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Kathleen Anderson (Web Creation & Maintenance)

	HTML Checkup
	Cascading Style Sheets
	Website Accessibility, Part I
	Website Accessibility, Part II
	Website Accessibility, Part III
	DOCTYPE Discussion
	Keeping Your Site Accessible
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Mike Baynes (Internet Safety and Security)

	E-Mail Filters and Rules
	E-Mail Security and Attachments
	Identity Theft
	Identity Theft, Part 2
	Key Loggers ~ Privacy in Email?
	Spyware
	You Don't Always Get What You Thought!
	Is AdAware Dead?
	Another Celebrity Virus ~ Lirva
	Email Address Theft
	How Good Is Free?
	Microsoft Patches: Good News/Bad News
	A Patch for the Patch
	Recurring Viruses
	New Worm Which Masquerades As Your "Administrator"
	Spam Arrest Is Just Another Form Of Spam
	Throw-Away Email Addresses
	Give the Gift of Security
	Why Should I Scan My Outgoing Mail for Viruses?
	Netiquette ~ Two tips for being a responsible email user
	Cheap Software ~ Is It Real?
	Sasser: Another Preventable Virus
	More Than a Virus: How the Hosts File Gets Modified
	Windows XP SP2 Security Features
	Layered Security
	Do I Have To Install XP SP2?
	What I Install on a New Computer
	Spyware Removal
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Ray Blake (MS Excel)

	Excel Formula Development in the Real World
	Beyond Excel's Holy Grail: Moving Beyond a Dependence on Array Formulae
	Automatic Chart Harmonisation in Excel
	Throwing Dice with Excel
	Excel Performance Analysis the Professional Way
	Finding the Last Cell In an Excel Range
	Excel Lookup Functions Explained
	No More Nested IFs: Excel Techniques To Simplify the Nested IF Formula Structure
	More Excel Dice: Making a VBA routine to provide a range of non-repeating, non-volatile random numbers
	Changing the Colour of a Single Data Point in an Excel Chart, Based On Changes in the Spreadsheet Data
	Unhiding Multiple Worksheets in Excel
	Picking a Pocket PC
	A Functional Excel Setup on a New Computer
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Dian Chapman (MS Word)

	Adding Hyperlinks to Locked Forms in MS Word
	Fun With VBA and Training Your Office Assistant
	Creating an Automated Fax Form in MS Word
	Trigger Your Word Docs: Adding Buttons To Cause Events
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Greg Chapman (Techie Stuff)

	What's a WSH?
	How To Make Outlook 2002 Play Nice At Freelists
	What's a PING? A Tracert? A PathPing? A Session Protocol?
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Hal Cardona (Hardware & Windows)

	RAM, RAM, I Need More RAM
	System Resources
	Partitions and Dual Booting
	System Requirements
	Windows XP Review
	Building a PC From Scratch
	Motherboards and Processors
	Backing Up and Restoring Drivers
	How To Troubleshoot Your PC
	How To Troubleshoot Your PC, Part II
	What I Install on a New PC
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Tina Clarke (MS FrontPage)

	Printing a Broken Links Report in FrontPage
	FrontPage Backgrounds and Settings
	FrontPage Help! I Need Some
	Graphics in FrontPage
	Cleaning up Your FrontPage Site
	Adding Favourites
	Tables of Contents in FrontPage
	Backing Up FrontPage Webs
	Navigation Structure
	55 FrontPage Tips!
	Included Content
	All About FrontPage 2002 Discussion Webs
	Adding Functionality To Your Website with FrontPage 2002, Part IV: Page Banners, Comments, and Time Stamps
	Search Engines and Meta Tags
	Twelve Script Tips
	FrontPage Add-ons
	All About the Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box in FP2002
	FrontPage Resources
	FrontPage 2002 Photo Gallery
	FrontPage Subwebs and Permissions
	All About Publishing Your Web Site with FrontPage 2002, Part I: Doing Your Homework First
	All About Publishing Your Web Site with FrontPage 2002, Part II: I've Done My Homework, Can I Publish Now?
	FrontPage Table Turn-Offs
	FrontPage Table Turn-Ons
	Tips for FrontPage Tables
	FrontPage Table Fill
	Points of View in FrontPage - The Views Bar
	Points of View in FrontPage - Folders
	Points of View in FrontPage - Reports
	Points of View in FrontPage - Reports, PART TWO
	Points of View in FrontPage - Navigation
	Points of View in FrontPage - Hyperlinks
	Points of View in FrontPage ~ Tasks
	How To Stop Spam Bots from Obtaining Your Email Address from Your Website
	FrontPage and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
	Cleaning Up Your FrontPage Code
	How To Promote Your Website
	FrontPage Keyboard Shortcuts
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David Coons (Web Design & Internet Catch-All)

