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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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/

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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!

	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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Computer Tips [ Click Once + Bad Recycling + Faster Digicam Trick ] 02/08/2005

2005-02-08T00:38:00.000-08:00

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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:

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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

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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

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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/

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February
Wallpaper is Here!

	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
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http://www.worldstart.com/month-wallpaper-calendar.htm

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2005-02-07T00:39:00.000-08:00

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and Thunderbird to scan through mail quickly and delete the garbage: hold
down the Shift key and use the down arrow key to zip through each message. This will highlight each one. When you get to a message you want to keep, arrow up one and hit "Delete". Bad email all gone. Arrow down to the next email and start the process all over.

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Win 98. Also, find out about backup files that can be deleted. Be sure
to check out this week's video tip and Amanda's Cool Site of the Day.

No More Mystery Disks!

Best CD Labeling System We've Seen!

We were able to get a handful of TDK CD Labeling Kits. Of all the systems I've seen, this has got to be the best.

Here's why:

First, the label applicator device makes placing the label onto your CD super-easy. It's a quick, simple process that'll make wrinkled, off center labels a thing of the past! Just put the CD on one side, the label on the other. A quick fold-over and you're done. My 3 year old could do it!

The applicator is great, but what really impressed me was the software. This has got to be, hands down, the best CD labeling software I've ever come across. It makes designing a CD label fast, easy, and even fun.

The label is created by typing the text you what you to appear into boxes and choosing your graphics by scrolling though different images. Advanced "Graphical designing" is strictly optional! It makes it very easy - and very quick - to create a professional looking CD label. The buttons allow you to scroll though hundreds of backgrounds, logos, and clipart. It's one of the best ways I've ever seen to do CD labels. Everyone here at WS was impressed (and we've worked with a lot of CD labelers).

The part of this software I liked the best is that you can retrieve all the CD song titles and add them to the label automatically! Just a couple mouse clicks, and all the songs on the album are listed out for you! Cool huh?

Oh, and it even includes 50 CD labels to get you started!

Your cost is just $16.97 and US shipping is FREE! You can barely get a pack of CD labels for that kind of money, much less an applicator and the software to boot! Please note that we have less than 100 of these. You'll need to get to the site early or you'll almost certainly miss out!

http://store.worldstart.com/customer/product.php?productid=18040

PS - The supply on these is very limited, don't wait, or you'll miss it!

Q:

Can I make my XP Control Panel look more like Win 98?

A:

face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>By default, the control panel
is in "Category View", so when you open it you see 10 categories
(Appearance, sound, etc.) to choose from.

face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>That can make it hard to find
what you want. If you notice on the right side there is a link marked
"Switch to Classic View".

face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Click there and you will be magically
taken to more familiar territory.

Not only are your
old friends there, like "Add or Remove Programs", but some new
friends plus descriptions of what they do.

Isn't that a lot easier?

~ David

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Clear
Your Backups

Hiding in your computer are
backup files from imaging software, media creation software, and other
programs. In most cases they only take up a few kilobytes of space, but
occasionally can run up to a meg or two. It's usually safe to delete these
files.

A few of the common file extensions
are: .bac, .bak, .bck, .bk!, .bk$.

One way to track them down
is to do a Search for the extensions listed above. Check the date on the
file—more recent ones (like in the last week) you should hold onto
while older ones should be OK to dump. To make it easy, sort the search
results according to date by clicking the "Date Modified" column
header.

Highlight and delete the ones
you want to dump.

As I mentioned, you
won't save a gig of space, but you won't have a bunch of unnecessary files
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Learn all about Color
Diamonds—where they are produced, what varying colors they come in,
and their history.

When you fist load this site
if you just wait a moment, a diamond slide show will start and you will
view all the colors of the diamonds listed on the page. It goes right
down the diamond bar, and you can click to see just the ones you want
to look at. At the bottom of the diamond bar you can also choose to pause
the slide show, or start it. Each section on the menu is a drop down category
that if you click the title you can see your menu options.

Natural Color Diamond
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Color Origin, and Color Diamonds vs. Color Gem. The next button has tiny
arrows near the top of the section you are in and on the opposite side
of the menu. Here you will learn all about how diamonds differ from gems,
why they get the colors they do and how it all works. This was a very
interesting read, and it's at a level where you don't need
to be a jeweler or a scientist to understand it. Learn about Type 1 and
Type 2 Diamonds, and why Green Diamonds are different.

