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New Calling Features
Q125 Attractions
Conference Bridging
Internet Not Fast Enough?
Digger's Hotline
Remote Access Available
SecureIT Plus
Bundles Save You Money
Ask The Help Desk
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Hello Hartel.net Subscribers! In this April issue, we pass along helpful tips for the active spring days ahead. You may be out and about more with your laptop, so be sure to review the important advice on how to prevent laptop theft — an increasingly common crime. Can't wait to dig into landscaping projects? Check out Great Sites for resources about gardening as well as how to save money by reducing water usage. You'll also learn why e-mails sometimes take hours to reach their recipients, and you'll get a tutorial on adjusting the cookie settings on your browser. The goal of each of our monthly eNewsletters is to keep our subscribers informed regarding their Internet connection and to improve their Internet experience. We think you'll find this information interesting. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, click HERE. To see what's inside this issue, simply scroll down the eNewsletter or click on the links within the index to the left. Thanks for reading! - The Hartel.net Team |
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Warning! - Protect Your Laptop from Theft
According to the technology news organization ARS Technia, the year 2007 could be considered the "Year of the Laptop." Laptop sales rose 21 percent last year, and industry analysts predict that they'll exceed desktop sales for the first time in 2008. These statistics aren't surprising since laptops offer the convenience of being able to work and stay in touch wherever you go.
Unfortunately, laptops are also attractive to thieves. To reduce the likelihood of your laptop being stolen, the website OnGuardOnline.gov recommends tips including the following:
New Calling Features -
Call Screening & Find Me Services Now Available Call Screening is now available from Hartington Telecommunications. Call Screening requires long distance callers to press "1" to be connected the first time they call your phone. Thereafter, that caller is on your Approved Callers list unless you manually assign them to your Blocked Callers by pushing *96 after the call is ended. Call Screening works on almost any long distance calls such as surveys and political campaign calls which are not required to adhere to the FCC's Do-Not-Call list regulations. Long distance calls from area towns and certain cellphone prefixes are exempt from being required to press 1, but you may block future calls by pushing *96 after the call is ended. Call us at 254-3901 to activate Call Screening on your phone. Call Screening is also your first line of defense against telemarketing scams such as the Medicare scam. We have had reports of our customers getting scam phone calls. Call Screening is easy to use, and stops interruptions during family time in the evenings and at all times of the day. Again, call us at 254-3901 to activate Call Screening. Find Me service allows you to more fully manage your phone. If you're not home to answer a call, you may use the Find Me service to forward calls to any other number including your cellphone. You may also have your home or business phone ring at the same time as your cellphone. Call us at 254-3901 for more details on how Find Me can simplify your life! Q125
Attractions - Parades, Steak Cook-off, Outhouse Races, Car Show, Fireworks,
& More Hartington's Quasquicentennial (Q125) celebration is fast approaching. Plans for the Q125 reveal that it will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest celebration in Hartington's long history! Many volunteers have already put in long hours to make the celebration a fantastic event. If you want to have a float in any of the parades for the Q125, click here to download a parade registration form. Remember that on Friday is the Parade of Lights, on Saturday is the Big Parade, and on Sunday is the Kids Parade at the Rec Complex. Enjoy
the end of your work week by coming to Felber Park on Friday night
and enjoying a great steak at The Greater NE Nebraska Steak Cookoff!
