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the few who use Outlook (not Outlook Express) then I know that you often
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Keep reading to learn about plain text and using Notepad better. Be sure
to check out this week's Security Tip and Amanda's Cool Site of the Day.
A PhotoShop "Clone" - CHEAP!
Wow, we had an amazing response to our Digital Imaging Toolkit offer yesterday! Thanks to everyone who ordered!
I think the driving force behind it was Ability Photopaint. This is basically an Adobe Photoshop "clone". The menus look the same, functions are the same, the tools are the same, etc. It works and acts like a $700 Adobe Photoshop program - but you get it (and several other great programs) for just $12.97!
Here's the bad news - We found out yesterday that what we have coming in is all that there is left of this program. They just aren't going to offer it like this at this kind of price anymore (I don't' blame 'em - this is almost a giveaway). So, this is your LAST CHANCE to get in on this deal. We sold about half our inventory yesterday, and the rest will probably all be gone soon.
If you miss out, I just can't get more. PLEASE order now. If you don't like it, you have two months to send it back. If you wait, you'll never have another chance at it! Here's a quick recap:
#1 - Ability Photopaint - This program can do it all. Resize images, adjust brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, levels, and more. It has a huge selection of tools including cloning, lasso, magic wand, polyline, ellipse, eraser, dozens of brushes, text, blur, gradient, pencil, fill, dodge, burn, sharpen, airbrush, and tons of others! It'a PhotoShop clone!
# 2 - Photo Easy - Use this to organize your images, send digital photos to friends, create photo projects (cards, magazine covers, flyers, etc), fix red eye, enhance photos, even have fun with your photos by wrapping and twisting them!
# 3 - Ulead Cool 360 - Create 360 degree panorama photos! Just shoot the photos, go through the 3 step process, and share your results.
# 4 - Zoner Draw - Create your own illustrations, brochures, leaflets, letterheads, blueprints, signs, clipart, even vector animations! T
# 5 - Shutterfly - This is a service you can use to send your image to the shutterfly web server and send prints to friends and family. Very cool.
Whew, that's it. All of this comes with the Digital Imaging Toolkit software!
Again, the price on this is fantastic - just $12.97 with FREE US shipping! Is that a deal or what? Get all the details at:
http://store.worldstart.com/customer/product.php?productid=16755
PS - Even if you only see one or two programs you like it's still an incredible buy! We have the very last of the Digital Imaging Toolkits! Don't miss your chance - no one can get more of these once our inventory sells out!
Q:
What does ASCII mean?
A:
ASCII is short for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange."
ASCII is basically
a non-formatted text document that can be read by any application that
can read text, unlike say, a Word document. If you have a Word document,
you have to open it in MS Word or another program capable of reading Word
documents.
Most text files are
ASCII text files. They can be opened in any program that's capable of
reading a text file. You can open it in Word, Notepad, even in DOS. It
really doesn't matter. So, if you're not sure that someone has the ability
to open a document that you've been working on, just save it as an ASCII
text file.
~ Steve
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Wrap
that Notepad (and change your font too)
Sometimes when you're
looking for something the old saying applies, "If it was a snake
it'd bite ya!"
Well, I had one of
those moments with Notepad today. I often use Notepad to remove
formatting when I'm copying and pasting, or to make little notes,
or for HTML coding but always found it annoying that each paragraph became
one long line. Who wants to scroll and scroll and scroll to read something?
Who wants to edit code if you must go on endlessly to read it?
Then I decided to
look at the menu bar for Notepad. There it was, "Word Wrap".
Could it be? I checked it off and sure enough, the paragraph changed from
one outrageously long sentence to a nice paragraph wrapped to fit my notepad
window.
In Windows XP this
is found under "Format"...
...while in Win 98/ME
you can find it under "Edit".
I'm scratching my
head wondering why it isn't the default setting? Only the geeks in Redmond
know.
While we're in the
Format menu (in XP) or the Edit menu (in 98/ME), you probably noticed
"Font" or "Set Font". Yes, that's right, you can change
your Notepad default font too. No more looking at 10 point Times or "Fixedsys".
You can make it 16 point Arial for readablility if you want. Simply scroll
down and click the font desired, then the size. A sample will show in
the "Sample" window. When ready, click OK
One thing to keep
in mind though: if you email the file to someone else, or try to open
it on another computer, it will use the default settings of the other
computer. No formatting is saved in a .txt file so it will again be one
long sentence in 10 point FixedSys font or whatever setting is native
to that Notepad (unless you pass this tip along to your friends :-)
~ David
Happy
Birthday Beagle: New Variant Marks Anniversary
It's been quite a
year. Seems like just yesterday that our little worm was exploiting systems
and trying to infect everyone in our address books. Well did you ever
wonder how hackers throw a birthday party? I know: by sending out another
attack on John Q. Public.
That's right. Hackers
have been working diligently, trying to infect your PC with the new strain
of Beagle (also known as Bagle) so much so that the security level for
this virus was raised substantially by most of the major antivirus manufacturers.
The virus can enter your system through one of two ways: peer-to-peer
file sharing or through email as an attachment. The Beagle attempts to
infect unprotected systems as an email attachment as an executable with
any of the following file extensions: com, exe, scr, or cpl with any number
of subject lines and text body.
Once infected, destructive
code gets written to your system and the virus will begin to look for
any email addresses on your hard drive, install an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol) server and attempt to mail copies of itself out to these addresses.
The Beagle will also open a backdoor which allows the infected machine
to be entered easily so the attacker can easily take control of your system,
upload /download files, and install other applications. The worm also
stops a number of processes in your system such as the auto update, Internet
Connection Firewall (ICF), and antivirus components in order to remain
unnoticed and perform its dirty work unhindered.
Since BeagleAY can spread through peer-to-peer networks, it looks for
known media file types or particular program names and attaches itself
to them, then the system that it shares a file with may be infected. Keep
this in mind if there is anyone who uses your PC or network to visit these
sites or is always downloading files from others online
In order to stay away from
the Beagle you should follow the usual rules for viewing your email: never
open unsolicited mail, don't open email with attachments (that you
don't expect or haven't verified with the sender), and stay
up-to date on your virus definitions. Since the Beagle also spreads through
peer-to-peer networks I recommend running a virus scan before opening
these files. What I really recommend is not to go to these sites—they're
nothing but trouble, and a great place to get yourself infected.
If you find that you or an
acquaintance has become infected then I suggest going out to Symantec.com
and looking at their removal instructions. Sorry, I didn't see a
removal tool for this one.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.beagle.ay@mm.html
This worm is also
known as Bagle.AT, Bagle.AU, Bagle.AX, Bagle.bj, Bagle.bk, Bagle.ba, and
WORM_BAGLE.AZ
Stay safe out there,
~ Chad
Star
Wars Origami
We've brought you origami sites
before, but none quite like this. This is Star Wars Origami! Now you can
fold yourself a Millennium Falcon, a Naboo Fighter, or even R2-D2.
This site opens up with a helpful
intro that you may need if you've never done origami before. Then you
need to click on "SW Diagrams" on the menu so you can see your
array of options for folding. The instructions come in Large and Small.
If you decide to use the Large Diagrams you can always click the Printable
Size link at the bottom if you decide to print it out. There are 15 designs
in all, 14 regular, and then another version of the Millennium Falcon.
Now I know all you think you're
getting out of this site is Star Wars Origami, but wait—if you look
on the menu there is the option of "More Diagrams". If you click
that option, you get whisked away to 9 more diagrams that have nothing
to do with Star Wars. There is the creature from Pitch Black, and one
called Cat Nap that is adorable. Not to mention a Pterodactyl, Train,
and Dollar Parrot.
And if that alone wasn't enough
to make this site awesome, there is a Photo Gallery! Choose the gallery
on the side menu: Animals & People, Machines & Stuff, or Dollar
Folds. My favorite gallery is the Dollar Folds, but don't let that stop
you from checking out the other two galleries because they are loaded
with really cool origami masterpieces.
Now to the last section I want
to talk about. The section "Basics". This is where you will
learn all the basic folding you might need to know if you have no idea
how to fold basic bird or basic frog. Or if you have never done it at
all, or if like me you need a refresher.
I like leaving dollar folds
for tips when I'm out and about. So that's where I spent the most time.
Check this site out! Can you tell I'm excited about it?
http://www.happymagpie.com/origami.html
Do
you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com
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Store:
Made Safe Child
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Garfield It's All About Reading and Phonics - First Grade
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Garfield It's All About Reading and Phonics - Second Grade
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GenoPro Family Tree
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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!
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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 :-) |
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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. |
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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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