Quality Grading — Learn
about the 4 C's vs. Color, laboratory color diamonds, the rest of
the section is about color grading and color certificates.

Market — This is where
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by Color and Cut, and Budget. If you are looking to buy colored diamonds
you definitely want to take a look at the Budget section which tells you
about how much each kind would cost at a certain carat. And let me tell
you it will be along time before I own an intense green diamond.

History of Natural Color Diamonds
— This section talks a lot about the historic importance and popular
of Color Diamonds, from different regions of the globe to different era's
in history. A very interesting read.

Famous Natural Color Diamonds
— this is where you can see the crème de la crème
of colored diamonds. These are the famous ones that have a history as
large as their carats. From diamonds you'll recognize like the Hope
to my favorite the De Young Red, you'll find charming history and
beautiful photos of these diamonds. This is the section to check out thoroughly

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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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ALL are complete programs and ALL are included in this offer! These programs are easy to use, easy to install, and can help save you TONS of time and money. I looked through it and couldn't believe all that was included. No matter what kind of home improvement project you may be working on, this can help!

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PS - Complete descriptions for the individual programs can be found at the site. I didn't want to use half the newsletter telling you about 'em! Stop by the site, you'll be glad you did!

A PhotoShop "Clone" - CHEAP!

This includes an awesome program called 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 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.

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# 3 - Ulead Cool 360 - Create 360 degree panorama photos! Just shoot the photos, go through the 3 step process, and share your results.

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# 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.

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Awesome Software Makes It A Snap!

Have you been thinking about home improvement? I don't know about you, but there's always something that needs "improved" around my house!

Programs Included:

Sierra Home Architect
Photo Home Interiors
Photo Garden Designer
Garden Encyclopedia
Home Improvement Encyclopedia
3D Deck
Electrical Wiring
Home Design Guide
Designer Rooms Library
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Most of the programs above retail for between $30-$40 EACH, but your price is just $16.97 for the complete set of 12! Plus, US shipping is FREE! Check out the monster page this one has:

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PS - Complete descriptions for the individual programs can be found at the site. I didn't want to use half the newsletter telling you about 'em! Stop by the site, you'll be glad you did!

Q:

When I print a Notepad file is it possible to change any settings like
the margins?

A:

Notepad does let you control some aspects of printing. You can set margins
and change your header and footer. I know, it ain't much, but what do
you want for a plain text file creator?

Keep in mind that the
changes you make will affect all docs viewed in your notepad and will
not be saved to the txt file as formatting.

In Notepad, go to
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and margin size—that's pretty self-explanatory.

But wait, what is
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the footer to show the page number. You can change these if you know the
right codes—and you will because I'm going to give them to you.

&f - shows the
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&d - displays
the date

&t - inserts the
time according to your computer's clock

&p - shows the
page number

Since you can use more than one combination in the header or footer box
these code can come in handy...

&& - puts
in an ampersand (&)

&l (for left),
&c (for center), &r (for right) will align the header or footer.
To use this put the code first followed by the other code you want to
use, for example: &l &d &r &p will align the date left
and the page number right.

You can also put in
your own text in the header or footer and it will be printed such as "Page"
next to &p or a title in the header.

Who knew that little
ol' Notepad had it in her?

~ David

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size=2>Creating a .LOG file in Notepad

One more Notepad tip
to finish off the week. This is one of my favorites tricks—it's the
.LOG function. Try this:

Open up Notepad by
going to Start / Run and typing in "notepad" (or Start / Programs / Accessories / Notepad) and type:

.LOG

at the top of a new,
blank document. You just made a log file! :-)

So what, right? Well,
a log file is just like a journal in a way. From then on, every time you
make an entry in that file, Notepad adds a time and date stamp for you.
You'll see the stamp the next time you open the file. (Try it—save
the file somewhere, then open it up again. Nifty huh?)

Some find this useful
in various cases, such as keeping track of changes you made to something,
how many times something happened, logging phone messages, or even just
keeping a journal.

If you already have
the log open and want to add another time, just hit F5.

And you thought Notepad
was just for ReadMe files.

~Steve

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Shift Key FAQ

Q: My shift keys have little
arrows on them. Does that mean the *real* shift keys are located above
them, and these keys are just little signs to point them out?

