http://oldnewbie.info/blog Looking into the possibilities Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:19:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Creating a custom web page using the onSite Editor inserting pictures and resizing them, background color and more - watch here. http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=20 Using the page or posting editor at MSN Groups is similar here I demonstrate making a table with a background. The demonstration on Tables is a better example. http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=19 While I've been working to get everything set just so, you'll find a lot of links to old work. That is a tedious and troubling chore for me. Not that it is merely dashing off simple summaries and verifying links, but that I am forced to look back over work ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=18 Favorites are a special sort of folder and a special sort of shortcut. This demonstration covers some of the basics of organizing them. http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=17 One of the most liberating thing is learning that you can make shortcuts for yourself. The simplicity of the Shortcut Wizard (or the right click and drop then select Make a shortcut) immediately frees you to discard pesky shortcuts in places you don't want them. This demonstration illustrates it on ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=16 In the bad old days, using a computer was difficult because everything was done from typing a command at a prompt on a black (or blue or green) field and hoping you didn't mistype a single letter. With the Graphic User Interface, things became both more colorful and easier. Icons ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=15 This is a demonstration that went astray. I intended to treat a simple problem of grasping the notion of resizing a window and went way overboard. There are too many topics introduced all at once, but you may find a useful key to see the things other demonstrations will treat separately. ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=14 The View menu is an often forgotten area by newbies. How things look can be much more than a matter of style or size. It can be a way to arrange or locate items easily. This demonstration shows the file handling tricks available by changing the View. Created in Windows ME, ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=13 The Taskbar is that ubiquitous strip along the bottom all your windows. From the Start button at left to the systray (renamed Notifications Area in XP) at right, it provides a powerful and customizable tool. That it was designed and intended to be modified is apparent from putting a separate ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=12 Not everything is the users fault. Today, a server glitch left the new site unavailable and still not fully functional as I write. Naturally I assumed I broke the Internet again. :-) I did take the time to look at a few things that needed attention, but I lost a ... http://oldnewbie.info/blog/?p=11