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TECH TIPS AND HINTS 1

AUSIS SOLUTIONS TO HELP SAVE U MONEY FOR COMPUTERS SOFTWARE PROGRAMS MONEY GOOGLE

A tribute to lockergnome

Google seems to be coming of age and has fast moved up the charts as the number 2 website but number 1 search engine across the internet. Lets now take a look in the Time machine back the way it was eight years ago before modern technology for computers was the banks only and was the best place to keep your money. It just goes to show that just like health foods and cheap luggage whicch are fads from the past the internet is here to stay and so is google and much of the software from last century.

Lockergnomie Galah Nuga (from Indonesia) has solved a long-time annoyance of mine! If you use Microsoft Word 97, you may have noticed that when you peruse a document using the scroll bar, the visible page doesn't "change" until you let go of the scroll bar button. Well, if you apply this registry tweak, you can click & hold the scroll bar button and get "live updating" in the document window! WARNING: Registry hacking is NOT for novices (proceed with caution). Open Regedit, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Office > 8.0 > Word > Options. Create a new String value and name it "Live Scrolling" (without the quotes or any spaces). Then, modify it and enter "1" (without the quotes) as a value. The next time you use Word 97, it should work!

Where did I archive that file? You can use the Windows Find tool to locate files contained within ZIP files on your computer. Windows 95 users can hit F3, enter "*.ZIP" (without the quotes) in the Named field, and then type the whole or partial file name in the (Containing text) field under the Advanced tab. Windows 98 (or IE4) users do the same, except the 'Containing text' field is underneath the 'Named' field. Your search results should contain a list of ZIP files containing the file's for which you were looking.

There's a lot of white and wasted space in Windows 9x/NT4. Part of that has to do with the default icon spacing settings. One of the FIRST things I do after reinstalling Windows is set my icon spacing to a more appropriate level. Right-click on the Desktop, select Properties, click the Appearance tab, click on the Item drop-down list, look for Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing (Vertical). NOTE: write down the original settings in case you want to reverse this later. I've (personally) found that setting both of these numbers to 32 works best. Be sure to refresh (or re-line up) your explorer windows, including the Desktop. It'll save some space.

Notepad isn't as bad as everyone thinks it is. It's small, fast, and (for the most part) efficient. It also has a few hidden tricks up its sleeve. For instance, if you want to insert the time and date, simply hit F5. Or, if you want to "log" the times you edit a particular text file, be sure to type: ".LOG" (without the quotes) as the first line of that file and save it. Now every time you open it up, the current date/time will be automatically stamped into it. Lockergnomie "Ap.Muthu" also brings up a great tip for when you're trying to save textual files without the .TXT extension: when you 'Save' or 'Save As', be sure to put the filename in quotes with the extension you want it to have. Example: "thisdoc.html" (with the quotes).

Coming from the "My Mail Man" department, Lockergnomaster Jake Zoll sends a somewhat simple shortcut. You're browsing the newsgroups and want to blast a new e-mail message to a friend. Open up the Run applet (from the Start Menu) and enter "mailto:" (without the quotes, but with the colon). A new e-mail message window should appear. Now, here's the cool part: you can enter part of someone's name if it exists in your address book and your mail program should automatically recognize it (it works in Outlook and Outlook Express). So, I could enter: "mailto:gretchen" without typing her whole addy, and the message will automatically use to her proper contact info. You can also use this trick in your browser, URL, or Address field.

Coming from the "Shifty Finger" department, a Lockergnomie finally gets what he wants. By default, the Windows Explorer opens with one pane. Some users prefer the two pane interface when shuffling through their system. To start with the 'two' view, you can right-click on a folder (or Explorer-based icon like MY COMPUTER and select EXPLORER from the menu. Or, as this gnomie discovered, you can depress the SHIFT key and double-click the icon to open it. Or, if your mouse is out of reach for the moment, you can always rely on the tried-and-true keyboard shortcut: WinKey+E. Explore your options; find whichever method works best for you. And, for goodness sake, be versatile.

Coming from the "Drag Strip" department, Lockergnomaniac Patrick Jarrett has uncovered a great way to keep your favourite sites a click away. And the great thing is, this tip is for both Netscape and Internet Explorer users! You'll need to turn on the Links or Personal Toolbar for this one. Yeah, most of us ignore the feature or turn it off entirely. Think of these bars as the way to get to your favourite sites quickly. Well, if you need to add a link, simply drag & drop it onto the area! Don't like the order? Move them around (by dragging & dropping them). IE users can remove these shortcuts by right-clicking on them and selecting Delete. While you are at it, why not move the toolbars around to your liking as well? To do that... just drag & drop them. Gee, who would have guessed?

Coming from the "You Get What You Pay For" department, Lockergnomie Brad Buffington has a warning for the world of Net newbies. Here is what he wrote to me the other day: "I was naive and listed my site with one of those FFA (Free For All) links pages and for the next several days I received 300 - 500 e-mail messages a day! That is CRAZY!" You are right. Getting a link on those kinds of pages is not going to do you a bit of good, gang; you could be selling your soul for half a click-thru. What you should be doing is concentrating on building relationships with complimentary services elsewhere on the Internet. That is to say, find sites related to yours, and set up reciprocal links. You will get more qualified visitors that way.

Even the most strong willed cannot resist passing along interesting stuff to their friends and family members via e-mail. Yes, even I have blasted off a few frivolous messages now and again. If it is to one or two people I know (and if we all know one other), I usually enter my name in the 'To' field and every other address in the 'CC' field (Carbon Copy). When I'm mailing multiple users (virtual strangers to one another), I use the 'BCC' option (Blind Carbon Copy). This is a GOOD habit for you to develop. The message will still be delivered to every intended recipient, but their e-mail address won't be shared with everyone else. Do you want people to respect YOUR privacy? Respect theirs; use the BCC option. Not only is it polite, but it reduces clutter.

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