I would imagine you would have to contact a coin or money collector to get the value of the money. A coin dealer will pretty much give you only the face value of the money.Not much more. Probably search on the internet would help you find people who would be interested. Shirley Delilah <diamond6468@mindspring.com> wrote:I'm not too polite, tell me what and who to ask for and I will call her. It should be in the archives or better the family. BTW what are Confederate Dollars worth? (monetarily now) delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Tomlin" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] confederate dollars etc. > Does she have children that you might get interested? > > Polly wrote:Shirly, I believe the same...that the "worthless" money is a treasure! But > unfortunately it (and a lot of other precious letters, maps, deeds, & god > knows what) are in the possession of my mother's first cousin who lives in > Montgomery, is in her 80s, and appears to have Zero interrest in genealogy! > I am too polite to ask this woman, who is a stranger to me, to send me all > this stuff. I don't care about the dollar value of the Confederate money, > and in fact think it should be donated to a museum, but it is frustrating to > me and my mother that all these clues to this ancestry/history are in a > closet! We live in the North and can't easily peruse it at her house. I > have a theory, from what coorespondence I have had with her about family, > that the CW and the "prewar glory" that all got lost, is a sore topic; > something to "get over".....but it's hard to say; there are just lots of > people sitting on treasures that people like us, who love digging into the > past, would value more than gold......frustrating!!! > > Polly > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

I'm not too polite, tell me what and who to ask for and I will call her. It should be in the archives or better the family. BTW what are Confederate Dollars worth? (monetarily now) delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Tomlin" <satomlin07@yahoo.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] confederate dollars etc. > Does she have children that you might get interested? > > Polly <paburnell@comcast.net> wrote:Shirly, I believe the same...that the "worthless" money is a treasure! But > unfortunately it (and a lot of other precious letters, maps, deeds, & god > knows what) are in the possession of my mother's first cousin who lives in > Montgomery, is in her 80s, and appears to have Zero interrest in genealogy! > I am too polite to ask this woman, who is a stranger to me, to send me all > this stuff. I don't care about the dollar value of the Confederate money, > and in fact think it should be donated to a museum, but it is frustrating to > me and my mother that all these clues to this ancestry/history are in a > closet! We live in the North and can't easily peruse it at her house. I > have a theory, from what coorespondence I have had with her about family, > that the CW and the "prewar glory" that all got lost, is a sore topic; > something to "get over".....but it's hard to say; there are just lots of > people sitting on treasures that people like us, who love digging into the > past, would value more than gold......frustrating!!! > > Polly > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Actually what is a Mac, I thought a computer was a computer. The only Mac/k I knew was a truck, I'm not being sarcastic, just ignorant. BTW is there anyone in Macon County, Al that does research, if so contact me off list. delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:01 AM Subject: [ALMacon] Re: Fw: [SC] RE: [GAGEN] PC tips > Laura, > > Please confer to Ted and Freda that while I will not forget Mac users where > applicable - since Macs are as near perfection as a computer most folks can > afford, there's not much room left for improvement. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > At 06:47 AM 2/3/04 -0800, you wrote: > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <tnoble@mcn.org> > >To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:32 PM > >Subject: [SC] RE: [GAGEN] PC tips > > > > > >> Don't forget Mac users! Freda > >> -- > >> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, > >> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, > >> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. > >> > >> > >> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >> Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > >> Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > >> > >> ============================== > >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Here is a link to the 1850 census index only. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/macon/census/1850/indx1850.txt Doll Doll's Genealogy Site http://www.dollsgen.com Researching Macon and Lee County, AL for the following surnames: BARROW, BRYANT, HARRIS, THOMAS, ROWELL, WEAVER, WEBB, WILSON, WOOLFOLK Afrigeneas State Coordinator

I can check AU library if you be patient with me - they have los of thins on Macon County. delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Frank" <sharon1@cfl.rr.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:47 PM Subject: [ALMacon] HAYNES > Hi all, > Does anyone know this family? > > Farmer A. HAYNES b. 1888/1892 mrd Irma M. PIERCE or GRAY? b. 12-14-1897 > > kids: > Erogene (F) b. 4-18-1920 > Arno? b. ca 1917 > > Thanks! > Sharon Frank in Fl. > sharon1@cfl.rr.com > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

