CREATE A WIRELESS NETWORK
Many households have a mix of desktop and laptop computers. They wish they had a home network. Some families need a home network to share broadband Internet between their computers. A home network also lets people share documents and files, printers, scanners and CD/DVD burners. A wireless network is the lowest cost way to share computers in your home. Wish no more - you can setup your own home wireless network! Click HERE to to get my Adobe Reader document titled "Create a Wireless Network". It's for people using Windows XP SP2/SP3 and broadband Internet. It also explains how to share documents and hardware. It concludes with "My Network Places".
DOG COMPUTER CLUB SCREENSAVER
It's easy to add a fancy DOG screensaver on your Windows XP computer.
Download file DOG_LOGO.bmp to your Windows folder on Drive C.
Right-click on your Desktop background and click Properties.
Select the tab for Screen Saver.
For "Screen saver" select "3D Flying Objects".
Click the button: Settings
For "Style" select "Textured Flag".
Click the button: Texture
The WINDOWS folder will open. Select file: DOG_LOGO.bmp
Click OK to exit "3D Flying Objects Settings".
In "Display Properties" click the Preview button to view your new DOG screensaver!
ADD ANOTHER HARD DISK
Discover how to install a second or third hard disk inside your case.
Learn how to use FDISK to partition a new disk and FORMAT to prepare each partition for use. The two programs, FDISK and FORMAT, are included in Windows 98 and Windows Me. Guidance for Windows XP is included. External USB hard disks are not discussed. Click HERE to download the document. The free Adobe Reader, Version 4 or higher, is needed to view or print document.
Give your eyes a break! Get a larger monitor. Everything will be easier to read. You won't need to print stuff so often. Larger monitors are common and much less expensive now. There are two types, CRT and LCD Flat-Panel. Read about them.
All of these dialog boxes operate about the same way.
Open and Save As and Browse.
This article by Microsoft explains how to use Save As. It is an interactive display - click on a number in the image to find out what you can do with each element of the dialog box. Try It! You'll learn all the features of this handy tool.
Click on Add Captions to Your Photos to download a PDF file. You need Acrobat Reader to view the document. This PDF file explains how to add text below your photographs. It is EASY and FREE using the Paint program in Windows. The text caption becomes part of your image.
Files, Files, Files This article explains the many file types you will encounter using your computer and the Internet. Some file types you get in Email or from the Internet can contain viruses - learn which ones to virus check!
Internet Guides An Internet Guide is another method of finding information quickly and easily on the Internet. These sites generate a greater sense of community among those who visit them. Links to two Internet Guides are included.
