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NEWBIES, NERDS & NITWITS
Your 'support' ezine if you're nervous about the Net
August 7, 2001 Vol.1 Issue.12
Sheldene Chant, Editor
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IN THIS ISSUE
o Time for a Break...
o Painting Your Icons - or the pitfalls of
being over-ambitious....
o Trials and Tribulations of a Confused
Computer
o How To Cut, Copy and Paste
o Autoresponders and what makes them
so popular
o Newbie Club Hot Tip - Techniques for
Better Searches
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TIME FOR A BREAK...
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IT must be quite a strain editing an ezine if one is
supposed to be an expert. Fortunately that doesn't
apply to Newbies, Nerds & Nitwits....
When you read Painting Your Icons - or the pitfalls of
being over-ambitious, I am sure some of you will
appreciate how frustrated I felt, and others may even be
glad of a reminder that you are not the only ones whose
clever little schemes involving PCs and programs do
not always work out.
However, apart from my ramblings, the rest of the issue
is instructive. In the Trials and Tribulations of a
Confused Computer, Donna Sweat points out that our
favourite toys should be treated with care, while Dawn
Gray writes about another clever tool - autoresponders.
Perhaps you can't imagine anyone not being able to cut
copy and paste but I know it took me at least a year to
sort it out - which is why the Newbie Club tutorial on this
subject is recommended reading. Once you've got the
hang of it you'll be amazed what a difference it makes.
The tutorial deals with moving text from an email
program to a word processor - and that's just the
beginning. When I had a second hard drive installed
recently, I watched the 'expert' transferring programs
from one drive to the other, simply by copying and
pasting. Left to my own devices I would have definitely
caused alarm and despondency by 'dragging' and
'dropping' the programs around Explorer - but this
was so easy!
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I was about to buy
the TNC eBook , Digicam Magic, to help me with my
new digital camera. I was duly impressed and only wish
I had bought the eBook before I bought the camera. My
bargain buy (I mean the digital camera) is so basic that
most of the features explained in the eBook don't apply.
In addition Digicam Magic gives tips on what one
should look for when choosing a digi-camera.
To add insult to injury I can no longer load my
photographs onto my PC because the cable connection
(that came with the camera) has become defective and
I can't get a replacement. So be warned - get the
eBook first. My 'cheapie' worked long enough to
convince me that taking digital pics is great - and I won't
rest until I find another cable - or something.
To find out more about this eBook - as well as a heap of
other interesting things including free tutorials, free
eBooks, and autoresponders - visit the Newbie Club.
Members have special privileges and it costs nothing to
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PAINTING YOUR ICONS - or the pitfalls of
being over-ambitious.....
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FAR from showing how clever I am (which was the
original intention) this little piece of prose demonstrates
the exact opposite. However, as this is a 'support' ezine
I have decided to include it anyway.
A few months ago I read a Newbie Club article entitled
Paint Your Own Icons. I have never been much good at
painting anything so I decided to follow the instructions -
and then innovate.
All went well and I ended up replacing the icon for my
'Fax' with a cute graphic of a dog. Unfortunately I don't
recall where I obtained this graphic but ever since then I
have been toying with the idea of making more icons -
and have had visions of little smiling faces peeping at
me from my desktop.
I thought I would make a few new icons yesterday
afternoon - and then write about it . How humiliating.
For a start I couldn't remember how I had reduced the
'doggie' icon to the correct size, and all my attempts to
turn photos into icons failed miserably. Perhaps
someone will be able to help, when they have read this,
but I am beginning to suspect one can't reduce
everything and anything, willy-nilly, particularly
photographs.
Of course I began with Tom Glander's icon painting
instructions in one hand. They read like this...
...'We'll use Paint for our Icon redecorating project.
You'll find it under the Accessories menu (Start,
Programs, Accessories). Once it's open, you'll need to
set the size to 32 by 32 pixels. That's the size of the
icons on your desktop.
'To set the size, click 'Image' on the menu line, and
select 'Attributes'. Set the width and height to 32, and
click the 'pixels' radio button. Click OK, and you've now
got a little 32 by 32 pixel square to work with. Too little?
Just click View, Zoom, Large Size, or press the Ctrl and
Page Down keys together. (Ctrl+Page Down). The
space increases enough to work in. Now grab a tool
and start drawing'....
And this is where I started doing my own thing - and
several hours later I was still doing it. Whenever anyone
tells me about the marvellous things one can do with
Paint, and programs like Paint Shop Pro, I become
quite beady because I can't draw anyway and to me
they have always seemed incomprehensible. This
explains why I intended to 'import' my pictures.
