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KMAX Doug's Computer Tips Jan. 22, 2002 4:28 pm Look here for all the details on those great hints and tips that Doug Brauner talks about on Good Day Sacramento - computers, around the house, cars and more! MICROSOFT HIDDEN MESSAGES Microsoft engineers build-in hidden messages: Go to your Screen Saver tab and select the 3D Text. Click Settings- and change the text-box to read 'volcano' (no quotes), then click OK. Now your screen saver will display the names of volcanos near Microsoft buildings.(Which might not be so trivial if you're a neighbor of, or work in, a Microsoft facility!) CHANGE THAT OLD, BORING, CURSOR! Begin by downloading any cursor icon you'd like..(there are thousands to be found by using the search criteria "cursor download"). Then save the icon, and from the start button, go to settings, then control panel, then mouse, then pointers. From there, browse for the folder that you saved your cursor in, and apply the new cursor...and you're ready to go! MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS THE PERFECT NOTEBOOK FOR BACK TO SCHOOL! Most back-to-school notebook computers should have the following hardware specs: 128 MB RAM DVD Drive 10 GB Hard Drive Pentium III Processor (or higher) Zip Drive And don't forget that extra Battery! JUMP START THAT DEAD BATTERY SAFELY! Make sure that the two cars are not touching. Both cars should be shut off. Lay out your cables on the ground, do not let any of the cable ends touch eachother. Connect one positive cable to the positive end of the bad battery. Attach the opposite positive cable to the positive terminal on the good battery. Now attach the negative cable to the negative post on the good battery. Finally, attach the remaining negative cable to THE ENGINE BLOCK OR FRAME of the car with the dead battery. Start the car with the good battery, let run for several seconds, now start the car with the bad battery. Remove the cables by reversing the process. GET RID OF THOSE POP UP WINDOW ADVERTISING! Unwanted adverstisng is annoying