Computer Tips [ Ghost Attachments + Dragging Tick + Saddam Virus ] 02/09/2005

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Ever need to change a .bmp image into a .jpg or the other way around? With Windows XP all you need to do is change the file extension. Hold down the Alt key and double right-click to bring up properties then change the file extension (for example .jpg to .bmp). Wasn't that easy. Older versions of Windows requires imaging software, sorry. Do "ghost attachments" haunt your email? Keep reading to solve the mystery. Also, learn to drag files to minimized windows. Be sure to check out this week's Security Tip and Amanda's Cool Site of the Day.  YES! PrintMaster 15 Platinum Is BACK! We featured this program just over a month ago and it went like crazy - till we ran out! Since then, we've had tons of calls and e-mails asking when we were going to get more. We really didn't think additional inventory would surface, but it did! There's not nearly the stock we had before, so you'll have to hurry! So, what's the big deal with this? Well, it's an incredibly well done and user friendly print program that'll let you create just about any print project you can come up with! Over 850 subscribers have already taken advantage of this deal - have you? This 5 CD set has over 245,000 images and 15,000 templates available too! If you can't create it with this program, there's a good chance it just can't be done at all! :-) Going fast at $16.97! http://store.worldstart.com/customer/product.php?productid=17988 Digital Photographers Love It! We had a fantastic response to our Simple Slide Show offer yesterday! Thanks to the hundreds who took advantage of this deal! If you missed out, there are still some left. Again, this program lets you make a slide show that you can transfer to CD, DVD, or even e-mail out! The CDs / DVDs it creates will play in any standard DVD player and get this - you don't even need a DVD burner - your CD burner will work just fine! It's easy to use, fun to play with, and about the best way I've ever seen to share your images with family and friends. Just $14.97 and highly recommend: http://store.worldstart.com/customer/product.php?productid=16852 Q: I get email coming to me with a paper clip preceding the sender but half the time there is no attachment. Is there a ghost attachment in there somewhere? A: I have this happen to me all the time in Outlook Express. Finally I decided to investigate and noticed that they always had one thing in common: there was a little message at the bottom... "No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus." Checking the source code I noticed that this message comes up as a second part to the email. When reading in HTML it treats the two parts as one message but still shows a paperclip in the attachment column. Switching to plain text mode it show the HTML email as an attached document that can be opened in a web browser. Now, if you have AVG antivirus you can avoid confusing recipients by preventing the message from being attached. Just turn off outgoing email certification. Messages will still be scanned but the attachment glitch will not occur. Go to the AVG control centre, click on "E-mail scanner", select the "properties" button, then the "configure" button. Under "E-mail scanning" deselect "certify mail". So don't be afraid of ghost attachments—it's just a quirk caused by AVG antivirus. ~ David Have a question for the newsletter? Submit it at the link below: http://www.worldstart.com/submitquestion.htm Dragging to Minimized Windows Do you know what I hate? Trying to drag something to a folder when the stupid thing is minimized. There you are, looking like an idiot with your finger down on the left mouse button with nowhere to drop. What can you do? Easy—yell at your computer and curse at Microsoft. After that, try this: 1. Grab the item and drag it to the taskbar button of the minimized folder. width=364 border=1> 2. Hold the mouse cursor over the button for a few seconds, the folder will open back up. 3. Drop the file into the folder and take back what you said about Microsoft (well, you don't have to do that last part :-) Cool huh? ~ Steve If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing. http://www.worldstart.com/referafriend.htm The Saddam Worm With all the on-tap information about the every changing world, whether it's cable news or one of the many resources on the Internet, more and more of us are becoming news junkies. I am here to warn everyone of a new threat that plays on the desire to have breaking news, or should I say instant news. There sure are a lot of interesting events going on around the world and it's easy to get caught up in the media bombardment of information. There are RSS feeds, emails, cable TV, Websites, Blogs, and Forums. Hackers know this too, and as they often do, they try to exploit your healthy intuitive nature with unbelievable news attached to worms and Trojans. The Saddam Worm, or