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Where's That Button? Back by popular demand! I hope you don't mind, but we're going back to the basics today. It seems like I've been asked this question over and over again for the past couple of weeks, so I figured it would be a good idea to take a step back and explain it to all of you at the same time. We've done a couple tips on this in the past, but today's is going to be a little less complicated. Like I said, we're going back to the basics! So, what's all this about, you ask? Well, the Print Screen button, of course. Keep reading for all the details! This is the question I've been getting time and time again: "Where is the Print Screen button on my keyboard?" I've had several people tell me they don't even have that button on their keyboard, but I'm willing to bet that's not true. As far as I know, the Print Screen button is pretty universal to all keyboards. You just have to know where to look to find it! The Print Screen button is generally located toward the top of the keyboard on the right hand side. It's usually in the same column as the arrow keys and it's above the section of keys that say Home, End and Del. It's located just to the left of the Scroll Lock key and it will say Prt Scn or something similar. The words Print and Screen are hardly ever printed out completely on a keyboard, so always look for the Prt Scn abbreviation. Did you find it? It's not as hard when you know where to look, is it?! Now, just in case you missed some of our other tips, you might be wondering what the Print Screen button is for. Well, it's mainly used to make screenshots of images on your computer. You can hit the Print Screen button and it will take an exact snapshot of your monitor screen. It's really pretty cool. You can read this tip for more on making your own screenshots, but all in all, you at least now know where to look for that all inclusive Prt Scn button. Oh yeah! ~ Erin Was this tip helpful? Give us your opinion by rating it here: Don't stop now! Keep reading to learn a few new computer acronyms you may not have known before, find out how you can shape up in various MS Office 2007 programs and learn how you can start organizing your Internet Explorer 7 Favorites today. Also, find out how you can do selective printing from now on with today's video tip and as always, don't miss out on Amanda's Cool Site of the Day!
WOW! These continue to sell like digital hotcakes! Hundreds and hundreds last week! THANK YOU to everyone who has ordered! If you've been missing out, run to the site and see what all the excitement is about! You'll be blown away at what you get for just $8.97! Check it out! You've Never Seen A Program THIS Powerful For $8.97!! Best Program You Can Buy For Your PC! Imagine Windows Running Up To 300% FASTER!!
You're Computer Will Be Smokin' Fast! Customize, Tweak, Secure, Optimize, And Make 'Er FLY!! It's The Absolute BEST $8.97 You'll Ever Spend On Your PC! Oh WOW!! You've gotta check out this mind-blowing deal on System Mechanic 7 before they're all gone! It's by far, the very best program I've ever seen for getting the most out of Windows! You'll be blown away at what this does to your PC - You'll think you got a new computer! I tell ya, personally, I think this is just outstanding! I've seen a ton of software, but the improvements this makes is really nothing short of amazing! It optimizes Windows to be the way it SHOULD have been when you purchased it! Read on - and get ready to be really - and I mean REALLY - impressed! First, I'm seriously impressed at just how easy this software makes it to really get your computer crankin'! I mean, I don't think there's anything on your computer this can't tweak and optimize!
To test, I installed it on my personal machine and it did a quick scan, and then it scared the poop outta me! it came up with a serious warning about a few security problems and gave me some really helpful speed improvement suggestions. Now here's the cool part - With just a couple mouse clicks, I'm now enjoying a MUCH faster -and much more secure - computer! And I honestly thought I was as tweaked out as I could be! Not even close - this was incredible - and all automatic!
