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Page appears obsolete. Why does my mouse have two buttons? Cookies get a lot of bad rap. Setting up a web page Working with mail lists Sorting your mail Basic Windows tutorial Still have questions? |
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Page appears obsolete. Before you e-mail me that the site is out of date or just leave disgustedly try this. While viewing a page you think is out of date Press and hold CTRL and tap F5 once. (CRTL+F5)
This will refresh the page from the server. Often when you are viewing a page your computer will try to load old pages that have been stored in your computers RAM. The result is that you can see very old pages. I talked to one member who was viewing a 2year old page. If this technique "repairs" the page, you need to do some computer cleanup. More info. Pressing Reload <F5> doesn't always work. Read this for some reasons.
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Why does my mouse have two buttons? Answer: because manufactures have a conspiracy to confuse users and they love spending money on useless trinkets. If you believe that, I have an old wooden boat to sell.
The right mouse button allows you to receive a pop-up menu of the most common tasks your would want to perform, This menu changes constantly depending on the object that is under the cursor when you right-click. (That's starboard for those who still have to look at their hand.) If you want to know where a link will send you, right-click on the link and select Properties from the menu. An alternative is to set the Status bar to active. The status bar is just above the taskbar. When you hover over a link, the status bar will indicate the address that you will be going to. If the status bar isn't showing, select View from the menu bar and insure that there is a check mark in front of Status Bar. I've had several request to share graphics found on this site with other USPS members. The answer I give is always the same. RIGHT-CLICK on the graphic and Save As. Next question is always, "Where should I save it". And the answer is: Where you can find it again! Where would you put your car keys??? |
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Cookies get a lot of bad rap. Sometimes you need them, sometimes you don't. What are they and how can you use them effectively on your computer. More info. |
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Setting up a web page. A couple of years ago this was pretty easy and anyone with a little computer knowledge could have a web page up and running in a day or so. The rules have changed. Security restriction have changed. The tools available to web designers have changes the way pages are designed and maintained. I used this tutor to get started. Parts of the site are free and others require a membership. Well worth the money for the lifetime subscription. The site is updated periodically and technology changes.
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Working with mail lists. D/20 has set up several mail lists to allow members to communicate with each other. Some service providers limit the amount of recipients you can send to at one time. This list allows members to sign-up or be removed from the list automatically. This list is based on MAILMAM 2.1.5. More info. Interested in setting up a mail list? This FAQ might help (it's a work in progress.) Mail list FAQ |
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Sorting your mail. Do you get a lot of mail generated from your website? Here are a couple of ideas. Consider creating multiple e-mail addresses. Use forwarders to place all the mail in a central location for pickup. Force a subject line in your email to help identify and sort the mail.
Many mail programs allow you to sort incoming mail into separate folders based on From: or word segments on the Subject: line. Do you need a response to go to multiple users? Such as requests for membership information? Piece of cake. Change your mailto: as follows
<a href="mailto:me@my_isp.com?Bcc=dave@mydomain.com&subject=[D20_hlp-req] Please include a subject but don't remove [D20_hlp-req]"> ?Bcc= will send a BLIND copy. Names listed in the Bcc: are not exposed to the mail recipient.?Cc= Carbon copy has the same effect as separating TO: names by a comma. The difference is that if the recipient replies, the reply only goes to the sender unless REPLY-ALL is selected when you reply. ?subject= forces a subject line to be added to the mail. Try this test link to see the effects. & should be placed with multi line items. More examples Back to top |
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Basic Windows tutorial What the Operator really needs to know. I don't like
working for computers, they don't pay enough. My idea is that they should work for me.
After all, I have paid more than enough for their services.
I have place a book on-line in PDF format that I wrote several years ago as a textbook while working for Truman college. Although the book covers Windows 95/98, the theory of computers hasn't changes much in decades. Screen appearances have been the major changes. Concepts in the book work equally well with Windows ME and XP. Follow the link to the Table of Contents. From here, you can view chapters on-line or download the book for off-line viewing. The book is designed to be read from front to back for atleast for the first 58 pages. Some minor computer setups are required to insure that the lessons work properly. Lessons have been tested by hundreds of users. They work properly.
If you are having a problem, go back and read the introduction section again. |