User manual COMPAQ BLACKBIRD 002 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Getting Started The only warranties for Hewlett-Packard products and services are set forth in the express statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP. [. . . ] For example, if your name is Jane Jones, and XYZ is your ISP, your e-mail address might be JaneJones@xyz. com, with the extension . com indicating that XYZ is a company. For information on using e-mail, see "Sending and Receiving E-Mail. " Introducing Your Computer Software 73 Using a Browser A Web browser program searches for and displays Web site information. How you explore the Internet depends on whether your ISP provides the browser or allows you to choose your own. Once you are connected to the Internet, your browser opens the home Web page. You can go to a different Web site by entering its address (such as http://www. hp. com) into the address box in the browser, and then pressing Enter on your keyboard. Or you can use the browser search feature to search for references to a specific word or phrase on the Web. Searching the Internet Most Web browser programs include a search feature. You may need to click a button or select a menu option to display the search feature, depending on the type of browser program. Type a question, or a word that describes the information that you want to find, into the Search box, and then press Enter. The Windows search feature includes direct use of Internet Explorer Search. NOTE: If your ISP provides the browser, you may not be able to use Internet Explorer to search the Internet. To begin a search: 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar. 2 Type a word or question; what you type automatically appears in the Start Search box. Click the X in the search window to clear the results of the search and return to the main list of programs. Click See all results to display a list of all found search items on the computer and for advanced options. Click Search the Internet to search the Internet by opening your browser. Restricting Internet content The Internet provides you with a wide variety of information, but some information may not be suitable for every viewer. With Content Advisor (a feature of Internet Explorer), you can: Set up a password. Set up a list of Web sites that people who use your computer cannot view. Adjust the type of content people can view with and without your permission. 74 Getting Started (features vary by model) Once you set up restricted rating levels in Content Advisor, users can view Web sites and other pages that you have specified under the rating setup. However, to view unrated Web sites or pages, users must enter the Content Advisor password that you have set. This means that any unrated page, even Help and Support or Internet Explorer, is not viewable if the user does not know the password. To enable Content Advisor: 1 Click the Windows Start Button 2 Click Internet Explorer. To allow access to an unrated site or page you approve of: 1 Open the Web site. [. . . ] Use the Backspace key on the keyboard or the Clear button on the remote control to delete letters. Windows Media Center opens a message if you need to insert an additional disc to complete the recording. 11 Click Done when the disc has been created. Playing Videos in Windows Media Center The Pictures + Videos area in Windows Media Center makes it easy to play home video files that you created or video files that you downloaded from the Internet. In Pictures + Videos you can: Play videos that are stored anywhere on the hard disk drive. [. . . ]