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Awesome New Newsletter - MS Office Tips!

Do you use MS Office? Want some cool little tricks and tips that'll help you get more out of it? Then try our newest newsletter - MS Office Tips & Tricks.

We're planning to send the first issue out in about two weeks. It's going be similar to this newsletter with an Office 101 section for beginners plus an Office Tip of the Day for general tips.

It's going to be sent out twice a week - Tues & Thurs is what we're planning. I'll be talking about his one more as the publication date draws near, but if you already know you want to sign up, send a blank e-mail to:

join-msofficetips@coolnewsletters.com

Finally - I Got It Done!

I keep getting requests for some of our older software specials. So, I've updated our "Recent Specials" page with all of our recent hot sellers. We've sold thousands of pieces just based on the offers on this page. If you've missed out, or just want to see what everyone else is buying, head to:

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

Keep in mind that some of the quantities are very limited. So, get to the page ASAP - or you may miss out!

Computers 101

Q:
I was surfing the web the other day when I got an error message that said
something like:

An error has occurred in the script on this page
Line: 35
char. 3725
Error: Expected identifier
Code: 0
URL: mhtml:ml//-----------
Do You Want to continue running scripts on this page?
Yes No

What's wrong with my browser?

A:
Probably nothing. That error is a scripting mistake found within the web page you were accessing. The browser was expecting to find something that it didn't, so it coughed up this error.

Usually when I get an error like that, I simply mumble something nasty about people who don't test their web pages. Then I choose the "no" button, sit back, and watch what happens. Sometimes you can still use the page, other times you can't. You might try hitting the "Refresh" button on your browser too. Sometimes the page doesn't download correctly and that can cause a good script to go bad.

If you do stumble on a site that generates the error, you may want to try to tell the webmaster of that site about the problem.

Tip of the Day

Cleaner E-mail Forwards

Web link - http://www.worldstart.com/guides/emailclean.htm

Back by popular demand!

Don't those little carets ( the ">>>" things) on forwarded & replied to e-mails drive you nuts? You can set most e-mail clients NOT to put those in if you like. This way, at least the mail you forward / reply to will be easier to read. Oh, be sure to check out the free program below too (it cleans up messy e-mails).

Most e-mail clients let you set this preference through an Options or Preferences area. I'll show you how to adjust this setting with Outlook Express, since that's the e-mail client most of our readers use:

1. Click the Tools menu, Options.

2. Click the Send tab.

3. You'll see an area called "Mail sending format".

Under that category, click the Plain Text Settings or HTML settings and deselect the checkbox that adjusts the indenting of messages / original messages. (note that on newer versions of OE that you only need to adjust the Plain Text settings, and this already may be shut off by default).

What do you do if someone has sent you a piece of e-mail that is filled with those carets? Tell them about this tip and clean up the message with a free little utility called The Cleaner.

To use it, just copy the area of the e-mail that you would like to be able to read better and paste it into this program. Hit the "Clean" button and that's it. All the carets are removed.

If you would like to download it, head to:

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

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Human for Sale

Have you been thinking about putting yourself up for sale lately? Ever wonder how much money you could get on the open human market? Well at HumanForSale.com you can find out. Fill out the questionnaire honestly, and they will put a price tag on your worth on the human market. It is based on four areas: physical, mental, lifestyle, and personality. You can also see a list of the highest valued humans who have taken it too. Enjoy!

http://www.humanforsale.com/

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.