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THE INTERNET TUTOR
July 27, 2006
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This week...
- Webmaster Tip: Making The Border
- Surfin' the Web: Top 50 Most Influential Albums
- Software Spotlight: MicroAntiVirus
- The Oddball Wall: Minty Words
- Computer Tip: Adjust Desktop Icon Spacing
Does it ever seem like you're going through life with a lot of
good answers but the right questions never come along?
I'm like that all the time.
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WEBMASTER TIP - Making The Border
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 have a small image that I'd like to use as a left
border style background. When I added it to the body tag it
tiled on the whole page (of course) and that won't do. Is
there a way with HTML to make it into a border background,
or do I have to get image editing software? I'm not very good
with complicated programs.
Simon Says: Of course, a person could use a graphics editor to
make it into a left border background, but there is another way
so you don't have to obtain and learn to use a graphics editor.
It can't be done with just HTML, but it can be done with CSS.
Here's the code:
<.style type="text/css">
BODY {background-image:url(images/stone.jpg);
background-repeat:repeat-y}
<./style>
Place that into the HEAD section of your HTML document or into
your linked style sheets. The only part you have to change is
the part in parenthesis (but do not replace the parenthesis,
they are necessary), change that to your own image path and
name. If you change repeat-y to repeat-x it will make it a top
border background.
If you'd like a new source for original graphics, my cousin
is in the process of building a new graphics site. It's not
finished yet, so some intended page are missing. Don't email
him about the missing pages, he knows his site isn't done.
Just pretend you're getting a sneak preview, because you are!
Here's his site:
http://www.i-backgrounds.com
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Magic Auto Car Mop - It's Not Just For Cars Anymore
This amazing dust mop was originally designed for cars but
it works so well in removing dust you can use it practically
anywhere. This 100% cotton mop won't scratch even the most
delicate of surfaces and it has an easy grip handle giving
you the ultimate comfort. You can use it on:
Dash Boards * Auto Interior * Photo Frames
Auto Exterior * Hub Caps and Rims * Lamp Shades
Blinds * Railings * Electronics
These Silicone coated dusters work so well you will want to
keep one in the trunk of your car and one in your home. And
you can't beat the price, it's just $4.99. BUT WAIT, if you
purchase two or more you can get them for $3.99 Each!
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SURFIN' THE WEB - Top 50 Most Influential Albums
Everyone likes music, right?
The Observer, which I guess is part of the Guardian Unlimited,
a UK newspaper, has attempted to rate the top 50 albums that
changed the course of music. Do you want to know what their
number one most influential album of all time is, according to
their panel of experts?
The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
I wouldn't have picked that. You'll have to go to their web site
to see the other 49 albums. You'll probably agree with some, but
perhaps not most. You may even find some you'll wish were never
recorded!
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1821230,00.html
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GopherCentral's Question of the Week
Do you think we are either in or headed toward WW III?
Please share your opinion, visit: The Question of the Week
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SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT - MicroAntiVirus
A few weeks ago I was researching information for the Oddball
Wall column in this newsletter when I clicked a link the
search engine brought up, and the web site tried to install
a virus on my computer. Fortunately, my antivirus program
caught it and saved my system from becoming infected.
Anyone who isn't using an antivirus program and updating it
daily is really taking a risk these days. A virus can do
anything from being little more than a grinding annoyance to
stealing data from your PC to breaking it. Most of us have
to pay to have it repaired, and some repairs can be more
expensive than a low-end, brand new PC costs.
It's just silly to take chances when the prevention is so much
more affordable than the cure. MicroAntiVirus is one of the
best, but it does a lot more than just guard against viruses.
It can removes viruses automatically, but it also:
» Protects Against Adware And Spyware
» Protects email & instant messages
» Defends against emerging threats
» Has hostile Activity Detection
» Has automatic File Protection
» Has 24/7 Customer Support
» Firewall Software
» Spyware Remover
» Adware Remover
» Popup Blocker
They also offer unlimited antivirus updates, and I update my
program daily. As the saying goes, my mother didn't raise no
fool.
Word to the Wise: You might want to hurry, if it isn't too
late already, but at the time of this writing there was a
special sale going on with the product marked down almost
45% off. There is no better time than right now!
http://xrl.us/antivirus
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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JUMBO POP-UP HAMPER
Normal Price: $4.99
DEAL PRICE: $1.99
Okay, I LOVE these. And I use them for just about everything.
With the warm weather coming, they are great for outdoors.
I love to put all the pool toys in them. It allows for them
to dry after being in the pool and it keeps them all together.
Get a few of them. You can use them for so many things. Ideal
for college students, holding toys, and all the laundry you
can fit. The best part is the nylon construction that makes
this light as a feather.
It folds down to 6" and pops up to hold TWO (2) FULL LOADS
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Store it in the closet or in the corner of the room. We
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THE ODDBALL WALL - Minty Words
On this day in 1837, a US Mint opened in Charlotte, NC. Exactly
seven years later, on this day in 1844, fire destroyed that
Mint. That's the most interesting thing that happened on this
day, and I can't very well make a good quiz from that, so I'm
featuring a vocabulary builder quiz again. But hey, wouldn't
you love to have a coin or two minted at that mint that only
produced money for seven years? I'll bet any money minted there
is worth...a mint!
Okay, you over that bad joke yet? Pick the word that best describes
the meaning given:
1) poor enough to need help from others
a. squazzle-bottomed b. melancholy c. indigent
2) an event that seems arranged although it was really accidental
a. happenstance b. serendipitous c. incidental
3) obvious and dull
a. banal b. arduous c. portentous
4) marking the beginning of a new era
a. ludicrous b. epochal c. edacious
5) excessively greedy and grasping
a. magnanimous b. rapacious c. adamant
6) a secondary consequence
a. sequella b. benefaction c. forfeiture
7) divide unfairly and to one's advantage
a. apportion b. delineate c. gerrymander
8) unsettled in mind or opinion
a. buffeted b. hypoglossal c. tentative
And now for one that's sure to wake you up screaming...
9) tormented by nightmares or unreasonable fears
a. delirious b. hagridden c. purblind(ed)
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. indigent
2) a. happenstance
3) a. banal
4) b. epochal
5) b. rapacious
6) a. sequella
7) c. gerrymander
8) c. tentative
9) b. hagridden
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COMPUTER TIPS - Adjust Desktop Icon Spacing
Only so many icons fit in each auto-arranged column on your
desktop. The number varies, depending on your display
resolution, but at a resolution set to 800 by 600 pixels on
my computer, 7 icons fit on each column. There are two ways
you can fit more icons into each column without changing your
resolution.
1) Adjust your icon spacing:
a. Right-click the desktop and select Properties.
b. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Appearance
tab,
c. Click the Advanced button.
d. Click the down arrow under Item and select vertical Icon
Spacing.
e. Decrease the Size.
Now just click OK then Apply to see the result. Repeat these
steps until you like what you see and click OK to keep the change.
2) Adjust your icon size:
a. Follow the above procedure through step (c).
b. Click the down arrow under Item and select Icon.
c. Decrease the size.
Note: If you're not using Windows XP you may have options of just
selecting small icons or large icons. The location for selecting
these options, I think, is found by right-clicking the task bar
and choosing properties. Don't hold me to that though, it's been
a long time since I've used any other operating system than XP.
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 D.M. Thomas: Her hearing
was keener than his, and she heard silences he was unaware of.
Have an interesting day, Simon
Questions? Comments? Email me at: tutor@gophercentral.com
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