™	The Monthly Edition Of The k-Byte Newsletter
v. 26, n. 5, May 2009	Users Helping Users

Contents   1 Performing Better Searches - Sharon Housley   2 About k-Byte   4 The Kindle2 May Make Newspapers Obsolete - Sandy Berger   5 How to Spot Phishing Email   6 Calendar of Events   7 The Two Month Activities Calendar   9 Photo Gallery 10 Ask Computer Tutor (New Feature)* 12 Directions and Map to Meeting Place 12 FRPCUG Contacts *ASK COMPUTER TUTOR More often than not you will receive an answer within 24 hours. See page 10. Another free, online tech support resource, in addition to the many listed on the Computer 911 page of the FRPCUG web site. Meeting Previews on Page 6: May: Remote Networking Virtual Servers June: Google Picasa Quote of the Month I propose to consider the question, "Can machines think?" Alan Turing [1950] Performing Better Searches by Sharon Housley, http://www.feedforall.com, Sharon(at)notepage.com Performing and perfecting search engine results can save web surfers lots of time and energy. Understanding the nuances of searching allows researchers to immediately drill down and locate the information they are seeking, without having to wade through a myriad of irrelevant search results in the process. The increasing complexity of search engines has made understanding search engines a necessity for those who spend any amount of time online. The following search tips are standards that will work in most of the major search engines. How To Find What You Are Looking For As the popularity of the Internet grows, more and more results are returned for even the most obscure search phrases. In order to save time, web surfers need to increase their search relevancy. It is advisable to use multiple search terms to produce better search results. Searchers should use specific words and phrases to find what they're are looking for, while filtering out irrelevant and unwanted results. In searching, more usually means less. Using more keywords in a search will help qualify the search and make it more specific to what you are looking for. It is all about striking a balance; more search terms will reduce the number of search results, but those results will be more accurate. Remember that you can always refine the search further if there are too many results returned in the initial search. Capitalization Is Irrelevant The major search engines ignore capitalization. Upper case and lower case search phrases will deliver the same results. Order Matters Keep in mind that the order in which the terms are entered into the search box will affect the search results. The most important terms should appear first in the list of search words. Word Stemming Major search engines will provide results that use word stemming. Word stemming includes variants of the terms that were searched for. For example, searching on the term fish in a major search engine will generate organic search results that also contain the terms fishing, fishes, and fisher. Exact Using quotations around a search phrase will generate search results that contain only that specific search phrase, exactly as it was entered. For example, searching on the exact phrase "rocking horse" in a major search engine will only generate search results that contain the phrase rocking horse. The results will not include any results that contain "horse rocking" -- even though both terms appear; they do not appear in the proper order for an exact match. Do Not Include Adding a (-) negative/minus sign before a search term will filter the results so that they contain the first term but not the negated word. For example, entering the search phrase horses -rocking into a major search engine will return search results about horses but not about rocking horses. Must Include If you want search results that only include a specific word, just type a (+) plus sign in front of a search term. The results produced will always contain that term. For example, conducting a search horse + carousel will result in all search results that contain carousel, and may include horse as well. Similar Words Adding a (~) tilde character in front of a search word will generate search results that not only include the specified search term, but will also include all words considered to be related to the original search term. For example, using the search term ~soda will result in organic search engine results that not only include soda, but also include pepsi, pop, cola, coke, bottle, and soft drink. Either Or Adding an OR parameter between two search terms will result in search listings that include either the first or the second word in the search results. For example, searching on the terms soda OR bottle will generate search results that may contain both terms soda bottle or it will produce results that contain either soda or bottle but not both in the same search listings. Advanced Searches and Segmented Searches Many search engines allow you to specify the type of content you wish to search in. For example, you can often search just news articles, just blogs, or just images. If you are looking for a specific type of media, segmenting your search can be helpful. Searches can be conducted to locate web pages that contain a specific language, or a specific file type (ie. pdf, rss, etc). Simply use the search engine's advanced search option and select the content, language, file type, etc to filter your search results. Search Meta Words Meta keyword searches give search engines special instructions. When the meta search words are used, a specific type of search is conducted. Here are some of the most common meta search terms... • define: When define: is used at the beginning of a search word or phrase, the search engine results will be a definition of the word or phrase. • site: When site: is entered in the search box, followed by a domain, the search engine locates all documents within a specific domain and all of its subdomains. This is an easy way to get a rough idea of the number of pages indexed on a domain. • link: When link: is used and followed