Practicals and Workshops in Web User: 1-50

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Issue 1
Practical Feature: Buy a personalised email address
Workshop: Build your first website using Moonfruit
Workshop: Attaching a photo to an email in Outlook Express
Mini Workshops: Select a home page in Netscape Navigator
· Turn off sound and pictures in Internet Explorer
· Put your Favourites into folders in Internet Explorer
· Change the font in web pages in Internet Explorer

Issue 2
Practical Feature: Hot tips for smarter surfing
Workshop: Adding a new ISP in Windows 95/98/Me
Workshop: Build a web page offline using WebEdit Pro
Workshop: Upload your web page using FTP Voyager 8
Mini Workshops:
· Deleting spam emails using rules in Outlook Express
· Set up a Favourite site button in Netscape Navigator

Issue 3
Practical Feature: Spring clean your net connection
Workshop: Setting up virus protection using AVG Anti-Virus 6
Workshop: How to remove an ISP in Windows 95/98/Me
Mini Workshops:
· Create a new desktop background in Windows
· Turn off website cookies in Internet Explorer 5
· Search in a web page in Internet Explorer
· Add a signature to your email in Outlook Express

Issue 4
Practical Feature: 10 ways to speed up your net connection in Windows 95/98/Me
Workshop:Installing the ZoneAlarm firewall
Workshop: Browse and email offline in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
Mini Workshops:
· Add AltaVista's Quick Search to Internet Explorer
· Send pictures in your email using Outlook Express
· Sort your emails by category in Outlook Express
· Choose a default web browser

Issue 5
Practical Feature: How to chat online
Workshop: Turn your CDs into MP3s using MusicMatch Jukebox
Workshop: Sending group emails in Outlook Express
Mini Workshops:
· Add buttons to your toolbar in Internet Explorer
· Remove Windows online services from your PC
· Back up your bookmarks in Netscape 6
· Personalising the layout of Outlook Express

Issue 6
Workshop: Join a newsgroup using Outlook Express
Workshop: Posting video on the web using VideoWave 4
Mini Workshops:
· Automatically fill in forms in Netscape 6
· Use History to find a website in Internet Explorer
· Deleting sent emails in Outlook Express
· Controlling your Start up menu in Windows

Issue 7
Practical Feature: Skinning your software
Workshop: Install and set up a webcam
Workshop: Transferring your bookmarks from Netscape or Internet Explorer
Mini Workshops:
· Send an attachment in Netscape mail
· Customising your sidebar in Netscape 6
· Finding a specific email in Outlook Express
· Create a new folder in Hotmail

Issue 8
Practical Feature: Filter out spam in Hotmail, Netscape or Outlook Express
Workshop: Transferring your address book in Outlook Express
Workshop: How to sell goods on the eBay auction site
Mini Workshops:
· Create and move a folder in Outlook Express
· Find a file on your PC in Windows
· Save pictures from the web in Internet Explorer 6
· Take a screenshot using Microsoft Paint

Issue 9
Practical Feature: Getting the best from your search engine
Workshop: Compressing/decompressing your files using WinZip
Workshop: Getting your site into a search engine using PageSubmit Pro
Mini Workshops:
· Control your cache in Internet Explorer
· Remove a program in Windows
· Add someone to your buddy list in AOL Instant Messenger
· Use email stationery in Outlook Express

Issue 10
Practical Feature: Take control of your surfing (kill popup ads, banner ads, etc)
Workshop: Editing a picture for the web using Photoshop Elements
Mini Workshops:
· Send an e-greeting from Hallmark.com
· Free up your RAM using FreeMem Pro

Issue 11
Practical Feature:Consolidate your communications
Workshop: Burn MP3s onto CD using MusicMatch Jukebox
Mini Workshops:  Creating shortcuts to websites in Internet Explorer
· Password Manager in Netscape 6
· Using shortcut keys in Outlook Express
· Personalising the Netscape website

Issue 12
Practical Feature: Set up your Windows PC for different users
Workshop: Sending and receiving SMS messages using ICQ
Mini Workshops:
· Set up Auto Response in Outlook Express
· One-click zip and email using WinZip 8.0
· Adding a plug-in to Netscape 6
· Upgrading Internet Explorer using Windows Update

Issue 13
Practical Feature: How to encrypt your email
Workshop: Send and receive faxes using MightyFax
Mini Workshops:
· One-click red-eye reduction in Paint Shop Pro 7
· Organise your emails using rules in Outlook Express

Issue 14
Practical Feature: 50 Expert browsing tips for Internet Explorer
Workshop: Videoconferencing using Yahoo Instant Messenger
Mini Workshops:
· Email a pic with one-click in Paint Shop Pro 7
· Set up multiple email accounts in Outlook Express