Well I tried, and tried. First of all I opened a photograph
in Picture It, and then I opened it in MGI PhotoSuite.
When I tried to reduce it sufficiently it disintegrated - and
there appeared to be no way I could save it in the
correct format in any case.
Nothing daunted I dug out my Microsoft Greetings CD,
intending to pinch some graphics from there - and
couldn't export them anywhere because of the weird file
extensions which appear to go with that program.
So I decided to download a graphics viewer and duly
went to <http://www.acdsee.com>- but my browser
wouldn't open the page.Then I clicked on
<www.tucows.com> and managed to start downloading
ACDSee Classic -slowly and painfully at something like
950 bytes per second. After 20 minutes (when the
download was half through) my PC froze and I was
forced to reboot it.
By this time every other living thing in the house was fast
asleep - but I started the download, again. When it was
finally completed I had the pleasure of exploring this
excellent software but achieved nothing as it is a viewer,
not a graphics editor. Hmmm.
Eventually, in a very roundabout manner, and I couldn't
possibly tell you how, I placed a line drawing of an
angel fish, from the Greetings CD, in Paint!
Furthermore I coloured it in, drew some bubbles, even
signed it. Hurray! But there was no way I could then
reduce it to the required 32 pixel size. I still don't know
why.
I think the moral of this rambling tale is to simply follow
Tom Glander's instructions, and forget about the
innovative bit. He says....
...'Once you're satisfied with your drawing, save it. Put it
in a folder named 'My Icons' that you create on your C
Drive, Or on a Zip disk. Or wherever the heck it is you
save your stuff. One tricky thing to observe....
' When you go to save your file, give it the .ico file
extension. You won't see that option listed in the file
types drop down box, but no problem. Just give it the
.ico extension and click Save.'...
Once you have created your new icons you need to
install them.
Right click on the icon you want to change and select
Properties from the menu that appears. Then click the
'Change Icon' button (if there is one) and work your way
through the dialogue box which appears. (Sometimes
an icon cannot be changed so just accept this gracefully
if the 'Change Icon' button is missing.) Click Browse to
get to the icon you have just made.
Apart from the time spent in Paint designing your icon,
this process can be completed in seconds - and you
will be delighted with the result.
I have to mention that I am still exceptionally pleased
with the cute little dog icon I 'made' a couple of months
ago - I only wish I could remember how I did it.....
If you are reading this Tom .....perhaps you
can help?
2001 Sheldene Chant
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TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A CONFUSED
COMPUTER
by Donna Sweat
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DURING a recent period of the fretted PC breakdown I
came to realize that I took my computer for granted. I
thought the high tech machine would never let me down
and I was never further from the truth.
Just when I thought things were going smoothly, 'BANG',
I was in deep trouble.
Home-based businesses should be aware that
computer down time can and will mess up your
schedule. After only a week, I was behind and a bit
discouraged to say the least. I was lucky enough to be
able to fix my PC myself, but this isn't always the case.
Sometimes it takes an expert to bail you out and it can
be costly.
Professionals charge $50.00 per hour, and up, to find
and correct problems. It may be wise to stash a bit in
the bank for such an occasion.
I found backing up your files is of the utmost importance.
Store your important pieces on floppy or Cd-Rom. Do
not wait too long and be sure to format those floppies.
I stored information on a floppy and found after I was
back to normal, the floppy was no good and would not
open my files.
Never store a program on a floppy, it will not work
properly when you try it. Programs must be reinstalled.
A good example is Aureate Group Mail or something
you downloaded online. If you have an opt-in list, that
can be saved to floppy.
Think you know your computer? Take a look at its
contents. Go to My Computer, C drive. Wow, I was
amazed at the contents and the worst of it was I did not
know what everything was.
Another great place to see the internal contents of your
computer is the Control Panel, Go to My Computer,
Control Panel, System, and Device Manager.
This place is a maze of high tech content. Do not
change anything unless you know what you are doing.
The results can be disastrous.
I have had my share of problems with down time,
ranging from installing a new Cd-Rom, to blowing dust
from my tower. Yes, dust is a common culprit! Fans get
clogged with dust quickly,and the result is overheated
components and this leads to computer failure.
I blow out the dust using a vacuum cleaner and also
being careful not to disturb delicate parts.
PC problems sometimes develop from a loose
connection. It may be a cord or a circuit board within
the tower. Gently pushing in a loose connection may
solve a problem.
