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How to Use FTP FileZilla Client Version

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

How to send a complete webpage by email

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

The most common form of sending a web page to someone is to copy and paste the link. The other option is to send the entire page via email. The following steps outline the various ways to do so.

Send Web Page as Email in Outlook 2007

A few steps let you open a webpage within Outlook and send it as a whole in an email instead of as a link.

1. Open Outlook 2007. Navigate to View – Toolbars – Web.send web page as email outlook.

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2. Use the Search toolbar (located on the right) to go to the desired URL.

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3. Once the page loads, click on Actions – Send Webpage by Email. A new message box opens up with your webpage pasted in the content window. Fill the address fields and mail it out.outloook

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Email The Web

EmailTheWeb (v2.12) is a web service which lets you send the exact webpage to anyone right from your browser. Presently, there are three ways of using it –

1. As a web service – copy-paste the page link in the URL field on EmailTheWeb.com and click email web page.send web page in email

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2. As a button in Internet Explorer – Add the Google toolbar and single click function to the browser. But you might feel it is redundant as the latest edition of the browser has its own email webpage mode.

3. As a Firefox add-on – Adds a sub-menu entry under File – Email this Web page…A configuration box gives you two emailing styles – Exact Page lets you capture session specific, dynamic and password locked pages.The Quick Page though faster is more geared towards static pages.send web page in firefox

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The browser add-on works with Firefox 1.0 to 3.0+.

Once you use any of the three options, the service authenticates you using your Google account. As a Google account is free and most of us have one, I don’t think it’s too much of a bother. The compose email page lets you add the recipient IDs and optional notes. The captured page can be previewed. To speed up the email, the captured page is also sans dynamic ads and pop-ups. All you need to do is send the page and sign out.

Internet Explorer 8

The new Internet Explorer 8 makes it convenient to send a webpage as an email. IE8 has two instantly accessible buttons located on the Command toolbar. The use has the choice to click any of the two to send a webpage either as a complete webpage or as a link. The Send Page by Email button loads the webpage into the default email client.

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If you do not see the buttons on your browser, click on View – Toolbars – Command Bar.

Sending a complete webpage might bulk up the download, but in the age of broadband a few extra bytes should go by unnoticed. And at least you the sender would know that the recipient has cast a glance at the webpage. The webpage often might not retain its formatting as it is used in different style environments. The spruceness of a perfect newsletter might be a lacking but the information you want to send forth is not.

Original Article provided by  Saikat Basut. “3 Easy Ways to Send a Complete Web Page via Email.”

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How to Attach a PDF to your Blog Post

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

If you have PDF files that you want to make available for download on your blog, follow these easy steps:

 

Login to the Admin area of your Wordpress blog

 

Click Write Post or Edit Post

 

Give the post a Title and begin to enter the text of the post

 

At the point in your post where you want the PDF link to appear, click the Add Media icon

 

A window will appear prompting you to Choose Files to Upload.

 

Click the Choose Files to Upload button and select the .PDF file you want to attach to the post. Wordpress will upload the file to the server, and the contents of the window will change, prompting you to enter a Title, Caption and Description.(*Note: this tutorial demonstrates how to upload a PDF to your own Wordpress / website. If you want to just link to a PDF that is already on the web, simply fill in the URL and Title fields and skip the step of uploading the PDF file)

 

The Title is the text that will appear in your post as the link text someone will need to click to download the PDF file, enter something appropriate, (e.g.- “Download My Resume as a PDF”, or “Download Printable Coupons”, etc– something to let the user, and the search engines know what the PDF file contains).

 

For the Link URL field, click the [File URL] button to automatically populate field with the absolute URL of the file.

 

You do not have to fill in any other blanks, although you may want to enter a brief description and caption for reference.

 

 Once you have entered the Title and any other info, and populated the Link URL field, click the [Insert into Post] button.

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How do I change the timestamp on my emails?

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Each webmail client has a timezone setting, which is set to the server clock by default.

SquirrelMail

  1. Go inside the webmail program and click Options at the top.
  2. Click the first link called Personal Information.
  3. Under Timezone Options, look for “Your current timezone:”
  4. Change the drop down to your time zone.
  5. Click the Submit button.

 

Horde

  1. Go inside the webmail program and click Options at the top.
  2. Click the second link called Locale and Time.
  3. Look for “Your current time zone:”
  4. Change the drop down to your time zone.
  5. Click the Save Options button.

 

RoundCube

  1. Go inside the webmail program and click Personal Settings at the top right.
  2. Under User Interface, look for “Time zone”
  3. Change the drop down to your time zone.
  4. Click the Save button.

 

Outlook 2007 - At any time, you can change the time zone in Outlook so that it matches your current geographic location. Please consult the Outlook Help menu for assistance with other versions.

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. Click Calendar Options.
  3. Click Time Zone.
  4. Under Current time zone, type a name for the current time zone in the Label box.
  5. In the Time zone list, click the time zone that you want to use.
  6. If you want your computer clock to automatically adjust for daylight saving time (DST) changes, select the Adjust for daylight saving time check box. This option is available only in time zones that use daylight saving time (DST).
  7. Click OK and you are done.
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How to Save a Picture from the Internet to your Computer - [VIDEO TUTORIAL]

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

So you found a picture on the internet on someone’s website that you like and want to save to your computer- it’s a lot easier to do than you think!

 

Check out this video for detailed instructions on how to! Just be cautious because all images online are automatically copyrighted and you will need permission to use the image from either the photographer or the website.

 

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How to add a YouTube.com Video to your Blog

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Adding a YouTube.com video to your blog is VERY EASY……once you learn how to do it then it will be a cake walk for you.

Here is a video tutorial to show the basics of adding a video. This video shows adding to Blogger.com specifically but it will be the same steps on any other type of blog like wordpress.com -just might look a little different.

Later we will show you how to customize this feature but for now….let’s stick to the basics.

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Computer Basics: How to Copy and Paste - VIDEO Tutorial

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Here is a quick lesson on how to copy and paste. If you are new at learning how to use computers this is a great place to start!

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