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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, August 14, 2005
In this Issue:
Special Feature: View Attachments Without Downloading
Tips & Tricks: Set Your Home Page
This Week's Topic: Run or Save
Question: Apply or OK
Websites of Interest: Color Diamond Encyclopedia; Victor Victrola Phonographs; Legends; Theme Park Insider
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Special Feature: View Attachments Without Downloading
Question: Is it possible to view email attachments without having to download them?
Answer:
It depends on your email program.
In Outlook Express you can. Open the email and double click the filename of the attached file. If your computer has a program that can work with that type of file, it will open in that program.
In Yahoo Mail, there is a Files section at the bottom of the email. Click View next to the attachment and it will open either in your web browser or, if your computer has a program that can work with that type of file, it will open in that program.
Hotmail displays pictures right in the email, but other types of files, documents for example, must be downloaded.
According to AOL Tech Support, in America Online, you cannot view files without downloading them.
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Tips & Tricks: Set Your Home Page
Would you like visit a certain website every time you go on the Internet? You can make this website your Home Page.
Here is a quick way to set your homepage.
Visit the website you want. Point to the icon to the left of the website address in the Address bar. Drag and drop it on the Home button on the toolbar.
You will see a window asking you to confirm that you want to change the homepage. Click the Yes button and that website will be your new homepage.
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Today's Topic: Run or Save
Question: When I download a program from the Internet, there are two choices: Run or Save. What's the difference?
Answer:
Either of these choices will open Setup and install the program on your computer. The difference is in what happens to the setup file.
If you choose Save, you can put the setup file on a disk. If you ever need to reinstall the program, the file will be available to you without having to download it again.
If you choose Run, setup will start once the setup file is downloaded to the temporary internet file. When the temporary internet files are emptied, this setup download will be deleted.
There are several advantages to choosing Save. The setup file will be there if you ever need it again – to do a reinstall or to install to another computer. You will also be able to check the file for any viruses it could potentially contain.
Also, if you download a lot of programs and use the Run option, your temporary internet files will start to fill up; make sure you periodically empty them.
To learn how to scan individual files for viruses, please visit our newsletter archives:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/080705.html
To learn how to delete Temporary Internet Files, please visit our newsletter archives:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/021305.html
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Question: Apply or OK
When I make a change in a window, should I click the Apply button or OK?
Answer:
Clicking OK will apply the changes that you made; you do not need to click Apply first.
Use the Apply button when you are making changes to something and you want to check the result without exiting out of the window. If you don’t like the changes you made, the window is still open; change them again.
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Thank you for reading our newsletter. We hope you enjoy it. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have.
info@computerkindergarten.com
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Websites of Interest:
Color Diamond Encyclopedia
Learn all about Color Diamonds – the many different colors, where they come from and how they are produced, their history and much more.
http://www.color-diamond-encyclopedia.com
Victor Victrola Phonographs
"This website is dedicated to Victrola Phonographs made by the Victor Talking Machine Company from 1906 through 1929.”
http://www.victor-victrola.com/
Legends
This website has stories about Robin Hood, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Pirates, Dragon Slayers, fairy tales, Shakespeare’s stories and much more.
http://www.legends.dm.net
Theme Park Insider
At this website, you can get great information on theme parks near you, safety, top theme parks, best and worst attractions, photos and more.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com |