Contestants will cook your steak for you! Start your Saturday by taking part in either the 2.5k Fun Walk or the 5K Run which starts at the Community Complex. It's a great way to stay fit and participate in the Q125 activities! Also take part in the Chamber's annual Show-N-Shine Car Show on Sunday. See some fantastic vehicles that anyone would be proud to own. Click here for Car Show information. Get your creative juices flowing for a completely unique & fun event by getting a 4-person team together for the Outhouse Races on Saturday afternoon, May 24th, immediately following the Big Parade in downtown Hartington. All you need to do is get your team together, build your own outhouse on wheels, decorate your outhouse and give it a theme, and let the games begin! It'll be a gas! Click here to download a flyer for more fun details and the official rules on the Outhouse Races. Don't forget to order an Outhouse Race t-shirt on the Q125 Souvenirs page. They are chocolate brown with baby blue lettering. Cool! Don't forget to make plans for the Steak Fry & Cook-off on Friday night, Car Show on Sunday, and Kids Day and Heritage Day at the Rec Complex on Sunday. Click here for a full schedule of all the Q125 events or just go to www.hartingtonq125.com. And don't forget to get your Hartington Q125 Calendar! The calendars are on sale at the library and at the banks in Hartington. It's a 24-month calendar so it's good for two whole years and priced at only $18 for this terrific momento! Get your calendar today with 200+ pictures of Hartington throughout the past. It's a piece of memorabilia that's a "must-have". It is fantastic! For other Q125 souvenirs that you can also purchase on-line via PayPal or credit card, go to www.hartingtonq125.com and click on the Souvenirs link at the bottom. Go to the Q125 website for more information on the Golf Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Horseshoe Tournament, Guitar Hero and Rock Band Contest, Youth Day Events, Heritage Day events, and so much more! Check
back often
for more information on the Q125 as it becomes available on the Q125
website. Conference
Bridge Service - Call Family & Friends - Save Your Gas Money! Conference Bridging service from Hartington Telecommunications allows up to 16 callers to be joined together on one phone call. No need to travel long miles to meetings when you can meet by phone! Cut fuel expenses. Get immediate feedback from participants. Great for businesses, construction companies with remote sites, extended families, or organizations such as baseball leagues, school athletic conferences, or anytime you need to talk to several people at once. Calls can be scheduled simply by calling us at 254-3901, or they can be scheduled at anytime day or night via the Internet. Controls are at your fingertips via the Internet where you can even invite attendees via email. You can see all call attendees on the Internet, mute callers, or set individualized volume levels as the call is in progress! Plus there's no monthly fees -- pay only when you use it. It costs only $5 for setup and $2 per caller with no time restrictions! This is so easy and perfect for calling family members all summer long -- chat with your whole family across the U.S. at the same time! And for a limited time, Hartington Telecommunications is offering a FREE TRIAL! Call us today at 254-3901 for more details. Internet
Not Fast Enough? -- Faster Speeds Are Available Hartel.net has Internet speeds that rival any big-city company. So if you're not satisfied with your current Internet speed whether you have dial-up or our introductory package 128k DSL, please give us a call at 254-3901 and ask how you can update your speeds to our 3Mg/second (same as 3000k speeds) or our 6Mg/second (same as 6000k) download speeds. We have speed that's sure to please you with very friendly pricing! Spring is a great time to plant trees and bushes or tackle other landscaping projects. But before you do any digging, do some dialing. You (or your landscaping company) must call 811 at least two business days in advance to have utility lines properly identified and marked. It not only saves you time and money – it's the law. By taking a minute to make this call, you could prevent days of disruption to telephone service, water, cable TV, sewer, electric power, or other underground utility lines. We
thank you in advance for your cooperation in this community effort.
Remote
Access Available -- Troubleshooting Made Easier Northeast Nebraska Computer Services (NNCS) now has a great time-saving option for troubleshooting computers. With a customer's permission, NNCS can now remote into your PC at home and fix minor computer issues. This saves you the time and hassle of unplugging your computer and bringing it into our shop for repair. Note that not all computer problems can be repaired, but for many issues this will save you both time and hours of frustration. Permission granted to a computer is for that one-time access only, and access is not permitted without you expressly granting us permission. Call our office at 402-254-2110 for more information on the cost-savings and time-savings of Remote Access, and don't waste time hauling your computer around town. SecureIT
Plus -- How Can It Be? A GREAT Service Gets Even Better!! Change
is good! Or in this case, change is very good...Hartington Telecommunications
is pleased to announce that SecureIT Plus has a new look and enhanced
features! If you have any questions, or would like more detailed information regarding how your version of SecureIT has changed, just call us at 254-3901. Thank you, and enjoy the new SecureIT Plus product! Bundles
Save You Money -- Choose Your Savings From Three Bundles Bundles from Hartington Telecommunications save you money compared to having all your services on an individual basis. We have three bundles to choose from. All bundles include one line of local phone service, three free calling features of your choice, and 100 minutes of long distance service each month. Add 1.5Mg DSL High-Speed Broadband Internet for super-fast Internet surfing in our Broadband Bundle. You can also add Basic Cable TV service with the 1.5Mg DSL package to create our VIP Bundle. Please note that you can double your Bundled DSL speed for only $10 additional per month over the price of a bundle that includes DSL, or make your Bundled DSL speed 4x faster - up to 6Mg download speeds for only $25 additional per month with a Bundled package including DSL. Call our office at 254-3901 and ask how you can save money and get the fastest Internet surfing around!
