Pygmy kittens and UPS uniforms

Dear Barb,

Pygmy kittens and UPS uniforms Be careful of what you forward

Have you received the e-mail about someone breeding pygmy kittens, encouraging you to forward the message to all your friends so these gruesome acts can be stopped? It even contains photos of the supposed pygmies. How about the one that usually appears at Christmas telling you that thousands of UPS uniforms have been stolen and are in the hands of terrorists, so be extremely careful if someone in a UPS uniform appears at your door? Or the one telling you that Bill Gates is waiting to send you thousands of dollars if you click on a link to a website and forward the message to all of your friends. These are called Urban Legends and they are hoaxes. Some geek with too much time on his (or her) hands is cranking them out for amusement. Before you forward anything that sounds too good to be true (or too weird to be true), you owe it to yourself and your friends to check it out. Click here to go to Snopes.com, a website that will confirm or deny the rumored e-mail. When you get to the website, you will see the word Search at the top of the page, followed by a long, white box. Type some of the wording of the suspected hoax (such as pygmy kittens) in the search box and click Go. You will see a list of possible matches, each describing a subject and rating it as True or False. It will also quote the text of the original e-mail so you know it's the same one you received. If it's a hoax, PLEASE do not forward it to anyone. E-mail the friend who sent it to you letting them know about the hoax also. Put Snopes.com on your list of favorites so you can find it quickly and check out all the suspicious e-mails you receive. Instructions for creating your list of Favorites is on page 78 of my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics. Do you know how to use copy and paste? If you have either of my books you have the simple, step- by-step instructions for this time-saving function. Check the table of contents in Beyond the Basics for Copy and Paste. It's also explained in The Simple Basics on page 86 in the instructions for cleaning up e-mail forwards. Click here to order copies of either book. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

Barb Walker Taming Your Computer Inc. email: mycomputerlady@aol.com phone: 303 752-2152 web: http://www.TamingYourComputer.com

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