Booting into the safe mode is a safe way to fix
problems. When booting, after the start up screen,
pressing Ctrl, puts the PC in this mode with internet
access, and many programs disabled, so the problem
can be found and corrected.
Running Disk Cleanup, Scandisk and Defragmenter
regularly is a must. Keep your recycle bin emptied, and
the cache of your browsers cleaned.
Downloading too many programs and files can be a
hazard. Games the kids like to play require a lot of hard
drive with their special effects, graphics and colors.
Updating programs helps out a lot and often results in
faster load time, and keeps up with technology.
Windows updates are included in the Start menu. Many
programs have updates files included.
Another important update is the antivirus software. New
viruses are discovered every day and your antivirus
program needs to cover new and potentially harmful
viruses. This is another great way to lose important data
and wipe out your whole system.
Email is the culprit for unwanted viruses. Never open an
email if you do not know where/who it is from and
beware of attachments. Always scan your mail before
opening, if you're unsure of the content....DELETE IT!
Starting from scratch is not fun and may take several
days to accomplish. Reloading programs back into the
computer is time consuming and usually requires
technical assistance. Check your warranty for additional
information. If you are out of warranty, you may have to
pay for repairs.
Additional hardware causes problems too, such as a
backup unit for power outages, scanners, and printers.
Be sure to service these often, check for wear and
upgrade when needed.
I have an additional comment for those of you that want
to save money - be aware those universal ink printer
refills for any printer may not work for your printer. I
thought I was saving money and the results were a
damaged printer, thus repairs.
In my case, not only did I get ink all over my hands, ink
leaked into my printer from the cartridge and caused the
damage. You are much better off paying for the
cartridge that goes with the printer, than trying to save
money and end up paying three times the cost in
repairs.
Last but not least....again...Never, ever think your
computer is not vulnerable to sickness..Some never
recover!
(c) 2001, by Donna Sweat
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Donna Sweat
Publisher/Editor
Dee's Helpful Info.
Endless Mts.Home Business
New Albany,PA.18833
http://www.homebiz.pa.32668.com
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HOW TO CUT, COPY AND PASTE
Newbie Club Tutorial
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HOW do I move text from my email program to a word
processor?
The easiest way is to copy and paste. Here's how. (All
clicks are LEFT clicks unless stated otherwise.)
1. In your email program, move the cursor to the
beginning of the text you want to copy and click to set
it.
2. Click and hold down the mouse button while moving
the mouse to drag the cursor over the text. See how it
changes color? This is called 'selecting the text.'
3. Right click the selected text.
4. On the popup menu that appears, click 'Copy'.
The text is copied to the invisible Windows clipboard.
5. Move to your word processor and click the mouse
where you want to insert the text.
6. Right click, and select 'Paste'. The text will appear.
You can substitute the keyboard shortcuts for this if you
want to. To copy, highlight the text, then press the Ctrl
key and the C key together. Move the cursor, then press
the Ctrl key and the V key together.
If you want to copy all of the text immediately, click once
to set the cursor. Then press Ctrl and the A key
together.This copies 'All' the text.
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AUTORESPONDERS AND WHAT MAKES THEM
SO POPULAR - AND VALUABLE
by Dawn Gray
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AUTORESPONDERS were one of the first exciting
marketing methods on the internet. These days, it
seems, many people have forgotten about them.
What made autoresponders so popular and valuable?
How could you be using your autoresponders to
promote your website and improve its value to your
visitors?
1. 'We received your message...' Every technical
support website has an autoresponder set up to notify
people that they have received their email and in what
time frame they can expect a response. Companies
have discovered that people want an IMMEDIATE
response to their email, and sending them an automatic
response (even if it doesn't answer their question)
improves the impression a customer develops of their
service.
Do you have a similar autoresponder message for your
customer service or technical support address? Doing
so could increase your customer satisfaction, especially
if you include resources on your website which may be
able to solve your visitors' problems, such as Frequently
Asked Questions pages or bulletin boards.
2. 'I'll be on vacation until...' This is a variation of the
'We received your message...' auto response.
Personally, I find it very annoying, since I often get these
messages when I send out email newsletters. However,
letting your customers know when you'll be out of the
office is extremely important - especially if you run a one
man show!
3. More Information. You can encourage your visitors to
email specific addresses (or fill out forms forwarding to
specific addresses) for more information on your
company, your ad prices, and more. This is not just a
tremendous time saver! It also allows you to collect the
names and email addresses of the people interested in
buying your products or advertising with you.
