Announcements

It's March 1st - Are Your Taxes Done?

No? Not yet? I know, you were just about to get to it, right?

Well, I have something that will help. We have the CD Only version of Turbo Tax (for tax year 2001) on sale for only $14.97! US shipping is free, of course :-)

As you probably already know, Turbo Tax is the # 1 rated tax software and makes getting your taxes done quick, easy, and as painless as possible (hey, we're talking taxes, so you know there's got to be a little pain involved).

Here's just a few of its features:

- It asks you questions and puts the answers into forms automatically
- Tax Law Advisor keeps you up to date on new laws and new tax savings.
- IRS publications for tax information, plus a "tax library"
- Choose the best IRA options
- Easy and instant data entry
- Import tax information from previous versions of Turbo Tax or Tax Cut
- Provides tax strategy tools for saving money in the future

OK, April 15th is coming up fast. Why not give this a try? It's only $14.97 (retail is $39.95) and we'll ship it to you free (US customers, of course).

Here's the info link:

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

Quantities are limited, so don't wait - act now :-)

Computers 101

Q:
How do I use Win XP's built-in CD burning software?

A:
It's actually very easy to use. Here's all ya do:

1. First, you need to tell Windows what files you want copied to CD. You can do this in a couple of different ways:

Method 1 -

The first method is to right-click the file you want to copy, then select Send To, CD-R (or whatever your CD writer is called).

Of course, you can use your CTRL key to select multiple files then send the whole mess to the CD burner. For more on the exciting world of multiple selections, head to:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/selsavvy.htm

When you do this Send To thing, you'll get a cute little "balloon" from your system tray telling you that the files have been added to your recording list. Click that little balloon and you'll open the list.

Method 2-

The next method is to open My Computer, then your CD-R / RW drive. It's probably best not to have any CD in the drive at this point, since all the files on that CD will show up and make things a little confusing (OK, I guess a blank CD is alright)..

Anyhow, just drag and drop (or copy / paste) the files you need to copy to the open window.

Here I am, draggin' and droppin'

Note that when you send, drag, or copy these files, it only puts them on a list, it doesn't automatically start making the CD.

2. OK, at this point you should have some files that have been sent to the CD burner. Now it's time to actually make your CD. Note that if you want to sound a bit more hip, you would say it was time to "cut" or "burn" the CD, but I digress.

So, stick a blank (writable) CD into your drive, open My Computer (if it isn't already), then double-click the CD-R/RW drive. You should see the list of files you've selected to record. Note that you may already be on this screen if you either did a Send To and clicked the balloon or if you did the drag & drop thing (since this was where you were dragging & dropping to).

Now, look for the CD Writing Tasks section. It should be at the top left of the screen.

Click the Write these files to CD link and it will start Windows CD burning wizard. From there, just follow the prompts.

Note that if you accidentally stick a file on the list that you don't want on CD, you can remove it by right-clicking the file and selecting Delete. Don't worry, it won't delete the file from your computer, just from the CD writing list.

Tip of the Day

Fast Sites

Web link - http://www.worldstart.com/tips/fastsites.htm

Here's a quick way to get to a site for users of Internet Explorer 4.0 or better.

Instead of typing the full address of the site, you can just type in the site name.

For example, if you want to go to my site, www.worldstart.com, just type "worldstart" (no quotes) into your address line and hit CTRL-Enter. The www and .com will be added for you.

I know, it only shaves a few little seconds, but think how cool you'll look in front of everyone when you do it :-)

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Star Wars Name Generator

Ever wondered what your star wars name would be? Well you can find that out at this site. It will also tell you what planet you are from and your lineage. Isn’t that neat? I was Amala Filor, Nosjetta of Perkaset. Wow, that’s a mouthful.

http://www.savecurtis.com/swname/

Do you have a cool site that you want to share? Send it to Amanda! Here's her address:

amanda@worldstart.com

Oh, and we're looking for non-commercial sites. We generally don't run sites that are strictly for shopping.