July 18,
2001
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"Lighting up your day with bright ideas for your computer!"
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Noises From The Basement
Once more, I'm happy to say hello to all the new
readers of NFTB, and welcome back to all my stalwart
subscribers. LATE-BREAKING NEWS - Over the past 24 hours, Hotmail has introduced, then pulled, a new look and Inbox. While the new interface was up, I was able to receive HTML test messages and see them exactly as planned! So, hang in there, Hotmail users, hope is in sight! Now, if Yahoo would get their act together... This applies only to people who read their email at the
website, if you read your Hotmail account through Outlook Express
you're getting the true colors. 1) Windows Tips - "Quickie" Ever been a recipient of an email that consists of many
forwarded emails - all nested as multiple attachments? If so, you
know what a pain in the neck it is to open each one in turn before
you get to the original that contains the crux of the matter (which
is usually not worth the effort, anyhow!) 2) File Find! - "DBXtract" This no-frills utility is for Outlook Express users. DBXtract let's you backup individual emails or entire folders. If you have hundreds of ancient emails hanging around in Outlook Express, use DBXtract to back them up on your hard drive or favorite removable media. You can then safely delete them from your OE folders and speed up the operation of Outlook Express! The program automatically distinguishes between news and mail messages and names the files accordingly with the respective "nws" and "eml" file extensions. It also extracts messages completely intact, be they plain text messages with attachments or HTML messages. An added bonus is the Recover Mode which recovers messages that have been deleted from the Deleted Items folder. Before installing, be sure to read the short README file that's packed with the executable - there's essential install information you'll need. [62 KB/EXE] CLICK HERE to download DBXtract 3) Sites-Seeing - "Dead People Server\The Best Off-Fence" The Dead People Server is a list of celebrities who are long dead, newly dead or might plausibly be dead. DPS tells you who has really shuffled off this mortal coil, and who is "Just Resting". Browse by Name or Death Year; there's also a Quash Those Death Rumors page: CLICK HERE for The Dead People Server € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € According to this gem's home page, it all began last summer. The Fencemaster, who had been regularly riding his bike 12 miles to work, found a new sign on the fence, that would no longer double as his bike rack. What it became is WhatShouldIPutOnTheFence.com, the web command post of a quirky urban guerilla war fought with ironing boards, refrigerator doors, and HMS Invincible. Lots of chuckles from the heart of London, as the ongoing saga of The Fence is documented with dry wit and plentiful photographs, maps, and a Fence genealogy that spans at least a millennium. You have to appreciate a philosophy that states "I don't think stealing my children's toys and locking them to a fence (the toys) will do them any lasting damage (the children) Do you? Oh well, so long as I continue to deny them all the chances I had when I was growing up, they will be alright." CLICK HERE for WhatShouldIPutOnTheFence? Take The Plunge! Experience The Basement the way it was meant to be! Subscribe to the HTML version by clicking HERE then send a blank email. I'll take care of the rest! 4) Email Funny -
"Cement" 5) MOUS Tips - "Slimmer and Speedier PowerPoint Files" Here's two tips that can help you both decrease PowerPoint file size and the time required to save: Turn off Fast Saves. This will force a Full Save every time, and often decreases file size - * Tools > Options > Save Tab. * Remove the check from the option to "Allow fast saves", then OK. Turn off Picture Previews - * File > Properties > Summary tab. * Remove the check from the option to "Save preview picture", then OK. 6) They Said It "You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war." - Napoleon Bonaparte. 7) Hodgepodge Another ugly variant of spyware has raised its head. Aptly named "Foistware", this software is loaded on your computer behind the scenes and with no notification, as you install a different and desired application. What is particularly insidious about these new programs is that they replace critical Windows files without notice. If you then try to remove them, you run the very real risk of destroying your ability to connect to the Internet at all! (Users of older versions of Ad-Aware should be aware that "cleaning" Webhancer files WILL cause you to lose your ability to connect to the Internet!) Get the lowdown on these newest bad guys, AND find out how to decontaminate your machine if infected. CLICK HERE for info about Webhancer and HERE for info about New.net € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € Find out why 4 carloads of police showed up when an 80-year old man gave his parrot a shower; and see photographic evidence of one man's unsuccessful attempt to evade U.S. Customs - both this week at The Basement:
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