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 | E-books So, what is an e-book? I'm sure some of you have probably wondered that and it makes sense, because e-books are becoming very popular as the days go by. An e-book, which is also known as an electronic book, is just basically the digital equivalent of a regular printed book. Often times, e-books are also read with an e-book reader, which is just a device that reads books in a digital format. Like I said before, e-books are emerging quickly into day to day life and they are starting to change the ways of technology. There are other formats of e-books as well, including online magazines and audio books. Some of the e-books that are created are published along with a printed version, but they may not be put on sale until a later date. They are perfect for children when taking long trips in the car as well! One of the most popular e-book retailers is the digital bookstore of eBooks.com. There you can download excerpts of certain e-books or just buy them outright. They have e-books listed from all different sorts of categories, including business, computers, history, religion and so on. They also have an array of fiction and non-fiction e-books to choose from. E-books are up and coming, so maybe it's time you check them out! ~ Erin Don't stop now! Keep reading to learn how you can easily clean out your keyboard fast, find out how to customize your shortcut menus in various MS Office programs and learn all about just a few more features found in the new Firefox 3 Web browser. Also, find out what you can do about Windows XP's prefetch clutter with today's video tip and of course, don't miss out on Amanda's Cool Site of the Day!
FREEBIE Get A FREE 512MB SD Card With Any Order Today! Why Spend $30.00 On A 512MB Memory Card? When We Are Giving Them Away FOR FREE!!! Offer Good Today Only! (08/11/08) WOW!! That's right - make any purchase from our online store - of any amount - and we'll toss in a FREE 512 Meg SD Card!!! WOW!!! I love memory cards, I have probably 4 just for my camera and another one or two full of music for my Mp3 player!!! You have no idea how nice it is to have so much storage space at my finger tips. And today, we are giving away a 512MB card for FREE!!!! Just this morning Steve and I were having a discussion about how we wouldn't care if all of the expensive equipment was stolen, as long as who ever the culprit was didn't take our memory cards! Both of us have just too many awesome pictures and great songs stored on those things that they are just too valuable! That is when I decided that you could never have enough of these things! And it is so true!!! After all, nothing worse then running out of memory just as someone's about to blow out the candles on a birthday cake! This Free 512MB SD card has plenty of space to store music, pictures, and video files. And they are sooo easy to use!!!! All you have to do is pop it into your device and it can store a ton of songs and pictures! I just love memory cards!!!! And I love them even more when they are FREE!!! Just by for ordering with us today, we will send you this Kodak SD Memory Card FREE!!! Oh, and our cart isn't smart enough to show the item when you checkout, but our shippers will make sure if you order today, you'll get your card! Offer good only while supplies last. Here's the main link to our store: Here are some other great products we are featuring today: Why Not Get A Memory Card Reader To Go With That Free Card??? On SALE TODAY!!! Super-Low PRice Too!! JUST $9.97!!! WOW!!! This Little Handy USB 23-n-One Card Reader lets you easily read and write to SD/MMC digital memory cards, Compact Flash Cards, and everything you can imagine!!! But, this little Card Reader also works as a mini flash drive! How Sweet is that? Just by dragging and dropping the files from your computer into the card, this device allows you to carry everything at once! And I can't believe how easy it is to work these things! All you have to do is pop in your camera's memory card and a folder will open showing you all your camera's folders! Then simply drag and drop your selected pictures into files on your computer. This is so much easier than dealing with USB cords to plug into your computer! I just love mine!!! Oh! And don't worry about it not being compatible with your memory card!!! This covers just about every type of card ever made - SD, MMC, Compact Flash - see the site for a complete list!! Want one? Check out our amazing price!!! Your cost is just $9.97 and US Shipping is Free!! And let me tell you, it is worth every penny! http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=3839 They're