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 | Stickers Be Gone I know you may be a little confused by that title, but once you're done reading this tip, you'll be fully informed. I promise! So, have you recently bought a new laptop? If so, have you ever been bothered by all the stickers that are stuck to it? I mean, they're practically everywhere and they seem like they're going to be a permanent fixture on your brand new computer. Well, I have good news for you. That just doesn't have to be the case. Want to get rid of those pesky little stickers? Then try this! Now, some of the stickers are good to keep on, because they prevent scratches, etc., but most of them can come off. Decide which ones you don't want and pull them off slowly. If you go too fast or try to pull the sticker off all with one tug, you may make it harder for it to actually come off. Start by raising the edges with either your fingernails or a pair of tweezers. Once you have an edge up, pull the sticker off slowly. Go slow! When you have the sticker off, take your finger and rub it over where the sticker was placed. There may be some sticky stuff there, but your finger will turn that into little dots and you can then just swipe them off your laptop. If you can't get it off with your finger, try using an eraser from a pencil. That should do the trick. Don't try using any products (like Goo Gone or a cleaner) to get the stickers off. All of that may damage your laptop and you definitely don't want to do that. Once your laptop is sticker free, you'll be so much happier. I just know it! ~ Erin You can't stop now! There's so much more to read about. Keep going to learn a little more about Grouply and how it keeps you protected, find out how to easily turn one cell into many in MS Excel and learn all about the new energy saving features that come with Windows Vista. Also, be sure to check out this week's awesome download thanks to Gary and of course, don't miss out on Amanda's Cool Site of the Day. Enjoy!
Master Your Digital Camera! Incredible CD ROM Course Makes It EASY! Go From Newbie To Pro In No Time! You Gotta See This One! OK, so you have this absolutely fantastic digital camera, and you just know it's capable of taking incredible photos, but - you're not sure how to get from here to there. Well, you're gonna LOVE this one! We have the last of an incredible title called Learn2 - Digital Photography and it's the easiest way we've ever come across to take your photos from bland to brilliant! If you're ready to start taking pictures that make your friends and family gasp when they see 'em, then it's time to grab one of these CD ROMs! I'm just so excited about this program! I mean, we get CONSTANT e-mails from folks asking for help on how they can get better photos - and this is really the best we've seen! It's like have a personal photography instructor right there helping you out! Even if you've never picked up a digital camera, this will take you from the basics up to advanced techniques! In no time, people will be using words like "Stunning" & "Incredible" to describe your photos! You gotta try this one! Even if you've been shooting for awhile, this is just great. It will fill in any "gaps" you have in your current digital camera knowledge and give you a solid foundation to build on. The program is divided into three parts - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. The beginning topics are going to get you comfortable with the camera - teach you what everything does in a VERY non-technical, EASY to understand manner (lots of interactive "hands-on" features). It could be your first day with the camera and this will give you the basics to get started! You'll learn things like file formats, how to make adjustments, how to hook up the camera to your computer, and even basics on how to use camera software!
The intermediate gets you onto more advanced things like composition, great lighting, how and why to vary lenses and distance, shot variations, and more! I tell ya - get through this part and you'll see a HUGE difference in your photos right away! The clever tips & trick in this section alone are worth WELL more than the cost for this software! You'll be floored! Then there's the advanced part of the software, and this is where you'll really dig in - big time! Not only are you going to see some more photo techniques, but you'll see ways to make the image BETTER using various editing tricks and software. I've always said that shooting the photo was only half the job - once the picture is in your computer, that's what takes it from good to great! And WOW! THIS will really show you the tricks the pros use!
Whew - it's amazing how much they cram on a single CD! This is LOADED with sooooo many tips and tricks that no matter what your skill level - you're gonna learn something here! PLUS this uses all the great Learn2 teaching methods - It starts with easy to understand, comprehensive video presentations, along with quizzes, and even examples you can try! It's soooo cool! I gotta tell you about this - One example page let me click different lens focal lengths to see the differences in magnification! So much easier to understand than a written explanation! Between the video demonstrations and "hands on" exercises, anyone can learn the topics! It's really great! Your cost? Get this, just $9.97 ($39.99 retail) and US shipping is FREE! It's an amazing deal on what's got to be one of the best resources I've ever seen for digital photographers. Grab this today and get the most out of your digital camera! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=2874 PS - Limited quantities on this one - and no more are available! This is your last chance! Don't miss this incredible title! It'll be one you'll be thrilled you got before we ran out! See ya at the site!
