Power Tips Checking Them Out the Font Way   (Windows 95/98/NT)    Do you want to see what that Gothic Type font looks like? Or how about any font for that matter? With Windows Explorer go to Windows\Fonts and double click any of the listed fonts to see an example what they look like. You can even print the font examples for future reference. Don't Twiddle Your Thumbs   (All OS's)    Get busy! While downloading a file from the Internet, you don't have to sit around and wait. Keep surfing by clicking a link in your favorite or bookmark folders. If you prefer, you can read your unread mail. You can do just about anything else you want. Things might slow down a little, but it's better that twiddling your thumbs! Download Dropouts   (IE 4.X)    There's only one minute left on that 2 hour download and suddenly it's interrupted. Yikes!!! No need to pull out your hair. If you're using Internet Explorer 4.x you can resume the download from where it got stopped. Simply keep the download site in your browser and reconnect to the Net. Your download will automatically resume and be completed in a few short minutes. Relief! Try Your Hand at HTML   (Netscape 4.X)    Page Composer is an application offered in Netscape 4.x, which allows you to write your own HTML when creating websites. Page Composer will help you with inserting graphics, images and much more. Access Page Composer by simply pressing CTRL + 4 . A blank page will open and you can immediately begin learning and writing HTML to create your pages. Don't forget about the Help menu if you need more guidance. Windows 98 Easter Egg   (Windows98)    Lights. Camera. Action! Want to see a musical slide show of the Windows 98 development team? Be patient with the instructions that follow and you'll be pleasantly surprised. Double-click the clock in the system tray. Select the Time Zone tab. Press the CTRL key and click your left mouse button on the approximate location of Memphis, Egypt. Still holding the CTRL key, drag an imaginary object across the ocean and drop it in the area of Memphis, Tennessee. Still holding the CTRL key, click on the same imaginary object and drag it across the United States and drop in on Redmond, Washington. Release the CTRL key. Now sit back, watch and listen. If you don't get it the first time a pocket atlas might come in handy. I Said, Save That Password!   (Windows 95/98/NT)    Tired of typing in the same password EVERY TIME you connect to the Internet? Next time the Dial-Up Networking connection screen is up, click the Save Password box. If it's grayed out, go to the Passwords in Control Panel. Click the User Profiles tab and select 'Users can specify.. .. When ever they login.' Restart your computer and then check the Save Password box next time you connect. Buffed Up FIFOs   (Windows 95/98/NT)    So you got that new modem and it has one of the 16550 UART chips! Check the use of the FIFO buffers for maximum speed connections. Goto Start/Settings: Control Panel, and double-click the Modems icon. Click the Properties button, and select the Connection tab. Hit Port Settings and move the FIFO buffers as far right as possible. This will increase the amount of data your computer receives before processing it. Doing this should give you a slight increase in speed. Every little bit will help.