BACK!!! You Requested Them And We Finally Got A Hold of Them!!! GRIP - Don't SLIP!! The Fantastic Super-Grip Handle! Attaches To ANY Smooth Surface! Grabs Like CRAZY! Need little extra help getting in and out of the shower? You gotta try this one! If you could use an extra handle when you're getting in or out of your slippery shower or tub, I can't recommend this highly enough! These things work GREAT and are really built well. Simply pick a secure, smooth place to put it and once it's set, you'll be amazed too! It's much safer than trying to use a towel rack, a wall mounted soap dish, or even leaning over precariously holding onto just out of reach grab handle! Steve says that the suction cups are so strong that his 7 yr. old hangs off of it, and boy, do I believe him. I pulled and pulled on this thing before I used it for the first time, and it wasn't budging. I was amazed!!!! OK, so it's stuck to your wall and now you want to take it down. No problem! Just flip the release levers by each suction cup and it comes off as easily as it sticks! Blew me away! Just wait till you try it! Injuries in the home are the most common type, and the bathroom is about the most dangerous place because everything is so wet and slippery. So why take a chance? Hey - you don't want to be lying on the bottom of the tub wishing you had grabbed one of these, ya know :-) Your price? Get this - just $14.97 and US shipping is FREE! You've gotta try this one! Don't take a chance on a slippery shower - this is one everyone should have! Take a look: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4373 Check Out Some Other Really Cool Stuff We Have In Our Store: Q: A: First of all, you'll want to turn your computer off and unplug your keyboard. 1.) Turn your keyboard over and try to shake out any particles you can. 2.) It's suggested to get a can of compressed air and spray it over the keys to remove any extra debris that may be lying in between the cracks. Compressed air is available at any computer or photo store. 3.) Take a slightly damp cloth and run it over the keys to remove any fingerprints and any other dirt that might be settling in on your keys. 4.) Take your vacuum's dusting brush attachment and set it on a low mode. Just run it over the keyboard to make sure all remaining particles of dust, dirt, food, etc. are removed. Now, if you need to do a more serious cleaning because you have sticky keys or your keyboard is just so filthy, you can't stand it, take caution and follow the rest of the steps below. Make sure you keep track of where the keys are placed on your keyboard so that you're able to put them back on in the right order. You may want to draw yourself a picture of some sort to keep track of them. Now, using a small screwdriver, carefully remove all of the smaller keys. You're not going to want to take off the larger keys like the space bar, Shift, Enter or Tab, because those are extremely difficult to get back on. Go back to using your compressed air to get all of the left over dirt that may be refusing to come out. If you have any stains underneath the keys, use the damp cloth like before to get rid of those. Once you have it all clean like you want it, put the keys back in their place. Each of them should snap right back on, but be careful. Also, test each key as you go, just to make sure they're working. When you're all finished, plug your keyboard back in and try out all of the keys to make sure everything is back to normal and working properly. Please remember that the second set of steps should only be used if your keyboard is extremely dirty or clogged. You should take special precaution when using those methods. Welcome to a clean keyboard! ~ Erin Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below: Custom Shortcut Menus What's a shortcut menu, you ask? Not quite sure if you use them or not? Well, I bet you use them all the time. When you're working, do you ever find yourself doing a quick little right click? What happens when you do that? Yep, that's right. A small menu opens that lists a few of the more useful options available. It's also known as your shortcut menu. So, now that you know you're using it, it's time to take a look at how to customize it. (I was only able to make these modifications in MS Word and PowerPoint. In addition, while I know Office 2007 has the right click shortcut menus, I wasn't able to locate a way to customize them). For everyone who can use this tip, let's get down to business.
With the power to customize all your menus, you can really take control and handle all of your needs! ~ April Join The Hundreds and Hundreds - Oh! Wait! Thousand Customers- Who Have Ordered!!!!