Issue 15
Practical Feature: Adding music to your website
Workshop: Editing MP3s files using Nero Wave Editor
Mini Workshops:
· Set up a mailing list in Outlook Express
· Set up a mailing list in Netscape Communicator
· Upgrading the Netscape browser to version 6
· Search using the Google toolbar in Internet Explorer

Issue 16
Practical Feature:Choosing a host for your website
Workshop: Using Morpheus file-sharing software
Mini Workshops:
· Change your buddy icon in AOL Instant Messenger
· Customise your search in Netscape 6
· Add extra visualisations to Windows Media Player
· Choose default email software in Internet Explorer

Issue 17
Practical Feature: Backing up your important internet data
Workshop: Set up a mailing list at Coollist.com
Mini Workshops:
· Create custom views in Outlook Express
· Using Google's picture search
· FTPing your web pages using Internet Explorer
· Creating a playlist in Winamp

Issue 18Practical Feature: Build a professional website (part 1)
Workshop: Using the online calendar/diary at MSN.co.uk
Mini Workshops:
· Using Print Preview in Internet Explorer 6
· Customising the MSN.com homepage
· Using PowerPlus with AOL Instant Messenger

Issue 19
Practical Feature: Build a professional website (part 2)
Workshop: Scanning a picture for the web using Paint Shop Pro
Mini Workshops:
· Adding Bloomberg toolbar to Internet Explorer
· Saving multiple attachments from Outlook Express

Issue 20
Practical Feature: Managing a photo collection
Workshop: Setting up AVG Anti-Virus 6 software

Issue 21
Practical Feature: Top 10 practical New Year resolutions
Workshop: Storing your favourites online at MyBookmarks.com
Mini Workshops:
· Blocking cookies in Internet Explorer 6
· Compress files by dragging and dropping in Dropstuff
· Search for a station in RealPlayer
· Create a web page in Microsoft Word

Issue 22
Practical Feature: Top 50 reader troubles cured!
Workshop: Using RoboForm to fill in online forms
Mini Workshops:
· Setting your homepage in Opera
· Setting up a mail account in Opera

Issue 23
Practical Feature: Hidden Depths of Hotmail
Workshop: Set up Webkeys Prowler web-filtering software
Mini Workshops:
· Add a sound file to an email in Outlook Express
· Set Internet Explorer to see when a site changes
· View the web on your Windows Desktop
· Set up Ananova.com news alerts

Issue 24
Practical Feature: Top 20 tips for AOL users
Workshop: Scanning text using FineReader 5 OCR software
Mini Workshops:
· Add a picture to an eBay auction
· Set up Content Advisor in Internet Explorer
· Create a playlist in Windows Media Player
· Send a group email using Hotmail

Issue 25
Practical Feature: Hints and tips for better downloading
Workshop: Read your online bank statement using Microsoft Money
Mini Workshop:
· Get an ABCsearch.net researcher to search the web

Issue 26
Practical Feature: Organise your MP3 collection using MusicMatch Jukebox
Workshop: Creating a PDF using pdfFactory
Mini Workshops:
· Organising the Internet Explorer Links toolbar
· Using BigFix to update software
· Using Adobe Acrobat Reader to navigate PDFs
· Share files using MSN Messenger

Issue 27
Practical Feature: April fool computer jokes
Workshop: Spruce up your emails using IncrediMail
Mini Workshops:
· Scan for viruses online using Trend's Micro HouseCall
· Organise Favorites in Internet Explorer
· Request a read-receipt in Outlook Express
· Send a group email in Opera

Issue 28
Practical Feature: Do-it-yourself ADSL installation
Workshop: Using PayPal to send and receive money
Mini Workshops:
· Send and receive SMS text messages at Lycos.co.uk
· Send a voice mail in IncrediMail
· Spell check your email in Outlook Express

Issue 29
Practical Feature: Editing and sharing digital and analogue video using VideoWave
Practical Feature: Setting up the internet basics using Mac OS X
Workshop: Setting up the ICRA web filter on a Windows PC
Mini Workshops:
· Set BigFix to check for important software updates
· Sharing files using AOL Instant Messenger

Issue 30
Practical Feature: Surf and email using mobile internet devices
Workshop: Using Ad-aware 5 to filter out spyware
Mini Workshops:
· Add a dictionary search to Internet Explorer
· Change email notification sound in Outlook Express

Issue 31
Practical Feature: Browsing aids to help anyone access the web
Workshop: Access different instant messengers using Trillian
Mini Workshops:
· Add a signature to a Mac email
· Run a Dutch auction on eBay
· Tune up your PC using PCPitstop.com