"EEWWWWW GROSSS!!!!!" "Your Keyboard Is Really Disgusting!" It's Nastier Than A Toilet Seat - Really: "Keyboards, both on laptop computers and desktops, are the dirtiest parts of a computer. Dust, food, flakes of dry skin, and many other particles fall in between keys and gum up the works." "A microbiologist at the University of Arizona counted bacteria on workplace surfaces for a study sponsored by The Clorox Co., makers of Clorox bleach. Office toilet seats had 49 germs per square inch, he found. But desktops had almost 21,000 germs per square inch. Desks, phones, computer keyboards and mice are key germ transfer points because people touch them so often..." ~ CNN.com Is that disgusting or what? Unfortunately, like many people, I eat at my desk just about everyday while I am working. When I saw the information on just how dirty and germ filled our desktops and keyboards are, I couldn't believe it ~ or didn't want to believe it I should say. YUCK! The attachment has 25 of these cool super suction pipes for fitting into little nooks and crannies. Heck, I think it would be great for detailing inside you car as well ~ all the little vents and stuff! And, how about cleaning off your stereo and TV equipment as well as dusting off all the shelves full of "knick-knacks", picture frames and such ~ awesome, huh? This has got to be one the coolest little gadgets I've seen and after reading about all the dust, food and gunk that is "living" in my keyboard (and yours too), I think this is a terrific item! We've added them to our store and I hope you'll all take advantage of the great price ~ only $14.97 and shipping in the US is FREE! Don't spend $30.00 elsewhere ~ do yourself, your co-workers and your family a favor and pick up one for your home and/or office today! You'll thank me later ;-) Q: A: To begin, I have one thing to say that will probably answer most of your questions. "No, Grouply is not a spammer, phisher or an identity thief." Grouply does not and will never send out any type of spam, but they do understand where the concerns are coming from. When you start using Grouply, other members may send you invites to certain things going on within your group and those can sometimes be mistaken as spam. It's also possible to receive those invites more than once, which makes it look like you're getting spam directly from Grouply. But, as you can see, that's just not the case! Now, this issue started popping up during the week of February 3, 2008 and although Grouply's not sure why, they were able to fix it right away. They quickly created an update for Grouply and it's now set so that no user will receive an invite more than once. So, if you're new to Grouply and you've already been invited to a group, you will only see that e-mail one time. Grouply even released a complete article about the issue, which, if you're still concerned, you can read here. Also, just for your information, Grouply has been around since September 2007 and they have never run into a problem like this before. On Grouply's Web site, they make it clear that they are not out to cause phishing problems or get caught up in identity theft. When you sign up for Grouply, you are required to provide your Yahoo! password, but they only use that to view your group lists and send you your group messages. If they didn't ask for that information, they wouldn't be able to send you your daily Smart Digest or cater to what interests you most. And that's what Grouply is all about. I can assure you that they do not use your information for anything else. I know there are several blogs and forum posts going around the Web about Grouply these days, but if you read them closely, you'll see they're only speculations and they're usually from people who have never even tried Grouply. Also, it's important to know that Grouply's Web site is protected by TRUSTe, which is a certified privacy company. That just goes to show that Grouply does keep your information secure and they don't want anything bad to happen to their members. If you're still worried about Grouply, you may want to stop using it, but if I were you, I'd at least give it a try. I mean, if it's something that's fun and it interests you, how bad could it possibly be?! ~ Erin Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below: Turn Many Into One Here's the scenario: you're working on a table of data in MS Excel and you're trying to put a title over the entire table. What do you do? I've watched a lot of people cope with this situation and while their solutions were creative (putting extra spaces before the title, enlarging the title until it was over the entire chart, etc.), they certainly weren't very efficient or editor-friendly. So, if those kinds of things are your usual method, you definitely need to know about a wonderful little thing called "merging cells." To merge cells is to have Excel turn several cells into just one. So, basically, it lets you turn this: Into this: And that's with just one click of a button! The next time you're trying to center something across several cells, skip all the time consuming steps and remember to give it a simple one, two:
In older versions of Excel, you'll find this button on the Formatting toolbar. In Excel 2007, you'll find the Merge and Center button on the Home ribbon. Voila! Many cells are now one. If you type your title into that cell, you'll find it centered perfectly over your data, with no extra spacing and no off-centered titles. Oh, but wait! I can hear the wheels turning in your mind right now. You're wondering how to reverse the merging process, am I right? In fact, some of you may have tried to click the Merge and Center button again in an attempt to separate the cells. If you're using Excel 2007, clicking the Merge and Center button again will do the trick, but if you're using an older version, it won't work. In those versions, separating the cells takes a couple more steps, but it's still not too bad. First, you'll need to highlight the cell you want to un-merge. Next, you need to open the Format Cells window (Format menu, Cells choice or Ctrl + 1). Under the Alignment tab, you're looking to uncheck the Merge Cells box. Click OK and voila! The one cell is now back to many. Too bad I don't have one of these little merge buttons when I break a glass dish or something. It'd be so cool to press a button and make everything perfect again, don't you think?! ~ April
WOW! We had a HUGE response to this one yesterday! Only a few left - so head to the site before they sell out. These will be GONE today! My Favorite Program Of All Time! Create A Home Network In A Matter Of Mouse-Clicks! Share Files Between Computers! Share Your Printers! Price Reduced - Lowest Ever - $10.97! Last Chance - We Have The LAST Few Of 'Em! I love this program! It's called Network Magic and it's by far the easiest way we've EVER seen to setup a home or small office network! I almost can't stand how impressed I am with it! We're talking about having two or more computers sharing files and printers in about 10 minutes! The bad news is that we are into the very last of these. I have to admit, I'm really sad to see this one go. We have people asking us all the time how to setup a home network, and the simple answer is this software! It makes it ridiculously easy to put on together! I mean, in literally a few mouse clicks, you have a network setup! No calling for help, no expensive networking company to come to the rescue - it just plain WORKS! Plus, it's really EASY! We're talking easy wizards and help along the way. It's completely designed so that all you need to know how to do is read and click a mouse! No confusing technical jargon at all. Everything is explained simply and easily along the way. You won't believe how easy this is! For example, adding a shared folder or printer is just a two click operation, select the item and hit Share!
I've always had problems setting up networks. In fact, prior to owning this fantastic software, I tried to set a network up at home. I spent about an hour on it and finally gave up. I just couldn't get one computer to see the other, much less share a printer. Well, I installed this software and in about 10 minutes I had the computers sharing files and printers! I've never seen anything this easy! My wife was laughing at me - apparently she doesn't get as excited about this stuff :-) Here's how it works - this'll amaze you! You just install the software on the computer you want to network. Next, run through the little wizard and answer a few questions / preferences (deciding what you want to share, what you don't). Once that computer is done, you go on to the next one. Run the software, follow the wizard, and just like that you're networked! Here's a cropped shot of my shiny new network: (Can you tell I'm happy about all this? :-) That's it! Seriously! The above network was really set up in all of ten minutes! Is that incredible or what??? Talk about super-simple! Now, I can print to her printer, she can print over to mine, we can share files - the whole shootin' match! Oh, and if you've ever had problems connecting to the internet, slow web pages, or connecting to another computer, then this can help with that too: Just select the problem you're having and this will try to get things up and running for you again! I've been using this for about a year and let me tell ya, it always WORKS! My stupid cable connection is always dropping, and usually a few mouse clicks with this and things are refreshed and running again! Is that cool or what? Plus, it does everything automatically. It's like having a network tech right in your house! Oh, and get this - not only does it do networking like it's on steroids, but it also keeps you safe. It will check your network and wireless network and make sure everything is secure. If you have a hole, this will tell you about it and help you fix it (usually in about 2 clicks)! In fact, this once detected an intruder on my home network and helped me get rid of them! I think it was just a neighbor "borrowing" my network, but that doesn't happen anymore! It helped me get things really locked down and now we're the only ones who can use our network! I love it! Whew, I think that covers the main points. oh, and another cool thing - this is licensed for up to three computers, so you only need one copy for most home networks (if you have more than 3 computers, you'll need to buy more copies). PLUS this is Windows XP AND Vista compatible! Your cost? Get this - just $10.97 and US shipping is FREE! It's an amazing deal on what has to be one of the best ideas I've ever seen. I love mine, that's for sure! Here's the info, take a look: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=3303 PS - Like I said at the beginning - our supplier is out of these now. We grabbed the last of the batch, and this is it. You MUST get to the site soon or you'll miss out on this! Don't kick yourself later for not grabbin' this! It's $50 normally!