Make Hallmark Cards Right From Your Computer! Definitely The Deal Of The Summer!!! WOW! We've featured lots of card-making software, but seriously, who makes cards better than Hallmark? And with Hallmark Card Studio you can make amazing Hallmark Cards right from your own home!! I don't know how Hallmark keeps out doing themselves again and again!!! Each previous edition of the software has been good- but not this good!!! Make Hallmark cards right from your computer. Yes, they are authentic cards with the "Hallmark" trademark on the back. The program comes with predesigned cards with pictures, graphics, and expressions. All you do is customize it (if you like). If you really want to make your card unique, they even have the ones where you insert your own picture (of course, you do this through your computer so it looks fantastic). And it is so easy to use!!! By far, I would say this is one of the easiest programs I have ever used! All you have to do is just point and click to create your cards. I was shocked!!! I mean could anything be any easier to use? This program includes 10,000 different images, 5400 Hallmark cards, projects, and tons more! This gives you over 1 million ways to create your personalized cards. Of course, you can replace what they say with what you want to say (or add to it, modify, etc). Oh, and it's not just limited to the printing out out-dated paper cards (that's so 20th century) - you can also send e-mail greetings complete with animated pictures and sounds!This can also do scrapbooks, calendars, and even has a really good built-in photo editor! WOW!! And just wait till you check out the event planner! Never forget to send another card - this will remind you! How cool is that?? All this probably sounds really expensive!!! Relax!!! Your price is just $6.97 (retail $49.95). Of course, if you live in the US shipping is FREE! Here's a link with all the info: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=2972 Hurry on this one. Last time we sold this program, they flew out the door!!! And remember- the price will increase to $18.97 tomorrow!!!! HEY!! Save Your Money! The Fun Way! Cool Jar Counts Your Spare Change! Really! Hey! We just got the coolest little gadget in! I absolutely love it! It's called The Money Machine and it's an electronic change jar that actually counts the money that's put into it! Told ya it was cool! After you pop in a set of "AA" batteries, you screw the lid on and drop your change in. Each time you pop a coin in, it shows the amount you added and more importantly, the total amount you've saved in your jar! It actually remembers this tally so each day when you drop your spare change into the jar, you'll be able to see at a glance how much you have saved! Once the jar is full, just take your change out and hit the reset button to start it over! It's fantastic! OK, it's cool - and ya gotta have it - but how much? Well, you're gonna love this! For a limited time, you can get it from us for Just $10.97 and US shipping is FREE! It's a great deal and makes keeping track of how much you have saved sooo easy - and a lot of fun! Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=4118 "WOW! I Can't Believe How Fast My Computer Is!" Windows Will Be Smokin' - Up To 300% Faster! WOW!!! BEST PRICE EVER - Last Day!! Your Computer CRANKS For Just $11.97! It's Crazy To Pass This One Up!!! Don't Be Left Out!!! Ok, people are still screaming for this one, so here's one last day! Get 'em at $11.97 while you can!! Oh WOW!! System Mechanic 7 is still flyin' out of here! It's by far, the very best program I've ever seen for getting the most out of Windows! This thing is just gonna blow you away! It did me - and I've seen a LOT of software! This thing is nothing short of amazing! Read on - and get ready to be really - and I mean REALLY - impressed! To test, I installed it on my personal machine and it did a quick scan, and it came up with a warning about a few security problems and gave me some really helpful speed improvement suggestions. With just a couple mouse clicks, I'm now enjoying a MUCH faster -and more secure - computer! And I thought I was as tweaked out as I could be! Not even close - this was incredible - and automatic! What can it do for you? Let's talk speed - this can make your computer act like it did when you first brought it home - just flying through programs and impressing the livin' daylights out of ya! Heck, your computer might even be faster than when you first got it home!! This has a whopping 19 different ways to crank up the speed on your machine! In fact, many systems see an absolutely incredible 300% improvement after just some automatic adjusting by this program! WOW! Want more? - Sure ya do! Another thing this does that I'm in absolute love with is it lets you customize over 100 "secret" Windows settings! Stuff that you always wish Windows would let you adjust but there isn't really any direct way to do it. This makes it point-and-click easy!! Another automatic feature I think is just brilliant is the "One-Click" option! It's just what it sounds like - just click the button and System Mechanic runs all of its system enhancement programs and cranks your system up to the next level! Just a button push away! It makes it easy for EVERYONE to have a smokin' system! Oh, and that's not all! This also includes both a world-class Anti-Virus (one of the easiest, most comprehensive AVs I've ever used) and a really top-notch Firewall! Either one retails for more than we're selling the entire suite for! WOW! PLUS - it destroys spyware, adware, malware and more. OK, put it this way - if it was made to attack your system, this is going to seek it out and destroy it like a battalion of ticked off Marines! One more thing and I'll try to stop! System Mechanic is just fanatical about grabbing up wasted space on your hard drive! This just blew me away when it found a whopping 1.5 GIG of wasted hard drive space! Geeze - I've had whole hard drives that were smaller than that! This made grabbing that space back a mouse click away! I tell ya - you just can't go wrong here! Plus there's still sooo much more than I have space for! I'm currently running this software and couldn't be happier with it. My system is definitely faster than before it was installed and I just love the performance increase! If you only buy one software program this year - GRAB THIS! Your price for all this performance laden software? Get this - just $11.97 and US shipping is FREE! AND - this is a 3 license pack too! WOW!!! Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/ This price will increase to $15.97 on Tuesday! Virus vs. Worm Okay, so you've all heard of viruses and worms before, right? But what's the difference? I mean, we all know both of them can be very dangerous when it comes to protecting our computers, but are they any different from each other? Are they basically the same thing? So many questions! Well, they are in fact very different and if you'd like to learn about each of them individually, you can do just that by reading today's tip on our homepage. That's all you have to do for a quick lesson on viruses vs. worms! Games We Play Do you love playing games? I mean, do you just get a thrill out of the challenge and do you always play to win? If so, you're going to love the cool site we're featuring on our homepage today. It's called Games We Play and it's all about how games impact our lives and it spends a lot of time talking about some of the different games we've all played over the years. It's really just a fun Web site and it's definitely worth checking out. So, get to it! Here's the link you need: http://www.worldstart.com/ Enjoy! Firefox 3: A Few More Features As you probably remember from Friday's newsletter, I told you about some of the new features found in the Firefox 3 Web browser. Well, come to find out, I thought of even more I just had to tell you about, so that's what I'm going to take care of today. Let's check them out! Improved Performance Smart Location Bar Like a personal assistant who telepathically knows when you’re going to need just the right phone number, etc., Firefox 3’s Smart Location Bar helps you get to your frequently visited or recently discovered Web sites in a super quick fashion. All you have to do is type the starting letters of the Web site you want to visit and Firefox will take care of getting you there. The Smart Location Bar also learns through repetition, so, for example, the next time you start searching with “li,” it knows you’re looking for Lifehacker and not Linux, as shown in the picture below: Places Organizer Previous versions of Firefox’s bookmark organizer have been pretty basic with the drag and drop method. But with Firefox 3’s new Places Organizer, you'll be able to find your URLs quickly, as well as, keep them better organized with the tagging system. Better still, you can save those smart searches for the next time you need them. There you have it. Three more reasons why you should love Firefox 3! ~ Ramachandran Kumaraswami If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing. Prefetch Clutter - Video Tip Are you having trouble with your programs opening slowly when you boot up your computer with Windows XP? You may have to sit there waiting on a certain program for over a minute and quite frankly, that is just too long! Part of the reason why that may be happening is because of the prefetch system in XP. Want to learn more about the prefetch system and how you can fix it so that your programs open faster? If so, just click on the link below to get started! http://imgsrv.worldstart.com/videotips/index.htm 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. I've been hunting for useful Web sites that will help me be successful in college this fall. And lucky for all of you, one of those is this grammar Web site! Not only does it give you the bare bones of grammar you need to be successful, but it also includes self-tests you can take to test your grasp of the concepts, as well as, an MLA Quick Guide. You’ll find navigation on the menu to the right of the Big Dog logo. It's broken down into these categories: Subjects, Verbs, Prepositions, Fragments, Comma-Splices Fused Sentences, Joiners, Agreement (both Subject Verb and Pronoun Antecedent), Dangling Modifiers, Misplaced Modifiers, Parallel Structure, Reference, Pronouns, Consistency and Active/Passive Constructions. That’s quite a bit to cover, so it's great it's broken down so much. What I love the most is this site breaks grammar down into layman’s terms so that it's easily understood. It leads you through the thought process of how it works and it leaves you with a self-test to prove you have the hang of it! The self-tests are an important part of this Web site, because they let you know if you really grasped the content you studied. How do they work? Well, you start by following the instructions for each test, you type your answers in the blank text field and then click on the Submit button. The site grades your test to let you know if you’re right or wrong. If you're right, it pops up with Correct. If you’re wrong, it pops up with Incorrect, but it tells you what you may have done wrong. (For example, some questions have more than one answer that must be submitted in a certain way, such as men, women rather than men women). MLA Quick Guide – This is a must have for any college student. When you write papers for school, they usually have to be in the MLA format. This section guides you through how to do that and what is expected of you when you use the format. I have bookmarked this site, sent it to all of my friends in school and I'm looking forward to using it throughout the school year. I hope you can get some good use out of it as well! ~ Amanda Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Computer Tips [ Less Clutter = Faster Programs + Awesome E-Books + Clean That Dirty Keyboard! ] 08/11/08
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