4. The Email Version of Fax-on-Demand. Set up your
Frequently Asked Question reports as auto response
messages! This way, visitors don't have to wade
through a bunch of irrelevant information to find the
answer to their question, and you get to collect their
email addresses.
5. 'Email us for your free report.' Free reports are a
great marketing opportunity. Done right, they encourage
readers to buy your product while still making them feel
like they received valuable information.
You can set up a form on your website to email your
autoresponder and send visitors your report via email.
Benefits include weeding out bad email addresses
before they get into your database, having the report
sent immediately and automatically (for FREE!), and
giving you the option of promoting the autoresponder
address via email, where many people prefer to
respond to ads via email. (For more information on
marketing via email, see my articles: 'Effortless
Marketing With Signature Files' at
http://www.busymarketing.com/sig.shtml and
'Advertising in Discussion Lists and Newsgroups' at
http://www.busymarketing.com/lists.shtml .)
6. Follow-up. Not all autoresponders are one-time
deals! You can find 'delayed autoresponders' that allow
you to set up a follow-up sequence. (I believe there's a
company that will do it for free in return for an ad at the
bottom of your email, but I recommend
http://www.aweber.com which is not free and has better
service.)
A great way to use this is to send a free report, then
three to six auto response messages to encourage
readers to buy your other products. Your response
should improve with each sales letter you send. For
more information on Follow-Up Email, see my article,
'Follow Up!' at
http://www.busymarketing.com/followup.shtml .
7. Free email 'courses.' Delayed autoresponders also
give you the opportunity to create a series of free
reports on a subject and send them out in sequence -
with no effort on your part once everything is set up. This
is another great way to promote your products and
services!
However you choose to use your autoresponders, be
sure you always check the email sent to them.
Somebody might just send an important message (such
as 'I want to purchase your services...') to the wrong
address. Also, don't neglect adding the email
addresses you receive to your database!
The people who request information from you - whether
it's an answer to a common question or a free report,
are great prospects! Keep in touch with them and you
will earn business from them over and over.
Autoresponders can be a great marketing tool, and
most of them are free. You can get free autoresponders
from your website host, a free service provider, or set
them up in your email program (if you use Eudora or
Pegasus Mail).
Ready to get started? Learn how to set up your own
autoresponders! If your website host offers them, check
their online manual or email technical support for details
on how to set them up. If you're working with an email
program, check the Help menu or manual. Free
services should provide instructions up front.
Unfortunately, every host and email program does it
differently.
Good luck!
Copyright 2001 Dawn Gray
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Dawn Gray specialises in Website Marketing
for Impatient Beginners and Dawn's site at
<http://www.busymarketing.com> is worth a visit.
Or contact her at <da-@busymarketing.com>
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<b>NEWBIES, NERDS & NITWITS<br><br>
</b>Your 'support' ezine if you're nervous about the Net<br><br>
August 7,
2001
Vol.1 Issue.12<br><br>
Sheldene Chant, Editor<br>
_______________________________________<br><br>
By subscription only. Welcome to the 12th issue of<br><br>
Newbies, Nerds & Nitwits<br><br>
You are receiving this newsletter because you<br>
requested a subscription. Our subscriber list is<br>
confidential. Unsubscribe instructions are at the<br>
end of this ezine<br>
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<b>IN THIS ISSUE<br><br>
</b> o Time for a
Break...<br><br>
o Painting Your
Icons - or the pitfalls of<br>
being over-ambitious....<br><br>
o Trials and
Tribulations of a Confused<br>
Computer<br><br>
o How To Cut, Copy
and Paste<br><br>
o Autoresponders
and what makes them<br>
so popular<br><br>
o Newbie Club Hot
Tip - Techniques for<br>
Better Searches<br><br>
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TIME FOR A BREAK...<br>
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</b>IT must be quite a strain editing an ezine if one is<br>
supposed to be an expert. Fortunately that doesn't<br>
apply to Newbies, Nerds & Nitwits....<br><br>
When you read Painting Your Icons - or the pitfalls of<br>
being over-ambitious, I am sure some of you will<br>
appreciate how frustrated I felt, and others may even be<br>
glad of a reminder that you are not the only ones whose<br>
clever little schemes involving PCs and programs do<br>
not always work out.<br><br>
However, apart from my ramblings, the rest of the issue<br>
is instructive. In the Trials and Tribulations of a<br>
Confused Computer, Donna Sweat points out that our<br>