	15 Mind-Numbing Things To Avoid in Your FP Site
	Online Gaming
	SPOAX
	Profile of Internet Scum
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Vic Ferri (Windows, Registry, & MS DOS)

	Windows Registry Tips
	Backing Up and Restoring the Windows Registry
	Extracting Windows Cab Files the Easiest Way
	Opening Emails with Different Extensions
	Getting Rid of Frames
	IE Windows Not Opening To Maximum Size
	Coloring the DOS Screen
	The Run Box Secret
	Backing Up Windows
	Add/Remove Right-Click Menu Items
	Windows Find Icon
	Preserving Your Favicons
	Web Builder's Tip for Favicons
	How To Remove the Windows XP/IE Search Assistant and Restore the Windows 2000 Search Interface
	Windows File and Folder Security
	Can't Hit That F8 Key Fast Enough To Get Into Safe Mode?
	Retrieving a Lost Windows Install Key
	Increasing Logon Security in Windows
	Adding the Windows 2000 User Accounts To Your Windows XP Control Panel
	Creating Shortcuts To Your Outlook Express Identities
	Adding a "New Email Message" Option To the "New" Menu
	Adding the Windows XP Recovery Console To Your Boot Menu
	Adding Safe Mode To Your Windows XP Boot Menu
	Windows Shutdown and Restart Shortcuts
	Reinstall Windows 2000 and XP Without Being Asked for the Product Key
	Displaying the Current Time in Web Page Title Bars Viewed with IE
	Bat File To List and Count Files: Explained with the Newbie in Mind
	The Count Keys in the Windows Registry
	The Hard Drive Size Discrepancy: When a Byte Isn't a Byte
	Unable to Delete AVI Files in Windows XP?
	Set "Search Hidden Files and Folders" As Default in Windows XP
	Removing Balloon PopUps in Windows XP
	Disabling Changing of Home Page in Internet Explorer
	Disabling Error Reporting in Windows XP
	Disable Error Reporting in Microsoft Office XP and 2003
	Windows Defrag Tips
	Getting Rid of POSIX in Windows 2000/XP
	Windows XP Registry BackUp
	Setting Up Windows 98se on a New Computer
	Make Windows Explorer Display My Computer Instead of My Documents
	Changing the Background Log-On Color in Windows XP
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Vic Ferri (Multimedia)

	Integrating Your Home Stereo System With Your Computer System
	Introduction to Video CDs
	Converting Your VHS Tapes To DVDs or CDs
	Using Photoshop To Turn Your Photos into a Coloring Book
	Unable to Delete AVI Files in Windows XP?
	Splitting AVI Files
	Splitting MPEG Files
	Using DVD Shrink to Burn Your Favorite Episodes from Several DVDs to a Single DVD
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Guitar Man (Outlook Express)

	Organizing Mail by "Conversation"
	Spell Checker
	Backing Up Your Address Book
	Backing Up Your Email Account Info
	Organizing Your Inbox
	Message Rules
	Making the Most of OE's Use of Hard Drive Space
	Hiding Email Addresses Using BCC
	How to Backup OE Completely
	Take Out the Garbage (System Maintenance)
	Signatures
	Easy Way To Make a "Template" in OE
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Kathy Jacobs (MS PowerPoint - MS OneNote)