A: Nope, they're the Real McCoy.
The little arrows mean "up", as in "look up at the screen".
Your keyboard is telling you to learn to touch type and quit staring at
your fingers.

Q: What happens if I press
both shift keys?

A: Even bigger letters
may show up on your screen. You should not use this feature, however,
because these letters are also brighter, and may cause Screen Burn, which
would be particularly embarrassing if you were typing something naughty
at the time.

Q: There are two shift keys,
which should I use?

A: Avoid unnecessary wear on
either shift key by alternating between the two. Keep track of your usage
of each key so that you press them in equal amounts. Remember, it's better
to go to a little trouble than wind up with a broken shift key.

...Note sarcasm. These
are not real tips.

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Super
Bowl Ads

Just in time for the Big Game
comes the Super Bowl Ads site. For those of you who religiously watch
the Super Bowl you know that the ads during the game are usually great,
and that a lot of money is spent on getting them air time for that slot.
If you're like me you watch the Super Bowl just for the ads.

This site is all about
those advertisements, you can rate your favorite Superbowl ads from over
the years with their poll, and find out what companies have ads this year.

You can even go back
and see where your favorite commercials rated in the polls as far back
as 1998, where you can watch them again and see the results. You can even
read write ups on them.

This year the cost of a 30
second spot will average approx 2.4 million, 4.3 percent above last year.
You'll find many more interesting facts.

If you scroll down the page
you'll also be able to take a look at sneak previews for this year including
one for Careerbuilder.com that features a cast of chimpanzees, even see
what commercials were rejected for the Super Bowl.

All in all an interesting site,
best viewed with Cheetos and pop.

http://www.superbowl-ads.com

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you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?

Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com

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size=2>Sorry, nothing new today.

February
Wallpaper is Here!

	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:

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Computer Tips [ Essential Font Tricks + Check Out The New MS Anti-Spyware Tool ] 02/03/2005

2005-02-03T00:37:00.000-08:00

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download software from companies you don't trust.

If in doubt, do a
quick search on Google for "[company/program name] + spyware"
and see what people are saying about the program in question.

Keep reading to learn how to remove or install fonts. Be sure to check
out this week's Download and Amanda's Cool Site of the Day.

Make Your Own Website!

Awesome Software Makes It Simple!

We just discovered a fantastic program called Web Page Creation Kit and it gives you all the tools you need to easily create your own web site!

OK, I don't know if you've looked around at any web designer type software, but the big name stuff is seriously expensive - $200+ for names like Dreamweaver and GoLive (and nearly $100 for FrontPage). So, when this deal came across my desk, I wasn't too sure what I would find. I knew the price was phenomenal, but frankly, that fact made me think it would never compare to the major players.

Well, I'm happy to report that I was waaaaaay wrong. This thing is really amazing! It can do pretty much everything the big boys can, but it won't drain your wallet. Plus, it's really easy to work with, so it's great for everyone!

It has tons of built in wizards and helpful guides to make creating your web site as easy as possible. It's aimed at beginners, but is powerful enough to handle just about anything you throw at it. In fact, I could easily manage the thousands of pages we have at WorldStart with this program!

Every day, we have people asking, "How can I make a website?" Well, here's the easiest way we've com across so far!

Look at these awesome features:

	Get Started Quickly Create your site in minutes using professionally designed templates and wizards.
	Create and Edit Graphics Enables you to create, design and place graphic objects anywhere on your Web pages.
	Add Navigation Bars Let customers easily browse your site by adding navigation bar. Eliminate broken links and orphan pages.
	Generate Frames Create visual synergy on your Web pages. Easily add and manage horizontal and vertical frames on your site with no programming.
	Manage Your Site Visually track your links, images and bookmarks. Update files and URLs with a single mouse click.
	Publish Instantly Transfer your site to servers or send files across the Internet simply and securely with a complete FTP program.
	Increase Traffic Promote your site. In seconds you can register your site with the most popular search engines for free.

It's a fantastic program!

If you've been kicking around the idea of putting your own web site together, but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on design software, this is really the way to go! Remember, if you don't love it, you can send it back within 2 month for a refund - you really have nothing to lose.