favourite toys should be treated with care, while Dawn<br>
Gray writes about another clever tool - autoresponders.<br><br>
Perhaps you can't imagine anyone not being able to cut<br>
copy and paste but I know it took me at least a year to<br>
sort it out - which is why the Newbie Club tutorial on this<br>
subject is recommended reading. Once you've got the<br>
hang of it you'll be amazed what a difference it makes.<br><br>
The tutorial deals with moving text from an email<br>
program to a word processor - and that's just the<br>
beginning. When I had a second hard drive installed<br>
recently, I watched the 'expert' transferring programs<br>
from one drive to the other, simply by copying and<br>
pasting. Left to my own devices I would have definitely<br>
caused alarm and despondency by 'dragging' and<br>
'dropping' the programs around Explorer - but this<br>
was so easy!<br><br>
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I was about to buy<br>
the TNC eBook , Digicam Magic, to help me with my<br>
new digital camera. I was duly impressed and only wish<br>
I had bought the eBook before I bought the camera. My<br>
bargain buy (I mean the digital camera) is so basic that<br>
most of the features explained in the eBook don't apply.<br>
In addition Digicam Magic gives tips on what one<br>
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To add insult to injury I can no longer load my<br>
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I can't get a replacement. So be warned - get the<br>
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PAINTING YOUR ICONS - or the pitfalls of<br>
being over-ambitious.....<br>
_________________________________________<br><br>
</b>FAR from showing how clever I am (which was the<br>
original intention) this little piece of prose demonstrates<br>
the exact opposite. However, as this is a 'support' ezine<br>
I have decided to include it anyway.<br><br>
A few months ago I read a Newbie Club article entitled<br>
Paint Your Own Icons. I have never been much good at<br>
painting anything so I decided to follow the instructions -<br>
and then innovate.<br><br>
All went well and I ended up replacing the icon for my<br>
'Fax' with a cute graphic of a dog. Unfortunately I
don't<br>
recall where I obtained this graphic but ever since then I<br>
have been toying with the idea of making more icons -<br>
and have had visions of little smiling faces peeping at<br>
me from my desktop.<br><br>
I thought I would make a few new icons yesterday<br>
afternoon - and then write about it . How humiliating.<br>
For a start I couldn't remember how I had reduced the<br>
'doggie' icon to the correct size, and all my attempts to<br>
turn photos into icons failed miserably. Perhaps<br>
someone will be able to help, when they have read this,<br>
but I am beginning to suspect one can't reduce<br>
everything and anything, willy-nilly, particularly<br>
photographs.<br><br>
Of course I began with Tom Glander's icon painting<br>
instructions in one hand. They read like this...<br><br>
...'We'll use Paint for our Icon redecorating project.<br>
You'll find it under the Accessories menu (Start,<br>
Programs, Accessories). Once it's open, you'll need to<br>
set the size to 32 by 32 pixels. That's the size of the<br>
icons on your desktop.<br><br>
'To set the size, click 'Image' on the menu line, and<br>
select 'Attributes'. Set the width and height to 32, and<br>
click the 'pixels' radio button. Click OK, and you've now<br>
got a little 32 by 32 pixel square to work with. Too little?<br>
Just click View, Zoom, Large Size, or press the Ctrl and<br>
Page Down keys together. (Ctrl+Page Down). The<br>
space increases enough to work in. Now grab a tool<br>
and start drawing'....<br><br>
And this is where I started doing my own thing - and<br>
several hours later I was still doing it. Whenever anyone<br>
tells me about the marvellous things one can do with<br>
Paint, and programs like Paint Shop Pro, I become<br>
quite beady because I can't draw anyway and to me<br>
they have always seemed incomprehensible. This<br>
explains why I intended to 'import' my pictures.<br><br>
Well I tried, and tried. First of all I opened a photograph<br>
in Picture It, and then I opened it in MGI PhotoSuite.<br>
When I tried to reduce it sufficiently it disintegrated - and<br>
there appeared to be no way I could save it in the<br>
correct format in any case.<br><br>
Nothing daunted I dug out my Microsoft Greetings CD,<br>
intending to pinch some graphics from there - and<br>
couldn't export them anywhere because of the weird file<br>
extensions which appear to go with that program.<br><br>
So I decided to download a graphics viewer and duly<br>
went to
<<a href="http://www.acdsee.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.acdsee.com</a>>-
but my browser<br>
wouldn't open the page.Then I clicked on<br>
<<a href="http://www.tucows.com/" eudora="autourl">www.tucows.com</a>>
and managed to start downloading<br>
ACDSee Classic -slowly and painfully at something like<br>
950 bytes per second. After 20 minutes (when the<br>
download was half through) my PC froze and I was<br>
