Ever need to make more than one choice in a list box? (A list box is basically an item by item list. You've probably seen them on web pages or in computer programs you've used. A lot of E-mail programs use a list box to display its list of messages.)That's it, the first and last selected items are now highlighted, as well as everything in between.
OK, so what if you just need specific items selected, not whole sections?
That's easy too. Hold down the CTRL key while making your selections. As long as the CTRL key is down, you can click select individual items on in a list box.
Note: Not all list boxes support multiple selections. You can experiment with this technique using the list of e-mails in your inbox with a program like Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook.
When I try to use System Restore in XP I click a date but it tells me I cannot restore. How do I fix this?
So you're trying to use the XP System Restore feature but get the message: "Cannot restore the computer to an earlier restore point, no changes have been made to your computer". Well, I can't tell you how to get your old restore points back, but I can tell you how to fix this problem so you can get them in the future.
Right click My Computer, choose "Properties" then click on "System Restore" tab.
Put a check in the box for "Disable Restore on all drives". Click OK, then Reboot your PC.
After you reboot, go back to the System Restore tab and uncheck the box. Click OK.
Next, go to Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools then click "System Restore". Choose "Create a Restore Point" and give it a name like "Reset" as a reminder.
Try to restore using the new point and it should work properly.
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Gmail Tips
Several of you probably know that Gmail is one of the most talked about e-mail services around today. Some of you may not, and that's okay! This article will help you understand Gmail a little bit more by showing you five neat tricks you can do with it!
Here we go!
1.) How do I use labels?
In real life, we always like to label people, don’t we? Then, why spare our e-mail! Let's say you get an e-mail twice a week from one of the groups you are involved in and you would like nothing more than to have them all listed together, so you could view them whenever you wanted. Well, that's no problem.
First, we need to create a label. Name it whatever your group's name is. (For this example, I'm going to use Baseball Club).
Go to Settings, Label.
Or, in the left panel, click on Edit Labels.
Enter the name of the label here and press Create. After the label is created, go to the next link, which says Filters.
Click on Create a new filter. In the fields that open up, enter the e-mail ID (for example, group@bb.com) of the sender in the “From” field. Then, click on Next.
Now, check on the box which says Apply Label and from the drop down menu, select the label which you would like to put on all e-mails coming from this particular address. Finally, click Create Filter.
Now, all messages that come from group@bb.com will automatically be labeled Baseball Club. You can then create labels for all your e-mails coming from a specific e-mail address (other groups you're in, friends, family, etc.) and then list them by clicking on the corresponding label in the left panel.
2.) While we are talking about labels…
Gmail supports the standard "plus" addressing scheme. The plus addressing scheme lets you add additional words to your account name. The “plus” word acts as a keyword, which helps you in organizing your e-mail messages efficiently.
Let’s assume that you are a creative genius or a quotes collector and you would like to archive your creative ideas/quotes in one place. How do you do it?
Simple. You have your Gmail account (for example, genius@Gmail.com) and you create a new label. You can name it "Ideas" or "Quotes" or whatever you want. Now, every time you have that great idea or find a wonderful quote, just e-mail it to your Gmail account in the following format:
Username+labelname@Gmail.com
For instance, If your username is genius@Gmail.com and the label that you created is named “Ideas,” the format you would use would be: genius+ideas@Gmail.com. All of the e-mails to this address would automatically get labeled “Ideas.”
Similarly, you could use labels to categorize e-mails under different categories. For example, Username+shoppinglist@Gmail.com (for your wife's grocery list), Username+office@Gmail.com (for your office correspondence) and Username+amazon@Gmail.com (for your amazon.com
account). The possibilities are endless, depending on how many e-mails you get each day from the same addresses.
In case you are still a little confused, your username is your Gmail User ID, which you receive when you first sign up for your Gmail account.
3.) Is it true that I can save my files on Gmail?
Let’s say you have vacation pictures you want to share with your friends or you're working on a project with other people who are located in another state. Or, maybe you just want a backup of your files online. Gmail lets you accomplish all of these things.