Your cost is amazing - just $18.97 and US shipping is FREE! This retails for $60, and is really a fantastic deal at that price. $18.97 is a super buy. Check it out:

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PS - As usual, quantities are limited (very limited). We haven't offered anything like this before, so it may very well sell out in a matter of hours. Please get to the site early if you want any kind of shot at it! You've wanted a website for awhile - stop putting it off and take the dive!

Q:

I have like 500 fonts and I don't need them all—not to mention it
takes forever to find the right one. Is there a way to get rid of the
extras?

A:

Seems like every graphics program and printer software gives you free
fonts, then the next thing you know you have so many that you can't keep
track of them all. Many of them you'll never use, or they look just like
other fonts but with a different name.

This procedure can
take some time, so plan on being in front of your computer for a while.

To prune the list
you must first go to the Fonts folder. The quickest way there is Start/Run
and type in "fonts" (without the quotes). You can also go the
long way through the Control Panel if you prefer.

Change the fonts folder
view to "details" and you'll get a nice long list.

Here's the time consuming
part: for each font you should double click to view what the font looks
like. As you view the sample ask yourself, "Will I really
ever use this font?" If you answer no, then close the window by clicking
the "Done" box then hit your Delete key.

You will be asked
if you want to remove the font. Click "Yes".

Some fonts, like Times
and Arial, you know are keepers so go ahead and skip those. Others, like
"Shruti" or "Guatami", are less familiar and worth
looking at.

Another way you could
decide what fonts to keep would be to open your word processing program
and make a list of the fonts you want to keep, then go in and delete everything
BUT those fonts.

CAUTION: If you see
any fonts that have program names in them, for example "MS Outlook",
DO NOT DELETE. These contain symbols used by a specific program and may
mess things up.

One other thing to
consider: maybe you are worried about removing fonts you may need in the
future. Perhaps you are afraid of accidentally removing a font needed
by a program. If this is you, then create a folder called "Fonts2"
and move the fonts you don't want over to it. If you find you do need
the font then just reinstall it (see today's tip).

Once your list is
streamlined, font selection will be easier without all those extras in
your way.

~ David

Installing
a New Font

When you buy some
new fonts or download them off the internet you may need to manually install
them. Sounds difficult, but it really isn't.

If you downloaded
the font it may be in your downloads folder in a zipped
format, so first you need to unzip the folder. If they are on a disk,
then just have the disk in your drive.

Now, open the Fonts
folder. You can go to Start / Run and type in "fonts"
(without the quotes) or go the longer way through the Control Panel.

On the File menu select
"Install New Font".

Choose the drive and
folder where the new fonts are located.

Click the fonts you
want to add while holding down the Ctrl key, or "Select All"
then click OK. The fonts will then be added to your folder.

Now when you use your
word processing program, the new fonts should appear.

~ David

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Weekly
Download: Microsoft Anti-Spyware Tool

It's not perfect—heck,
it's not even completely finished—but Microsoft's new anti-spyware
tool is free and effective.

Want to take a first-hand look
at it? Let's walk through it together.

DOWNLOAD AND SETUP

The first trick is finding
it. Here's a link:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

It's a "beta" version
right now, which just means that Microsoft doesn't offer any support for
it yet. If they move it when it goes "live" you can find it
the same way I did—search on Google for "Microsoft spyware tool".

You will be given the option
to "Validate Windows and take me to the download" or just download
the software. I chose to skip the validation process—it's not necessary,
and I'm a privacy nut. Either way, the software will download and begin
the installation process automatically.

When you first start the program,
select "Run a Quick Scan Now". It will take several minutes
and scan through all your Internet files and settings, the Windows registry,
and other important (and commonly attacked) file areas. Most of the other
options are automatically set for you—the "deep scan" is
scheduled to run at 2:00am daily and you will get new updates from Microsoft
as they are released.

I have been using several other
free spyware tools (Ad-Aware
and Spybot),
but this tool found and removed a host of additional trojan
horses from my computer. I ran it on several other machines (ah, the
life of a tech weenie) and it was unable to remove everything from a couple
other ones. That said, it still got more than either Ad-Aware or Spybot.

ADVANCED FEATURES

A couple other cool things
to know about:

1. Real-time protection: If
you chose to activate the Real-time Protection, the program will continuously
monitor your computer for attempts to modify vital settings. I was very
interested to see several reputable-seeming sites try to install nasty
little programs without my consent. The real-time protection notified
me and blocked the programs.

