Volume IV
Issue IV
General Meeting:
Our Next General Meeting will be held in Read
Hall, Wednesday, May 2nd. We’ll start at our usual time of 9:00
AM with a short business meeting and then our speaker, “Mr. Ink”, Steve
Miller, will present an entertaining and informative talk on ink, printers,
This
will be the last Newsletter of the spring season. Our next effort will be
emailed in late August to announce our September meeting.
President’s
Message:
April
is about over with and we have said goodbye to many of our computer club members
for the summer. We hope they all
return safely in the fall and will miss their presence at our club functions.
I
want to thank all of the board members for stepping up and helping out during
our transition. We now have a full
board and all positions are filled. Our
members are: Judy Gardner,
President, John Shideler, Vice President, Kay Hawbaker, Secretary, Janet
Harbaugh, Treasurer. Our at large
members are Tom Sides, Doug Snover, Gaela Roberts, Chuck Krassalt,
and
We
would like to continue classes in the upcoming months but really need some help
and support. If you can help out in
any position, please notify one of the board members.
Hope to see you at the meeting on May 2nd.
Judy
Gardner
Mr. Modem:
Ask Mr. Modem! - April 2007
www.MrModem.com
Q. I read somewhere that I can enlarge my scroll bars, but I can't
remember how to do it. They're so skinny; I keep missing them with my
mouse pointer. I'm using Windows XP, if that makes any difference.
A. It's easy to expand the size of your scroll bars, which makes
them an easier target for your cursor. Right-click a blank area of your Windows
Desktop, then click Properties > Appearance tab > Advanced button.
Using the drop-down list under "Item," select "Scrollbar,"
then increase the value to the right to increase the size of the Scroll Bars.
Your changes will be reflected in the little preview area at the top of the
window. When finished, click OK twice, and your changes will take effect.
Q. I have a new computer, but it doesn't have a floppy disk drive. How
do I use a USB flash drive to transfer data from my old Windows 98 computer,
which has a floppy drive, to my new computer? Thank you for being there,
Mr. M. I look forward to your newsletter (www.MrModem.com)
every Friday.
A. If your old computer has a USB port and uses Windows 98, 2nd Edition,
you can go to the Web site of your USB flash drive and download Windows 98
drivers. You'll find instructions on the site. With the drivers installed, plug
in the USB drive and it should automatically be detected and installed. Once the
drive appears in "My Computer," you can then drag files to it just
like you would with a floppy disk, but obviously it has a much greater capacity
than a floppy.
If your old computer does not have a USB port, you can purchase a USB floppy
drive to use with the new computer. This is simply an external floppy drive that
attaches to your computer by a USB cable. External floppy drives are
inexpensive and are available at most computer and office supply stores. As soon
as you plug in the drive, Windows will recognize it and you'll be ready to go.
For easy data transfer between two computers that have USB ports, you can't beat
the ease and convenience of The Tornado device at www.thetornado.com.
Q. Can you help me change the size of my mouse pointer? I've
looked everywhere I can think of, but I can't seem to find how to do it.
A. Depending on the version of Windows you're using, click Start >
Settings > Control Panel or Start > Control Panel. Double-click the Mouse
icon, followed by the Pointers tab. In the Pointer Scheme section, click
the drop-down list and select the scheme named Windows Standard Large, then
Apply > OK.
Mr. Modem's DME (Don't Miss 'Em) Sites of the Month - April 2007
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Polar Inertia
A self-described journal of nomadic and popular culture. This unusual online
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Trivia Library
Jeopardy fans and other trivia buffs will want to bookmark this library of
interesting and eclectic facts. Categories of random facts include History,
Religion, Words, Love, Psychics, Film, Sports, and many other topics. Be
sure to check out the Lists section which contains obscure lists, facts and
figures such as the "Nine Breeds of Dog That Bite the Most," or
"11 Missing People Who Disappeared."
www.trivia-library.com
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