August, 2012
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1. F y o j Feiping Inside This Issue President s Letter Pg2 LCCUG Officers Pg 2 August Programs Pg 3 Genealogy Pg 5 Annual LCCUG Picnic Pg 6 Genealogy Websites Pg 8 Excel Tips Pg 8 Word Tips Pg 8 Need Help Pg 10 Classes Workshops amp SIGs Pg 10 11 Lorain Genealogy Meeting Pg 11 Prescription Jobs Mort gage Scams Pg 12 Microsoft News Pg 14 Club News Pg 14 Microsoft Download Center Pg 15 Mom Was Right Pg 15 Are You Ready for Win dows Pg 16 Creating A Program Icon Pg 17 Creating a Survey Form Pg 18 Halftone Pg 19 Google Reverse Image Search Pg 1 Fun Site Pg 19 Tips Fun Facts Pg 20 aa oF ey Lorain County Computer Users Group www LCCUG com info LCCUG com Volume 24 Number 8 August 2012 j A 2 Tuesday r sJ f August 14 2012 JSTE DROPBOX and EVERNOTE Anat mt Presented by goo D LCCUG s Own Lou Koch _ Cy Ye PRA ANS AG f D gt Jb Gi j Hp S APEL A LL LCCUG 2 ANNUAL PICNIC AUGUST 5 2012 LAKEVIEW PARK WEST PAVILION 1 00 TO 5 00 PM More info ingide See Page 6 D cnici E NO SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST NEW MEETING PLACE Next Meeting will be held at The Amherst Church of the Nazarene 210 Cooper Foster Park Rd Amherst OH Doors will open at 5 30 PM program starts at 6 30 PM A Word From Our President participated in CAMUG APCUG2. Shop at wWww ROYALBUSINESS com and save Financing Available 90 days same as cash Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 10 LCCUG ONGOING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ALL ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Problem Solving Workshop Date Tuesday August 21 2012 Time 5 30 8 pm Instructor Micky Knickman et al Place Amherst Church of the Nazarene 210 Cooper Foster Park Rd 44001 Learn how to repair or update your computer by changing hard drives memory CD ROMs etc Members are encouraged to bring their computers any time before 7 30 pm for assistance from Micky Neil or other knowledgeable members Genealogy Class Date NO Class until September Time 3 00 5 00 pm Instructor Pam Rihel Place LCCC Learning Center St Joe s Com Center 21st amp Broadway Learn more about finding your ancestors with public rec ords amp online websites How to start amp sources to use You must register Phone 440 277 6076 or Email LadyGeneo roadrunner com Learning Computer Beginning to Intermediate Date No Class in August Time 10 00 am 12 00 pm Instructor Jean Griffith Place LCCC Learning Center St Joe s Com Center 21st amp Broadway Jean will be teaching a beginning to Intermediate computer class You must register with Jean Contact Jean Griffith Phone 440 282 7931 Email BeulaS57 gmail com Genealogy Class Workshop I will try to start up the Genealogy Class gemm o Workshop in the
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4. names Also work with your lender to solve problems don t make payments or upfront fees to anyone else and never sign over your home to another individual or or Continued on page 13 August 2012 Interface Continued from page 12 Scambusters ganization who promises this will solve your mortgage problems Learn more about refinancing scams from our earlier issues New Mortgage Scams Sweep Away Homes and Dreams Watch Out for Mortgage Reconstruction and Fore closure Scams Free Prescription Scams On the subject of official sounding names a number of websites have been set up with words like bureau and service in their names seeming to offer discount pre scription packages some of them too use the word free implying they ll get your prescriptions without charge What these scammers are really doing is charging a fee usually 10 or 20 to supply victims with a list of legitimate organizations that do in fact arrange pre scription discounts or to connect them with free phar maceutical industry programs for low income patients Although the discounters themselves may be perfectly legal they often don t secure price cuts any better than you d get through drug manufacturers or state prescrip tion subsidy programs We ve written about these discounters before Many of them also charge for membership Be sure to read our article The Truth About the Saliva Test and the Dis count Medical
5. 8 which gives you full processor and RAM capabilities in Windows 8 and in my opinion makes your testing phase more realistic Ed Walker says see how to dual boot Win7 amp Win8 http goo gl UUF fg The installation procedure gives you a choice of which system is declared default If you change your mind lat er you can easily change the default system by going to the start menu in Windows 7 and typing msconfig This will bring up the msconfig window Go to the boot tab highlight the operating system that you wish to be de fault and then click the Set as Default button You will see the Default OS designation move to that operating system If you look on the middle right of this tab you will see the default timeout delay time of 30 seconds which you can change to a lower time if you desire Close the window The next time you restart your computer the default program will be highlighted and will activate after the timeout period unless you press the Enter key to speed up the process The first and most start ling thing you notice is the Metro UI has the word Start at the top left corner there is no taskbar with its normal start button on the left hand side and no desktop or icons just rectangles with Apps listed in them Since there is no start menu on the desk top there must be no convenient way to search your computer right but wait there is an unbelievably cool way In the Start or Metro location without cli
6. Computer Con ference at the Walsh University in North Canton on a recent weekend heard a presentation on creating presentations using Camtasia With Camtasia you can record the activities on your screen as you demonstrate what you want and it allows you to narrate what you are doing This could be useful in future pro grams During our breakfast meeting Gene Barlow made a presentation to the convention attendees from his home in Utah via Skype He talked about parti tioning with Acronis and using Acronis backup Us ing Skype as a means of making a presentation from another location was very effective saw a demonstration on useful iPad apps There was a nice overview of Online Genealogy re sources Social Media was promoted as a useful tool for promoting your computer club A favorite with me was a good explanation of choosing and using eBook readers made by two local librarians really liked the free software and portable app program will be sharing that information in next month s newsletter got lots of new photography ideas during a presentation on using Picasa also learned a lot about virtual machines and why you would use one Of particular interest was the wrap up session on Windows 8 Windows 8 is really different but fun looking am looking forward to our own program on this new version of Microsoft at our August meeting Discounts were offered by various vendors and lots of prizes were given out
7. Fall if there is enough E gt interest in it EA repe I have had a lot of personal problems this past 6 months and I don t hold classes in the Summer More news on this class in a future issue Contact me at prihell947 gmail com August 2012 Interface August 2012 Classes Classes Workshops in tt me Amherst Church of the Nazarene 210 Cooper Foster Park Problem Solving Micky Knickman LCCC Learning Center st Joe s Com Center 21st amp Broadway Genealogy Class Online amp Off Pam Rihel Beginning to Intermediate Computer LCCC Learning Center St Joe s Com Center 21st amp Broadway Not Required Reg required LadyGeneo roadrunner com Tuesday August 21 2012 Classes will start in September Jean Griffith Register by calling 440 282 7931 No Class in July Email at Beu la57 gmail com Is there a class you would like to teach or a class you would be interested in attending please let one of our officers know We want to fill this last row with something new to be taught The Lorain County Chapter of OGS av s OGS is having its next meeting on Cno enna ocares mea 4a I ml August 13 Finding Your Way Around Find A Grave Presented by Linda Limes ey Ellis Linda will demonstrate how to uti lize Find A Grave to your advantage by a exploring its links Linda will share some tips and tricks to help you con nect to other contributo
