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Newz2Me NewzBytes Newsletter Issue #17 9/22/2000

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Topic of the Week:
Newsletter Listing Highlights
Newsletter web site update
WoW Award of the Week

@themiddle

Silliness
Awesome Tip or Site
Helpful Sites
New Services
New Product/Software

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Did you know???
"Quote of the Week”
Classifieds

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Topic of the Week:

Pet Peeve:

1. Either the message size exceeds the maximum allowed for the recipient or

transport, or you have exceeded the storage limit on your mailbox.

2. Transcript of session follows -----

... while talking to air-za04.mail.aol.com.:

>>> RCPT To (Lname deleted to protect the guilty)

<<< 552 MAILBOX FULL

554 ... Service unavailable

IS THIS YOU??? Please…..

Newsletter Listing Highlights:

New Additions: (ok, there’s one extra! ;)

Cities: http://atlanta/citysearch.com/atlanta/ Atlanta news
Computers: mailto:join-ezcomputing@ls.wugnet.com Up to 5 tips per issue provided by the Windows Users Group Network on windows and hardware
Computers: www.thenetstar.org Font news by author. Updates to this page only
Ezine: www.nationalgeographic.com Companion site to magazine. If you subscribe to mag. Get free newsletter and membership.
Free Stuff:www.Siglets.com Free signature files, jokes, clip art, etc. Daily newsletter
Graphics: www.321clipart.com "New Stuff Added" mailing list, free clip art
Health: www.OnHealth.com Weekly newsletter
Internet: www.CyberAngels.org Net Patrol newsletter for members
Internet: www.WebbyAwards.com Info on sites and awards
Internet Help: www.SoYouWanna.com Tutorials on EVERYTHING!
Marketing:http://www.gosalesgo.com/newsletter/index.html Women's newsletter on marketing ideas, products or services
Movies: http://WindowsMedia.com radio, movie clips, music videos, etc. updates and announcements
Multiple Topics: www.EMAZING.com Daily newsletters on hundreds of topics.
Multiple Topics: www.recommend-it.com/ezines Multi-topic sign up page
Music: http://WindowsMedia.com radio, movie clips, music videos, etc. updates and announcements
Seniors: http://seniortips.com Senior oriented technical information
Seniors: www.AARP.org Webletter updates on site, also other newsletters on books, computers, advocacy and consumer laws
Seniors: www.ComputersforSeniors.org Newsletter and computer classes for Seniors
Seniors: www.SeniorNet.com Several newsletters for Seniors (not all are free)
Seniors: www.seniors.gov Access America for Seniors, this site is run by the Social Security Administration has political, benefits, and fraud information.
Shopping: www.Bluefly.com online outlet store news
Shopping: www.CoyotesCorner.com Native American arts, crafts, and gifts
Shopping/Auctions: http://pages.ebay.com/community Ebay newsletter, auto sign up with site registration
Shopping/Auctions: www.auctionwatch.com/awdailyDaily Auction Watch newsletter
Technology: www.techproject.org Charitable project by the Rockefeller Family Fund to accellerate social and political progress by building community technology capacity
TV: www.eonline.com Online content for E!

Newsletter web site update:

Thanks to a visitor to the site I became aware that my tables (the nasty little underpinnings of the site) had become out of whack again from updating the data causing the width of the pages to vary wildly and not fit on your screen! So, I have re-done the home page and am working on the rest of the site, trying to restore order. Look for page sizes and tables to be complete before the next issue comes out.

I have also restored the links for all page (see left margin) please put a link to your site there! Be sure to list whether or not you have a newsletter and if you accept ads or ad swaps!

WoW Award of the Week:

http://www.zooba.com/ : Sign up here for over 40 different topics delivered to your e-mail! All educational, all free! <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/http://www.zooba.com > click here</A>

@themiddle:

Silliness

Top 20 Reasons Dogs Don’t Use Computers: (a little long, but funny ;)

20. Can't stick their heads out of Windows '95.
19. Fetch command not available on all platforms.
18. Hard to read the monitor with your head cocked to one side.
17. Too difficult to "mark" every website they visit.
16. Can't help attacking the screen when they hear "You've Got Mail."
15. Fire hydrant icon simply frustrating.
14. Involuntary tail wagging is dead giveaway they're browsing www.pethouse.com instead of working.
13. Keep bruising noses trying to catch that MPEG frisbee.
12. Not at all fooled by Chuckwagon Screen Saver.
11. Still trying to come up with an "emoticon" that signifies tail-wagging.
10. Oh, but they WILL... with the introduction of the Microsoft Opposable Thumb.
9. Three words: Carpal Paw Syndrome
8. 'Cause dogs ain't GEEKS! Now, cats, on the other hand...
7. Barking in next cube keeps activating YOUR voice recognition software.
6. SmellU-SmellMe still in beta test.
5. SIT and STAY were hard enough, GREP and AWK are out of the question!
4. Saliva-coated mouse gets mighty difficult to maneuver.
3. Annoyed by lack of newsgroup - alt.binaries.master's.leg.
2. Butt-sniffing more direct and less deceiving than online chat rooms.
*** And the Number 1 Reason Dogs Don't Use Computers... ***
1. TrO{gO DsA[M,bN HyAqR4tDc TgrOo TgYPmE WeIjTyH P;AzWqS,.
(Too darn Hard To Type With Paws.)

