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Happy April Fools’ Day everyone!

With news of the Conficker virus being released today, it’s as good of a time as any to remind everyone not to open emails from people or companies that you do not know.

Keep your computer and technology safe – that’s no joke!

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• 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent to President Abraham Lincoln, from California Justice Stephen J. Field

• 1929 – Known as Black Thursday, the markets crashed after Wall Street investors panicked, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression

• 1931 – The George Washington bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey was dedicated, although it didn’t accept traffic until the following day

• 1982 – Epcot Center was also dedicated, at Walt Disney World in Florida; “May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire, and above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man’s ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere.” What a fantastic hope for the world…

• 2003 – The Concordes landed in London after its last commercial flight, ending supersonic air travel

Have a great weekend!!

Here are a few quick and easy keyboard shortcuts that you can use within Outlook. Again, it may take some practice but it’s a real time saver!Outlook Shortcut Keys

• To Send a message, hold down the Ctrl key and the Enter key

• To Reply to a message, hold down the Ctrl key and the R key

• To Forward a message, hold down the Ctrl key and the F key

• To Mark a Message as Read, hold down the Ctrl key and the Q key

• To Mark a Message as Unread, hold down the Ctrl key and the U key

Good luck and look for more shortcut tips coming soon!