8. and you can find it at Google It s called Reverse Image Search Just head over to Google com and click the Images button in the upper left hand corner The page should reload and you should see a little camera icon in the search box Now you have options here you can either browse to where your image is on your computer paste the URL of an image from another site right click on the image and select Copy image URL or even drag and drop and image from your desk Google images Search by image Search by image Search Google with an image instead of text Paste image URL 2 Search Upload an image Watch a snon voeo to ieam more top into the search bar Whichever method you choose after you hit the Search button Google will scour the internet for like looking im ages to the one you uploaded You can also click on the link at the bottom and watch a short video that offers more explanation What a great idea Andrew Reprinted with permission from WorldStart Visit http www worldstart com and subscribe to their informative newsletters Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 19 TS Purge The Dust Even if your business isn t in a dusty area your computers can still fill up with an amazing amount of dust hair and dirt thanks to their intake fans It will blanket your PCs parts and act as insulation preventing hot chips and drives from dissi pating heat as they re supposed to Carefully open your com puters an
9. in drawings throughout the weekend To top it off an IPad and a Kindle were raffled off at the very end Nearly 100 enthusiasts were in attendance and it is nice to network with these people We have com mon interests and concerns of meeting the chal lenges we all have as our clubs mature Sandee Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 2 LCCUG Officers For 2012 P ident Sandee Ruth KESER president lccug com Lou Koch amp Carole Doerr Vice President vp programs lccug com S t Don Hall SCLELAry secretary lccug com T Micky Knickman Pe oo ener treasurer Iccug com Newsletter Pam Rihel Editor newsletter lccug com Richard Barnett Web Page Editor webpage lccug com Statutory Agent Splines Pov statutory _agent Ilccug com Director of Dennis Smith Membership membership lccug com Director of Richard Barnett Advertising advertising Iccug com Director of Carole Doerr Public Relations public_relations Iccug com membership dues 325 00 Sponsorships amp Ads 31212 Raffle proceeds after purchases 50 07 _ Membership site subscription 270 00 Newsletter expenses __ 55 00 ____ Membership meeting expenses __ 1 00 Newsletter Editor Pam Rihel using Microsoft Publisher Corel Paint Shop Pro X3 CreataCard 8 This Month s contributors Micky Knickman Sandra Ruth Pam Rihel Carole Doerr Don Hall Leo Notenboom Allen Wyatt Dan Curtis Dick Eastman Barney Babin Jim Cerny Nancy DeMarte Scambusters APCUG Wo
10. of yellow sticky notes The notepad can contain anything you wish to record or to remember for possible later use even those just in case I need it notes There is no requirement to only rec ord important information you can record anything at all While Evernote has many uses genealogists will find that it is especially good for the following tasks 1 Record research notes found about any person of inter est This is especially useful for recording notes about people that you do not yet know if they are your relatives or not Perhaps you found a person in a census or other set of records with a familiar sounding name but some one not yet identified as an ancestor You might not be prepared to add this person to your records of ancestors just yet in your favorite genealogy program I d suggest you copy and paste everything you can find about that person into Evernote use the person s name as a title for the note and add the word Candidate In my case I Continued on page 7 Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 5 ed to the LCCUG Annual Picnic nickerg must supply their own place settings tablecloths drinks and bring a dish to share There will be games and prizes too Bring your bathing suit or volley ball as there is lots of water and a volley ball net right on the beach The board members hope to see all our members there to enjoy good food good times and plenty of socializing All members
11. to see what is inside Did you find the Paint program Ok put your mouse arrow on Paint HOLD DOWN the Ctrl key that s the Control Key on your keyboard and while you are holding down that Ctrl key DRAG the Paint program to a blank area of your Desktop Dragging the mouse means holding down the left mouse button while you are moving the mouse just like dragging a card when you play solitaire Now let up the mouse and the Ctrl key buttons and PRESTO there you have it Sure there are other ways to do this as well but always make sure that you are creating a shortcut and that the new icon has that little white box with the arrow in it Yes you can DELETE any shortcut icon from your Desktop by right clicking your mouse on it and then left clicking on delete option on the menu that appears This will remove the icon from your desktop and put it in your Recycle bin You can restore anything from your recycle bin if you change your mind but if you delete it from the recycle bin it will be gone Then you will have to create it again from the All programs list The Desktop screen on your computer and the Start menu have many functions and options Some people like to put a whole lot of icons on their desktop but that makes it so busy and crowded that it is no longer easy to use Don t be shy about using Google to ask your questions about the Desktop or anything else you w
12. Card In some cases victims who handed over their 20 to the scam companies actually got nothing back at all Action Don t pay to get information about drug dis counts If you need help find out about Patient Assistance Pro grams PAPs operated by more than 75 pharmaceuti cal companies There doesn t seem to be a reliable central database of these programs so talk to your doctor speak to your state health department or check the manufacturers websites to find out more Fake iPad Mules Scam The popularity of Apple s iPad tablet and the recent launch of the latest model have sparked a new wave of fake iPad scams Most of these are the sort we ve written about previous August 2012 Interface ly mainly bargain prices for non existent machines For these it s a simple matter of applying the too good to be true rule to avoid being scammed But one new and particularly nasty trick uses victims as accomplices or mules to pull off their iPad scam They advertise online for mystery shoppers whose task is supposedly to return an iPad to a store for a re fund which they then have to wire back to their employer Trouble is the iPads which have been bought by the crooks have been removed resold and replaced with a chunk of clay The boxes are then resealed and sent to the mule for return to a big box type electronics store The scam doesn t become apparent until the item is then resold by
13. Continued on page 9 Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 7 Understanding AutoComplete menu interface by Allen Wyatt Excel includes a handy time saving feature called AutoComplete This feature can save you time when you are entering lots of similar infor mation in a column You may already have no ticed this feature before when you start to type J something in a cell Excel tries to guess what you are typing and shows a match that you can accept simply by pressing Enter The matches that Excel uses in its guess is nothing but the contents of the cells in the column above where you are mak ing your entry For instance if you have information in cells A1 through A6 and you are entering a value in cell A7 Excel looks at what you are typing If the first few characters uniquely match something in any of the six cells previously entered in the column then Excel offers to AutoComplete A7 with the contents of the cell that matched Excel only tries to match your new entry with immediately adjacent cells above the one in which you are entering the information It stops trying to match entries when a blank cell is reached For instance suppose you have information in cells Al through A14 and A16 through A23 When you start typing an entry in cell A24 Excel only tries to match it with values in A16 through A23 the blank cell at A15 halts the comparisons In addition Excel does not try to match with cells that contai
14. are encouraged to bring family amp friends to this annual Picnic event Hope to see you there Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 6 August 2012 Interface Continued from page 5 EVERNOTE might enter candidate William Eastman Make sure you record where you found the information In fact you can even paste in an image of the original record should you wish to do so Later a search for Candidate Eastman will instantly retrieve all the records previously saved as candidates That search can instantly be narrowed further by entering candidate William Eastman 2 Record research notes found about any place of inter est This is similar to 1 above Perhaps you found infor mation about a particular village that you wish to remem ber information that could be useful in future research efforts Can you record that information in your present genealogy program If not record it in Evernote Again pictures text notes and even maps can be saved 3 Record research notes found about any records of inter est Again similar to the above notes but with a slight difference I often look at old newspapers published in the areas where my ancestors lived I might find something of interest such as the story of a railroad coming to town My ancestor might not be mentioned in the article and yet I know the event must have had a profound impact on his or her life Information about the article including a full source citation