by a URL, the search results will include all the web pages that are indexed by the search engine which contain links to the specified URL. • inurl: When inurl: is used, followed by a keyword or phrase, the search results will include links to web pages that contain the specific keyword or phrase in the urls themselves. • intitle: When intitle: is searched on in conjunction with a keyword or phrase, the search engine locates search results that contain the specified keyword or phrase in the web page title. Web surfers can save large amounts of time and energy by optimizing their search techniques with these helpful tips. This article has been obtained from APCUG with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups; all other uses require the permission of the author (see e-mail address above). Sharon Housley, VP, NotePage, manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for RecordForAll http://www.recordforall.com audio recording and editing software. Back to the Top About k-Byte Published monthly, k-Byte is the official newsletter of the Front Range Personal Computer Users Group (FRPCUG): our mailing address is PMB 152, 305 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. Opinions expressed in k-Byte are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the group or its members. Publication of information in k-Byte constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information found in this publication is at the sole risk of the user. Neither k-Byte, nor its officers, nor its editors or contributors assume any liability for damages resulting from use of information in this publication. Submissions Articles, letters and short items of interest on computer-related topics are welcome and encouraged. All items submitted for publication are subject to editing. Send your contribution to the editor via e-mail attachment or submit on disk. If you have questions about a submission, please contact the editor for information. Copyright and Trademark Information k-Byte is copyrighted ©2009 by the Front Range Personal Computer Users Group. The k-Byte logo and the Front Range PC Users Group logo are Trademarked by the Front Range PC Users Group. Unless otherwise noted, other nonprofit users groups may reprint or quote from any articles appearing in k-Byte without prior permission, provided that: a) proper author and publication credits are given; b) that a copy of the publication in which the article appears is sent at no cost to k-Byte at the above mailing address, or emailed to contact(at)frpcug.org; and c) any additional instructions/restrictions contained in the article are followed. User groups wishing to exchange newsletters with FRPCUG are invited to send a copy of their newsletter together with an exchange request. Disclaimer IBM PC, OS/2, Compaq, HP, Dell, UNIX, Windows and other trademarks occasionally mentioned in k-Byte are registered trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Microsoft, Dell Inc., or their owners respectively. Neither FRPCUG nor its newsletter k-Byte are connected in any way with any manufacturer or seller. Acceptance by FRPCUG of donated products or services from suppliers, or inclusion of a supplier in the FRPCUG Partner list does not imply that any continuing financial support is received or expected by FRPCUG. Nor do such activities imply an endorsement of either the supplier or product or service. Such information is made available to members as a service. Use of any product or supplier found in this publication, or any FRPCUG publication, is at the sole risk of the user. About FRPCUG FRPCUG is an independent nonprofit computer society, so incorporated with the State of Colorado and open to anyone interested in Windows, or UNIX/LINUX microcomputers. Its purpose is to provide an educational and scientific forum of mutual benefit for members of the micro-computer community. FRPCUG holds a monthly meeting and conducts various special interest groups (SIGs) and seminars. Members have voting privileges, subscription to k-Byte newsletter, and access to SIGs and selected seminars. Annual dues are $25 for individual/family membership ($20 for students) and $50 for corporate/group membership. Back to the Top The Kindle2 May Make Newspapers Obsolete by Sandy Berger, CompuKISS, http://www.compukiss.com, sandy (at) compukiss.com Every now and then a revolutionary new product comes along at a time when it is most needed. So it is with the just released Kindle2 wireless reading device, fondly called an e-book reader. Up to now, electronic book readers have been very slow in taking off. Sony has had a book reading device for several years. Last year Amazon came out with the first version of the Kindle, which was impressive and fairly popular, but had a few drawbacks. Now, however, the time for these devices may have finally come. At 8" x 5.3" the Kindle2 is about the size of a paperback. At about 1/3" thick, it thin but strong. In this second iteration, Amazon has corrected the design flaws of the original Kindle. It is now easy to use. The e-ink technology allows you to read the words on the Kindle just as you would read a book, with no eye strain or glare. You can adjust the size of the text to your liking. To turn the page you simply press a button. The reader even lets you read several books at once, always returning you to just where you left off. You can look up any word with the built-in dictionary. You can underline words and add your own notes to the pages. This Kindle will even read the text of most books to you. So if you are engrossed in a book on the Kindle and need to pick up the kids, you can take the Kindle along and have it read to you in the car. The best part of the Kindle, however, is the reading material and how it is delivered. The Kindle2 can hold more than 1,500 books. You can choose from over 240,000 books in the Kindle's Amazon store. Most of the books are priced at $9.99. You can also subscribe to newspapers and magazines on the Kindle. The books, newspapers, and magazines are