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 | News Alert: Vista SP 1 is Here! Yes, you read that right! After months and months of waiting, Microsoft has finally released the final version of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1. According to Microsoft and several online news articles, as of today (March 18, 2008), the Vista SP 1 is now available to the public. The announcement has been buzzing around the Internet for the past few days, so I wouldn't be surprised if all of you already know about this, but just in case you haven't heard, allow me to fill you in on all the details! As it stands right now, installing the new Vista SP 1 will be optional to all Vista users for one month. If you want to install it, you can do so with either the Windows Updates that come through on your computer or with the installer package available on Microsoft's Web site. But, once April 18, 2008 comes along, you will be urged to download it as soon as possible. At that time, the SP 1 will come through with April's monthly updates and if your computer is set to automatically install the Windows Updates, you will get the Service Pack no matter what. Now, I know it probably feels like you're being forced to use the Vista SP 1, but there really isn't any reason why you shouldn't give it a shot. It features numerous improvements that will make your Vista computer much more secure, stable and efficient. It also includes over 300 fixes that cover an array of flaws, ranging all the way from data protection to video performance issues. So, if you haven't installed the new Windows Vista SP 1 yet, I suggest you get to it. I mean, you've waited so long for it, why wait any longer? Check it out today! ~ Erin Make sure you keep reading to learn all about turning off the AutoRun feature in Windows XP and why you should do it, find out how to easily sum it up in MS Excel and learn all about what the Windows Vista Battery Saver can do for you. Also, find out how you can add a little personality to your photos with today's digital photography tip and of course, don't miss out on Amanda's Cool Site of the Day!
Make Reading EZ & FUN Again! Incredible Magnifying Sheet Makes Fine Print HUGE! Stop Squinting - Try This Now! The Best Money You'll Ever Spend! PLUS - One More Day... Buy One, Get One FREE! WOW! We had an amazing response to this yesterday! Thank YOU to the hundreds and hundreds who ordered! We knew it was going to be big, but WOW! We were really blown away by the response! We're extending this another day for anyone who missed out! Hurry to the site and get 'em while you can! Oh, do we have a cool one for you today! One of our suppliers got these fantastic Full Page Magnifiers and let me tell ya - if you - or anyone you know - has trouble reading the small print in magazines, newspapers, or anything else, this is just what you need! It's easy to handle, and makes tiny print GIGANTIC! How's it work? Couldn't be easier - it's a giant flexible magnifying glass! Just hold the sheet over what you want to read - The further you pull back, the larger the letters get! Just hold it over what you want to read. Yup, simple idea, but works GREAT! What I really like about this is how convenient it would be. I mean, it's small, thin, light, and easy to take with you. It doesn't take any effort to store it, doesn't need batteries, and works like a champ! We have family members who have just a terrible time reading small print, so I'm really excited that we found these! I can't wait to let them try these! I know they're going to just love 'em! Come on now - Why struggle with the morning paper? Why give up magazines and books due to the small type? Just grab one of these and the problems go away! This makes the letters so large, you'll probably be able to ditch those reading glasses too! You cost? Get this - just $9.97 and US shipping is FREE! HOWEVER!!! If you order today, we'll throw in a second one for FREE! How's that for a deal! For that kind of money, you just can't go wrong! Stop stressing out your eyes and struggling with small print - grab one of these today! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4213 "I Just Can't Believe This Deal! WOW!!" Amazing Wireless Headphones!! You're Just Gonna LOVE These! Great Sound, Incredible Price!! Oh, do I have a cool one for you today! We received these as samples on Friday and I've been wandering around with these on my head all weekend! I gotta say - I just absolutely LOVE 'em! What are they? These are Sentry Wireless Headphones and let me tell ya - once you try them, you won't be without 'em (I'm wearing them as I type this up!!) They sound fantastic and the WIRELESS is just great! I like to use headphones but I just can't stand the stupid wires getting tangled up all the time - and for that matter, me getting tangled up in the wires all the time! Wireless just ROCKS!! Why so excited? Well, like the other night, my wife and kids decided to turn in early and I was still wide awake. So I decided to pop in a movie, but didn't want to wake anyone up (still wanted to hear the words though). Well, these headphone really came to the rescue! I just hooked them up to the TV's audio out and had an awesome theater like experience! WOW!!! It was great! - They sounded WAAAAY better then my TV!! I've been using these more and more often when I watch TV - I love the sound! Oh, and if you like to exercise on a noisy piece of equipment (like a bike or treadmill), you'll just LOVE these! Just hook them up to you MP3 player, stereo, TV - anything with an audio jack - and no more cranking the volume up to crazy levels to hear it over the exercise machine! Now THAT'S COOL!!! Where I really like them is when I'm using my computer. I can watch videos, listen to MP3s, - whatever - and these headphones keep it quite for everyone else. I have them hooked up to my iPod as I type this review up - it's just great! Plus these come with EVERYTHING you need to hook up! Yup, the headphones, transmitter, cables, and stereo adapter. Looking at all you get, there's virtually no audio system you can't hook these into! Oh, and are these comfortable! These have a great fit and you can wear them for hours. They are really lightweight and it's easy to forget you're wearing them after a few minutes! Your cost - get this - just $28.97 and US shipping is FREE! Check around, most stores get $60+ for wireless headphones (and some get A LOT more)! Once you go wireless, you'll never go back! Give 'em a try - you'll love 'em too! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4100 PS - These are great - you gotta grab a set. They sound fantastic and are super-comfortable! Get yours today! Q: A: In case I've already lost you, let me first explain what AutoRun really is. Basically, AutoRun works with your computer's CD ROM drive. When you insert a CD into the drive and you close the drive tray, your CD usually starts up on its own. Hence the name AutoRun! But what if you don't want it to do that? What if you just want the CD to sit there until you pick the program you want to open it up in? Does that sound like a better deal to you? Otherwise, the CD may open in a different program than you want and then you have to go through the process of stopping it, opening up the other program, starting it again, etc, etc. It's just not worth all of that sometimes! So, instead, you can turn off the AutoRun feature and do things the way you want them done. Let's see how! Okay, now that we have that out of the way, here's how you can turn the AutoRun feature off in Windows XP. Please keep in mind that this tip works with your Registry Editor and you should only do this if you're 100 percent sure you can handle it. If not, please find some help. Here we go! 1.) Go to Start, Run and type in "regedit" (without the quotes). Click OK. 2.) Once you're there, double click on the entry that says HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. 3.) Next, double click on SYSTEM, then CurrentControlSet, then Services and finally Cdrom. That will bring up some text on your right hand side panel. 4.) Find the entry that says AutoRun and double click on it. You will then see the value data for the AutoRun. It will probably have the number 1 entered in, so go ahead and erase that and replace it with 0 (zero). Click OK. 5.) Now, just restart your computer and you'll be all set! That wasn't too painful, was it?! So, from now on, when you use a CD in your computer, you can choose what you want it to do next. It all lies in your hands now! ~ Erin Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below: Sum It Up With Two Keys I'm sure many of you are familiar with the AutoSum button in MS Excel, right? It's a handy little feature that, with a single click, inserts the formula for the sum of a column of data located just above whatever cell you currently have selected. Now, those of you who prefer to use the keyboard for everything may be wondering if there's an equivalent shortcut for you. So, the next time the keyboard enthusiast in you wants to use the AutoSum feature, give this a try! Select the cell below your column of data. Then simply use Alt + =. Voila! The formula needed to sum up the column of data is inserted with the cell references in place, just as if you'd actually clicked the AutoSum button. It just doesn't get any easier than that! ~ April
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: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=3943 WOW! This Is Just Unreal! Run CDs & DVDs Up To 200X Faster! And Run Up To 23 Of 'Em At A Time! No Kiddin'! This is so cool - we have the latest and greatest version of VirtualDrive available now (and the price is awesome)! This software lets you run CDs / DVDs right off your hard drive! They run up to 200X faster than they do from your regular CD / DVD drive and you can run up to 23 of them simultaneously! I've been using it for awhile now and it's really fantastic. (I LOVE it for my map software - the redraws are almost instant!) In fact, this software is so good, I refuse to run my CD programs without it anymore! After all, I have 500 Gigs of HD space, why should I have to keep fishing around for CDs when I can keep them right on the hard drive? They run faster, never get scratched, are always easy to find, and I can run more than just one at a time. Once you get used to this software, you'll look at running CDs the old way like it was insane! How does it work? First, it creates a "Virtual CD ROM" drive in your computer. Basically, this software "tricks" your computer into thinking that you have another "real" CD ROM drive installed. Then you copy your CDs to your hard drive using a simple little wizard program. Each CD you copy becomes a "virtual CD" you can play in your "virtual CD ROM" drive. Just run the program to manage them. It's super easy. If you want to access more than one of your copied CDs at a time, don't worry. VirtualDrive 9 can create up to 23 virtual drives. You could run 23 CD ROM programs at the same time and never need to swap a CD! If you're a multi-tasker like me, that's incredible news! Look at the advantages:
New Features Exclusive To This Version: #1 "Virtual Hard Drive" feature that lets you use your system's RAM to emulate a hard drive and run your programs up to 340 times faster! Plus, since your virtual CD drive works just like a regular one, there's no learning curve involved. This software is very easy to use and everything is done with a step by step wizard process. You can be using it in a matter of minutes! This is one that everyone needs! Quit playing the "where's that CD" game and grab this now. This is the current version of the software and your cost is - get this - just $10.97 (Free US shipping)! This retails for $39.95, so you save nearly 70%! Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=3922 Warning - Once you try this, you'll never go back to the old way of using your CDs. Between the speed increase and not having to swap disks all the time, you'll fall in love with it (like I have). We've sold thousands of these! It's gonna be awhile before we can get another batch at this price - RUN to the site and grab this today!