If I copy the census for 1850 Macon County, can anybody put it on the site, Idon't know how to do that delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <judo53@chartermi.net> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: [ALMacon] Re: 1850 Macon County Census > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Stevens/Sparks > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/874.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you Steve, based on what you told me, I decided to go back to Ancestry and try searching the census based on an Index I found on the Macon County page. I found Milton on page 265B. Did not find the Sparks children living with him as I had hoped. So that search will go on. The Sparks children I am looking for are the orphan of Giles Sparks, James O. Andrew Sparks and Richard W. Sparks, in 1861 Milton Stevens filed some papers in probate court. Giles is the brother of one of our ancestors and Milton is a brother of another. Will keep looking and someday will find the piece of the puzzle. > > Judy > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

AU Library has the 1850 census in print, be glad to copy or anyone for cost - delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: <judo53@chartermi.net> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:12 PM Subject: [ALMacon] 1850 Macon County Census > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Stevens/Sparks > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QS.2ADE/874 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have access to the 1850 Macon County AL census. You can search on Ancestry.com but the image is not available after the search as found my ancester. His name is Milton Stevens and is living in the 21st District. Page 935. He is also listed in the 1855 State census page 48. Any help with this would be appreciated. > > Judy > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

DITTO! ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Boromei Place" <eboromei@tampabay.rr.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > I second and third this thought! He has already helped me fre up some disk > space! Thanks, keep up the good work! Marie, Valrico, FL. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Mallen1239@aol.com> > To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 12:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > > > > It is a genealogy forum but it is also a great idea and thing this mn has > > done. If you dont like it unsubscribe it is that simple and no one will > miss > > you. I say thats for the advice and honest attempt to hep others on here > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

There has been nothing of any genealogical or Macon County subject matter on this list in any of my digests for over 3 days. And these tips carry the email address of the list administrator, to boot. If I wanted general tips on how to use or maintain a PC, then I would buy one and certainly would not expect those tips to come from a genealogy mailing list. Please take this someplace else or tell those of us who came here for Macon County genealogy information where we can find a less cluttered source of information exchange. -- Steve W. Jackson Montgomery, Alabama Surnames: Jackson, Kincaid, Culver, Wingard, Thornton, Grier, Smith, Gray

I second and third this thought! He has already helped me fre up some disk space! Thanks, keep up the good work! Marie, Valrico, FL. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mallen1239@aol.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 12:45 AM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > It is a genealogy forum but it is also a great idea and thing this mn has > done. If you dont like it unsubscribe it is that simple and no one will miss > you. I say thats for the advice and honest attempt to hep others on here > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

