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THE INTERNET TUTOR
September 7, 2006
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This week...
- Webmaster Tip: Highlighting Words
- Surfin' the Web: 10,000 Reasons
- Software Spotlight: World Wind
- The Oddball Wall: Football!
- Computer Tip: Spare Parts
A friend of mine, Mike, owns his own computer repair shop.
He told me he was called to a house a few weeks back because
a man couldn't get his computer to boot up.
When Mike arrived he pushed the power button and nothing
happened. The first thing he always checks is to make sure
the computer is plugged in. He checked the plug, and it was
plugged into a power strip.
Then he found the problem. The man had plugged the power
strip into the power strip instead of the wall outlet! That
little mistake cost the customer $60.00, the minimum price
for on-site service.
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WEBMASTER TIP - Highlighting Words
Note: In code examples I add a period after each left arrow
bracket so the code can be viewed in all e-mail programs. If
you copy and paste, be sure to remove the periods or it won't
work.
Question: I saw a site that had words highlighted, like you'd
do with a yellow marker on paper. How'd they do that,
highlighting one word?
Simon Says: They did that with CSS. The highlight, which is
really just a background color for one or more words, can be
any color you choose, it doesn't have to be yellow.
Highlighting text is great for emphasizing important words or
points in your message. I use it on several sites of my own,
especially to draw attention to important sales points or
special instructions.
Just add this code to the HEAD section of your HTML page:
<.style type="text/css">
.HL {background: #ffff99;
color: #000000;}
<./style>
What you've done is create a CSS class, and now the table is
set. To use it to highlight a text passage, you could write:
<.font class="HL">this is highlighted
The words "this is highlighted" will have a yellow background
with black text. Of course, you can change those colors to
anything you want by changing the colors in the CSS code.
You can also use that class in other places, such as with a
heading tag:
Most people agree, unless they don't.
Now your heading will be highlighted. That's what we like
around here, lightheaded highs...I mean, highlighted heads...
aw shucks, you know what I mean.
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as learn about your computer. Stop in and take a look at:
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SURFIN' THE WEB - 10,000 Reasons
You know, sometimes it gets tiring running around being all
happy and smiley. If you need a change and just can't find
any inspirational depression on your own, visit the 10,000
Reasons Civilization is Doomed web site.
Here's their top 5 reasons:
Reason #1: Paris Hilton
Reason #2: Orange County, California.
Reason #3: Joe Francis
Reason #4: Dr. Phil
Reason #5: Self-tanning products
Okay, so maybe you have to drill down the list a bit to find
some really depressing stuff, but having to do that should
depress you enough to set the tone for your hunt for the blues
so when you do come across a good reason or two, it'll smack
you upside the head and knock the happy right out of you!
http://www.10000reasons.org/
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GopherCentral's Question of the Week
Do you believe that dissenting on issues like the war in Iraq
indicates fascism and appeasement?
Please share your opinion, visit: The Question of the Week
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SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT - World Wind
Here's some really cool software from NASA. World Wind lets
you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth.
Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar
Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth
terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes,
into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African
Sahara.
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
Note: I do not provide support for the featured software.
Contact the software vendor for support. No warranty is made
or implied as to the usefulness or appropriateness of featured
software.
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What's your opinion on Golf?
It seems like you either love it or just don't understand
the attraction. This hilarious DVD explores a golfers
infatuation with driving, chipping, putting and all things
golf related.
You won't believe the ridiculous ways golfers obsess over
the sport. Of the 60 million golfers worldwide, only a handful
are really good, which begs the question: "Why do the rest of
us even bother?"
This makes a wonderful gift for any golf nut. Even if you don't
love the game, this is one funny DVD. And at the reduced price
of just $12.99 (a savings of $7.00), you've got to get it.
VISIT: Golf the Ridiculous Obsession DVD
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THE ODDBALL WALL - Football!
On this day in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame dedication
took place. With the NFL season just around the corner, it's
the perfect time for an NFL quiz. Buckle up your chin strap,
here we go.
1) Where is the NFL Hall of Fame?
a. New York, NY b. Green Bay, WI c. Canton, OH
2) Paul Tagliabue was the NFL commissioner for the last 17 years.
On September 1st a new commissioner took his place. Who is it?
a. J. Allen Brown b. Roger Goodell c. Paul McGuire
3) Which quarterback led the league in passing yards in 2005?
a. Tom Brady b. Trent Green c. Brett Favre
4) Who is the only quarterback to pass for over 5,000 yards in a
single season?
a. Jim Kelly b. Dan Marino c. John Elway
5) There were six new members inducted into the pro football Hall
of Fame in 2006. Which NFL player or coach below was NOT one of
them?
a. Tom Landry b. Reggie White c. Rayfield Wright
6) The Seattle Seahawks, the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos...
most team names are coupled with a city, but the Carolina Panthers
were named as a team representing both North Carolina and South
Carolina. So, what city is actually their home base?
a. Raleigh, NC b. Charleston, SC c. Charlotte, NC
7) Who is known as the "father" of American football?
a. Walter Camp b. George Halas c. Art Rooney
8) Ah...there's nothing else quite like a quarterback sack. Who
is the only player to record 7 sacks in a single game?
a. Kevin Greene b. Mark Gastineau c. Derrick Thomas
And now for a question sure to send you rushing for the end
zone...
9) Who was the first player to rush over 1,000 yards in one
season?
a. Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch b. Beattie Feathers c. Bronko
Nagurski
Answers below, here's the scoring:
9 correct: Perfection!
7-8 correct: Outstanding
5-6 correct: Very Good
2-4 correct: Fairly Fair
0-1 correct: Turn the TV off
Answers:
1) c. Canton, OH
2) b. Roger Goodell
3) a. Tom Brady (Brady, Green, and Favre finished 1-2-3)
4) b. Dan Marino (5,084 yards in 1984)
5) a. Tom Landry
6) c. Charlotte, NC
7) a. Walter Camp
8) c. Derrick Thomas (KC vs. Seattle, Nov. 11, 1990)
9) b. Beattie Feathers
Beattie Feathers, of the Chicago Bears, rushed for 1004 yards
in 1934. The real stunner is that he did it in only 119 carries,
giving him an amazing 8.4 yards per carry average!
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COMPUTER TIPS - Spare Parts
Computer peripherals don't last forever, especially cheap ones!
Keyboards and mice seem to wear out at the most inopportune
times and you certainly need them to operate your computer.
They're also very cheap to purchase, so why not keep a spare
keyboard and mouse on-hand for those times when one of them
dies and goes to that big hard drive in the sky?
You don't need a top of the line keyboard or mouse for a spare.
You can get a cheap keyboard and mouse for under $25.00 if you
shop around, and sometimes quite a bit less if you watch for
sales or buy used ones. At our local college they open the
doors to the public every Friday to sell off old equipment
they no longer have use for. They always seem to have used
keyboards there for $2.00 - $5.00.
That's pretty cheap insurance against having one of these parts
give out at a time when you need it and the stores aren't open
or you don't really have the time to spare to go shopping.
Disclaimer: Advice in this column is presented as informational
and is true to the best of my knowledge. Any decisions to
follow this advice is your responsibility. Your computer, your
choice.
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Until next week, ponder these words of William Blake: The man
who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds
reptiles of the mind.
Have an interesting day, Simon
Questions? Comments? Email me at: tutor@gophercentral.com
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