What can it do for you? Let's talk speed - this takes your slow PC and turns it into a Ferrari - you'll think your computer is new again (maybe better than new)! It'll be just flying through programs and impressing the livin' daylights out of ya! 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 - that's worth $8.97 in anyone's book! Want to surf the internet at up to 300% faster? Oh, man, this can help! Windows isn't necessarily optimized for the fastest connection out of the box, but this program can grab your settings and squeeze out the speed - you'll surf the internet like crazy! Who wouldn't want to surf up to 300% faster?!!? Heck, it even has a speed tool to measure how faster you connection speed is! Just fantastic! 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!! You can: Optimize the way Windows' Start Menu behaves, speed up networking performance, log in automatically, edit your computer registration data, change multimedia behavior, improve pagefile security, customize explorer's context menus, edit advanced administration options, and much more!! Oh, and just wait till you point your mouse at the Automatic System Maintenance section! I just love this! This part of the program will watch in the background and wait till the system is idle. As soon as you're not using the computer, it will work in the background tuning your computer for absolute peak performance! Here's the really cool part - just touch your mouse, and it stops what it's doing and gives the system back to you! Really! If you've ever been slowed down by a stubborn anti-virus that insisted on scanning while you were working, you know just how cool this is! Oh, and it even lets you pick and choose what optimizations to run!
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! Of course, no utility suite would be complete without some killer security tools - and this has the best! This program will quickly scan your system and help you find all the holes - then just plug them with a mouse click! I was really surprised when it found not one, not two, but THREE major holes on my personal PC! I clicked the mouse and the world was safe again!
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! OK, all that's great, but what if your PC is really messed up - like it won't boot? This software can handle that too! Just pop in a recovery CD and System Mechanic will examine your system and get your computer running right again! If you've ever had that sick "why isn't my computer booting" feeling, you can appreciate how great this will be next time it happens! 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!
OK - can ya tell I'm impressed? There's actually a LOT more this can do, but I don't want to write a book on it (OK, maybe I've already come close)! 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! Check out these customer testimonials:
Your price? Get this - just $8.97 and US shipping is FREE! AND - this is a 3 license pack too! WOW!!! We've never had it this cheap!!! When you think of all this can do, for $8.97, it's the biggest no-brainer in software history! Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/ PS - Seriously, after just using this for a short time, I wouldn't be without it. If WorldStart wasn't carrying it, I'd happily pay the $70 for it somewhere else - it really is that good! PLEASE - take a look at this one, I've NEVER seen a better, more complete utility program! Blows everything else right out of the water!! PS - The price will increase to $18.97 very soon (probably like, tomorrow)!
Awesome! Turn 1 USB Port Into 4! Brilliant "Stand Up" Design Keeps Wires More Organized! Stop Crawling Around On The Floor! Set This On Your Desk And Always Have A Place To Plug In! Jaw-Droppin', Mind-Blowin' Deal Too! Special Price - Today ONLY! Know what you can never have enough of? USB ports! You know how it is - everything you want to plug into your computer requires what? A USB port! It's really easy to run out of those little buggers, ya know? Well, that's where this amazing idea comes in! We have these really cool, really new 4 Port USB 2.0 Hubs that magically turn 1 USB port into 4! David Copperfiled doesn't have anything on these babies! Oh, and look at these - instead of laying down on their side like some kind of lazy hub, they stand up! Why didn't I think of that? What a brilliant idea! Just wait till you try it! The ingenious design makes surprisingly easy to plug in (and yank out) your USB cords! I tried one out at home and was pleasantly surprised at how much more organized all the cords stay - no more rat's nest! Know what else is really great about these? They sit right on your desk so no more crawling around on the floor playing contortionist while you're trying to plug a USB cord into the back of your computer! Yeah, you know the game - you wiggle around on the floor, pull one USB plug, replace it with your new gadget, then get back to your computer, then figure out that you accidently unplugged your mouse, you go back under, unplug your new gadget, plug your mouse back in, unplug something else, plug your gadget back in - isn't enough, enough? Stick this hub on your desk and stay off that floor! TIP ALERT!! TIP ALERT!! Oh, do you have a laptop? Ever hook it up to a regular keyboard and mouse? What about a flash drive? An external HD? An MP3 player? Want to make it easier? Just get this hub and plug your accessories into it - Your mouse, keyboard, and whatever else. Now, next time you need to use your laptop, instead of playing musical USB ports with your accessories, just plug this 4 Port USB hub into your laptop! A single plug and you have up to 4 accessories running! Your price? You'll love this - we have these for just $8.97 and US shipping is FREE! For that kind of money, you'd be nuts to miss out! You know you'll need one of these down the road - why pay $30 for some lame hub from a big box store later? Get this now - you'll love it! http://store.worldstart.com/ PS - The price WILL increase to $14.97 tomorrow! <Switches to Arnold Schwarzenegger voice> Don't wait - order now! Do It Now! :-)
