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Too Many Favorites Let's start by taking a second to look through the list of favorites you have saved on your computer. How many do you have? Too many? Think you should maybe get rid of some of them? Yes, no, maybe so? Well, if you decide you should, here's how you can clean up some of your space! To delete any of the favorites you have saved on your computer, simply highlight the one you'd like to discard, right click and select Delete. A box will then come up, asking if you're sure you want to send it to the Recycle Bin and if you are, just click Yes. That will take the unwanted favorite to the Recycle Bin. To complete the deletion, you can just go to your desktop, find the Recycle Bin icon, right click and select Empty Recycle Bin. That will remove it from your computer forever. You can then proceed the same way until you have all of your favorites cleaned out! ~ Erin Don't stop now! Keep reading to learn all about a new rebate scam that is currently lurking around the Internet, find out what MS Word's thesaurus can do for you and learn all about the dos and don'ts of logging in properly. Also, find out how to have a little column sizing fun with today's video tip and of course, don't miss out on Amanda's Cool Site of the Day. Enjoy!
The Best Way To Optimize Your XP Computer! On Sale - Today Only - $8.97! Crank Up The Speed! Customize It The Way YOU Want! All Automatic! All EASY! Using XP? Want it faster? Better? Customized to your liking? Well, have we got a deal for you :-) We have an amazing program called Boost XP and it's about to make your XP experience a whole lot better! This program is sooo amazing, it's been completely SOLD OUT everywhere for the past month or so! It's finally back in stock so if you use XP, you just gotta grab this one while you can at such an amazing price! I tell ya - I don't think I've ever seen a program that lets you take soooo much control over your PC! I mean, everything is covered! You can really crank up your speed settings, slice your boot-up time, get the excess junk off your hard drive freeing up gobs of space, and - my favorite part - really customize Windows to be EXACTLY what you want it to be!
I discovered so many tweaks - it just blew me away! Want to dump all the excess junk in your RAM (and speed things back up) after using a memory hoggin' program? How about enable auto-login when you start up? Or maybe automatically close an app that's hung up? Would you like give some programs priority over others? Are you looking for an awesome defrag and scan disk program? Or would you like to remove the flag from the start button? Get the idea? If a setting can be adjusted or optimized, you can do it with this software!
All in all, this includes a whopping 40 tools that can do TONS of tweaks. And the best thing is it's all automatic! I don't think there's a setting in Windows this software can't tweak or improve. We were amazed at everything this one piece of software can do - and how easy it was to make changes. Stuff that would normally be exceedingly difficult or impossible for the average user to accomplish was done in a couple mouse clicks. Here's just a very small sample of what this software can do:
So many enhancements, so little time! This is one program every Windows XP user really needs. Everything is in one place - optimizing your machine couldn't be easier! I could go on and on about this one, but the page at the site is enormous and will give you an even better idea of all the features this includes. I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this program ~ you gotta check it out! Again, your price on this 1-day sale (02-18-2008) is just $8.97 and US shipping is FREE! This is the current version of the software and retails for $29.99! It's an amazing deal, but this time quantities are limited. Check out the site: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=1906 WARNING - This is the last of 'em! It took us months just to be able to run this again! Please order fast - I can't recommend this program strongly enough! You MUST-MUST order today to get the sale price of $8.97! Optical Scroll Mouse - Dirt Cheap! Special Price - Today Only (02-18-2008 - Extended) Due to overwhelming demand, we've decided to put these on sale just one more day! This little blue mouse was one of our very best sellers on Friday - and for the month! People absolutely went crazy for this one! It's an incredible deal - so I can see why! Just $8.97 and US shipping is free! These mice are really comfortable, look great, track along precisely, and even the scroll wheel feels good! Plus, the scroll wheel doubles as a 3rd button. Just press it and you'll be able to "scroll" a page whatever direction you move your mouse! Very cool! Plus Installation is soooo easy. Just a simple Plug and Play! This is definitely the way to go! Your cost is just $8.97 and US shipping is FREE! Why not upgrade to a better mouse. You'll be glad you did! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4150 PS - The price will increase to $14.97 on Tuesday (for sure this time - no more extension on this baby) so be sure to get your order in today (02-18-2008)! HEY! Plug ALL Your Gadgets In! 7-Port Super Slim Compact Hub w/LEDs!!! Turn 1 USB port into - Get this - 7 of 'em! WOW!! This hub has been selling like CRAZY - our supplier can't keep 'em in stock and neither can we! This expands a single USB port to seven! Not only that, it's also a powered unit, so big devices like scanners, printers, webcams, etc. run perfectly! You get super-fast high speed transfer rates - up to 480 Mbps - WOW!!!!  I mean, let's face it - you can never have enough places to put your USB toys! Having a hub on your desk is just soooo much easier than crawling around on the floor, switching plugs, trying to figure out what this USB plug goes to, if you can be without that gadget, jumping back on the floor when you unplugged the wrong thing - YUK! Plus this is a powered hub! Why do ya care? Well, that means it can run EVERYTHING! Non-powered hubs usually are only good for keyboard, mice - low power accessories. This baby is POWERED so it can run everything - printers, scanners, MP3 players - if it plugs into a USB port, this will run it! Oh, and setup is a super-easy! Just plug it in and it's ready to go. That's all there is to it! Even the most novice computer users can do that ;-) Everyone who tries a USB hub says the same thing - "Wow, what a difference - I can't believe how much I love this thing! Instead of crawling around on the floor swapping plugs every 10 minutes, I can have ALL my USB devices plugged in at once!" As if all that wasn't enough, we have about the best price on the planet on these right now - just $18.97 and FREE US Shipping! This has a list price of $49.99, so it's a fantastic deal! Check it out:
Q: A: I'm sure most of you are aware that the United States Congress has been working on an economic stimulus package that will issue Americans tax rebate checks. And unfortunately, once the word about that spread, hackers started to take full advantage. At the end of January, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) began sending out warnings about rebate scams. They said that identity thieves are already working on using the tax rebates as a way to get personal and financial information out of people. As of right now, it seems as if their biggest tactic is to call people on the telephone and tell them they won't receive their rebate until they provide their banking information for a direct deposit. Now, I don't know about you, but just hearing that makes me think of a scam! You should always remember that tax agencies will never call you and ask for your information over the phone. That's just not how they work. Also, no legislation has been passed that would even allow that to happen. So, if you ever receive a phone call like that, do not give out any of your information. If you do, you'll just be another scam victim. The IRS said the threats are coming via e-mail as well. The e-mail looks like it's coming from a tax agency and it asks you to fill out a form that is supposedly needed to receive your rebate. Of course, the form asks for all of your personal information and if you fill it out, it will be put into the wrong hands. Another version of the e-mail scam involves a notification that a person's rebate will be audited. It then asks you to click on a link to fill out the forms needed for the process, which of course, require all of your personal and bank account information. This scam is even going as far as e-mailing businesses and accountants, telling them to download information about tax law changes. Once they do that, malware is put onto their computer that gives the hacker remote access to the computer's hard drive. And that could put several peoples' information at risk. There's also another version of the telephone scam where the caller claims to be an IRS agent. They go on to tell you that you have not yet cashed your rebate check and you must confirm your bank account number before you can do so. Wow, that's all a little crazy, don't you think?! Now, I personally have not run into any of these scams in my e-mail or by phone, but with the rebate checks being distributed soon, they could pick up pace rather quickly. So, I'm telling you now: do not click on any suspicious links you may get in your e-mail and do not give out any personal information over the phone unless you're 100 percent sure it's legit. If you receive a questionable e-mail, you can always contact the IRS through this e-mail address: phishing@irs.gov as well. And as always, if you simply use your common sense, you won't run into any problems. I promise! ~ Erin Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below:
Did I Already Use That Word? Have you ever found yourself repeating the same word in a document over and over again? What did you do? Wish you had a thesaurus? Well, guess what. You do! MS Word comes with a built in thesaurus and all you have to do is get it started! First, you'll need to highlight the word you want replaced. Now, you're ready to activate the thesaurus. In older versions of Word, you'll want to follow these steps:
Now, for those of you using Word 2007, as expected, things are slightly different.
