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We had a few people yesterday who had a hard time using the little Software Deals subscription form we put into the newsletter. If you were one of them, you can still sign up. This time, just head to the Software Deals newsletter homepage at:

http://www.worldstart.com/softwaredeals.htm

Gettin' Religious - Part II

We ran the Compton's Interactive Bible a couple weeks ago and had a tremendous response. In fact, it sold out very quickly and there were a ton of e-mails asking if we were getting more in.

Well, we don't have any more of that particular title, but we have been able to get another awesome Compton's Bible:

Compton's Complete Multimedia Bible

I really like this one. In fact, I think my wife and I are going to donate some to our church for their bible study / RCIA class.

This is the complete King James version of the bible on CD ROM and is packed with lots of cool features. It's a lot like the one we were offering a couple weeks ago that sold out so quickly!

To start with, the program is great looking and easy to use. It features not only the bible text, but also pictures, maps, video, audio presentations, an atlas, and more. It even includes selected narrations by James Earl Jones!

As if that wasn't enough, this title features a built in dictionary. If you stumble across a word you don't know, just double-click it for a definition! Can't be any easier than that!

Of course, it's completely searchable, so you can quickly locate what you're looking for.

As you can tell, I think it's really well done.

Your price is only $12.97 with FREE US Shipping! You don't want to miss this one - remember we do sell out of these quickly! Check it out at:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/comptonscompletemultimediabible.htm

Don't miss out! This would be a great stocking stuffer!

Computers 101

Q:
I have a surge protector on my computer. Someone told me I should get one that I can use with my phone lines as well. Is that really necessary?

A:
It's actually good advice. When we think of power surges, we tend to picture power line problems. Well, telephone wires can also carry a dangerous surge into your computer. I've repaired (and seen) more than a few computers that were damaged due to telephone line power surges.

Most people don't know it, but phone line surges are more likely to cause damage than power line surges. Why? Your computer's power supply acts as a built in surge protector. Even if a surge gets through your regular surge protector, the power supply may be able to keep it from doing any damage.

That's not to say that you shouldn't have a good surge protector. There have been lots of computers damaged because they didn't have a surge protector between them and the wall outlet.

Finally, when you buy a surge protector, try to find something better than those little power strip things. Although they are better then nothing, they are notoriously unreliable. Most computer stores can sell you a good quality surge protector.

Oh, before you ask, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is your best bet for surge protection. They supply power to your computer from a built in battery. The power is always "clean" and should the power go out, they give you a few minutes (or more) of battery time to save and shut down.

Tip of the Day

Quicker File Access

Web Link - http://www.worldstart.com/tips/quickfile.htm

Want a faster way to open a file?

When most of us go to open a file, we click the File menu, Open (OK, some of us use the little toolbar button), then we scroll along hunting for the file so we can double-click it.

Well, if you have a ton of documents in a folder, this can get time consuming. If you know the exact name of the file, you can simply type it in the little dialog box and hit Enter.

For example, if you're looking for a file named "my file.txt" you would type in:

Then hit Enter

What if you don't know the exact name of the file? Don't worry, I have a shortcut for that too. Click inside the little dialog box (specifically, the area where the file list is) and start typing the first letter or two of the file. The dialog box should highlight the first file that starts with those letters. Oh, and you need to type those first few letters quickly for this little trick to work.

Here's a snap shot. In this example, I quickly typed "my-" and it went to the "my-file" file automatically.

Cool huh?

Cool Site of the Day

Do you have a hobby?

Interesting site with lots of how-to recipes. Learn how to make everything from car wax to shampoo, bath oils to cosmetics. There are even projects for your kids to do, make clay, faerie castles, or slime.

http://www.make-stuff.com