Gmail provides us with 2 GB of space and what’s even better is that this space can be used as an Internet hard drive. All you need to do is download the Gmail Drive plugin
. This plugin is necessary for the integration of the Gmail space with your Window 's Explorer. The Gmail drive acts just like any other hard drive you have on your computer. It lets you save and retrieve files directly from your Explorer. You can drag and drop files, create new folders and copy files just like you can in your other programs.
Once you get that downloaded, just run the setup and you’re done with that.
Now, open your browser and click on the Gmail drive. It will prompt you to enter you Gmail username and password. Enter the information and bingo, you're set to go!
Every time a new file is copied or created in the Gmail drive, an e-mail is generated and posted to your account. That e-mail contains the particular file as an attachment. The Gmail drive also regularly checks your Gmail account to see if any new files have arrived.
4.) How can I send an e-mail to a group of people?
Of all the things the wonderful people at Gmail thought of including in their service, they forgot the idea of group mails. Since the days of Pentium 2 computers, people have loved the idea of forwarding mails to a group of people, whether it be the coolest wallpaper, a movie clip or your favorite jokes.
Gmail unfortunately does not let you create groups. However, by using a little workaround, you can accomplish this too.
To do this, Create a New Contact. Enter the name of the group in the name field. (For example, “My card club”). Now, enter all of the e-mail addresses in the To field in the following format:
Make sure that there is no space between the e-mail addresses and that the “>,<>5.) What are some of the most used keyboard shortcuts?
Any action that you can take in Gmail using the mouse can be done with the keyboard too. It just makes doing things a lot more faster.
First of all, we need to enable the keyboard shortcuts. To do that, go to Settings.
Under the General tab, you will see the option to enable/disable keyboard shortcuts.
A few of the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts are:
C = Compose
R = Reply
A = Reply All
F = Forward
P = Previous
N = Next
O = Enter, Open/Expand/Collapse a conversation
X = Select conversations
S = Start the conversation
Y = Archives the e-mail.
U = Returns to Inbox
! = Reports conversation as spam
/ = Goes to the search box
Well, now that you are armed with some of the best Gmail tricks, unleashing your new found prowess on your friends and family will be a lot easier!
Abandoned Places
This is by far and away one of the most interesting sites I’ve browsed in a long time. The site is dedicated to Abandoned Places In the World. It is setup blog style, with pictures and text for each entry or location.
Navigation is super simple, just scroll down the page, and then click on the number 2 or 3 to continue onwards.
The photographs range from haunting to serene, but the text really drew me into each location. It was very interesting to learn about the abandoned places I was looking at. Not to mention surprising to find some American locations. The Pennsylvanian town with the mine fire just really blew my mind; make sure you check that one out.
If you like the images and information you get here, you can subscribe to the RSS feed. You can do so by clicking the link at the top of the page under the title Abandoned Places that asks if it is your first time here.
Abandoned places aren’t your thing? You can check out the other categories on the side menu. They are: Animals, Architecture, Controversy, Cover-Up, Crime, History, Interesting Facts, Nature, People, Photos, Religion, Travel, Uncategorized, and Wildlife. I particularly enjoyed the Wildlife section.
I hope you’re ready to travel to Abandoned Places all over the world from the comfort of your computer chair, it’s a great trip!
http://www.dirjournal.com/info/abandoned-places-in-the-world/
Google Moon?
The 40th anniversary of the moon landing was celebrated recently and it made me think of how cool it would have been to be one of those pioneering astronauts that first set foot on lunar soil all those years ago. Well, Google must have been listening to my thoughts (I hear they do that now and again), because Google Earth can now take you to the moon in the comfort of your own home!
You can look at landing sites, craters and other points of interest, plus you can get all the cool info that goes along with it, just like Google Earth! Look closely and you can even see a strip of the land that has been done in Google's new high-resolution style! It's so detailed!
Never messed around with Google Earth? It's a great toy, just to experiment with, explore and learn from. Type in “Google Earth” in your favorite search engine and give it a spin!
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