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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, April 13, 2008
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Identity Theft on the Internet – Protect Yourself
Tip #3 Never Post Personal Information Online
Tips & Tricks: Google Measurement Conversion
This Week's Topic: Attaching a File to an Email – America Online
Question: Windows Vista: Creating Program Icons
Websites of Interest: April 15: Income Tax Day; Obsolete Skills; Seafood Watch
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Special Feature: Identity Theft on the Internet – Protect Yourself
Tip #3 Never Post Personal Information Online
There are hundreds of websites nowadays where people put their personal information. MySpace, Facebook and hundreds more help you meet and communicate online with friends, family and people you don’t know yet. Unfortunately, the scammers can steal identities this way and will hunt through these websites looking for any information they can use.
Unless you are running a business, do not use your real name and think twice about posting a photo of yourself. Identity theft is not always about getting financial information; there are criminals out there who will use other information to try to run scams.
This article is Part 3 of our series, Identity Theft on the Internet – Protect Yourself. To read our previous tips, please visit our newsletter archives:
Tip #1 Never Put Personal or Financial Information In An Email
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/033008.html
Tip #2 Beware of Phishing Attempts
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/040608.html
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Tips & Tricks: Google Measurement Conversion
The calculator feature in Google also converts from one unit of measure to another.
To effectively use the converter, the inquiry must be posed in the proper syntax. Input the number of units, the current measurement, in, the target measurement.
Here are some examples:
To convert 1 U.S. dollar to euros, type in 1 usd in euros.
To convert 50 kilometers to miles, type in 50 kilometers in miles.
To convert 1 cup to teaspoons, type in 1 cup in teaspoons.
Please visit our archives for the Google Tips and Tricks we featured in previous editions of our newsletter:
Google Dictionary
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/021008.html
Google Stock Watch
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/021708.html
Google Calculator
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/022408.html
Google Weather
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030208.html
Google Worldwide Clock
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030908.html
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Today's Topic: Attaching a File to an Email – America Online
To attach a file to an email in America Online, open your web browser (Internet Explorer) and go to aol.com. Sign on to your account as usual.
Once you are in your Mailbox, click the Compose button on the left. This will open a new Mail.
Click the Attach File button right below the Subject line. This will open the Attach File window; click the Browse button.
You will now see a dialog box with the list of folders and files on your computer. Look for and open the folder that contains the file you want to attach to your email. When you find the file, click it to select it and then click the Open button at the bottom right of the window. Click the Attach button at the bottom of the Attach File window.
The file will now be attached to your email. You will see the file name immediately below the Subject line.
If you want to attach another file to the email, click the Attach File button again and follow the above steps.
The email window will now be on the screen. Create your email as usual. When you are done, click the Send button as usual. The email, along with your attached files, will be sent to the recipient.
Note: The above steps apply to attaching a file to an email on aol.com in a web browser, not in the AOL program. To learn how to attach files in the AOL program, please visit our newsletter archives at this address:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/031608.html
Please watch upcoming editions of this newsletter to learn how to attach files in other email programs.
Visit our newsletter archives to learn how to attach files in other email programs.
Yahoo Mail
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/021708.html
Hotmail
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/022408.html
Outlook Express
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030208.html
Windows Mail (Windows Vista)
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030908.html
America Online
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/031608.html
Outlook Express - Attach Files Using Drag and Drop
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/033008.html
Attaching a File to an Email – Gmail
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/040608.html
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Question: Windows Vista: Creating Program Icons
I just got a new computer with Windows Vista on it. On my old computer, I had created icons on my desktop for my favorite programs. How can I do this in Vista?
Answer:
To add an icon for a program to your desktop, follow these steps:
Locate the program you want to create the icon for. Usually, the easiest way to do this is to find it in the Start menu. For example, if you would like to create an icon for Microsoft Word, click the Start Orb, point to All Programs and then scroll down and click Microsoft Office. You will then see Microsoft Word.
Right click on Microsoft Word. A menu will open; point to Send To. In the next menu that you now see, click on Desktop (create shortcut). You will now have a Desktop icon for that program.
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Websites of Interest:
April 15th – Income Tax Day
Tuesday is Income Tax Day
For forms, information, last minute help and more, visit the IRS website.
http://www.irs.gov/
This website provides information on the history of U.S. taxation, including a collection of presidential tax returns.
http://www.taxhistory.org/
The Tax Museum - A very interesting website giving information on American history dating back to 1660 and how the taxation process evolved.
http://www.tax.org/Museum
Obsolete Skills
Here is an interesting website worth a visit. You’ll see a collection of skills most of us have learned, that are no longer useful in this day and age. It gives an interesting look at way our lives have changed over the years.
http://obsoleteskills.com
Seafood Watch
At this website provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, learn all about seafood and your health, conservation, recipes and much more.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/ |
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