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18th December 2000

• New Top Level Domains
• Association with FreeTechMail
• Seasons Greeting
• Wake up and smell the coffee
• Borland / Inprise / Borland
• Windows 2000
• Corporate Microsoft
• Free Web Sites and Galleries
• Seen on the Internet
• Solar Eclipse on Christmas Day
• Real Support Calls

8th December 2000

• Are you committing a data crime?
• Microsoft dumps Java
• Screen Calipers pixel measuring on screen
• Words own Hot-Spots!
• How to get a different last page footer
• Access: creating "vertical" queries
• Changing the NT organisation name
• Mapping drive letters to directories
• Printing from the command line in Win2K
• Running linux programs on SCO Open Server
• Restricting choices in a Uniplex database form
• ICANN announces new selections for top-level domains
• Paint Shop Pro Quick Tip
• Privacy Statements for your Web Site
• Windows Scripting: Running DOS commands from WSH
• Formatting Time and Date cells in Excel.
• Subject: Re: What should I pack?

24th November 2000

• Protecting your E-Mail System
• Reduced call costs at Demon Internet
• The Rename - mass file renaming utility
• Quick calculations in Word
• Inserting todays date
• Turning off print notifications in Windows 2000
• NT Passwords easily cracked
• Access Tag Properties offer unlimited uses
• Sending Exchange mail from a batch file or perl script?
• Preventing blank pages at the end of every Uniplex print
• How to write web pages that bring in business
• PaintShop Pro Quick Tip
• Instant Thesaurus in Word
• Subject: Re: What Makes a Good Space Opera?

11th November 2000

• Network Security Testing
• Web Page Wallpaper
• Configuring Exchange Directory Replication
• Double-Click to Create a New Message in Outlook
• Getting rid of that darn Letter Assistant
• Winzip solutions for SCO Unix
• Run a keytape when Uniplex starts
• Creating cartoons and line drawings from photo's
• Understanding Microsoft's October 26th Incident
• Use that Windows key
• Warning: politically incorrect joke coming

10th October 2000

• Intruder Detection
• ICANN announces new top level domains
• TweakUI for Windows 2000
• Making the most of function keys in Word
• Random text in Word
• Measuring changes in Word
• Custom Autoexec Batch Files in NT
• NT powerdown on shutdown
• Clearing Archive space in Exchange
• Conditional formatting tricks in Access
• Running database forms directly from menus
• Email a map to your offices.
• The 10 worst mistakes IT staff make
• You Paid More Income Tax Than Microsoft Last Year
• MS Office: Quick Finds
• From: "Mr The Brain"

29th September 2000

• Introduction to Two-Factor Authentication
• Hiding recipients mail addresses
• Disable InfoTIps in MyComputer
• Printing fractions in Uniplex
• Just how good is your web site really?
• The 7 worst security mistakes management makes
• Missing My Sleep()
• Excel: Finding cells quickly.
• Subject: Wrong Words To Songs

15th September 2000

• Introduction to Security
• Firewalls: Your Internet Protection
• Windows Server: Finding open files on your windows server
• Access: DATE(), TIME() and NOW()
• Windows: Creating Unix-like links on Microsoft NTFS
• Recovering file space from Exchange
• Office: Assigning your own keyboard shortcuts.
• Uniplex: When the screen locks
• NameBoy - domain name tester
• The Best Libraries on the Web
• Key "e-government" policy documents published
• The Five Worst Security Mistakes End Users Make
• Programming: Useful ASCII/ANSI codes in constants
• Shortcuts: Word spell checking
• Shortcuts: Windows File Open and Save dialogs
• In honour of the opening of the 2000 Olympics

9th September 2000

• FAXmaker for Windows 2000 released
• Mail Essentials 3.5 Beta Launched
• Disabling mail scripting
• Format Painter revisited
• Saving your bacon when you lose that password
• Making Tcap changes take effect
• Embedding fonts in Explorer web pages gets easier
• New portal for local government
• New Stateman award winners for Local Govt
• EXCEL: Quick format check
• Subject: Eclipse

25th August 2000

In this issue:
• Zetafax Exchange Gateway
• Linux takes over Netware as Number 2 Server
• Create Photo Albums with PowerPoint 2000
• Win2000: Disabling Personalised Menus
• Word: Quick selection of a page in Word
• How big is an Outlook mailbox?
• MS-Access: Changing field colours
• Uniplex Database Form Limits
• Finding Fonts Used in a Word Document
• Quickly Save all Your Word Files
• Computer poetry

8th August 2000

• MAIL ESSENTIALS PROTECTS EXCHANGE EMAIL
• NEW DOWNLOAD ON SITE - URLEGAL LINKS CHECKER
• WINDOWS 2000: COMPARING FOLDERS
• WINDOWS NT: CREATING SHUTDOWN SCRIPTS
• MS-EXCHANGE: SAVING FULL COPIES OF ALL MAIL
• MS-OFFICE: QUICK ADJUST WORD COLUMNS
• MS-ACCESS: FIELD ENTRY INSERT or OVERTYPE MODE
• UNIPLEX MAIL: MISSING ENTRIES IN LIST USERS
• WEB TIPS: 10 PROFITABLE REASONS TO ADD A DISCUSSION BOARD
• GRAPHICS TIPS: REMOVE FILM GRAIN - FINER CONTROL TIPS
• LOCAL GOVT: LOVELOCK SLAUGHTERS SACRED COWS OF ONLINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Don't touch that mouse - keyboard shortcuts
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

