John Watkins will be hosting
the meeting again this week. He will start his meeting off with the Taskbar
and the System Tray. He will be continuing his discussion of "Windows
for beginners hints and tips" and include a little more for those with
a little bit more knowledge.
Miscellaneous Topics From Last Week’s Program
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
My Downloads – Always create a folder for placing the files
that you download from the internet. This serves two purposes. It helps
you locate the file so that you can install it and provides a storage place
for the file so that you do not have to download it again.
WinZip – WinZip is a utility program that everyone should have.
WinZip compresses files to make them smaller in size for sending or saving.
It also is a method of keeping a group of files together by packaging them
into one file.
View a folder as a web page – If you wish to view the contents
of a folder as a web page – In Windows 98, from MY COMPUTER – double click
on C:\ to open it up – then double click on the folder that you would like
to view as a web page – from the top menu, choose VIEW – then AS WEB PAGE.
In Windows ME, from MY COMPUTER – CONTROL PANEL – FOLDER OPTIONS -- on
the GENERAL tab, choose ENABLE WEB CONTENT IN FOLDERS. When you are viewing
the contents of a folder as a web page, you receive a small picture (in
the lower left) of any graphics files or a summary of other files.
Send To – The easiest way to copy something to your floppy disk
(A:\) is to use the SEND TO command. Simply place your floppy disk in drive
A:\ Then locate the file that you would like to place on the floppy – right
click on it – and choose SEND TO from the menu. This will open up a drop
down menu where one of the choices should be Floppy disk (or A:\). This
can even be done from the FIND window.
PrnSrc (Print Screen) button – I press the Print Screen button
on my keyboard, but nothing prints on my printer. When the Print Screen
button is pressed, it prints (saves) a picture of your computer screen
to memory – you can not see anything happen. To make use of this, you must
now open up a program (WordPad – Word – Paint, etc) and choose PASTE from
the EDIT menu. The picture of your computer screen should now be viewable
and printable.
Recycle HP Inkjet Cartridges
HP (Hewlett Packard) has a recycle
program for their inkjet cartridges.
Because their unique recycling
processes are very sensitive to material contamination, they cannot take
back and recycle cartridges from other manufacturers. This program is currently
offered in the United States and is being piloted in several countries
worldwide.
The returned cartridges
are processed, and materials separated for purification into raw materials
for use in other industries to new manufacture products. Examples of products
made from recycled hp inkjet cartridge materials include automobile parts,
trays used in microchip fabrication processes, copper wire, steel plates
and the precious metals used in electronics and electrical equipment. Depending
on the model, hp is able to recycle up to 65% of the print cartridge by
weight. The remaining parts that cannot be recycled (ink, foam & composite
parts) are disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.
Visit this website to learn
more about the program. They will send you postage free envelopes for returning
the empty cartridges to them.
http://hpijc.startek.com/