MikesWhatsNews, 30, 10, 2002 in today's issue #584 THE PINK RIBBON How to burn an ISO image Windows Support Center The Origins of Halloween Desk Buddy Lite Trick or Treat for UNICEF Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream -- Halloween Page Space: How Out of It Are You? CCC The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks Selection Savvy ____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Any time you see the " ++ ", it means there is more of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike ____________________________________________________________ There is a complete archive of past MikesWhatsNews newsletters available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word or issue #. Here is the address direct to the messages; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MikesWhatsNews/messages and; //www.freelists.org/archives/mikeswhatsnews/ ____________________________________________________________ THE PINK RIBBON A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him, and it wasn't until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about. The man brushed off the reaction as ignorance, but the smirks began to get to him. He looked one of the rude men square in the eye, placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked, quizzically, "This?". With that the men all began to laugh out loud. The man he addressed said, as he fought back laughter, "Hey, sorry man, but we were commenting on how pretty your little ribbon looks against your blue jacket!" The middle aged man calmly motioned for the joker to come over to his table, and invited him to sit down. As uncomfortable as he was, the guy obliged, not really sure why. In a soft voice, the middle aged man said, "I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother's honor." "Oh, sorry dude. She died of breast cancer?" "No, she didn't. She's alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as an infant, and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy. I'm very grateful for my mother's breasts, and her health." "Umm", the stranger replied, "yeah". "And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife", the middle aged man went on. And she's okay, too?", the other guy asked. "Oh, yes. She's fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure...with them she nurtured and nourished our beautiful daughter 23 years ago. I am grateful for my wife's breasts, and for her health." "Uh huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, also?" "No. It's too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now. My daughter died of breast cancer one month ago. She thought she was too young to have breast cancer, so when she accidentally noticed a small lump, she ignored it. She thought that since it wasn't painful, it must not be anything to worry about." Shaken and ashamed, the now sober stranger said, "Oh, man, I'm so sorry, mister". "So, in my daughter's memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. Now, go home and talk to your wife and your daughters, your mother and your friends. And here . . ." The middle-aged man reached in his pocket and handed the other man a little pink ribbon. The guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, "Can ya help me put it on?" This is breast cancer awareness month. Do regular breast self-exams and, if you are a woman over the age of 40, have annual mammograms . And encourage those women you love to do the same. Please send this on to anyone you would like to remind of the importance of breast cancer awareness. A CANDLE LOSES NOTHING BY LIGHTING ANOTHER CANDLE. Shared by Joe Gatuslao Bacolod City, Philippines From: ChristianArticle If you want to subscribe to WORD MINISTRY and share or receive the daily reflection, you may send your e-mail address to jgat@xxxxxxxxxxx FREE SUBSCRIPTION. ____________________________________________________________ How to burn an ISO image by Ross Laver http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/e-smith/docs/howto/CD_burning_howto.php3 Table of Contents 1. What is an ISO image? 2. Important notes 3. Using md5sum to verify the integrity of your ISO image 3.1. Checking the md5sum under Linux 3.2. Checking the md5sum under Windows/DOS 4. How to burn your CD 4.1. Instructions using Easy CD Creator (Adaptec/Roxio) 4.2. Instructions using Nero (Ahead Software) 4.3. Instructions using WinOnCD (CeQuadrat GmbH, now part of Roxio, Inc.) 4.4. Instructions using CDRWin (Golden Hawk Technology) 5. Creating a boot floppy 5.1. Instructions under Windows (method 1) 5.2. Instructions under Windows (method 2) 5.3. Instructions using Linux 6. Links 1. What is an ISO image? An ISO is a file that contains the complete image of a disc, from sector 0 to the end. Such files are often used when transferring CDROM images over the Internet, and are commonly used as a way of offering Linux distributions for download. The latest version of the e-smith server and gateway, for example, is available from e-smith.org as a 335MB download. Once you have it on your hard drive, you can burn it onto CD using one of many CD-burning software packages. More precisely, an ISO image is an image of an ISO 9660 CD-ROM. ISO is short for the International Organization for Standardization. (ISO is not an acronym. Instead, the name derives from the Greek word iso, which means equal.) The ISO 9660 format defines the file system used by almost all CDROMs of Windows, Mac, Linux and so on. Some CD-burning applications create plain ISO 9660 images, while others interpret the ISO format as they like. Nero, from Ahead Software, uses