As you know, when you delete items from your Inbox using the Delete key or
by right clicking and selecting Delete, the selected email is not
permanently deleted - it is simply moved into your Deleted Items folder.
To permanently delete email, you must select the Deleted Items folder and again
delete the email from there.
There are times when you might want to skip moving email to Deleted Items and
permanently delete it while browsing your Inbox, Sent Items or any other
Outlook email folder. To do this:
Select the email you want to permanently delete
Press Shift and Del at the same time
Displaying CPU Speed
A CPU (central processing unit) or as it is commonly called,
the central processor, is the brains of a computer.
The CPU is where most calculations take place. In terms of
computing power, the CPU is the most important element of a
computer system. Its speed is often quoted in megahertz (MHz).
You can determine the speed of a PC's CPU in at least two different ways:
Right click My Computer and select Properties.
THen click the General tab. The processor speed is
listed under Computer.
Click Start, Control Panel and then click the System applet.
CPU speed is shown on the General tab, under Computer.
Indenting Paragraphs in MS Word
To indent a paragraph while using Microsoft Word follow these steps:
Select the paragraph or paragraphs you want to indent.
Click the button at the left end of the horizontal ruler until it displays
the First Line Indent marker.
Click the ruler where you want to set the indent.
For example, to indent your paragraph one inch, click 1 on the ruler.
Anti-Spyware Tips
Here are some precautions that will help prevent spyware from infesting your PC:
Don't download search assistant programs, coupon/rebate offers or Internet optimizers
Never click on anything within a pop-up to close it. Instead close it by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner.
Kazaa and other peer-to-peer software is a major source of spyware getting into systems.
Avoid using these (mostly music download) sites like the plague.
Not all spyware comes over the Internet. Some people have ended up with spyware and
adware from software they installed from CDs got for free. Remember that
nothing is ever free.
Contact us if you are interested in protecting your entire network from
spyware/adware/scumware infestation.
Those Crazily Worded Emails
Many spam filtering services are now using something called Bayesian
Screening as part of their anti-spam arsenal. These techniques involve
using probability models to determine the likelihood that a particular
email is actually spam.
Spammers have tried to get around Bayesian screening by creating messages
using random words, which is why you are seeing those gibberish emails in
your inbox these days.
So the next time you receive an email with something like this in it:
While Excel contains a large assortment of functions,
everything from calculating the inverse hyperbolic tangent of
a number to the interest paid on during a specific period on
an investment, but Excel's function naming scheme can make it
difficult to find the function you're looking for. Scrolling
through a long list of sometimes cryptic function names can
be frustrating. Luckily Excel has made it a little easier to
find the function you need with its function search feature.
Suppose you need to calculate a mortgage payment, but have no
idea how to do the math. Click Insert and then Function
to display the Insert Function dialog box. Here you
will find the Search for a function text box. Type a
brief description of what you are trying to accomplish with
the function and click Go
Excel will provide you with what it believes is the appropriate
function(s). For example, if you wanted to determine a mortgage
payment, you could type "How do I calculate a monthly loan payment?"
Click Go and Excel returns two functions: one that
calculates the payments for a loan based on constant payments
and a constant interest rate and another that returns the number
of periods for an investment based on periodic, constant payments
and a constant interest rate.
If you want more information on a particular function, select
the function from the list and click Help on this
function from the bottom of the dialog box.
Once you choose the function you want, Excel also makes
it easier to specify the function's arguments. When you select
the function and click OK Excel displays the Function Arguments
dialog box. This box prompts you to enter all the function's
required arguments and offers a description of each argument.
