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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. [. . . ] Part I: Getting to Know Your Computer
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In this chapter, you will explore other features of your Satellite notebook computer.
Windows Millennium Edition special features
Windows Millennium Edition offers you the best in digital media, improved user experience, enhanced home networking and a richer, Internet experience. Best in digital media---For digital photos, it provides easier image acquisition and image management in the My Pictures folder. For digital games, it provides easier access to online games, and game partners, and it includes an assortment of bundled games. Improved user experience--New system file protection, a system restore function, allowing you to rollback the system to its previous state; an improved help center, and support automation, helping to eliminate time wasted on collecting data. It also provides automatic Windows update.
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Enhanced home networking--Wizards simplify setting up your home network; you can easily share one Internet connection among multiple PC's; and an automatic discovery feature allows your computer to detect new and intelligent devices. Richest Internet experience--Provides you with Internet Explorer 5. 5, NetMeeting® 3. 1, MSN® Messenger, and Outlook® Express.
Personalizing your desktop
Your desktop is your virtual workspace. This section explains how to customize its features for the way you like to work. You can customize the following aspects of the desktop: Taskbar -- which resources to display for quick access Active DesktopTM -- what information from the Internet to always display Desktop style -- how windows are displayed and how to browse folders and files Toolbars -- what information appears at the top of each window
Customizing the Taskbar
As you work, the Taskbar changes to reflect what you are doing. Its icons provide shortcuts to programs, documents, files, folders, system features, and components. Open applications also have Forward and Backward buttons to allow navigation through folders, documents, and Web sites.
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For example, you can personalize the Taskbar to include not only Quick Launch icons, but also your favorite URL addresses or local folders and programs. DEFINITION: URL stands for Universal Resource Locator, which is the address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility. Generically, it is known as the World Wide Web site address.
Having a list of favorite URLs handy saves time because using it bypasses the need for you to launch your browser first. To access all Taskbar options: 1 2 Point to an empty space in the taskbar and click the secondary button. Point to Active Desktop and customize your setting.
Bringing the world to your desktop
With Windows Millennium Edition you can set up your desktop with complete World Wide Web integration at a single click. As Microsoft Help says, "The Active Desktop interface lets you put `active content' from Web pages or a channel on your desktop. You can make your desktop truly your own space by adding the active items you refer to on a regular basis: news, weather, sports, stock prices or whatever you want to have at hand. "
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Turning on the Active Desktop
The first step to bring active content to your desktop is to turn on the Active Desktop: 1 2 Place the cursor on an empty space on the desktop and click the secondary button. Your desktop is ready to set up.
Adding components to the Active Desktop
1 2 Point to an empty space on the desktop, click the secondary button, and click Properties. Windows Millennium Edition displays a list of items to add to the desktop. 4 To browse the Active Desktop Gallery for more components to add, click Visit Gallery. In order to browse, an active Internet connection must be established. 5 To select some other Web site, type the address of the Web site you want or click Browse to locate it.
You can configure the Active Desktop in several other ways. For further information, see your Windows Millennium Edition documentation or access Windows Help by clicking Start, and then Help.
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Changing desktop and browsing style
Windows Millennium Edition provides several ways to view your desktop and browse the files and folders on your local computer or network file server. [. . . ] For example, the properties of a file include the file's type, size, and creation date.
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RAM (random access memory)--Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. A diskette is one example of a removable disk.
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resolution--A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. [. . . ]