15. ceed and if you have encrypted the information even retrieving that data will be useless All the hacker will see is a random amount of scram bled letters and numbers However since you know the en cryption key you can immediately convert those scrambled letters and numbers into clear text whenever you wish Perhaps best of all Evernote is available free of charge for up to one gigabyte of new data added per month That should be enough storage space for tens of thousands of notes more than enough for most any genealogy purpose The free pro gram also displays small advertisements discreetly If you have a major project and find you need still more room Evernote Premium provides bigger upload capacity offers greater sharing options gives you access to note history and more Plus you get PDF searching faster image recognition and no ads Evernote Premium costs just 5 00 per month or 45 00 per year if you pay the full year in advance The thing that makes Evernote so useful for me is the ease of data retrieval Simply enter a word or a group of words and Voila Every note that contains those words appears within a second or two Looking for something you found years ago about the town where your ancestor lived Enter the town s name and every note containing the town s name is available to you almost instantly When starting Evernote for the first time I would suggest you think of it as the electronic equivalent of a new pad
16. cking anywhere with the mouse just start typing what you would like to do or search on your keyboard and Voila you are switched to the app window and the choices from your search are shown But there are also oth er ways to get there and depressing the Windows logo key on the keyboard is no longer an option You can depress the Windows Logo key F and the Start sidebar on the right side of the screen ap pears If you re a mouser move your mouse to the extreme bottom right side of the screen and a simi lar looking sidebar called the Charm will appear with the search logo at the very top The Charm ar ea also has your system settings that allow you to tailor Windows 8 to your liking Notice on the start page that one of the apps listed is the Desktop which looks almost like the classic Windows 7 desktop but still has the start button missing because you are now in Windows 8 environment All of your Win dows 7 functions keyboard shortcuts etc work just fine here and most of the keyboard shortcuts also work fine on the start page or any other page in Windows 8 When you are at the desktop just depress the Windows Logo key on the keyboard to toggle back to the Start page You can also move your mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen and a start screen thumbnail will appear Left click here and you will go back to the start August 2012 Interface Continued from page 16 Are You Ready Windows 8 page You can a
17. d blow out the dust with compressed air every six months or so While you re at it buy some filters made ex pressly for computer fans and sold at PC enthusiast and modder sites Common sizes are 80mm 92mm and possibly 120mm measured top to bottom or side to side not corner to corner Add A Mailbox One of the senior partners is leaving for summer vacation and he s designated you to respond to his critical time sensitive emails while he s away To save time you can add his mail box to your account for quick and easy access You must have a Microsoft Exchange email account and the person who wants you to read and respond to email must give you review er permission Once these things are in place open Outlook click Tools and Email Accounts Click View Or Change Ex isting Email Accounts and Next In the email list click the Exchange account type and Change Click More Settings and the Advanced tab Finally click Add and type the appropriate mailbox name you want to add to your user profile Locate Text In Long Documents If you ve ever worked with a lengthy document in Word you know how difficult it can be to find specific information for review or editing However you can use the Find feature to quickly locate the text To do this move the mouse point to the beginning of your document and click Edit and then Find or press CTRL F to display the Find page of the Find And Replace dialog box In the Find What text box enter the tex
18. e meeting to order A mo tion to accept the minutes as shown in the July issue of the INTERFACE was made by Kaye Coller seconded by Sue Strick Sandee mentioned the Problem Solving Workshop the Annual Picnic the August 14th meeting and Pam s pro posed Genealogy Class with pre registration Bob Gostischa presented a program on protecting your computer using AVAST software He gave a brief history of worms viruses Trojans amp malware along with statis tics stating 70 of e mail is spam 50 000 viruses per day and million viruses in 2010 The money raffle was won by Celesta Menges the soft ware hardware raffle was won by Richard Barnett Mary Butler won 3 00 from the attendance drawing Don Gilbert moved Joe Harrold seconded the meeting be adjourned Promote LCCUG and Earn a Reward Prizes will be given at the Christmas party on De cember 11 to any member who brings a guest to our LCCUG meetings during the year when the guest joins For every new member you bring to the club you will receive 10 00 at our December Holiday Party If for example you are responsible for 3 new mem bers you will receive a 30 reward at the party Be sure that when the new member signs up they give your name on the form so you will get credit There is no limit to how many family amp friends you can get to join so go out there and start recruiting Who will be the person to bring in the most new members only ti
19. ebook for genealogy another for travel itineraries still another for recipes and another for service notes for my automobiles You can have notebooks contain ing information about wines you have sampled another for airline frequent flyer numbers and still another with home work assignments from school If you wish you can have dozens of notebooks or you can simply keep all your notes in a single notebook Use whatever method makes sense to you I keep notes for the following purposes Idea File Any random idea I have for a newsletter article gets sent into the idea file in Evernote I have another note for research ideas such as future things to look for I have been known to wake up at 3 AM with an idea and I immediately add that to Evernote sometimes by using the cell phone on the bedside table Quotes If I come across a quote I like which may spark an idea for future use I put it into this notebook Articles Many times I see full articles on the web which either might serve as reference or may spark a newsletter arti cle of my own I copy and paste these full articles into this notebook Recipes I have several hundred recipes stored in Evernote including my notes of the results Excellent rather good use more salt next time or this was terrible I especially appre ciate the fact that the recipes are available on my cell phone as I work in the kitchen or at the backyard barbecue grill Even
20. enter of the screen and move the armrest on your chair until the arm rests lift your arms at the shoulders Finally get up stretch or simply take a quick walk a few times a day to loosen up your muscles Reprinted with permission from Smart Computing Visit http www smartcomputing com to learn what Smart Computing can do for you and your user group Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 15 a ee ae Py apcug Are You Ready for Some Windows 8 on Your Desk top By Barney Babin Cajun Clickers Computer Club LA member and instructor for XP Vista Workshop and Win dows 7 April 2012 issue Cajun Clickers Computer News www clickers org ccnewsletter cox net Now that Windows 8 Consumer Preview is a reality you can download it and play with the latest and greatest from Microsoft Just remember this is a beta version so everything that you see or don t see is subject to change when all of the customer feedback is analyzed by the Microsoft folks Also vendors have not developed many drivers for the beta version so the goodies that you normally use including printers may be inoperable in one way or another With that said you can still get a feel for what is coming and it is definitely a change If you are currently using a Smartphone Tablet or play games on Xbox then you re going to feel much more comfortable with the new Metro dashboard than someone who has never seen such a thing before Basically everyth
