I'm using 98SE with IE and OE. On my OE screen, I've gotten rid of the column to the left that shows me: inbox, sent items, deleted items, drafts, etc., etc. Can someone please help me get that back? Thanks Doris

& I would say that is the tip of the iceberg Lance. they would be the very brave ones that came forward and admitted it. Regards Arthur ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Elderly Americans lose millions to Internet scams A site worth reading: " Scams involving Internet auctions, as well as identity theft, lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes, top the list of fraud complaints by older Americans, who lost $152 million to con artists last year, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Wednesday 2005-07-27" http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-1009_11-5807779.html Lance -- ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To leave the list, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe To leave the DIGEST, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

It would save folks a lot of grief if they would just remember 12 little words.... "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is." and, if you didn't enter a contest, how could you possibly win it? We, all of us, need to keep our eyes open.... It was, I think, P. T. Barnum, who said... "There's a sucker born every minute!!" PAX NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: "S&A" <starwall@optusnet.com.au> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:04 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Elderly Americans lose millions to Internet scams & I would say that is the tip of the iceberg Lance. they would be the very brave ones that came forward and admitted it. Regards Arthur ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Elderly Americans lose millions to Internet scams A site worth reading: " Scams involving Internet auctions, as well as identity theft, lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes, top the list of fraud complaints by older Americans, who lost $152 million to con artists last year, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Wednesday 2005-07-27" http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-1009_11-5807779.html Lance -- ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To leave the list, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe To leave the DIGEST, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To volunteer to do a lookup or to exchange lookups, go here: http://www.RAOGK.org ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

A site worth reading: " Scams involving Internet auctions, as well as identity theft, lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes, top the list of fraud complaints by older Americans, who lost $152 million to con artists last year, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Wednesday 2005-07-27" http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-1009_11-5807779.html Lance --

Hello S&A, Friday, August 26, 2005, 8:04:57 AM, you wrote: SA> & I would say that is the tip of the iceberg Lance. they would be SA> the very brave ones that came forward and admitted it. I agree, and that's a major item in the con artists armoury. Victims are loathe to admit they were conned. Nothing new in folks getting parted from their money by these crooks, just another way of doing it that happens to involve less risk and work .... no wonder it's so attractive to them ! As has often been said - 'One born every minute' - and it will always be so I imagine, given the basic trusting nature of mankind <sigh>. -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

Hello morganks1, Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:30:32 AM, you wrote: mjc> I have saved some files in my documents. I don't remember that I was mjc> given a choice as to where to save them. Now when I try to open a file, mjc> Acrobat reader tries to open it and then I get an error message that says mjc> "there was an error opening this document. File does not begin with %PDF mjc> can some one tell me how to open these files. I am using windows 98. Sounds like the file associations in Windows has got messed up - not an unusual event even for the latest incarnations <lol> To re-set a file to open with the correct program is relatively easy providing you know what it *should* open up with, but the procedure is the same. Find your file in My Documents ( or wherever it was saved ) using Windows Explorer. Now hold down the [Shift] key whilst Right clicking on the file name. A menu pops up with the option [Open with...] - click on that and you'll be presented with a list of programs on your system. Look down the list to find the program you want the file to open in, if it's not there then use the [Other] option to search on your Hard Drive for the program. Once you've chosen the relevant program, tick the [Always open with this...] box and click on [Apply]. Now you'll find that all files with the same extension as the file you've just worked on will open with the chosen program. HTH mjc> I no my machine is old but so am I and I still work sometimes. Easier to fix PC's most times <lol> -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

Thank you so much for the help. Keith On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:18:12 +0100 Barry <barry@yobunny.co.uk> writes: > Hello morganks1, > > Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:30:32 AM, you wrote: > > mjc> I have saved some files in my documents. I don't remember that > I was > mjc> given a choice as to where to save them. Now when I try to open > a file, > mjc> Acrobat reader tries to open it and then I get an error message > that says > mjc> "there was an error opening this document. File does not begin > with %PDF > mjc> can some one tell me how to open these files. I am using > windows 98. > > Sounds like the file associations in Windows has got messed up - > not > an unusual event even for the latest incarnations <lol> > > To re-set a file to open with the correct program is relatively > easy > providing you know what it *should* open up with, but the procedure > is > the same. > > Find your file in My Documents ( or wherever it was saved ) using > Windows Explorer. Now hold down the [Shift] key whilst Right > clicking > on the file name. A menu pops up with the option [Open with...] - > click on that and you'll be presented with a list of programs on > your > system. > > Look down the list to find the program you want the file to open > in, > if it's not there then use the [Other] option to search on your > Hard > Drive for the program. > > Once you've chosen the relevant program, tick the [Always open with > this...] box and click on [Apply]. > > Now you'll find that all files with the same extension as the file > you've just worked on will open with the chosen program. > > HTH > > mjc> I no my machine is old but so am I and I still work sometimes. > > Easier to fix PC's most times <lol> > > -- > Best regards, > Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk > MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for this list go here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >

I have saved some files in my documents. I don't remember that I was given a choice as to where to save them. Now when I try to open a file, Acrobat reader tries to open it and then I get an error message that says "there was an error opening this document. File does not begin with %PDF can some one tell me how to open these files. I am using windows 98. I no my machine is old but so am I and I still work sometimes. Thanks if you can help.

