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Volume 1, Issue 23, 7/31/2007 |
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Microsoft Office Tip — Create a Photo Screen Saver |
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Right-click the desktop, click Properties, and then click the Screen Saver tab.
Next, select My Pictures Slideshow on the Screen Saver drop-down menu.
Click Settings, then click the Browse button to select the location of your pictures folder, and then click OK. |
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Online piracy is the illegal copying and sharing of copyrighted materials for business or personal use. This can mean downloading music, movies, games, or software without the permission of the copyright owner as well as sharing music, movies, games, and software copies that you own. |
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Don't click links in e-mail messages. Links in phishing e-mail messages often take you to phony sites that encourage you to transmit personal or financial information to con artists. Avoid clicking a link in an e-mail message unless you are sure of the destination. Check the security certificate before you enter personal or financial information into a Web site. Make sure the site is secure before you type. In Internet Explorer, you can do this by checking the yellow lock icon on the status bar Don't enter personal or financial information into pop-up windows. One common phishing technique is to launch a fake pop-up window when someone clicks a link in a phishing e-mail message. Update your computer software. If you have Automatic Updates enabled, the updates are delivered to you when they are released, but you have to make sure you install them. For more helpful information, read the entire article and learn about how to handle suspicious e-mail |
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If you think you've received a phishing e-mail message, do not respond to it.
Report suspicious e-mail. Report the e-mail to the faked or "spoofed" organization. Contact |
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the organization directly—not through the e-mail you received—and ask for confirmation. Or call the organization's toll-free number and speak to a customer service representative. |
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Excerpted from Microsoft.com article, “How to handle suspicious e-mail” |
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Excerpted from Microsoft.com article, “4 ways to help your kids avoid pirating online files” |
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You can create a custom screen saver slideshow from a folder of photos.
Here’s how: |
4 Ways to Help Your Kids Avoid Pirating Online Files |
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If your kids are pirating digital files, you could be subject to steep fines or other penalties, and they could be exposing your computer to viruses, spyware, and other unwanted software.
Here are four ways to help you prevent your kids from downloading illegally.
Warn your children about the risks As you probably already know, sometimes simply telling a child that something is wrong is not enough. It may help to discuss the consequences.
Supervise your child's activities on the computer Once you've explained the risks of piracy to your children, you may still want to keep an eye on their activity. Here are a couple tips that can help.
Give your child a limited user account As a parent, you can give yourself an Administrator account, which allows you full control over the computer, and give your children Limited User accounts, which have restricted controls to help kids stay out of trouble.
Show your children how to download legally There are many different places on the Web where you and your children can download software, movies, games, and music for free or for a low price.
Read the entire article on the 4 ways to help your kids avoid pirating online files by going here |
How to Handle Suspicious E-mail |