THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE: Tuesday 8/1/00 @9:00 Tuesday morning Newbies (first session of six sessions) This is a very basic course in computer techniques for the internet. The next Tuesday morning Newbies will begin September 19, 2000. There is a $12.00 per course charge for this class. Class size is limited so participants should pre register. Skills taught in the beginner classes include mouse techniques like drag and drop, plus very beginner basics for email and browsing the Web. Dave Winkelman provides the leadership for this class. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it is very difficult to retain information without practice. You really would not try to learn to play the piano with out actual keyboard time.
Wednesday 7/26/00 @9:00 AM Wednesday morning group of Senior Net Learners: . This is an advanced group and we cover a lot of territory. We are kind of free flowing. You never know what will transpire. We will continue addressing Q&A from the group. New participants are always welcome. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve. We have a special session scheduled for this Wednesday August 2, 2000. Dave Winkleman, KCnet's Education Specialist, will present the fundamentals of using ZIP and UNZIP. Mike will be attending a birthday party at Kelly Cross Roads, Union County. Mom will be celebrating the beginning of her 82nd year, and I promised her a dance. Usually, Mike Foust, and anyone else who wants to jump into the fray, provide the leadership for this session. Intermediate computer knowledge and Intermediate computer skills are necessary.
Monday 7/31/00 @ 6 :00 PM Monday evening Intermediates (first session of six sessions) Some topics to be addressed include: Basics of maneuvering about the Windows Operating System, copy/paste, drag/drop, editing, saving to various drives, right mouse button options, creating folders and files, uninstalling, deleting, advanced email and browser techniques involving bookmarks, address books, forwarding messages, attachments, and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Dave Winkelman provides the leadership for this class. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are necessary. A ton of info is packed into the six sessions. This course is designed for those who "think they know" and especially for those who "want to know" more. Which ever catagory you are you will fit right in.
Wednesday 8/2/00 @ 4:00 PM Wednesday Intermediates (final session of seven sessions) This session is the rescheduled session from July, 26 and is the final session for the Wednesday Intermediate Class. Some topics to be addressed include: Basics of maneuvering about the Windows Operating System, copy/paste, drag/drop, editing, saving to various drives, right mouse button options, creating folders and files, uninstalling, deleting, advanced email and browser techniques involving bookmarks, address books, forwarding messages, attachments, and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Dave Winkelman provides the leadership for this class. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are necessary. A ton of info is packed into the six sessions.
Thursday 8/3/00 @ 9:00 AM Thursday morning Intermediates (first session of six sessions) Some topics to be addressed include: Basics of maneuvering about the Windows Operating System, copy/paste, drag/drop, editing, saving to various drives, right mouse button options, creating folders and files, uninstalling, deleting, advanced email and browser techniques involving bookmarks, address books, forwarding messages, attachments, and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Mike Foust provides the leadership for this class. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are necessary. A ton of info is packed into the six sessions. This course is designed for those who "think they know" and especially for those who "want to know" more. Which ever catagory you are you will fit right in.
The Intermediate Group Course Content:
OTHER SESSIONS MEETING AT KCNET: MAC Users: This is an ongoing (no start or finish date) group of Apple Mac owners/users. The group meets every 2nd Thursday each month from 4:30-6:30. Each session is $5.00. The next session is August10, 2000. Clair Falls is the group leader.
Genealogy: This is a four session program costing $20.00 for all the sessions. Sessions are second Thursdays from 6:00-8:00. The session this month is August 11, 2000 and is the final session in this series. A new 4 session series will start September 14, 2000. Dave Wallace is the instructor. Class size is limited so please preregister.
How to buy a PC (personal computer): The session free and is Thursday August 3, 2000 at 5:00pm. Gwen Hollenbach provides the leadership on how to determine personal specifications and how to purchase a PC. The timing is such that one can intelligently take advantage of the NO PA Sales Tax for PC purchases in Pennsylvania during the week of August 6.
Please call Dave Winkleman at KCnet, 893-8111, to suggest other course interests.