Passing this along as a something that you may find of interest. I was aware of pushy people when I tried to cancel something services. I dropped HBO off of my cable package and was almost made to feel criminal. I didn't know that pushy agents was a common practice. The next time you wish to cancel a subscription service you might like to keep this in mind. From Yahoo News http://tinyurl.com/cufwh

You're very welcome. I need to do mine too and then delete them off here to make more room. Doris It's alright to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you're done~! ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobzmail@juno.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:50 PM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Printing Favorites Thanks Doris, for the help. That worked great.

Thanks Doris, for the help. That worked great.

Print Favorites List Here is Spokes' procedure: For IE 5 (and versions above) Step 1. Go to the File menu of IE, Select "Import and Export Favorites." Select "Favorites" or any subfolder you want to export in the next window. Select "Export to File or Address" and specify a path or directory location. Click Finish to let the Wizard complete the export operation. Step 2 Open the exported file within IE. Go to the File Menu, select "Print" Place a check mark in "Print table of links" before you send the job out to the printer. This will print the Titles as well as the html links. (Alternatively, one can also view the source code of this html file to perform cut & paste operation). It's alright to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you're done~! ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobzmail@juno.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Favorites Does anyone know how to print your favorites in internet explorer? Thank for you help.

Does anyone know how to print your favorites in internet explorer? Thank for you help.

<snip>SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) -- A suspected hacker tapped into a military database containing Social Security numbers and other personal information for 33,000 Air Force officers and some enlisted personnel, an Air Force spokesman said Tuesday. <snip> From CNN http://tinyurl.com/9rf4j

I'm not sure that's the proper subject description. All of a sudden I can't open up subject titles on a URL. For example. CensusDiggins.com. comes up with no problem. But when I try to open up something from there, I can't. A little red thingy comes up beside the mouse. I've subscribed to Surnamesearchdaily for a long time and it has suddenly started doing the same thing. I suppose it's something I've done but I have no idea what it could be. I hope someone can give me some advice. I have a good sized 3-ring binder full of helpful hints taken off this site, but there always seems to be new ones. Thanks for any help. Ruth Tysor SW Iowa

Hello Wayne: Thank-you for the "black paper" suggestion! Scanners are such a trip! Look simple, and need every trick known to man to make them work. Your suggestion is most appreciated! Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass, KC9OE Elkhart, Indiana young.snodgrass@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Jones" <jonesr007@hawaii.rr.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software > One thing you might want to try -- some of the problem you are > encountering > is the "show-through" of the text printed on the reverse side of the > newspaper. Try placing a black piece of paper on the back of the > newspaper, > scan it, OCR it, and see what happens. I can see why scanned pictures may > be bad -- the moire effect -- but a straight text document may be easier > scanned with the blcak backing. > > > Aloha > Wayne, NH6K > > -----Original Message----- > From: Young Snodgrass [mailto:young.snodgrass@verizon.net] > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 3:06 PM > To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software > > Hello Barry and List: > > Thank-you for your suggestions and advice! Now that you mention it, I've > heard of "special" scanners for books, but I'd never seen one. I looked > at > the "Book-Eye" scanner, and it is easy to understand the physics needed > for > books, etc. > > I am certain one of my issues is that the newspaper / type images are not > "flat." I can see that the scanned pages are "distorted." (Not too > distorted, but probably tough on an OCR program.) > > However, another issue is that the program I was trying to use is just a > little too touchy. On someone else's suggestion, I tried the OCR program > included in MS Office 2003. And candidly, it did a better job than a > fairly > expensive OCR program that was very highly rated by "reviewers." > > I can see that I need to be more careful of my scans! > > I have a Canoscan unit I take with me into the field. It fits very nicely > into my computer bag. I bought it because I find folks will allow me to > scan or copy items that they will not allow me to take and return. > > Thank-you for your thoughts on this matter! > > Cordially yours, > > Young Snodgrass, KC9OE > Elkhart, Indiana > young.snodgrass@verizon.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> > To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software > > >> Hello Young, >> >> Friday, August 19, 2005, 3:28:24 PM, you wrote: >> >> YS> I am looking for an OCR program for transcribing old newspaper >> YS> articles to searchable text. To date I've had marginal success in >> YS> this area, and I was hoping someone here could lead me to success. >> >> The equipment needed to be successful at this sort of OCR job is very >> specialised and very expensive ... do a Google search for 'Book Eye >> Scanner' and you'll see what I mean <lol> >> >> There are professional OCR packages that can use your own scanner and >> PC, but again - to get good results means paying quite a lot. I use >> Abbyy Fine Reader Pro version 5 ( free install from a magazine CD - >> current one is version 7 ) which scans and reads printed text very >> well providing it's not too grubby. You should be able to get a trial >> download to see if it will do what you want. >> >> HTH >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk >> MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe >> > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing > lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To > subscribe, > start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Hello Barry and List: Thank-you for your suggestions and advice! Now that you mention it, I've heard of "special" scanners for books, but I'd never seen one. I looked at the "Book-Eye" scanner, and it is easy to understand the physics needed for books, etc. I am certain one of my issues is that the newspaper / type images are not "flat." I can see that the scanned pages are "distorted." (Not too distorted, but probably tough on an OCR program.) However, another issue is that the program I was trying to use is just a little too touchy. On someone else's suggestion, I tried the OCR program included in MS Office 2003. And candidly, it did a better job than a fairly expensive OCR program that was very highly rated by "reviewers." I can see that I need to be more careful of my scans! I have a Canoscan unit I take with me into the field. It fits very nicely into my computer bag. I bought it because I find folks will allow me to scan or copy items that they will not allow me to take and return. Thank-you for your thoughts on this matter! Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass, KC9OE Elkhart, Indiana young.snodgrass@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software > Hello Young, > > Friday, August 19, 2005, 3:28:24 PM, you wrote: > > YS> I am looking for an OCR program for transcribing old newspaper > YS> articles to searchable text. To date I've had marginal success in > YS> this area, and I was hoping someone here could lead me to success. > > The equipment needed to be successful at this sort of OCR job is very > specialised and very expensive ... do a Google search for 'Book Eye > Scanner' and you'll see what I mean <lol> > > There are professional OCR packages that can use your own scanner and > PC, but again - to get good results means paying quite a lot. I use > Abbyy Fine Reader Pro version 5 ( free install from a magazine CD - > current one is version 7 ) which scans and reads printed text very > well providing it's not too grubby. You should be able to get a trial > download to see if it will do what you want. > > HTH > > -- > Best regards, > Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk > MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe >

One thing you might want to try -- some of the problem you are encountering is the "show-through" of the text printed on the reverse side of the newspaper. Try placing a black piece of paper on the back of the newspaper, scan it, OCR it, and see what happens. I can see why scanned pictures may be bad -- the moire effect -- but a straight text document may be easier scanned with the blcak backing. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: Young Snodgrass [mailto:young.snodgrass@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 3:06 PM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software Hello Barry and List: Thank-you for your suggestions and advice! Now that you mention it, I've heard of "special" scanners for books, but I'd never seen one. I looked at the "Book-Eye" scanner, and it is easy to understand the physics needed for books, etc. I am certain one of my issues is that the newspaper / type images are not "flat." I can see that the scanned pages are "distorted." (Not too distorted, but probably tough on an OCR program.) However, another issue is that the program I was trying to use is just a little too touchy. On someone else's suggestion, I tried the OCR program included in MS Office 2003. And candidly, it did a better job than a fairly expensive OCR program that was very highly rated by "reviewers." I can see that I need to be more careful of my scans! I have a Canoscan unit I take with me into the field. It fits very nicely into my computer bag. I bought it because I find folks will allow me to scan or copy items that they will not allow me to take and return. Thank-you for your thoughts on this matter! Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass, KC9OE Elkhart, Indiana young.snodgrass@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Optical Character Recognition Software > Hello Young, > > Friday, August 19, 2005, 3:28:24 PM, you wrote: > > YS> I am looking for an OCR program for transcribing old newspaper > YS> articles to searchable text. To date I've had marginal success in > YS> this area, and I was hoping someone here could lead me to success. > > The equipment needed to be successful at this sort of OCR job is very > specialised and very expensive ... do a Google search for 'Book Eye > Scanner' and you'll see what I mean <lol> > > There are professional OCR packages that can use your own scanner and > PC, but again - to get good results means paying quite a lot. I use > Abbyy Fine Reader Pro version 5 ( free install from a magazine CD - > current one is version 7 ) which scans and reads printed text very > well providing it's not too grubby. You should be able to get a trial > download to see if it will do what you want. > > HTH > > -- > Best regards, > Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk > MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hello Young, Friday, August 19, 2005, 3:28:24 PM, you wrote: YS> I am looking for an OCR program for transcribing old newspaper YS> articles to searchable text. To date I've had marginal success in YS> this area, and I was hoping someone here could lead me to success. The equipment needed to be successful at this sort of OCR job is very specialised and very expensive ... do a Google search for 'Book Eye Scanner' and you'll see what I mean <lol> There are professional OCR packages that can use your own scanner and PC, but again - to get good results means paying quite a lot. I use Abbyy Fine Reader Pro version 5 ( free install from a magazine CD - current one is version 7 ) which scans and reads printed text very well providing it's not too grubby. You should be able to get a trial download to see if it will do what you want. HTH -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe

Have any of you had hands-on experience with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software for genealogy sources? I am looking for an OCR program for transcribing old newspaper articles to searchable text. To date I've had marginal success in this area, and I was hoping someone here could lead me to success. When you carefully read the technical support knowledgebase of some of the OCR software, they start warning you about trying to read text from old newspapers. And that has been my experience. Your suggestions and / or success stories will be appreciated. Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass young.snodgrass@verizon.net