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> October, 2006

Hello PressEnter Subscribers!

Autumn is a great time for exploration. In this spirit, we've filled October's eNewsletter with new ideas. Find out the latest on cashier's check scams. Double your efficiency by learning to open two browser windows at once. And get help personalizing the frequency of your incoming e-mail pickups. For even more exploration, check out the Great Sites featured. You can update your view of Pluto, take a stab at pumpkin carving, prepare to fly through airport security, or even join the global treasure hunt of geocaching. We also bring you news of an exciting PressEnter expansion.

We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, please Reply to this message and put "REMOVE" in the subject line. Please e-mail any questions or comments to newsletter@pressenter.com. If you have any technical questions, please e-mail helpdesk@pressenter.com.

Here's what's inside our October 2006 Newsletter:

A. Warning! - Stay Alert For Cashier's Check Scams On Web Purchases
B. PressEnter News - Announcing PressEnter!(R) Nationwide Dial-up
C. Ask The Help Desk - Can You View More Than One Browser Window At A Time?
D. Great Sites To Check Out In October
E. Short Tutorial - Adjust Frequency Of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups

The PressEnter Newsletter Team

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A. Warning! - Stay Alert For Cashier's Check Scams On Web Purchases

Fake cashier's checks have been used for years by crooks posing as Internet buyers, and new variations of this scam are also stealing money from unsuspecting victims. If you sell items online or receive any online requests involving cashier's checks, pay close attention to this warning.

Here's how a typical cashier's check scam works: You are selling a valuable item over the Internet such as a car or computer. You receive an e-mail offer through a relay service with the buyer promising to pay by cashier's check. An authentic-looking check arrives, but it is made out for several thousand dollars more than the agreed upon price and the buyer asks you to wire the difference back. Your bank accepts the check and credits your account for the money so you wire the extra money back to the seller. But later, the cashier's check turns out to be counterfeit so you're out both the sold item and the extra money you sent to the buyer.

Another variation of this scam involves people who become friends through online chat rooms and e-mail. For example, a man may chat with a woman for a couple of months (to gain her trust) and then tell her he'd like to move to the country where she resides. He asks her to get him an apartment, sends a cashier's check for thousands of dollars, and tells her to wire him back the overpayment. The check, of course, is counterfeit and any money she wires to him is lost. People have also been scammed by fake cashier's checks sent to pay for work done at home, or as an "advance" on a sweepstakes they've supposedly won.

We remind you to be extremely skeptical of a cashier's check from an unfamiliar source. It may look so authentic that your bank cannot determine if it's fake until several days or even weeks later. Under federal law, banks have to make the funds you deposit available quickly ˜ usually within one to five days, depending on the type of check. But just because you can withdraw the money doesn't mean the check is good ˜ even if it's a cashier's check. It can take weeks for the forgery to be discovered and the check to bounce.

B. PressEnter News - Announcing PressEnter! Nationwide Dial-up

Seasonal residents, travelers and other dial-up customers can now take the reliable services of PressEnter along with them when they move, travel or visit their vacation homes.

Our nationwide expansion extends PressEnter! Internet Service to nearly 8,400 cities and their local calling areas in the United States, including an additional 113 cities in Minnesota and 142 in Wisconsin.

"Our aim is to expand the area where we offer services, as well as provide continuity of service for existing customers who move or travel for business or vacation," says Steve Reisman, managing partner of PressEnter. "Our customers can retain their PressEnter! e-mail address and enjoy reliable Internet service and technical support across the United States."

You can take advantage of our expanded service immediately at no extra cost by making simple changes to your dial-up configuration. Our technicians can easily guide you through the changes over the phone. Online instructions are also available:

http://www.pressenter.com/help/national/

In addition, a printable list of the new cities and regions served is on our website:

http://www.pressenter.com/national

Double Rewards!

Get double the rewards by referring your friends in our expanded area. To celebrate our expanded coverage we will reward you with two FREE months of service (up to $33.90) for every new subscriber you refer to us from our expanded area. When your friend mentions your name at signup, you'll receive two FREE months on his or her six-month anniversary. Hurry, this offer expires December 31, 2006.

Call our office for more information about PressEnter! Nationwide Dial-up and Double Rewards!

C. Ask The Help Desk - Can You View More Than One Browser Window At A Time?

Question: Is it possible to view more than one window from my browser at the same time? If so, how do you do it?

Answer: Yes. Two or more browser windows open on your desk top at the same time can be helpful when you want to view a new web page without leaving behind the current one you are viewing. It can be especially beneficial when comparing information on two or more web pages, such as when you want to do comparison shopping on multiple e-commerce websites during this holiday season.