Think about this one. Submitted by Tom Livingston and originally from Denise Hessler An Engineer Student at Penn State. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor." So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish of two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for Papa and Mama to eat their food in when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders. "This story is about elderly who live with family, but what about others? Those who live next door or ones we meet at the grocery or on the highway? Do we smile as speak or do we sigh and look irritated at their slowness? Do we rush ahead of them so that we can get out quickly? Or do we ask them if they could use some help? As our paths cross theirs; let us remember that we too will be "the elderly" some day and the children around us see how they are treated by society. Each of us can change that, if we want to."
I think about the words of warning on the back of some of the vans that transport our local elderly and chuckle. DANGER SENIOR CITIZENS
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: All the tips are from Tipworld: Windows 98 QUICK LAUNCH TOOLBAR Don't have a use for one of the icons on your Quick Launch toolbar? Then ditch the icon. (If you aren't familiar with the Quick Launch toolbar, it's the set of icons just to the right of your Start button.) Right-click any Quick Launch icon--for example, the View Channels icon--select Delete, and if necessary, click Yes to confirm. Buh-bye. (Tip-in-a-tip: To ditch the entire Quick Launch toolbar, right-click a blank area of the Taskbar, select Toolbars, and deselect Quick Launch. To get the toolbar back, follow the same steps, but select Quick Launch.)
Windows 95 and 98-WINDOWS KEY SHORTCUTS Do you have a Windows key on your keyboard (the one with a Flying Window Logo)? Press this key to display the Start menu, or hold it down and press: E to open Windows Explorer R to open the Run dialog box F to open the Find dialog box F1 to open Windows Help M to minimize all open windows (Shift-Windows-M to undo minimize all) Tab to cycle through the Taskbar buttons Break to open the System Properties dialog box
Windows 98 and I'm not sure about 95-CHANGING DESKTOP ICONS Shortcut icons aren't the only icons you can change. You can also change the icons for specific desktop items--namely, My Computer, My Documents, Network Neighborhood, and the Recycle Bin (full or empty)--from the Display Properties dialog box. Right-click the desktop and select Properties. Click the Effects tab, select the icon you'd like to change, and click the Change Icon button. Select a new icon, click OK, then repeat these steps for each icon you want to change. When you're done, click OK to apply the changes to your desktop. Note: If you don't see an icon you like in the Change Icon dialog box--for example, you won't see any choices for My Documents--click the Browse button, navigate your way to another icon file (such as Windows\System\Shell32.dll or Windows\System\Pifmgr.dll), select an icon, click Open, then click OK.
INTERESTING SITES: This might be a way to add some spice and interest to what I predict to be two rather boring events. Click on the URL to register. What Republican Convention When July 31-August 3 Where First Union Center in Philadelphia How Log on to www.netscape.com!
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• Live gavel-to-gavel streaming video of every convention event and speech • Kathleen deLaski's live nightly Pre-Game Show with newsmakers, polls and pundits • Delegate Diaries - five delegates tell their tales each day • 24-hour webcams from the convention halls • Commentary, polls, photo essays and more
A search engine of sorts. Haystack is an Information Retrieval IR project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It aims to make a customizable interface, not to find one "needle," but to help people create their own "haystacks" of archive-based content and user-specificmeta-information. And those individual haystacks will interact with other people's haystacks. You can learn more about this research online, and get a peek at a possible future of search. haystack.lcs.mit.edu/introduction.html
THE SPIRIT JOURNAL For medicinal purposes, of course. If articles like "The 10 Key Impact Wines and Spirits of the 20th Century" get your blood pumping, then pour yourself a glass and head over to the Spirit Journal. F. Paul Pacult, founder and editor, has created an online journal for people who like reading about liquor as much as they enjoy drinking it. Every month you'll find new articles covering distilled spirits, beer, and wine. And because the Journal accepts no advertising, you're ensured of unbiased professional evaluations and appraisals. On this site, you can learn all about Tequila, then read reviews and ratings of several brands, including 1800 Edicion Gran Reserva del Nuevo Milenio (a steal at $18,000.00 per barrel). The University section demystifies a dizzying array of brews, from Porter to Stout. There are also tips on how to store your distilled spirits and fortified wines. Bottoms up! www.spiritjournal.com
