Thanks Paul, I find that "little" icon so handy. regards Rita >From: "Paul Griffin" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:32:31 -0000 > >Hi Rita >Right click on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars >and >then click on 'Desktop' > >Paul > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rita Barfield >Sent: 30 October 2006 12:18 >To: [email protected] >Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > >Hi, > >Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar at >the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. > >kind regards >Rita Barfield > >_________________________________________________________________ >Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! >http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >[email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >[email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters

Hi Rita Right click on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars and then click on 'Desktop' Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rita Barfield Sent: 30 October 2006 12:18 To: [email protected] Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar Hi, Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar at the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. kind regards Rita Barfield _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Having the Desktop icon in the Taskbar (or using WinKey+D) allows you to quickly return to the Desktop when you have a number of applications open. This may be handy if you need to access a file or document you have saved on the Desktop. It can also be handy if you are at work and you don't want to let your employer see just what you are up to when he/she walks in unexpectedly <LOL>! > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:06:14 -0600 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > > What exactly do you do with a desktop icon on the task bar? > > Maybe I'm missing something. Isn't the desktop what you get if you > reduce > everything else you have running? > > Yours, > Dora Smith > Austin, TX > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rita Barfield" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:52 AM > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > > >> >> Thanks Paul, >> >> I find that "little" icon so handy. >> >> regards Rita >> >> > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006 > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Diane for your message. Hi Listers, Please ignore my earlier message, I have just sorted out how to add the desktop icon to my task bar. regards Rita >From: "Diane Freeman" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:26:41 -0600 > >Try this; > >http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_show_desktop_icon.htm > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rita Barfield" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:17 AM >Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > > > > Hi, > > > > Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar > > at > > the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. > > > > kind regards > > Rita Barfield > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free >newsletters! > > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > > > -------------------------------------- > > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >[email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb

On 30/10/06, Melissa Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all > > Have just joined your list as I need some advise. > > I started researching our Family Histories just over 2 years ago, a month > after I started I purchased the Genie program RootsMagic. Now, I don't > have > any problems with this program & it does all that I want in every other > way, > except that I would ideally love to be able to record addresses in the > different fields as apposed to having the complete address on the same > field. > > My reason for this is that I can then search not only by just the suburb > or > country etc, but then I can search by either street or church or hospital > etc within a suburb or just the street/church/hospital alone. > > Does any other program out there have this facility? > > Genbox, Relatively Yours to name two. -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/lauries/web/index.html I am Researching:- Butcher..............Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.................>1856 Fortune..............Berwickshire, Scotland................................>1858 Garlick...............Liverpool, Lancashire, England.....................>1863 Mee...................Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland (Palatine)................>1884 Payne................Washingborough, Lincolnshire, England........>1863 Ritchie...............Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.................>1860 Stephenson........Pickering, Yorkshire, England .....................>1856 Wittick...... .......(Convict) Walsall, Staffordshire, England........>1822 Heartnet = Heart support = http://heartnet.cci.ecu.edu.au/

Hello all Have just joined your list as I need some advise. I started researching our Family Histories just over 2 years ago, a month after I started I purchased the Genie program RootsMagic. Now, I don't have any problems with this program & it does all that I want in every other way, except that I would ideally love to be able to record addresses in the different fields as apposed to having the complete address on the same field. My reason for this is that I can then search not only by just the suburb or country etc, but then I can search by either street or church or hospital etc within a suburb or just the street/church/hospital alone. Does any other program out there have this facility? Cheers Melissa CHAPMAN - Leicester Eng, CHILDS - Hampshire Eng & Australia, COLE - Kent/Sussex Eng & Australia, DUNK - Sussex Eng & Australia, GANNON - Roscommon Ireland & Australia, HOGARTH - Australia only, HOUGAARD - Denmark, HOOK - Huntingdon & Kent Eng & Australia, LANGTON - Leicester Eng & Australia, MONKTON/MONCKTON- Kent Eng & Australia, REILLY-Antrim Nthn Ireland & Australia, SKINNER - Kent Eng & Australia, TEGG - Surrey & London Eng & Australia

Hi, Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar at the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. kind regards Rita Barfield _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters

You can also quickly access the Desktop at anytime, simply by holding down the Win Key and then press the D key. To return to all open screens, just do the same step. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:52:51 +0000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > > > Thanks Paul, > > I find that "little" icon so handy. > > regards Rita > > > > > >From: "Paul Griffin" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:32:31 -0000 >> > >Hi Rita > >Right click on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Select Toolbars > >and > >then click on 'Desktop' >> > >Paul >> > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] > >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rita Barfield > >Sent: 30 October 2006 12:18 > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar >> > >Hi, >> > >Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar > at > >the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. >> > >kind regards > >Rita Barfield >> > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free > newsletters! > >http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters >> > >-------------------------------------- > >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > >[email protected] > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >-------------------------------------- > >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > >[email protected] > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Try this; http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_show_desktop_icon.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Barfield" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:17 AM Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop Icon added to Task Bar > Hi, > > Can someone please tell me how to add the "Desktop" icon to the task bar > at > the bottom of my screen?. I have Windows XP. > > kind regards > Rita Barfield > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

See www.whollygenes.com (The Master Genealogist). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laurence E Stephenson Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Advice for Genie Program On 30/10/06, Melissa Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all > > Have just joined your list as I need some advise. > > I started researching our Family Histories just over 2 years ago, a > month after I started I purchased the Genie program RootsMagic. Now, > I don't have any problems with this program & it does all that I want > in every other way, > except that I would ideally love to be able to record addresses in the > different fields as apposed to having the complete address on the same > field. > > My reason for this is that I can then search not only by just the > suburb or country etc, but then I can search by either street or > church or hospital etc within a suburb or just the > street/church/hospital alone. > > Does any other program out there have this facility? > > Genbox, Relatively Yours to name two. -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson

That's what programs like Ghost or Acronis, or even disk manufacturers' utilities like Seagate's DiskWizard, are supposed to do. The instructions say that you can "partition and copy data to external drives...". I know these programs do work for desktop computers where two drives can be installed at the same time. But I haven't (yet) seen anyone state unequivocably that the process works with laptops, with one internal and one external drive. If anyone has done this using Ghost, Acronis, or preferably some free software, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Kraig --- Brian Varrall <[email protected]> wrote: > I must soon consider changing my notebook's hdd for one with more > capacity. > > Can anyone advise if it's possible to image the old disc onto my > (160Mb) usb > removable say, then transfer the whole thing onto a new one, O/S and > apps > and all, with something like Norton Ghost or similar? > > Or do I have to start from scratch reinstalling and rebuilding the > new one > piece by piece? > > Brian > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/)

Is there any way to search a directory full of GEDCOMs for specific contents? I have a several GEDCOMs in a directory and I wanted to separate those that I had created from those that had been sent to me or downloaded by me. I thought if I used the Windows XP Explorer search function to look for my phone number or street address, I could narrow down the list. The search always returns "no results". I thought maybe Windows didn't know how to open the .ged files so I set them to open with notepad, then with WordPad, and then with MS Word. The result is always "no results". Am I missing something about the MS search function? Is there a simple program to search GEDCOMs for words/phrases? Thanks, Frank

I use Textpad (www.textpad.com) a lot when I'm in Windows. Textpad itself is a very powerful text editor, but its "search and replace" function includes the ability search for text in all files in a directory. What you want is "grep" for Windows. Here are a couple of references to free versions: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/grep.htm http://www.tucows.com/preview/401897 I've never used either of these, so I can't say how well they work. Kraig --- "n.east" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Windows Search is very basic and would not "delve" into the text > of files such as a GEDCOM. There is an application which will do a > thorough search for any word or phrase you specify but it is not > freeware. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > Sent: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:33:18 -0600 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Windows XP Search and GEDCOMs > > > > Is there any way to search a directory full of GEDCOMs for specific > > contents? > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited (http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited)

