Dodges...

The Loony Bin ( loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk )
Thu, 29 Aug 1996 13:46:37 +0100


Hiya Loonies...

I haven't got around to trying these myself, so I have no idea if they
actually work...

Wishes & Dreams...

- ANDREA
        xx

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[Things that you can do to annoy Windows...]


Quicken 3.0

Hold down any one of the following keys: S, R, or V. Click on Help,
About and ignore the beeps.

Depending on which key you held down, you'll see an animated windsurfer,
green snake, or promotional message from the sponsor. Now go back and
hold down the other key.

CorelDraw 4.0

Select Help, About CorelDraw. In the About CorelDraw screen, locate the
hot-air balloon icon in the upper-left corner. Double-click on the icon.
Use the left-mouse button to raise and lower the hot-air balloon that
appears, and click the right-mouse button a couple of times. Elvis
impersonators will parachute out of the sky.

Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows

Type the three characters T3! and select them. Then hit the Bold button,
followed by the AutoFormat button. Select Help, About Microsoft Word,
and click on the flying Word for Windows Icon. If you can stand the
suspense, wait until the end. Just before the catch-all acknowledgment
of "People We Forgot," you'll see a name you may know.


Microsoft Excel 5.0

Start Excel with a blank book. Right-mouse click on the toolbar and
select Customize. Select Custom from the categories list and drag the
Solitaire icon onto the blank spreadsheet. Click on Cancel to close the
Assign Macro dialog box without assigning a macro. Click on Close to
quit the Customize dialog box. Finally, press Ctrl-Alt-Shift, then click
on the Solitaire icon. You'll see a couple of dull cast lists, followed
by a hypnotic dot animation. Press Esc to quit.


CorelDraw 3

Select Help, About CorelDraw. Hold down Ctrl-Shift and double-click on
the hot-air balloon icon in the upper-left corner. An elongated About
box appears with a balloon at the base. Use the left-mouse button to
make the balloon rise and release the button to make it descend.


Lotus Organizer

With Organizer in full flow, hold down the Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys on
the left-hand side of your keyboard, and simultaneously double-click on
the wastebasket icon at the bottom-left corner of Organizer's main
window. The flames in the trash can flare up between one and three
times. Click on the can and, after the flare-up, watch the show. Press
Esc to escape.

When All Else Fails, Cheat

Launch Minesweeper and type XYZZY. Press the Enter key, then the Shift
key. Move the mouse pointer over the game and you'll notice that,
whenever it's over a safe square, the pixel in the upper-left corner of
your desktop turns white. Make sure you close or minimize all other
applications before you start Minesweeper and use dark wallpaper to make
sure you can see that pixel!

Wailing Minesweep

Using an undocumented setting, Windows' Minesweeper can be coaxed to
emit a righteous police-siren wail when you lose a game. In the Windows
directory, you should have a file called WINMINE.INI. Within that file
is just one section, [Minesweeper] (you can create it, too, if it
doesn't exist). Under that section, add the line:

Sound = 10

Close WINMINE.INI and start Minesweeper.