From the Editor
Our December issue contains information to help you manage
the demands of this hectic time. We warn you about an Amazon phishing scam
aimed at online shoppers. We teach you how to adjust the volume on your
computer and the font size on web pages, so you can better enjoy the sights
and sounds of the season. We also share Great Sites to enhance your holiday
celebrations with creative ideas for cooking, entertaining, gifts, and
crafts.
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Your Local Help Desk
Question: I enjoy going to holiday sites and listening to the music as I
browse. However, the volume is turned way down on my computer and I do not
know how to adjust it. How do I turn my computer's volume back up?
Answer: That's a good question. With the many changes in operating systems
going around these days, it's easy to lose track of where you make changes
to settings. With sound settings, however, it's relatively easy to turn your
computer's volume up or down. First, look for volume buttons on your
keyboard that look like speakers with sound waves coming out of them. Press
these buttons to adjust the sound.
On a PC that uses either the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system,
look for the sound icon in the system tray of the taskbar on the lower-right
side of the screen. Click your cursor arrow on the sound icon and adjust the
slider either up or down.
On a Macintosh that uses any version of OS X, look for the sound adjustment
icon on the menu bar towards the upper-right side of the screen near the
date/time. Click your cursor arrow on the sound icon and adjust the slider
either up or down.
If these adjustments don‚t do the trick, perhaps the program you are using
to listen to music has its own separate sound settings. For instance, this
is true of Apple's iTunes. To locate the volume control for a specific
program, go to the progam's Help menu.
Amazon Phishing Scam Targets Holiday Shoppers
'Tis the season for even more scammers to try and get sensitive financial information such as your bank PIN number or Social Security number. One such phishing scam that's currently making the rounds is disguised as an e-mail from the giant online retailer, Amazon.com. The message fraudulently claims that their Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account and that "account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved." Recipients are then instructed to click on a link to perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible.
If you receive an e-mail message like this, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. While the website looks like the real Amazon.com, it's actually a phony clone set up for phishing purposes. The scammers are hoping you'll be so busy with holiday shopping that you'll fall for this scheme. But thanks to this warning, you'll know better.
As always, be on guard while shopping online and practice these strategies:
- Purchase items through well-known retailers you can contact via phone if
necessary.
- Check for a little yellow lock at the bottom right corner of your browser
window when making a purchase. This indicates a secure transaction.
- Check bank and credit card statements frequently for suspicious transactions.
Tech Tips and Tricks: Increasing the font size on web pages
Sometimes the font size is too small to easily read on web pages. Thankfully, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Macintosh's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox browsers each provide an easy solution for increasing the size of text on web pages. However, remember to resize with caution, as resizing the default font size of some pages may distort the layout causing it to be even more difficult to read.
Changing The Font Size On Your Browser When Using Internet Explorer 6.0 With Windows XP Home Edition SP2
1. Click your cursor arrow on "View" located on the menu bar found at the top of your computer screen.
2. Move your cursor arrow down to "Text Size." You can now choose "Largest," "Larger," "Medium," "Smaller," or "Smallest" from the resulting submenu.
Changing The Font Size On Your Browser When Using Internet Explorer 7.0 With Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Or Windows Vista Home Premium
1. Click your cursor arrow on the "Page" button located on the Command Bar found to the right of the tabs.
2. Move your cursor arrow down to "Text Size." You can now choose "Largest," "Larger," "Medium," "Smaller," or "Smallest" from the resulting submenu.
Changing The Font Size On Your Browser When Using Firefox 2.0 With Mac OS X 10.4, Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Or Windows Vista Home Premium
1. Click your cursor arrow on "View" located on the menu bar found at the top of your computer screen.
2. Move your cursor arrow down to "Text Size." You can now choose "Increase," "Decrease," or "Normal" from the resulting submenu.
Changing The Font Size On Your Browser When Using Safari 3.0 With Macintosh OS X 10.4, Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Or Windows Vista Home Premium
1. Click your cursor arrow on "View" located on the menu bar found at the top of your computer screen.
2. Move your cursor arrow down to "Make Text Bigger," "Make Text Smaller," or "Make Text Normal."
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