GREATER BOSTON SENIOR COMPUTER GROUP NEWSLETTER
Issue No. 56, 2004
CHAIRPERSON:: Arline Ekman, AVE@alumni.unh.edu
EDITOR: Harriet Mandell, harrietd@rcn.com
WEB PAGE: Garry Ziffer, http://users.rcn.com/gbscg
LIAISON: Eve Welts, ewelts@rcn.com
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FREE PROGRAM… EditPadlite provides an excellent editing program which can substitute for wordpad or notepad. The light version is just fine and It can be found here: http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html You can open as many files in EditPad at a time as you want. You change between the open files by clicking on their tabs. No hassle with heaps of overlapping windows. EditPad does not impose a limit on the size of files you can open and edit with it. Also, the maximum length of a single line is not limited. (Most other editors cannot handle lines longer than, say, a thousand characters, even if they do claim to support files of unlimited size.) You will enjoy EditPad's unlimited undo and redo. You can even undo changes after saving them, as long as you did not close the file. If you run EditPad again when there is already an instance running, the file(s) you wish to edit will be opened by the existing EditPad window. This means there will be at most one EditPad window open, which will save you from a lot of task switching. Of course, if you do need more instances, simply pick View|New editor from the menu. Block functions: save parts of your text to disk and insert a file in the current text. You can specify many print settings: font, margins, headers/footers, etc. and immediately see the effects in the print preview. You have the option to keep the EditPad window on top of all other windows. When you close an unsaved file, EditPad will either warn you, automatically save the file as you prefer. Reopen menu that lists the last 16 files opened. EditPad puts an icon in the system tray that remains visible, even if EditPad is closed. This way you have easy and fast access to EditPad, without the need to keep it running all the time. If you do not like this, you can, of course, disable this feature and make EditPad behave like a normal Windows application.
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INTERACTION DRUG DATABASE..submitted by David Hathaway http://www.drugdigest.org/ the Readers Digest March issue "Don't Mix Your Meds" refers you to this web site as the most comprehensive source of noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer-oriented drug information on the Internet. Its mission is to provide you with the tools you need to stay informed about the wide variety of medicines on the market today. Drawing on the combined resources of pharmacy experts, licensed doctors of pharmacy from leading academic institutions, and Express Scripts staff physicians, it’s goal is to help you to understand the treatment options necessary to promote your own healthcare. At DrugDigest you can access easy-to-read reference materials on topics ranging from drugs, vitamins, and herbs to breakthrough medical research and state-of-the-art disease management. Their free eBulletin service can provide you with the latest news and research on the health conditions that matter most to you. In addition, DrugDigest provides a Drug Interactions database, where you can check interactions between two or more drugs and get detailed information regarding potentially harmful drug interactions. DrugDigest is the consumer health and drug information website of Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), the nation's largest independent pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). Through its corporate relationships, ESI designs and manages prescription drug plans that make it possible for members to purchase the medications they require for nominal copay fees. The goal of DrugDigest is to provide ESI members and the public with the information they need to lead healthier lives
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