the NRG suffix to name its ISO images. ISO images created by Easy CD Creator (from Roxio, Inc., which was spun off from Adaptec, Inc. in September, 2000) contain some lead-in and lead-out bytes around the core of the 2048-byte sector. This explains why ISO images created by Easy CD Creator cannot be burnt by all burning packages (for example, CDRWin complains about the file not beeing a multiple of the sector size). On the other hand, Easy CD Creator can burn plain ISO images written by other packages. ++ There is more on the web site. ___________________________________________________________ Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org/elist.htm If you are going to bookmark one site this is the one. It is one of the best Windows sites I have found. ____________________________________________________________ The Origins of Halloween http://www.malaspina.com/burning/halloween/rowan.htm In recent years, there have been a number of pamphlets put out by various Christian organizations dealing with the origins of modern day Halloween customs. Being a Witch myself, and a student of the ancient Celts, from whom we get this holiday, I have found these pamphlets woefully inaccurate and poorly researched. In an effort to correct some of this erroneous information, I have spent several months researching the religious life of the ancient Celtic peoples and the survivals of that religious life in modern day times. Listed below are some of the most commonly asked questions concerning the origins and customs of Halloween. Following the questions is a lengthy bibliography where the curious reader can go to learn more about this holiday than space in this small pamphlet permits. ++ ____________________________________________________________ Desk Buddy Lite ~ freeware http://www.jalco.co.uk/deskbud.htm This wonderful collection of tools eliminates the need for all those small utilities cluttering your desktop. It has a diary, notepad, alarm clock and more. The planner in the Diary and Tasks utility allows you to set appointments with specified start and stop times. Customize the font of notes and even print all from the same screen. Its alarm can be repeated daily. Desk Buddy Lite combines your most used tools into one easy-to-use application. Thanks to; Christy ____________________________________________________________ Trick or Treat for UNICEF! http://www.supportunicef.org/ UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. ++ ____________________________________________________________ Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream -- Halloween Page http://www.benjerry.com/halloween/ Most folks familiar with Ben & Jerry's know full well that Halloween is our absolutely most way-favorite time of year. For those of you who never knew & those of you who're new to us, we've left a few ghouls clues for you to follow... if you dare. We leave you fair warning, too: once you've gone through the Flavor Graveyard's gates, you risk totally losing yourself at every turn, so if you can't stand the eek!s, stay out of the Haunted House, & if you're too spooked to commune with the souls of old flavors, don't go moaning in the Mausoleum that we didn't warn you... We've put together a whole bunch of tricks, treats, tips, links, etc. to help you have a happy and safe Halloween. ++ Thanks to; Janet http://home.clara.net/wightway/ ____________________________________________________________ Space: How Out of It Are You? http://encarta.msn.com/quiz/quiz.asp?QuizID=42 As Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, said, ''Space ? is big. Really big.'' That's certainly true, and it means there's a lot to know about space. How much do you know? From: Microsoft ____________________________________________________________ Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy; <1stPicksoftware-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks http://www.juvalamu.com/qmarks/ The Gallery of Misused Quotation Marks chronicles the misuse and abuse of this cherished punctuation mark. You've "seen" them. Maybe on a sign at the "grocery" store, maybe in an ad in your "local" newspaper. Perhaps even in a "memo" that circulated throughout your company. They're quotation marks, and they turn up in the strangest of places. ~~~~~~~ Selection Savvy Ever need to make more than one choice in a list box? (A list box is basically an item by item list. You've probably seen them on web pages or in computer programs you've used.) Here's how: 1. Click the first item on the list you would like to have selected. 2. Next, while holding down the SHIFT key, click the last item you would like selected. That's it, the first and last selected items are now highlighted, as well as everything in between. OK, so what if you just need specific items selected, not whole sections? That's easy too. Hold down the CTRL key while making your selections. As long as the CTRL key is down, you can click select individual items on in a list box. Note that not all list boxes support multiple selections. You can experiment with this technique using the list of e-mails in your inbox with a program like Outlook Express. Was this forwarded to you ? Get your own subscription here: <1stpickPCtips-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> ____________________________________________________________ Antivirus software is a good choice to scan your system for possible viruses, however no virus scanner is 100% effective as manufactures cannot keep up with the rapid change of viruses that happens daily. 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