This one might tickle your fancy-IPING. Who says you have to be staying at a hotel to receive a wake-up call? This Web-based service has a helpful cyber personality for every occasion. Register for free, and then decide why and when you want to be called. If you don't believe it works, then click Demo, and you'll receive a sample call in moments. Mr. Wakeup gets you out of bed in the morning. He'll even announce news, weather, or horoscopes while he's at it. Ms. Reminder can be programmed far in advance to call and remind you about important events, like upcoming birthdays and anniversaries. Mr. Dollar calls you with market updates from the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Follow-up will track your FedEx packages and call you when they arrive at their destination. Now that's service! I suppose you could even schedule calls on a lonely Saturday night. It isn't often that you actually get to talk to a Web site! www.iping.com
Just Playing Around. Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Reversi, Pente, Battleship, Connect4. These games aren't original, but the way you play them at ItsYourTurn.com is. Instead of playing against a computer, you play real people, one move at a time. Because you can make your move only after your opponent has moved, this turn-based system is ideal for busy people. Making one move a day (perhaps only 30 seconds) is all it takes. In fact, ItsYourTurn.com makes it easy to play several games at once. Play with friends, far-off relatives, coworkers, or simply meet an opponent in the Waiting Room. Once you've started a game, you can look at the history of all previous moves. Registration is free, and your opponents never know your email address. ItsYourTurn.com is free of Java, Shockwave, Flash, and scripts. It just might be the first games site guaranteed not to crash your Web browser. www.itsyourturn.com
The fun ones. www.justsaywow.com/dogdays/1.htm www.justsaywow.com/bestthings.htm www.whoohoo.net/health
DIDJA KNOW?: Who is Jason Alexander? Who is John Galt?
Bill would have been ashore in a heartbeat, I'll betcha. There is a line in one of Bob Dylan's songs that goes, "even the president of the United States has to stand naked." In fact, that's how President John Quincy Adams did once stand for an interview, and for one of the first female journalists, at that. Anne Royall had been having trouble getting Adams to answer her questions until she came upon him swimming naked in the Potomac. She promptly stood on the clothes he had left on the bank and refused to move until he talked. I wonder if her editors headlined her story: "Adams: The Naked Truth!" (Source: THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF ANECDOTES)
LAUNDRY SOAP STRENGTHENER Sometimes we are faced with some pretty dirty laundry. What can you do? Dump in more detergent? I wouldn't suggest that. One of the slickest ways to beef up the power of your detergent is to use simple washing soda (sodium carbonate). Many folks don't realize that some laundry detergents contain up to 68 percent washing soda. You can find this at most any health food store and even some grocery stores. Simply add about 1/2 cup of washing soda to your laundry load.
What's the difference between a comet and a meteor? Both have provided end of the world scenarios for science fiction films as a big rock plummets out of the heavens to smash shopping malls, fast food stands, used car lots and other artifacts of advanced civilization. In reality, comets, like planets, orbit the Sun. They consist of solid matter and ice and have a tail when they pass near the Sun. Comets are heralded and hyped way in advance of their arrival but often prove to be as vivid and exciting as a cloudy day. Meteors are pieces of solid material that have broken away from some heavenly body. Rather than orbit permanently they streak toward the Earth, burning up as they hit the atmosphere. An enormous one landing in the ocean and changing Earth's climate may have led to the extinction of dinosaurs. It certainly spoiled the weekend. (Source: THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA)
IN TRUCKING CIRCLES, WHAT IS MEANT BY A "BUMPER STICKER"? A tailgater; a driver who is following another vehicle too closely.
WHAT WAS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVER CARRIED IN AN AIRSHIP? 207. They were aboard the U.S. Navy's Akron in 1931. The trans-Atlantic record is 117 - held by the ill-fated Hindenburg, which exploded in 1937.
THE MOST COMMON HAT SIZE FOR MEN IS 7 1/8. WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SIZE FOR WOMEN? 22. Although both are measured in inches, men's hats are sized according to diameter and women's according to circumference.
