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Pastimes : Computer Learning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimbaBear who wrote (5742)	9/14/1999 1:01:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

TimbaBear and all, I don't see any compelling reason to buy the $20 Windows 98 upgrade CD. Can anyone convince me? The web site only says... Microsoft© Windows 98 Second Edition Updates This update includes the Windows 98 Service Pack and Windows Technologies includes Internet Explorer 5, NetMeeting 3, and Media Player 6.1 $19.95 plus $5.00 S&H per unit US($34.95 plus $7.50 CDN) order4.microsoft.upgrade.com If the above list shows all there is to the upgrade, I don't think I need it, as I have the most recent IE5, don't use net meeting and am not sure about media player. It sounds as if the CD might only be a convenience [you can download IE5]. Gottfried

To: TimbaBear who wrote (5742)	9/14/1999 2:29:00 AM
From: Ed Forrest	Respond to of 110653

Things to do with your scanner: PLUS! 98: PICTURE IT! EXPRESS Do you like to send people scanned photos (or photos developed on disk) via e-mail? Before sending them off, touch them up a bit with Picture It! Express. For example, you can do things like crop a picture into a heart shape, soften its edges, and remove red eye. To open a picture in Picture It! Express, select Start, Programs, Microsoft Plus! 98, Picture It! Express. Click Get Picture, and in step 1, click the down arrow and navigate your way to the folder that contains the picture you want to use. Previews of all pictures inside that folder will appear. Drag one or more pictures down to the filmstrip, click Done, then double-click any picture (in the filmstrip) to display it on screen. >From there, just use the buttons under Workbench to edit your picture as desired. When you're done, click Save, Print & Send, and select an option.