I removed my graphic because someone informed me they had 'weird things happen' when they hovered their cursor over it, suggesting it had a virus. It was a combined graphic, using the *Santa* from a free clip-art source and combined with my own edited colors, embellishings and photo contributions! I have been trying to use only my own creations these days having practiced through the years making my own and hopefully they would be 'safer' by far than anything 'borrowed', graphically speaking! :o) This one, was an older one though--archived in my Photobucket! My son-inlaw, (the software engineer and all around computer guru and expert) says it is unlikely that the graphic had a virus, but, not TOTALLY impossible! He just emphasized it's highly unlikely. I've had the graphic for several years and have an excellent security system in place so I doubt it, as well! The person, referenced above, also says, that the personal email that I sent out to everyone in my address book, (warning about the bogus email I received) may have caused him to simultaneously have a virus, when he received it. My SIL strongly assures me that is not the case! He had to be 'strong' in his reassuring because I was very concerned that I may have caused you all a serious problem, with my graphic or my emailed 'alert' about the bogus one I received, and discussed in the OP of this thread! He says, the bogus email I received, was a result of my friend having an individual/s successfully hack into her email account and used her account (not a worm or virus) and just accessed all her address book (for their own devious purposes) and therefor there is no virus or worm involved or attached that could be sent along with my emails, from the 'source' of the bogus one! Our SIL (again--our personal computer genuius) told me that how that can happen is, anytime an email address is made public as some do on this forum or any other public way, (within a thread, as some have, as well) individuals can be scanning for them (on any forum, etc.) and either be wickedly clever enough to figure out passwords or they have software (very sophisticated) that can be run to eventually 'unravel' a password for them. Then they just get in there and use your account! So, beware--it's happening at a predigious rate! Be careful what you make public and known through your 'My Page' or in your thread discussions!! Also, be aware, there is a heavy barrage of viruses out there right now, cause it's the 'season' the virus terrorist love to assault us--they hate the JOY of the season and the REASON for it! But--please let me know, if anyone else has experienced any problem with this thread and the graphic I had posted! Just to be safe, I completely deleted the graphic from my Photobucket account--to be absolutely sure! Again, I'd think I'd have some pretty serious things going on, on my end, if it did slip through the heavy-duty security system we have, in place! It sure is handy having a computer wizard in the family. I think I would have ditched my computer long, long ago had he not be available to answer my questions and reformat my computer/s (when they get bogged down with all the things I like to have on mine) through the years!!

A fax scan may be mostly black or white dots - no shades of gray. Because of this, text comes through ok but most illustrations and color do not - those will be blobs of black. If this is acceptable, then you can use a fax machine to scan your documents. Email the scans from your fax machine to your email address, and then download the emails into your computer. Test the fax machine for duplication quality. Many fax machines default to low resolution scans for transmission savings and speed. Inrease the resolution as needed assuming your machine is adjustable. If you have color documents, use a scanner. If your documents contain graphics, but gray scale is ok, use the scanner and set the output to 256 shades of gray. (Gray scale is a much smaller file size than color scans. 256 shades of gray is adequate for duplicating most black/white photos.)

Seems to be better today. Could be the server also. Still slow, am looking into changing the virus protection. Have AVAST, and still getting false negatives. May go to MSE after this one runs out. Have to check how long i paid for. Think it is 2014. Thanks

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