To open an additional browser window in Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the File menu, select "New," and then click "Window." As a shortcut, you can press the Control (ctrl) key on your keyboard as well as the letter "N" (ctrl+N).

With Mozilla's Firefox Web browser, you can choose to either open a new browser window or a new tab -- the latter provides a convenient way to access multiple web pages within a single browser window.

To open a new window in Firefox, go to the File menu and select "New Window." As in Internet Explorer, the shortcut is CTRL+N. To open a new tab, select "New Tab" from the File menu or use the CTRL+T shortcut.

To open an additional browser window when using Macintosh's Safari, select "New Window" from the File menu. The shortcut is to press the "Command"
key (the key with the apple symbol on it) along with the letter "N"
(command+N).

D. Great Sites To Check Out This Month

Essential Reading Before Flying
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http://www.tsa.gov/index.shtm

To check or not to check? We suggest you check out the site of the
Transportation Security Administration before you pack for your next
plane trip. Posted here is the most current and detailed information on
airport screening procedures and baggage contents restrictions. Take
a few minutes to review the rules and you can spare yourself some
annoying surprises at the terminal.

Carve Out Time For Pumpkins
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http://pumpkincarving101.com

After you go to the pumpkin patch, make this "cutting edge" site
your next stop. It explains absolutely everything you need to know
about pumpkin carving to get ready for Halloween night. Learn how
to select the right pumpkin, which tools to use, and how to create
masterpiece Jack O' Lanterns with the help of stencils. You'll even
get tips on extending the lifespan of your creations and photographing
them successfully.

Discover Geocaching
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http://geocaching.com

Searching for a new hobby? Explore Geocaching ˜ the adventure game
for GPS users which began in 2000. Participants hunt for caches
(boxes with a logbook and little treasures) that have been placed
all over the world in both remote locations and cities. Location
coordinates are posted online but the challenge is actually getting
there and finding the cache. When you do, you take an item from the
box and leave one of your own. This official site provides all the
directions you'll need to get started.

Poor Pluto Gets Demoted
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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto

On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally
downgraded Pluto from an official planet to a dwarf planet. Feeling
a little sorry for little Pluto? Find out more at this NASA site,
including details on the New Horizons mission that will reach Pluto
in July 2015 - the first visit of its kind. Scientists hope the long
journey will finally answer questions about the mysterious dwarf
planet's surface properties, geology, and atmosphere.

For Fans of College Football
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http://fanblogs.com

Forbes.com calls this "...the best blog dedicated to a single
sport." If you're crazy about college football, you'll want to read the
comments posted by other fans (and maybe add a few of your own). Join
the heated discussions, participate in polls, and sign up for RSS
feeds about your favorite college team. It's a site sure to score
big with football fans this fall.

E. Short Tutorial - Adjust Frequency Of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups

Most e-mail software programs are set as a default to check for incoming e-mail messages every ten minutes. If a message has been received, an e-mail sound alert notifies the computer user that a message is available for him/her to read. If these alert notices are too frequent for your liking, the settings can easily be adjusted. Follow the steps below to change the frequency that your e-mail software checks for and advises you of new e-mail messages.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Outlook Express When Using Windows XP:

1. With Outlook Express open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools"
located on the menu bar and select "Options" from the drop-down menu.
2. When the "Options" window appears, click on the "General" tab.
3. Under "Send/Receive Messages," look for the check boxes next to "Play
sound when new messages arrive" and "Check for new messages every
(# of minutes) minute(s)." If you want to turn off the alert sound,
uncheck its check box. If you want to change the frequency of mail
pick-ups, either uncheck its check box or change the number of minutes
between pick-ups to a more suitable number.
4. Click on the "Apply" button and click "OK" to close the window.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Outlook When Using Windows XP:

1. With Outlook open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located on
the menu bar. Drop down to "Send/Receive" from the drop-down menu and then "Send/Receive Settings" from the resulting submenu. Then choose "Define Send/Receive Groups" from the next submenu. Or, if that sounds too complicated, press on the "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "S" keys.
2. When the "Send/Receive Groups" window appears, select the groups
you want to modify in the "Group Name" field or just select "All Accounts" to make your changes global.
3. Look for settings for the group "All Accounts" or the name of the
group you selected and then look for the check box next to "Schedule
an automatic send/receive every (# of minutes) minutes." Change the
time in the field to whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
4. Click on the "Close" button to close the "Send/Receive Groups" window.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP and Thunderbird 1.5 on Mac OS X:

1. With Thunderbird open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located
on the menu bar and drop down to "Account Settings" from the resulting
drop-down menu.
2. When the "Account Settings" window opens, click on your account name in the pane on the left side and, if it has a small "+" (plus sign)
next to it, expand it by clicking on it.
3. Click on "Server Settings."
4. Under "Server Settings," look for "Check for new messages every
(# of minutes) minutes." Adjust the number of minutes in the field
to whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
5. Click "OK."

