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• JavaScript and Image Properties, from Charlene Russ
• Just How Secure IS Your Computer?, from Linda
• Make Windows ALWAYS Open the Size YOU Want, from Linda
• Great New Additions to MS OneNote 2003, from Kathy Jacobs
• Accidentally Discovered a Cool Outlook Shortcut, from Linda

JavaScript and Image Properties
~~ Charlene Russ, The Artist Edge

When working with JavaScript, the image properties correspond to the image properties of HTML 4. Some of the commonly used image properties are as follows:

• name
  Value of the NAME attribute for the image
• src
  The URL of the Image
• alt
  The alternative text associated with the image as set by the ALT attribute. This is referenced by handicap accessible technologies.
• align
  Indicates the alignment or positioning of the image, left, right or center

As part of Microsoft's Strategic Technology Protection Program, and in response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). Download this puppy and see how secure your installations of Windows and Office really are.  It's a freebie.  Read more and download it here.

If you are a newbie to the Internet and intimidated by all these security issues you hear about, I recommend The Newbie Club's PC & Internet Security Kit, which will teach you all you need to know and includes the software to keep you safe.

Make Windows ALWAYS Open the Size YOU Want
~~ Linda Johnson, Linda's Computer Stop

Yeah, I know ... there are lots of fixes out there that supposedly let you set the default Window sizes, but I find they constantly keep changing on me.  Internet Explorer is the worst and Outlook messages run a close second.  No matter how many times I resize them to my liking, they keep having a mind of their own.  But, FINALLY, I've found a little freebie download that gives me total control and once I make a setting for IE or Outlook (or any other program), it NEVER changes.  I love this little guy!  It's called AutoSizer and you can download it here.

Great New Additions to MS OneNote 2003
~~ Kathy Jacobs, OneNote Answers

Service pack one for OneNote is now available. See here for more
information.  The changes and additions will make the tool even better than it already is!

Accidentally Discovered a Cool Outlook Shortcut
~~ Linda Johnson, Linda's Computer Stop

This always happens to me. I accidentally hit the wrong keys and discover a shortcut. I don't know if anyone else knows this one, but....

I meant to hit shift+delete to permanently delete some spam out of one of my folders and I accidentally hit shift+insert and discovered this.

• Copy some text to your Windows clipboard .... anything, from anywhere ... just highlight some text and copy it
• Go into Outlook and hit shift+insert .... if you are in your Inbox or any
  other mail folder, it opens a new mail and that mail already contains whatever you copied. And it seems to work anywhere .... if you are in your calendar, it opens a new calendar entry with the copied stuff inside the memo section .... if you are in Tasks, it opens a new task with the copied stuff in it

Pretty cool .... Of course, keyboard shortcutters may already know this, I guess, but I went to Microsoft's site and looked at the keyboard shortcuts they have listed there and I couldn't find this one, and it sure ain't in Outlook's Help files, so I guess I'm on the cutting edge.   LOL

This reminds me of the time when I accidentally double clicked in the blank row at the bottom of my Inbox and opened a new blank mail .... another one I discovered by accident and now use all the time.