	Creepy-Crawlies in Your Machines
	POWERPOINT A to Z
	Computer Alphabet for You and Me
	Information Hiding with PowerPoint
	Merging Presentations From Multiple PowerPoint Versions
	Holiday AutoShapes in PowerPoint
	Animating Text in Your Presentations
	Creating a Complete PowerPoint Template, Part I: Creating Slide Masters
	Creating a Complete PowerPoint Template, Part II: Filling Out Your Template
	PowerPoint Help On-Line and Off
	OLE Links vs Servers
	Sounds
	One Object - Two Animations: A Quick PowerPoint How-To
	Four Quick PowerPoint Tips
	Preventing and Fixing PowerPoint File Corruption
	Microsoft Has Released the New PowerPoint Viewer
	PowerPoint 2003: The Other Changes
	The 12 PowerPoint Downloads of Christmas
	Trigger Happy Animations in PowerPoint
	Resolving To Get Organized in 2004? Let OneNote Help
	PowerPoint 2003: Font Embedding, Inking Support, & Smart Tags
	Great New Additions to MS OneNote 2003
	Is It Possible To Make PowerPoint Presentations Look and Sound the Same on All Computers?
	Ten PowerPoint FAQ Entries You Don't Know You Need To Read
	Four Handy PowerPoint Tips
	PowerPoint Animations: Starting Things Going
	Sharing Notes with OneNote: An Overview
	Pumpkin Time!
	Scratch Building a New PC the Jacobs Way
	Boom! Blowing Up Pictures in PowerPoint
	A Better Way To Do Media with PowerPoint
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Linda Johnson

Editorials

	Meet the Fleet
	Search Before You Ask
	Who Owns MY Website, Anyway?
	Disaster Strikes in Both the Real and the Cyber Worlds
	Email Etiquette: Why I Ruffle Feathers
	My Holiday Message
	The Fleet NEEDS Your Input!!
	The True Meaning of "Input"
	How, What, and Where To Backup and Restore
	Are Internet Relationships Real?
	How *NOT* To Do People a Favor
	Letters Behind a Name:  Who Cares Anyway?
	Let's Hear It for the Little Guys
	Just How Connected Are You To Your Computer?
	Nastiness on the Internet
	Computer Things That Go Bump in the Night
	"Hey!  You sent me a virus!!"
	eMail Headers and What They Reveal
	What's Wrong With the Word "Free"?
	Hitbox Is History....for me, anyway
	How Big Is ABC, Anyway? ... and a tip for AOL users
	The Making of GOD
	Why ABC No Longer Has an Email Version
	People Who Think the World Owes Them Everything
	Why Don't People Read?
	Windows XP SP2 ...The Waiting Game
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Tips and Tutorials

	Desktop Themes in Windows 2000
	Finding Your "Favorite" Favorites the Fastest Way
	Getting That Sticky Window To Open
	EZPhoto Button Driving You Nuts in Word?
	How To Open .swf Files
	Removing Items From Your Most Recently Used Files List in MS Word
	Tweaking Windows XP
	List of Links That Teach More About Formatting & Partitioning
	How To Get Into Windows XP When You Can't Get Into Windows XP
	New Fun Stuff in Office XP
	Links to Outlook Contacts in Excel
	Adding Items to My Places Bar
	Setting Up Multiple Printer Settings
	Printing All the Formulas in Your Excel Spreadsheet
	Adding a Dropdown List To a Cell in Excel
	Microsoft Office Command Line Switches
	Deleting Temp Files...revisited
	Windows XP Problems, Problems, Problems .... and Solutions
	Three Ways To Change Your Margins in MS Word
	Excel/VBA Shortcuts You May Not Know
	Prevent Text Selection on Your Web Page (and another Lexmark tip)
	THE INVISIBLE WEB ~ What It Is and How To Find It
	Two Windows XP/MSN Messenger Tips
	New Word Troubleshooting Tip
	A Tip For Those Who Used the FrontPage 2003 Beta or Any Other Version of FrontPage Before the Final 2003 Version
	Aligning Text and Graphics in Word
	Web Builders' Tip: Using favicon files in conjunction with your site stats
	Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
	Make Windows ALWAYS Open the Size YOU Want
	Accidentally Discovered a Cool Outlook Shortcut
	MS Word Tables and How They Help with Text Layout and Alignment
	FrontPage Shortcuts To Make Your Job Much Easier
	Mail Merges - Using Filters To Query Your Data Source for Specific Recipients
	What the Heck IS That "Running in the Background"?
	This Is the House Access Builds
	What I Install on My New Computers
	Understanding Layers in Adobe Photoshop
	What the Heck IS Defragmenting? - And Why Do I Need To Do It?
	"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" Understanding Order of Precedence in Excel Formulas
	Understanding Layers in Adobe Photoshop PART 2: Layer Blending and Interaction
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Software Reviews

