Thanks to Google, getting a File Not Found error when searching the Web doesn’t necessarily mean that you have no access to that Web page. Google has a “cache” feature which saves defunct Web pages for a few months. To use the cache feature:
1. When you come upon a File Not Found error, go back [...]
When using a two-button mouse with a left-handed user, it can be awkward to use the left button. Mac OS 10.4 Tiger allows a user to change the mouse button functions, so that the right mouse button takes over the functions of the left one. Here’s how:
1. Go to the Apple menu and choose System [...]
Here is a quick way to capture a selected part of the screen in Mac OS 10.4:
1. Make sure that the portion of the screen that you want to capture is visible.
2. Press Shift – Control – Command – 4 on the keyboard to get a crosshair cursor.
3. Press and drag with the mouse to [...]
The “Red X” Problem in MS Outlook and IE Web Pages (Windows XP)
Here are some things to try when you get a blank box with a red “x” instead of an image in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer:
1. In Internet Explorer’s Tools menu, click Internet
Options, then click the Advanced tab. Make sure the Show Pictures [...]
Inspiration Software, Inc. recently released Inspiration version 8, which now lets you import QuickTime and MP3 video clips into Inspiration diagrams. Inspiration Version 8 is available for free 30-day download in Mac, Windows, Palm OS, and Pocket PC versions at www.inspiration.com
To import a video in Inspiration 8:
1. Click to select the symbol in your diagram [...]
When your list of open Web site windows in Internet Explorer grows long and unwieldy, here’s a quick way to close all of them at once:
1. Right-click on the Internet Explorer tab on the task bar at the bottom of your screen.
2. In the pop-up menu that appears, select “Close Group”.
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If a slot-loading drive does not eject a disk:
Press the F12 (Media Eject) key, or restart your Mac and press/hold the
trackpad button during startup.
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If the icons have disappeared from your Windows XP desktop, and your computer is otherwise working well, here is how to get them back:
1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop area.
2. In the pop-up menu that appears, select “Arrange Icons By…” then highlight “Show Desktop Icons” so that there is a checkmark by it.
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To save time creating newsletters, seating charts, class calendars, and handwriting practice forms, try the attractive ready-made templates for teachers located on Microsoft’s Web site:
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http://www.nicenet.org/
This is an amazing, easy-to-use class management Web site, free of charge to teachers and it contains no ads. You can set up class Web sites, post links under topics, post assignments that students can turn in online, and create bulletin board discussions. For information on how to set up student discussion forums on NiceNet
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