MalekTips: 06-29-2006
 
Welcome to the latest issue of the MalekTips newsletter, providing computer and technology help and tips. We appreciate your subscription!
 
We have 30 new tips found below in the latest issue of MalekTips.
 
* Links to a wide variety of websites you can visit:
 
- Recipes using the SPAM(tm) luncheon meat
 
- Speaking of sandwiches - a blog dedicated to hamburgers and hamburger joints
 
- Some of the craziest American laws you've ever read
 
- Links to shopping websites offering free shipping
 
- And yes, a link to the video that's been flying around the web: "The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments".
 
* Mozilla Firefox tips such as how to play Tetris and Solitaire from within the browser
 
* Google search engine tips to display movie showtimes and USA weather reports
 
* A selection of Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts to navigate worksheets easier
 
* WinZip 10.x advice such as how to e-mail ZIP files
 
* Yahoo! search engine tips including how to display stock quotes.
 
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Tired of spending all of your hard-earned money on rising gasoline prices? Last week I released an article - Stop Spending Your Money on Higher Gas Prices - Use the Internet, covering five ways you can use a variety of websites to lower your fuel costs. There are tips on finding cheaper gas prices, using online maps to find shorter routes, viewing traffic information and cameras to help keep you away from accidents and road construction, and more.
 
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Google Search Engine - Perform Currency Conversion Queries
Convert between different monetary systems such as the dollar, euro, pound, and yen with Google.
 
Google Search Engine - Search for one Word/Phrase OR Another
Use Google's OR operator to search for websites containing one of a selection of phrases.
 
Google Search Engine - Movie Reviews and Showtimes
Find out when a movie is playing at your local theater with Google.
 
Google Search Engine - Let Google Suggest Words to Help Your Queries
Google can suggest words that may save you typing when entering search queries.
 
Google Search Engine - Display U.S. Weather Reports
Will it rain? Snow? Or are sunny days predicted? Display weather reports from within the Google search engine.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 Cell and Worksheet Navigation - Jump Directly to a Given Cell
Quickly focus on a specific cell in a Microsoft Excel 2003 worksheet with this keyboard shortcut.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 Cell and Worksheet Navigation - Jump to the Beginning or End of a Worksheet
Keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Excel 2003 to navigate to the beginning or end of the current worksheet.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 Cell and Worksheet Navigation - Jump to the First or Last Row or Column
Keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Excel 2003 to skip to the first or last column or row in a worksheet.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 Cell and Worksheet Navigation - Move Between Split Panes in a Worksheet
Have you split the panes in a Microsoft Excel 2003 worksheet so a row or column is frozen onscreen when scrolling? Here are keyboard shortcuts to jump between the panes.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 Cell and Worksheet Navigation - Jump Between Sheets in a Workbook
Microsoft Excel 2003 keyboard shortcut to switch between worksheet tabs.
 
Mozilla Firefox - Play Tetris in Your Browser
Now you can play a game filling up row upon row with blocks from within Firefox.
 
Mozilla Firefox - Change How Firefox Opens Sites From Other Applications
When external applications open websites with Firefox, have them do so in new windows, tabs, or replacing the currently-viewed website.
 
Mozilla Firefox - Show a History of Updates
Display the list of recently-applied Mozilla Firefox updates.
 
Mozilla Firefox - Stop Loading Web Images
Prevent Mozilla Firefox from loading images from most websites.
 
Mozilla Firefox - Play Card Games in Your Browser
Play Aces Up, Canfield, Klondike, Spider, and other games from within Mozilla Firefox.
 
Sites to Browse - Diet Coke and Mentos
Mix Diet Coke with Mentos and splashing fun ensues as shown in this web video.
 
Sites to Browse - Dumb American Laws
Read some of the craziest laws on the books.
 
Sites to Browse - SPAM Luncheon Meat Recipes
Learn how to make SPAM Cupcakes, SPAM Swiss Pie, SPAM Fajitas, and more.
 
Sites to Browse - Free Shipping Websites
Visit this guide to websites offering free shipping deals.
 
Sites to Browse - Enjoy Hamburgers? Munch on This Blog
Think there's a blog for everything? You may be right. Learn all you care to know and more about hamburgers.
 
WinZip - WinZip 10.x - Move ZIP Files from within WinZip
Move ZIP files around your hard disk, networked drives, or removable media without closing WinZip.
 
WinZip - WinZip 10.x - Keep WinZip on Top of Other Windows
Keep other windows from appearing on top of WinZip.
 
WinZip - WinZip 10.x - E-Mail a ZIP File
Send a ZIP file to a colleague, coworker, friend, or family member. Just make sure they are expecting the file, first.
 
WinZip - WinZip 10.x - Toggle Displaying Help for Buttons on Toolbar
Enable or disable toolbar button help in WinZip.
 
WinZip - WinZip 10.x - Delete a File from a ZIP Archive
Remove a particular file from a ZIP archive in WinZip. You don't need to manually create a new archive to do so.
 
Yahoo Search - Display the Exchange Rate
Display the exchange rate between dollars, euros, pounds, pesos, yen, and other monetary systems from within the Yahoo! search engine.
 
Yahoo Search - Limit Results by Country
You can request Yahoo! to limit search results to websites located in a particular country.
 
Yahoo Search - Display Stock Quotes
Display company financial information, including stock quotes, from within the Yahoo! search engine.
 
Yahoo Search - Airport Information
Display airport addresses, maps, and flight information including delays from the Yahoo! search engine.
 
Yahoo Search - US Movie Theater Showtimes
Find out what movies are playing at nearby movie theatres from within the Yahoo! search engine.
 

 
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