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MEETINGS
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FROZEN FONTS
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LETTERS
Bodo Schwarz
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REGULAR FEATURES
ELWYNS VIEW
HINTS & TIPS
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3, 8, 9, 10, 12
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8, 9
STOP ME IF ...
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PATRONS
ELWYNS VIEW
BARGAIN OR BASEMENT?
By Elwyn Jordan, ICE
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MARCH 2008
ELWYNS VIEW
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hen you go to print something, you probably go to File, Print, choose all of the
settings you want and then click on the Print
button to get the process going. Well, what if
your print job is going to take a long time? You
don't want to have to sit there and wait on it, do
you? But then again, when you come back,
wouldn't it be nice to be able to check the status of it? If that sounds good to you, there is a
way to do it. Here's how!
Once you click on the final Print button that
gets everything going, an icon will appear in
the bottom right hand corner of your taskbar
(the same place where the clock icon sits). You
can then double click on that icon to see the
progress of your print job. The icon looks like
this (only much smaller), depending on the kind
of printer you happen to have:
Now, when you double click on the
icon, you will see such headings as
the name of the document you're
printing, its status, the number of
pages it is, the size of it and when it
was submitted. You can also use the icon to
cancel or pause a printing job.
To do that, just click on the Document
menu and choose Pause, Cancel, Resume,
etc. There's also a Help menu, just in case
you run into any other problems.
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How it works
DAP was introduced in 1999 by Israel-based
company Speedbit and works by taking
advantage of the fact that files on the internet
are usually hosted on many different servers
around the world. DAP locates the fastest and
nearest servers and connects to multiple
servers at the same time to download the file,
which evens out the load and can reduce
Internet bottlenecks.
If you download DAP you can also opt to
install the Speedbit Video Accelerator software.
This takes a different approach to speeding up
web video, but still uses the multi-connection
idea. It has been adapted to improve delivery
of online video services by YouTube,
Metacafe, Dailymotion, Grouper and iTunes
(premium service only). Speedbit has
announced future support for services
including Reuters, CNet, Bebo, ESPN and
MySpace.
The free DAP is a 6.5 MB download and
works with Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera
and Firefox browsers. It's available in multiple
languages and can be used with PCs running
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LETTERS
Hi Bodo
This is an extract from a statement issued by
the Australian Banking Association in August
2007 in reference to PIN Number Reversal.
The Australian Bankers Association (ABA)
says information circulating in an e-mail about
the use of a reverse PIN at an ATM is false.
From time to time, an e-mail containing
incorrect information circulates in the
community. This fact sheet has been prepared
advising the community about this urban myth.
Cheers,
Olav
Internet: www.bankers.asn.au
Phone: 02 8298 0417 Fax: 02 8298 0402
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ICICLES
2007 YEARBOOK
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LETTERS
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3.
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GENERAL TIPS
SORT IT OUT Re-order data
in a sheet by highlighting the
data to sort and picking Data > Sort.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Instead of selecting the Edit menu
and copy, simply use Ctrl + C to
copy text/files to the clipboard.
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MARCH 2008
FROZEN FONTS
By Bodo Schwarz, ICE
QUOTABLE QUOTE
To get something done, a committee should
consist of no more than three men, two of
whom are absent. Robert Copeland
Submitted by Alan Slater, ICE
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MARCH 2008
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