Dreamland Computer Club
Newsletter
September 2007
Volume IV Issue VI
General Meeting:
Our October Meeting will be held in Read Hall, Wednesday, October 3rd, at 9:00 AM. Kelly Grant, from Surprise AZ will discuss Computer Memories. The title of her presentation is "Computer Photo Organization & Digital Story Books". This should be a very interesting presentation.
Door prizes will be presented
Your reporter's note:
This is a first for your reporter. I am emailing, or gmailing this Newsletter from somewhere in Arkansas. I'm hoping to find a WI-FI source on the road before September 30th so that I can send this to Dee McBain, who sends it on to all our members who have the WORD program. I hope the format stays put. If not…you have the message anyway.
The President's Message:
October is just around the corner and your computer club has quit a schedule for the upcoming months. Our general meeting will be on Wednesday, October 3 rd at 9:00 am in Read Hall. Kelly Grant from Creative Memories will be our guest speaker. Digital and storybook data are her specialty. Hope you can join us for a very informative program. Watch for our calendar for October – it promises to be pretty full with classes starting next Tuesday, October 2. The calendar should be available on Saturday for registered members, and will also be available in the Dreamland office and the computer club office. Hope to see you Wednesday.
Judy
Mr. Modem:
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Mr. Modem! – September 2007
www.MrModem.com
When Bad Things Happen to Good Icons
Q. I don't know what happened, but all the icons on my Desktop
disappeared. I can get to my Desktop folder through Windows Explorer, but when I
try to drag icons from there to the Desktop, a message pops up that says,
"Cannot move icon. Destination folder is the same as the source
folder." Can you help me?
A. Yes, I'll be happy to help you get your
meandering icons back on your Desktop, though they actually are on your Desktop
by virtue of being in the Desktop folder. That's why, when you try to drag them
from the Desktop folder to your Desktop, Windows snips at you. It's telling you
that you can't move them to your Desktop because they are already there. They're
just being shy.
To coax them out of seclusion, right-click a blank area of your Desktop. From
the menu that appears, select Arrange Icons By and from the sub-menu, select
Show Desktop Icons. Click to place a check mark in front of Show Desktop Icons
to turn it back on.
Q. When I try to open a spreadsheet in Excel, I get an error message
that says, "Locked for editing." I created the file, so I don't know
how it could be locked. What can I do to unlock it?
A. Right-click the file and select Properties. In the Attributes section
you'll see that "Read Only" is checked. Remove the check mark, click
Apply > OK, and you'll be able to access and edit the file once again.
Q. I'm looking for a program that will print
wallet-size checks. Any suggestions, Mr. M?
A. Check-printer programs are a dime a dozen, but
finding one that prints wallet-size checks is the challenge here. Take at look
at the cleverly named Check Printer
(http://tinyurl.com/2wr48t).
Unlike other check-printing programs that require you to purchase blank checks,
this program prints checks removed from your checkbook—hopefully, with your
permission. It allows you to print in a variety of formats, including
wallet-size checks. You can try Check Printer for free and it's only nine
dollars to register, if you decide to keep it.
Q. I love your newsletter, Mr. M. Keep up the good work! Lately I've
been getting email notices that certain emails I supposedly sent were
undeliverable, but I know I didn't send them. What's going on?
A. Here's how that generally happens: Your name and email address appear
in other peoples' address books. That's true for all of us and of course we
cannot control who decides to include us in an address book.
Certain forms of virus (worms) will hijack address books and use them to send
out messages and infected files that make it appear as if the people in the
address book sent them.
If you happen to be in a hijacked address book, mail is going to be sent out
that shows your name and address as the sender. If the delivery address on one
or more of those messages is no longer valid, it will bounce back to you because
you're shown as the sender. You'll then exclaim to nobody in particular,
"Hey, I don't know this person and I never sent this message!"
The bottom line is that the undeliverable messages you receive are nothing to be
concerned about because they have nothing to do with you. These things tend to
run in cycles, so it will probably subside after a few days. It's just the
nature of the Internet beast these days, so whenever you get any of those
messages bouncing back to you as undeliverable, just delete them and don't give
'em a second thought.
Mr. Modem's DME (Don't Miss 'Em) Sites of the Month - September 2007
Appliance Repair Clinic
Here you'll find useful information about every major household appliance,
including troubleshooting, maintenance tips, answers to common questions, a
diagnostic section, and where to find appliance parts.
www.repairclinic.com
My Favorite Word
The perfect site for philologists. Scroll through the submissions of word
enthusiasts who share their favorite words. Each word is accompanied by a
definition, as well as a little anecdote about the word, its etiology, or its
special meaning to the contributor.
www.myfavoriteword.com
Pandora.com
Created by the Music Genome Project, you are invited to select your favorite
music, then through analysis of the selected melody, harmony, rhythm, and
instrumentation, the site will present other music it feels you might also
enjoy. Be sure to read the Pandora FAQ ( http://blog.pandora.com/faq)
before participating.
www.pandora.com
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