forced to reboot it.<br><br>
By this time every other living thing in the house was fast<br>
asleep - but I started the download, again. When it was<br>
finally completed I had the pleasure of exploring this<br>
excellent software but achieved nothing as it is a viewer,<br>
not a graphics editor. Hmmm.<br><br>
Eventually, in a very roundabout manner, and I couldn't<br>
possibly tell you how, I placed a line drawing of an<br>
angel fish, from the Greetings CD, in Paint!<br><br>
Furthermore I coloured it in, drew some bubbles, even<br>
signed it. Hurray! But there was no way I could then<br>
reduce it to the required 32 pixel size. I still don't know<br>
why.<br><br>
I think the moral of this rambling tale is to simply follow<br>
Tom Glander's instructions, and forget about the<br>
innovative bit. He says....<br><br>
...'Once you're satisfied with your drawing, save it. Put it<br>
in a folder named 'My Icons' that you create on your C<br>
Drive, Or on a Zip disk. Or wherever the heck it is you<br>
save your stuff. One tricky thing to observe....<br><br>
' When you go to save your file, give it the .ico file<br>
extension. You won't see that option listed in the file<br>
types drop down box, but no problem. Just give it the<br>
.ico extension and click Save.'...<br><br>
Once you have created your new icons you need to<br>
install them.<br><br>
Right click on the icon you want to change and select<br>
Properties from the menu that appears. Then click the<br>
'Change Icon' button (if there is one) and work your way<br>
through the dialogue box which appears. (Sometimes<br>
an icon cannot be changed so just accept this gracefully<br>
if the 'Change Icon' button is missing.) Click Browse to<br>
get to the icon you have just made.<br><br>
Apart from the time spent in Paint designing your icon,<br>
this process can be completed in seconds - and you<br>
will be delighted with the result.<br><br>
I have to mention that I am still exceptionally pleased<br>
with the cute little dog icon I 'made' a couple of months<br>
ago - I only wish I could remember how I did it.....<br><br>
If you are reading this Tom .....perhaps you <br>
can help?<br><br>
<b>2001 Sheldene Chant<br>
</b>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
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TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A CONFUSED<br>
COMPUTER<br>
by Donna Sweat<br>
_________________________________________<br><br>
</b>DURING a recent period of the fretted PC breakdown I<br>
came to realize that I took my computer for granted. I<br>
thought the high tech machine would never let me down<br>
and I was never further from the truth.<br><br>
Just when I thought things were going smoothly, 'BANG',<br>
I was in deep trouble.<br><br>
Home-based businesses should be aware that<br>
computer down time can and will mess up your<br>
schedule. After only a week, I was behind and a bit<br>
discouraged to say the least. I was lucky enough to be<br>
able to fix my PC myself, but this isn't always the case.<br>
Sometimes it takes an expert to bail you out and it can<br>
be costly.<br><br>
Professionals charge $50.00 per hour, and up, to find<br>
and correct problems. It may be wise to stash a bit in<br>
the bank for such an occasion.<br><br>
I found backing up your files is of the utmost importance.<br>
Store your important pieces on floppy or Cd-Rom. Do<br>
not wait too long and be sure to format those floppies.<br><br>
I stored information on a floppy and found after I was<br>
back to normal, the floppy was no good and would not<br>
open my files.<br><br>
Never store a program on a floppy, it will not work<br>
properly when you try it. Programs must be reinstalled.<br>
A good example is Aureate Group Mail or something<br>
you downloaded online. If you have an opt-in list, that<br>
can be saved to floppy.<br><br>
Think you know your computer? Take a look at its<br>
contents. Go to My Computer, C drive. Wow, I was<br>
amazed at the contents and the worst of it was I did not<br>
know what everything was.<br><br>
Another great place to see the internal contents of your<br>
computer is the Control Panel, Go to My Computer,<br>
Control Panel, System, and Device Manager.<br>
This place is a maze of high tech content. Do not<br>
change anything unless you know what you are doing.<br>
The results can be disastrous.<br><br>
I have had my share of problems with down time,<br>
ranging from installing a new Cd-Rom, to blowing dust<br>
from my tower. Yes, dust is a common culprit! Fans get<br>
clogged with dust quickly,and the result is overheated<br>
components and this leads to computer failure.<br><br>
I blow out the dust using a vacuum cleaner and also<br>
being careful not to disturb delicate parts.<br><br>
PC problems sometimes develop from a loose<br>
connection. It may be a cord or a circuit board within<br>
the tower. Gently pushing in a loose connection may<br>
solve a problem.<br><br>
Booting into the safe mode is a safe way to fix<br>
problems. When booting, after the start up screen,<br>
pressing Ctrl, puts the PC in this mode with internet<br>
