The McCarty Metro - Kelly On Computers

NOVEMBER TIP
Improving browsing performance for Internet Explorer.

You can improve Internet Explorer's browsing performance by disabling graphics, sound, music, video, and other multimedia files. This will allow you to browse faster and more efficiently if you are just interested in getting text. To do this:

Click Options from the View menu.
Click the General tab (it should be the default tab).
Now you can deselect the options you don’t want to have from the Multimedia section. This way you can speed up your browser performance.

Another option is to disable ActiveX controls and plug-ins. To do this:

Click on the Security tab.
Deselect the options you want here (preferably all 4).
Click OK to save your settings.

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PUTER SHORTCUTZ

Getting Around On Your Desktop around your desktop

To select a file/folder/icon - Type the first letter of the file. If you have several files starting with the same letter, continue hitting the letter key until your cursor lands on the file or folder you want.

Search for a file/folder - Use F3 button
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Rename a file/folder - Select the file/folder, click F2, and then re-type the name
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Find out when the file or folder was created, by whom, and how big it is - Select the file, right-click, and then click Properties
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Display the Start menu - Ctrl + Esc
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Create a shortcut on your desktop to your favorite file/folder - Drag the file/folder icon to your desktop
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Scroll between open items - Alt + Tab, then hold down Alt while clicking Tab to reach the desired file or program

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If you want to buy or sell something, the first place to go on the internet is eBay. When it comes to buying things, eBay has such a wide and extended variety of items that no matter what it is, you probably will find it on eBay. Items are sold in two ways on eBay: Buy It Now or auction. If you don't want to go through the auction process to get the item and it has a Buy It Now price listed, you can buy it immediately for the Buy It Now price. Brand new items usually are sold with only a Buy It Now price. Some items can be bought either through auction or with the Buy It Now price. In these cases, the auction price starts somewhere below the Buy It Now price. With some items the Buy It Now option is removed once the first bid is placed. Bidding on the item instead of buying with the Buy It Now price allows you to buy it at a cheaper price, unless the bids go over the Buy It Now price or someone else buys it using Buy It Now. The auction price may have a Reserve on it. This means that the item will not be sold until it gets above the price that the seller has set as the Reserve price. If the auction price is below the Reserve price (only the buyer knows what the Reserve price is) it will say, "Reserve not met". As with any auction, before you buy anything from eBay be sure to know how much it sells for in the store and/or how much it is worth to you. The last few minutes of an auction can get wild with the price going up hundreds or thousands of dollars, so don't get carried away and end up paying more than you want. If you are in the right place at the right time and no one else is bidding, you just may get a great bargain. Also even though many of the brand new items on eBay are more expensive than in the stores, there are wholesalers that sell products cheaper than you can find anywhere else. So if you take your time and are smart, you can save money buying on eBay.

The other side of eBay is selling. Some people have made a fortune using eBay to sell wholesale items. Please beware that this is rare and that there are many companies out there which promise to make a millionaire out of you through eBay but instead rip you off. A less lucrative alternative is to buy things cheap at garage sales and then resale them on eBay. If you don't mind taking digital pictures of the item and writing a description, you just may make some money after paying eBay's small fee. Yet another alternative is to use eBay to sell things around the house that you want to get rid of. I have done this. I usually put the starting auction price at a penny and let it go from there. Some things have brought in less than I expected and others have brought in more. Be aware that you will have to ship the item (or list it as pick up only), so know how much shipping will be and state that amount in the listing.

This is just a quick look at eBay. If you want to know more go to their website at www.ebay.com and learn for yourself what eBay is all about.