Links for Sunday October 28, 2001

If anyone would like to download a US Flag for their email or web site here are a few I found.
To download any Flag just right click on it and click on Save Picture as:
Keep your flag outside all of the time.
Remember the flag must be lit up at night. So leave it out all night, just put a light on it.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Here are the links from the show on October 28, 2001

Microsoft faces new browser battle:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/648199.asp?0si=-

Stores pile on freebies with Windows XP:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7673173.html?tag=mn_hd

Apple dangles rebates to spur iMac sales:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7668264.html?tag=mn_hd

Apple unveils music device:

http://www.dallasnews.com/technology/STORY.e9bd069148.b0.af.0.a4.ae2d0.html

Surf the Net from the boat, RV:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/648302.asp?0si=-

ICANN Stifling Public's Voice?

http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_911711,00.html

Ice contest gives valuable climate change data:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/10/26/ice.contest.climate.ap/index.html

FTC opens antifraud Web site:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/22/antifraud.website.ap/index.html

MonsterMail launches e-mail filtering service:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/23/monstermail.service.idg/index.html

Savvy search-engine users find more on Web:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-011026searchengines.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dhed

Want to be a bicoastal architect or fashion model? Have a friend who does? Chances are they'll need to be jetting back and forth in a way that's dizzying for both of you! In an attempt to get a handle on what time zone they're in and when it's okay to call that person (whether at the drafting table or on the runway), you're going to want to have dual time zone functionality. In the Day/Week/Month view of Calendar, right-click in the time-of-day area and choose Change Time Zone; then select Show an additional time zone. Whether you deem them Home/Away, West/East or Left/Right, it's definitely a good idea to label your zones. And if you ever feel lost, remember this simple rule: If you look up and see skyscrapers, you're on the east coast, punk; but if you look up and see palm trees (through the smog) you're on the west coast, baby.

In the previous tip, we showed you how to set up two separately labeled time zones in your Calendar, presumably to know when it's safe to call friends or clients on other coasts. But if YOU'RE the one on the move, you'll want to know how to adjust your calendar day appropriately: In the Day/Week/Month view of Calendar, right-click in the time-of-day area for either zone and choose Change Time Zone; then simply click Swap Time Zones. Doing that anchors your current time zone's 8 to 5 workday and, therefore, your appointments. Assuming you've labeled your zones logically, you should always be able to keep track of where you are. The rest is a matter of car vs. subway, when to pop Melatonin, and what brand of sunglasses to wear.

You know why a computer freezing up is called a "crash"? Because after losing a message you've been composing for 20 minutes, that's the sound you're most likely to hear as you swing a large blunt object into the computer screen! You can minimize that somewhat natural, adrenaline-induced feeling by using the AutoSave feature.

In Tools| Options, click Email Options, then Advanced Email Options and click a check next to AutoSave unsent every __minutes. The default is three minutes, but you may want to make it five, since it will cut down on background activity while you're working. Also, you may want to specify your Outbox or Inbox, rather than Drafts, as the destination folder in which you'd like to save unsent items. Either way, when you finally click OK to close Advanced Email Options, you'll notice that there'll automatically be a check next to Automatically save unsent messages. Pretty automatic, huh?

As discussed in the previous tip, telling Outlook to automatically save your unsent messages can greatly reduce the stress in your life. (To find the AutoSave option, choose Tools|Options, click Email Options, then click Advanced Email Options.) Okay, so you've set AutoSave to save the email you're composing every five minutes in your Outbox. Once you finally send that email, the draft will automatically disappear. Plus, if for some reason you accidentally delete that draft before sending the message, don't worry. You can still send the email from the open message window. And finally, if you make changes to the message and press the Esc key or otherwise try to exit before it's had another chance to automatically save, you'll be prompted as to whether you want to save the changes. Assuming you click Yes, you can just leave it right there in your Outbox until you're good and ready to open it, finish composing it and send it.

Got a full or messy disk? Within My Computers, or Explorer, right-click a drive and select Properties. In the general tab you'll find a button called Disk Cleanup. This program can assist you in getting rid of files, programs, and Internet Temporary files that clutter your hard drive.