Issue 32

Practical Feature: Set up an online community on Yahoo
Workshop: Web searching using Copernic
Mini Workshops:
· Use mouse gestures to control Opera
· Using MSN Explorer
· Store your Hotmail emails on your PC using Outlook Express

Issue 33
Practical Feature: Blocking pop-up ads using WebWasher
Workshop: Setting up the ZoneAlarm firewall
Mini Workshops:
· Using Enditall version 2 to close down all software
· Using the Alexa toolbar in Internet Explorer
· Setting up the auto-reply in Yahoo mail

Issue 34
Practical Feature: Hidden Secrets of AOL
Workshop: Making telephone calls over the web using Callserve
Mini Workshops:
· Browse multiple pages using Quickbrowse.com
· Start a petition at PetitionOnline.com
· Add ICRA filter settings to Internet Explorer

Issue 35
Practical Feature: Windows XP and the net
Workshop: Return spam email using MailWasher
Mini Workshops:
· Faster newsgroup browsing in Outlook Express
· Add a PayPal logo to your online auctions
· Right-click spell check in Internet Explorer
· Sharing files using Yahoo Instant Messenger

Issue 36
Practical Feature: The best add-ons for Internet Explorer
Workshop: Create your own ringtone using Ringtone Converter
Mini Workshops:
· Store and retrieve your files in Yahoo Briefcase
· Change skins on Trillian messenger
· Set up an Address Book in Outlook Express

Issue 37
Practical Feature: We test the best problem solver websites
Workshop: Using DigiGuide to plan your TV viewing
Mini Workshops:
· Search for contact information at 192.com
· Bid on eBay at the last minute using AuctionSniper.com

Issue 38
Practical Feature: Share an internet connection between PCs
Workshop: Create your own ebook using Ebookbuilder
Mini Workshops:
· Using AOL's email reminder service
· Brighten up messages on Yahoo Instant Messenger

Issue 39
Practical Feature: Broadcast music using SHOUTcast
Workshop: Search eBay using timeBlaster
Mini Workshops:
· Create animated films using D.Film Moviemaker 2.0
· Customise Yahoo.co.uk

Issue 40
Practical Feature:Touch up photos using Paint Shop Pro
Workshop: Setting up a weblog on Blogger.com
Mini Workshops:
· Send an email on a Palm Pilot using EudoraWeb
· Send an email on a Pocket PC

Issue 41
Practical Feature: Videoconference using AOL Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger
Workshop: Record streaming audio using Total Recorder
Mini Workshops:
· Find a radio station in RealOne Player
· Find a radio station in Windows Media Player

Issue 42
Practical Feature: Build a simple website using Freeserve's My Site Builder
Workshop: View TV listings on a Palm Pilot using TV Compass
Mini Workshop:
· Using Google's Advance Search

Issue 43
Practical Feature: Top tips to promote your search engine
Workshop: Use the Yahoo Calendar organiser
Mini Workshop:
· Scan for viruses online using Panda ActiveScan

Issue 44
Practical Feature: Find a job using Workthing.com
Workshop: Create a web page to display on your Desktop
Mini Workshop:
· Using AutoComplete in Internet Explorer

Issue 45
Practical Feature: Control a second PC using Microsoft NetMeeting
Workshop: Check multiple email accounts using ePrompter
Mini Workshop:
· Using the eBay Buyer's Toolbar

Issue 46
Practical Feature: Promote and sell your music on MP3.com
Workshop: Surf the web in 3D using Browse3D
Mini Workshop:
· Add your own picture to a Christmas e-card

Issue 47
Practical Feature: Speed up your dial-up connection
Workshop: Using Outlook Express to read Newsgroups
Mini Workshop:
· Make your own picture jigsaw using Shockwave

Issue 48
Practical Feature: Internet problem solver specia
Workshop: Post an online survey at AdvancedSurvey.com
Mini Workshops:
· Add icons to your Internet Explorer Favorites using FavOrg
· Find out when a site updates using ChangeDetection.com
· Warn unpleasant AOL Instant Messenger users

Issue 49
Practical Feature: Using spam filters in email programs
Workshop: Control your Favorites using Bookmark Manager Pro
Mini Workshops:
· Check your PC hard drive using SeaTools Online
· Break apart large emails in Outlook Express
· Join a chatroom using MSN Messenger

Issue 50
Practical Feature:Using extended features in Trillian chat software
Workshop: Promote and redirect a site using V3.com
Mini Workshops:
· Find unwanted content using ContentWatch.com
· Disable attachment filter in Outlook Express
· Find media files on your PC using RealOne Player