Q: A: ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode BIOS - Basic Input/Output System BMP - Bitmap CD - Compact Disc CGI - Common Gateway Interface CPU - Central Processing Unit DBMS - Database Management System DLL - Dynamic Link Library DNS - Domain Name System DSL - Digital Subscriber Line DVD - Digital Versatile Disc FTP - File Transfer Protocol JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group LAN - Local Area Network MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group P2P - Peer To Peer POP3 - Post Office Protocol RGB - Red Green Blue TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol USB - Universal Serial Bus WiFi - Wireless Fidelity WWW - World Wide Web Did you learn something? I sure hope so! Now, those are obviously just the acronyms and if you're not sure of the operation of each term, you can always do a quick search on our Web site at http://www.worldstart.com/tips/index.php. We've done several articles on some of the terms in the past. Don't you feel smarter already?! ~ Erin Love this tip? Hate it? Let us know by rating it here: Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below:
Shaping Up Using MS Office Suite 2007? If so, do you insert a lot of pictures or clipart? Ever find yourself looking at a picture, thinking just how perfect it is, only if it were a different shape? Maybe you've found a great piece of clipart, but it's rectangular shaped, like this: Instead, you were looking for a corner accent shape, like this: You really like the picture, but not the shape. So, now what? Keep looking? What if none of the pictures you find are actually shaped to fit in a corner? Do you settle for something that's not quite right? In the end, you would make some sort of choice, but it may not be your first preference. If you're using Office 2007, maybe you don't have to "settle" for something else after all! When you insert the picture, you'll automatically have the Picture Tools, Format tab added to the ribbon. And that's where you'll find the solution to your dilemma. On the right hand side of the Picture Styles section, you'll find a button labeled Picture Shape. When you click on that button, your AutoShapes choices will appear, but not for drawing purposes. Instead, if you choose a shape from the palette, you'll find that your picture is changed into the shape you selected. Office doesn't distort the shape, it simply hides the parts you no longer need. From there, you can rotate, recolor, brighten, etc. Just like you could with the original. Given the versatility this gives to your graphics, you can be quite creative, so give it a try. You just might find it becomes one of your favorite tricks for creating truly customized documents and presentations! ~ April Did you find this tip to be useful? Tell us how you feel by rating it right here:
These have been HUGE in our Sunday Special edition of Software Deals! They been so incredibly popular over the last couple weeks, we decided that we just had to share them with you! Take a look - it's an amazing buy! Protect Your Screens From Scratches! Fantastic New Screen Protectors Work On:
Don't Ruin Your Expensive LCD Screens! Don't Pay $20 Somewhere Else! Grab This 5 Pack Of Screen Protectors - Dirt Cheap!! Special Price - Today ONLY! Got a cell phone? PDA? iPod? Portable Game System? Digital Camera? Want to make that LCD screen last a good long time? Want to keep it from getting all scratched up? Want something that even helps take the glare away? Well, have I got a deal for you! We just came across these absolutely AWESOME Fellowes Screen Protectors! This is a 5 pack and will fit screens up to 3" x 4" - I checked and that's WAY bigger than my iPod Touch, so it should cover EVERY cell phone, PDA, and iPod out there! It should also cover the screens on 99% of digital cameras and those little portable game systems! How's it work? It's ingenious really - they give you 5 full size sheets (3" x 4") and they print a little grid on the "peel off" part. Just set the cover on your cell phone, PDA, iPod, etc, and note the measurements. Next, simply cut down to size with a pair of scissors! You've just made a custom fit screen cover in a matter of minutes! Applying it is REALLY easy too! Just peel the backing off and place the cover on your device. It even includes a fantastic little "Squeegee-Card" applicator so you can get rid of any "bubbles" that might show up during application! They thought of everything! Also, this is NOT a sticker, so it's not going to leave any sticky gunk on your screen - peels off perfectly clean every time! They're FANTASTIC! Oh, what's that? You have a touch screen device? No worries - this will work fine with it - you won't even know it's there once it's applied! Your cost? Just $5.97 and US shipping is FREE! Go on, check out your local store for stuff like this. I was at one of the big chain stores when I first got my iPod Touch looking for a screen protector - $20 for a 3 pack! Really they wanted twenty bucks for the thing - and it only had 3 sheets - this has 5! It's an amazing deal - you gotta check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/ PS - Don't miss out, this is going to $10.97 Tuesday morning!