21. et the individual needs of our customers Onsite service and repair for all networks and systems In house service and repair Pick up and drop off Printer repair and cleaning Laptop repair Software troubleshooting Custom designed networks and pc s MAC repair Parts replacement amp Expert advice and sup port and Data Recovery Computer Systems Unlimited is happy to offer a 5 discount on all computer systems ordered by LCCUG members Computer Systems Unlimited will also offer a free computer diagnostics check a 25 value for all LCCUG members Visit our web site at www csuoberlin com for more of what we can do Store Hour Monday 9 5 30 Thursday 9 5 30 Friday 9 5 Saturday 9 1 August 2012 Interface Continued from page 8 Excel Tip Cell Values Click on OK Formatted Font Default Times New Roman 12 pt Excel Options m Editing options Ji After pressing Enter move selection Direction Down Automatically insert a decimal point Enable fill handle and cell drag and drop V Alert before overwriting cells Allow edrting directly in cells Extend data range formats and formulas Enable automatic percent entry Enable AutoComplete for cell values Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse Ji Alert the user when a potentially time consuming operation occurs When this number of cells in thousands is affected 33 554 lt J Use system separators Cursor movement Logical Vi
22. f meeting your needs The coolest thing of all is the fact that you can access all this stuff from anywhere I have several thousand notes stored in Evernote and yet I can retrieve any of those notes from any where Try doing that with yellow sticky notes Whether I am at the library or an archive riding the commuter train waiting at the airport or sitting in a city park I use the cell phone as a handheld computer terminal to access anything at any time Evernote has full applications for both Mac and Windows as well as every mobile platform There is even a web based platform So you can ALWAYS access your ide as Having difficulty remembering things Take a note in Evernote You can learn more at http www evernote com This article is from Eastman s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyrighted by Richard W Eastman It is re published here with the permission of the author Information about the newsletter is available at http www eogn com Computer Systems Unlimited Inc We are a full service computer peripheral sales and repair Company specializing in custom built Pc s network design software integration and everything in between We are located in the small college town of Oberlin Ohio and for fourteen years have been providing unrivaled service to home users small and large businesses all over Ohio as well as State and local government agencies All of our systems and networks are tailored to me
23. ignal has not been agreed upon Microsoft is an active voice in that discussion Remote Desktop Shortcuts Worth Re membering ALT HOME This command displays the Start menu when using Remote Desktop ALT DELETE Display the system menu in Remote Desktop ALT INSERT If you need to cycle through open pro grams when using Remote Desktop use this command It cycles in the order the programs were started gt ALT PAGE DOWN Cycle programs from right to left in remote Desktop ALT PAGE UP Cycle programs from left to right in Remote Desktop CTRL ALT BREAK This command toggles between window and full screen modes CTRL ALT END Use thi command to display the Windows Security window during remote Desktop August 2012 Interface CTRL ALT MINUS If you need to take a screenshot of the screen on the client during a Remote Desktop ses sion use this shortcut Reprinted with permission from Smart Computing Visit http Awww smartcomputing com to learn what Smart Computing can do for you and your user group Microsoft Computing Download Center Sure you know Windows is up to date you have it set to download and install updates automatically But what about your notebook s other Microsoft software And what about the drivers for your hardware These com ponents generally don t have automatic update features which means you ll need to stay on top of the updates yourself to keep your notebook in peak co
24. ill be surprised at how much Google can help you KKK IK Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 17 Creating a Survey Form in Microsoft Word 2007 By Nancy DeMarte Regular Columnist Office Talk Sarasota PCUG Florida March 2012 issue Sarasota PC Monitor www spcug org ndemarte Verizon net It s a well known fact that being faced with a task or problem is the best motivation for learning new skills have found this to be true for mastering the advanced features of Word 2007 and 2010 So let s pretend you belong to an organization that wants to conduct an online survey of its members This article explains how the average Word user can create this type of survey using features introduced in Word 2007 Creating an interactive survey in Word involves three tasks generate the content choose a format and add response tools The content of even a simple survey includes not only the questions you want answers to but also a few demographic questions so the data you collect can be analyzed When considering format you may decide to base your survey on one of the Survey templates available through Word Click the Office but ton New Microsoft Office Online Click the Forms category Surveys While these formats may not fit your need they provide ideas about layout and other survey features Another option is to start with a blank page which is the Normal template in Word Adding response tools in the form of placeholders controls i
25. ing you as sociate with a computer is changing including the Start Menu how you shut down your computer etc The following are my observations from downloading installing and using Windows 8 Consumer Preview since its release It is by no means an in depth look at all of the options http tinyurl com 7rnql5l First go to and download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup which will verify that your computer and the associated programs on your computer are compati ble with Windows 8 Once this process is accomplished you are offered the option of downloading either the 3 8gb ISO file will re quire much time for such a large download that allows you to burn a DVD of the program or you can download a file that runs from a bootable USB drive that has a minimum size of 4 GB which will be optioned for boot during the process This option allows folks without a DVD player to load the system from a bootable USB drive Once you do this install the system but not on your main system by updating to Windows 8 Remember this is a prerelease and many things will change before the Windows 8 final edition is released You can make a separate partition on your hard drive and install it there or run it in a virtual machine on your existing operating system If you choose the separate partition option Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 16 which was my choice you will be dual booting to either the native system on your computer or to Windows
26. is placed in Evernote If possible I even add in a scanned image of the original article Evernote will even scan the image Once the scanned image is in Evernote the program will use optical charac ter recognition OCR to convert the image to searchable text allowing me to find the article in the future by searching for words inside the article such as the town s name 4 Create to do notes Want to make a list of items to re search the next time you visit a particular archive Use that archive s name as the title of the note and then enter the tasks to be performed on your next visit For example I used this successfully for searching probate records of my great grandfather I used a note title of Penobscot County Probate Court in which I entered an item Look for probate record of Orman Eastman died Feb 24 1923 I didn t visit the Penobscot County Courthouse for nearly two years but when I did my to do list was relevant and ready to go I didn t have to remember what I was sup posed to do there A few days before my trip to Penobscot county I fired up Evernote and entered Penobscot Coun ty Courthouse The relevant items appeared on the screen nearly instantly In fact I could have even waited until I was in the courthouse and then used my smartphone to access the same information while on site 5 Take pictures Evernote is an excellent photo album especially for those photos
