Computers and the Internet

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Computers and the Internet have become such an important part of our daily lives that we will be publishing a series of information sheets about fairly elementary computing for U3A members. These will not be aimed at high-tech computer wizards, but are intended for those people who may need answers about basic everyday usage.

PLEASE NOTE: I do not run Vista on either of my computers and have absolutely no knowledge of its workings. Most of the hints given here will be about general computing and the Internet, but if a hint is specifically intended for either XP or Vista I've labelled the link in red. Be aware that some of the XP tips will probably work with Vista, but the reverse is unlikely. If anybody out there is familiar with Vista and wants to write some hints for this page, please contact the Webmaster. (There's a contact link in the next paragraph.)

If you have a question that you would like answered, please email me and I will do my best to help, or to point you toward a resource where you can find what you need. For many questions it would be useful if you give details of your operating system (XP, Vista, Windows 97, Mac, etc) and the name of any specific software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Paint Shop Pro, whatever) that you're asking about. If you want to do that, CLICK HERE.

This page will expand rapidly over the next few months. Please keep visiting.

Google: More Than Just a Search Engine	Epson Printers: A Warning	XP: Personalise Your Screen Saver	Problems Opening an Attachment?	XP: Emailing Your Photographs	Psst! You Wanna Save Some Money?
Where to Find that Special Character	Have You Jib Jabbed Lately?	Using Your Credit Card on the Web	Computer Problems? A friend in need.	Is the World Wide Web the Same as the Internet?	XP: Changing Your Desktop
Vista: Resize Icons in Vista	Do You Read Computer Magazines?	Vista: Running Older Software in Vista	Critters in Your Computer	Coping With Spam	What can you do with that "Print Screen" button?
Whadda Ya Mean, "Cache"?	XP: All the King's Horses and All the King's Men	Choosing the Right Password	XP: A Beep Worth Having	Improve Your Web Searches	XP: An Easy Way to Magnify Your Web Pages
XP: What if you could make your own menus!	Netiquette E-mail Without Tears	Goldilocks, Temp Files, and Slow Computers	Simple Stuff You Really Need to Know	Computer Freeze—What Can You Do About It?	T.A.D—An Inexpensive Alternative
Something to Smile About	Why You Should Upgrade Your Browser	Save Money on Ink: Print in Draft	Heralding New Technology	The Internet—Like Topsy, It Just Growed	Bits, Bytes and Binary
YouTube—An Extraordinary Resource	Geekspeak—A Modern Tower of Babel	Lightning Strikes—the Quick and the Dead	Web Tutorials: Anything you need to know	Under Construction	Under Construction

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