	Spam Inspector
	SubmitWolf PRO
	Rich Diamond Adventure Game
	Microsoft Office 2003®
	Customized Keyboards ... very cool indeed (hardware review)
	FrontLook Addins for FrontPage ... see them in action
	FrontLook's Screen Capture ... the best I've found so far
	Beatware's e-Picture Pro
	Making Online Photo Albums ... with Swishpix
	Microsoft Word Keyboard (hardware review)
	FrontLook's NEW Site Search Engine
	WinBackup
	SpeedUpMyPC
	WinTasks4Pro (and 5Pro)
	Backup4All
	FrontLook's Data Backup Pro
	Super Ad Blocker
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Chas Kenyon (MS Word)

	Adding a Work Menu to Word
	Customizing Word, Part II
	Customizing Word, Part III
	Making Dates in Word
	Headers and Footers in Word
	Styles in Letterheads and Headers and Footers in Word
	Header/Footer Toolbar and AutoText
	Styles in Word ... What They Are
	Backing Up Word
	Setting Default Font
	Styles in Microsoft Word, Pt. II ... How To Use Them
	Styles in Microsoft Word (Part III)
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James La Borde (MS Access)

	Planning Your Access Database
	Understanding Access Data Types
	Getting Started with Your Access Database
	Access Forms
	Access Queries
	Access Reports
	Normalization
	Naming Conventions
	Making Access Backup Friendly
	Union Queries
	Date Functions in Access
	Aggregate Queries and the SQL Aggregate Functions
	Combo and List Boxes in Access – What They Are and When to Use Them
	Joins and Relationships in Access
	How to Automatically Create Adobe PDF Files from Microsoft Access Reports
	Creating an Automated Report Database in Access
	Emailing Reports From Access, via Outlook/Outlook Express
	Printing Your VBA Code
	Removing Duplicates from Your Access Database and Determining Which Were Removed
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Patt Meara (GeekSpeak Translator)

	GeekSpeak Translator
	Arrays
	Backup Terms
	Why Acronyms?
	Hackers, Crackers, and Trolls
	Tweaks, Twiddles, and Temper Tantrums
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Steve Mills (Software Reviews)

