Barbara McLeod wrote: >> I have many VHS tapes that I would like to transfer to medium used on my >> computer such as CD/DVD. >> 1. Can that be accomplished at home by one not too well-versed in such? >> Which medium is best used for this procedure? >> 2. How? Is there a web page I might view to gain insight into this proposed >> process? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Barbara MAC >> >> > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Barbara; I believe this can be done, however I don't know how to do it. The good news is that I believe a web site does. Try komando.com and see if there's something there. If not, ask a question. This is the kind of tip the Kim Komando loves to give. Hope this works out. -- Enjoy the Search! Thayne

> I have many VHS tapes that I would like to transfer to medium used on my > computer such as CD/DVD. > 1. Can that be accomplished at home by one not too well-versed in such? > Which medium is best used for this procedure? > 2. How? Is there a web page I might view to gain insight into this proposed > process? > > Thanks in advance. > > Barbara MAC >

Try to shut those programs down and see if email returns to normal. -----Original Message----- From: gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Judy Burns Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:05 PM To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Question regarding Outlook emails I am using Windows XP Home with Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and use Outlook for email. It would appear that I have made some change in my computer that has resulted in certain emails - Ancestry Weekly Journal, Family Tree Magazine Newsletter, and World Vital Records Newsletter to be received with only links appearing. I am subscribed to numerous publications and am still receiving those in correct format. I haven't made any deliberate changes to Outlook settings. I recently downloaded a new edition of Spybot and also downloaded Spyware Doctor. Can anyone tell me if those two programs might have affected my receipt of certain emails. I have looked at both programs and don't see how they could be producing this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks very much, Judy Oklahoma City No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: 6/22/2008 7:52 AM

Sometimes these e-mails asking to be whitelisted are SPAM. I never respond to them unless I know the person. Chris -----Original Message----- From: gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Anthony Windrum Sent: 18 June 2008 11:44 To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Dear gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com, I use a good spam filter, and you probably do the same. I have whitelisted you and that means that I will receive all the emails you send to me. I would appreciate it if you would whitelist my email address: scranbag@tiscali.co.uk in your spam filter. If you don't have a spam filter, I can recommend SPAMfighter. It is a highly effective free spam filter for Outlook and Outlook Express. You can get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/Pro I hope that you will whitelist me, so we can continue to communicate safely via email in the future. Best regards Anthony Windrum -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I use a good spam filter, and you probably do the same. I have whitelisted you and that means that I will receive all the emails you send to me. I would appreciate it if you would whitelist my email address: scranbag@tiscali.co.uk in your spam filter. If you don't have a spam filter, I can recommend SPAMfighter. It is a highly effective free spam filter for Outlook and Outlook Express. You can get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/Pro I hope that you will whitelist me, so we can continue to communicate safely via email in the future. Best regards Anthony Windrum

I'm afraid I do not understand what whitelisting is all about. I do know someone on the Reed list put me in his spam folder. But White List? Barbara D. In a message dated 6/18/08 7:34:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, robertgillis@verizon.net writes: AFAIK, Anthony doesn't understand. Unless he get a list via Digest, the from in any rootsweb list message is the originator of the message and not the list. Of course he probably will not see this reply as he has not seen a recent message from me. I do not need to whitelist anyone. > > > > > I hope that you will whitelist me, so we can continue to communicate > safely via email in the future. > > Best regards > > Anthony Windrum -------------------------------------- Having trouble > with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: > 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: 6/17/2008 4:30 > PM -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

AFAIK, Anthony doesn't understand. Unless he get a list via Digest, the from in any rootsweb list message is the originator of the message and not the list. Of course he probably will not see this reply as he has not seen a recent message from me. I do not need to whitelist anyone. bob gillis Anthony Windrum wrote: > I use a good spam filter, and you probably do the same. I have > whitelisted you and that means that I will receive all the emails you > send to me. I would appreciate it if you would whitelist my email > address: scranbag@tiscali.co.uk in your spam filter. > > If you don't have a spam filter, I can recommend SPAMfighter. It is a > highly effective free spam filter for Outlook and Outlook Express. > > You can get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/Pro > > > > > I hope that you will whitelist me, so we can continue to communicate > safely via email in the future. > > Best regards > > Anthony Windrum -------------------------------------- Having trouble > with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: > 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: 6/17/2008 4:30 > PM