downloaded directly to the device over a free cellular network. I drove down a rural highway in North Carolina and downloaded a book and was reading it in less than five minutes. Better yet would be sitting on a beach and downloading a romance novel. In any case, the Kindle is ultimately useable. The biggest drawback for the Kindle right now is the price. At $359, the Kindle is pretty expensive. But if you are you ready to watch the ebook market explode, stick around for awhile. The Kindle2 has appeared on the horizon just as the economy is slumping. There are many hard-hit business sectors, but the newspaper and magazine industry is already showing signs of cracking. CNN reports that many major newspapers are struggling including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and the Miami Herald. Certainly online versions of newspapers and magazines are an alternative, but up to this point very few newspapers or magazines have been able to support themselves with online subscriptions and/or advertising. As the print industry is looking for ways to cut costs, ebook readers may be an answer. If there were no print costs, perhaps large newspapers would be able to provide e-book readers to subscribers as part of the subscription costs or at least at a highly reduced rate. If the electronic device were done well enough, it could mimic the printed version and be filled with ads just like the print newspapers and magazines. Normally I would expect that this type of transition would take a few years, but the economic woes may put a rush on this type of move. The Hearst Corp., one of the largest publishers, is already planning to launch its own wireless e-book reader. Most are speculating that this would be a device with a larger screen that would more closely imitate the newspaper and magazine reading experience. Hearst, who is a mega-publisher, would be in a great position to create the liaisons needed to make this type of device and its content work. Fortune reports that the Hearst device will be available sometime this year. There is no doubt that we live in a world that is changing because of technology and this type of technology may be in your hands sooner than you think. This article has been obtained from APCUG with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups; all other uses require the permission of the author (see e-mail address above). Back to the Top How to Spot Phishing Email Extracted from the PayPal Security Center (https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/general/RecognizePhishing-outside) web page. Thanks to Linda Gonse, Orange County IBM PC Users Group, http://www.orcopug.org, for locating this information. There are many telltale signs of a fraudulent email: 1. Sender's Email Address. To give you a false sense of security, the "From" line may include an official-looking email address that may actually be copied from a genuine one. The email address can easily be altered - it's not an indication of the validity of any email communication. 2. Generic Email Greeting. A typical phishing email will have a generic greeting, such as "Dear User." Note: All PayPal emails will greet you by your first and last name. 3. False Sense of Urgency. Most phishing emails try to deceive you with the threat that your account will be in jeopardy if it's not updated right away. An email that urgently requests you to supply sensitive personal information is typically fraudulent. 4. Fake Links. Many phishing emails have a link that looks valid, but sends you to a fraudulent site that may or may not have an URL different from the link. Always check where a link is going before you click. Move your mouse over the URL in the email and look at the URL in the browser. As always, if it looks suspicious, don't click it. Open a new browser window, and type https://www.paypal.com/us. 5. Attachments. Similar to fake links, attachments can be used in phishing emails and are dangerous. Never click on an attachment. It could cause you to download spyware or a virus. PayPal will never email you an attachment or a software update to install on your computer. How to spot a spoof (fraudulent) website: A phishing email will usually try to direct you to a fraudulent website that mimics the appearance of a popular website or company. The spoof website will request your personal information, such as credit card number, Social Security number, or account password. You think you are giving information to a trusted company when, in fact, you are supplying it to an online criminal. 1. Deceptive URLs. Be cautious. Some fraudsters will insert a fake browser address bar over the real one, making it appear that you're on a legitimate website. Follow these precautions: Even if an URL contains the word "PayPal," it may not be a PayPal site. • Examples of fake PayPal addresses: - http://signin.paypal.com@10.19.32.4/ - http://83.16.123.18/pp/update.htm?=https:// www.paypal.com/=cmd_login_access - www.secure-paypal.com • Always log in to PayPal by opening a new browser and typing in the following: https://www.paypal.com/us. • The term "https" should precede any web address (or URL) where you enter personal information. The "s" stands for secure. If you don't see "https," you're not in a secure web session, and you should not enter data. 2. Out-of-place lock icon Make sure there is a secure lock icon in the status bar at the bottom of the browser window. Many fake sites will put this icon inside the window to deceive you. (Thanks to PayPal for posting these tips. You can find more about phishing and fraudulent websites at https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/general/RecognizePhishing-outside - LG. Suggested by Mary Burton) [Editor's Note: These additional resources (also thanks to Linda) for this topic are recommended: • BBC News (UK) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/technology_how_to_spot_a_phish/html/2.stm) • Microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/identify.mspx) Phishing mail often includes official-looking