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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 2 Issue 11 May 27, 2003
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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In this issue:
Vol 2 Issue 11 May 27, 2003
1. E-mail attachment limits
2. Shortcut Keys
3. Useful Resource - Cheap Tweaks
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1. E-mail attachment limits
In an effort to cut down on the huge volume of viruses and
spam, many Internet Service Providers are putting limits on
the attachments you can send or receive. Generally, the
restrictions relate to size of the attached file and the type
of the attached file. I am seeing many restrictions at the 4
to 5 MB file size limit and almost all executable files are
forbidden. This causes a problem when you want to send a
large presentation file or PDF document. The only way around
this is to cut the file into pieces and send multiple e-mails
with one piece of the file per e-mail. When the receiver of
the e-mails saves the file piece from each e-mail to the same
directory, they can then assemble the pieces. The best way
to do this is to use a program that is designed for this
purpose. One of my clients imposed these restrictions
recently and I looked long and hard for a good program and
finally found one. It is called Splitter and I like it
because it is very small, works very simply and best of all,
it is free. You will need to send the program to the
receiver of your e-mail so they can assemble the pieces, but
since it is small, that is usually no problem (send the
zipped file that you download, not the executable file or it
will be blocked). I wrote detailed instructions for the
client as to how to split the large file and what to send to
the person receiving the e-mail. You can download the
Splitter program from this link:
http://download.com.com/3000-2248-10132821.html?tag=lst-0-13
2. Shortcut Keys
Because I am always trying to leverage my technology more and
more, I am always looking for shortcut keys that will help me
keep my hands on the keyboard and not always jumping between
the mouse and keyboard. Some of my favorite shortcut keys
are: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to cut and paste in almost every
application, Ctrl+Y to repeat the previous formatting in
Word, Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I for bold and italics in Word and
Alt+[down arrow] to drop down a pick list of options in many
Windows applications. There is a good article on more
shortcut keys at:
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,109712,00.asp
3. Useful Resource - Cheap Tweaks
If you are as cheap as I am, you are often looking for
inexpensive ways to do things. We are often looking to
increase the performance of our computers and I cam across
this article from PC World magazine that offered some good
advice on free or cheap ways to increase the performance of
your PC. Worth a look at:
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,109696,pg,1,00.asp
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