While using the Internet, forward incoming calls to cell phone

Dear Heloise: I have a hint for dial-up Internet users who also have mobile phones. It is a way to have uninterrupted online connections without the expense of a second phone line.
My phone company has a feature where if your number is busy, your incoming calls will automatically be forwarded to a second number. It works only when your phone is busy. I use my mobile phone as the forwarding number. Since I have voice mail and can tell who is calling (another feature) on my mobile phone, if I do not want to answer while I am online, I just let the call go to my voice mail.
Check with your phone-service provider to see if it offers a similar feature. Mary from Texas
It is possible to have a phone line just for the computer, as long as you have regular phone service, and the cost can vary. One of my assistants, who lives in a rural area, says that second lines are still expensive, so she forwards her home phone to her cell phone when online. She says this works well. Just be sure to remember to "un-forward" calls when you're offline. Heloise
Dear Readers: Here is a follow-up to a recent letter about finding a name, address and phone number using an Internet search engine. Even for people who pay for a nonpublished number, here's something to consider:
If you post messages on a public message board -- e.g., arts and crafts, fishing, genealogy -- and include your name and phone number, there's a possibility that the message can then be snagged by a search engine and made available on the Internet. Heloise
Dear Heloise: For the past few weeks, I thought that I was going to need a new keyboard because the space bar kept sticking. Well, today I decided to remove the space bar, and oh my gosh! There was lint and hair stuck to the underside that was keeping the key from working right. I carefully removed the gunk, and voil & aacute; -- the keyboard is as good as new. K.M. from Texas
Just be careful when you start popping off the keys, as some, like the space bar, might have small springs and other parts that could easily be lost. An old makeup brush is great to use to dust off the keyboard. Also, turn the keyboard upside down once in a while and watch all the junk come tumbling out. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I have found the perfect place to store my many earrings and keep them safe, accessible and decorative. I use a tall candle of any color and leave the earring backs on while sticking them on the candle. The wax keeps the posts nice and smooth, they look pretty, and you can always find them! This is better than an ice-cube tray. Betty in Michigan
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