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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, January 21, 2007
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Avoiding a Variety of Viruses
This Week's Topic: Organizing Favorites with Folders
Question: Print in Draft Mode
Websites of Interest: How Volcanoes Work; Hooked on Facts; Senior Corps
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Special Feature: Avoiding a Variety of Viruses
From etips.dummies.com. Used with permission.
The Internet brings the world to your doorstep, but it also brings hoaxters, scam artists, and phishers. Without the right protection, your computer is subject to getting sick from a virus. Viruses come in these different shapes and forms.
* E-mail virus: This kind of virus reproduces itself by going into the recipient's Address Book, taking down names, and e-mailing itself to tens or hundreds of people at once. It's important to remember that no virus can spread inside an e-mail message. Viruses travel by e-mail, but not inside messages -- they travel in files attached to e-mail messages.
* Time bomb: This is a virus that is programmed to lie quietly in wait on a computer until the appointed hour, when it "explodes" and causes damage.
* Trojan horse: This virus masquerades as one kind of program but is really another. The game you thought you downloaded turns out not to be a game at all, but a virus. Trojan horses travel on the Internet by stealth, not by reproducing themselves quickly like other viruses.
* Worm: This is a virus that quickly makes copies of itself on many computers. Worms infect a security hole in a network, and when they are inside the network, quickly copy themselves from computer to computer. Code Red, the most notorious worm, copied itself to a quarter-million computers during one day in July 2001.
Viruses slow Internet traffic. They clog computer networks. They make computers run more slowly by tying up a computer's processor. They destroy important files. Always be on the alert for viruses, and make sure that antivirus software is installed on your computer.
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Today's Topic: Organizing Favorites with Folders
Question: I have so many websites in my favorites that the list goes below the taskbar. Its hard to find what I am looking for, and I want to add more favorites! What can I do?
Answer:
You can organize your Favorites into folders. You can group similar sites into folders, which will shorten the list, and make pages easier to find. Here is how:
Open Internet Explorer. Click Favorites on the menu and then click Organize Favorites.
This will open the Organize Favorites window. The first step will be to create folders. Think about some of the favorites you have that are similar websites. Say you have several favorites that are for travel websites; crate a Travel folder. Click the Create Folder button and type the name for the folder.
You will now see the new folder in the list on the right side of the window.
Click the Create Folder button and create as many folders as you want.
To move a favorite into one of the folders you just created, click on the favorite and then click the Move to Folder button. A small window will open showing a list of all your folders. Click the folder you want to move the favorite to and then click the OK button. Do this with all the favorites you want to organize into folders.
To learn All About Bookmarks and Favorites, visit our newsletter archives:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/102206.html
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Question: Print in Draft Mode
I like to use Draft mode for printing. It saves ink and the things I print do not have to be the best quality. I have to change to draft every time I print, which is inconvenient. Can I make this setting permanent?
Answer:
Yes, you can. You have to make the change in Printers in Control Panel, instead of in your program, to make it permanent. Here are the steps:
Click the Start button and open Control Panel. Open Printers.
You should see your printer listed. (Depending on your settings and version of Windows, you may have to click View Installed Printers to see your printer listed). Right click on your printer. From the resulting menu, left click Properties.
The Printer Properties window will open. Since all printers are different, you will have to look for the settings to change the print quality to draft. Look for Settings or Preferences; try clicking on the tabs at the top, or any buttons you see. Make the changes you want, and then click the OK button.
Now, when you print, you will automatically print in Draft mode.
Note: Some printers may use the term Quick Print to refer to draft mode. Check your printer manual for more information.
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Websites of Interest:
How Volcanoes Work
Here is an interesting site, sponsored by NASA, where you can learn all about volcanoes and see some very interesting and amazing pictures.
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/
Hooked on Facts
This site has thousands of random confirmed facts. Take a look; you will definitely learn a few things you did not know.
http://www.hookedonfacts.com/
Senior Corps
This website connects people with organizations that need volunteers. If you are interested in mentoring a child, helping out an elderly person or any other type of volunteering position, take a look at Senior Corps.
http://www.volunteerfriends.org/about/sc/index.asp |
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