	2xExplorer v. 1.3.1.8... 6 geezers
	Photocopier ... 4 geezers
	Digital Camera Enhancer ... 4 geezers
	Oscar’s Renamer ... 5 geezers
	SendTo ... 5 geezers
	Startup Control Panel, v.2.7 ... 6 geezers
	jv16 PowerTools ... 6 geezers
	Shooting Star ... 5 geezers
	Clipmate ... 4 geezers
	Directory Compare ... 5 geezers
	PolderBackup ... 5 geezers
	Address Fixer ... 5 geezers
	STG Thumb ... 6 geezers
	Ad-aware, v 5.81 ... 6 geezers
	MyIE ... 5 geezers
	Copying Machine ... 5 geezers
	UltraEdit-32 ... 6 geezers
	SmartFtp ... 6 geezers
	Random Tagline Manager ... 5 geezers
	Google Toolbar ... 6 geezers
	NoteTab Light ... 6 geezers
	Reversi ... 5 geezers
	Google Translations ... 6 geezers
	2xExplorer v. 1.4.1.12 ... 6 geezers
	MailWasher ... 5 geezers
	myIE2 ... 6 geezers
	Crazy Browser ... 4 geezers
	X-Fonter ... 5 geezers
	Zip Genius ... 6 geezers
	ieSpell ... 6 geezers
	JPEG Resizer, v 1.0 - 4 geezers
	Unzip Them All - 5 geezers
	cam2pc, v. 3.0 - 6 geezers
	IEBooster - 5 geezers
	Stalking The Spies Hiding In Your Computer ~~ NEW Ad-aware 6 Steps Up The Battle
	JPEG Resizer, v 2.02 - 5 geezers
	Copernic Agent Basic - 4½ geezers
	cam2pc, v. 3.01 - 6 geezers
	AI RoboForm - 5½ geezers
	Startup Control Panel, v. 2.8 - 6 geezers
	Irfanview - 6 geezers
	TightVNC - 5 geezers
	AllFive - 5 geezers
	Weather Pulse - no rating
	Weather Watcher - 5 geezers
	iCarbon - 3 geezers
	SpyBot Search & Destroy - 5 geezers
	NewsDesk - 4 geezers
	Image Analyzer - 5 geezers
	PDFproducer - 6 geezers
	IconArt - 5 geezers
	Weather Watcher- 5 geezers
	AIDA32 - 5 geezers
	ieSpell - 6 geezers
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Parker Renaud (MS Outlook in the Business Environment)

	Creating Rules in Outlook
	Outlook's Out of Office Assistant
	Sharing Information in Outlook
	Delegating Permissions with Exchange Server
	Backing Everything Up in Outlook
	Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, and Hoaxes
	Offline Folders and Synchronization
	More on Outlook and Backups
	Personal Distribution Lists
	Voting in Outlook with Exchange Server
	Outlook Web Access
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Charlene Russ (Graphics and Design)

	Modeling Leaves in 3D Studio Max
	Color Theory
	Some Principles of Layout and Design and a 3DS Max Tip
	Creating a Heart Shape in 3D Studio Max
	Using Modifiers in 3D Studio Max
	Creating Arrows In Flash
	Working with Movie Clips in Macromedia Flash MX
	JavaScript and Image Properties
	PCs, RAM, and Graphics
	Introduction to Poser 5
	Working with Color: Quark and Photoshop
	Creating Advertisements with Quark Xpress
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Corey Seaton (Home Networking)

	What You Need To Start Your Home Network
	Installing the Network Hardware
	Configuring Windows To Recognize NICs
	Configuring the Home Server
	Testing Your Home Network
	Networking Links
	Installing and Configuring Internet Sharing Software
	Advanced NAV Configuration
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Jack Teems (Internet)

	Language Translators on the Web
	Finding Storage Space on the Web
	Speed and Reliability of Web Surfing
	Internet History
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Chad Welch (Excel, VBA, & Macros)

	VBA Magic
	Reducing the Size of Your Macro Code
	Cleaning Up Your Macro Code
	Checking Conditions In VBA
	Using VBA To Make a Table of Contents In Excel
	VBA Links
	Table of Contents in Excel, Part II
	Using Arrays To Predict the Olympics
	Backing Up Macros
	Dates in Excel
	Dates in VBA
	List of VBA Resources
	Built In Document Properties in Word
	Selecting Locked/Unlocked Cells in Excel
	Object Oriented Programming in VBA
	Phantom Links in Excel
	Extended Conditional Formatting in Excel
	Blinking Conditional Formats in Excel
	Office 2003: For the Simple People
	Upgrading Micro$oft Office
	Creating an Index of Word and Excel Files with Document Properties
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