E-Mail Virus Hoax
"Osama vs. Bush"

Staying Connected
Disabling Call Waiting in Windows 95, 98, or ME

Ask the Help Desk
Downloading Files While Surfing Online

Sites of the Month
Great Sites To Check Out In December!

Short Tutorial
E-mailing Christmas Cards ... Placing Images Into Your Christmas E-mail Letter

Dear Netlink Customer,

Although it's been a very difficult year for our nation, we are encouraged by the resolve and faith of our fellow Americans. These obstacles have made us more appreciative of the freedoms and blessings we enjoy. Our thoughts and prayers are with all U.S. service personnel during this time of conflict, but especially with those who are away from their families serving our country during this holiday season.

We wish each of our Internet customers a happy and safe holiday season. We truly appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in 2002.

Regarding this month's newsletter ... We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, click HERE and make sure "Remove" is typed in the subject line.

To see what's inside this issue, take a look at the index to the left and thanks for reading!

- The Netlink Team

E-Mail Virus Hoax - "Osama vs. Bush"

There's a new E-MAIL VIRUS HOAX which began circulating around the Internet last month. It refers to a supposed e-mail which contains the words "Osama Vs Bush" (within the e-mail's subject line) that will destroy your computer if the message is read. This e-mail warning is nothing more than an E-MAIL HOAX. If you receive this e-mail message, simply delete it ... do NOT forward it to your friends.

Below is the actual text of a version of the "Osama vs. Bush E-mail Hoax" that you may receive via e-mail.

There's a new virus which was found recently which will erase the whole "C" drive. If u get a mail with the subject "Osama Vs Bush", please delete that mail right away. Otherwise it will erase the whole C drive.

As soon as you open it, it asks "will this war affect the world economy?". If you click on any button, your system will be shut down and will never boot again. It already caused a major damage in the US, INDIA and few other parts of the world.

The remedy for this has not yet been discovered. So please forward this mail to as many people as possible and let everybody be aware of this.

Be Careful. I received this in the mail and am passing it along. I hope you and your computer stay healthy.

Remember, if you receive this e-mail message, simply delete it ... do NOT forward it to your friends.

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Staying Connected - Disabling Call Waiting in Windows 95, 98, or ME

If you are a Surfer and you have call waiting on your phone line, you have probably experienced the problem of being disconnected as soon as your call waiting is activated. We have a solution to this problem. The following steps will walk you through the process so that you won't be disconnected:

Click "Start", then go to "Settings". After that, click on "Control Panel", then go to "Modems", then click on "Dialing Properties".

Halfway down, check to "To Disable Call Waiting, dial". In the white box to the right of "To Disable Call Waiting, dial", pull down the drop down menu and choose *70.

Hit "Apply", then "OK"

After that, close the Control Panel - Done!

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Ask The Help Desk - Downloading Files While Surfing Online

Question: Can I surf the Internet and download files at the same time?

Answer: Yes. You can browse around the Internet while simultaneously downloading a large freeware or shareware file. Keep in mind, however, that doing two things at once will slow down both procedures. Only so much information can be "pushed" through your modem at one time. Also, although most browsers will allow you to start more than one download task at a time, it's actually no faster to start more than one download at a time than it is to do one download right after another.

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Great Sites to Check Out This Month

Sending Christmas E-Cards
http://bluemountain.com - Send your Christmas Cards via e-mail this year with the help of BlueMountain.com. Select from humorous, inspirational, pets theme, kids theme, etc. You can even create your own customized holiday greeting card choosing from a variety of backgrounds, animations and accompanying Christmas music.

Martha Stewart Christmas Cookies
http://marthastewart.com - Martha Stewart knows how to do a lot of things right and one of those things is making great tasting (and great looking) Christmas cookies. Learn from the expert herself and give the recipes a try. Your tummy will be glad you did!

College Football Bowl Games!
http://msn.espn.go.com/abcsports/bcs/ - The college football bowl season is about to begin which includes (25) Division I match-ups. Get the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, game schedules, bowl predictions as well as detailed games results (including videos of the most exciting plays) at this comprehensive site.

Fellowship of the Ring - The Movie!
http://lordoftherings.net - Due for release across the country in December, this much anticipated movie is based upon the classic trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tokien. The film's official website provides specific details on special effects, makeup and prosthetics, armor and weapons as well as free downloads and more. Join the Official Lord of the Rings Fan Club!

Ski Resorts Web Cams
http://rsn.com/mtn_cams - Wish you were hitting the ski slopes this holiday season? Put on your stocking hat, pour yourself some hot cocoa and check out the web cams located throughout the mountains of the U.S. and Canada. Pick your favorite ski resort and enjoy the view. You can send the cam shots as e-postcards to your friends or save them as desktop wallpaper on your computer. It's the next best thing to being there!

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Short Tutorial - E-mailing Christmas Cards ... Placing Images Into Your Christmas E-mail Letter

Due to the recent anthrax threat, more people are choosing to send their Christmas cards via e-mail rather than through traditional mailing methods. However, many recipients are hesitant about opening e-mail attachments, even from friends, because of the viruses and worms floating around the Web. What to do? Why not create your own e-mail Christmas card by pasting images (family vacation photos, for instance) into the message pane of your holiday e-mail? It's a simple process. Of course, you must first have images on your computer's hard drive that you wish to send. You can scan images from photos, download them from a digital camera or the Internet, and some photo labs will supply you with a photo CD of film you have had processed. The best format for sending photos is jpeg (jpg) because it compresses them and takes less time to send. Now, to place an image into your e-mail using Outlook Express, follow these steps:

Open Outlook Express.

Create a new message and prepare it for sending by addressing, giving it a title (subject) and composing a message.

Click your cursor arrow at the location where you'd like to place the photo within your message then click on "Insert" located on the Message Menu Bar. Select "Picture" from the resulting drop down menu.

When the Picture Dialog Box appears, click the "Browse" button to locate the picture you want to send.

Click on the picture's location to select it. Click "Open" to return to the Picture Dialog Box.

Select from various options to alter the attributes on your photo, i.e. layout, alignment, border thickness, etc. You do not need to select them all.

Describe the picture by typing text into the "Alternative Text" field. This will allow the e-mail recipient to at least see a description of the photograph if he/she has a "text only" e-mail program.

Click "OK" once you've completed your settings.

Complete your message and click "Send."

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Thanks for your business!

Best regards

Mike Huggenberger
Director
Great Plains Communications Netlink