As you can see, there are a variety of options. All you have to do is get your thesaurus off the shelf. Oops. I mean, on the screen! ~ April
WOW! The orders for this just won't stop! I think everyone one the newsletter is going to end up with this title! We weren't planning on running this today, but with all the excitement about this one still going strong, we've decided to pop it on one more day! When we started, we figured there was going to be enough inventory, but it's looking like this could go the sell-out route! Grab yours before this deal is gone! $400+ For MS Office? HA! You've Got To Be Joking! Amazing New Office Software You Gotta See To Believe! It's Like Getting MS Office For Just $12.97! Wow - we just keep sellin' Office Suite 2007! Hey, I don't blame ya for loving it too! It's an incredible piece of software that really makes it insane to ever spend $400-$800 on MS Office. After using it for a few days, you'll wonder why anyone would ever spend the big bucks on MS Office! I tell ya - this is nothing short of FANTASTIC! I'm using it on a regular basis and it's been just great! I can't believe how impressed I continue to be with this software! I mean, it just has soooo much for such a small price! The power and ease of use is just phenomenal! For price and ease of use, this just really blows MS Office right out of the water!
What do you get? Well, EVERYTHING! This includes an absolutely fantastic word processor, a spreadsheet program on steroids (it just stomps Excel), presentation software that's second to none, an incredible drawing program, an advanced calculating program, and even a souped-up, high-end database! It can even create PDFs with the push of a button from most applications! WOW! To get even close to that with MS office you'd be looking at a small fortune!
I know we're going to be using it here at the office when we have a new computer arrive. We used to shell out $400+ just so we could use Word and Excel! This is actually BETTER and the low cost is just unreal! The 2 of the main components are a top notch Word Processor and a Spreadsheet Program. Both look a LOT like MS Word and MS Excel - in fact, if you just open it up and ignore the title bar, you'd swear that you were using an improved version of MS Office! It's THAT good. Oh, and like I said, this also comes with a phenomenal presentation program, drawing program, database and MORE! The really cool thing is that all of this is 100% MS Office Compatible. It not only opens MS Office files (.doc, .xls) but can also save in that format! That way, you don't need to have MS Office to create or save MS Office documents. Cool huh? I tell ya what - I could go on and on about this one - it's really one of the most - if not the most - powerful office suites I've ever had the privilege of using! I'm really excited about having it on my computer and I can't recommend this highly enough! If you need office software, you just gotta give this a try! Oh, your cost? Glad you asked! Just $12.97 and US shipping is FREE! It's almost a give-away for that kind of money - especially when you think that MS Office is $400-$800!! Try it, you'll thank me later :-) http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4134 This is sooo cool! Park Your Car The Easy Way! You'll Be Perfect EVERY Time! A Must-Have For Anyone With A Garage! WOW! This was another one that just flew out of here on Friday! If you missed it, we're featuring this incredible GE Parking Sensor for your garage! This handy little sensor sits hangs on your wall and shines a bright red light when you've pulled your car in the specified distance! Sure, ti sounds like a simple thing, but it's really, really handy! I'm really excited about this because we have an attached garage - but it's a little on the short side for my truck. I only have about a foot or so one way or the other of wiggle room. I'm forever getting out and inching the truck up so the stupid door will shut. This allows me to pull the truck in and stops me when I'm exactly a foot of the wall! (You can specify the distance to be 1, 2 or 3 feet). I never have to jump back in the truck and pull it up more, and I don't have to worry about bumping into the wall if I pull in too far! It's perfect! Installation is so simple too - just pop in a set of batteries, set your distance, and hang the thing! My kids could do it! Your price? Right now, it's just - Get this - just $18.97 and US shipping is FREE! To me, this is worth each and every penny! If it's a hassle every time you park in your garage, grab one of these and make it easy! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4148 PS - This is a limited quantity deal so hurry to the site and grab it while you can! I wasn't sure if I'd want one, but now that I have it, I won't go back! You Gotta See These Folding Headphones! They Replaced My Earbuds! Sound Great! Super-Portable! WOW! We sold the heck out of these fantastic FOLDABLE GE Headphones on Friday! If you missed it, I tell ya, you just gotta give these a try! You'll never go back to regular headphones or earbuds - especially when you travel! First off, They are so comfortable you'll forget you have them on! Oh, and just wait till ya hear how they sound! Way better than any earbuds I've ever used, that's for sure! The coolest feature is that they are actually FOLDABLE! Yup, you can fold these in half and make them extremely portable! I love it! I have to fly from time to time, and every inch of space counts. These fold away easily and I keep them in my laptop bag! It's great! I use them with my iPod for hours of video or music! Don't worry - not just for iPods either - the gold plated jack will plug into any portable MP3 player, radio, CD, etc! Standard size - so no worries! Now, a good set of headphones like this should run at least $30, but not this time! Newsletter subscribers get these for just $9.97 and US shipping is FREE! WOW! Told ya it was a deal! This price is for a limited time ONLY - so run and grab 'em while they're still cheap! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4147 PS - You just gotta give these a try - they sound fantastic and are really comfortable to wear. The fact that they are foldable for easy storage just makes 'em irresistible! Get yours today!