I am using Windows XP Home with Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and use Outlook for email. It would appear that I have made some change in my computer that has resulted in certain emails - Ancestry Weekly Journal, Family Tree Magazine Newsletter, and World Vital Records Newsletter to be received with only links appearing. I am subscribed to numerous publications and am still receiving those in correct format. I haven't made any deliberate changes to Outlook settings. I recently downloaded a new edition of Spybot and also downloaded Spyware Doctor. Can anyone tell me if those two programs might have affected my receipt of certain emails. I have looked at both programs and don't see how they could be producing this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks very much, Judy Oklahoma City

Thank you so much for your helpful reply and the link to the website. On reading it I suspect that I have not configured Thunderbird correctly in the first place and that I also need to follow the instructions for "Outgoing mail settings". Unfortunately I am not going to be able to do this for a bit as life is very hectic and I am also struggling with another problem - my server will not accept attachments, although it has done so without any problems up to now! Life is never simple is it! I just wanted you to know how grateful I am for your reply and to tell you that I will be following it up as soon as time permits. Best wishes, Joan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "tcurtisGen" <tcurtisgen@gmail.com> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Thunderbird > Joan Smith wrote: >> Have just installed Thunderbird but when I wanted to contact them, >> because >> of a problem in installing a dictionary, I received the following >> >> "The message could not be sent as no sender was specified. Please check >> your >> News Account Configuration" >> >> I have checked this and it seems to be correct, but am obviously missing >> something. >> Please could some kind person help a very confused member? >> Joan. >> >> -------------------------------------- >> Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >> gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > Hi Joan; > I use Thunderbird and really like it. I'm not an expert but a heavy user. > > I have never heard of your message, but a search of mozilla.org gave me > this link which helps with 'cannot send email' problems. Maybe there's > something here to help you. > > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cannot_send_mail > > Please let us know what happens. > > > -- > Enjoy the Search! > Thayne > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Joan Smith wrote: > Have just installed Thunderbird but when I wanted to contact them, because > of a problem in installing a dictionary, I received the following > > "The message could not be sent as no sender was specified. Please check your > News Account Configuration" > > I have checked this and it seems to be correct, but am obviously missing > something. > Please could some kind person help a very confused member? > Joan. > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Hi Joan; I use Thunderbird and really like it. I'm not an expert but a heavy user. I have never heard of your message, but a search of mozilla.org gave me this link which helps with 'cannot send email' problems. Maybe there's something here to help you. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cannot_send_mail Please let us know what happens. -- Enjoy the Search! Thayne

Have just installed Thunderbird but when I wanted to contact them, because of a problem in installing a dictionary, I received the following "The message could not be sent as no sender was specified. Please check your News Account Configuration" I have checked this and it seems to be correct, but am obviously missing something. Please could some kind person help a very confused member? Joan.

Thanks for the advice, Mitsy. Mike Mike, right click on the photo & it should have a "move to new folder" or go up to FILE and while the photo(s) are still highlighted use the "Move to new folder" If you already have a folder named along the left You can just drag them there. Hope this helps! Mitsy #9 www.marilynleland.piczo.com

One of my computers is running Win98 and has a usb 1.0 port. Can I back it up to an external drive which has a usb 2.0 port? Someone, please lead me by the hand on this one. thanks **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)

Yes, most USB 2 devices will work on a USB 1 port, although at the much, much slower USB 1 rate. (I added a new USB 2 card to my Win 98 computer so I could speed things up a bit.) Alfred D. Eller http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/index.htm ======================================= Kin2annie@aol.com wrote: > One of my computers is running Win98 and has a usb 1.0 port. Can I back it > up to an external drive which has a usb 2.0 port? > > Someone, please lead me by the hand on this one. > thanks > > >