Bobax Worm by its proper name, attempts to enter you system with one of these deceptive emails. It poses as an attachment to an email that may say something to the affect of "Saddam Hussein shot while attempting to escape", or even something like "Captured bin Laden", and can have file extensions of .pif, .scr, .exe, or .zip). Of course it's not true, but they are eye catchers and can prove hard for some to deny opening. In addition to entering your machine the old trusty email attachment way, the virus can also exploit the Microsoft LSASS vulnerability, just like the old Sasser Worm did. So watch out you XP Service Pack 1ers, and non-updated 2000 users—you're vulnerable. You can go out to the LSASS link for updates—go down the page for your OS. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx Now for the payload: what does this worm do once it gets in your system? The purpose of the Bobax is to recruit your system to relay spam. Do I have any volunteers? I didn't thinks so—that's why these hackers must get recruits forcibly. The virus does this by installing a Spam relay on your machine, which not only is going to slow your PC down, but can also get you in some trouble (or at least accused) for spamming. Bobax will also attempt to shut off any antivirus and other protective applications you may be running as well in order to increase the time in which it is undetected. The biggest thing you can do to protect yourself from one of these attachments and, believe me we will see more in the future, is to NOT open the attachments from unknown sources, no matter how tempting it may be. News emails are easy enough to disprove by simply going online and doing a search or by skimming your favorite reputable news sites. Link out to the Microsoft link and read over the LSASS vulnerability to see if you need the update listed there or not. Update you antivirus software, and be suspicious of strange emails and you'll be OK. Stay safe out there ~Chad PS: For info on Saddam's cousin the Sasser worm, check this out... http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=alphar The Aviation History Online Museum You'll notice that navigation is to the side and that it starts with Aircrafts. If you click the description link you are taken to photo of that airplane along with some information. You will notice on the airplane page you are viewing that you can click the link Full Text to learn more about that aircraft. The list of planes in the "Aircraft" section is in alphabetical order, and shows who manufactured it and whether the photo is in color. Some of the aircrafts come with the text already on the same page as the photo of the plane. My favorite aircraft off of the list was Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In the "Photo Gallery" you will find another great selection of airplanes. Just click the description link and you will be taken to the photo of that model of airplane. Here you get less information, just how many were made, when the photo was taken, and the location. My favorite from in the Photo Gallery was the Aeronca C-3 (Razorback). The "Airman" section is a listing of airmen, with the subject they are talking about listed, and the country and whether or not there is a photo. Each one tells a very thorough story. I particularly enjoyed the story of Alcock and Brown who flew across the Atlantic "in 16 hours, and 12 minutes sometimes upside down through dense, icy fog." I'll be honest though, I ended up reading them all because they were all so interesting. In "Engines" you can take a look at 12 airplane engines, complete with photos and text. If you check out DB 605 you even get a sectional view of the engine which lets you get a good look inside it. "Early Years" is a very historical section—go back all the way to 1849 and start learning about the history of flight with George Cayley and end up with information from 1908 with Glenn H. Curtis. And who can neglect to mention the Wright Brothers in 1903. Very interesting section that is worth reading, you will get a real feel for how flight progressed. "Theory" covers the scientific theory behind flight. I think this is an interesting site that pays homage to something that most travelers take for granted: it wasn't always so easy to go catch a flight to wherever you wanted to go in the world. http://www.aviation-history.com/ Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share? Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com Now available in our href="http://www.store.worldstart.com/customer/home.php">Software Store: size=2>Sorry, nothing new today. February Wallpaper is Here! OK, I try to stay as seasonal as possible with this stuff, but I've had it up to (and over) my boots with snow. So, I had to put in a couple warmer weather shots this month. I still have a winter photo, but you wont' see that again till November or December! Enjoy! Waterfall In Hocking Hills - This was taken just before the river plunges over "Upper Falls" in Hocking Hills State Park, OH. I'm not even sure if it has a name, but I liked it :-) Squirrel On A Post - This is one of the squirrels my dogs motivate into a workout every time he sets paw in the backyard. This time, I think he stole a neighbor's bird feeder thingy. Pine Touching Snow - This was taken at a local park after a recent snowfall. It cost me a bootful of snow, but I think it was worth it. As always, these are 100% free. 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Computer Tips [ Click Once + Bad Recycling + Faster Digicam Trick ] 02/08/2005

