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• Your questions |
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• Enhancements/fixes to Outlook
Express |
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Backing
up e-mail and Address books |
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AOL and Outlook Express |
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Video of
the Month |
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• What should I read next? |
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• Windows Tips – Beyond Beginners |
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• What is MS Passport? |
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• Should you install all
Windows and |
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Application updates? |
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Check your PCs security |
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• Downloads,Websites &
Windows tip of the |
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• OE View
- Contacts do not display? |
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Open Outlook Express, click View, then Layout |
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Check
Contacts box- items to display |
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AOL does not have this problem ! |
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How to Block and Unblock a Sender |
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Block -
Select Message, Click Message in
Menu Bar, then Block Sender |
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Unblock- Click Tools in Menu Bar, Then Message
Rules then Block Sender, then Remove |
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You can
also block all messages from a domain e.g. microsoft.com |
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Tools, MessageRules, BlockedSender, Add |
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• Sender |
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Be sure
that they are set up to send pictures. |
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Click
Tools,Options. Select the Send tab. |
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Click
HTML settings and be sure "Send pictures with messages" is
checked |
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• Receiver |
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Be sure
they can receive graphics. |
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They
should click Tools,Options. |
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Click
the Security tab. Clear the box next to "Block images and other
external… |
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Also
recipients cannot receive pics if they are set up for plain text. Check
Tools, Options, Send |
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Search your computer for a folder named “Organize”. It will be in an AOL folder. |
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Decide
where you want to copy (back up) the folder …..CD, thumb drive |
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Copy the
Organize older |
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Go to
the location (backup) to be stored |
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Paste
the folder |
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For occasional backup of an e-mail |
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Highlight the e-mail to be backed up |
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Click File, then Save As |
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Select the folder on your PC (My Documents)
where you want to save this mail and click Save |
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Rename it if needed |
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Find files with an extension of .dbx |
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- Click
Start, Search, *.dbx (include Hidden) |
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inbox.dbx, sent.dbx, etc |
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If
you find duplicates back up those with |
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most recent date (should be biggest) |
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Select location for back up e.g.thumbdrive, |
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CD, etc |
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Highlight those to copy - Go to location and Paste |
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From Outlook Express |
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Click File, then Export |
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Select Address Book, Text
File |
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-Name it
something like addressbk.csv |
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-Browse
to select a place to save |
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Save |
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-Click
Next and Select fields to save: First Name, Last, Address |
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-Then
click Finish |
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http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/ |
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UK Problems Limited base of books |
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Amazon |
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>Train Amazon to recommend books that will
interest you |
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Must
be registered at Amazon |
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>Make up a list of books you like and one you
don’t like |
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>On Amazon look up these books |
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Rate each from 1 to 5 stars |
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Indicate Not Interested or Own |
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Do this for about 8 to 12 books |
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Then Look at Amazon’s recommendations in your
store (e.g. Franks store) |
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Click C:, then Documents and Setting, then All
Users, then Start Menu, then Programs |
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These are “shortcuts” to your Programs: |
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they
can be renamed to find easier |
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they
can be deleted or |
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they
can be moved to a folder |
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they
can be copied to your Desktop |
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Assigning a file to a program |
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Right click on the file |
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Select Open With |
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Click Choose Program |
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Click Program or Browse to the Program |
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Check Always Use |
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Read Only files – occurs when you burn files to
a CD |
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To
enable the files to be modified: |
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Using
My Computer find the file |
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Highlight it |
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Right
click on the file |
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Select
Properties |
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“Un
Click” the Read only button |
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.NET
Passport – Service that uses your e-mail address to provide you with
personalized access to special Microsoft services and Web sites. |
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e.g. Microsoft
Messenger/Web Cam, Hotmail, publishing to a Microsoft web space |
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Per MS after you have a .NET Passport, you will
have only one name and password to remember. |
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To start the .NET Passport Wizard, click Start,
click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts |
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Click
your account, then click Change |
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Should you install all Windows and |
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Application updates? |
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YES for Microsoft Windows Critical Updates |
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YES to virus/protection type updates |
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YES if you are having problems with an
application and there are updates |
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Others? - Do a Systems Restore before you do the
update and know how to restore |
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MBSA – Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer |
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Download from |
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2/default.mspx |
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Check for malicious program remove
download program |
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx |
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Symantec Internet Threat Meter |
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Rates e-mail, internet etc |
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http://www.symantec.com/downloads/index.jsp |
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Trend Micro – House call |
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http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp |
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Panda |
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http://www.pandasecurity.com/ |
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click
Panda Active Scan |
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Airline info |
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Fares Compare |
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http://www.farecompare.com/ |
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History of a fare |
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Airfarewatchodog |
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www.airfarewatchodog.com |
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Special
deals |
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Post paper website – MOST |
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E-MAILED STORIES and MOST READ STORIES FROM THE PAST 7 DAYS |
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http://www.stltoday.com/ |
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Encrypt files on your Thumbdrive |
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http://www.truecrypt.org/ |
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Starter Kit of security programs at Download.com |
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http://www.download.com/ |
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To opt out of receiving credit card applications
you can call |
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1-888-5-OPTOUT |
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Or go to this URL. |
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http://opt-out.cdt.org/submit.shtml |
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