The Picassa download can used as a standalone program - I am just a "snapper" and the editing it can do suits me perfectly. JH Adelaide Sth Aust. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <mosesm@earthlink.net> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 2:50 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Free Photo Editing > If you are talking about the Picassa that is on-line that I use for > sharing photos, I really love it. I just returned fairly recently from a > homecoming event in SC for the cemetery that adjoined the Bush River MM in > the late 1700's and early 1800's. I was able to share my photos on the > picassa site and anyone can download them without having to purchase > photos and order a CD....It was so successful that I then added a second > album for a Hawkins/Elmore farm cemetery that I visited last weekend. I > haven't done much editing with it, but the sharing is really fun. Marsha > in WV > > June Hooper wrote: > >>May I suggest you try PICASSA - if you "google" it will come up >> >>It's free and does a good job if you want something basic and easy. >> >>Regards >> >>JuneH Adelaide Sth Aust. >>-------------------------------------- >>Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >>gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >

Hi Paul, Thank you for those links. 'Picnik' does seem to be an excellent site and will clearly do lots of things. I had not heard of 'Click' before and will also definitely look at that site more closely - it could be a mine of information. When I posted my original query, I was actually trying to remove a washing line and its post from an otherwise (well I thought so) lovely picture of my great niece and nephew that I had taken in their back garden. In my haste I had not seen beyond their smiling faces. Using Irfanview, I was able to easily remove the offending washing line and post to leave a really cute picture of the 2 children in a colourful garden with no sign of a washing line or a post! As I stated originally, I am very much an amateur but I like to be able to tinker with photos; I am sure most of the sites people recommended to me would probably have been able to do what I wanted, but Irfanview was easy for me to follow and allowed me to do what I wanted without it getting very complicated. Thanks once again, Lorraine Hello Lorraine About three hours after I posted the message below, another possibility came to my attention. If you go to the website of the splendid BBC television programme "Click", there is a write-up of a program called "Picnik" which seems to be an on-line photo editor. The link is at :- _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm) "Click" is a very good programme for those wanting to know more about computers and computing. Past editions of the program can be watched on the website. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Hello Lorraine About three hours after I posted the message below, another possibility came to my attention. If you go to the website of the splendid BBC television programme "Click", there is a write-up of a program called "Picnik" which seems to be an on-line photo editor. The link is at :- _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7437258.stm) "Click" is a very good programme for those wanting to know more about computers and computing. Past editions of the program can be watched on the website. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ============ In a message dated 06/06/2008 20:14:57 GMT Standard Time, PaulGask@aol.com writes: Hello Lorraine Two places that are excellent for free downloads of all kinds, and have the sorts of things that you're after, are :- _www.download.com_ (http://www.download.com) and _www.majorgeeks.com_ (http://www.majorgeeks.com) Enjoy ! Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

I have downloaded Picassa and it has collected all my photos together. I want to move some of them into different albums. How do I do this? The Help section says: How can I move photos from one web album to another? You can move photos from one web album to another with a few simple steps: 1. Select the photo you'd like to move. 2. Click the "Move to another album" link located on the right side of the page. 3. Create a new album location for your photo, or pick from existing albums by selecting "Choose an existing album." I have selected a photo by left clicking it but there is nothing like 2 above on the right. Mike Berrell

Mike, right click on the photo & it should have a "move to new folder" or go up to FILE and while the photo(s) are still highlighted use the "Move to new folder" If you already have a folder named along the left You can just drag them there. Hope this helps!   Mitsy #9 www.marilynleland.piczo.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Mike Berrell <mike_berrell@ntlworld.com> To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 7, 2008 4:10:14 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Free Photo Editing I have downloaded Picassa and it has collected all my photos together. I want to move some of them into different albums. How do I do this? The Help section says:     How can I move photos from one web album to another?       You can move photos from one web album to another with a few simple steps:       1. Select the photo you'd like to move.       2. Click the "Move to another album" link located on the right side of the page.       3. Create a new album location for your photo, or pick from existing albums by selecting "Choose an existing album."       I have selected a photo by left clicking it but there is nothing like 2 above on the right. Mike Berrell -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/

Thanks you to all the people who have taken the time and trouble to point me in the right direction to finding a program to suit me - I think I have found one. I have also been given lots of additional excellent websites to follow up and explore. I really appreciate your expertise and willingness to assist others who are more technologically challenged! Thank you, Lorraine Two places that are excellent for free downloads of all kinds, and have the sorts of things that you're after, are :- _www.download.com_ (http://www.download.com) and _www.majorgeeks.com_ (http://www.majorgeeks.com) Enjoy !