Awesome New Desk Lamp! Flexible Neck, Super Shiny LEDs No Cords- Take This Light With You Everywhere! Wow! We just got in these super bright Flexible LED Desk Lamps, and this baby is never leaving my desk again! It's really, really great! Not only is it amazingly light weight, it has this super-flexible neck that allows you to twist it and bend it to where ever you need the most light! Speaking of light- man- oh- man you'll be amazed how much light this little guy throws! After I plugged in the 3 AAA batteries, this lamp automatically turned on, and it nearly blinded me! Those little LED's were nice and bright! Another awesome thing about this handy desk lamp is that it runs on batteries, which means no need to fuss with messy electrical cords. And because you are using LED lights, not only is saving battery power, but the little LEDs will never burn out! I am tellin' ya- this lamp will run strong for way over 50,000 hours! WOW! Wouldn't this be just fantastic for traveling? I was in a hotel last weekend on one of my photo trips and it just didn't have enough light. Well, when I saw this light this week, I decided that this is going to be added to my laptop bag! If you travel with your laptop, this is a real no-brainer! I have mine set up on my desk, angled at my keyboard! And It works great! But this light is also perfect if you are into little craft projects where you need a little extra light! Better yet- it works great as a book light too! You gotta check out this handy desk light- just click the little on/ off button and you will never be caught in the dark! Cost? Wow- we have a super special for you today- just $10.97 and US Shipping is Free! http://store.worldstart.com/ The Price will increase to $16.97 soon! Order now!
Lost Little Speaker How often do you use the little speaker icon that sits down in your system tray? You know, the one that allows you to adjust your volume, among other things. Well, if you use it a lot, what would you do if you ever happened to lose it? Would you go crazy without it or would you just try to get it back? I hope you would try to get it back and that's why we've come up with a little tip to help you. It's featured on our homepage today, so be sure to check it out when you have a minute or two! Stanley Steamers I'm not sure what you're thinking, but I'm not referring to the carpet cleaners! No, I'm talking about steam cars and how incredible they are! And with the cool site on our homepage today, you can see for yourself. The Web site is called Stanley Steamers and it includes tons of great photos of steam cars, fun facts and so much more. Be sure to check it out when you have a chance! Here's the link you need: http://www.worldstart.com/ Enjoy!