Vista Energy Saving Features To begin, let's go over a few basics. Windows Vista is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use with personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs and media centers. Released worldwide on January 30, 2007, Vista contains many changes and new features over the earlier version of Windows XP. But, most importantly, it comes with a whole slew of new energy saving features. So, what do you say we take a look and see what we've got? Let's go! What it Means in Plain English With Windows Vista, Microsoft planned to put their machines to "sleep" after an hour of inactivity. While businesses and consumers can change that setting, computers can nod off on their own if pre-set. Microsoft estimates that allowing a PC to go to sleep during off hours, as compared to leaving it on all the time, saves anywhere from $55 to $70 a year, depending on the type of monitor you use. Wow! On the other hand, with Windows XP, programs could veto a user's request for the PC to go to sleep. In some cases, laptop owners thought they had put their computer to sleep, only to discover a few hours later that the machine had remained on and the battery had been drained. By adding the new sleep option, you can wake up your computer to install security updates, while letting it remain in the power-saving mode the rest of the time. Also in Vista, you can enforce the power management settings through the group policy tool. All that snoozing time could pay off environmentally as well. By putting six PCs to sleep, rather than leaving them on all the time, you can save the same amount of carbon emissions that would otherwise require an acre of trees to absorb. Only about 10 percent of computers today have power management features enabled, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Power Saving Features The Windows Vista operating system features significant changes to power management infrastructure, functionality and default settings. Those changes impact how PCs running Microsoft Windows consume energy. How to Take Advantage Keeping with the theme of making your computer more energy efficient, those of you who are running Windows Vista can take advantage of many of the new power saving features that were implemented. For starters, you can get a software engineer to download a piece of white paper from the Microsoft Web site here so that they can configure Windows Vista platforms for maximum energy efficiency. The techniques on the paper may be used to help extend mobile PC battery life and reduce energy operation expenses for desktop and server PCs. The paper also explains how to evaluate system energy efficiency and it demonstrates example power policy settings to favor power savings and performance. Here's to saving yourself some energy! ~ Zahid H. Javali If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing.
AMP Font Viewer The other day, I received an e-mail from a reader, asking if there was a program that would allow for a quick look at all of the fonts on their system, without having to open a big program such as MS Word. I started looking around and I happened upon a great free download that does just that! It's called AMP Font Viewer and it's very simple to install and use. Just install the program, open it and you'll be good to go! Here's what it looks like: As you can see from the image above, all you need to do is click on the name of the font and it will show you what the font looks like. This little program now saves me a ton of time when I'm searching for new fonts! You can download the AMP Font Viewer right here. Simply click on the Download button at the top of the page and then click on the Installer button. Enjoy! ~ Gary For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter. This past year, Daylight Saving Time changed for those of us living in the U.S., so I thought I’d write up this Web site to give everyone a heads up. Here you will find time change information for the European Union, as well as, other places all around the world. We’re used to changing our clocks in April, but this year, it will be on March 9, 2008 at different times during the day, depending on your time zone. In Europe, it will be on March 30, 2008. This site gives you that information in an easy to read table, as well as, more information about the changes below the table. You’ll also find out where Daylight Saving Time is not observed and why. It also explains the grammar behind Daylight Saving Time, including the common usage of the phrase and what you’ll find in the dictionary. You will also learn about important safety measures you should take at this time, such as changing the batteries in your smoke detectors. On the side menu, you’ll find more sections about Daylight Saving Time and its history. I really enjoyed the Incidents and Anecdotes section, where you can see the interesting effect Daylight Saving Time has had on events and people from around the world. From thwarted bombings to catching trains on time to the controversy some locals had over it, Daylight Saving Time certainly has had an impact on history. So, are you ready to spring forward? I must say, I’m certainly looking forward to more sunshine! http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html ~ Amanda Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
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