AUTHOR: Jim Edwards
DATE: 4/28/2004 05:40:36 AM
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Jim Edwards here with a new article and an update :-)

This latest article (below) will get published in my
newspaper column tomorrow... but you get the scoop on it
today!

"More Cool Web Tricks" contains some awesome shortcuts,
quick searches, and other nifty things you probably didn't
know about that can speed up your surfing, improve
performance, and reduce frustration!

But a quick update first...

Last week I announced that May 3 I would re-release my
best-selling multi-media home-study course for one week
ONLY... and then I'm pulling it off the market.
<a href="http://www.MultiMediaSecrets.com/has-Jim-lost-his-mind.html">http://www.MultiMediaSecrets.com/has-Jim-lost-his-mind.html</a>

There was an absolute frenzy of questions and frantic emails
asking for more information as to why I'm doing it this way.

Bottom line, here's the deal:

1. I'm only making the product available for one week,
May 3-10, then I'm pulling it off my virtual "shelves."

2. The reason I'm selling it this way is to make sure
everyone gets fair warning about this incredible home-study
course. Last time I released it we sold out in 49 hours and
a lot of people missed out (and were not happy about it).

3. The order links are not live and will not work if you
click them. Sorry, but to keep it fair we can't let anyone
slide in early :-) The purchase links will go live at Noon
Eastern time, May 3rd. We will use www.time.gov as our
clock and the links will go live within +/- 5 minutes of
Noon on May 3rd.

4. We do not have an advanced notice list this time since
everyone is getting advanced notice. The sale starts at
Noon Eastern on May 3rd... so if you're interested in
getting a copy, I suggest you check out the website and
mark your calendar to be there Monday, May 3rd at Noon
Eastern when we open the doors.

5. Why have I decided to pull this home-study course off
the market after only making it available for a total of a
little over 9 days (which includes the 7 days next week)?
Go here to find out why...

<a href="http://www.MultiMediaSecrets.com/has-Jim-lost-his-mind.html">http://www.MultiMediaSecrets.com/has-Jim-lost-his-mind.html</a>

By the way, if you like this article (below) and would like
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Have a great week!

Jim

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More Cool Web Tricks

      - by Jim Edwards

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If you ask most people what frustrates them most about the
Internet, many of them will tell you "It's the little
things!" 

It seems like all the great tricks and tips that
make people exclaim "STOP! How did you do that?" never make
it into any manual (at least where I can find them). 

My father (and co-author of "Turn Words Into Traffic")
calls it the "reverse oral tradition" of computing, where
children teach parents the survival skills of PC life. 

Well, if you want to look good to your kids or buddies
around the water cooler, check out the following cool web
tricks.

~^~ Cool Google Tricks ~^~

Virtually everyone knows that Google.com ranks at the top
of most people's search engine lists, but it does a lot
more than just tell you where to find vitamins or
information on George Washington's wooden teeth! 

Need a map to a specific location? 

Type in the address, city and state of virtually any
location in the US, hit the search button, and Google
serves up several different map providers across the Web. 

Want to know what software application a certain file goes
with on your computer? 

Input the file name into Google's search box and a number
of reference sites will help you know exactly what purpose
a file serves. 

I actually used this to feature to identify a piece of
"spyware" lurking on my computer. 

Want to know who's calling you on the phone in the US?

You can just input the phone number on your caller ID or
cell phone display into the Google search box and get
information on listed numbers before your answering machine
can even pick up!

Log on to <a href="http://www.google.com/help/features.html">http://www.google.com/help/features.html </a>for more
cool search features that harness the search power of
Google.


~^~ Text Zoom ~^~

Next time you can't see small text clearly on a website,
try holding down the "CTRL" key and then moving the scroll
wheel on your mouse up and down. 

The text in your web browser (and some programs) will
increase and decrease in size as you roll the wheel back
and forth. 

This little trick provides an excellent means of quickly
getting what you need from websites with tiny text.


~^~ Slow Surfing? ~^~ 

If your Internet Explorer web browser starts giving you
problems, you might want to clean up your "Temporary
Internet Files."

Most people don't realize it, but when you leave a web
page, it doesn't leave you! 

Most of the time you keep a copy of websites you visit on
your hard drive and, over time, they build up. 

This collection of old web pages can eventually cause your
surfing to slow to a crawl and even cause errors! 

Here's one way to clear out those old files. Click your
"Start" button, then "All Programs," "Accessories," "System
Tools" and "Disk Cleanup." 

After an initial check of your hard drive (which can take
some time if it's the first time you've ever launched the
utility), you can check the boxes of the files you wish to
delete. 

To speed up your surfing, at a minimum, make sure you
delete the "Temporary Internet Files."


~^~ Surfing Shortcuts ~^~ 

To quickly cycle back and forth through a series of web
pages you've visited, hold down the "ALT" key and tap your
left and right arrow keys. 

Left arrow takes you back while the Right arrow takes you
forward. 

The Page Up and Page Down buttons allow you to quickly move
up and down any web page without struggling to find the
scroll bar slider on the right side of the page.

-- Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist
(http://www.TheNetReporter.com) and is the author of
several best-selling ebooks, information products and
software programs. 

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