2. Advanced tools: Don't play
around with these unless you know what you're doing! But this panel provides
a very simple "look under the hood" of your Windows setup, and
for advanced users it can be a great way to monitor registry changes and
other related issues.

3. SpyNet: Perhaps the longest-term
benefit of this program is the SpyNet. If you choose to join, when your
computer detects a new spy program, virus, or other problem, it will send
notification to Microsoft. In theory, this will help the program evolve
more quickly over time to better handle the threats that permeate the
Internet. We'll see how that turns out.

Happy surfing!

~ Tom Dalton

And
The Bride Wore…

The Introduction to this tells
you all you need to know: "While preparing for her own wedding, a
dear friend stumbled upon examples of strange, odd, and unflattering wedding
accessories. She kept the strangest of the lot, and I am presenting them
here, along with her comments." What scares me the most are the wedding
dresses you see from fashion shows.

Strange Headgear — The
Oddest Veils and Hats I've seen in a long time.

Sleeves Bigger than My Head
— Big Puffed Sleeves, need I say more.

Dual-Use Wedding Gowns —
Very interesting section, with funny commentary.

Dear Wedding Lady — My
Butt isn't Big Enough… These dresses definitely add a lot
to the whole hip region.

Flower Abuse — Some very
strange arrangements, and uses for flowers.

What Were They Thinking —
This by far is my favorite gallery, it is the one with the most pictures
too. I really thought some of these were atrocious. A lot of them are
from Fashion shows. You can tell from the odd designs and runways. Kung-Fu
Wedding was very funny.

Groom's Gloom, Do Unto
Others, and Bridesmaid's Lament — were short, and sweet galleries.
The bridesmaid's one was the most painful.

With a lot of funny commentary,
and a lot of horrid wedding fashions, this is a site that just might make
you laugh, and cringe in horror.

http://www.visi.com/~dheaton/bride/the_bride_wore.html

Do
you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?

Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com

Sorry, nothing new...

February
Wallpaper is Here!

	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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Computer Tips [ ASCII Basics + Cool Notepad Tricks + New Virus Alert ] 02/02/2005

2005-02-02T00:33:00.000-08:00

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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:

# 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!

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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

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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 :-)
	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.

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Computer Tips [ DPI Basics + New Folder Fun + Seein' Clearly ] 02/01/2005

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$250 Worth Of Imaging Software For $12.97!

Wow, do we have an incredible buy for you today!

We have a set of programs called the Digital Imaging Toolkit that includes everything a digital photographer / graphics person could want (plus you're not going to believe the low price)! Oh, and you don't have to install everything you see, just the software you want!

Check it out:

#1 - Ability Photopaint - Ever hear of Adobe Photoshop? Most would say this $700 program is the best digital imaging software on the market. Ability Photopaint is an almost identical program for a small fraction of the cost. In fact, for our use here at WorldStart, this could replace Photoshop - even the menus and toolbars are nearly identical!

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 also includes over 90 filter effects, has unlimited undos, supports layers, works with 25 different image formats (even allows you to open in one format and save to another), and more. It really is a Photoshop for the masses. If you have ever wanted to use Adobe Photoshop, but didn't want to fork out the $700 to do it, then this is a must have program.

# 2 - Photo Easy - Here's another great image program. You can 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 - This one is sweet. It allows you to create 360 degree panorama photos! Just shoot the photos, go through the 3 step process, and share your results. You can send these panoramas via e-mail, print them out, create a screen saver, or even save them to the web!

# 4 - Zoner Draw - If you have ever wanted a powerful drawing program, then you'll love this! Create your own illustrations, brochures, leaflets, letterheads, blueprints, signs, clipart, even vector animations!

This program can fit text into curves, has a rich text editor, lots of text styles, an integrated table tool, does object blending, supports larger documents, and tons more. It would take way too long to go over everything this program can do here in the newsletter, so check it out at the site.

# 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!

The price we have on this is probably the most incredible part - just $12.97 with FREE US shipping! Is that a deal or what? I tell ya, when this offer came across my desk I couldn't jump on it fast enough! This is easily one of the best deals we've ever had. Get all the details at:

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PS - Don't miss this one! Even if you only see one or two programs you like it's still an incredible buy! Hurry, quantities are limited.

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:

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size=2>Q:

What does "DPI" mean?

