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The Monthly Edition Of The k-Byte Newsletter |
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| V. 26, No. 8, August 2009 | Users Helping Users |
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The Monthly Edition Of The k-Byte Newsletter |
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| V. 26, No. 8, August 2009 | Users Helping Users |
Contents
Meeting Previews on Page 6
August: No Meeting
Spetember: Web Cams
Quote of the Month
A healthy male adult consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
John Updike [1965]
by Gabe Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc., Tiplet(at)gabegold.com
Unless you're a compulsive packrat—and can prove it with multiple neatly organized file cabinets—you'll eventually find that a gadget or appliance has separated from its operating instructions. And unless it's something brick-simple with just On/Off buttons, or you've memorized its every esoteric function, you'll be baffled and frustrated.
Even worse, many products now come with one-page pictures-only "Quick Start" instructions showing how to plug them in or insert batteries, turn them on, and not much else. Perhaps a real manual was delivered on a now-missing CD or a now-forgotten Web URL was given as a clue for help.
Don't despair! Many manufacturers offer full manuals on their Web sites, easily located and perused online or downloaded for printing or offline reference.
Start your quest by guessing or Googling the manufacturer's Web site. For example, Googling Oceanus—my watch manufacturer—finds the first out of 3,400,000 hits! Clicking Support and then Manual Information takes me to a selection page for watch models. Of course, Googling "oceanus manuals" would have taken me directly to the same selection page, and including the specific watch model would have further refined search results. And as a bonus, the manual downloaded from the Web site is much more convenient to read printed on 8.5"x11" paper than the nasty included-in-watch-box version with more than a hundred 3.5"x2" pages!
Similarly, instructions for operating my bargain-basement digital voice recorder are instantly found by Googling "olympus VN-1000se" as is the manual for my recently acquired external hard drive, by simply Googling model number wd5000ml-00 (which also finds the Quick Install Guide, Product Specifications, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Happily, manufacturers often put online manuals for older products sold before Web research was common. And don't give up if you can't find what you need—click a Support or Contact Us link and politely ask about documentation availability. Material is often available by special request—sometimes free, sometimes for a minimal fee. Don't begrudge paying for a manual—if it lets you continue using something, it's a bargain compared to buying a replacement!
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).
This article first appeared on the Tiplet Web site, http://tiplet.com, and is copyrighted by the author, Gabriel Goldberg. All rights are reserved; it may be reproduced, downloaded, or disseminated, for single use, or by nonprofit organizations for educational purposes, with attribution to Tiplet and the author. It should be unchanged and this paragraph must be included. Please e-mail the author at tiplet(at)gabegold.com when you use it, or for permission to excerpt or condense.
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.
by Kerry Miller, Front Range PC Users Group, http://www.frpcug.org
As you may know (I have written several articles for this newsletter), I use the Linux operating system. I don't know why more people don't use Linux. Linux is a costless operating system for a Personal Computer.
In one of those earlier articles, I told the story of how back in the 1997 time frame I had a dual boot system: Microsoft Windows NT and Linux. I had copied my user files from the NTFS (file system) to a common Fat 16 (file system) that both Windows NT and Linux could use. I would boot Windows NT only when I wanted to check a setting. After I had most of my user files on the Linux file system (ext2, I think) I went to boot Windows NT. The message on the screen translated to "I am sick fix me". I promptly re-formatted the disk that held Windows NT and haven't looked back.
There are many different distributions (variations) of Linux: Red Hat Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu (to name only a few). Each distribution has its own personality. I use Fedora 10 as it calls itself as it boots. I have used Red Hat for years simply because it is compatible with the way I want to use a computer.
As far as using Linux is concerned, all you need to do is to place the media (e.g., CD) in a media reader attached to your computer and install the Linux operating system. You may also download an ISO* file for a CD or DVD and burn (write) the ISO file onto the media. In some cases you are allowed to download the operating directly onto your hard disk. There are even versions of Linux to load onto a flash drive.
When you are loading an operating system, there are usually a few questions to answer, such as the language you want to use, what keyboard you are using and what mouse you are using. Most distributions check the computer for the amount of memory (RAM) and peripherals that are installed. If there is enough memory they will use a graphical installation. As far as I know, this is similar to Microsoft.
