 |  Mouse Bytes Computer Tips to save you time! Greetings! Happy Valentines! I LOVE my readers and enjoy hearing from you. Some of you have sent me wonderful ideas and suggestions for articles in this newsletter. Let me know what you'd like me to write about. It's always a learning experience for me - - I learn as much as you do! My Christmas gift to you was free shipping on all book orders. I've decided to offer free shipping again in February for all combination orders of both books. Click here to go to the website to order online (and save an extra $2) or print a mailable order form to send with your check or money order. Or, a third alternative, call me at 303 752-2152 to order on the phone with your credit card. Remember - - both of these books will soon be going out of print and will be replaced by a single book. If you have one but not the other, order now before they're gone! Here's a recent testimonial about my books: I just want to tell you that my husband and I have really loved having your manuals. For example, your instructions for defragging and your tip about using quotation marks when searching on Google. The keyboard was a mystery to me and it may take me a while to learn all the shortcuts that are there. Thanks. JR | What does that term mean? What is a megahertz, a gigabyte, a kilobyte? Do you often hear computer terms you can't define and would like to understand? Try www.webopedia.com. It's an online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology definitions. Simply type in the term you want defined and click Go. Of course, you can find many of these terms defined in the glossary in both of my books. Check it out!
| | | Turn off those credit card offers! Is your mailbox jammed every week with credit card offers? I no longer receive that junk mail because I learned how to turn it off. You can call 1-888- 567-8688 and reach all three major consumer reporting companies. You speak to a recording (what else is new) and give your name, address, and Social Security number. Don't worry, it's safe. It takes about 30-90 days for the request to take effect, but your mail delivery person will thank you. I also conquered most of the other junk mail that used to fill my mailbox. I wrote to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
and asked to be removed from all direct mail lists. This will also take a couple of months to take effect, but you will eventually be "liberated" from all that waste.
| | | Emergency Preparedness List With all the disasters in the recent year, I sometimes find myself asking, "If I had to leave home in a hurry, what should I take with me?" My son and daughter- in-law live in the mountains in Evergreen, Colorado, and they were faced with this situation a couple of years ago when a forest fire was approaching. They hadn't waited until the last moment, however. They had planned for this event well in advance and had accumulated all their important papers, family photos and other valuables in storage containers under the basement stairs. They could literally grab-and-go. Several months ago the AARP Bulletin had an article about such situations. They included a list of items that should be safety stored for emergencies. They broke the list into 3 categories: Grab-and-Go Case (what you keep at home in a safe place), Safe Deposit Box, and Friend, Relative or Adviser. You can see and print the list by clicking here.
| | | Upcoming Internet Genealogy Search Class For those of you in the Denver area, I will be teaching "Finding Granny on the Web" through Colorado Free University on Saturday, March 18 from 1-4 p.m. This will be a demonstration of several genealogy websites (free and subscription) and how to use them to find your ancestors. Look for the new CFU catalog to be on the racks around town in early February. The cost of the class is $49 with an $8 materials fee. The materials will consist of forms and information that you will find helpful in your ancestor hunt. Hope you'll join me. Contact CFU to register.
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