access, and many programs disabled, so the problem<br>
can be found and corrected.<br><br>
Running Disk Cleanup, Scandisk and Defragmenter<br>
regularly is a must. Keep your recycle bin emptied, and<br>
the cache of your browsers cleaned.<br><br>
Downloading too many programs and files can be a<br>
hazard. Games the kids like to play require a lot of hard<br>
drive with their special effects, graphics and colors.<br><br>
Updating programs helps out a lot and often results in<br>
faster load time, and keeps up with technology.<br>
Windows updates are included in the Start menu. Many<br>
programs have updates files included.<br><br>
Another important update is the antivirus software. New<br>
viruses are discovered every day and your antivirus<br>
program needs to cover new and potentially harmful<br>
viruses. This is another great way to lose important data<br>
and wipe out your whole system.<br><br>
Email is the culprit for unwanted viruses. Never open an<br>
email if you do not know where/who it is from and<br>
beware of attachments. Always scan your mail before<br>
opening, if you're unsure of the content....DELETE IT!<br><br>
Starting from scratch is not fun and may take several<br>
days to accomplish. Reloading programs back into the<br>
computer is time consuming and usually requires<br>
technical assistance. Check your warranty for additional<br>
information. If you are out of warranty, you may have to<br>
pay for repairs.<br><br>
Additional hardware causes problems too, such as a<br>
backup unit for power outages, scanners, and printers.<br>
Be sure to service these often, check for wear and<br>
upgrade when needed.<br><br>
I have an additional comment for those of you that want<br>
to save money - be aware those universal ink printer<br>
refills for any printer may not work for your printer. I<br>
thought I was saving money and the results were a<br>
damaged printer, thus repairs.<br><br>
In my case, not only did I get ink all over my hands, ink<br>
leaked into my printer from the cartridge and caused the<br>
damage. You are much better off paying for the<br>
cartridge that goes with the printer, than trying to save<br>
money and end up paying three times the cost in<br>
repairs.<br><br>
Last but not least....again...Never, ever think your<br>
computer is not vulnerable to sickness..Some never<br>
recover!<br><br>
<b>(c) 2001, by Donna Sweat<br>
</b>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<i>Donna Sweat<br>
Publisher/Editor<br>
Dee's Helpful Info.<br>
Endless Mts.Home Business<br>
New Albany,PA.18833<br>
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<br>
</b>HOW do I move text from my email program to a word<br>
processor?<br><br>
The easiest way is to copy and paste. Here's how. (All<br>
clicks are LEFT clicks unless stated otherwise.)<br><br>
1. In your email program, move the cursor to the<br>
beginning of the text you want to copy and click to set<br>
it.<br><br>
2. Click and hold down the mouse button while moving<br>
the mouse to drag the cursor over the text. See how it<br>
changes color? This is called 'selecting the text.'<br><br>
3. Right click the selected text.<br><br>
4. On the popup menu that appears, click 'Copy'.<br><br>
The text is copied to the invisible Windows clipboard.<br><br>
5. Move to your word processor and click the mouse<br>
where you want to insert the text.<br><br>
6. Right click, and select 'Paste'. The text will appear.<br><br>
You can substitute the keyboard shortcuts for this if you<br>
want to. To copy, highlight the text, then press the Ctrl<br>
key and the C key together. Move the cursor, then press<br>
the Ctrl key and the V key together.<br><br>
If you want to copy all of the text immediately, click once<br>
to set the cursor. Then press Ctrl and the A key<br>
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</b>______________________________________<br><br>
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AUTORESPONDERS AND WHAT MAKES THEM<br>
SO POPULAR - AND VALUABLE<br>
by Dawn Gray<br>
______________________________________<br><br>
</b>AUTORESPONDERS were one of the first exciting<br>
marketing methods on the internet. These days, it<br>
seems, many people have forgotten about them.<br><br>
What made autoresponders so popular and valuable?<br>
How could you be using your autoresponders to<br>
promote your website and improve its value to your<br>
visitors?<br><br>
1. 'We received your message...' Every technical<br>
support website has an autoresponder set up to notify<br>
people that they have received their email and in what<br>
time frame they can expect a response. Companies<br>
have discovered that people want an IMMEDIATE<br>
response to their email, and sending them an automatic<br>
response (even if it doesn't answer their question)<br>
improves the impression a customer develops of their<br>
service.<br><br>
Do you have a similar autoresponder message for your<br>
customer service or technical support address? Doing<br>
so could increase your customer satisfaction, especially<br>
if you include resources on your website which may be<br>
able to solve your visitors' problems, such as Frequently<br>