If your computer has enough horse power and memory to run what is called Xwindows (a computer software system and network protocol that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for networked computers--see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xwindows), there is a choice of desktop applications: GNOME or KDE. You will find a group of people that prefer the KDE desktop and a different group of people that like the GNOME desktop. I use the GNOME desktop which uses three menus: Applications, Places and System instead of a start menu. The KDE desktop uses a single menu more like Microsoft's start menu.
There is also the ability to place icons of the desk top so that a mouse can be used to open an application or even a data file.
The usual applications included (all free) are: Firefox (web browser), OpenOffice.org (compatible with Microsoft Office, including reading and writing Microsoft Office files). There is a choice of text editors, some of which are dependent on the desktop of choice. There are even games and graphic applications. Not to mention photo editing programs (e.g., GIMP). And there is a host of other applications that may be downloaded.
The web site http://www.gnu.org/ is a good place to learn more about Linux. The Ubuntu distribution, as I said, fits me. Use a google search to find the many (if not all) Linux possibilities. It can be said that using Linux is similar to using Microsoft Windows in many ways.
An additional note: There are some shops that custom build computers without an operating system at a reduced the price, and others that will install an operating system of choice (such as one of the Linux distributions).
The simple truth is that, especially when used with Xwindows and either the GNOME or KDE desktop, the operation of a computer with a Linux operating system is so similar to Microsoft Windows there is hardly any learning curve to it. Linux uses (in my opinion) a more understandable file arrangement (called the ext3 file system).
There are some computer hardware issues that need attention. Connect to http://www.linuxdevices.com/ for a good place to verify the hardware possibilities.
There is a Linux users group in Fort Collins called the North Colorado Linux Users Group. Connect to http://www.nclug.org/ for more information. These folks can and will answer any questions you have.
*ISO is an acronym for International Standards Organization. An ISO file is an archive file in a format defined by the ISO. For more information on this topic, connect to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iso_file.
by John White, ICON PC User Group, Inc., http://www.iconpcug.org, editor(at)iconpcug.org
Besides the venerable Microsoft Word and WordPerfect, an array of word-processing applications—both cheap and free—is vast and growing rapidly. Some are freestanding singletons to install on the hard disk. Some serve in a suite of apps including a spreadsheet to run live via the Internet. Most online versions I viewed still manifest hurdles to leap before they reach maturity. Two installable versions of MS-Office alternatives, however, rival the Gates products in impressive ways.
Abiword: Although Microsoft's "Wordpad" performs at least half of the writing tasks most of us do, Abiword is installed on my four Windows computers. It will do 98% of what I ask of a word wrangler. Placing a tiny icon on the Quick Launch menu just to the right of the Start button provides this fast-loading, capable program in easy reach. The native file format, .abw, works equally in Abi's versions for Linux and Mac OS X, but there is also an easy drop-down option to save in .doc, .rtf, .txt, .html, .xhtml, and other formats. Abi is a favorite alternate of some of ICON's leaders. [Free download: http://www.abiword.com/] The latest version is 2.6.2.
Buzzword: Adobe's offering, self-described as "The First Real Word Processor for the Web" even though it's not, requires [1] a sign-up and password [2] and says "We're sorry, JavaScript must be enabled in order to use Buzzword." I'm sorry, too. If a program requires JavaScript, ActiveX, Flash, or Internet Explorer, I can live without it. The world is dangerous enough without them, and my life is already too exciting. Ah, so little time and so many other choices! If someone is willing to deal with it, please try it and give us your reaction to Buzzword. [Free download required: http://www.buzzword.com]
Flysuite: This one promotes itself as an online alternative to Word and Excel that focuses on document collaboration. When I went to their web site, my Comodo firewall filled the lower right quarter of the screen with warnings about "blocked URLS," an all time record. That sounded too much an attack of potential bad guys and I stopped right there. Any braver soul care to report on Flysuite? [Free: http://www.flysuite.com]
Google Docs beta: A new offline version exists but in an even earlier beta stage: Despite my awe for the quality and variety of many offerings from Google, Docs beta online doesn't make the list. It seems to drive a middle lane between "lightweight" and "lame."
