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Ezabel for Dummies

sunshyne by sunshyneOG 2004 · Sep 27, 2004 · 503 views

I expect I tire you out asking dumb questions like, "How do I post a picture, again?" So here is your chance to inform newbies and less-technologically gifted on how to do fun stuff.

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originalsnob #12 originalsnobOG 2004

I'm in the market for a laptop a few guys @ my job recommend Toshiba... obviously I'll be doing some research of my own but, I was looking for a little direction =)

fivezero #12.1 fivezeroOG 2003

toshiba is great with repairs, should they need repairs. also they pay for 2 day shipping. i process them all the time. they're good with that stuff.

web-toedchloe #12.2 web-toedchloeOG 2001

We just got a new toshiba from www.tigerdirect.com. It was refurbished, so we had a few issues, but the warranty covered everything. Admittedly, it was a little bit of a hassle, but it was literally $1,000 less than book value. If you want to be frugal, refurb from that site is a good way to go.

rocksupastar #12.3 rocksupastarFounder

Toshiba is the worst for technical support in my opinion... but if that doesnt bother you, they build sturdy laptops. Personally, i like dells and Ibms

web-toedchloe #12.3.1 web-toedchloeOG 2001

I concur. Definitely make sure there's an authorized toshiba repair shop nearby or you'll start to hate yourself if there's a problem.

originalsnob #12.3.2 originalsnobOG 2004

Hmmm... the two guys I talked to actually said "Dells are crap." I can't say one way or the other but, I was looking into Dell before this whole Toshiba thing + the company is somehow tied to Dell so we get a discount. I think warranty came under fire or repairs...

ilikebirds #11 ilikebirdsOG 2002

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

sunshyne #10 sunshyneOG 2004

hrmm...how do you make a <3 ??

rocksupastar #10.1 rocksupastarFounder

no no no no no nooooo... no hearts on eZabel.... i forbid it!!!!

thatdarngirl #10.2 thatdarngirlOG 2002

I can't do it either!!

ilikebirds #10.3 ilikebirdsOG 2002

sunshyne #10.3.1 sunshyneOG 2004

how how how? just copy/paste it?

iwz #10.3.1.1 iwz

yep

sunshyne sunshyneOG 2004

thanks!

sunshyne #10.3.2 sunshyneOG 2004

is that a graph showing how your love for me is waning?

yay #9 yayOG 2004

test

iwz #9.1 iwz

yeah, at some point, i'm gonna start stripping out html tags. they're kinda replaced by the new eZtags

rocksupastar #9.1.1 rocksupastarFounder

not if you wanna do like h tags... or font size....

iwz #9.1.1.1 iwz

exactly. no more sizes except for small. if i'm nice, maybe i'll make a big tag

sunshyne #8 sunshyneOG 2004

how do you change text size and color? how many sizes and colors are available?

thatdarngirl #8.1 thatdarngirlOG 2002

You do it like this using the new colored tags that randomly showed up on my screen when I came on today!!

iwz #7 iwz offtopic

WHOA WHOA

i'm winning this by WAY TOO BIG OF A MARGIN. come on people. I'm cool!

yay #7.1 yayOG 2004

hahaha oh man for once im not winning this category.

ok yes, hi, i would like to thank my friends and family for taking me outside every once in a while

deanh77 #7.2 deanh77Founder

say it loud, "I'm geek and I'm proud"

socalgal #7.2.1 socalgalOG 2003

HAHA i voted for you!!

perrin #7.2.1.1 perrinOG 2004

I did too. lol

thefunkyfresh #7.3 thefunkyfreshFounder

why am I on this poll?? lol... at least i didnt get voted for... i guess

thefunkyfresh #7.3.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

actually i guess its worse, because i'm only a semi geek, which means i'm rejected by both geeks and non-geeks. whats the point of being a geek if u don't go all the way?

tinser #7.3.1.1 tinserOG 2002

hahaha, whats the point of being geek if you don't go all the way...classic...go big or go home!

sunshyne #7.3.2 sunshyneOG 2004

i figured you might vote for yourself. since you claimed to be a nerd someplace, i read.

