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That is odd, Lori...maybe you could try it again...just click back to no, then back to yes again, and hit submit modifications again, and see if it works this time...I don't know if that will do any good. Might have to talk to Anne or Sandie if it doesn't.

I'll try again using your advice, thanks Debby.

Originally posted by Nathalie
Every time anyone replies to a thread I've posted in, I get an email telling me that. I went to my options and clicked the "no" about these notifications, but I'm still getting these emails. what do I do? with this alphabet game thread responded to so often, I'm getting email way too often for my liking. help! (please)

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Nathalie~

I had this problem too. Although you have now checked "no" as to receiving email notification, you will continue to receive them on threads that you had replied to while the option was active. You have to "unsubscribe" to each of these threads individually. I'd give you precise instructions, but I went through this so long ago that I don't remember precisely how to do it.

Did some surfing and price comparisons: WalMart has the "Complete Idiot's Guide" for $15.95 + S&H = $18 and change. I'm going to see of they have it in the store, first. If not, I'll order it, off the website. Even with S&H, that's cheaper than Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

I have paint and it says if you have never opened or saved a gif. you may need to do the following... click file.. open.. and set the files of type to all files. Then it says to find a gif to open but when I follow those instructions there's only 2 documents that come up and they're not gif.

Am I supposed to look else where?

Here's the page with the instructions. Make a smiley

In regards to Nathalies question there is another option to NOT receive the email notifications. Directly under where you type your reply, there is a spot w/ about 4 options about "smilies on or off" etc. One of them is if you want email notifications sent. Just unclick the check mark when you don't want an email about that thread. This way is the best way in my opinion because you can get notified w/ certain ones and not with others. Its your choice. Hope it helps some.

Daniela....that's a good way to do it...I hadn't even thought of that...duh!

I have a question....I received the cutest e-mail today....it is a link to a real player clip....it has a cat in it, and it is so funny...but how do I copy that link to post it here? All it says is goal.mpeg (no actual website link)

I have tried to copy it, but it won't let me. I'm sure it is easy....but I just can't seem to figure it out.

It's fixed! Thanks everybody. I don't really know what I did, but I'm not getting email every 10 minutes. thanks!

I tried to email Anne a funny cat picture for her new contest. When I clicked the send button I got this error message:

The host 'hcinet.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'hcinet.net', Server: 'hcinet.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

I have this problem off and on when I send email, and always get this error message. Does anyone know why?

Is it safe to use Windex to clean my computer screen? I dust with canned air because I was told that static is bad for computers. However, I have kitty paw prints on the screen and need to know what is safe to get them off.

I have been told that it is safe to use a small amount of rubbing alcohol to clean all computer surfaces including the screen. The rubbing alcohol evaporates very quickly and won't damage the electronics. I have actually used this on the computers at home and never had a problem. There are also commercial products especially made for electronics available in stores.

Cindy...I use Windex on mine, but I spray it on the cloth first, then just wipe the screen off...I haven't had a problem with it.

On most outer services I use a polish of some sort, usually a stuff called Pledge. Just put a small amount onto your cloth and rub gently bently.

My major problem is at shutdown, the PC hangs and gives me the Blue screen of death with no error message, just a blinking gray square. Does anyone know whats causing this?

Thanx

I got the "Complete Idiot's Guide" today. I'm on Chapter 10 and, already have the most pressing of my problems solved. Jeanie, thanks for the tip. Once I master the basics, I'm buying the guide to WindowsXP.

ARGH XP, I'm still using 98, I'd 'downgrade' to XP but there seems to be a few issues with it and I have enough trouble with 98

I solved the 'Windows not shutting down problem'! It turned out that the sound that plays on shutdown can become corrupt, not the sound itself, but the protocol that runs it. If you make it so that no sound plays at all on Shutdown the problem goes away. Stupid computers, I had less hassle with my calculator.

I have to say, we have had very good luck with Windows XP. Hubby has had it installed for quite a while with no major problems, like he did have with EVERY other version of Windows. The biggest problem with XP is that Microsoft wants it to report back every so often, so it's like having spyware built into the OS (Operating System). You can turn it off, but you have to really know your way around to do it. Stupid Microsoft.

I'm a computer dummy and this is my first computer. I haven't had any trouble, with XP. Some of the help wizards are confusing but, the book that I bought has helped.

A Server is a computer that provides disk space,printers,or other servicesto computers over a network.


The program that serves as your front end to the World Wide Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. The home page is an index to other pages on that site that you can jump to by clicking a "click here" message or an icon. Links on that site may take you to other related sites.

Browsers have a bookmark feature that lets you store references to your favorite sites. Instead of typing in the URL again to visit the site the next time, you select one of the bookmarks.

Although Mosaic was the browser that put the Web on the map, the two major browsers today are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Navigator and Internet Explorer each vie for top recognition by introducing new features and functions that fragment Web sites into competing camps. When a site says "best viewed by Netscape Navigator" or "best viewed by Internet Explorer," it means that the pages were programmed for that particular browser. Using the other browser will ignore some of the page's fancy features until a subsequent release supports them. See World Wide Web, HTML and microbrowser.

Right click on the pic you want to re-size and then click on edit..You should get the paint program from windows.On the top click on image then attributes.You can type in the size you want.