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02.18.1999 - GnomeREPORT A Lockergnomie asks: "You talk a lot about icons, yet changing icons in Windows isn't that obvious. What should I be doing?" Well, let's start by learning how to change file type icons. For instance, all the TXT files are represented by the same icon. Open up the Windows Explorer, select View from the menu, then Folder Options. Click on the File Types tab and look at all the pretty icons. Scroll down the list until you hit "Text Document"... select it and press the Edit button. Then press the "Change Icon" button, browse to wherever you have your icon files stored, and select an icon to represent all the Text files on your computer. Easy, huh? It gets easier. Now, you're probably more interested in how to change SHORTCUT icons. Any time you create a shortcut, the icon for that shortcut will automatically be copied over from the program's default icon. If you want to change the icon for a shortcut, right-click on it, select Properties, then press the "Change Icon" button. Again, browse to wherever you keep your icon files and select whichever icon you want to use for that particular shortcut. Keep in mind that icons can (almost) always be changed--they're just pictorial representations of your actual files. Another Lockergnomie asks: "When I'm offline and want to leave my phone line free, how can I load up the Lockergnome web page without my PC trying to dial?" Simple! Configure DUN to not dial-up when an application is trying to access something online (like a graphic in an HTML mailing). Open up the Dial-Up Networking folder, select Connections, Settings, and select "Don't Prompt to use DUN". Though I have a regular dial-up account, I always tell Windows that I'm on a LAN. This way, it doesn't pop up obnoxious errors and dial-up dialogs when I'm offline. You can toggle this stuff in your e-mail program (edit your mail account settings). If none of that works, drop the daily HTML subscription and go with our weekly text one. This is the simplest (although not the best) solution. GnomePROGRAM Rei's More Extensions v1.0 [91k] W9x/NT FREE
http://plaza27.mbn.or.jp/~satomii/design/soft/shellext/MRSH10D.ZIP With a right-click here, and a right-click there... man, without that second mouse button, I'd be lost. Seriously, when was the last time you right-clicked on an object (file or folder) and discovered something new about it? When you install Rei's More Extensions, you'll be able to see and do more with that object! The "Touch" tab will allow you to modify the file time stamp, the "Icons" tab will enable you to extract the icon and cursors from that particular file (if available), and the "Bitmaps" tab will extract BMP resources from an EXE file. Also included is a handy "DOC identifier" (which detects Microsoft Word Documents from plain text documents, both of which might have the .DOC extension). Right on, Rei! GnomeSYSTEM How to Enable ACPI Support in Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q195/2/18.asp WARNING: be sure to perform a complete system backup before trying to do this. Especially if you're not sure if your BIOS supports ACPI or not. How can you tell? Good question. Most newer computers should have an ACPI-compatible BIOS, just waiting to be exploited. ACPI is a better form of power management (allowing you to use your computer's power button to "standby" instead of just "turning off"). GnomeCANDY Office BS v3.0 [677k] W9x/NT FREE
http://www.rs-kit.com/bs/officebs.zip We've all seen "funny" documents passed around at work; they've been FAXed all over the world and back again. Now people just forward them through e-mail to their friends and co-workers. While most of them are funny, they're also a large waste of bandwidth. This program (updated regularly) has a plethora of "funnies" which you can take and show to friends without wasting paper (or e-mail resources). Of course, if you want to mail or FAX them, nobody's stopping you. We all need a good laugh every day--it's the best medicine. GnomeFAVORITE
The Netscape Unofficial FAQ Just for the record: I don't hate Netscape. While I might mention IE more, understand that (contrary to Microsoft's claim) IE4 is tightly integrated into the 98 (and newer 95) shell. There is help, however, for all you Netscapers! If you ever had a "Netscape" question and couldn't find the answer, I suggest you check out one of the FAQs here. And don't feel left out if you have an "older" version--there are several FAQs available (and for different OSes). Gotta love unofficial help! GnomeDESKTOP
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http://www.gravityswitch.com/fonts/loony.zip Looks like someone was cooking spaghetti around here. Man, I used to eat that stuff a couple times every week. Ever been to J. Benjamin's here in Des Moines (Iowa)? HOLY COW! Not only are their pasta dishes top notch, but ya gotta try the steak DeBurgo. I don't eat pasta much anymore (carbohydrates), but sometimes I make an exception when we go to J. Benjamin's. We like 'em so much, we had them cater our wedding reception. Of course, my heritage is Italian--so I'm supposed to like that stuff. GnomeTIP My dad uses Netscape for surfing, and he was asking me if there was a way to organize the dozens of bookmarks he has. Well, there IS a way, but it's antiquated and not as simple as reorganizing Favorites in Internet Explorer (sorry, but it's true). Lockergnomie Yvon-Philippe Crittin brought up a good point that I'm not sure many of you are aware of. If you have IE4 (or 5) installed, you can move Favorites around in any particular order, as well as drag & drop them onto Favorite subfolders. Beyond that, she notes that you can also drag & drop URLs and "shortcuts to programs" directly into the 'Favorites' menu. And yes, if you haven't tried it yet, you can also reorganize the items in your Start Menu the same way (drag & drop). IE5 will make it even easier, too! |