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Make your image files easier to find by giving them names. For instance, rather than "Image403.jpg" assign a name like "041225-too_much_eggnog.jpg". Notice the 04 is the year, 12 is month, and 25 is day. By putting the year first it will sort pictures according to year—if you did it month first then all the 12's for 04, 05, etc. would be lumped together. It's best to assign names when the pics are fresh out of your camera. Do you want your files and icons to be single click? Keep reading to learn how to do it. Also, find out how to make links open in a new browser window. Be sure to check out this week's Digital Imaging Tip and Amanda's Cool Site of the Day. The New Way To Share Photos! Awesome Software Lets You: Make CDs / DVDs that play in a standard DVD player. AND Makes slide shows you can send via e-mail! I'm so excited! We just received an awesome deal on a title called Simple Slide Show and it's something EVERYONE with a digital camera just has to grab! This incredibly easy to use software allows you to create slide shows and transfer them to CD or DVD and then play them on any standard DVD player! That's right - you don't need a DVD burner - This software can burn a video CD that plays in your DVD player! It's awesome! In addition, this program can also create a slide show you can e-mail to friends and family! Is that cool or what? We've seen a lot of software that can create CD and DVDs for a TV, but this is the first we've come across that lets you send a slide show via e-mail! I know there are several of us here at WS that have been using this and it's been great. It's really easy to use and the slide shows never fail to impress everyone we show them to. It's an absolutely amazing product. Here's an overview of the main features: Edit Mode lets you: • Import your photos from your digital camera • Organize & customize your slide show pictures • Add titles, 80 transition effects, music & narration Authoring Mode lets you: • Organize slide show pages by theme • Choose backgrounds for every page • Select the number of images per page • Add titles & custom navigation arrows With Burning Mode: • All DVD-burning software is included • All CD & DVD media standard formats are supported • You can preview your slide show & simulate the burning process Sending Mode features: • Email-ready conversions to 4 e-compatible file formats This is the best slide show software we've ever offered! If you have a digital camera, this should be a no-brainer. After all, the biggest complaint with digicams is that you don't get pictures to share. Well, this beats printing out hundreds of paper prints by a long shot (and it's WAY cheaper)! OK, price time. This title normally sells in our store for $24.97 (and it sells great at that price), but today your cost is just $14.97 and US shipping is FREE! It's a fantastic price on a piece of software that's just phenomenal. Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/customer/product.php?productid=16852 PS - You spent a lot on your digital camera - doesn't it make sense to invest in a piece of software that'll make it easy to share all those images? Personally, I think this is the best way to share photos and it's what I've been using. I'm delighted with it and I'm sure you will be too! Q: How I can alter my settings so that I only need to click once on my icons to open them? A: You can slow down your mouse click speed, but you won't find a setting to change double click to single click in mouse properties. BUT, you can change folders to single click another way. With Windows ME/2000/XP go to Start / Control Panel / Folders. Under the General tab find "Click Items as follows" and choose the button for "single click to open..." then OK. You have the option to underline the titles per your web browser preferences, or to have underlines only appear when you mouse over the file name. With Windows 98 go to Windows Explorer, click on "View" then choose "Folder Options". Select the "Web Style" button then OK. Not only will this change affect folders, but program icons as well. So there you have it—now just one click will do the trick. ~ David If you enjoy our tips, tell your friends. That's what keeps this newsletter growing. http://www.worldstart.com/referafriend.htm size=2>Open a New Browser Window Know what I hate? Anchovies on my pizza and