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THE INTERNET TUTOR
January 4, 2007
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This week...
- Webmaster Tip: The Deprecation Of It All
- Surfin' the Web: Hardly Famous
- Software Spotlight: BabyMouse
- The Oddball Wall:
- Computer Tip: Stuck Pixels
Happy New Year! How many times have you heard that already?
Enough so that it sinks in, I hope. In many ways what we is
expect from life has a direct connection to what we actually
get. Expect a happy and good year and believe it all year
long and that may be just what you get.
The opposite is true too. If you expect rotten things to
happen to you then rotten things probably will happen. What
we persistently believe is largely responsible for what we
get, so think good thoughts and expect positive outcomes for
the best results.
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WEBMASTER TIP - The Deprecation Of It All
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 know some html elements have been deprecated, but
which ones and what exactly does that mean?
Simon Says: A deprecated element is one that the W3C recommends
not be used, but instead CSS should be used to achieve the same
result. A deprecated element is likely to become an obsolete
element at some point.
Once an element is made obsolete browsers no longer have to
support it, so using deprecated elements is risky business.
One day your pages with deprecated code may not display right.
Here are a list of the current deprecated and obsolete elements:
applet, basefont, center, dir, font, isindex, menu, s. strike,
u
These are the obsolete elements:
listing, plaintext, xmp
Under no circumstances do you want to use the obsolete tags.
Few, if any, browsers support them now. Deprecated tags can
still be used, they still have browser support, but as I said,
they may become obsolete one day and support may end. Using
them now may only mean you're making more work for yourself
later.
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SWIVEL HEAD FLASHLIGHT
Normal Price: $7.99
DEAL PRICE: $2.49
Here's a flashlight you'll wonder how you ever lived without
it. It can swivel up and down, or all around. You can even
clip it on your belt, shirt pocket, on a cap, just about
anywhere. Swivel Head Flashlight
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SURFIN' THE WEB - Hardly Famous
Stuck in a dead end job? Take heart! No matter what you do
now, don't think that's your lot in life. Amazing things can
happen for those who persevere in the quest for achievement.
Madeleine Albright (Bill Clinton's Secretary of State) worked
in a department store in Denver selling bras. Jennifer Aniston
was one of those people nearly everyone hates...a telemarketer.
Marlon Brando was a ditch digger after being expelled from
military school. Jim Carrey worked as a janitor.
Sean Connery was a milkman, truck driver, and a lifeguard.
Bill Cosby shined shoes. Michael Dell (founder of Dell Com-
puters) washed dishes at a Chinese restaurant. Barry Manilow
was fired from a job at a brewery, when he reportedly left
the truck door open & spilled the beer all over the road.
Eddie Money was a NYC Police Officer. Spielberg used to keep
the bugs away from fruit trees. George Steinbrenner sold eggs
from the family chicken farm. Rod Stewart was a grave digger.
Shania Twain once homeless, living on the streets in Winnipeg.
Hardly famous gives you the mundane beginnings of many famous
people. Don't think you can't become of the success stories!
http://www.hardlyfamous.com/
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GopherCentral's Question of the Week:
Do you agree with Saddam's hanging?
Please share your opinion, visit: The Question of the Week
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SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT - BabyMouse
BabyMouse disables everything except the left mouse button.
This way kids can play and learn on the computer without
the right-click menus getting in the way.
Parents can click on the icon in the system tray to restore
the normal mouse settings.
http://www.babymouse.org/
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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BRIEFCASE/LAPTOP BAG
Normal Price: $19.99
DEAL PRICE: $5.99
Plain and simple this is one heck of a deal. Discounted
below cost, you'll want to pick up a couple. Makes a
great gift. Check it out by visiting: Briefcase/Laptop Bag
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THE ODDBALL WALL -
On this day in 1923, "Barn Dance" first aired. However, as
it turns out there were a lot of "Barn Dance" shows over the
years, both on radio and TV. My cousin, Ronnie Buck, used to
play the guitar and sing on one of them, so today's trivia is
about country music in his honor.
The first three questions ask for the names of the bands that
back-up current country stars. For an example from the past,
the band that backed country legend Buck Owens was called the
Buckaroos.
1) What's the name of band behind Garth Brooks?
a. Stillwater b. Texas Flood c. The River Hawks
2) What's the name of band behind Kenny Chesney?
a. The Chestnuts b. No Mercy c. Cowboy Crooners
3) What's the name of the band behind Pam Tillis?
a. Train Wreck b. The Tramp Riders c. Mystic Biscuits
In the next three questions, try to identify which country
artist is quoted. Who said...
4) "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put
up with the rain."
a. Dolly Parton b. Shania Twain c. Willie Nelson
5) "Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you
say. Best friends listen to what you don't say. We all take
different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take
a little of each other everywhere."
a. Toby Keith b. Tim McGraw c. Martina McBride
6) "I'd like to let you in on a few things. First of all,
don't judge us by our media. Guts and gonads in our national
media are about as rare as hen's teeth and this bunch of
lilly livered, politically correct, flower children are just
about as likely to take your side of an argument, as they are
the people in their own country. In other words, don't judge
us by our milksop media." (Written in an open letter to
terrorists)
a. Keith Urban b. Carrie Underwood c. Charlie Danials
In these last three questions try to identify the real song
from amongst the fake titles by these lesser known artists...
7) Which is a real song by Kasey Jones?
a. You're the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
b. Honky Tonk Funky Monkeys
c. Cry Me a River of Whiskey
8) Which is a real song by The Huntingtons?
a. The Old Woman Wore Army Boots to Stomp On My Face
b. How Can I Miss You If You Go Away?
c. Crawl Back In The Bag You Old Bag
And now for one that's sure to rock your country...
9) Which is a real song by Johnny Horton?
a. Dirty Old Donnie Cleaned My Clock
b. Stinker Ain't Your Middle Name, But It Should Be
c. Go And Wash Your Dirty Feet
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) a. Stillwater
2) b. No Mercy
3) c. Mystic Biscuits
4) a. Dolly Parton
5) b. Tim McGraw
6) c. Charlie Danials
7) a. You're the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
8) b. How Can I Miss You If You Go Away?
9) c. Go And Wash Your Dirty Feet
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COMPUTER TIPS - Stuck Pixels
Do you have an LCD or plasma monitor that has a stuck pixel
(never changes color) or has a spot that always seems to be
a little brighter or dimmer than the rest of the screen?
You may have one or more "stuck" pixels.
This can be caused by a transistor malfunction or uneven
distribution in the liquid crystal or plasma display. If you
are having a problem with this there is an easy way to try
to fix it.
1) With your computer and monitor off, use a damp cloth to
apply some pressure to the area where the problem is. Make
sure you don't put pressure anywhere else, because that could
create a problem there.
2) While you're still pressing the affected area, turn your
computer and the monitor back on.
3) Remove the cloth and hopefully the area will be back to
normal.
The pressure helps to spread the liquid around the area where
a pixel of several pixels may be stuck. If this doesn't solve
your pixel problem, don't give up. You can try a software fix
using s program like JScreenFix or UDPixel, available at the
URLs below.
http://www.jscreenfix.com/
http://udpix.free.fr/
Note that the above method may fix stuck pixels, but will not
repair dead pixels. It works in many cases, but not all.
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 Robert Anthony: If you
don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever.
Is that good news?
Have an interesting day, Simon
Questions? Comments? Email me at: tutor@gophercentral.com
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