Windows Vista Battery Saver You may not be aware, but it is widely believed that the Windows Vista Aero interface drains the battery completely from your system. But, along with many others, I dispute this claim! Several users have asked me if turning off the Aero interface will help save a few precious minutes of battery life. Well, let's go and find out! It just so happens that there is a utility called the Windows Vista Battery Saver that will turn off the Aero interface and/or the Windows Sidebar when your battery appears to be low. Now, that may not seem like much, but it actually saves 30 percent of your battery's life. Wow! The Windows Vista Battery Saver is a downloadable utility and once it's installed on your computer, it places a small icon in your system tray that will bring up the following Settings dialogue box: You can change the settings as you please, but I recommend one in particular: "Deactivate when battery level is less than..." Once your battery's life is down to critical levels, it's helpful to turn off anything that could cause extra processor cycles (the Aero interface and Windows Sidebar, for example). You can download the Windows Vista Battery Saver right here. Enjoy getting the most out of your battery! ~ Ramachandran Kumaraswami If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing.
Show Some Personality To begin, I just want to say that portrait photography goes beyond photography! It’s all about judging a perfect stranger and coming to terms with what he or she best symbolizes. It could be haughtiness, confidence, innocence, etc. But the real question is: how do you capture those traits in a photograph? Well, keep reading and you might just find out! Bring Out Their Personality Simply put, watch your subjects. Watch their mannerisms, their body language, the way they speak and the way they express their emotions. Who knows, maybe it’s their perfect front teeth that could prompt you to take their smiling photo. Perhaps it’s their serious look that adds many more layers of wisdom to their persona. Or, maybe it’s their ability to make faces that take your portrait photography to a whole new level. But, no matter which way you look at it, capturing what makes them tick should be your goal. And here's how you can detect that!
This one works all the time! Give your subjects some alone time. Ask them to continue what they're doing, whether it be issuing orders to their co-workers or gardening at home. Just observe their movements and be ready to capture them at a moment’s notice and without the subject’s knowledge. That can be achieved by telling the subject you're doing some "test shots" to check the lighting, mood and so on. By saying that, you remove the subject’s anxiety toward the photo shoot and they will act more like themselves.
It’s important to get to know your subjects before you embark on capturing their personality on your memory card. That's why it’s best to set aside considerably more time for the shoot than what you had originally intended. The success of portrait photography lies within being patient and investigating the subject a lot more. Once you know what the subject’s traits are, the shoot is as good as done. So, how do you investigate? It's simply done by asking questions and being straight forward. It also helps if you try to be genuinely interested in who they are. If you take the time to ask about their likes and dislikes, chances are, your subject will open up much more. You'll then be able to get a better feel for who they are as a person. Once you do that, your pictures will speak for themselves! Know the Details "God is in the details." That old saying works well with portrait photography as well. It’s important to observe the subject to be able to focus in on things they are good at. Does your subject sneeze often? Do they photograph better on one side as opposed to the other? Do they twitch a lot? Do they have to keep adjusting their glasses? Do they hate sunlight? Are they more at home with nature or with gadgets? Those are just a few examples of the little tendencies you can see in your subject that will help you decide what best suits their persona.
There's nothing like breaking the ice and getting to know your subject better. Observing them and asking them a few questions might get you answers, but you still may not be able to capture a Kodak moment. For that to happen, you need to gain your subject's respect. You need to guide them through the emotions you want to capture with your conversation by talking to them, making them laugh and essentially, making them be themselves. Once you establish that rapport, you will come away with tons of great pictures. It could be the wry smile, the casual glance, the contemplative profile, the creased forehead, the sparkling eyes, the terse lips, the animated face and so on. But, if the subject doesn’t know you, they will be stiff as a collar and you will end up with photographs that don't represent them at all. Here's to letting a little personality shine through in your photos! ~ Zahid H. Javali For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter. Twixtr (pronounced Twicher) allows you to share your location, a message and a photo with all your friends! Registration is very easy. You just need a username, e-mail address, password and the code to prove you’re human. Then you can go on and send e-mail invitations to your friends. I don’t recommend typing in your e-mail password and letting a service access your account, but you can send e-mail invitations manually just below that. Or, you can choose to skip that step, which is what I did. Next, you’ll fill out your profile information, which is basically your name, a short bio and your location. The location is just necessary so that your friends know where you are. You should now be ready to begin a new post. For that, you need to click on New Update at the top of the page. There you will have a form where you can post your updated location if you’re not in the one you signed up with. Next, type out a message with up to 140 characters and then upload your image. Now, this Web site is truly designed for mobile communication, so if you have a cell phone with e-mail capability, you can also send posts by phone. For more information on how that works, click here. I think Twitxr is a very interesting way of keeping in touch with your friends. Check it out today! ~ Amanda Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
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