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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Friday, April 13, 2001
In this Issue:
Our Special Easter section featuring websites with history of the holiday, recipes, virtual greeting cards and more.
Today's Featured Computer Term: Easter Eggs
Today's Topic: Accessing Your Desktop Instantly
Progressive Learning Series: Specialty Print Papers
Today's Featured Website: Marshmallow Peeps
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Special Easter Edition
Easter Dating Method
For a calculation procedure for Easter Sunday dates for all years from 326 to 4099 A.D. assa.org.au/edm.html
Everything Easter
A website with original news stories, gift giving tips, craft ideas, and information about the significance of Easter. everythingeaster.com
Easter: Its True Origins and Traditions
A description of the Christian and Pagan origins of Easter. Modern-day Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: one Judeo-Christian and the other Pagan. Read about the origin of the name Easter, the Christian Liturgical Calendar, how the date of Easter is determined and Easter traditions. religioustolerance.org/easter.htm
Easter Bunny's Net
For the kids: recipes, songs, traditions from around the world, and a place to email the Easter Bunny. easterbunnys.net/
Easter Egg Decorating And Recipes
A nice website with egg decorating ideas and recipes for all those eggs after Easter. agr.state.nc.us/markets/assoc/egg/easter.htm
Easter Parade
Listen to the music of Easter Parade. Visit the Easter Parade website and turn up your speakers. Scroll down to read the lyrics. home.istar.ca/~townsend/early_years/easter_parade.htm
Send an Easter treat
Flowers, baskets, jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and more. 1800flowers.com
To send Easter cards online, visit these sites:
bluemountain.com/eng/easter/ 123greetings.com/events/easter/ http://www.cyber-cards.com/holidays/easter/
HAPPY EASTER!
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Today's Featured Computer Term: Easter Eggs
In Computerese, an Easter egg is a special message or screen buried in an application. The message is usually hidden in the code of a program as a joke, intended to be found by persons disassembling or browsing the code.
The message, which can also be a graphic or sound effect, happens in response to some undocumented set of commands or keystrokes. To see an Easter Egg, you need to know a special procedure or sequence of keystrokes. Typically, Easter Eggs are used to display the credits for the development team or to display a humorous message.
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Today's Topic: Accessing Your Desktop Instantly
If you need to open a desktop icon, folder or file, but don't want to minimize or close all your open windows to see the desktop, try this:
Click the Start button, click Run, type a period, and press Enter. You'll see a window containing all your desktop icons, folders and files; you can double click on the one you want.
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Progressive Learning Series: Specialty Print Papers
When printing pictures or graphics, you can use a high-quality glossy or coated paper to achieve a photographic quality print. Premium papers can be pretty expensive, so print your drafts on regular paper and switch to the high-priced stuff for the final printouts.
Even though manufacturers, naturally, say that their paper is the only kind you should use, you can try premium papers from other manufacturers and get the same or better results. Different premium papers can vary in price, color and contrast, so you may end up trying several brands before you find the one that meets your needs.
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Today's Featured Website: Marshmallow Peeps
Here's a fun site to visit right before Easter.
You know those little yellow marshmallow candy shaped like chicks? At this site, you can take a virtual tour of the factory where they make Marshmallow Peeps. Learn the latest Peep News, read some Fun Facts, and get the History of Peeps.
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