14th July 2000

• CHICAGO: WEB TOOLS ADD EXCITING FEATURES TO YOUR WEB SITE (Part 2)
• NEW DOWNLOAD ON SITE - SCHIZO SIGS!
• WINDOWS NT: AUTOMATICALLY LOG-OFF
• MS-ACCESS: BLANK PAGES IN REPORTS
• MS-OUTLOOK: QUICK FIND FOR CONTACTS
• UNIPLEX: REDUCING MODEM TRAFFIC FOR UNIPLEX
• MACROMEDIA FLASH: PRECISION OBJECT PLACEMENT
• HTML ADVICE: ON THE MARGINS
• GRAPHICS TIPS: CLONE ACROSS IMAGES
• FONTS TIP: QUICK VIEW FONTS
• Don't touch that mouse - keyboard shortcuts
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

30th June 2000

• CHICAGO: WEB TOOLS ADD EXCITING FEATURES TO YOUR WEB SITE (Part 1)
• PASSWORD BREAKER for MICROSOFT WORD
• WINDOWS 2000: STOPPING STARTUP
• MS-EXCHANGE: WHEN SOMEBODY LEAVES
• MICROSOFT ACCESS: FLIPPING #NAME# and #ERROR# PROBLEMS
• MS-WORD: USE THE FORMAT PAINTER TO COPY AND PASTE FORMATS MORE THAN ONCE
• MS-OUTLOOK: CHANGING CALENDAR COLOURS
• UNIPLEX: JOINING TWO CARD INDEX FILES
• SCO UNIX: CLEARING THE "WHO" LIST
• MACROMEDIA FLASH: SETTING MOVIE SIZE
• GRAPHICS TIP: USING MAGIC WAND TO SELECT AREAS
• FREE FONT URL'S
• PRESERVING GOVERNMENT EMAIL FOR POSTERITY
• Don't touch that mouse - keyboard shortcuts
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

6th June 2000

• PALLADIO protection for LoveBug and others
• F-Prot free personal anti-virus protection
• Win 2000: Changing company name
• Exchange: Stopping spam domains
• Access: Formatting yes/no fields
• Word: White text on black
• Outlook: Using folders for newsletters
• UNIPLEX: Missing holidays in Uniplex diaries
• UNIX: Is haltsys safe?
• FLASH: Using fonts in Flash for performance
• HTML: Breaking out of frames
• Don't touch that mouse - keyboard shortcuts
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.
• MICROSOFT COURT JUDGEMENT - We ignore it yet again....

26th May 2000

• Enabling "Shutdown" on a Windows 2000 Login
• How to avoid "arglist too long" in Unix
• Mexico automates Uniplex.alias conversion
• How to get smooth selections in your graphics package
• Don't touch that mouse - windows management keyboard tips
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

19th May 2000

• Newsletter services saves thousands
• Corel ships Free WordPerfect
• How to open files with the right program
• How to stop SCO printing banners
• Use Adboe Graphics Filters free over the web
• Don't touch that mouse: keyboard shortcut
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

6th May 2000 - Love Bug Special

• What is it?
• What does it do?
• What computers does it affect?
• How can I tell if I am infected?
• How can I get rid of it?
• How do I protect myself?

22nd April 2000

• Uniplex to Word converting documents AND fonts
• Gain performance on your PC by managing Outlook Journals
• Macromedia Flash - how to use Trace Bitmaps
• Free SCO Unix - Yes that is FREE SCO UNIX
• Don't touch that mouse - a return where a return don't want to go
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

15th April 2000

• Virus Alert - Don't lose your data through email attacks
• Centreline 2000 completely ignores the Microsoft trial
• New UK Phone numbers are in Egypt if you use Outlook
• Uniplex for Linux - very cost effective
• Shortcut tips for Paint Shop Pro
• Shortcut tips for all windows products
• Seen on the Internet - another slice of fun.

31st March 2000

• Spam and virus checking on Unix/Linux
• SCO to stop Unix development
• Adding Network Places in Windows 2000
• Started recently getting system hang-ups in SCO?
• Resizing and rotating objects in PaintShop Pro the easy way
• Keyboard shortcuts for font sizes in Word
• The world's first and third richest men in the world

24th March 2000

• Converting from Uniplex to Star Office (and others)
• Intellipoint Driver Upgrade for Win 2000
• Setting Unix dates over the Internet
• Installing Win 95/98/NT specific programs on Win 2000
• A useful "reverse erase" tool for Paint Shop Pro
• Don't touch that mouse - keyboard shortcuts for selections
• Seen on the Internet (weirder than usual...)

17th March 2000

• Microsoft Word: How to get more screen space
• Access Programming, avoiding null's
• NT Corner: automatic restarts
• Graphics Studio: Free Frame Masks
• Seen on the Internet:

28th February 2000

• Both Microsoft and Uniplex have some date surprises
• Uniplex Y2K issues with dates
• Access not fully compliant on international dates
• How to use font dingbats for web icons
• Just how popular is the Internet compared to TV?
• Bumper stickers from the Internet

15th February 2000

• Automatic dates in MS-Word
• Setting dates to 4 digits in Windows
• Don't touch that mouse, command prompt tips
• More fonts to download
• Airport security does damage film
• Seen on the Internet

26th January 2000

• Uniplex V9.10 Preview
• Zapping Find Fast and boosting performance
• Moving Blade Pro Cache Settings
• Seen on the Internet

12th March 1999

• How to make spreadsheets look exciting
• Outlook has it wrong for August Bank Holiday
• Uniplex address blocks for email
• Web statistics for web designers
• Disabling those irritating printer messages in NT

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