WCVT Business Offices Now Open Until 5pm Local Business Office Locations Extend Hours Go Paperless! Pay Your Telephone or Internet Bill Online Reduce Unwanted Telemarketing Calls National Do-Not-Call Registry Info Come See Us At The VT History Expo Tunbridge World's Fair Grounds - June 24th and 25th WCVT and Special Olympics WCVT Employees Volunteer for VT Special Olympics 2006 Summer Games Copyright Infringement Stop And Check Before You Copy And Paste Short Tutorial Deleting Cache From Your Web Browser Ask The Help Desk What Is The Purpose Of "Cache" On My Web Browser? Sites Of The Month Choice Clicks For June! Community Events

The start of summer is a great time to visit new sites whether they're on the Web or around the country. This month's eNewsletter can help guide these activities. Find out how copyright infringement may apply to Internet materials you "copy and paste." Learn what the cache is on your browser, and how to delete temporary Internet files. Plus, discover fresh ideas for summer fun, entertainment, and travel at websites we've picked just for you. The goal of each of our monthly eNewsletters is to keep our subscribers informed regarding their Internet connection and to improve their Internet experience. To meet this goal, each monthly newsletter will usually contain information related to: Warnings on a recent virus or e-mail hoax that may affect you An update on new services and other local interests An answer to a frequently asked Internet related question Some fun, seasonal websites to check out A short, step-by-step tutorial on an e-mail or browser related task We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, click HERE. To see what's inside this issue, take a look at the index to the left and thanks for reading...and as always, let us know what you think! - The Green Mountain Access Staff Aaron, Adam, Colby, Eric, Jon, Kris, Richard, Scott, and Tom

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Business Office Hours Extended

Effective June 5th, our local business office locations will now be open to walk in customers from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Previously, our remote office locations were closed to walk in traffic at 4:30 p.m. We hope that the additional half hour helps make it more convenient for our customers.

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Go Paperless! - Pay Your Telephone or Internet Bill Online

Buried in a pile of paper every month? Paying your telephone or Internet bill just got easier with our paperless billing option. Customers who sign up for this free service will no longer receive a monthly paper bill in the mail. Instead, your monthly invoice will be available online.

For your convenience, customers who select this option will be notified via email when your monthly statement is available for viewing online.

To sign up, visit www.wcvt.com and click on the 'Manage My Account' link located on the left-hand side of our homepage. First time users will need to register for access. In addition to signing up for Paperless Billing, you can also sign up to automatically pay your monthly bill by charging it to your credit card.

For more information, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 496-3391.

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Reduce Unwanted Telemarketing Calls at Home

Many people find that telemarketing calls provide them with valuable information about products and services. But if you would rather not receive these calls, a National Do-Not-Call Registry has been established to address consumer concerns about unwelcome telemarketing calls.

The registry applies to all telemarketers (with the exception of certain non-profit and political organizations) and covers both interstate and intrastate telemarketing calls.

Commercial telemarketers are not allowed to call you if your number is listed on the registry. You can register any of your phone numbers for free, and they will remain on the National Do-Not-Call Registry for five years.

You may re-enter your number(s) onto the list when the five years have passed, and you may remove your name from the list at any time. The Do-Not-Call Registry will not prevent all unwanted calls.

The National Do-Not-Call Registry does not prevent calls:

• from organizations with which you have established a business relationship;
• for which you have given prior written consent;
• that are not commercial or do not include unsolicited advertisements;
• from or on behalf of tax-exempt non-profit organizations.

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Come See Us At The Vermont History Expo - June 24th and 25th

Governor Jim Douglas (l) with Kris Merchant, WCVT Business Account Executive,
at the WCVT display during the 2004 Vermont History Expo.

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WCVT Employees Volunteer for Special Olympics Vermont 2006 Summer Games

Pictured from left to right are WCVT employees: Dennis Schneider, Bill Fogg, Tom Blonski, and Alan Jones.

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Copyright Infringement - Stop And Check Before You Copy And Paste


The Internet makes it easier than ever to use or redistribute information created by others. But is it okay for your child to include statistics from a website in a school report, or an employee to copy text from a website for use in your company newsletter? The answers depend on a number of factors including what is used, how it's used, and whether you have permission.

Copyright infringement occurs when you reproduce or republish information without permission from the person or organization that owns the legal rights to it. Penalties may range from warnings and mandatory removal of all references to costly fines.

Publicly available information such as material posted on the Internet is not necessarily free from copyright protection. If you find something on a website that you'd like to use (such as a document or chart), search for a "terms of use" page that explains how you are allowed to use information from the site. You can often find a link to this page in the site's contact information or privacy policy. If you can't locate the terms of use, or if it seems unclear, contact the individual or organization that holds the copyright to ask permission.

Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports.

To learn more about legal use of copyrighted materials, visit: www.copyright.gov.