WHAT ANIMAL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE THE BEST HEARING? The barn owl - even though its ears can't be seen. Its face is dish-shaped, enabling the owl to receive sounds like sonar.
The following were contributed by Gwen Hollenbach: The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The sprayblocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
American car horns beep in the tone of F.
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
QUOTES: Not a quote per se. However it is a wonderful toast and creed. "May you dance as if no one is watching, Sing as if no one is listening, And live every day as if it were your last" --Bud Casselberry's brother Bob
"Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt." --Barbara Walters
"The thing we fear we bring to pass." --Elbert Hubbard
"God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless." --Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Revenge is a luxury you can't afford: "All the while thou studiest revenge, thou art tearing thine own wound open." --Thomas Fuller
"Living well is the best revenge." --George Herbert
"To refrain from imitation is the best revenge." --Marcus Aurelius
THIS WEEK'S CUTIES: Catching the Marks A minister wound up the services one morning by saying, "next Sunday I am going to preach on the subject of liars. And in this connection, as a preparation for my discourse, I would like you all to read the seventeenth chapter of Mark." On the following Sunday, the preacher rose to begin, and said, "Now, then, all of you who have done as I requested and read the seventeenth chapter of Mark, please raise your hands." Nearly every hand in the congregation went up. Then said the preacher, "You are the people I want to talk to. There is no seventeenth chapter of Mark."
Out For The Night - Bill A couple was going out for the evening. They'd gotten ready - all dolled up, cat put out, etc. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat shoots back into the house. Not wanting their often rowdy cat to have free run of the house while they were out, the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not wanting it known that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother." A few minutes later, the husband got into the cab, and said "Sorry I took so long" he says, "Stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!"
Solutions come in unusual ways. A cheerful truck driver pulled up at a roadside cafe in the middle of the night for a dinner stop. Halfway through his meal, three wild-looking motorcyclists roared up--bearded, leather-jacketed, filthy. For no reason at all, the selected the truck driver as a target. One poured pepper over his head, another stole his apple pie, the third deliberately tipped his coffee over. The truck driver never said one word, just stood up, paid his check, and left. "That truck driver sure ain't much of a fighter," sneered one of the bikers. The girl behind the counter, peering out into the night, added, "He doesn't seem to be much of a truck driver, either. He just ran his truck right over three motorcycles."
Out For The Night from Bill Hamm via Bud Casselberry. A couple was going out for the evening. They'd gotten ready - all dolled up, cat put out, etc. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat shoots back into the house. Not wanting their often rowdy cat to have free run of the house while they were out, the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not wanting it known that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother." A few minutes later, the husband got into the cab, and said "Sorry I took so long" he says, "Stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!"
TWO BEES from Bud Casselberry Two bees ran into each other. One asked the other how things were going. "Really bad," said the second bee, "the weather has been really wet and damp and there aren't any flowers or pollen, so I can't make any honey." "No problem," said the first bee, "just fly down five blocks and turn left and keep going until you see all the cars. There's a Bar Mitzvah going on and there are all kinds of fresh flowers and fresh fruit." "Thanks for the tip" said the second bee and flew away. A few hours later the two bees ran into each other again and the first bee asked, "How'd it go?" "Fine," said the second bee, "it was everything you said it would be." "Ooh, what's that thing on your head?" asked the first bee. "That's my yarmulke," said the second bee, "I didn't want them to think I was an arab wasp.
The Redneck's Babies-Carole via Bud Casselberry In the back woods of Kentucky, a redneck's wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and a doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. Since there was no electricity, the doctor handed the father-to be a lantern and said, "Here, you hold this high so I can see what I'm doing." Soon, a baby boy was brought into the world. "Whoa there," said the doctor. He soon added, "Don't be in a rush to put the lantern down. I think there's yet another one to come." Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a baby girl. "Now, don't be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern. It seems there's yet another one in there!" cried the doctor. The redneck scratched his head in bewilderment,and asked the doctor, "Do you think it's the light that's attractin' 'em?"