From The Desk Of The Consigliere™

As usual our staff have been busy scouring the internet finding new and different scripts and tutorials for your use and enjoyment.
As of 02/15/03 we have 629 indexed files within our site and constantly growing.
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You will start to see the above new logo on a few of our pages plus on our main support line page. We have been having some problems with the provider of our software for our live support lines and after some futile attempts to rectify the situation, we decided to move on and update to a new provider for our support needs. We hope that this will aleviate some of the backlog of support questions we have been burdened with because of the problems we were having with the previous provider.

This live chat software (powered by get 1 on 1) allows you to provide superior customer service and support to web site visitors. If you feel you may need something like this, check out the below link.

Every once and a while something will come across Consigliere's desk that he feels he wants to share with everyone. So each week we shall post something different that he wants us to share with you. Just click on the "Desk" to see the article.

This week we would like to thank "Michele" for submitting this weeks article titled:

Besides linking to the headlines that you see above, you can also get a free java script from the below link to add a java based, constantly updated "Today In History" that you can paste into your web pages. Check out how we have it set up on our pages.
Today In History

The New York Times on the Web is free of charge for visitors worldwide. The site includes the daily contents of the newspaper, up-to-the-minute breaking news, weekly features and original reporting.

We have received as of late, a transmission from
"The Virus Prankster",
concerning a new virus hoax running around. The subject of the email will be:

Please read what Trend Micro has to say about this new hoax called Economic Slow Down in US

Virus Alerts
Virus Updates News Letter

Our virus updates and information are supplied by The Trend Micro Corporation®. One of the world leaders in virus protection.

Each week we add a little tip to assist you in your web building. Some of the things you already know and sometimes you will come across a thing or two that you wanted but did not know where to find it. This week we will feature
"What Is A Thumbnail Image And Howto"

A thumb nail picture is really nothing more than a tiny picture about the size of a person's thumb nail. This can be achieved by putting into the code the attribute of size. What this means is you set the height and width in relation to pixels.

To get the insite and the howto on making a thumbnail image with and without a link, follow the below thumbnail picture and you are there. The below thumbnail has an actual pixel size of 385 X 310. We just changed the pixel size to that of 75 X 60.

Our "Little Tips" are compliments of Bravenet Webmaster Tools.

There is always one question that sticks out more than the rest. So what we have decided to do is post the top question of the week and show you how we answer it. If you feel you would like to add to the answer feel free to contact us with your input on the question.

Question
I have noticed on some of the pages I visit, as I place my cursor over the links on the page, a line appears under the link and the font color changes color. How is this done?
Signed:
     Underlined In Urbana

Answer
This is a very easy effect to achieve. It is basically classified as a "Style Sheet" type of effect that can be altered to your preferences. If you would follow the below link, you will see how easy this effect is to achieve on your pages.
No Line Under Link Until Mouseover

Each week, we will pose a different question to all our readers and see how it is answered. The questions will be in a forum that you can link to from here. The following week, you will see the answers and a new question. These questions will pertain to web designing, computers,internet, security, etc.

This week the question will pertain to

We have had numerous inquiries about our above little "Forum" button and where to get it and all the other Bravenet Services buttons. If you follow the below link, you will be able to see all the different buttons we have designed that are your for the taking.
Bravenet Graphics

Francine From Fontana Writes

I have seen on many different sites, many different actions that the text (font) takes when the page opens. For example, the blinking text, bold, italic etc. Is there any list or something you know of that has all the different commands and the howto?
Signed:
    Fontless in Fontana

OK FF, search no further, we have the list of all the different commands and howto you are seeking. Just grab the below link and you are there.
Font Commands

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Golda Meir
to a visiting diplomat
(1898-1978)
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