The Windows Search is very basic and would not "delve" into the text of files such as a GEDCOM. There is an application which will do a thorough search for any word or phrase you specify but it is not freeware. It's called Super Text Search: http://www.galcott.com/ts.htm. I have used this over a number of years and it is very through. You can download it and trial it on your GEDCOM files. The trial is not blocked in any way, so if you only need it for this one specific exercise, you may not need to buy it - but I didn't suggest that :-). There are several other applications (as this search page reveals) which you may care to consider: http://tinyurl.com/y9hx3z > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:33:18 -0600 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Windows XP Search and GEDCOMs > > Is there any way to search a directory full of GEDCOMs for specific > contents? > > I have a several GEDCOMs in a directory and I wanted to separate those > that > I had created from those that had been sent to me or downloaded by me. I > thought if I used the Windows XP Explorer search function to look for my > phone number or street address, I could narrow down the list. The search > always returns "no results". I thought maybe Windows didn't know how to > open the .ged files so I set them to open with notepad, then with > WordPad, > and then with MS Word. The result is always "no results". > > Am I missing something about the MS search function? > > Is there a simple program to search GEDCOMs for words/phrases? > > Thanks, > > Frank > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more!

Hello all, Depending on your home computer set up, I'm currently using my Vonage phone service and my network to record phone interviews with family members for the purpose of creating a family history. Of course I disclose that I'm recording the call so they know what I'm doing. It was a lot easier to set up than I thought. Here's a link to show the software that I use to record the calls (http://www.gadgettrail.com/vonage/hackingvonage.html). Shack _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://spaces.live.com/signup.aspx

You probably have to reset your default browser. I think you do that in Internet options, Programs. Atleast in IE. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:55 AM Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Can't right click link to new window > Hi, > Having a big problem (for me). Can't right click on a > link to open in a new window. Computer just goes back > to the e-mail I am trying to connect from. > > I have WinXPk, HP Compaq. Connected to CenturyTel ISP > and IE. Think I have that all right. > > My Grand son downloaded some music stuff on Monday and > I have had nothing but trouble eversince. > > Have run NAV, Spy Sweeper etc. and up dated everything > I could find that needed updating. > > When I click on an e-mail, it goes to the page and > then immediately goes back to another site that has > nothing on it. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/395 - Release Date: 7/21/2006

I must soon consider changing my notebook's hdd for one with more capacity. Can anyone advise if it's possible to image the old disc onto my (160Mb) usb removable say, then transfer the whole thing onto a new one, O/S and apps and all, with something like Norton Ghost or similar? Or do I have to start from scratch reinstalling and rebuilding the new one piece by piece? Brian

Oops, yes it's actually 115,200. Roybn Quoting [email protected]: > > In a message dated 10/26/2006 6:30:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Bob, > > Thanks for the suggestions. I had been in there but didn't know what the > optimum setting would be. It's currently 11500, which from what you suggest > should be adequate. > > Do you think I should bump it up further, or might there be another > problem? > > Cheers, > > Robyn > > > > > Do you mean 11500? Or 115,200? You have a 56K bps Modem. That is 56,000 > bps. If you want max download/upload speed, I would suggest > something closer > (or above) the 56,000 > > Bob > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

sorry for spelling mistakes Have had a computer crash and did not have the spelling sorted out --"muck" should read "much" ----- Original Message ----- From: "John from West Aus" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Recording Interviews > wayne I have a MP3 recorder and have used it to record my own voice, > telling > my life story for my grandkids & Great grandkids and the reproduction on a > CD is very muck like for real --regards John > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:52 AM > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Recording Interviews > > >> Hi everyone, >> To record interviews, I'm looking at buying either a voice recording MP3 >> or a digital voice recorder. My intention is to record interviews, edit >> and save to CD. I understand that digital vioce recorders produce better >> recording than MP3. I was wondering if MP3 produce acceptable voice >> recording and can be saved to CD? >> Thanks, Wayne. >> -------------------------------------- >> Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >> [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

wayne I have a MP3 recorder and have used it to record my own voice, telling my life story for my grandkids & Great grandkids and the reproduction on a CD is very muck like for real --regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:52 AM Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Recording Interviews > Hi everyone, > To record interviews, I'm looking at buying either a voice recording MP3 > or a digital voice recorder. My intention is to record interviews, edit > and save to CD. I understand that digital vioce recorders produce better > recording than MP3. I was wondering if MP3 produce acceptable voice > recording and can be saved to CD? > Thanks, Wayne. > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >