April Rocky Report 2005
National telemarketing and cell phones,
How to reinstall the Windows games, Yes,
you can set up autoreply in Outlook Express,
and Abiword
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<National Telemarketing and Cell Phones>
I got this email recently from a
friend/client and I
have some advice for you in the United States.
Here's the email:
"In a few weeks, mobile phone numbers
are being
released to telemarketing companies and
you will
start to receive sale calls. You will be charged for
these calls."
Call this number from your mobile phone 888-382-1222.
It is the national DO NOT CALL list. It only takes a
minute of your time. It blocks your number for 5
years.
Please pass this on to everyone you know
who doesn’t want to be hassled. You must call this
number from your mobile phone to have that number
blocked."
Click on the link to complete your request to register your
phone number with the last four digits 1827 on the National Do Not
Call Registry.
Important: You must respond to this email by clicking the link within
72 hours for your registration to be successful.
Once you have registered, your phone number registration will be
effective for 5 years. It will be illegal for most telemarketers to
call you, and you will be able to file a complaint if a telemarketer
does call you. The website
www.donotcall.gov provides information about filing a complaint.
Important: After you click on the link, print the web page and keep
it for your records.
I don't know if it's true, but I called the number,
and got the website to go do it manually online there.
It's a very quick process, and I could put all 3 of my
phone numbers in at one time, and got 3 immediate
email responses. You click on each link that comes
in the email, and you're done. Good idea to do,
just to be safe. Just takes a minute:
Important: If you do not click on the link
in each
email within 72
hours, your phone number will
not be registered.
Troubleshooting: If you don't get a
"Registration
Complete" message after clicking on the
link, or the
link does not work, use your "cut" and
"paste" functions
to insert the entire link in the email into
the "Address"
line on your Web browser. Cut and paste the
entire
link - it's long. Do not re-type it.
This browser window does not need to remain
open
to complete the registration process.
If you're as annoyed by telemarketers as I am, do this. :)
<To reinstall windows games>
Another friend/client recently asked me how to
reinstall their windows games.
Reinstall the Windows games
Follow the instructions for your version of
Windows. Unless you have the Windows installation files on your hard
drive, you will need your Windows installation CD.
To reinstall Windows games in Windows XP and 2000
- On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
> Add or Remove Programs.
- Click Add or Remove Windows Components.
- Select Accessories and Utilities, and then click Details.
- Select Games, and then click Details.
- Uncheck all games.
- Click OK on any open window.
- Click Next on the Windows Component Wizard window.
- When the process finishes, click Finish.
- Repeat steps 1-8, this time rechecking the Games check box.
To reinstall Windows games in Windows 98, 95, and Me
- On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel
> Add/Remove Programs.
- On the Windows Setup tab, double-click Accessories.
- Uncheck Games.
- Click Apply, and then OK to close any open windows.
- When the process finishes, repeat steps 1-4, but this time
recheck the Games check box.
<Creating an Automated Reply in Outlook Express>
This is very cool, and I've tried it and it works!
** The instructions included here are for Microsoft Outlook Express 5
(works for 6,too), which is a free e-mail program available to you
when you download Microsoft Internet Explorer. Microsoft Outlook (not
Express) is part of the Microsoft Office package that you can
purchase, and will have slightly different instructions for performing
the same functions. We have included a note where the instructions
may differ slightly.
When you are going to be out of the office for a day or more, you
probably leave a voice message to inform callers that you will not be
able to return their call immediately. But what about people who
communicate by e-mail? They may wonder why you haven't responded
to their message after a couple of days. A solution to this problem is
to create an automated reply to any message you receive. Before we go
any further, there are a few requirements for this to work:
1. You must have a constant connection to the Internet. A
connection that uses a modem to dial up and connect will not work.
2. You must leave your computer on and Microsoft Outlook Express
open. (Note: Unless you have an all-in-one system like the iMac, you
do not need to leave your monitor on, only your computer. This will
save electricity and extend the life of your monitor.)
3. You must set Outlook Express to check mail automatically at a
regular interval. If Outlook does not already do this, from the Tools
pull down menu select
Options. Select the General tab and check the box in front of
"Check for new messages every..." Then set the frequency. Every 60
minutes is sufficient.
A. ** Very Important! Before you set up an automated reply, you
must unsubscribe or postpone mail from any listservs that you
subscribe to. This is very
important because you do not want your automated reply sent back
the listserv. If you do, it will be posted and then create a new
listserv message to which you will again send an automated reply. .
For other listservs consult the original
welcome message or contact the list administrator. **
B. Now you need to create your message that will be sent
automatically. Open Outlook Express and open a new message. Leave the
To: line blank but fill in the Subject: with something to indicate
this is an "out of the office" message.
C. In the body of the message give the basic information that you
might give on a voice message: how long you will be away and who to
contact if the situation is urgent. Now select File>Save and give the
file a name and save it in a location where you will be able to find
it again.
D. In the top menu bar click on Tools and select Message
Rules>Mail (If you are using Microsoft Outlook then you would choose
Rules Wizard from the Tools menu).
E. If a Message Rules dialogue box opens, click on the New button.
If this is your first time making a mail rule, the New Mail Rule box
should open directly as in Step D.
F. Now you need to set conditions for your new rule. In the first
window scroll down and check the box labeled For all messages. In the
second window scroll down and check Reply with message .
G. In the third text box, Rule Description, you will now specify the
message. Click on the underlined link message. A dialogue box now
appears which you will use to browse and select the message you saved
as a file in Step 2. Once you have found and highlighted the message,
click on the Open button and the file name will now appear in the
third window.
H. Finally, in the fourth text box you should give this rule a name
more descriptive than "New Mail Rule #1" that will clue you in to the
purpose of the rule when you go
back to turn it off and on, or to edit it. Delete "New Mail Rule
#1" and then type in your new name (for example, "Out of Office").
Then click OK.
Now you should be looking at the Message Rules dialogue box, but if
not use the Tools menu to get to it as in Step 3 above. You will see
your new autoreply rule listed along with any others that you have
created. The rule you have just created will be turned on indicated by
the checked box in front of it. Unless you are leaving the office at
this moment, you can uncheck the box to turn it off until you leave.
Before you leave though, you must go back to turn it on again. Once
you return from being away, you should turn the rule off again.
One Final Note
You can use this rule any time you will be out of the office, but
be sure to edit the file you created in Step 2 to update the
information about when you will be back, etc.
<AbiWord>
AbiWord is a free word processing program
similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for typing
papers,
letters, reports, memos, and so forth. Download it free here:
I also tried this, and it's excellent! You can save your work
in many different formats to be compatible with Word, Word
Perfect, and Works.
That's it for now. Hope you all have a great Summer!
I hope these tips have been interesting to you all.
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