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INTERNET FOR DUMMIES
Another easy to understand book that shows you how to get
the most out of the World Wide Web and your browser of choice. If
you're looking for an excuse to spend more time online, this book
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| BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS | | Learn the basics and soon the 'hard stuff' will begin
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Get on Top of That Filing
by Sheldene Chant | | OF course you hate filing - everyone with any sense at all loathes it - but the
advent of computers and PC's has made it easier, if you make the
most of the facilities they offer. |
How To Cut Copy and
Paste
by Tom Glander | | HOW do you move text from an email program to a word processor? The easiest way is
to copy and paste. |
Downloading is Not a Big
Deal
by Sheldene
Chant | | IT may sound awe-inspiring but downloading (transferring) files from one computer
to another should be straightforward once you know what you are doing... |
What's Inside Your
PC?
by Tom
Glander | | THIS is for the
budding Geek. I know you think about this in the wee hours of the
morning. Come on, don't try and pretend otherwise!
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Becoming a Floppy
Fan
by Sheldene
Chant | | SOMETIMES one overlooks something really helpful, having become so overawed by the very concept that you refuse to
explore it. Initially I had this hang-up about floppy disks.
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Zipping and Unzipping
Files
by Shelley
Lowery |
| SOONER or later you will encounter
a Zip file. A Zip file is simply an 'archive' of one or more
files compressed into one file for easy distribution. |
Help!
My eMail Links are Acting Weird
by Pam Allen |
| We're all used to our E-mail behaving in a certain manner. Click on the link to a URL, and our browser displays the desired page. Sometimes, however, computer gremlins go to work, and the solution is not what you'd call 'intuitive'. |
I'm REally Tired of This Subject
by Pam
Allen | | THE advent of
email has upset some old-school purists who fear handwritten
correspondence is dead. However, even email has its own etiquette.
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You Can't Trust Your
Friends
by Sheldene
Chant | | COMPUTER
viruses are sneaky and will stop at nothing in order to infect a PC.
They are often aided by your unsuspecting friends...
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Don't Be a Spam
Artist
by Terri
Seymour |
| SPAM is different
things to different people, but basically it is sending email
'ads' or messages to someone who neither requested them nor gave
permission to have them sent. |
Keeping Informed
by Sheldene Chant |
| IF you
moved to a foreign country you would start learning the language
and catching up on local customs.When you're becoming
computer literate the process is very similar... |
Don't Be Intimidated
by Sheldene Chant | | 'INTIMIDATION
' is rife when one seeks technical 'help'. Follow this effective guideline and keep the experts in line.
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Is Information Overload Your Problem?
by Mary Holzrichter | | AFTER surfing the Net for less than a year the author of this article found she was suffering from a serious case of information overload - and had to take drastic action.
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A Day in The Life of An Addict
by Pam Allen | | DISHES in the sink, clothes in the hamper, dust on the furniture. Your picture is on a milk carton. Sound familiar?
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Painting Your Icons
by Sheldene Chant | | IN a roundabout way the author, with help from Tom Glander, explores how to brighten up your dektop icons...
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Speeding Up Your Pokey PC
by Tom Glander | | YOUR computer is slowing down, and filling up. Slowly but surely, maybe imperceptibly. However this problem can be solved, hopefully for all time.
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Windows ME for Dummies
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