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MacMillian's Personal Computer Library

This is another one of the wonderful services that the Internet can provide. How many times have you just needed to look up one thing or clarify a point? Many of you have been in the bookstores and have seen the prices they charge for technical books. When I buy a technical book, I try to be very careful in my selection since they are very pricey. Now if you need a quick reference, go check out the book online. You are allowed to "check out" up to five books at a time and "keep" them for 90 days. Actually, the way this works is that when you complete your free registration, you get your own "personal bookshelf" in the "library." Every time you enter this site and follow the directions, you will go to your bookshelf and have access to up to five books. After the 90 days are up, the books go away but you can check them out again. Such a deal!

The list of books covers a wide range of computer related topics. You'll find books on:

• Basic Internet Training
• HTML Tutorials
• Software Training (Word, Photoshop, Excel, Access)
• Computer Programming Languages

With the release of Windows 98 on June 25^th, most of us have lots of questions about this new operating system. There is a great reference avaliable at this site to help you through the changes. The book is Special Edition Using Windows 98 by Que.

This site is a fantastic resource. Most of these books are 1000 pages or more and sell in the $50.00 price range. If you want to check out the list of books, point your browser to:

http://www.mcp.com/personal/ebooklist.html

Humor Time

The Facts of Life

1. The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.

2. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

3. Money can't buy happiness. But it sure makes misery easier to live with.

4. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.

5. Nothing in the known universe travels faster than a bad check.

6. A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.

7. The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

8. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

9. Paul's Law: You can't fall off the floor.

10. The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.

11. Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

12. Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by moving from where you left them to where you can't find them.

BASIC TRUTHS

• Save the whales. Collect the whole set.

• A day without sunshine is like, night.

• Diplomacy is saying "nice doggy" until you find a rock.

• On the other hand, you have different fingers.

• Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

• Back up my hard drive? How do I put it in reverse?

• I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

• When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.

• Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.

• Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

• I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

• He's not dead, he's electroencephalographically challenged.

• She's always late. Her ancestors arrived on the June Flower.

• You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

• I wonder how much deeper would the ocean be without sponges.

• Honk if you love peace and quiet.

• Pardon my driving, I'm reloading.

• Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?

• Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

• Atheism is a non-profit organization.

• He who laughs last, thinks slowest.