MalekTips: 1-21-2004
 
Welcome to the newest version of the MalekTips newsletter, offering you help and tips to get the most out of your computer.
 
* Having problems with your electronic mail messages reaching their destination? You're not alone. With the flurry of scams, unsolicited email, and viruses, many people are taking drastic steps to filter their inboxes from these threats. Find out how your electronic email may falsely trigger these automatic junk mail sensors and what you can do to prevent legitimate email from ending up in the trash.
 
* Fix some of the most common problems affecting digital photographs. Tired of blurry images? Are your resulting photographs 'cold' and lifeless? There are simple steps you can take to produce better pictures than ever before.
 
* PDF files are prevalent all across the web, but few people ever take the time to tweak Adobe Reader to make viewing these documents easier. Simple tweaks and tips can hide the splash screen, view documents without toolbars and status bars getting in the way, and alter the default colors to make text more readable.
 
These new tips and more, 25 in total, can be found below in the latest version of MalekTips. Enjoy! And remember - if you have a computer question, be sure to check out the MalekTips forums at http://www.malektips.com/forums
 
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Adobe Reader - Define a Word  
Quickly define a word found in a PDF document from within  
Adobe Reader.  
http://malektips.com/ad60006.html  
 
Adobe Reader - Hide the Splash Screen  
This tweak disables showing the Adobe Reader 6.0 splash  
screen.  
http://malektips.com/ad60007.html  
 
Adobe Reader - Change the Document's Colors  
Make your PDF documents easier to read by changing the  
colors.  
http://malektips.com/ad60008.html  
 
Adobe Reader - Manually Check for Updates  
Stop Adobe Reader from automatically scanning for updates.  
http://malektips.com/ad60009.html  
 
Adobe Reader - View Documents in Full Screen  
View PDF documents in full screen, without toolbars or  
status bars.  
http://malektips.com/ad60010.html  
 
Digital Cameras - When You Don't Have a Tripod  
Keep your digital photographs from turning out blurry.  
http://malektips.com/dig0039.html  
 
Digital Cameras - Label Your Backups!  
Ensure you can find your digital photographs in years to  
come.  
http://malektips.com/dig0040.html  
 
Digital Cameras - Call Sporting Venues Ahead  
Make sure you can take photographs before entering sporting  
events.  
http://malektips.com/dig0041.html  
 
Digital Cameras - Set a Budget Before Buying  
Budget yourself when purchasing a digital camera.  
http://malektips.com/dig0042.html  
 
Digital Cameras - Adjust Redness to Warm Up Photographs  
Give photographs new life by warming up their colors.  
http://malektips.com/dig0043.html  
 
Electronic Mail - My Attachment Didn't Get Through  
Reasons why e-mail attachments sometimes don't reach their  
destinations.  
http://malektips.com/emb0013.html  
 
Electronic Mail - Use Different Inbox For Contests  
Keep your primary inbox from getting cluttered with  
advertisements.  
http://malektips.com/emb0014.html  
 
Electronic Mail - Watch For Filter Traps  
Keep your e-mail from accidentally getting deleted.  
http://malektips.com/emb0015.html  
 
Electronic Mail - Free Greeting Cards  
Send a greeting without paying for a stamp.  
http://malektips.com/emb0016.html  
 
Electronic Mail - Never Send Passwords Via Email!  
Why sending passwords by email is a huge security risk.  
http://malektips.com/emb0017.html  
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Prevent Cookies By Site  
Keep certain websites from setting cookies on your machine.  
http://malektips.com/ie60030.html  
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Quick Launch a Web Page  
Access your most important or favorite web pages quicker.  
http://malektips.com/ie60031.html  
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Don't Describe What Buttons  
Do!  
Save Internet Explorer 6 screen real estate.  
http://malektips.com/ie60032.html  
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Change Webpage Font Sizes  
Easier  
Quickly change the font size of webpage text.  
http://malektips.com/ie60033.html  
 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Clear the Cache  
Automatically  
Force Internet Explorer 6 to automatically purge its cache.  
http://malektips.com/ie60034.html  
 
Windows 2000 Networking - Computer and Network  
Identification  
Get information that may help diagnose Windows 2000  
networking problems.  
http://malektips.com/2000nw0001.html  
 
Windows 2000 Networking - Provide Easier Access to  
Networking Options  
Speed up access to Windows 2000 network settings.  
http://malektips.com/2000nw0002.html  
 
Windows 2000 Networking - Display Message During Network  
Outage  
A quick Windows 2000 command that lets you monitor network  
outage.  
http://malektips.com/2000nw0003.html  
 
Windows 2000 Networking - Filter IP Traffic  
A rudimentary way to block rogue networking traffic from  
your Windows 2000 system.  
http://malektips.com/2000nw0004.html  
 
Windows 2000 Networking - Remove File and Printer Sharing  
Increase Windows 2000 security by disabling file and  
printer sharing.  
http://malektips.com/2000nw0005.html  
 
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