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How can I tell if a Web site is secure or not When you're browsing through different Web sites, do you ever notice that some URLs have the http:// beginning, while others have an https:// start to them? . So, what's the difference between having an "s" and not having one?

The "https" prefix indicates that you're visiting a secure site. Now, you may have thought that the little picture of a padlock at the bottom of the page was the only reminder that you're on a secure site. That's just not the case though! If you're ever unsure about a particular site's security, you can look for the padlock, but if it doesn't happen to be there, check out the URL. If it has an "https" beginning, you're still on safe and solid ground.

Quickly "Flipping" Through Your Presentation

I've noticed that many MS PowerPoint users always seem to use the scroll bar to move from slide to slide while editing in the Normal view.

That's not a bad way to work and PowerPoint will even update you as to which slide you're on while you scroll through the presentation.

But what if you're not exactly sure which slide you need?

Then it's a matter of trying to move one slide at a time and that can be a bit of a pain when using the scroll bar.

If you're not zoomed in on the slides to more than 100 percent and you like using your mouse for this type of work, the arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar will move you from one slide to the next.

However, if you tend to work while zoomed in to the slides, the scroll bar arrows will only move you through part of a slide. So, what else can you do?

You could try the Previous Slide/Next Slide buttons located below the scroll bar.

Those buttons will definitely move you one slide in either direction, regardless of the zoom factor.

Now, for those of you who prefer to use the keyboard, all you need to remember is Page Up and Page Down. (The up and down arrows will only work if no objects on the slide are selected).

Yep, that's right, those two little keys will move you through your presentation slide by slide and once again, the zoom factor is not taken into account with that method.

Whatever your preference, you can quickly flip through your presentation.

Reporting Bad Web Sites

If you’re a regular Firefox user, you've probably noticed that some Web sites are designed just for Internet Explorer. Occasionally, you’ll also get a plug-in that doesn’t work in Firefox either. Tired of that happening all the time? Then report it!

To report something that’s "broken" in Firefox, hit the Help button in the top toolbar and then click on Report Broken Web Site. There are quite a few types of broken sites and I’ll do my best to explain them.

1.) Browser Not Supported - I don’t see this one very much, because Firefox is becoming more of a mainstream Web browser, but if you find a site that's just not supported by Firefox, hit the Report button!

2.) Plug-in Not Shown - This is the one I hate the most! The Firefox Plug-in Finder usually finds the correct plug-in and installs it for you, but there are always exceptions. The most troublesome is the Windows Media Player 11 plug-in, so watch out for that!

3.) Other Content Missing - This one’s a general "report" category. Web sites that look like the image below (for example, a side menu or navigation bar, but no content) should be reported using the Report button

4.) Can’t Log In - If you try to access your office’s Intranet from home, you’re probably familiar with this problem. If you’re absolutely sure it’s not your fault for forgetting your password and not the Intranet’s fault, use the Report button.

Those four are the most important report categories. There are others, but they’re really minor and shouldn’t cause you many problems. Knowing all of this should make your relationship with the Internet much more stress free.

http://www.radio-locator.com/

This site is an excellent tool that anyone who listens to the radio should book mark. With multiple ways to search it is easy to use. The easiest way to search is to put in your city or zip code along with the state you live in and click go. This starts the search for what's in your area. Then it lists all the local stations in your area and both am and fm radio. Once you find the station you are looking for click on the call letters for that station and you'll be taken to their homepage. This is a great way to find out about the station you listen to, as well as some of the stations list what was playing at a certain time so you can find out the artist and song title if they didn't say it on the radio. It is also a great way to find out what's going in your community.

Or you can search for your station by call letters, or you can use the more advanced search if you still didn't find what you were looking for. You can also search Canadian and International stations too.

Now say you want to find something to listen to online—well now you can! Just go down to the find internet streaming radio, choose a format from the drop down list, and click GO. I chose Adult Contemporary and hit GO and was listening to music in under three minutes. What's more is that this option has tons of genres of music so you can probably find what will please your ears easily. Get this—they even have a section called Grade School (K-12) that you could play so your kids have music to listen to.