will usually create a "ragged" appearance to the right-
hand edges of your paragraphs. To smooth out the ragged
edges, select the paragraphs you wish to format, then click
the Justify icon on the Formatting toolbar (alternately, select
Format | Paragraph | Indents and Spacing tab | Alignment -
Justified). Word will then "stretch" the blank spaces between
words to give you nice, smooth right-side edges on the
formatted paragraphs, to match the smooth flow of the left
side of the document.

There can be a problem with this formatting option, however.
At times, the blank space may seem to stretch too much, leaving
disconcerting gaps between the words.

Next week, we'll take a look at a companion option to use when
you justify, that will eliminate those overly large white spaces.

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6) They Said It

"There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what
you wanted; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest
of mankind achieve the second." - Logan Pearsall Smith

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7) Hodgepodge

First spotted on Lockergnome's Bits & Bytes web page,
here's an article of interest to Hotmail account holders, or
those who like to keep up with online privacy issues -
"Hotmail Sharing Member Email Addresses":

http://www.peacefire.org/hotmail/sharing-addresses.shtml

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See a Funny Photo taken earlier this year, when the USA
Presidential transition occurred, then read about a bozo who
thought he could make a speeding ticket disappear – by
drowning the device that caught him:

http://www.BasementNoises.com

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information given. Tips are tested on a machine with
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