I see no reason to use it yet instead of Abiword or even Wordpad to create a new file. Any other users care to point out advantages too subtle for me to spot? To get there, enter your Gmail account name and password. Click on NEW>Document (or spreadsheet, presentation, or folder) and go to work. Don't look for rulers, tabs, or even clues about WordArt, mail merge or even clues how to send the document as an email or attachment. A limited selection of insertable "special characters" offers barebones Wingdings but not Monotype Sorts or any other favorite character sources. You can insert other special characters if you know their Unicode numbers. Oddly enough, the insertable "Asian" character set includes angle brackets, printer dingbats, Western math symbols, plus cm, kg, km, and copyright (c). You may still have to wangle an "invitation" to Gmail if Google is still playing hard-to get with this powerful email/storage service. Free: http://docs.google.com.
Microsoft Works: Older versions required hop-skip-and-jump trips through menus to reach an otherwise inviting word processor with usable templates for home and school use. Works 8.5 came on my laptop a year ago, but some Vista machines reportedly include version 9 of Works employing a full version of MSWord although the MS Web site was somewhat vague about this. Version 8.5's word processor looks like Word Lite. It includes the ability to open its own .wps format and its .wpt templates (nice) as well as Word and other formats such as .rtf, .txt, .csv, and .html. Forget about .xml, .odf, or MS-Office 2007's own .docx. Works offers a friendly and capable database, a spreadsheet, calendar, and dictionary as well. Version 8.5 is under $10 at http://store.purplus.net/miwo85.html
Mindomo: As a preliminary for individual or group writing, this program calling itself an "Online Mind Mapping Process" offers a free visual organizer to clarify and plan the writing process. Your turn: http://www.mindomo.com/
Notepad: The built-in Windows plain-text editor makes a type minimalist HTML editor with clean unformatted code. Not all users know there are font and word-wrap options available. To check it those capabilities, go to Start>Accessories>Notepad>Format.
OpenOffice Writer: This article is being written with version 2.4. It retains a few minor quirks and inconveniences compared with MS-Word 2000, XP, or 2003 plus some decided advantages. For example, if the squiggly red line under correctly spelled terms (missing from its dictionaries) bothers you, UNclick the ABC button on the top of the screen—the one with a wavy red line. At any point, click its mate (ABC above a blue check mark) and manually check spelling. However, there is not button for the thesaurus. Call it up instead with Control-F7. You can also check in Czech or Nepali as well as more common tongues. The default language list supplies three flavors of English and three of German but none of French or Spanish. More 79 other language dictionaries are downloadable or under development. I switch between OpenOffice ("Writer" or "switer.exe") and Word, depending on the task. OOW saves keystrokes by remembering recently typed words and inserting them in white letters amid blue bands after one types just a few of the word's letters. To accept its suggestion after starting a word, tap ENTER and keep typing. To ignore it instead, just type on. Users of Excel will recognize and appreciate this option. OpenOffice outdoes Word in WYSIWYG cropping of inserted pictures. For a long time OO has offered in the File menu "Export as PDF" as one choice at file-saving time. A menu button also offers the same feature. It rapidly creates and saves the file directly instead of sending it to a printer menu as Adobe's expensive version requires.
