Tech Tips

August 2004

Browser Status Bar

by Barbara J. Feldman August 31, 2004

The status bar is an optional horizontal display at the bottom of your browser window. You can turn it off (look under View) but if you get in the habit of watching it, you’ll find it a useful tool. When you hold your mouse over a link, the status bar will display the linking URL. [...]

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Finding Official Websites

by Barbara J. Feldman August 4, 2004

To find the website of a tourist attraction or other well-known place (such as Yellowstone Park, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Big Ben or Disneyland) try adding the word “official” to your search phrase. For example, searching for “Empire State Building official” puts you just a few clicks away from information about tickets and tours.

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Music Networking Appliances

by Barbara J. Feldman August 4, 2004

With the introduction of music networking appliances, digital music collections are moving beyond the home computer, onto the home stereo system. Here are just some of the products in this new category: Apple’s Airport Express for iPod owners, a variety of devices that work with RealPlayer’s Rhapsody music service and SoundBlaster’s Wireless Music.

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