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Ames Adventure Outfitters
Newsletter -
April 2005
Great Sites To Check Out This Month
Understanding Internet Buzzwords
http://buzzwhack.com - The world of
Internet "geek-talk" is filled with buzzwords and acronyms. How can you
help but look bewildered when someone is referring to "link farms," "beggarware,"
"stickiness," and "crittercams?" Well, bewilder no more! Buzzwack.com is
dedicated to de-mystifying important words or phrases used primarily to
impress people. The site includes definitions of hundreds of
alphabetized buzzwords used in the realm of technology and business. Oh,
and don't forget to "munge" next time you make a posting on an online
newsgroup!
Having Fun With Minerals And Gemstones
http://minerals.net - In case you've
always wondered, the chemical composition of Crocoite is lead chromate.
The color purple is caused by iron or manganese impurities. If this is
the kind of information that gives you an adrenaline boost, then you'll
really enjoy this educational guide to color, streak, hardness, crystal
group, elemental classification, and, of course, the ever-popular "Dana
classification." Actually, "Dana classification" may be a good
submission candidate to the buzzwhack.com site listed above.
The National Arbor Day Observance Is In April
http://arborday.org - Although each
state celebrates Arbor Day at different times of the year, the official
national observance date for this holiday is on the last Friday in
April. Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska on April
10, 1872. He coordinated the planting of 1 million trees in the state in
one day. This nationally-celebrated observance reminds everyone of the
importance of planting and caring for trees. For further information,
check out the National Arbor Day Foundation's official site.
Play Rock Paper Scissors Online
http://playrps.com - How do you decide
whose turn it is to take out the garbage or clean the kitty litter box?
By playing Rock Paper Scissors, of course! You've played it with your
friends and with your spouse. Now you can play the game online against
the likes of "eTerminator," "eVentura," "eGladiator," and "eZorro." Win
the best of seven series and you move on to compete against the next
character.
Test Your Major League Baseball Trivia Skills
http://baseball-almanac.com/ - Who holds the record for the most grand slam home runs in a
career? Who has pitched the most complete games during his career? Who
is the career leader in successfully stealing home? Who was the first
player to earn $100,000 in salary for a single season? The major league
baseball season has finally arrived and there's no better time to brush
up on your baseball trivia. This site is filled with over 110,000 pages
of baseball facts. That should keep you busy between innings! Answers to
the above questions: Lou Gehrig (23), Cy Young (749), Ty Cobb (54), Hank
Greenberg (Pittsburg in 1947).
Computer Corner
Sending
"Read Receipt" Requests When Sending E-mail Messages
Most e-mail
programs allow you to ask for Read Receipts when sending e-mail
messages. However, two popular Macintosh programs, Mail.app by Apple and
Microsoft's Entourage, make no provision for sending or responding to
Read Receipt requests. For information on popular e-mail software
programs that do have Read Receipt capabilities, see the details below.
Outlook Express for Windows
Outlook Express for Windows can both request Read Receipts and respond
to them. To set-up Outlook Express to request Read Receipts, follow the
steps below.
- Open Outlook Express. Place your cursor arrow over the word
"Tools" on your Outlook Express menu bar and select "Options" from
the resulting drop-down menu by clicking on it.
- When the "Options" window opens, click on the "Receipts" tab.
- The first option list is "Requesting Read Receipts." Click on
the check box next to "Request a read receipt for all sent messages"
and then click "OK" to close the window.
Eudora 6.2 For Windows and Macintosh
Eudora 6.2 does not have a setting which allows you to request a Read
Receipt every time a message is sent. The user must request these on a
per e-mail basis. Eudora 6.2 does allow you to respond to receipt
requests. To request Read Receipts in Eudora 6.2, follow the steps
below.
- Open Eudora 6.2 and then create a new e-mail message.
- The message will have its own small tool bar with icons across
the top. In the Windows version, if you pause over the buttons, they
will tell you their functions. When you find the one labeled "Read
Receipt," click on it. On the Macintosh version, the button is
plainly labeled "RR."
- Send the message.
Mozilla's Thunderbird For Windows and Macintosh
Mozilla's Thunderbird is a close cousin to the popular Firefox Web
browser. Thunderbird allows you to request Read Receipts; however, a
known bug prevents anyone from responding to one. To request Read
Receipts for an e-mail account when using Thunderbird, follow the steps
below.
- Open Thuderbird. Place your cursor arrow over the word "Tools"
on your Thunderbird menu bar and select "Account Settings" from the
resulting drop-down menu by clicking on it.
- When the "Account Settings" window opens, look in the pane on
the left for the name of the account from which you want to request
receipts. Click on the plus sign next to the name to expand its
settings list if necessary.
- Click on "Return Receipts" and then click on the "Customize
return receipts for this account" radio button.
- Click on the check box next to "When sending messages, always
request a return receipt" and then click "OK" to close the window.
Netscape 7.2 For Windows and Macintosh
Netscape 7.2's mail feature for both Windows and Macintosh is another
Mozilla-based browser/e-mail client which supports Read Receipts. Its
interface is similar to Thunderbird's but it allows you to also
acknowledge a Return Receipt request. To set-up Netscape 7.2 to request
Read Receipts, follow the steps below.
- Open Netscape 7.2. Click on the word "Window" in the Netscape
menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups" from the drop-down list.
- Place your cursor arrow over the word "Edit" on your Netscape
mail menu bar and select "Account Settings" from the resulting
drop-down menu by clicking on it.
- When the "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings" window opens, look
in the pane on the left for the name of the account from which you
want to request receipts. Double click on the name to expand its
settings list if necessary.
- Click on "Return Receipts" and then click on the "Customize
return receipts for this account" radio button.
- Click on the check box next to "When sending messages, always
request a return receipt" and then click "OK" to close the window.
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