27. lso click the Start icon in the Charm area on the right If you right click on an unused area of the start page a bar at the bottom has an icon that allows you to view all of your installed items plus what you see on the start page This is the best way to find items Apps in Win dows 8 without using search So how do you shut down Windows 8 since there is no start button to click The easiest way is to depress CTRL ALT DEL look on the bottom right for the power logo right click and choose your option You can also move the mouse to the right side of the screen access the charm area click settings and the power icon will be in the area at the bottom Click it and you will be offered sleep shutdown or restart While this is by no means an in depth article you will now be able to navigate in Windows 8 install the pro grams you need and shut down or restart the system to gracefully exit Windows 8 Go forth and conquer build a ee ao Back to Basics Creating a Program Icon on Your Desktop By Jim Cerny Director Sarasota PCUG Florida April 2012 issue Sarasota PC Monitor www spcug org jimcerny123 gmail com Did you ever wonder how those icons you double click on your Desktop screen get on your Desktop Well most of those icons represent PROGRAMS and most people like having the programs they use most often on their desktop Those icons are placed there when you install a new program or software If you purcha
28. me will tell MAYBE it will be YOU August 2012 Interface Genealogy Pam Rihel LadyGeneo roadrunner com How to Use Evernote to be a Better Genealogist Thursday July 5th 2012 Plus Edition Article Dick Eastman One of my favorite computer sind tools is Evernote I ve been using it for more than three years now and love it Some times I wonder how I ever got along before Evernote While Evernote has many uses I use it primarily as a digital filing sys tem In fact I find that it is a perfect complement to almost any genealogy program often compensating for the shortcom ings of whatever genealogy program you might use to track your research EVERNOTE Admittedly all this didn t happen overnight When first in stalled Evernote presents the new user with a blank screen That user typically says Now what This article will hope fully answer that question First let s clarify what this program can do for you Simply put Evernote helps you organize and retrieve information Remember when you purchased your first computer The salesperson told you it would organize and retrieve everything from your kitchen recipes to your income tax records That salesperson probably didn t mislead you he simply was talk ing about the future The hardware has been available for years and has been sold in computer stores everywhere What has been missing until recently was the software Evernote To be
29. n only numbers dates or times The cells must contain either text or a combination of text and numbers For some people AutoComplete can be annoying rather than time saving If you want to turn off the AutoComplete fea ture follow these steps 1 Display the Excel Options dialog box In Excel 2007 click the Office button and then click Excel Op tions In Excel 2010 display the File tab of the rib bon and then click Options 2 At the left side of the dialog box click Advanced See Figure 1 3 Clear the check box named Enable AutoComplete for Continued on page 9 Genealogy Websites Of Interest Find items in libraries near you Go to www worldcat org and search on the title to find the one located closest to you Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 8 Reducing the Curl in Printed Documents menu interface lt By Allen Wyatt If you live in an area that has high humidity WZ s you might notice that your documents printed Be through a laser printer come out curled up This happens due to the characteristics of the paper and the way in which laser printers work Paper has a tendency to absorb moisture from its environment Paper shares two main characteristics with lumber which shouldn t be surprising seeing they are both made of wood One characteristic 1s its moisture content and the other is that it has a crown or a natural bowing to it When paper is stored in an air conditioned
30. ndition To that end Microsoft gathers downloads for all of its soft ware and hardware products on its Download Center page If your notebook is acting quirky or slow stop by and see if there s a driver update or patch that can put your computer back on the right track If you use your notebook for graphics intensive applications make sure you have the latest version of DirectX you ll find the DirectX link in the Download Categories area on the main page Check out the latest Office updates too Microsoft regularly releases security updates and other patches for its wildly popular office software suite The site also lets visitors download Windows Live Messen ger Microsoft s IM client and Windows Live among other full applications If you re looking for software for your handheld check out the Mobile Devices section You ll find demos of the latest Windows Mobile platform emulators ActiveSync and Power Toys for Pocket PCs Mom Was Right Posture Matters Sitting in the same position for hours at a time can cause neck and back pain and slouching in your chair can exaggerate the problem To avoid stress on your back sit with your upper arms parallel to your spine and then locate chair as close as possible to your desk Additionally your entire backside should be pressed against your chair back to evenly distribute pressure across your back To avoid stress on your neck ad just your monitor so that your gaze is aimed at the c
31. nippets is sue We ll also be taking a close up look at how crooks are cashing in on the launch of the latest iPad model and how others are fooling people into paying for prescrip tion services and discounts that they can actually get for free And an old favorite has recently resurfaced in the shape of a scam in which victims are accused of failing to turn up for jury duty Read on to learn more HARP Mortgage Scams The HARP refinancing package launched last Decem ber is supposed to offer help to people whose homes are now worth less than the mortgages the owners have on them underwater homes as they re called Within just a few months of the launch of HARP dozens of Internet sites have appeared supposedly offering to help homeowners use the program Many of these are from companies charging a fee for their services which is bad enough but some of these mortgage scams involve homeowners being told they have to sign over title to their home if they want to stay In it In other cases homeowners have been advised to redi rect their payments to the scam firms stop paying their mortgage or to file for bankruptcy none of which will avoid a foreclosure and all of which will wreck credit rec ords Action If you re looking to refinance under the HARP program visit MakingHomeAffordable gov the official site for the program or call 888 995 HOPE 4673 Watch out for websites with similar or official sounding
32. nk the weather is too bad to drive in then don t try to come to a meeting that may already be can celled Please check your email boxes and our websites Thank You August 2012 Interface a SSSSSSESESseESEPVoolume 24 Issue 8 Page 3 Executive Board Meeting Minutes General Meeting Minutes JULY 2 2012 Attending were Sandee Ruth Lou Koch Don Hall Micky Knickman Richard Barnett Dennis Smith and Kaye Coller Games for the annual picnic were discussed The remaining details will be finalized at the July 9th general meeting Sandee reported there was no reply from the woman who wanted computer help from True North Consultants The board felt we should mention what the main raffle item will be when the notice goes out on upcoming meetings Sandee is going to attend the APCUG Canton Convention After discussing upcoming programs Dennis made a motion that we continue with only one general meeting a month subject to change Micky seconded motion passed It was reported we received a 35 rebate check from the Staples ink cartridge recycle program Richard will check with LCCC on availability of program speakers Micky moved Lou seconded the meeting be adjourned Al LORAINCOUNTY COM et Where Local Technology Information Can Be Found 24 7 gt Cereal y a Teciediagy Vitrninit litera Meptarer 1 fom u iot J 4 Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 4 JULY 9 2012 President Sandee Ruth called th
33. nvolvaes a surprise There is a hidden tab for the Word ribbon called the Developer tab to complete your sur vey you need to display it on the ribbon Click the Office button Word Options Popular and click the box next to Show Developer tab in the Ribbon You will be working with commands in the Controls and Protect groups on that tab Creating the Survey Lets assume you have chosen to base this survey on a blank document You have added the content and saved the survey with an appropriate name Now you are ready to add the controls The Controls group on the Developer tab gives you a group of controls or placeholders which can be added to gather information interactively You could decide to include a Date Picker to record when the respondent last attended a club meeting or the date he completed the survey Click in the spot in your survey where you want this to appear Then click the date picker icon bottom row to insert a date picker Clicking this control will reveal a calendar where the respondent may click a date You can also include instructional text to make clear what information is being sought With the date picker selected click Design Mode Properties Here you can type a Title for the date picker such as Last Meeting Attended and choose a format for the date Click OK to save your changes Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 18 Next you might include a few Drop Down Lists to record other bits of demographic info