Ask The Help Desk - Why Do Sent E-mails Sometimes Take So Long Getting To Recipients?
Question: When I send an e-mail, sometimes the person I sent it to does not receive it for a long time. It may take an hour or more. Other times when I send an e-mail, the recipient receives it almost immediately. Why does it sometimes take so long for an e-mail to land in the recipient's inbox?
Answer: E-mail is not an instant messaging program. It does not go straight from point A to point B. E-mail instead travels through multiple e-mail servers on its way to a recipient's computer. If any of the e-mail servers along the way are having technical issues or incurring heavy traffic, e-mail messages needing to pass through the affected server will be delayed until that server's problems are resolved. Back to Top Local
Website Site Of The Month - Our Featured LOCAL Website of the Month is... This is a series of monthly articles featuring local websites. Please contact us by clicking here if you want your website to be featured in an upcoming issue. You supply the information and we'll put it in our eNewsletter. What a great way to get your website known throughout the Hartington area! www.hartingtonq125.com Hartington's Quasquicentennial Celebration Go to our new website for updated information on our big 4-day celebration over Memorial Weekend! www.ci.hartington.ne.us The City of Hartington's Website (updated!) Did you know that at the city's website there is:
It's been over 10 years since the City of Hartington has had a new look to their website. Although updates and changes were being made to the existing site, the City of Hartington is pleased to announce that they have launched a totally "new look" to their site. This new look was needed to accomodate the change that Hartington is moving into. In order to survive in today's economy, the website needed to be restructured with new enhancements to attract Internet users as well as portray the quality of life that Hartington represents! The timing is perfect as we head into 2008 and in preparing for future growth and in preparing for Hartington's upcoming Q125 celebration! There are many new trends and knowledge that Internet users are looking for. It's the City's hope that both visitors and local area residents alike find the Hartington website easily accessible and containing a wealth of information for the novice user as well as the professional. We would like to welcome everyone and invite people looking to move back to Hartington and the area to visit the site for more information.
Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In April Carrie
On
http://opry.com - Carrie Underwood will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on May 10th. Visit this site to see video of Randy Travis giving the good news to Underwood, the singing star who made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2005 just weeks after winning American Idol. You can also view the calendar of events, purchase tickets to upcoming performances, get Nashville travel tips, and find out how to enjoy Opry shows on TV, radio, and online. How Does Your Garden Grow? http://extension.org/horticulture - Here's a one-stop resource for those lawn and garden projects you're planning for the coming months. The information you need is all here - from plant selection to soil preparation to care instructions. You can also submit specific questions for university experts to answer. Go ahead and ask, for example, which variety of tree you should plant in a certain spot. We're pretty sure they won't be stumped. Get "Lost" Online http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=index - Many fans are hooked on this award-winning TV series about plane crash survivors on a mysterious island. If you're one of them, or would like to join the group, you'll be lost without this official Lost site. Read episode recaps, watch full episodes online, check out theories posted by fans, or submit a theory of your own. Save Water and Money http://wateruseitwisely.com - Are too many of your dollars literally going down the drain? At this site, you'll find plenty of water conservation tips and resources. Learn 100 ways to save water in your area of the country. Take the family water audit to see how wisely you're using water now. Find out what's new in water-saving gadgets. There's even a landscape watering guide to calculate how frequently to water your plants and lawn. It's information that's good for your wallet (and the world's water supply). Well Said http://howjsay.com - Not sure how to pronounce a particular word, and don't want to sound stupid? All you have to do is submit the word in question on this handy site and you'll hear it spoken instantly. It's an online English pronouncing dictionary, and in certain situations, it could prove invaluable.
Short Tutorial - Adjusting The Cookie Settings On Your Browser
In computer terms, a cookie is a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a server when you visit a website. It is essentially your identification card, and its job is to keep track of your preferences and store information such as your e-mail address. Cookies can actually save you time by eliminating the need to re-enter your information every time you make inquiries or purchases at your favorite websites.
The default setting for Internet Explorer 7, Safari 3, and Firefox 2 browsers is to automatically accept either some or all cookies whenever a request is made by a website. However, you can adjust this setting if you are concerned about websites placing cookies on your browser as you surf the Web. Follow the steps below to either accept all cookies from websites, accept only certain cookies from websites, or to decline accepting any cookies. Adjusting Your Browser's Cookie Settings When Using Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium
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