How to Cope With Having No Internet Access
Check out what games you have on your machine., If you have a creative impulse, try playing around with a few of the templates in Microsoft Works., Play Solitaire., Reorganize your desktop., Use Paint to draw pictures., With a microphone, you can...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Check out what games you have on your machine.
Every Windows systems has a version of Minesweeper on it.
Minesweeper, once you learn how to play it, is very fun and addictive.
Read the instructions by digging through the options bar at the top of the window. -
Step 2: If you have a creative impulse
Or you could take the time to make cards you might need to write up later.
The more time on your hands the better you can make the cards! , (A little tidbit: this version of Solitaire's real name is actually "Klondike".) , Your icons with frequent computer usage will being to pile up, and unless you use every single one frequently or you need them on there for easy access, you'll need to clean them up.
Organizing your desktop will also force you to organize your My Documents folder and therefore is a time-consuming process if you want it done right. , (If you have a better-suited program, like Photoshop or Flash, use that.) , Using the built-in Sound Recorder, you can mix various things and, with skill and patience, can even create your own songs using just yourself and things around the house. , This often takes a while and slows down your computer, so take this time to do this important task. , (If you're on the Internet, chances are you won't do this and you'll miss out on optimizing your Internet experience.) , You don't have to be a writer
- just write! You might have the author gene in you. , If you're like me, you have thousands of pictures that you've collected over the years, and never organized them into folders, by subject, date, etc. , It is a very old, lame, but powerful 8088 debugger included in all versions of Windows.
You can write values directly to the computer memory and hard disk, so be careful. (See Warnings) , If you have a copy of Madden, you can play that. ,, There are a lot of better things to do that sit idly at a computer. -
Step 3: try playing around with a few of the templates in Microsoft Works.
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Step 4: Play Solitaire.
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Step 5: Reorganize your desktop.
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Step 6: Use Paint to draw pictures.
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Step 7: With a microphone
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Step 8: you can record yourself and various other sounds.
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Step 9: Virus check your computer.
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Step 10: Set your browser's options.
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Step 11: Use Word Processor to write something.
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Step 12: Organize your photos and picture collections.
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Step 13: Learn how to program in Assembly and how to use Debug (Open Command Prompt
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Step 14: and type "debug").
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Step 15: Play some of your favorite computer games.
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Step 16: Pop in a CD and listen to music.
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Step 17: Get off the computer and do something else.
Detailed Guide
Every Windows systems has a version of Minesweeper on it.
Minesweeper, once you learn how to play it, is very fun and addictive.
Read the instructions by digging through the options bar at the top of the window.
Or you could take the time to make cards you might need to write up later.
The more time on your hands the better you can make the cards! , (A little tidbit: this version of Solitaire's real name is actually "Klondike".) , Your icons with frequent computer usage will being to pile up, and unless you use every single one frequently or you need them on there for easy access, you'll need to clean them up.
Organizing your desktop will also force you to organize your My Documents folder and therefore is a time-consuming process if you want it done right. , (If you have a better-suited program, like Photoshop or Flash, use that.) , Using the built-in Sound Recorder, you can mix various things and, with skill and patience, can even create your own songs using just yourself and things around the house. , This often takes a while and slows down your computer, so take this time to do this important task. , (If you're on the Internet, chances are you won't do this and you'll miss out on optimizing your Internet experience.) , You don't have to be a writer
- just write! You might have the author gene in you. , If you're like me, you have thousands of pictures that you've collected over the years, and never organized them into folders, by subject, date, etc. , It is a very old, lame, but powerful 8088 debugger included in all versions of Windows.
You can write values directly to the computer memory and hard disk, so be careful. (See Warnings) , If you have a copy of Madden, you can play that. ,, There are a lot of better things to do that sit idly at a computer.
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