34. o the paper does not curl around several rollers Usually this means opening a door on the back of the printer so the paper exits there and not on top Check the user manual especially for any details on how to print on heavy paper card stock or transparencies Use this technique for your regular paper If your printer is an older one it may help to get it services Temperature controls on fuser rollers tend to degrade over time and the fuser roller could actually be getting too hot If you replace the temperature control mechanism or the fuser roller itself then the roller operates at a cooler temperature Continued on page 9 August 2012 Interface Continued from page 7 EVERNOTE better if I see a new recipe in a magazine that looks good I use the cell phone camera to take a picture of the recipe and store it in Evernote for later use I have even been known to do this while reading old magazines at the doctor s office or in the auto mechanic s waiting room Insurance papers Hopefully I won t need insurance infor mation often but if I do everything is available at a mo ment s notice I keep scanned images of the entire policy for every piece of information I have I can either keep the infor mation to myself or if I wish I can send a copy of the entire policy to someone else by email within seconds These are a few of the uses I have found for Evernote I sus pect you can find still other methods o
35. office environ ment care should be taken that there is adequate ventilation around the paper making sure that the paper is not directly in the airflow of the air vents Printers as well should not be placed over or next to an air vent Condensation can form in the printer if moist air is continually blown through the printer itself Paper has a natural tendency to bend in one direction much like the crown in a long piece of lumber If you open a ream of paper and loosely hold the stack of paper in the middle it will sag on the ends If you flip the stack over and do it again you will notice a difference in the amount of sag Depending on the paper path in the printer you can take advantage of the paper s natural crown to help straighten the paper out as it travels though the printer Paper curls in laser printers because it experiences rapid mois ture loss as the fusing rollers heat and press the ink into the paper More heat goes to the side that the print appears on less to the backside That combined with rollers that have small radii causes the paper to stay curled Trying making sure that the paper is placed into the paper tray so it will be printed on the crown side of each sheet The wrapper around the paper may also have markings that say print this side In this way the natural curl of the paper counteracts to a degree the curl introduced by the fuser roller heating Also some laser printers can be operated s
36. on New My Templates August 2012 Interface Computing Halftone A halftone is a printing term that refers to a copied image that is rendered in black and white or another single shade by means of reproducing it in dots of varying size or concentra tion Halftones are created from continuous tone pictures such as a photograph where the shades and images are seam lessly blended together For instance a dark area in a picture represented in halftone is created by large dots spaced closely together Most laser printers which don t have the capacity to repro duce images using differently sized dots use a technique called dithering to create halftones Dithering means that the printer simulates different shades by spacing the dots closer together for a darker look or spacing them farther apart for a lighter appearance The human eye naturally fills in the space between the dots to make the area look blended much as a pointillist painting from a distance looks as if it were created with smooth brush strokes Frederic Eugene Ives 1856 1937 is attributed with the in vention of halftone technology which he revealed to the pub lic in 1888 He achieved the photomechanical process by pho tographing an image through a screen The density of the mesh would determine how clear or grainy the final product would appear which is measured in lines per inch DP desktop publishing on the other hand doesn t use screens it j
37. ors http www moviemistakes com Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 9 NEED HELP Here s Who to Contact Neil Higgins 440 967 9061 higgins neil gmail com Evenings 6 p m 10 p m Weekends Hardware Linux amp Windows Operating Systems Tweaking your system Micky Knickman 440 967 3118 micky knickman com Evenings 5 p m 7 p m Weekends General Software Configuration Hardware Installation Basic to Advanced Windows Lou Koch 440 985 1585 Ikkoch centurytel net Microsoft Office Excel Word PowerPoint Publisher Access amp Outlook Basic to Advanced Windows Richard Barnett 440 365 9442 Richard216 aol com Evenings amp Weekends General Software Configuration Hardwarelnstallation Basic to Advanced Windows amp Web Page Design Sandee Ruth 440 984 2692 sandee29 gmail com 6 p m 10 p m except when at work Basic Word Processing Windows amp Web Design Advanced Internet David Kennett 440 327 8624 w8kfj yahoo com 9 a m 8 p m Video Editing amp DVD Burning Microsoft Office programs Pam Casper Rihel 440 277 6076 6 00 p m to 10 00 pm Monday thru Thursday Genealogy help business equipment 365 2288 Elyria 591 Cleveland Street Elyria Ohio 44035 1 800 238 8973 USA COMPUTER REPAIR PRINTERS amp SUPPLIES UPGRADES CUSTOM PC s amp LAPTOPS CALL FOR BEST PRICES Channel Partner EDUCATION DISCOUNTS Premier LCD MONITORS amp TVS Werbe 200
38. rdtips net Exceltips net Magazine Microsoft Office art online SmartComputing WorldStart com Scambusters Newsletter is now Online at Iccug com newsletters or lccug com August 2012 Interface TUESDAY August 14 2012 PBOX and EVERNOTE POA z wwf Presen ted by LCCUG s own Lou Koch These two programs are basic applications that are widely accessible and easy to use Best of all they are free Using them can greatly simplify some common activities in your Cyber life DROPBOX provides online storage with a conven Dropbox ient twist e EVERNOTE allows you to create organize and access notes These programs are cloud based aps that can be used with Windows Apple or mobile op erating systems and of course did we mention that they are FREE Today s program will demonstrate some of the many convenient ways that these unique aps can be useful to you from simplifying your time and effort on line to helping you maximize your cyber life experience e We will answer audience computer and program related questions at 6 00 A Short meeting will take place at 6 30 pm with the program immediately following A Question and Answer session comes after the program ni MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE _ When a meeting is cancelled the notification will be on our Websites and emails will be sent out to our members Our Websites are http www iccug com members http www iccug com If you thi
39. rinter But when you do need to print a hard copy consider using an online service such as Fed Kinko s or emailing a local printer a copy of your work Just ensure the printer you choose can open the document you send before you electronically trans fer it Clear Inbox Space If you re not careful emails can quickly pile up in your inbox and this can prevent crucial emails from reaching your inbox if your company has placed tight restrictions on the amount of data your inbox can hold Click the Size column in your in box and Outlook will sort your email according to those with the largest file size Deleting one email with a 2MB attach ment is equivalent to deleting hundreds of smaller emails and can spare you from hand picking emails to delete Reprinted with permission from Smart Computing Visit http www smartcomputing com to learn what Smart Computing can do for you and your user group MEMBERSHIP WITH LCCUG Yearly dues are 25 For more information contact Director of Membership membership lccug com Directions to Meetings A map and directions to our meetings can be found on our Members web page www lccug com members Just click on the link Meeting Locations amp Directions
