E-Mail Scam Gift Certificate From Applebee's Ask the Help Desk Weird File Names From Downloads Sites of the Month Great Sites To Check Out In March! Short Tutorial Impress Your Friends By Showing Them This One!

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E-Mail Scam - Gift Certificate From Applebee's

Some of you may have received an e-mail from a friend which encourages you to forward a message regarding the restaurant, Applebee's. As a reward for forwarding the message to just nine of your friends, Applebee's International will give you a $50 Gift Certificate! Do you recall the old adage, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is?" Well it applies here.

The "Applebee's E-mail Hoax" has been a popular one. So much so that Applebee's International (www.applebees.com) has posted a notice on its home page warning people of the "fraudulent e-mail chain message."

This e-mail is a hoax. Do not forward the e-mail to your friends if you receive it and encourage your friends to do likewise.

The e-mail appears in your inbox as outlined below...

Subject Line: "Gift Certificate from Applebees" Body of E-mail: "My name is Bill Palmer, founder of Applebees. In an attempt to get our name out to more people in the rural communities where we are not currently located, we are offering a $50 gift certificate to anyone who forwards this email to 9 of their friends Just send this email to them and you will receive an email back with a confirmation number to claim your gift certificate. Sincerely Bill Palmer Founder of Applebees Visit us at:www.applebees.com Hey guys, DONT DELETE THIS EMAIL. It really works, I tried it and got my Gift certificate confirmation number in 3 minutes."

Again, do NOT waste your time by forwarding this e-mail to your friends. It is an e-mail hoax.

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Ask The Help Desk - Weird File Names From Downloads

Question: Sometimes when I download software from the Internet onto my computer and then go back to try to find a particular file at a later date, it can be difficult. Software makers use such weird acronyms or nicknames for their programs. Is there anything I can do to make my search for these archived files easier?

Answer: Yes. When saving a file onto your computer that you've downloaded from the Internet, you do not have to keep the same name the software company gave to its program. When you click on the download link and the resulting "Save As" box comes up, simply type in a name which is more descriptive or one that you'll be able to remember easily at a later date.

You may already have a bunch of these files with unusual names downloaded onto your computer which you want to keep but wish to rename. (You may not be able to determine what some of these files are until you open them up.) If it's a file you no longer want to keep, simply throw it away by dragging it to the Recycle Bin. To rename these programs, right-click the file you want to rename and select "rename" from the resulting menu. Just make sure not to change the file extension (i.e. ".doc" to ".exe").

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Great Sites to Check Out This Month

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 20th Anniversary Edition
http://et20.com/ - Universal Studios is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" with a special movie re-release on March 22nd at theaters across the country. The original film ran 155 minutes, but this version will be longer – including a previously edited scene of Harrison Ford as Elliot's school principal.

Top Secret Recipes
http://topsecretrecipes.com/ - Have you ever wished you could cook some of your favorite restaurant dishes in your own kitchen but didn't know where to start? Your wait is over! TopSecretRecipes.com creates "Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Name Brand Foods." Create your own cloned versions of Burger King® BK Broilers, Orange Julius®, KFC® Cole Slaw, Boston Market® Meat Loaf, or Waffle House® Waffles. Of course, there's nothing quite like going out to eat so someone else can fix you the real thing!

Luck of the Irish
http://st-patricks-day.com/ - Are you looking for a wee bit more Irish manner of celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year? Look no further than this site. It includes links to some of the best Irish parades and events held throughout the world. It also includes Irish genealogy links as well as information on places to see, eat and stay while in Ireland.

Income Tax Forms
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/display/0,,i1%3D50%26genericId%3D10204,00.html/ - If you are a "do-it-yourselfer" when it comes to filing your income tax return, there's no need to run down to the post office to pick-up your tax forms. The IRS provides options on its website to download and print most any form imaginable. Forget to file with Uncle Sam the past few years? Not to worry as this site offers forms going back to 1992!

Find The Article You Are Searching For – Online!
http://findarticles.com/ - Are you looking for an article from an old magazine? Check out this site for articles from many of your favorite periodicals including "Ladies Home Journal," "Successful Farming," "Discover," "Baseball Digest," "Better Homes & Gardens" and "The Sporting News." The site contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 journals and magazines.

Short Tutorial - Impress Your Friends By Showing Them This One!