A:

Digital images are essentially made up of little "dots". We
use DPI (Dots Per Inch) as a measure of resolution. Generally speaking,
the higher the number, the higher the resolution.

300 DPI is considered
(by most of us) to be photo quality. Generally speaking, you won't notice
much difference in quality by going higher than 300 DPI. In fact, if an
image is being used on the web or for computer screen purposes, then it
needs to be 72 DPI, since that's all most computer screens can display
anyway.

~ Steve

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size=2>Saving to a New Folder

Have
you ever gone to save a file in a program like MS Word and wanted it in
a different folder than the ones you have? The good news is that most
programs allow you to create a folder when you save.

Next
to the window where you select the folder you want to save in, find the
icon that looks like a folder with a star on it...

...click
there and a new folder will appear.

Depending
on the program you may see a pop-up window asking for you to name the
new file, or, you'll need to click on the new folder and give it a name.

From there you can save your
file to the new menu just like you normally would do.

No
more hassle of using Explorer or navigating through folders—just
create a new folder from the "Save As" area.

~
David

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Digital
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A
reader asks, "Help!
I think I did something bad to my digital camera. When I look through
my eyepiece viewfinder, everything is blurry. It looks fine on the LCD
screen, but the viewfinder image is way out of focus. Is it repair time?"

Actually,
sounds like you're lucky!

Your
camera probably has a small dial or slider right next to, above, or below
the viewfinder. That's a diopter adjustment. It actually controls the
focus of the viewfinder (not the lens).

This
handy little device allows you to adjust the camera's viewfinder so the
image you see through it looks nice and sharp. Since everyone's eyes (and
any prescriptions that go with them) tend to be a little different, this
is put in place to help compensate.

In
fact, many eyeglass wearers can adjust their diopters so they don't even
need glasses on when they glance through the viewfinder (great for bifocals
or trifocals).

To
(finally) answer the question, it sounds like the dial was turned all
the way one direction or the other. It really doesn't take much persuasion
to get 'em to turn; a rub against a sleeve is usually sufficient. Good
news is that the fix is amazingly simple.

To
adjust your diopter, place your finger on it and look through the viewfinder.
Depending on the camera, you may need to focus it on a nearby object.

Next,
move the dial as you look through the viewfinder. When the image is sharp,
stop turning. Easy huh?

So,
if you have a diopter adjustment on your camera, be sure to give it a
spin next time you have the camera out. You may find that fuzzy viewfinder
isn't so fuzzy after all.

Oh,
PLEASE
NOTE
- adjusting this has absolutely no effect on the actual focus of your
photos! It only gives you a better view!

~
Steve

Ballet.co.uk

“Welcome to
Ballet.co.uk, the site about all things ballet and dance in the world
& the UK in great depth.”

Here is a site where you can
check out ballet happenings from around the world as well as check out
the magazine they provide.

Let's talk about the
Magazine first. Full of great information and photos this magazine takes
you to parts of the dance world that you may not have ever known about—from
conferences to ballet schools. You can find interviews, blogs, reports,
and a lot of fascinating information in this magazine. It's a lot more
in-depth than even I expected. Not to mention excellent photos!

If you notice at the top of
main page there is a section called "Popular Links". Under this
title you find links to: Performances This Week, Postings, Latest Magazine,
Past Magazines, Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal
Ballet, Rambert Dance, Northern Ballet Theater, Scottish Ballet, Last
Week — This Week, and Mini-poll Page.

The Mini-Poll was a lot of
fun, you should definitely check that out.

The Ballet Troupes — learn
all about them in the sections Royal Ballet, English National Ballet,
Birmingham Royal Ballet, Rambert Dance, Northern Ballet Theater, and Scottish
Ballet. Learn about their history and their bright futures.

And last but not least click
the link near the search engine that says "Sara Sessions", and
learn about the model of their site, she is a ballerina with the San Francisco
Ballet. And has an interesting section on the site.

This site is a treat!

http://www.ballet.co.uk/index.htm

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February
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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 :-)
	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
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Computer Tips [ Bluetooth + File Name Fun + See Hidden File Extensions ] 01/31/2005

2005-01-31T00:33:00.000-08:00

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That'll turn your baby icons into grownups.

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Don't Be Left In The Dark!

We have the coolest little thing for your today - it's a USB light! You plug this puppy into a USB port and get instant light! The cool factor for this one is off the scale!

