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| Training Opportunities | Picture Perfect: Creating Screen Shots | |
| What Is? Secure Socket Layers | ||
| Pioneer Thinking | Support Our Troops |
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Quia: An Online Learning Tool |
Wed., Apr. 2 | 3:10 p.m. |
US Lab |
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Using the Wireless Cart |
Wed., Apr. 16 | 3:10 p.m. | US Lab | |
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Tech Tips: Working More Effectively |
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Ever find yourself wishing you could put a screen shot into a Word document, Excel workbook, or PowerPoint presentation?
That's it - now you have a picture of the screen, as it was when you hit the Print Screen button. Now let's suppose that you have a lot of stuff on the screen and you only want one program from the many displayed. What do you do then?
This second one works well when you want a nice picture of program without the task bar across the bottom. |
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To learn more about the Innovative Teachers Program, click here: http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=InTeachersAbout |
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Do you ever accidentally click the Maximize button on a program window when you meant to hit Close? Or Close when you wanted to Maximize? Or Maximize when you wanted to Minimize? If the buttons are bigger, it helps to eliminate this problem. Here's how to make your buttons larger: 1. Right-click the desktop and select Properties.
2. Select the Appearance tab. (If you're using XP, hit the Advanced button.) 3. On the "Item" drop down box, select Active Title Bar. 4. Next to that drop down box you'll see a setting for size. Click the little up arrow to make the buttons bigger. Don't get carried away though. The bigger the buttons, the bigger the title bar.
Oh, one more thing. Before you ask, to get icons to the quick launch toolbar, just drag & drop. |
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Did You Know? |
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What does SSL mean? A: SSL, or Secure Socket Layers, is what makes secure sites secure. Here's how it works: When you log onto a secure server, e.g., your personal account at amazon.com, it communicates with your browser for a few seconds. During this communication, it sends your browser encryption information that only it and your browser can read. Once this encryption is set, it acts like a normal web page, except that all info coming or going is encrypted. This encryption makes it extremely difficult for any third party who would intercept the transaction to decipher it. (All this extra protection is why secure servers seem to run slower than their unsecured counterparts.) Secure connections only protect the info as its coming and going, not when it's just sitting on the server. That being said, you probably have a better chance of getting ripped off by a sales clerk copying your credit card number at a department store than getting your information stolen over the internet. You can tell a secure site by the first part of its web address. If it starts with https:// rather than http:// it's a secure site. |
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So, you wanna learn how to do something, or know something, or try something. This is the place to find out how. So you wanna... buy a laptop, meet people in your neighborhood, or be a human guinea pig? Get some clear and direct tips on how to get started and what to do. Maybe you want to work for the CIA or fake an appreciation for art. It's here too. There are also more useful items like how to buy a DVD player, organize your closet, or ask for a raise. If you wanna do something, chances are youu can get some ideas on how to start at this site. http://www.soyouwanna.com/ |
Ah, those simpler days of yesteryear! If you or your family members suffer from allergies brought on by commercial household products, if you wonder at the sheer volume of products found on a grocery shelf, if you just want to try tried-and-true home remedies, you may want to take a look at Pioneer Thinking, one of the most popular natural/simple living communities on the internet today. Expert authors, columnist and everyday people from over 100 countries share their practical knowledge, ideas and experiences to provide a refreshingly new perspective on topics that affect our lives. http://www.pioneerthinking.com/main.html
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Reach out to military families in your
community, especially those with a loved one overseas. Please do not
flood the military mail system with letters, cards, and The support and generosity of the American people has touched the lives of many servicemembers, over 300,000 of whom are deployed overseas. |
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Technology
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Thousands
of Americans are asking what they can do to show their support for
servicemembers, especially those serving overseas in this time of war.
Below are Web sites for several organizations that are sponsoring
programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas. While it would be
inappropriate for the Department to endorse any of these specifically,
servicemembers do value and appreciate such expressions of support:
If you need
help with
technology, call the
helpline at ext. 697 or email