ADD THIS NAME
We recently received a tip from a reader suggesting a way to put an address from a mail message into the Address Book. We mention this in case other readers are unclear about this process.
Ordinarily you don’t need to copy the address; you don’t need any special procedure at all. All you have to do is double-click the message to open it and then right-click the sender’s address (From). Now choose Add to Address Book.
Once the address is added, you may want to edit the name. To do this, choose File, Address Book, select the name, and choose File, Properties. Edit the name and click OK.
WHAT IS FRIENDLY?
A.Y. wants to know about Friendly URLs. Are there unfriendly URLs? A.Y. is referring to the Show Friendly URLs option in Advanced Options. To select, or deselect this option, choose View, Options and click the Advanced tab. Near the bottom of the Options dialog box, you’ll see a check box labeled Show Friendly URLs.
When you have Show Friendly URLs selected, a text version of a clicked URL will appear in the left side of the status bar. This can only happen if the information is available to Internet Explorer. If the check box is deselected, the URL will appear in
the status bar in its basic form. For example, you may see an address such as
205.217.201.9
rather than the
type of address that you’re probably accustomed to seeing.
NO WEB PAGE HERE
Several readers have asked about some of the errors that they get when surfing the Net. Here are a few errors—the ones that we encounter most often:
CACHE FOR SPEED
The size of your cache will directly affect your browsing speed. The more pages you can cache, the more quickly you can navigate through the Web. If you can afford the hard disk space, choose View, Internet Options and click the General tab. Now, under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings. When the Settings dialog box opens, move the slider to the right to increase the amount of hard disk space used for the cache and click OK. When you get back to the Internet Options dialog box, click OK again.
The default setting is 3 percent. In general, you probably won’t want to exceed a 10 percent maximum.
DON’T DISCONNECT ME YET
In past tips, we’ve pointed you to some programs that will redial your ISP in the
event that you’re disconnected. This time, let’s consider a program that will
keep your ISP from disconnecting you during periods of inactivity. You know
how this works—you decide to go get a cup of coffee and, when you return, you’ve been disconnected.
What you need is a program that periodically simulates some activity. You can
find just such a program at
http://www.pcworld.com/fileworld/file_description/frameset/0,1458,4896,00.html
The program is called Absolutely On-Line, and you can use it 50 times without
registration. The registration fee is $15. Absolutely On-Line is written by Mario
Pacchiarotti of Jimjams.