Awesome Tip or Site:

http://www.themeworld.com ok, here are desktop themes that will take you months to go through! Don’t say I didn’t warn you! <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/”/http://www.themeworld.com” > click here </A>
TIP: If you are accessing a cd-rom with pictures on it you can view them as thumbnails without opening a clip art program by using Windows Explorer. Just select the cd in the left column, then click “view” on the toolbar and select thumbnail. That’s it! You now have a thumbnail of each picture in the right pane instead of just a list of the pic names.

Helpful Sites:

http://www.mycorporation.com/ Register a domain name, search for or purchase a trademark for your site, affiliate program and more. <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/”/http://www.mycorporation.com” >click here </A>
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/default.asp : Do you want to have a professional layout for your documents but don’t have the time to design your own? If you use Microsoft Office 97 or 2000 this may be the place for you! This new site includes templates for: staffing and management, stationary and business cards, personal interests, customer service and more. FREE (to MSOffice owners)
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/”/http://www.officeupdate.com/templategallery/default.asp” > click here</A>
http://www.dealcatcher.com : Free coupons and deals for books, DVDs, music, toys and more.
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/”/http://www.dealcatcher.com”> click here </A>
http://www.siglets.com/ : Add signature files to your e-mails. Humorous, informational, etc. Also free clip art and more. Has a daily newsletter which sends you a “siglet” a day. FREE
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/”/http://www.siglets.com “> click here </A>

New Services:

1. http://www.mygeek.com Are you tired of searching for the best price? Go here and they have you fill out a request for an item and then people (or companies) who have that item for sale send the info back to MyGeek who forwards it to you. All your personal info is kept private. FREE
<a href= /NewzBytes/2000/“/http://www.mygeek.com” > click here </A>

2. http://www.epinions.com/ : Not sure if that new “thing” you want is worth the price? Is there a new game you’re thinking about buying? Go here and find out from others who have used/bought it first! You can also write your own opinions and earn a little cash on the side. FREE
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http:/www_epinions.com"> Click Here</A>

3. http://www.netflix.com/default.asp?sid=7 DVD rental service. $19.95/month, but unlimited rentals. They send you the DVDs (up to 4 at a time) and include postage paid return envelopes. Watch, mail, watch more! <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http:/www_netflix.com"> Click Here</A>

4. http://www.zapper.com/ This is a service and a program. It does “context” searches in a web site or a file. (it works online, so you must log-on first). The way it works, in general, is like this… say you’re at a website and they have an article about cotton. You want to find out more, but is it cotton growing, cotton clothing, cotton balls??? Highlight the text around the search keyword (in this case “cotton”) and click to find other websites that are about cotton in the same context you were reading about, be it cotton balls, cotton plantations, or whatever. Also translates a phrase from engàspan and will look up definitions (to those tech terms! ;) and has a thesaurus. Other people (or yourself) can create your own zaplets (not the same as the E-mail zaplets in a previous issue) to add download or search sites to the Zapper database. Updateable and expandable. Requires browser versions 4.0 or higher. Keep up with new releases and add-ins here: http://www.zapper.com/coming_soon/coming_soon_fr.html FREE <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http:/www_zapper.com"> Click Here</A>

New Product/Software:

I was looking for a free screensaver creation program (A friend of mine sent me some great Australian pictures from his vacation—thanks!) on ZDNet and I found these other useful utilities and programs, all FREE!:

http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/special/obongo/intro.html : This is the ZDNet Obongo bar. Fills out registration forms (like Gator) but also does price comparisons for shopping and search capabilities, and stores user names and passwords. I am trying it out, and I will also add a comment in a week or so about my experience with this program. FREE
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http://www_zdnet_com/enterprise/special/obongo/intro.html">__ Click Here</A>
http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=00119N : Third Voice is a free program that enhances your browsing by adding highlights to web pages for further browsing, “It makes its presence known as a system tray icon, a new toolbar in Internet Explorer, and a window that docks to the side of IE. Each time you load a new Web page, ThirdVoice quickly scans it and underlines words or phrases that have Websites associated with them and creates active links. Results are shown in the ThirdVoice docked window. The program also lets you express opinions through inline notes on any Web page and read messages posted by other ThirdVoice users. In addition, you may create an open group for others to join, send a private note to have a confidential discussion, and access a built-in search function. Once the program is installed, you'll need to sign up for your free ThirdVoice account.” FREE
<a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http:/www_hotfiles_zdnet.com"> Click Here</A>
http://messenger.msn.com/ : Microsoft Instant Messenger 3 has been released and is available for free at the location listed. FREE <a href=/NewzBytes/2000/_quot_http:/messenger_msn.com">__ Click Here</A>

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