Asked Questions pages or bulletin boards.<br><br>
2. 'I'll be on vacation until...' This is a variation of the<br>
'We received your message...' auto response.<br>
Personally, I find it very annoying, since I often get these<br>
messages when I send out email newsletters. However,<br>
letting your customers know when you'll be out of the<br>
office is extremely important - especially if you run a one<br>
man show!<br><br>
3. More Information. You can encourage your visitors to<br>
email specific addresses (or fill out forms forwarding to<br>
specific addresses) for more information on your<br>
company, your ad prices, and more. This is not just a<br>
tremendous time saver! It also allows you to collect the<br>
names and email addresses of the people interested in<br>
buying your products or advertising with you.<br><br>
4. The Email Version of Fax-on-Demand. Set up your<br>
Frequently Asked Question reports as auto response<br>
messages! This way, visitors don't have to wade<br>
through a bunch of irrelevant information to find the<br>
answer to their question, and you get to collect their<br>
email addresses.<br><br>
5. 'Email us for your free report.' Free reports are a<br>
great marketing opportunity. Done right, they encourage<br>
readers to buy your product while still making them feel<br>
like they received valuable information.<br><br>
You can set up a form on your website to email your<br>
autoresponder and send visitors your report via email.<br>
Benefits include weeding out bad email addresses<br>
before they get into your database, having the report<br>
sent immediately and automatically (for FREE!), and<br>
giving you the option of promoting the autoresponder<br>
address via email, where many people prefer to<br>
respond to ads via email. (For more information on<br>
marketing via email, see my articles: 'Effortless<br>
Marketing With Signature Files' at<br>
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'Advertising in Discussion Lists and Newsgroups' at<br>
<a href="http://www.busymarketing.com/lists.shtml" eudora="autourl">http://www.busymarketing.com/lists.shtml</a> .)<br><br>
6. Follow-up. Not all autoresponders are one-time<br>
deals! You can find 'delayed autoresponders' that allow<br>
you to set up a follow-up sequence. (I believe there's a<br>
company that will do it for free in return for an ad at the<br>
bottom of your email, but I recommend<br>
<a href="http://www.aweber.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.aweber.com</a> which is not free and has better<br>
service.)<br><br>
A great way to use this is to send a free report, then<br>
three to six auto response messages to encourage<br>
readers to buy your other products. Your response<br>
should improve with each sales letter you send. For<br>
more information on Follow-Up Email, see my article,<br>
'Follow Up!' at<br>
<a href="http://www.busymarketing.com/followup.shtml" eudora="autourl">http://www.busymarketing.com/followup.shtml</a> .<br><br>
7. Free email 'courses.' Delayed autoresponders also<br>
give you the opportunity to create a series of free<br>
reports on a subject and send them out in sequence -<br>
with no effort on your part once everything is set up. This<br>
is another great way to promote your products and<br>
services!<br><br>
However you choose to use your autoresponders, be<br>
sure you always check the email sent to them.<br>
Somebody might just send an important message (such<br>
as 'I want to purchase your services...') to the wrong<br>
address. Also, don't neglect adding the email<br>
addresses you receive to your database!<br><br>
The people who request information from you - whether<br>
it's an answer to a common question or a free report,<br>
are great prospects! Keep in touch with them and you<br>
will earn business from them over and over.<br><br>
Autoresponders can be a great marketing tool, and<br>
most of them are free. You can get free autoresponders<br>
from your website host, a free service provider, or set<br>
them up in your email program (if you use Eudora or<br>
Pegasus Mail).<br><br>
Ready to get started? Learn how to set up your own<br>
autoresponders! If your website host offers them, check<br>
their online manual or email technical support for details<br>
on how to set them up. If you're working with an email<br>
program, check the Help menu or manual. Free<br>
services should provide instructions up front.<br>
Unfortunately, every host and email program does it<br>
differently.<br><br>
Good luck!<br><br>
<b>Copyright 2001 Dawn Gray<br>
</b>____________<br>
<i>Dawn Gray specialises in Website Marketing<br>
for Impatient Beginners and Dawn's site at<br>
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Narrow your search with a plus sign or a minus sign.<br>
Use a plus (+) sign to indicate you want only Web pages<br>
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For example, +recipe +"vegetarian pizza". Let's say you<br>
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Each search engine may have specific parameters for<br>
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