This would be great if you wanted to:

	Work on your laptop at night on a plane
	Work in your hotel when other people are sleeping
	Work in a car (as a passenger :-) at night
	Work at home when lights should be out
	Work anywhere you need light and there isn't any.

Imagine how smart you'll look when everyone else is fumbling around and you're all set with your little light :-)

Using this is super-easy. Just plug it into a USB port. No drivers, no setup, no messing around. You plug the USB side into your computer and light comes out the other end :-) Plus, it has a flexible, adjustable neck so you can position it exactly where you want it. Shine over the keyboard, a pad of paper, some documents, or whatever you want!

We've already had all the laptop users here at WS grab one (or more) for themselves, family, and friends. At first, it gets a "Wow, that's really cool" and that quickly develops into a, "OK, I can't stand it - I've gotta have one!"

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Q:

What is Bluetooth?

A:

That's what your dentures get after eating blueberry pie, but you may
hear about mobile phones and other devices having "Bluetooth Technology".
Basically, it's a short-range wireless technology that simplifies communication
between internet devices like mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants)
and computers. Bluetooth's has a range of about 30 feet and allows
you to do away with messy cables.

The Bluetooth Special
Interest Group, a cabal of over 3000 manufacturers, oversees the standards
and security of the technology. It gets its unusual name in honor of Harald
Bluetooth, king of Denmark in the mid-tenth century for no other reason
than to recognize the contribution of Baltic countries (Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, and Finland) to the communications industry.

If you look around
you'll find a ton of devices that use Bluetooth. Everything from wireless
printers, wireless keyboards, even home appliances (I still don't know
why my computer and washing machine need to communicate).

Bluetooth enabled
mobile phones have recently been under attack by hackers who gain access
to information being stored on the phone. This is often called bluesnarfing
or bluebugging. In order to carry out a bluejacking, the sending and receiving
devices must be within 10 meters of one another. If you use enabled devices,
the Official Bluetooth website has a page explaining how to protect yourself—it's
worth reading...

http://www.bluetooth.com/protect.asp

I hope this demystifies
this new technology so when you are out shopping for a mobile phone, PDA,
laptop, or other device you'll be aware of what Bluetooth can do.

~ David

File
Name Characters to Avoid

Not that your computer
will let you use these characters in file names (unless you have Win 95
or older), but it's worth mentioning. Do not try to use the following::

*
Asterisk

<
>[ ] Brackets

=
Equal sign

+
Plus sign

"
Quotes

\
/ Slashes

,
. : ; Comma, Period, Colon, Semicolon

Why don't these characters
work in file names? Simple—they have specific functions in Windows
and MS-DOS so it confuses the system if a filename contains them.

Back in the old days
before Windows was smart enough to tell you that a file name was invalid,
it often resulted in disaster. Now it just gives you an annoying pop-up
and wastes your time.

~ David

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And, of course, this
is another free service :-) So enjoy!

Stanley
Steamers

It's hard to know where
to begin with this site. Here you can find excellent pictures of Steam
Cars. If you click the photo you either get an enlarged picture, or a
page full of information about the car and what was taking place in the
picture. Like the third photo from 2004 talks all about Thomas Edison.
What incredible pictures! At the top of the page there are three buttons,
Vintage Photos, Mystery Photos and "Chuff, Chuff, Chuff".

Vintage Photos — takes
you to a page full of photos that are from when these cars were actually
made and the main way of transportation.

Mystery Photos — an interesting
lot of photos that ask a lot of questions. Quite a few diagrams, and perhaps
design drawings.

Chuff, chuff, chuff —
is a media file that you can download, to hear what the engine sounded
like. It does make a chuff, chuff, chuff sound.

If you scroll down past the
photos, you can browse other parts of the site like the Alma Engine page
filled with pictures of the engine. And if you scroll further down the
page you can find the “What is a Stanley Steamer?” link. Which
takes you to another site, but has a lot of great definitions of what
makes a Stanley Steamer, and what makes them so nifty. It even has pictures
too!

Back to the original site of
today's cool site, it is filled with gems and it just takes surfing
around to find them, this is an excellent site devoted to the Stanley
Steam Motor Carriages. I'd love to own one of these, and just drive
it around some I think it would be fascinating! I'll be adding it
to the list of cars and motorcycles I'd love to restore.

http://www.stanleysteamers.com/

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