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Short Tutorial - Deleting Cache From Your Web Browser

There are several good reasons to delete cache files as part of routine computer maintenance. In addition to taking up hard disk space, cache files can become corrupted causing annoying browser behavior. They can also become outdated and thus not show the latest versions of web pages. And, because cache stores informational forms as well as regular web pages, it can even pose a privacy threat. Fortunately, it's easy to delete your browser's cache.

Deleting Cache When Using Internet Explorer 6 Browser and Windows XP SP2 Home Edition:

1. Click your cursor arrow on the "Tools" menu item and select "Internet Options" from the drop-down menu.
2. Click on the "General" tab.
3. Find the section titled "Temporary Internet files."
4. Click on the "Delete Files" button.
5. When the "Delete Files" alert appears, click the "OK" button to delete the cached files.
6. Click "OK" to exit the "Internet Options" dialog box.

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Ask The Help Desk - What Is The Purpose Of "Cache" On My Web Browser?

Question: I've heard people refer to the "cache" in their Web browser. What is cache?

Answer: Cache (pronounced "cash") is the area of memory where a Web browser stores the contents of web pages you have visited. When you revisit a web page, your browser retrieves the files that comprise the page from the cache rather than downloading them again from the server that's hosting the page. This speeds up Web surfing because the files in cache can be retrieved nearly instantly.

These files, called "temporary Internet files," remain in cache until the storage capacity of cache memory is exceeded. When this happens, the oldest files in cache are deleted first. You can use your Web browser to set your cache memory capacity and manually delete cached temporary Internet files. Deleting these files periodically is a good idea to prevent unneeded temporary Internet files from cluttering your hard drive.

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Great Sites To Check Out This Month

Race to the Theater to See Cars
http://carsthemovie.com -  Get your motors running! Opening this month is the fast-paced family film Cars from Disney and PIXAR, makers of The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. The comedy's plot is driven by Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson), a hotshot rookie racecar determined to win and get the perks that come with it. Other offbeat characters include a 2002 Porsche (voiced by Bonnie Hunt), a 1951 Hudson Hornet (voiced by Paul Newman), and a rusty tow truck (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy). Take a spin through this site to enter the "Showroom" and check out the cast of cars, or test-drive the interactive games. Rated PG.

The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
http://calgarystampede.com -  Round up your kin and lasso a good time at the Calgary Stampede, July 7-16 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This annual outdoor celebration is a wild mix of Western Canadian heritage with dynamic contemporary entertainment. Visitors from around the world come for the fun, featuring a million-dollar rodeo, chuckwagon races, and impressive grandstand shows with artists including Kenny Chesney. Want to kick up your heels and join in? Here's where to view the event schedule, buy tickets, look at travel packages, and even get your cowboy nickname at the "Nickname Generator."

Red, White, and Blue with Red Skelton
http://www.poofcat.com/july.html -  We're in a patriotic season with Flag Day this month and Independence Day in July. It's a fitting time to take a few minutes and reflect on what the Pledge of Allegiance really says. This site contains an audio recording of the late comedian Red Skelton, sharing his memory of a childhood teacher's explanation of each word in the Pledge. Turn up your audio - you won't want to miss a moment of this heartfelt story.

Big Fun with Miniature Golf
http://prominigolf.com/links.html -  Wherever you travel this summer, you'll probably be a small distance from a miniature golf course complete with windmills, tiny houses, and trick holes. To find these little treasures, check out the links on this site to courses in the U.S. and Canada. Be sure to visit the history page for fun facts like this after the stock market crash of '29, regulation minigolf courses became too expensive for most people to afford so ingenious holes were created by using scavenged materials such as old tires, wagon wheels, and rusty stove pipes. This became the model for the obstacle-laden miniature golf courses we think of today.

Have You Zillowed Yet?
http://www.zillow.com -  Get out your address book and get ready to zillow. This popular new site lets you enter a home's address and instantly see an aerial photographic map showing that neighborhood and giving estimated values for each home. Valuations for more than 65,000,000 U.S. homes are here, with data most accurate for larger metropolitan areas like L.A., Seattle, and Boston. Curious how your home compares with your old college roommate's? Here's your chance to find out. Plus, get a bird's eye view of famous dwellings like the split-level house from The Brady Bunch. (If you're using a Mac, you'll need to use Firefox as your browser.)

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Community Events

PLEASE NOTE: All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but it is recommended to call ahead to confirm dates, times, and information (and be on the lookout for us...we just might see you around town).

If you have an event you think our community would like to know about, let us know.
Please try to be brief and make sure to include the day and date of the event, event title, time and location, a sentence of description, and a phone number and email address for more information. If there is a web address for your event or organization please let us know about that as well.

Vermont History Expo, Tunbridge, Vermont -- June 24th and 25th

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