logos and other identifying information taken directly from legitimate Web sites, and it may include convincing details about your personal information that scammers found on your social networking pages. The main thing phishing e-mail messages have in common is that they ask for personal data, or direct you to Web sites or phone numbers to call where they ask you to provide personal data. • Yahoo.com (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/4338) • Ebay.com (http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/index.html#learn_more) • About.com (http://banking.about.com/od/securityandsafety/a/phishingscams.htm) The best way to avoid becoming a phishing scam victim is to use your best judgment. No financial institution with any sense will email you and ask you to input all of your sensitive information. In fact, most institutions are informing customers that "We will never ask you for your personal information via phone or email".] Back to the Top Calendar of Events Graphical Events Calendar May General Forum Meeting We will meet at the Fort Collins Senior Center on Tuesday, May 5th 7:00 PM Meeting Agenda: 7:00 to 7:15 Announcements 7:15 to 8:00 Open Forum 8:00 to 8:15 Break 8:15 to 9:00 Remote Networking Virtual Servers June General Forum Meeting We will meet at the Fort Collins Senior Center on Tuesday, June 2nd 7:00 PM Meeting Agenda: 7:00 to 7:15 Announcements 7:15 to 8:00 Open Forum 8:00 to 8:15 Break 8:15 to 9:00 Google Picasa See you at the meetings! Get full membership benefits. If you are not a current member, download an application from http://www.frpcug.org/memberap.htm Future General Forum Meeting Notes At the May meeting, member Calvin Cline will present "Remotely Administering Our Network & Virtual Servers." Or, "How I Can Do My Whole Job From My Recliner." You'll see how secure access is made to workstations, servers and routers at a small company, as well as a tour of the virtual servers and workstations, and more. The topic for the June meeting is Google Picasa, presented by member Herb Cantor. Picasa is a free and reliable image organizing application from Google. It also has some image editing capabilities. This presentation will bring you up to date on the primary capabilities of the latest version in both areas. Future SIG's, Seminars, and Other Meetings Digital Imaging SIG The Digital Imaging SIG is a forum for discussion of digital imaging hardware and software. The meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Senior Center Lobby. The meeting format is informal, using the Shop Talk sessions as a basis. For more information, contact Mike Morris at twriterext(at)gmail.com. New Technology SIG The New Technology SIG provides advance support for all PC related operating system and telecommunication issues. The meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of each month at Bluebird Manufacturing Inc., 1421 Webster Avenue, in Fort Collins. For more information, contact Chuck McJilton at 970-493-2987. Shop Talk One-on-one assistance. Drop in to the Senior Center lobby on any Saturday (holidays excepted) from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Board Meeting FRPCUG's executive board meets on Wednesday of the week following the General Forum meeting. All members are welcome and are encouraged to attend. These meetings are held at 7:00 PM in the Staff Board Room of the Fort Collins Senior Center. Back to the Top Graphical Events Calendar May  2 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM  5 FRPCUG General Forum Meeting 7:00 PM  9 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 12 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 13 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM 16 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 21 New Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 23 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 25 Memorial Day 30 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM June  2 FRPCUG General Forum Meeting 7:00 PM  6 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM  9 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 10 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM 13 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 18 New Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 20 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 27 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Back to the Top
Photo Gallery This month's featured photographer: Paul Ostrof using a Leica D-LUX2 camera Mode = Auto F number = 2.80 Exposure Time = 1/100 seconds ISO = 100 Focal Length = 6.30 mm. Bike Trail Copyright © 2009 by Paul Ostroff. All rights reserved. Send requests for copies/reprint permissions to kbyte(at)frpcug.org
Back to the Top Ask Computer Tutor Pamela Tabak receives numerous computer-related questions via e-mail and during classroom presentations. She selects those she feels are of common interest to most members and forwards them to us for publication. Pamela invites members to ask their questions at http://tinyurl.com/ask-pamela. More often than not you will receive and answer within 24 hours. QUESTION: I need the MS Word letter wizard and I can't find it. Can you tell me how to get the letter wizard in MS Word 2007? ANSWER: There have been many changes in WORD 2007 from previous versions and the "Wizards" are no exception. Many "Wizards" have been removed and replaced by more modern templates available both on Office Online and in the Office 2007 program on your computer. 1. Open WORD 2007 2. Click on the icon as indicated by the black arrow in figure 1. 3. The next screen will give you an option to open a new document. Click on the "New Document" icon as indicated by the black arrow in figure 2. 4. The next screen that opens will give you several options. One will be TEMPLATES. Click on "Installed Templates" and the selection of many installed templates will appear. You may also find more templates in "Office Online" which can be selected from the same page. As indicated in figure 3.
