Quick Tips
You might find this handy: all the extra little Tips in one place.. Mark it a Favorite right now! (Dont forget to "refresh" the page each time you come back...) When visiting a page that you have seen before, in order to see what new information may have been added, you may need to click on the Refresh button
above. In Firefox its a re-circling arrow.)
When you are looking at the Internet, Hold down the CTRL key (at the bottom left corner of your keyboard) and tap the + key a couple of times.
As the browsers keep developing, "Tabs" were developed so you could move back and forth to several pages open at the same time.
Reminder: Never, ever give out your SS# or an Acct# if someone has called you OR Emailed you.
Another tip: If possible, when buying online, keep a credit card and email only for that. then if you have to close either one, you can without causing yourself a problem.
Check out all the new features available in Firefox 3!
Use a graphics editing program to resize photos to 600 (or less) pixels in width when sending by e-mail. It takes time to download large images.(Gmail does this automatically now.)
Retirees can start a small home business with SBI!... Site Build It!
Don't be shocked if a favorite page online just isn't there anymore. Websites can change frequently.
and here is a special one: a "triple-doozy"! If your computer suddenly seems to have "frozen" (meaning the mouse won't work!), use both hands to press and hold in order: Contrl+ALT+ Delete, then let go. A window will pop up giving you several options, which you can choose by using the directional arrow keys. This is a way to shut down and start over, or to go to a list of applications and stop the one that is causing the trouble. Try it sometime.. It's very handy.
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