From the Editor
September means fall is upon us, and this issue is right in step with the season. Since we don't want you to "fall" for an online scam, we've included a warning about fake pharmaceutical e-mails currently making the rounds. We've also provided lessons on how to save time while at your computer by skipping an unnecessary search engine step and by learning to efficiently copy and paste text. You can use the time you save on more enjoyable ventures, such as checking out the fun and games featured in this month's Great Sites list.
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Your Local Help Desk
Question: I've recently seen three friends type in the web address of a
website (for example, "www.microsoft.com") into the Google search field of
their Web browser, then scroll through the resulting list of sites, and
click on the link of the web address. The link takes them to the exact web
address they just typed into the search field. Am I missing something here?
Why don't these people save a step and simply type the web address into the
address field of their browser and hit the "enter" key? There's no need to
do a search for a site through a search engine like Google if you already
know the web address of the site you'd like to visit, right?
Answer: You are correct. Typing a web address into a search field is a
pretty common (but unnecessary) extra step made by even experienced Web
surfers. While it makes sense to use a search engine when you're looking for
a list of sites you'd like to visit, there's no need to start there when you
already know a specific web address. Simply go to the address bar found on
your browser, delete the current URL listed, type in the web address, and
press the "enter" key.
Email Scam: Fake Pharmaceutical Email is Prescription for Trouble
There's been a recent surge in fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the United States National Medical Association (US NMA). There is no such organization and these messages are not from any United States Government agency. (There is an association called the National Medical Association that promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent, and they have nothing to do with this spam.) The e-mails are part of a scheme to lure you to one of more than a dozen phishing sites, such as"MyCanadianPharmacy," under the false pretense of providing consumer information about buying pharmaceuticals online. If you click on the link contained in the e-mail, up comes a website offering name-brand prescription drugs such as Valium, Viagra, and Xanax at too-good-to-be-true prices.
According to reliable sources, including Forbes.com and the Better Business Bureau, this is one of the most notorious worldwide spam scams ever conducted. Crooks are blasting the e-mails around the globe by the billions, so if one hasn't hit your Inbox yet, it probably will soon. Go to this link to see what the e-mail looks like.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (www.us-cert.gov) was established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure against cyber attacks. Their site contains a warning about the bogus US NMA e-mails, and encourages you to take the following steps to protect yourself from phishing attacks:
1. Do not follow unsolicited web links received in e-mail messages.
2. Verify the legitimacy of the e-mail by contacting the company or agency directly through a trusted contact number.
Tech Tips and Tricks - Copy and Paste
The ability to copy and paste text saves a great deal of keyboarding time
while doing a variety of online activities. For example, you can copy and
paste text from one e-mail message to another. Or copy and paste URLs (web
addresses) from a document into the address bar of your browser. Here are
the steps to take:
Copying Text Using The Windows Operating System
Select the text you would like to copy by doing one of the following:
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of text, and while holding down the
mouse button, drag to the end of the text block and release the mouse
button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold down the "shift" key and
click at the end of the block. This will add what you missed to the
selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text block, and while holding down
the "shift" key, click at the end of the text block.
The selected text will appear surrounded by a different color.
Copy the selected text by doing either one of the following:
a) Click on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the "Control" key and the "C" key simultaneously.
This copies the selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in
memory (called Random Access Memory or RAM).
Click your cursor arrow in the place you would like to have your copied
text appear.
Paste the copied text into your document by doing either one of the
following:
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Paste."
b) Press the "Control" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why the "V" key?
It's close to the "C" key.)
Copying Text Using The Macintosh Operating System
Select the text you would like to copy by doing one of the following:
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of text, and while holding down the
mouse button, drag to the end of the text block and release the mouse
button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold down the "shift" key and
click at the end of the block. This will add what you missed to the
selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text block, and while holding down
the "shift" key, click at the end of the text block.
The selected text will appear surrounded by a different color.
Copy the selected text by doing either one of the following:
a) Click on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the "Command" key and the "C" key simultaneously
This copies the selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in
memory (called Random Access Memory or RAM).
Click your cursor arrow in the place you would like to paste your text.
Paste the copied text into your document by doing either one of the
following:
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Paste."
b) Press the "Command" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why the "V" key?
It's close to the "C" key.
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