Well, this newsletter is mostly geared to fun and people hibernating for the Winter. Have a wonderful Holiday Season and an even better New Year!! Clyde ************************ Crossword Mania For those of you who love crosswords, here's a bunch o' places you can plan on-line or print out and "play" later. Here's a plug-in program that many of these programs use: Across Lite download http://www.litsoft.com/across/alite/download.htm Crossword Puzzle Maker Software for Windows http://www.crossword-puzzle-maker.com/ Crossword Puzzles - from around the world http://www.crossword-puzzles.co.uk/ Crossword Puzzles for ESL Students http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/cw/ Freeform Crosswords http://puzzles.about.com/cs/freeformcrossword/ Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles--1 November 2001 http://www.kidcrosswords.com/ On-line Crosswords http://www.clearlight.com/~vivi/xw/ GREAT LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEA!! We've said it before and we'll say it again...the gift of computer consulting time is a priceless gift which is easy to pick out (one size and one color fits all) and extremely versatile (phone, e-mail and in-home/in-business tech support). To those of you who have ordered certificates, we thank you! You can order as late as you want and you'll get a faxed or e-mailed certificate up until December 25th and beyond. Remember - We're still offering 30% off our normal rates for all gift certificates purchased!! Contact us today at 408.732.8500 or Clyde@ITMComputing.com ********************** Updates - Get your Updates Just a little serious stuff here... Microsoft and Apple are continuously making their products better (or fixing them, depending on your POV). People are continuously probing and poking and their products, trying to find holes in them.  Here are a few examples: The new ipod MP3 player, reported on Nov 6th and since fixed, erased ones hard disk data when installing iTunes2: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7797780.html On Thursday, the 20th, MS released a patch to a bug in most of it's operating systems: Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows XP, which allows hackers to burrow into your computer hard drive from the Internet. The moral of the story . . . make sure you update your Apple and Windows products often, especially when the infamous messages comes up "View critical updates." With Windows ME, Windows XP and Apple OS 8..x (I think), automatic updates are enabled. To manually update your Windows, go to the "Start" button, go to the top where it says "Windows Updates." When the page comes up, click on "Product Updates" and at minimum choose "Critical updates." I usually take all updates, including IE 6.0. It's great! If you have Windows XP - it's especially important to run your Windows Updates, especially critical updates, NOW> Apple Updates http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html Windows Updates http://windowsupdate.com Office Updates http://www.microsoft.com/office/downloads/default.htm Photo Sharing These links provide different ways to share photos. Ceiva allows you to send photos into a digital frame, Club Photo, Fotoki, Ofoto, and Shutter allow you to order photos over the web and share photos. Yahoo lets you post photos for free. I want to see those Holiday photos!! Ceiva http://www.ceiva.com/ Club Photo http://www.clubphoto.com Fotki http://www.fotki.com/ Ofoto http://www.ofoto.com/ Shutterfly http://www.shutterfly.com/index.jsp Yahoo http://photos.yahoo.com Games/Fun Typing Tests To those of you old enough to remember the manual typewrites and typing tests...this is for you...and for everyone else who's has to type, which is about all of us! I started typing in Junior High school and typed 54 wpm on a manual typewriter. I miss those old days. I now type on a miniature keyboard without a 10key.: http://www.keyalt.com/keyboards/minikeyboard.htm . It's compact and eases typing pain. Check out many models here: http://www.keyalt.com/kkeybrdp.htm TYPING TEST OF SPEED AND ACCURACY http://www.mrkent.com/kb/kbtest.htm Typing Test: Free On-line Typing Test http://www.typingtest.com/ TypingMaster's On.line Typing Test http://www.secretarialsite.com/ttapplet.htm Just for fun! Aquatica virtual aquarium and tropical fish screen saver http://www.clubaquatica.com/download.htm One of the most incredibly realistic screen savers I've ever experienced. It's free, but for US$20, you'll be able to add tons of fish and more sounds. Just lovely! Bob the Builder http://www.bobthebuilder.org/ Tons of free games on this site aimed at a younger set, courtesy of Bob, who else? Taco Bell Dog http://www.everwonder.com/david/tacobelldog.html All good things come to an end...except on the web. The Dog is back! Twinkle Bulbs http://www.twinklebulbs.com/ A great holiday screen saver which puts bulbs of many different varieties around your screen. It's a kick! And finally........ Those who lost their lives in the Worldwide Tragedy of Sept 11, 2001 - Never to be forgotten http://attacked911.tripod.com/ ************************ Hope you enjoyed the ride.... Clyde Lerner, In The Moment Computing Phone: 408.732.8500 E-mail comments/feedback to: http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php This newsletter is a service of In The Moment Computing and is Copyright 2005 Clyde Lerner. All worldwide rights reserved. If forwarding, please forward all of e-mail, not any portion therein. To see past issues of This and That Computer Tips newsletter, please visit the web at: http://www.itmcomputing.com/newsletter.php and click on "Archives." 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