40. rmation such as age range or gender Using age range as an example click in the survey then click the drop down list icon middle row to insert this control With the drop down list select ed click Design Mode Properties Next type Age Range in the title box In the Display Name section select the phrase Display Name and click Remove Then add age ranges such as 51 60 one at a time clicking after each one Finally click Content Control cannot be deleted to lock this feature in place Now deselect the Design Mode button and you have a drop down list where respondents merely click a choice In the main section of the survey you have listed possi ble presentation topics the club could feature for the coming year To get feedback on these ideas you might insert Check Boxes next to each topic For example you can add a row of four check boxes so respondents can indicate their level of interest in the activity No In terest Mild Interest Strong Interest Very Strong Inter est To add a check box click the Legacy Tools icon bottom right and then the check box icon in the top row The boxes can be lined up neatly under the re sponse headings to create a grid like structure by set ting Tabs Don t think you ve made an error if you can t click in a check box right after you insert it the check boxes can only be filled after the survey is protected which will be the last step Finally you might add a Text Control
41. rs so they can help you and you can help them September 10 Finding and Using Deeds In Your Genealogical Research Location Isn t Everything Presentation by Chris Staats discusses the wealth of information to be found in deeds helps wade through the legal terminology and shows that deeds are about far more than simply learning where your ancestor lived For more information you can contact Jean Copeland jecopeland1975 gmail com or Pete Hritsko hritsko centurytel net August 2012 Interface LCCUG Classes Or Workshops Is there a class you would like to teach or a workshop you would like to hold just contact one of the officers to find out how you can get started and what you need to know Our emails are in the 2nd page of this newsletter Members if there is something you would like to have me put into our newsletter just let me know at one of our meetings or email me at newsletter iccug com would be more than happy to oblige you Pam Rihel Don t forget to check the Members page for up to date information about programs amp events http www Iccug com members Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 11 Prescription Jobs amp Mortgage Scams Promise to Ease Money Worries Mortgage scams exploit new refinancing aid pro gram Internet Scambusters 491 Mortgage scams lead off a special Snippets issue this week focusing on the latest tricks crooks use to con their victims Promising to solve
42. s and using the rewards we earn to buy more prizes for the club raffle If you have empty ink cartridges laying around please bring them to our meetings and any officer will gladly take them off your hands Recycle amp Help Our Club Too Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 14 SFI Computing WINDOWS News Microsoft Announces Windows Up grade Offer Whenever a new version of Windows is on the horizon consumers and businesses in the market for new PCs are faced with the same question Buy a PC now or wait for the new operating system to come out In the past Microsoft has answered that question by offering a steep discount on the new OS to users who buy certain com puters shortly before the new Windows launch When you buy an eligible PC that runs Windows 7 you ll be able to take advantage of a Windows Upgrade Offer for 14 99 The offer includes a downloadable upgrade to Windows 8 once the new operating system is generally available The Windows Upgrade Offer started June 2 2012 and will end January 31 2013 The upgrade must be re deemed by February of 2013 Keep in mind that you must purchase an eligible computer to take advantage of the offer verify that the PC qualifies before you buy it Visit www windowsupgradeoffer com for more information Microsoft Announces SkyDrive Updates SkyDrive www skydrive com Microsofts cloud storage and syncing platform has been getting plenty of atten tion of late I
43. se a August 2012 Interface apeug program on a disk or download it from the internet most likely the installation of that program will place a new icon or icons on your desktop For example if you pur chase a new printer you will have to install from a disk or the internet the programs that make that printer work with your computer You will see at least one new icon on your desktop after you install a new printer Those program icons on your desktop are really SHORTCUTS to the programs You can see that an icon is a shortcut because it will have a small white box with a blue arrow in it at the lower left corner of the icon So how do you put your own program icon on your desktop To do this you simply click on the Start but ton or start orb as they say in Windows 7 and then click on All programs on the start menu This shows a list of ALL the programs on your computer Many pro grams are in folders For example the Paint program and the Calculator program are in the Accessories folder in this list Just click on the folder to see the list of what is inside Let s create a shortcut icon on our desktop for the Paint program Click on the Start button then click on All programs or just hold your mouse arrow on All programs without clicking and it will still open the list On this list use the scrollbar if needed to find the Accessories folder and left click on it
44. so members can type comments or answers to open ended questions Click in the survey then click the Text Control icon Aa second from left top row To title it select the place holder then click Design Mode Properties Type Com ments in the title box lock it and click OK Now dese lect the Design Mode button and try all the controls you have added to make sure they work as expected before you move to the final step Protecting the Survey Once you have finished creating the survey it is im portant to protect it Deselect the Design Mode button On the Developer tab in the Protect group click the Protect Document button and then click Restrict For matting and Editing This opens a pane on the right Click the checkbox under Editing Restrictions which says Allow only this type of editing in the document From the drop down list select Filling in Forms Final ly click Yes Start Enforcing Protection Now your sur vey is protected and unless you want to add a pass word to it ready to use To further ensure that its format is preserved your might want to save your survey as a template The survey template will remain in its original form and saved in your My Templates folder no matter how many times it is used Click the Office button save As Word Template dotx Save it in Microsoft Word Templates top of the left pane in the Save As window To find it Open Word click the Office butt
45. sual p OK Cancel Figure 1 The advanced options of the Excel Options dialog box ExcelTips is your source for cost effective Microsoft Excel training This tip 6262 applies to MS Excel versions 2007 2010 Copyright 2012 by Sharon Parq Associates Inc Reprinted by permission Thousands of free Microsoft Excel tips can be found online at http excel tips net Continued from page 8 Word Tip The cooler temperature means less moisture loss on one side of the paper and less curl Lastly you can try keeping a small amount of desiccant in the paper trays and removing and storing the paper in the trays at the end of the day and refilling them in the morning If you store your paper in a cabinet you might also try plac ing a desiccant in the cabinet with the paper It will help ab sorb excess moisture so the paper doesn t absorb it WordTips is your source for cost effective Microsoft Word training Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world This tip 11939 applies to MS Word versions 2007 2010 Auto Unlocked Harris Interactive recently surveyed U S employees on their device usage in the workplace and determined that 37 do not enable the auto lock feature Movie Mistakes Once in a while movies reach the public with mistakes in them Well more often than once in a while actually and the mistakes are kept here Dive into this database of Holly wood err
46. sure dozens of database programs and other retrieval programs have been available for years Most database pro grams including your present genealogy program have been hobbled with rigid design requirements data has to be entered in certain formats or the programs were designed for very specific purposes Evernote represents a new method of data bases those with free form data You can store and easily retrieve text notes sound bytes images full motion video and more Even your recipes and your genealogy data can be stored They can both be stored in the same database or in separate databases as you prefer Even better if you own two or more computers such as a desktop and a laptop system or a computer at the office plus a second at home Evernote makes sure that all your data is available simultaneously on all your August 2012 Interface computers In fact it even makes the same information availa ble on Windows Macintosh iPhones iPads Android devices Blackberry and Windows Phone 7 devices in addition to any web browser on a borrowed computer or at the library or in an Internet cafe Your latest data is available at all times on all devices Evernote also makes backups of your data in the cloud for security purposes It even contains an option to encrypt sensi tive data such as credit card numbers to keep your infor mation private Anyone will have great difficulty obtaining your data from Evernote but if they suc