Log In Dos and Don'ts "Your Password or Username is Invalid. Please Try Again." Does that sound familiar? Or, how about the two images below? Do those look familiar?
Do you often get errors when you're trying to log in to certain accounts, such as your e-mail account, for instance? An error message will say something like "Your password or username is invalid. Please try again." Then, when you try again, the same thing happens. How frustrating! Well, the problem actually lies within the little things you may do without even realizing it's messing up your Internet connection. Let's check it out! Here are some dos and don'ts you can follow when you're trying to log in to your e-mail account, etc. Don’ts
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Most log in accounts are case sensitive as well, so it's important that you pay attention to the letters in your username and password as you're typing them in. If you have followed all of the above guidelines and you're still getting an error message, simply try to log in later on. Or, try logging in to your account on a different computer. If you're still getting an error message after that, you may want to contact the Administrator who maintains the accounts. They should be able to help you further. Following the guidelines of these dos and don'ts will surely save you time and frustration in the future! ~ Tweety Dimes If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing.
Column Size Fun - Video Tip So, you probably know that you can resize columns in Windows, right? But, do you know how to do it? Even better, do you know the quickest and easiest way to do it? Well, if you don't, make sure you check out today's video tip. Just click on the link below to start learning all about changing column sizes. It's so much fun! Or, if you would just like to read today's tip, you can do that as well, here: For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter.
This is an awesome way to set up meetings, whether for work or if you need to get a study group together. Or, even if you just want to hang out with your friends! So, how does it work? Well, it’s pretty simple. You just fill out your meeting’s name, your name and e-mail address, select the date from the calendar and then click Go. You will then be sent a confirmation via e-mail. Once you get that, you can then forward the information on to your meeting’s participants. When they receive their e-mail, they’ll be taken to a page that is very much like the one you filled out. There they can select the dates that work the best for them, fill out their name and leave any comments they may have. When they're finished, they just need to click Submit. Once your participants start responding, you can use the second link in the e-mail to check on the status of the meeting. Also, from the data your participants filled out, the form will select the three best dates for you to have your meeting. It will also show any comments they have left for you. I’ve been using this Web site to set up meeting times for a game night my friends and I have every couple of weeks. It works really well, because people can just answer on the form they're given and there isn’t any back and forth indecisiveness. Give it a try for your meeting today! http://www.meetomatic.com/calendar.php ~ Amanda Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
A math program your kids will love to play! Incorporating learning and practice with a fun, interactive story is considered by many educators to be the best method for challenging children. Awesome Animated Monster Maker is a compelling combination of gaming fun and serious mat skill reinforcement that will keep your kids excited about learning! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=1218
February Wallpaper Here's February's wallpaper. It's all free, so enjoy!
All can be found here: http://www.worldstart.com/wallpaper/index.php Enjoy!
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Computer Tips [ Alarming New E-mail Scam + Login Dos & Don’ts + Fav Overload + The Perfect Word ] 02/18/2008
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