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 People that do not feel it is safe to make a secured transaction over the Internet will often give a credit card to a waiter (whom they do not know) to pay for a meal!  I do not, and recommend that you do not, ever send credit card numbers via email.  There is a "remote" possibility of email security breaches on the server side.

Windows 95 Tip - Screen Capturing
Have you ever been working in a program and said: I wish I could show this to someone?

Have you ever gotten a high score playing a computer game, one that nobody would believe, and wish you could prove it?

Do not close the program that has the screen you want to capture.  Open your word processing program, I use MS Word 97.  I have used the following procedure on the last 4 versions of word and am pretty sure it will work for almost all word processing programs.

Return to the program which has the screen you want to print (or just capture).  Press:
<ALT>
<PRINT SCREEN> (this key is usually next to "SCROLL LOCK" key)
Open up your word processing program.  Just select "Edit", then "Paste".

With "other" programs, it may be more difficult to resize image after it has been placed onto a page.  With Word, you just grab any "corner" of the graphic to resize it.
   
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Top		 Windows 95 Tip - Moving a "Lost" Window on Desktop
Have you ever been moving in a window on your desktop and accidently placed it off or nearly off the desktop?  There is not enough "Title Bar" to grab and pull it back onto the desktop.

Here's what to do.  Press:
<ALT>
<SPACEBAR>
Then enter the letter:
"M"

You should now be able to use any of your "Arrow Keys" to relocate the window!  (a special thanks to Floyd Scott for this tip!)

Computer Hardware
I have had the opportunity to assemble 3 computers from scratch, and install various components in others.  One can get very good deals from reputable suppliers if you look in the right places via the Internet.  I have found several good "Auction Sites" on the 'net, but have seen many, many, many (and then some) people bid for items they could get cheaper at retail price!
   
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Here is the best price search engine (by far the best) that I've found to search for hardware prices.  The site is called Price Watch.  It has easy-to-follow links to sites or telephone numbers for hardware and software.  I have found best prices on software via Auctions (eBay especially), see below.  Please send me the link if you have found a site that offers better prices than this.

I am in the process of assembling another "ultra" computer for myself.  Here is a list of components, prices (without S & H in most cases) and supplier link.  I have not purchased a CPU yet as I heard there will be a "drastic" price reduction from Intel on October 25, 1998.  In the $70-$120 range for 333mHz Celeron, Pentium II - 400 & 450 mHz.

  • Abit BH6 Motherboard - 440BX chipset, 100 mHz bus, Socket 1 (Pentium II), 5 PCI & 2 ISA slots, 3 - 168 pin DIMM, and AGP slot
    $98.00
    Micro Barn
  • Samsung EIDE 8.4 GB Hard Drive - 512kb cache
    $184.00
    House of Computers
  • Iwill Side-2935UW SCSI Host Adapter - PCI ultra-wide
    $122 (includes S & H)
    Onsale Auction
  • 128MB Dimm - EDO, 100 MHz, 8ns
    $164 (includes S & H) I just checked Price Watch & found this for $152
    x86 Systems
  • Hercules Terminator AGP Card - 128 bit, 8MB
    $55.00
    Multi-wave Online
  • 36x IDE CD Rom Drive - internal
    $49.99
    Frye's Electronics (Local Computer Super Store)
  • Mid Tower Case - 250 watt power supply, 3 - 5-1/4", 5 - 3-1/2" ATX form
    $43.50
    Micro Barn
  • Trident PCI 4D Sound Card - 32 bit, 64 voice, advanced wavetable synthesizer
    $19.00
    Bunta Technology
  • 260 Watt Speakers
    $19.00
    QualityClick.com
   
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Online Auction Sites
There are a ton of online auction sites on the Internet.  Many have exorbitant S & H charges so be careful and check it out before placing a bid.  I have checked out many, many online auction sites.  The following two are my favorites.  I like Onsale for hardware deals, but again, beware, many people will bid higher than retail for goods.  I like eBay for finding deals on software.  I recently won a bid for Office 97 Pro, CD Rom only (OEM), SR1, shrinkwrapped in jewel case.  I paid $70 for two CDs and that included S&H.

 
   
 
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