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP and Mac OS X:

1. With Netscape Mail open, click your cursor arrow on "Edit" located
on the menu bar and drop down to "Mail Newsgroups Account Settings"
from the resulting drop-down menu.
2. When the "Account Settings" window opens, click on your account name in the pane on the left side. If the arrow next to the account name is
pointing to the right, click on it so that it points down and expands
to show the server settings.
3. Click on "Server Settings."
4. Under "Server Settings," look for "Check for new messages every (# of
minutes) minutes." Adjust the number of minutes in the field to
whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
5. Click "OK."

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Mail.app open, click your cursor arrow on "Mail" located on
the menu bar and select "Preferences" from the drop-down menu.
2. Click on the "General" button on the button bar at the top of the window.
3. Find the item labeled "Check for new mail:" and set the interval by
clicking on the menu to the right.
4. Click the red dot in the upper left hand corner of the window to
close it.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Entourage 2004 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Entourage open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located on the
menu bar and select "Schedules" from the drop-down menu.
2. Find the schedule named "Send and Receive all" and double click on it.
3. When the "Edit Schedule" window opens, click on the button under the
heading "When" and select the time interval that seems best to you.
4. Click "OK" to close the window.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Outlook Express When Using Windows XP:

1. With Outlook Express open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located
on the menu bar and select "Options" from the drop-down menu.
2. When the "Options" window appears, click on the "General" tab.
3. Under "Send/Receive Messages," look for the check boxes next to "Play
sound when new messages arrive" and "Check for new messages every
(# of minutes) minute(s)." If you want to turn off the alert sound,
uncheck its check box. If you want to change the frequency of mail
pick-ups, either uncheck its check box or change the number of minutes
between pick-ups to a more suitable number.
4. Click on the "Apply" button and click "OK" to close the window.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Outlook When Using Windows XP:

1. With Outlook open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located on
the menu bar. Drop down to "Send/Receive" from the drop-down menu and then "Send/Receive Settings" from the resulting submenu. Then choose "Define Send/Receive Groups" from the next submenu. Or, if that sounds too complicated, press on the "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "S" keys.
2. When the "Send/Receive Groups" window appears, select the groups you want to modify in the "Group Name" field or just select "All Accounts"
to make your changes global.
3. Look for settings for the group "All Accounts" or the name of the
group you selected and then look for the check box next to "Schedule
an automatic send/receive every (# of minutes) minutes." Change the
time in the field to whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
4. Click on the "Close" button to close the "Send/Receive Groups" window.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP and Thunderbird 1.5 on Mac OS X:

1. With Thunderbird open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located
on the menu bar and drop down to "Account Settings" from the resulting
drop-down menu.
2. When the "Account Settings" window opens, click on your account name
in the pane on the left side and, if it has a small "+" (plus sign)
next to it, expand it by clicking on it.
3. Click on "Server Settings."
4. Under "Server Settings," look for "Check for new messages every
(# of minutes) minutes." Adjust the number of minutes in the field
to whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
5. Click "OK."

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP and Mac OS X:

1. With Netscape Mail open, click your cursor arrow on "Edit" located
on the menu bar and drop down to "Mail Newsgroups Account Settings"
from the resulting drop-down menu.
2. When the "Account Settings" window opens, click on your account name
in the pane on the left side. If the arrow next to the account name
is pointing to the right, click on it so that it points down and
expands to show the server settings.
3. Click on "Server Settings."
4. Under "Server Settings," look for "Check for new messages every
(# of minutes) minutes." Adjust the number of minutes in the field
to whatever amount of time seems reasonable.
5. Click "OK."

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Mail.app open, click your cursor arrow on "Mail" located on the
menu bar and select "Preferences" from the drop-down menu.
2. Click on the "General" button on the button bar at the top of the window.
3. Find the item labeled "Check for new mail:" and set the interval by
clicking on the menu to the right.
4. Click the red dot in the upper left hand corner of the window to close it.

Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups in Entourage 2004 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Entourage open, click your cursor arrow on "Tools" located on
the menu bar and select "Schedules" from the drop-down menu.
2. Find the schedule named "Send and Receive all" and double click on it.
3. When the "Edit Schedule" window opens, click on the button under the
heading "When" and select the time interval that seems best to you.
4. Click "OK" to close the window.

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The PressEnter Newsletter Team
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