Fonts are crossing point between writers and readers. This is reason why they have to be catchy in appearance and content. Presentation is crucial because it is not only superb content that draws reader’s attention. It starts with font’s character. It should speak for itself. Font’s role is to get attention, enhance readability, set and atmosphere and most importantly projects an image. To be able to play role well, we need to follow certain guidelines.

The first rule is to know what case to use. Avoid using all upper or lower case especially in body of your composition because it is hard to read. Use upper case in titles and headings only if it is necessary. Do not make readers curse you while reading your message.

A lot of Beepen and Tooten But No Booten?

By Stephen Bucaro

You start your computer and all you get is a blank screen and some beeping noise. You panic because you think you have some very serious computer problems. Actually, your concern is justified. The reason your computer is beeping is because it has a serious problem that prevents it from communicating via its standard output, screen. But don't lose hope, here are some troubleshooting steps you can take.

The beeps coming from your computer are most likely not coming from your sound board or on-board sound circuitry. They are coming from a tiny PC speaker mounted inside computer case for specific purpose of communicating with humans when it can't communicate via screen.

You may have noticed that every time you start your computer beeps come in same pattern. They are not random beeps. The computer is sending a special beep code. Beep codes are programmed into computers BIOS (Basic Input Output System). Unfortunately, there is no standard for beep codes. Each BIOS manufacturer has their own patterns. They are not even standard by manufacturer. They vary by BIOS version, motherboard, and computer manufacturer.

Your first step is to look in information that came with your computer for meaning of beep codes or for identity of your BIOS. If you didn't get that information, try to find it at web site of manufacturer of your computer. If you can't find it at there, you'll need to open case of your computer and read manufacturer's name and BIOS version off BIOS chip.

Although there are thousands of different computer and motherboard manufacturers, fortunately there are only a few BIOS manufacturers. Below is a list of major BIOS manufacturers websites.

AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) www.megatrends.com Phoenix Technologies www.ptltd.com IBM www.us.pc.ibm.com