Surfin' Safari: Lucky Charms or a Pot of Gold
Whether you're Irish or not, St. Patrick's Day is a day to greet everyone with "Top O' the Mornin' To Ya," look for luck in all the right places, and wear green ... or get pinched. So in the spirit of the holiday, we've provided you with a list of some very lucky sites.

• Need something to do on St. Pat's Day? Visit St-Patricks-Day.com for a thorough list of parades and festivals.
• He's the leprechaun perhaps all American children are familiar with, gracing the box of that "magically delicious" Lucky Charms marshmallow-sweetened cereal.
• Want to be Irish for a day? How about a little primer on the holiday's history.
• Spend St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland.
• Look for your state's Lottery Web site.
• Try your luck with real and free casino games.
• Not feeling lucky? Try Lucky cologne.
• Get party favors and novelties for St. Patrick's Day office party.
• Learn more about the origin of St. Patrick's Day with the book Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs.
• How about using a little clip art and other graphics to decorate your desktop?

Written by Ross Schmadebeck

Surfer Dude Answers Your Questions
He's the PC professor, the gigabyte guru, the ruler of ROM. He's Surfer Dude!

Q: I have an older version of McAfee Virus Scan (1998). Do you recommend any of the free virus software that can be downloaded? If so which one? Do I have to remove McAfee from the computer before downloading another? — Jeanette

A: Dudette, free is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as you stick with popular software. But make sure whatever software you use is up-to-date, as new viruses are attacking every day!

We recommend Trend Micro's FREE online virus scan. There's nothing to download or update. Simply head over to HouseCall and give your PC a free check-up! Also, you can learn more about the latest computer viruses at Surf, the portal for Atlantic.Net members, on the Account Tools page.

It's usually not a problem if you currently have anti-virus software on your machine, but a quick browse through the help files can't hurt to make sure it won't interfere with any other new software. — SD


Q: Hey Dude, I set up a second e-mail, so how do I access it? I have had one e-mail for years and now I get 160 junk mails every day, even with a spam guard. When I log on, do I change the name and password at that time or sign in to the original name first and then change to the second? — TY

A: Oh yeah, as they say, "Spam, it's not just for dinner." And Dudette, creating a multi-mail address is a great way to avoid the incessant ads that come pouring into your inbox every day. After creating a new address, you'll still log online with your main account name and password. To get and send e-mail using your new address, you can use our Webmail feature at http://webmail.atlantic.net by logging in using your new username and password. You can also use your second address on your favorite e-mail program. For instructions on how to do that, call Atlantic.Net Member Services toll-free at (800) 921-9328 and ask someone from our staff to walk you through it.

Gotta go now. Surf's Up! — SD

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Tech Tip: How to Use SpamScope
SpamScope's a useful tool that can help you defeat that ever-charging army of Spam mail — if you know how to use it! And so ... we're providing you with directions.

• First, log into SpamScope via this address: http://spamscope.atlantic.net
• Next, put a checkmark in the box next to "Enable SpamScope for this account."

Now, you can decide what you want SpamScope to do with the unwanted messages you receive.

Spam delivery: This gives you three choices on what you want the program to do with spam:
• Move to my Spam Folder — Creates a folder in Webmail where it will store any spam you receive.
• Send Spam to my Inbox — Delivers the spam directly to your inbox.
• Destroy Spam Permanently — Tells the program to go ahead and delete the spam before you see it.

"Possible Spam" Warning — This option adds the words "Possible Spam" to the subject line of messages to warn you that the e-mail may be spam.
Convert Spam to Text — Spam tends to include many pictures in the body of the e-mail. This feature will prevent those graphics from showing up. Instead, it will change the entire e-mail into standard text, possibly saving a lot of your valuable mailbox space.
SpamScope Strength — Choose how strong you want your spam filter to be. The optimal setting is 10, which is average. If you choose "Set Customer Level," you can edit the strength, with 1 being the strongest and 20 the weakest. You do want to be careful though. If you choose the more powerful strengths, SpamScope may start filtering e-mail you want!

Now for the Address List. Type an e-mail address in the box and choose "Keep" to always receive mail from that address, or choose "Trash" to never accept mail from that address.

Remember to click the Update Settings button to save all your changes and you're all done! Give SpamScope a few days to start filtering and then adjust the strength setting depending on your needs.

Written by Denise Cole

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