recycled browser windows. You don't know what a recycled browser window is you say? Let's illustrate this idea with an example. You have a web page open that you're checking out. An e-mail comes in and you decide to switch to your e-mail program. As you check out the new e-mail, you see a friend has sent you a link to a cool web page. So, you click the link and it loads in place of the page you were originally looking at. You catch yourself yelling, "Hey, stop! I was lookin' at that!" Sure, you can always hit your Back button to go back to your original page, but wouldn't it be nicer if the e-mail link would just open up in a new window? Good news- it can with just a couple of clicks of your mouse! With Internet Explorer select the Tools menu, Internet Options . Under the Advanced tab , look for the Browsing section. Now, look for a check box labeled " Reuse windows for launching shortcuts ". Uncheck that puppy and you're all set. Now, for all you Firefox users it is also possible to have a new browser window open. Go to Tools/Options then click the "Advanced" button. Under "tabbed browsing" look for "Open links from other applications in:" Select the radio button you want—new window, new tab, or current tab/window (default). Now you shouldn't lose the page you're looking at when you click a link from an email. ~ Steve Have an original tip for the newsletter? Submit it below: http://www.worldstart.com/writers-guidelines/index.htm Digital Imaging Tip: Use That Viewfinder! Last week's article on viewfinder diopter adjustment prompted the comment, "Who cares what the picture looks like through the viewfinder? I use the LCD screen anyway." If you missed the article, head to: http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1414 So why, with that fancy LCD screen on the back of your camera, would you even consider squinting into primitive viewfinder? One word: Speed I don't know if you've ever noticed, but most regular (non-SLR) digital cameras are a bit slow when it comes to shooting action. It seems like the LCD monitor likes to show you what happened a split second ago. You shoot, miss, shoot again, miss again - need I go on? Well, here's what's really great about that unappreciated viewfinder you've got there. It sees the word in real time - no delay at all (OK, you do need to wait for the light to travel from your subject to the viewfinder, but that's getting a bit picky). So, when you're trying to take an action shot (like your kid on a merry-go-round), go ahead and pull that camera to your face. Don't worry about the effects of any nose grease on the back of the camera, just go for it. You'll find that getting that perfect image isn't so tough after all - and that your viewfinder actually does serve a purpose :-) ~ Steve Look at Book You will need the latest version of Flash for this site, if you don’t have it you can get it here... http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/ Now when you enter the site a new window will pop up. What are you looking at? Well this is an art project that traveled over 60,000 miles before reaching its completion. About Book — this gives you the rich history of how this project was started and what it was about. View Book — take a gander at all the art in the book. Click on the individual pages to see them up close and personal. View Exhibition — take a virtual tour of the exhibit, or view the timeline. If you choose the tour pick rooms that you want to look at and have fun checking everything out. Artists — This is where you can find out about the artists who put this book together. Two artists in Brooklyn, NY, and two in Belfast, Ireland. Read their bio’s and learn all about them. A really neat project worth exploring, enjoy! http://www.lookatbook.com/ Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share? Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com Now available in our href="http://www.store.worldstart.com/customer/home.php">Software Store: size=2>Sorry, nothing new today. February Wallpaper is Here! OK, I try to stay as seasonal as possible with this stuff, but I've had it up to (and over) my boots with snow. So, I had to put in a couple warmer weather shots this month. I still have a winter photo, but you wont' see that again till November or December! Enjoy! Waterfall In Hocking Hills - This was taken just before the river plunges over "Upper Falls" in Hocking Hills State Park, OH. I'm not even sure if it has a name, but I liked it :-) Squirrel On A Post - This is one of the squirrels my dogs motivate into a workout every time he sets paw in the backyard. This time, I think he stole a neighbor's bird feeder thingy. Pine Touching Snow - This was taken at a local park after a recent snowfall. It cost me a bootful of snow, but I think it was worth it. As always, these are 100% free. Just head to the site to pick 'em up: http://www.worldstart.com/month-wallpaper-calendar.htm

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