See, I told you, think I sent more message without anyting on them, so I definately need HELP! delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > Very basic on my computer, I appreciate this tips. Perhaps you can start a > list just for those who want them. Put my name first.Plus when you get to be > aged (referring to myself) I flat forget things, plus I have a closed head > injury and that contributes to my memory. If you want to get angry at me, do > it off-list, plus I don't bicker on or off list. GOOD FOR TIM! > delilah evans > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billy & Joyce Hightower" <billjoy@copper.net> > To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:30 PM > Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > > > > Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tired of commercials on this forum. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> > > To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:00 PM > > Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > > > > > > > A couple of months ago I gave a couple of PC lessons on a county list > that > > > I host. > > > > > > If there is no objection I'd like to do the same here - not that many - > > but > > > some things > > > folks may not know about their computers that will help them run better. > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > > Have you added something signifigant to your website? Advertise it on > > this > > > list! > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Very basic on my computer, I appreciate this tips. Perhaps you can start a list just for those who want them. Put my name first.Plus when you get to be aged (referring to myself) I flat forget things, plus I have a closed head injury and that contributes to my memory. If you want to get angry at me, do it off-list, plus I don't bicker on or off list. GOOD FOR TIM! delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy & Joyce Hightower" <billjoy@copper.net> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tired of commercials on this forum. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> > To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:00 PM > Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > > > > A couple of months ago I gave a couple of PC lessons on a county list that > > I host. > > > > If there is no objection I'd like to do the same here - not that many - > but > > some things > > folks may not know about their computers that will help them run better. > > > > Tim > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > Have you added something signifigant to your website? Advertise it on > this > > list! > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy & Joyce Hightower" <billjoy@copper.net> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > I thought this was a genealogy forum?????????????????? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> > To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:00 PM > Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > > > > I think it only fair that I further introduce myself for some of you don't > > know that much about me, where I'm coming from with the PC Tips, and how I > > hope this develops. > > > > Some have asked what my charge is for doing this. There is not a charge > in > > monetary terms. If you find these tips to be helpful, please feel free to > > pass them along to others, knowing that in doing so you've helped not only > > the ones you send them to, but have thanked me in the process, and have a > > nice feeling for yourselves as well in assisting others. > > > > Others may ask, so what's the catch? There is none - only taking the > time > > to read and try the items presented. I'm not running for any office so I > > won't be back asking for your vote nor will I accept any monetary > > compensation for this service. > > > > In my life I've found that I receive great pleasure in assisting others > > whether it be through teaching, pointing them to another person that may > be > > able to assist them or placing materials on-line that may be viewed at > > one's leisure that may assist them in their research. > > > > I've done the latter two now for the last 7 1/2 years. A sample of the > web > > pages I've done, do or am working on - > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoweta/sites/ > > > > Prior to that I taught fellow co-workers, for 10 years in a corporate > > setting in Atlanta, how to go from a paper environment of records keeping > > to a computerized one - solving problems, teaching new persons who had > > never seen the paper version of the work, to do the same work. > > > > Since coming to where I now live, having been caught in the company down > > sizing in 1989, I went back to school for a 2 year associate's degree in > > computer programming. While I did use that degree to some extent since > > graduation, my skills lie more in the analytical area of computers, in > > other words figuring out problems. > > > > To that end for the last 9 years I've worked at a private boys college > prep > > school, grades 6-12, running the help desk. This entails working directly > > keeping 450 computers, associated printers, audio/visual items up and > > running and serving the needs of 1100 users. > > > > During that time I've acquired a fairly good scope of PC Tips which I'd > > like to share with you good folks. I'm constantly reading and learning. > > The tips/lessons I give will be things I've tried, know that they work, > are > > free or mostly free. If items are not free - I'll indicate it as such. > > > > Back in September of last year, I did a test mailing to a list I host for > > genealogical researchers with ties to central New York state. I asked if > > folks might benefit from a few simple tips to keep their PCs in tip top > > shape - at the best possible price - free. > > > > I've been asked by several if this would cover Apple computers or Web TV. > > > > Since Web TV has no hard drive associated with it and the fact that I have > > near zero knowledge of that system, I don't know if any of these tips will > > help folks who have such a system to access the Internet. > > > > While I have used Macs and do have a few ideas on helping them as well, > > since they are nearly perfect as it is...this will be geared mostly to > > Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP users since all these editions of Windows > have > > several characteristics in common. However, since there are programs that > > both Apples and PCs run, some tips will apply to both. > > > > In giving my instructions, I'll try to write in clear enough language so > > that my Father, 79, who has had nearly zero computer time could understand > > and/or follow my directions. > > > > Since you are all obviously on the Internet to receive this message, I'm > > going to start with some basic assumptions, which I believe to be mostly > > true - that each of you know some of the basic commands of getting around > > on your computer, know what is meant when I speak of the desktop (the > > screen with the icons on it). In thinking this afternoon about this, > since > > some have asked about Apples, I'll try to put a little blurb that will up > > front let you know if this applies to Apple or Windows or both. > > > > If you have questions about the tips / lessons please feel free to write > me > > inquiring about them, please include the Tips Lesson number you are > > referencing, which will assist me in sorting the mail by lesson feedback. > > > > If you have questions not contained in the first few tips, please send > them > > to me, which I will either answer directly to you or via another tips > > letter if it appears to be a general interest item. > > > > I do not claim to have every answer that concerns the inner workings of > PCs > > or their software for each week in my job I find new challenges, things > > I've never seen before. > > > > Now on to the tips/lessons. > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > Confused about Copyrights??? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

A forum is a discussion and a place where we share information to help each other. Notice the word HELP. I say thanks to Tim and his help.