Logically enough, page formatting choices are found in the (TA-DA!!!) Format drop-down menu instead of the File menu. I especially like the "E-mail as Microsoft Word" button on my customized toolbar. Although a paid-for version with telephone help is available as StarOffice (from Sun Microsystems) for under $70, this free version is supported by a worldwide community of volunteer programmers and forum dwellers. The suite includes equivalent programs for Excel and PowerPoint, a capable database, and a drawing program—all accessible from the File>New menu in OpenOffice Writer. In place of Microsoft Publisher in the premium-priced MS-Office suite, the free open-source Scribus may be satisfactory [http://www.scribus.net/]. The native OOW file format, .odt, is widely employed around the world, conforming to the standard used in Europe and other ISO countries. This file type crosses platforms to work in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. OOW also opens and saves in .doc, .txt, .rtf, .xml, .html, plus several more formats including Microsoft's .psw [for Pocket Word]. I have had better success with OOW opening and editing older Word documents than with MS-Office 2007. [Free download to install: http://www.openoffice.org/]
Thinkfree Online: To me, it's "ThinkLoser." and forget the "free" part. This is/was supposedly a free online suite with an optional Premium version. Reputable media mentioned its limited beta offering as early as December 2006 with cost estimates of $5 to $10 a month. A Web search at Avant listed Broderbund as #1 among many download sources, but that link seized up both times I tried it. Reaching Broderbund by a different route, I found the installable (not "online"?) Windows-only version for $44.95. After 20 minutes or more trying to download, register, and fire up the free one elsewhere on the web, after email verifications, etc., plus two more crashes—amid various notices about what to do if downloading and installing failed in a variety of ways—I admitted failure and uninstalled it. Just before giving up, I had semi-installed and managed to find a Thinkfree screen claiming this to be the best office suite on earth. If so, earth is in trouble besides just growing warmer. Other screens apparently accessed their word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software, but never revealed any way to actually create a file using any of those choices! Two teases seemed promising at first—"Search" and collaboration. Since I had not yet created a document, it was no surprise that searching for one proved to be a dead end. With nothing yet in production by me or anyone I know, its collaboration had even less utility. Next, I searched in "Templates," achieving my only Thinkfree success, sort of. I typed "letter" in the template search box and got five letter templates or something. The first didn't seem to be a letter template at all, but was a document about how to use Haitian expressions. The other four were in Asian languages using characters I cannot read. Since I never reached the "Sync Cache" folder they describe, I wish you better luck than mine if you care to try it. No date for the new version or demise of the older one was mentioned. If you have purchased TF Premium, store the receipt with your Enron stock certificates. Microsoft needn't worry about this competitor.
Wordpad: This little brother of MS-Word comes free with your Windows installation. It opens and saves in Unicode, .rtf, and the older MS-DOS .txt format but not Word's .doc. It comes with bolding, italics, and underlining of installed Windows fonts in colors, a horizontal ruler with adjustable margins and tabs, and a single bullet style but no numbering button or mail merge. It is a good emergency word processor if the missing features aren't needed for the project at hand. [Start>Accessories>Wordpad]
WordPerfect X3: One can pay the full "retail" price of several hundred dollars, but at this web site it is $82.94. I prefer the "OEM" version for $18.46 with free shipping for either version. The current X3 suite contains a powerful, customizable word processor compatible with MSOffice. Its Quattro Pro spreadsheet matches Excel quite nicely. The word processor offers to work in MS-Word style, native WP X3 style, or older versions back to 5.1. All these apps play nicely with MS formats.
Zoho: I admit to saving the best for the last. Zoho wins my prize as winner among online word processors. All the integrated application elements of Zoho's suite employ similar enough interfaces and working styles so that users of Office version through 2003 will either recognize or master them quickly. I wish Microsoft Office 2007 had been designed by Zoho. This suite connects many well presented applications in a style that handles like a nimble sports car instead of a ponderous "featuremobile." It displays obvious buttons and tools, export/publish options (including PDF), offline options (after one installs Google Gears), a stunning array of accessible and complementary features: spreadsheet, blogger, chat, notebook, planner, mail, database creator and reporter, conferencing, wiki editor, project manager, CRM and contact manager, plus others. Even if "Help" seems a bit elusive, the buttons and menus provide intuitive answers better than traditional, encyclopedia-type help. I found no reference to mail merge, but the other word processing feature set is both complete and readily at hand. Spell check, tables, bulleted lists, tags as folders, comments, and collaboration features seems to be exceptionally friendly. I have just started using this impressive suite, so an in-depth evaluation will have to wait.
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).
About John White: John has taught word processing and spreadsheets for a dozen years at New Horizons (Manhattan), Dowling College, NY Tech, and BOCES.