47. t you re trying to locate Click Find Next Word will highlight the first occurrence of the text Keep clicking Find Next until the program locates the text you want Nix Spyware For Free These days you want antispyware that will actively protect Member of Association of Personal Computer User Groups Fun Facts Ferme your PC full time Some threats are too hard to remove once they install themselves so just relying on doing a scan now and again isn t enough The free Spybot Search amp Destroy does include a full time protection feature called TeaTimer but it doesn t install by default As you install Spybot be sure to check the box next to the TeaTimer feature when the in staller program lets you Protect Your Discs Because DVD and CD drives use laser light to read data mu sic and movies from optical discs any scratches on the data side of a disc can cause skips or errors Always store CDs and DVDs in their cases or sleeves and never set bare discs down on any surface that could scratch them If you can t commit to these rules of thumbs try buying discs with special scratch resistant coatings Print Without A Printer In today s digital age it s becoming easier to work without using physical documents of any kind The widespread use of email and PDFs have made exchanging letters and forms completely electronic so it s understandable that some busi nesses might not invent in a top of the line laser p
48. t will support Windows 8 and Mac OS X Li on and can be experienced in the Windows 8 Release Preview A noteworthy change is support for using a Windows 8 PC to access your photos stored on your other PCs so long as they have SkyDrive installed An other change is that the SkyDrive folder can now sup port 10 million files created by the SkyDrive apps And the SkyDrive folder updates faster when you make changes to SkyDrive files on other devices or on the SkyDrive website Continued on page 15 August 2012 Interface Continued from page 14 Microsoft News You can use Microsoft SkyDrive to store your files including documents photos videos and other files online Microsoft Embraces Do Not Track If you ve been paying attention to tech security news youre well aware that privacy advocates and even some users and organizations who don t consider them selves particularly privacy oriented have promoted DNT Do Not Track features for Internet browsers Brendon Lynch Microsoft s chief privacy officer recent ly announced that Internet Explorer 10 the version of Internet Explorer that will be available in the upcoming Window 8 operating system will have a DNT feature enabled by default The DNT feature will send a signal to website that the user visits alerting the websites to the user s preference that it not track the user and not provide behavior based advertising At press time a universal response to a DNT s
49. that are not yet ready for addi tion to your permanent database Did you visit a ceme tery to look at an ancestor s tombstone Why not take August 2012 Interface pictures of all the other nearby tombstones and enter the pictures and names of the individuals into Evernote Who knows when you will find a reference to another person It might happen weeks later or years later When ever that happens you might already have information about the person in Evernote 6 Save entire webpages to your Evernote account with the nifty web clipper browser extensions You get the whole page text images and links 7 Sometimes you get an email which contains interesting information although you might not need it at this mo ment You can forward the email into your Evernote ac count All Evernote accounts have a special email ad dress and anything you forward to that address is saved into your default notebook in your Evernote account Pretty handy 8 Collaborate with relatives and friends You can easily share some or all of your notes with friends colleagues and relatives Are you involved in a multi person effort researching all the residents of a town or perhaps an ar chaeological dig of an old mill Evernote can be your work in progress repository of information found Of course Evernote is not restricted to genealogy uses I pre fer to make different Evernote notebooks for different pur poses I keep one not
50. the store Action There is no such iPad return mystery shopper job and if you become involved you could end up on the wrong side of the law Return of the Jury Duty Scam You may have recently seen an email that is currently making the rounds warning about a phone call that tells victims they are about to be fined or arrested for failing to respond to a jury duty call The email is legit but the scam has been around for many many years and we ve reported on it a couple of times before in our article Brand New Jury Duty Scam The jury scam is actually a phishing trick What the scammers are after is personal confidential information When the victim protests that they didn t receive a jury duty notice the scammer asks for their Social Security number and date of birth so the supposed enforcement action can be cancelled Action The jury service doesn t operate this way and you should never give out this sort of information to an incoming call The FBI issued a full alert on this scam back in 2006 Check out their article The Verdict Hang Up Don t Fall for Jury Duty Scam That s a wrap for this week s Snippets issue But there s no end to the torrent of scams out there Be on your guard Don t be hoodwinked by slick tricks like prescription discount and mortgage scams Continued on page 14 Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 13 Continued from page 13 Scambusters That s it for today we hope you enjoy your week
51. ust simulates the photographic process Some programs even require the user to specify a screen frequency even though there is no such equipment in sight Halftones are monochromatic by definition but you can use them to reproduce full color pictures In traditional printing four halftone plates of an image are rendered in yellow cyan magenta or black When laid over one another the dots merge together in the viewer s eye and the image appears to have all the same shades as the original Newspapers magazines and other printed matter from letter press offset rotogravure or silk screen processes use the halftone technique to deliver images In DP halftones are usually used for artistic effect Reprinted with permission from Smart Computing Visit http www smartcomputing com to learn what Smart Computing can do for you and your user group Fun Site Missile Bases Who says a Cold War era missile silo can t make a charm ing residence inted with permission from Smart Computing Visit http tcomputing com to learn what Smart Computing can do for you and your user group August 2012 Interface unl Computing WS Tech Tips 101 Google Reverse Image Search So say you have an image you grabbed off the Internet and you want to find a larger size but you can t quite remember where you got the image in the first place What do you do Where do you go There s gotta be an easy way right Yep there is
52. your financial worries with things like phony jobs debt payment relief and prescription dis counts is a favorites scammers trick We also want to alert you again to a long standing phishing scam linked to a supposed failure to turn up for jury duty Before we begin you may want to spend a moment looking at this week s most popular articles from our other sites How to Resist Impulse Buying Find out how stores set themselves up to direct you into impulse buying rather than following that list Host Your Own Chocolate Tasting Party Part Check out these pointers on how to host an exquisite choco late tasting party that will not be forgotten Free Knitting Patterns for Toys Try out these free knitting patterns for toys that kids are bound to treasure for years to come Your low cost supplier for Computers Parts Service Discount Computer Parts Upgrades Installations System Tune Ups New Systems Diagnostics Virus Removal Rebuilt Systems On Site or Walk In Services 440 322 0259 210 East Second St Elyria 44035 Volume 24 Issue 8 Page 12 A Family Summer Scrapbook Here s how to make your Summer scrapbook a family activity Now here we go Prescription Jobs and Mortgage Scams Promise to Ease Money Worries Mortgage scams are back in the headlines following the launch of the Federal Government s Home Affordable Refinance Program HARP We ve got the details for you in this week s S
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