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03.23.1999 - GnomeREPORT Okay, you knew it was just a matter of days before the IE5 Easter Eggs would be uncovered. Honestly, these tips are "hot" off the presses! You (hopefully) heard them here first. Thanks to Lockergnomie Bobby Young for bringing these to light:
GnomePROGRAM Metapad v1.0 [18k] W9x/NT FREE
http://members.home.net/metapad/metapad.zip What!? Another NOTEPAD replacement? Okay, so what makes this one different? Well, it's smaller than the Windows notepad, runs (seemingly) quicker, comes with search & replace functionality, remembers window size and position, has more keyboard shortcuts... and if those options don't win you over, Metapad was also created by a Lockergnomie! It still has a memory limit (like the Windows Notepad), but you'd only want to use this editor for simple tasks anyway. Notepad has been permanently replaced on my machine. GnomeSYSTEM
IE5 Problems with Eudora E-Mail Clients
http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/kb/1575hq.html A few of you contacted me not long after installing IE5; it appears as though Eudora clients set up to view HTML mail aren't compatible with IE5 quite yet. They have a couple of solutions on this (relatively short) page: "Click on Tools, Options, Viewing Mail, then uncheck 'Use Microsoft Viewer' -OR- Uninstall IE5 and revert back to Internet Explorer 4." Or, I suppose you could start using Outlook Express 5 or Netscape Communicator? GnomeCANDY TypingMaster's Games v4.5 [1.3M] W9x/NT FREE
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/simtelnet/win95/edu/tmgame45.zip One of the most memorable classes I took in high school was 'Typing'. I enjoyed learning how to manipulate those mechanical contraptions (some of them were electric beasts). Back then, I believe I was typing ~45 WPM (words per minute). Since then, I've forgotten how to measure my typing speed and accuracy. Well, this site offers skill-building "typing games" as well as a Java applet in which you may test your typing skills. Guess what? I type 90 WPM now with 100% accuracy. Scary! GnomeFAVORITE CE Desktop PDAs running Windows CE are all over the place (gotta love 'em). Who do you turn to for the latest CE related news, software, and tips? Springing onto the CE scene is CEDesktop.com (along with CEShopper, CEGlobe, CENewsletter, and CESearch). In this network, you'll find message boards, hardware reviews, product information, and much more. It's organized, well presented, and (most importantly) original. Oh, and don't worry--they've got downloads, too. "CE" you there! GnomeDESKTOP
 FONT: Bumbazoid [39k]
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Comet/1202/bumbazo.zip For my thirteenth birthday, I asked my parents for a helium machine. Why not? I mean, the only thing I used balloons for was their helium. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), they got me a couple of joke books and a basketball. I tried to suck the air from the ball, but it didn't have the same effect on my vocal chords. In fact, I thought my name was Bruce for two weeks after inhaling basketball air. My suggestion: don't try this at home. GnomeTIP Lockergnomie Davis Straub (co-author of the best-selling book, Windows 98 Secrets) told me about a killer trick for a major Outlook 98 & Outlook Express annoyance. Have you ever seen those solid lines to the left of your reply text in HTML formatted messages? Here's Davis's way to get rid of them: "after you click 'Reply' and get the vertical line(s) on the left, move your text cursor to the spot where you want to insert a response and press 'Enter'--this will extend the line. Next, click the 'Paragraph Style' button on the OE format bar (notice that there is a dot next to normal). Click 'Normal' and the lines will DISAPPEAR! Be sure to check out (http://www.davisstraub.com/secrets/) for the entire OE chapter! |
