Summer 2003, Volume 1

     If this is still a problem for you here is what you need to do.

     Go to my web site at www.thecomputerman.biz. Click on the link to "More Pages". Then click on the Newsletters Link. Click on the link to the newsletter you want to view and print. In the Internet Explorer menu at the top left of the page click on File. Click on Print Preview. If the page looks like it is all fitting on the page width then you can safely print it. If it is not fitting on the width of the page in the preview window....you need to adjust the page margins.

    To adjust the page margins, first Click on "Close" to exit the print preview screen. Once again click on File and then click on Page Setup. In the window that pops up, change the left and right margins each to "0" (zero) and the top and bottom margins to .25 each. Now go back and try the Print Preview and see if all the page is showing. If so, then it is safe to print.

     This tip is useful to try before printing any web page that won't print properly. By the way, this setting should remain like that when you return to Internet Explorer, so you should not have to re-set it again. Hope this helps.... 

Most of you have the Adobe Acrobat program on your computer. If you need it you can get the free program from this web location. Click on the link below.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Download or  (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

The solution in Internet Explorer is to first use your mouse to highlight the portion of the Web page that is of interest to you. Then click File, Print and select the option button marked "Selection." Finally, click the OK button and only the highlighted portion of the page will print!

http://arborwood.com/

We all know they are out there, waiting, just waiting to get us. Have you ever been the victim of a dumb law? Well now you can find out about dumb laws from all over the world. Check out the dumb laws for my state, Ohio:

1.It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

2.The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.

3. It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license!

4. You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.

5. Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal.

Why don’t you check out and see what dumb laws will affect you. Remember if you visit Ohio, don’t get your fish drunk and let him throw snakes.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Visit the Fact-O-Matic, type in a single word and find all occurrences of that word in Mr. Smarty Pant’s database. Or you can just jump right in head first to the topics, and browse to your heart’s content.

For instance, choose the odd topic heading of Flan. Knowing that flan is a desert, it would be curious as to what interesting factoids you could find on it. Here are some of the results:

“In El Salvador, flan is called flan de horchata because it is made with a milk-based almond drink sold across the country.”

“Spanish writer Vital Aza once said, "If you eat flan, you have a hearty appetite.”

“The Green Burrito chain of Mexican restaurants in California added flan to its menu in January 1991. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Ruben Rodriguez, chairman of Green Burrito's parent company GB Foods Corp., said the move was due to the fact that, "flan is very popular with Hispanics, and with it, we believe we can attract a larger share of the Hispanic market into our restaurants." When it came to naming the new dessert selection, Green Burrito chose a name with a distinctly Anglo ring: "Flan-Tastic."

http://www.austinchronicle.com/mrpants/

Here you will find Medical Diets and much, much more. Need to find a diet after all this holiday eating? Then I suggest you start your research at this site.

The Medical Diet section is very interesting with information ranging from Heart and Diabetes diets to Allergies and Pregnancy. For those of us who are regular dieters, you will enjoy the other sections with recipes, humor, and of various types of diets. From Low Calorie to the Yoga Diet I think you’ll find what you’re looking for.

Enjoy!

http://www.geocities.com/kaloriekounts/index.html

“Welcome to Loke Kun Tan's Astrophotography website which displays photographic images of celestial objects adorning our night skies. Some of the objects are visible to the naked eye, such as the bright and spectacular Comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. Other objects, such as gaseous nebulae and galaxies, can be extremely faint and are visually evident only in telescopes or through long exposure photography.” Did that grab your attention? It did mine, I sure couldn’t think of a better way to say it.

Now let me tell you about these pictures; they are phenomenal. You can even choose what kind of things you want to look at: Comets, Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters, or H-Alpha.

I love the Nebula section, the pictures are in color and my favorite is NGC7000 North American and IC5070 Pelican Nebulae.

The color photos really take your breath away, and make great wallpaper for your desktop. However, please don’t just set these images as wallpaper, read the copyright info and ask.

http://www.starryscapes.com/etc/profile.html

In the style of Dumb Laws, here are dumb warnings. I particularly enjoyed their top ten dumbest warnings and I think you will too. A nice section is the random warning which is a good way to experience the humor of these warnings. Want to just go through them however you want? Go through their warning index and pick and choose as you please.

Have you read a dumb warning on something you’ve bought or operated? If so you can submit a dumb warning.

You can even check out the Dumb Network which has things like Real Haunted House and many more.

Enjoy!

http://www.dumbwarnings.com

Do you like a good ghost story? Would you like to see photos of paranormal, ghostly activity? Well if so you might enjoy this site. Are you ready to visit the Castle of Spirits?

This site has ton of pictures, and pictures that have proved to be hoaxes. So for you sleuths out there that should appeal. Interesting photos and true ghost stories could keep you occupied for hours on end, I know it had my attention.

Enjoy this haunting site!

http://www.castleofspirits.com/ghostphotos.html

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