· Removing those annoying ‘>’ symbols · Word wrapping fragmented sentences · Removing HTML code · Removing headers Go to google and type in ecleaner and download.

Shields-Up (http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2). This is a link ONLY - no download!  Both before and after you use ZoneAlarm, you can use this utility to check and see how well your firewall protects your computer.

AnswersThatWork.com - their renowned Task List is a wonderful resource.

Start --> Run --> type in msconfig --> OK --> Startup
The hardest part of running MSConfig is knowing what processes are safe to run as opposed to which ones are malware.  Here's some resources that you may want to use to help you sort out the good guys from the bad guys:

Startup - helps you determine whether a program needs to be run or not at startup.

http://www.filehippo.com/       Good download site. Some free stuff

 

Carrots, Karats, Carets!
(Outlook Express All Versions)
If you want to get rid of the carets, you know those irritating >>> that are inserted by email programs in replies and forwards, you can do it easily by following these simple steps:

1. Click the Tools menu, Options
2. Click the Send tab
3. You'll see an area called "Mail sending format". Under that category,
click the Plain Text Settings and then the HTML setting and deselect the checkbox for indenting messages on reply.

Pass this tip along to your friends who use Outlook Express and soon we'll rid the world of carets :)

To remove the ones you've already got use ecleaner.

 

1.               Ctrl+Z is the magic undo combo. It simply undoes your last action, say, the paragraph you accidentally erased (it works in other applications, too--try it on the Photoshop filter you really wish you hadn't applied, or after renaming a document or a folder in a Windows directory). Programs vary in the number of times you can undo something, but some will let you Ctrl+Z all the way back to the beginning. (And, yes, there is a redo command, just hit Ctrl+Y.)

2.               Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, or Ctrl+U apply bold, italics, or underline to highlighted text, respectively.

3.               Ctrl+P prints whatever is in an active window.

4.                Ctrl+Backspace erases an entire word at a time, instead of a letter. Ctrl+up or down arrows let you scroll an entire paragraph at a time, instead of one line, and Ctrl+Shift+up or down arrow will select an entire paragraph.

Ctrl+Enter inserts a page break in Word.

5.               Alt+Ctrl+C inserts the copyright symbol (Alt+Ctrl+R inserts the registered trademark symbol, and Alt+Ctrl+T makes the trademark symbol).

6.               In Outlook, you can jump to the section you want: Ctrl+1 switches to the Mail window, Ctrl+2 switches to the Calender, Ctrl+3 to Contacts, Ctrl+4 to Tasks, and Ctrl+5 to Notes.

7.               Ctrl+Shift+M starts a new message in Outlook. (Use Ctrl+Shift+C for a new contact.)

8.               In Outlook e-mail, hit Ctrl+N to compose a new message, Ctrl+R to reply to a message.