Figure 1		Figure 2	Figure 3
QUESTION: How can I get rid of an extra blank page that pops up in a Word document? ANSWER: This is a common problem that does have a simple solution. Place your curser after the period of the last sentence of your document and keep hitting the "enter" key on your keyboard until the last page is deleted. QUESTION: I am having trouble double clicking the mouse because I cannot double click fast enough to activate the program. Also I cannot decide when to single click and when to double click. Is it possible to make this task easier? ANSWER: Double clicking can be difficult until you get used to it and the "rule of thumb" is to double click on Desktop Icons and files and folders to open them. Single click is used for Hyperlinks (links that appear in WebPages that take you to another location), on your Start Menu and Quick Launch bar. To make these tasks easier it is possible to change the setting to a "single-click" to open files and folders. This can be done by changing the settings on your mouse. To change the settings on your mouse: 1. Click Start, and then click My Computer 2. Click Tools, and then click Folder Options. 3. In Folder Options Click Single-click to open an item. Then, click OK. This will enable you to navigate folders and open files with a single click rather than a double click. QUESTION: How do I email a Word Document and how do I underline sentences? ANSWER: To underline a sentence just highlight the sentence and then click on the underline icon on your toolbar. To email a Word document "attach" it to your email. Back to the Top The Fort Collins Senior Center The Fort Collins Senior Center is located at 1200 Raintree Drive. This site is situated at the northwest corner of the Shields and Raintree Drive intersection, on the north side of the Raintree Shopping Center, and just west of the bank building on the corner of Shields and Raintree (see map at right). Check the marquee at the main entrance for directions to the specific meeting room. Back to the Top

FRPCUG CONTACTS
Telephone Area Code 970
FRPCUG Officers	Name	Work	Home	e-mail
President	Rick Mattingly		613-8968	rickmatt(at)q.com
Vice President	Don Anderson	498-3534	482-0943	doande(at)gmail.com
Treasurer	Virginia Febinger		498-2127	gingercln(at)comcast.net
Secretary	Jim Bragonier		484-9061	james.bragonier(at)comcast.net
k-Byte Staff
Editor-in-Chief	Mike Morris		461-2002	twriterext(at)gmail.com
Features Editor	Mike Morris
Other Contacts
Membership Coordinator	Jack Linder		663-2151	jack(at)frpcug.org
New Technology SIG Leader	Chuck McJilton		493-2987	cdmcjs(at)gmail.com
Digital Imaging SIG Leader	Mike Morris
Publicity	Mike Morris		461-2002	twriterext(at)gmail.com
Door Prize Coordinator	John Goldey		221-0877	johngoldey(at)juno.com
FRPCUG Fax Line	493-1408
FRPCUG Home Page w/E-Mail	http://www.frpcug.org
FRPCUG Officer E-Mail	board(at)frpcug.org
Library Request E-Mail	library(at)frpcug.org
Membership in the Front Range PC Users Group is $25 per year for individuals and $50 per year for companies.
Mail your completed application and payment to:
FRPCUG
PMB 152
305 W. Magnolia
Fort Collins CO 80521
or join in person at the monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of each month.

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