It is a genealogy forum but it is also a great idea and thing this mn has done. If you dont like it unsubscribe it is that simple and no one will miss you. I say thats for the advice and honest attempt to hep others on here

Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tired of commercials on this forum. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:00 PM Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC tips > A couple of months ago I gave a couple of PC lessons on a county list that > I host. > > If there is no objection I'd like to do the same here - not that many - but > some things > folks may not know about their computers that will help them run better. > > Tim > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Have you added something signifigant to your website? Advertise it on this > list! > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

I thought this was a genealogy forum?????????????????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:00 PM Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips Intro > I think it only fair that I further introduce myself for some of you don't > know that much about me, where I'm coming from with the PC Tips, and how I > hope this develops. > > Some have asked what my charge is for doing this. There is not a charge in > monetary terms. If you find these tips to be helpful, please feel free to > pass them along to others, knowing that in doing so you've helped not only > the ones you send them to, but have thanked me in the process, and have a > nice feeling for yourselves as well in assisting others. > > Others may ask, so what's the catch? There is none - only taking the time > to read and try the items presented. I'm not running for any office so I > won't be back asking for your vote nor will I accept any monetary > compensation for this service. > > In my life I've found that I receive great pleasure in assisting others > whether it be through teaching, pointing them to another person that may be > able to assist them or placing materials on-line that may be viewed at > one's leisure that may assist them in their research. > > I've done the latter two now for the last 7 1/2 years. A sample of the web > pages I've done, do or am working on - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoweta/sites/ > > Prior to that I taught fellow co-workers, for 10 years in a corporate > setting in Atlanta, how to go from a paper environment of records keeping > to a computerized one - solving problems, teaching new persons who had > never seen the paper version of the work, to do the same work. > > Since coming to where I now live, having been caught in the company down > sizing in 1989, I went back to school for a 2 year associate's degree in > computer programming. While I did use that degree to some extent since > graduation, my skills lie more in the analytical area of computers, in > other words figuring out problems. > > To that end for the last 9 years I've worked at a private boys college prep > school, grades 6-12, running the help desk. This entails working directly > keeping 450 computers, associated printers, audio/visual items up and > running and serving the needs of 1100 users. > > During that time I've acquired a fairly good scope of PC Tips which I'd > like to share with you good folks. I'm constantly reading and learning. > The tips/lessons I give will be things I've tried, know that they work, are > free or mostly free. If items are not free - I'll indicate it as such. > > Back in September of last year, I did a test mailing to a list I host for > genealogical researchers with ties to central New York state. I asked if > folks might benefit from a few simple tips to keep their PCs in tip top > shape - at the best possible price - free. > > I've been asked by several if this would cover Apple computers or Web TV. > > Since Web TV has no hard drive associated with it and the fact that I have > near zero knowledge of that system, I don't know if any of these tips will > help folks who have such a system to access the Internet. > > While I have used Macs and do have a few ideas on helping them as well, > since they are nearly perfect as it is...this will be geared mostly to > Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP users since all these editions of Windows have > several characteristics in common. However, since there are programs that > both Apples and PCs run, some tips will apply to both. > > In giving my instructions, I'll try to write in clear enough language so > that my Father, 79, who has had nearly zero computer time could understand > and/or follow my directions. > > Since you are all obviously on the Internet to receive this message, I'm > going to start with some basic assumptions, which I believe to be mostly > true - that each of you know some of the basic commands of getting around > on your computer, know what is meant when I speak of the desktop (the > screen with the icons on it). In thinking this afternoon about this, since > some have asked about Apples, I'll try to put a little blurb that will up > front let you know if this applies to Apple or Windows or both. > > If you have questions about the tips / lessons please feel free to write me > inquiring about them, please include the Tips Lesson number you are > referencing, which will assist me in sorting the mail by lesson feedback. > > If you have questions not contained in the first few tips, please send them > to me, which I will either answer directly to you or via another tips > letter if it appears to be a general interest item. > > I do not claim to have every answer that concerns the inner workings of PCs > or their software for each week in my job I find new challenges, things > I've never seen before. > > Now on to the tips/lessons. > > Tim > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Confused about Copyrights??? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Tim, you need to check the 'apply' , then 'OK' for it to change delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:01 AM Subject: [ALMacon] Re: Fw: [SC] RE: [GAGEN] PC tips > Laura, > > Please confer to Ted and Freda that while I will not forget Mac users where > applicable - since Macs are as near perfection as a computer most folks can > afford, there's not much room left for improvement. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > At 06:47 AM 2/3/04 -0800, you wrote: > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <tnoble@mcn.org> > >To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:32 PM > >Subject: [SC] RE: [GAGEN] PC tips > > > > > >> Don't forget Mac users! Freda > >> -- > >> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, > >> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, > >> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. > >> > >> > >> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >> Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > >> Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > >> > >> ============================== > >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Laura, Please confer to Ted and Freda that while I will not forget Mac users where applicable - since Macs are as near perfection as a computer most folks can afford, there's not much room left for improvement. Thanks, Tim At 06:47 AM 2/3/04 -0800, you wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <tnoble@mcn.org> >To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:32 PM >Subject: [SC] RE: [GAGEN] PC tips > > >> Don't forget Mac users! Freda >> -- >> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, >> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, >> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. >> >> >> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? >> Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >

I already need help - on my inbox page, there was a list of contacts on the left, well I clicked the little X and it dissappeared, how do I get it back on my inbox-outlook express page so I can view it without hunting an address, I guess I mean restore it to its original position - thanks for this help dlilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: [ALMacon] [GAGEN] PC Tips - Lesson 1 > Microsoft engineers in all their wisdom, or perhaps Bill Gates, have made > some assumptions about the users of computers and have thus created their > own set of standards as to what the original settings or default settings > of a particular piece of software would have. In the past, they were > extremely conservative and made some statements and decisions that have > come to haunt them and plague us. In the here and now - starting with > Windows 95 - and perhaps in Windows 3.0 or 3.11 - they went the other > direction and have become very liberal with settings which can be tweaked > by the end user, which will give their computer better performance with > little downside effects. Several of these are rather simple and hopefully > I can explain it so that you can understand how to do this. > > Such an item is one's Recycle Bin - the little trash can sitting on the > desktop - screen one sees when Windows opens. The default setting for the > size of the Recycle Bin is 10% of your hard drive. That means that if you > have a hard drive that has a capacity of 1 Gigabyte - 100 megs is set > aside, just for trash - that you 'may' toss there. By decreasing the size > of the Recycle Bin to say 1% - 10 megs on a 1 Gigabyte hard drive, one > frees up 9% of one's hard drive or 90 megs which are then available for you > to either use to put other files on, or leave empty. Either way you win. > > If your hard drive is even larger and basic systems now come with 40 Gigs, > then the Recycle Bin becomes huge (4 Gigs) and the wasted space enormous > (3.6 Gigs)! > > To modify the size of your Recycle Bin, click on the Recycle Bin, right > click and select properties from the selection menu. > You may show more than one drive listed there - but you want to use the > Global setting - ie a 1% setting for all drives - so make sure the > selection you are moving the bar on, says 'Global', if you have more than > one hard drive. > > You should see a bar graph in the middle of the part that opens - with a > slide mechanism pointing to 10%. Grab the mechanism with your mouse and > move it to the left until it reads 1%. Then select OK, and you are done. > > Feedback on the clarity or lack thereof appreciated. > > Tim > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Genealogy research usually begins with our great-grandparents to preserve > the privacy of 'living persons'. If you encounter a person searching > their birth parents, the need to go to the area on the web that deals > with just this type of research. Please refer them to: > http://www.adoption.org > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >