Friday, September 24, 2004

Save that e-mail

Q.
You are always telling us to back up the things we want to keep. How can I just back up one e-mail message, not all of them ?

A.
You could just print it you know, but if you want it on the hard drive do this:

Open up Outlook Express. Open the folder that contains the e-mail message you want to make a copy of. Also open Windows Explorer and open the folder where you want the copy of the message to be stored. Back in Outlook Express, highlight the e-mail message and drag it into the Windows Explorer window (or onto the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar). A file will be created with an "eml" extension, which is the backup copy of your e-mail message.
To read it click on the saved message using Windows Explorer, OE will open so you can view the saved email. (noth’n to it)

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

One click Restart

Q.
A few days ago you had someone ask how to create an icon on the desktop to shutdown your computer, my question, can one be made to reboot or restart the computer the same way ?

A.
It is easy if you are using Windows XP, sorry 98 users, you are left out on this one.

To create the restart shortcut:
Right click your desktop,
Click on ‘New’,
Click ‘Shortcut’,
Type in the following: shutdown -r -t 00 (these are zeros not O’s)
Click ‘Next’,
Type in a name for the shortcut, (like Restart or Reboot)
Click ‘Finish’,

Next time you need to reboot, just Left click the desktop shortcut.

You can change the icon's apperance by Right clicking it,
'Properties',
Change Icon' ,
Pick the one you like then 'Apply',
then 'OK'.

Thank you for your question.

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Jim & Marsha's Wedding Reception Photos

I have whiped out a quick Web Page of the photos I took at the Davis (jim & marsha) wedding reception held last Saturday evening, Sept 18th that took place at the Versailles Legion Park. The photos are small so as to produce faster loading for dial up users.
This page will remain on the net till the first of the month. If you would like a very large photo for printing let me know the file name and I can email it to you. If you are friends of Jim or Marsha you will enjoy this page. Here is the URL:
http://wb9otx.com/davis

I also have a very nice DVD slide show with all of the photos in large format with background music. If you want one mailed, the cost is free just pay for postage and the CD. Send your request to: jack@wb9otx.com

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