Organizing Your IE 7 Favorites Another reader asks: Ever since I downloaded Internet Explorer 7, I can't seem to get my favorites organized like I had them before. Can you please help me? As a matter of fact, I can! I hope that makes you feel a little better already. You know, like someone is giving you a ray of hope when it comes to your Favorites. Okay, so that may be taking things a little too far, but in all actuality, the Favorites feature is very important when it comes to browsing the Web. If you've never added Favorites to your Web browser before, you might want to start now and with Internet Explorer 7's way of doing things, you'll never want to stop! First of all, let me go over how you can add a Favorite to your list in IE 7. It's pretty similar to IE 6, so I'm sure most of you already know how to do it, but I want to discuss it just in case. When you're visiting a Web site you want to add to your Favorites list, go up to the top of the page and on the left hand side of the screen, you'll see a large yellow plus sign (+). Click on that and choose Add to Favorites. You can then rename the Favorite if you'd like and you can choose where you want it to be stored. There's also the option of making the site available offline. When you have everything set the way you want it, click Add and the site will be added to your list. IE 7 made the process a little less complicated. Everything is pretty straight forward. It gives you a lot of options when it comes to adding your Favorites as well. Now, let's move on to how you can get those puppies organized! If you browse the Web quite often, you probably have several items in your Favorites list already. I know I do! Every time I see a site I might want to look at or refer back to at another time, I click the Add button right away. But, after awhile, my list turns into an awful mess and I can never find anything. It all just becomes one long list to scroll through and that just defeats the whole purpose of the Favorites feature in the first place. So, when it comes to your Favorites, organization is key! To begin, click on the Favorites Center star, which is located right next to the plus sign you clicked on earlier.
A new window will then appear and you'll have three tabs to choose from: Favorites, Feeds and History. Click on the Favorites tab to see a list of the Favorites you already have compiled. Now, you can do a few things here. The best thing though is probably to create different folders for the different categories of Favorites you have. To do that, click on Create New Folder. You can then drag and drop your Favorites into their rightful folders. For example, if you have several Web sites that deal with sports, make a new folder and title it "Sports." If you like to travel and you have several sites devoted to that, make one and call it "Travel." The options are endless, but once you have all of your sites set in place, you'll be able to find what you're looking for so much faster. That's my suggestion for you, but there are several other things you can do with the IE 7 Favorites Center. If you need help, ask the Help file in IE 7. That will get you where you want to go. Also, the Favorites Center is very useful and you may want to leave it up on your browser at all times. That way, you can easily access it and you'll save yourself a lot of time. But, of course, that's all up to you! I hope you can now go and get your Favorites organized and set the way you want them to be. I did it and let me tell you, I couldn't be happier! My Web browsing is just so much more simple now. Go give it a try for yourself. Who knows, you might like it too! ~ Erin Did you enjoy this tip? Let us know by rating it here: If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing.
Selective Printing - Video Tip When you're printing something (whether it's part of a Web page or even part of WorldStart's newsletter), do you ever just want to print part of it instead of the whole thing? I know I like to do that sometimes, because it saves me paper and printer ink. And besides that, why print the whole document when you only need bits and pieces of it? Well, if you'd like to learn how you can do that, through selective printing, simply click on the link! 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.
Would you like to share your photos online in high quality? Well, now you can with Troovi! This Web site is so easy to use! Just click on the Choose Photos button to get started. That will open your computer's Open menu, so go ahead and select the photo you’d like upload. Free users can upload 15 images at a time, so don’t be shy! Once you’ve selected all the photos you want to upload, click on the Upload button. Once they're uploaded to the site, a window will come up. The window contains the link you need to see the photos you’ve uploaded. It's very important for you to copy and paste that somewhere to save it. I like to paste the URL into Notepad. The window that popped up also gives you the option to send out your photo collection via e-mail. When you’re finished filling out the e-mail form to share your photos with all your friends and family, just click on the Finished button. E-mailing it to yourself is another great way of saving your unique link. (Make sure you check your spam folder as well, because that’s where my e-mail ended up). After you’ve uploaded the initial batch, you can add more photos by clicking on the Add More Photos button. It works the same way as it did the first time you did it. I hope you have fun with Troovi! ~ Amanda Like this cool site? Not so much? Tell us how you feel by rating it right here: Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
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Computer Tips [ Mystery Button Magic + Computer Acronym 101 + Finally - Your Favorites Organized ] 03/09/2009
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