What’s New at Linda’s Computer Stop

First, I want to thank everyone who sent in entries for the SWISH contest.  All of them were wonderful and, if it was up to me, I would have loved to send you ALL free copies of SWISH, but, as you know, I only had 5 to give away.

Entries were judged on the following criteria:

1. Visual appeal and general coolness.

2. Efficient size and speediness of web load.

3. Creative use of the different aspects of the software.

and.....*drumroll*.....here's the 5 winners!

(You will need the Flash viewer to see these creations.  If you don't have it installed, download it for free here.)

1. Jim

2. Dwayne

3. Randy

4. Roger

5. Amy

All winners must reply to me from  the address where you are subscribed to ABC.

Congratulations to all!  I hope you had as much fun with this as I did!

Just another reminder:

The Eclectic Academy has invited me to join their staff of distance learning instructors.  So, starting on January 6, 2002, I will be teaching online Internet classes in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.  Enroll now and join me online to learn more about how to use these programs.  The classes are only $20 for six weeks.  How can you beat that?

ECLECTIC ACADEMY

GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS .... give the gift of knowledge!
Eclectic Academy Gift Certificates

Another Holiday Goodie!!

Vic Ferri has made a wonderful little Concentration game that you can customize with your own pictures.  It fits on a floppy disk and makes a GREAT STOCKING STUFFER.  Download the free, fully functional Christmas demo here.

OK, that's about all that is new this month (since I've been so busy getting ready for my online teaching assignment).  I hope you continue to enjoy my website.  And, the next time you are there, scroll down to the bottom of my homepage and sign my guestbook.  I would love to meet you.

HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Linda's Computer Stop 

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Subcribers' Exclusive Tip of the Month:
Here's TWO submitted by Vic Ferri:  

1. Getting Rid of Frames 
   A faq I get is "Is there a way to remove frames from web sites I visit?"  The answer is yes and it's very easy.  If a website includes frames without a "no frames" option, all you have to do is right click inside the frame and go to Properties.  There you will see the Address (URL) of the page.  Simply drag your mouse across the URL to select it and copy and paste it into your browser's address bar, and press Enter. And that's it.  The page should then open up without any frames. 

2. Here's a simple little trick that may solve your problem with IE windows not opening to maximum size anymore.  Click Start>Run and enter start /max  followed by the URL of  your home page or any web page (make sure it's closed) ...  
   (ie:  start /max http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinTips-Tricks)
   Press Enter - your home page will now open maximized and from then on IE will always open maximized.