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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, July 20, 2003
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Due to server problems, our website, sharpertrainingsolutions.com, has been unavailable during the past week. We have taken this opportunity to create a new address, www.stsico.com, which we hope will be a much more convenient and easier to use website. You will fine the same information and links as we had in our old website. This newsletter will include some of the articles and links we've featured over the last several years.
We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced through this transition.
In this Issue:
Featured Webpage: Computer Terms Dictionary
Featured Webpage: Weather Report
Featured Webpage: Zipped Files
Question: The Right Mouse Button
Question: Anatomy of a Window
Featured Webpage: Clean Up Your Hard Disk
Featured Website:Â Hiking, Biking and Kayaking on Long Island; National Hot
Dog Day
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Using Links
A Link is a reference to a website. In this newsletter you will see links to many worthwhile, informative and fun websites. Here are the instructions on how to use links:
A link will be used one of two ways, depending on your email program.
If you see the link in blue, underlined text, all you have to do is click on it and a window with the Website in it will automatically appear on your screen.
If you see the link in plain text, you can copy and paste it into the address bar on your browser. Highlight the link with your mouse, click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Copy from the menu that you just opened up. Open your browser (click the Start Button, point to Programs, click on Internet Explorer); click on the address bar. Click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Paste from the menu that you just opened up. Press the Enter key on the keyboard and this will take you to the Website.
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Featured Webpage: Computer Terms Dictionary
BRAND NEW!!
Sharper Training Solutions has teamed up with computeruser.com to bring you one of the largest, most comprehensive computer dictionaries on the Internet.
If you have a computer term that you would like to get a definition for, you can go to our website dictionary and get all the information you want.
http://stsico.com/html/dictionary.\ html
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Featured Webpage: Weather Report
You can get an up-to-the-minute weather report, for your town, on our website:
http://stsico.com/html/weather.html
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Featured Webpage: Zipped Files
When downloading programs from the Internet, the downloaded file will usually be in the .zip format. Learn more about zipped files, what that means, and how to unzip a file at our website:
http://stsico.com/html/zip.html
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Question: The Right Mouse Button
What does the right mouse button do?
When pressed, the right mouse button displays a context-sensitive menu. When you right click on something, you will open a menu that will give you choices or actions that you can do with the object you right clicked on.
If you'd like to learn more about using the right mouse button, you can view our Newsletter Archives article at:
http://stsico.com/html/rightmouse.\ html
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Do you have friends who aren't as computer literate as you but would like to be? Tell them to attend our Computer Kindergarten for Grownups class at the library. To send them our schedule, send a stamp, self-addressed envelope to: STSI, Class Schedule, 50 Lee Avenue, Babylon NY 11702.
Or, visit our website and print our schedule:
http://stsico.com/html/classes.html
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Question: Anatomy of a Window
When I open a program, the window has all kinds of things on the top, bottom and sides. What are all these things called and what are they for?
Answer: Take a look at our Anatomy of a Window article on our website where you’ll see graphical explanations of control buttons, menus, toolbars and more.
http://stsico.com/html/windows_intro.html
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Featured Webpage: Clean Up Your Hard Disk
Today's computers come with hard drives that have amazing amounts of disk space. But no matter how big, new programs, caches, and temporary files can use up this free space pretty quickly and cause clutter on the drive and computer slowdowns.
For instructions, with graphical explanations, of the Windows tools that you have on your computer, and can use to clean up your hard disk, take a look at our website:
http://stsico.com/html/driveclean1.html
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Today's Featured Websites:
Note: if you're not sure how to use the following links to websites, take a look at the instructions on using links at the beginning of this newsletter.
Hiking, Biking and Kayaking on Long Island
If you’re interested in some outdoor activities here on Long Island, you can get all the information you need to get started at Long Island Outside. Visit this website for events, places to go and interesting links.
http://www.longislandoutside.com
Tuesday, July 22 is National Hot Dog Day
Read more about this observance, learn some history and get some interesting hotdog recipes at this website:
http://www.hot-dog.org/
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