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August General Forum Meeting
We will meet at the Fort Collins Senior Center on: |
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NO MEETING |
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| 7:00 to 7:15 | Announcements |
| 7:15 to 8:00 | Open Forum |
| 8:00 to 8:15 | Break |
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To check on FRPCUG events in 2009 using a familiar graphical calendar format, connect to the 2009 Graphical Events Calendar
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September General Forum Meeting
We will meet at the Fort Collins Senior Center on: |
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September 1st |
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| Meeting Agenda | |
| Time | Topic |
| 7:00 to 7:15 | Announcements |
| 7:15 to 8:00 | Open Forum |
| 8:00 to 8:15 | Break |
| 8:15 to 9:00 | Web Cams |
See you at the meetings!
Get full membership benefits. If you are not a current member, download and complete a Membership Application. Mail the completed application and your payment to the address listed, or better yet, bring the application to the next meeting.
There is no meeting in August. The Senior Center is closed for maintenance that week.
The topic for the September meeting is Web Cameras (Web Cams). You may be surprised at the many applications for web cams. There are a variety of home uses, but there are also many remote web cams available from your computermdash;including traffic monitors. Planning a trip to the mountains? Check the traffic from the comfort of your home before you start. How? Come to the meeting to find out about those web camsmdash;and many more applications.
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.
For a view of FRPCUG activities in 2009, in a traditional graphical calendar format, connect to the Graphical Events Calendar
Here is a summary of FRPCUG activities and other important dates for the next two months:
August 2009
1 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
4 No Meeting—Senior Center Closed
8 No Shop Talk—Senior Center Closed
11 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM
12 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM
15 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
20 Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM
22 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
29 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
September
1 FRPCUG General Forum Meeting 7:00 PM
5 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
7 Labor Day Holiday
8 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM
12 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
16 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM
17 Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM
19 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
26 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Photo Gallery
This month's featured photographer:
Herb Cantor using a Kodak P850 Camera.
Mountains and Shadows
Camera Settings:
Mode = Auto, F Number = 2.6, Exposure time = 1/640 seconds, Focal Length = 6.00 mm
ISO = 50, White Balance = Auto, Scene Capture Type = Standard
Copyright © 2009 by Herb Cantor. All rights reserved. Send requests for copies/reprint permissions to kbyte(at)frpcug.org
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: How can I print just part of a web page?
ANSWER: When you need to print just part of a web page follow the steps below:
Your printer will then produce only the part of the web page that you require. Note that the "Selection" feature will be grayed out and not available if you do not highlight the paragraph first.
QUESTION: I use the Vista snipping tool so many times a day and I would like to know how to make a shortcut for this very useful program.
ANSWER: You can make a shortcut for the snipping tool and most other programs by following the steps below:
Find the program by clicking on the Vista Orb and then click on ALL PROGRAMS
QUESTION: Is there a way to capture a "popup" with Vista's Snipping Tool?
ANSWER: I also find this a very useful tool when writing and illustrating tutorials so I was very pleased to receive this question. In order to capture a "popup" with Vista's Snipping Tool follow the steps below.
QUESTION: I have just downloaded Firefox and I am using Microsoft Office 2003 Student edition, which has Outlook as an e-mail server. When I try to open an attachment in an email a window comes up stating "Locate link browser" and I am not able to open the attachment or any links in the email. What does this mean and why am I not able to open links and attachments?
ANSWER: When you download a new browser it becomes the "default" browser and this is where all the links in your emails will be directed. While using Microsoft Outlook for email you will need to use Internet Explorer as your default browser in order to correct this problem. To make Internet Explorer your default browser click on TOOLS - INTERNET OPTIONS - PROGRAMS. Then mark the option to make Internet Explorer your default browser. REBOOT (restart) your computer and your links and attachments within Outlook will work.
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| 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 | 221-5500 | 484-9061 | james.bragonier(at)comcast.net |
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| Editor-in-Chief | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.com | |
| Features Editor | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.com | |
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| Membership Coordinator | Jack Linder | 663-2151 | jack(at)frpcug.org | |
| Technology SIG Leader | Chuck McJilton | 416-9286 | 493-2987 | cdmcjs(at)gmail.com |
| Digital Imaging SIG Leader | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.com | |
| Publicity | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.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 | |||
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.
