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Welcome to this month's edition of our eNewsletter. Included is some
valuable information pertaining to helping tsunami victims and recognizing
tsunami e-mail hoaxes. You'll also learn how to back up your address book
and decipher chat room code. BTW ... HAND. (See the "Ask The Help Desk"
section below for an interpretation.)

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Here's what's inside our February 2005 Newsletter:

A. E-Mail Hoax - Tsunami Seafood Virus Is A Hoax
B. PressEnter News
C. Ask The Help Desk - Help With E-mail/Chat Room Acronyms
D. Great Sites To Check Out In February
E. Short Tutorial - Back Up (Export) Your Address Book

The PressEnter Newsletter Team

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A. E-Mail Hoax - Tsunami Seafood Virus Is A Hoax

E-mail can be a great tool for relaying information to friends,
relatives, and business associates. However, the Internet can also be
the source for the proliferation of misinformation. One recent example
is a tsunami-related hoax that has been rapidly spreading across the
globe. It's been referred to as the Zulican Virus E-mail Hoax.

The message of the Zulican Virus E-mail Hoax warns consumers not to eat
fish or seafood products. The reason ˜ the December 26, 2004 tsunami,
which laid waste to a number of coastal areas in the Indian Ocean region,
resulted in dead and diseased fish. The diseased fish, so the e-mail
claims, contain a virus call Zulican. If consumers eat the fish, they
will be exposed to the Zulican Virus.

The Zulican Virus e-mail message is a hoax. There is no known seafood
virus called Zulican. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
located in Atlanta, Georgia, don't give any credence to this bogus virus.

The next time you receive an e-mail message that you think may be a
hoax, do some quick research before forwarding the message on to family
and friends. There are sites on the Web dedicated to alerting Internet
users of Internet hoaxes. A few hoax information sites to bookmark in
the Favorites list of your browser include:

http://truthorfiction.com/
http://vmyths.com/
http://urbanlegends.about.com/

Each of the above sites includes search tools to research archived hoaxes by
name or subject.

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Please call our office or e-mail helpdesk@pressenter.com for assistance
with any of these resources.

C. Ask The Help Desk - Help With E-mail/Chat Room Acronyms

Question: I receive e-mail messages from friends that contain acronyms
that I sometimes can't interpret. For instance, what are the meanings of
"IAE," "GMTA," "URW," and, "FBOW?"

Answer: Those are acronyms used mainly in chat rooms. Here's a list
of some commonly used e-mail/chat room acronyms and their accompanying
meanings:

AAMOF - as a matter of fact
AFAIK - as far as I know
BTW - by the way
DWL - dying with laughter
FBOW - for better or worse
FOAF - friend of a friend
GFETE - grinning from ear to ear
GMTA - great minds think alike
HAND - have a nice day
HTH - hope this helps
IAE - in any event
IMO - in my opinion
IOW - in other words
JIC - just in case
LMK - let me know
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNT - long time no talk
MTCW - my two cents worth
NAP - not a problem
NRN - no reply necessary
SLFN - so long for now
TAFN - that's all for now
THX - thanks
TTFN - ta-ta for now
TTYL8R - talk to you later
URW - you are welcome
YW - you're welcome

This list is by no means exhaustive and other variations are possible.

D. Great Sites To Check Out This Month

Helping Tsunami Victims
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http://usafreedomcorp.gov/content/about_usafc/newsroom/announcements_tsunami
asp#DONATIONS

As the entire world knows, a 9.0 earthquake unleashed devastating
tsunamis on coastal areas throughout Asia on December 26, 2004,
killing well over 225,000 people and leaving a million people
homeless. If you'd like to provide financial assistance to victims,
this site provides links to reputable organizations involved in the
financial and humanitarian efforts in this region.

American Idol Returns More Popular Than Ever
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http://idolonfox.com/

The American Idol television program has returned for its fourth season
and the show is more popular than ever. Back are judges Randy Jackson,
Paula Abdul, and, of course, the irrepressible Simon Cowell. Recent
winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Reality Show, American
Idol will once again allow voters to choose this season's best young
musical talent. If you are looking for show bios, highlights, video
clips, photos, and more, head to this site.

Find Out What Happened In History On Your Birthday
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http://historychannel.com/today/

Are you curious to know what happened in history on your
birthday? Simply head to this site and select the month and day of
your birth. You'll then get a full listing of interesting things that
have occurred on your selected day throughout history. This would be
an interesting website to show your kids or e-mail to your folks.

It's More Than Just Fun With Crayons
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http://crayola.com/

Here's a fun site for the kids as well as for the young at heart. The
site includes over 1,000 fun arts and crafts ideas. It also has dozens
of fun, customizable e-cards that you can e-mail to your friends. For
parents and teachers, the site provides lots of helpful lesson plans
for a variety of curriculums, ages, and themes.

Racing On A Snow Shovel
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http://angelfireresort.com/

Does flying down a snowy mountain at high speeds while sitting
on a snow shovel sound exciting to you? If you answered "yes"
then New Mexico's Angel Fire Resort is the place for you this
month. Each February Angel Fire Resort hosts the World Shovel Race
Championships. Over 200 participants compete in various classifications
over a three-day period. If shovel racing isn't your thing, you'll
enjoy watching the races, viewing the snow shovel sculpture contests,
and listening to the live music each evening.

E. Short Tutorial - Back Up (Export) Your Address Book

Periodically backing up the contact information located in your e-mail
client software's address book can be a prudent move. You'll be glad you
did if you ever have a major problem with your computer. Also, if you
decide to switch to a different e-mail program that has better features,
you can easily import your contacts into the new program.

To back up your Outlook Express address book, follow these steps:

1) Start Outlook Express and open your address book by clicking on its
icon on the Outlook Express toolbar. Or, from the Outlook Express "Tools"
menu, drop down to "Address Book."

2) After your address book opens, go to its "File" menu, then to "Export"
from the resulting drop-down menu, and select "Other Address Book"
from the submenu. The "Address Book Export Tool" window will appear.

3) Select "Text File (Comma Separated Values)" as the format and click
your cursor arrow on "Export."

4) Give your exported address book a name.

5) Select the location where you want to export your address book using
the "Browse" button. When the "Save As" dialog box appears, choose a
location, and click "Save."

6) You will come back to the "Address Book Export Tool" window. Click the
"Next" button.

7) Select the fields you want to include in your copy. If in doubt,
select them all.

8) Click "Finish" and then "OK."

9) Click the "Close" button on the "Address Book Export Tool" window to
finish up.

Now you can burn this file onto a CD or copy it over to another computer.
Either way, it's great to have the peace of mind that a back up copy of
your address book can give you.

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PressEnter Newsletter Archives > February, 2005

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