D
#7.4 dgiaimoOG 2003

Wait a minute... Geeks aren't cool?

specialk #7.4.1 specialkOG 2003

No no no......it's DORKS that are hot......*sigh*......

:)

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#7.4.1.1 dgiaimoOG 2003

Oh, good. My friends call me that too. :)

specialk #7.5 specialkOG 2003

I am not voting, because I refuse to call any of my friends a geek......to their face anyways. :)

yay #7.5.1 yayOG 2004

so what do you mean you're too good to call us dorks?? thats unbelievable

specialk #7.5.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Oh never. I'm a HUGE dork, myself, and I'm the first to admit it. :)

forrestina #6 forrestinaOG 2002

was a close choice beteween ian and dean for me

forrestina #6.1 forrestinaOG 2002

and why isn't yay up in there...

sunshyne #6.1.1 sunshyneOG 2004

added. btw-did you notice and appreciate the impartial alphabetic order?

forrestina #6.1.1.1 forrestinaOG 2002

yea it annoyed me.

yay #6.1.1.2 yayOG 2004

this always confused me, someone make a rule on how to alphabetize 'the' already

sunshyne sunshyneOG 2004

i followed the ezabel form. but if you are going to ignore the "the" it would be appropriate to type "funky fresh, the"

sunshyne #6.1.2 sunshyneOG 2004

yay wasnt up there bc i thought yay=i like birds. when i said ezabel for dummies, i guess i was talking bout myself.

yay #6.1.2.1 yayOG 2004

we get that alot we are from the same mom

web-toedchloe #5 web-toedchloeOG 2001

I like the html tutorial at www.functionx.com

yay #5.1 yayOG 2004

for dummies dude, like people who probably shouldn't the computer

yay #4 yayOG 2004

<a href="URL" target="newwindow">

Make a link to a website, use target parameter if you want to open up in a new window, omit to open website in current window.

sunshyne #4.1 sunshyneOG 2004

everyone should do this. i hate losing the page im looking at!

rocksupastar #4.1.1 rocksupastarFounder

or you could just right click on the link and select open in new window....

sunshyne #4.1.1.1 sunshyneOG 2004

for some reason, that gives me an error from time to time.

iwz #4.1.1.2 iwz

just hold Shift and click it

yay #4.1.1.3 yayOG 2004

or if you had firefox like you should, middle button opens in a new tab

sunshyne sunshyneOG 2004

i have wild turkeys in my backyard. does that help?

perrin #4.1.1.4 perrinOG 2004

Yeah that's what I usually do. And if you open it in the same window there is always the back button.

deanh77 #4.2 deanh77Founder

target="_blank" will always use a new window.

sunshyne #4.2.1 sunshyneOG 2004

thats seems easy to remember. thanks!

yay #3 yayOG 2004

Type &lt; &gt; to display < > symbols.

Called HTML Escape Codes, you can find more in a list like this one
http://www.notestips.com/80256B3A007F2692/1/NAMO5FTHEJM

yay #2 yayOG 2004

<img src="URL" width="100px" height="100px">
Display an image, resize to 100x100 pixels. Omit width and height if you don't want to resize.

flomojopoanode #2.1 flomojopoanodeFounder

so what do you do if you have a picture, and it's not uploaded anywhere, where should we turn to upload our images?

sunshyne #2.1.1 sunshyneOG 2004

ian recommends: imageshack.us

flomojopoanode #2.1.1.1 flomojopoanodeFounder

there should be some weird little picture of ian looking through a magnifying glass, and around his head it should say "Ian Recommends..." or "Ian Approved". I usually get all my stuff Ian approved. ALL of it.

sunshyne sunshyneOG 2004

itd be like the good housekeeping seal of approval or inspected by iwz

sunshyne #1 sunshyneOG 2004

ill go first.
to make text bold: < b > text < / b > (remove spaces)
to make text italicized: < i > text < / i > (remove spaces)

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