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The BEST Deal We've EVER OFFERED!

Over $400.00 worth of software for only $29.95! All awesome titles!!

You know how our deals are always good? Well, you know how every now and then we get one that's just spectacular? You know, a "once in a lifetime" kind of deal?

Well, that's what we have for you today!

We have a special promotional deal that we're calling the Super 10 Pack. You get 10 programs for just $29.95 with FREE US Shipping! Any ONE of these titles is a great deal at $29.95, but you get 'em all! Even if there're only one or two titles that look good, you're still making out like a bandit!

What's included? Take a look:

#1 - Encyclopedia Britannica 2002 - As you know, this is one of the best CD ROM encyclopedias out there. I was playing with this newest version and it's fantastic! It includes all the articles from the printed version, plus additional articles not available in print. It also includes an excellent dictionary and atlas. The retail on this is $39.95, so even if this is the only reason you buy (it won't be :-) it's still a fantastic deal!

# 2- Ability Office - This is a fantastic office suite. It works and feels a lot like MS Office 2000 and even saves files in regular MS Office formats if you prefer. It includes an excellent word processor, spreadsheet, database, photo editor, and drawing program. Up until a few days ago, I hadn't heard of this one, but after playing with it, I'm very impressed. It seems every bit as powerful and useful as MS Office (and works in an almost identical way). Very good program!

# 3 - Print Artist - Here's another fantastic program. This one has been around for awhile and is a favorite print program of thousands of people. You can use it to create calendars, greeting cards, party sets, 3D crafts, stationary, posters, publications, certificates, and TONS more. It really makes putting together print projects easy and fun (I know this is a favorite program of April, the lady who does our MS Office Tips newsletter.)

# 4 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - This is the #1 typing software in the country. If this program can't make you a better typist, than you're in trouble! I was playing with it a little and it was just fantastic. It even uses games to help you improve! I can see why it's #1!

# 5 - MusicMatch Jukebox - Here's another super title. In fact, we had this in our online store last year and it sold like crazy. This one helps you organize, find, and play your music. Complete with CD-quality MP3 encoding, MP3 radio, user-friendly interface and powerful song tagging! Winner of the Editors' Choice for Best Software Player two years in a row!

# 6 - StuffIt Expander - Do you use zip files? Then here's a file compression program that makes them super easy to work with! It can handle zip, sit, gz, arc, and many other types of compressed file formats. Whether you need to un-zip or zip a file (compress or de-compress), this program is fantastic.

# 7 - After Dark Games - If you enjoy addicting computer games, you'll love this set of 11. Almost didn't get the newsletter done due to all my "testing" :-) Hey, how can you resist games called "Hula Girl" and "Toaster Run"?

# 8 - Beat The House 2 - Like gambling but don't like to part with your money? Try this best selling casino simulator! It includes video poker, slot machines, blackjack, roulette, and more!

# 9 - Poker Night - Here's another one that's a blast to play. If you like poker, you'll spend hours with this title!

# 10 - Solitaire Deluxe - Whew, finally at the last one. This one is for all you Solitaire fans. It has a collection of 24 of the most popular solitaire games of all time. It'll keep you busy for hours!

That's it! I told you it was an awesome deal. Again, you get all this for only $29.95 with FREE US Shipping. We even have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee - if you don't like it, just send it back. You have nothing to lose!

OK, here's the link for more info and to order (it may take a minute to load, it's big):

http://www.worldstart.com/store/super10plus.htm

Don't miss this one! Not sure how fast we'll sell out or how many more I can get. It's not every day that you can get such a fantastic set of software for over 92% off retail!!

PS - if you get to the site and can't get through for some reason, call our toll free order line at 1-888-557-2558.

Computers 101

Q:
The other day I was on a site that had a pop up window for searches. Anyhow, I did a search, then another, and wanted to go back to the first one. Unfortunately, there was no back button on this pop up, so I had to search my first term again.

Then another time I had a pop up window that I needed to refresh, but no refresh button was to be found (I wanted to see if some info had been updated).

So, my question:

Is there a way to navigate or work with a browser window that doesn't display your browser buttons?

A:
Yes.

Usually, you can right-click inside the window and select Back, Forward, or Refresh from the resulting menu. Oh, be sure you're not clicking a picture when you do this, or you're not going to get those options - just a bunch of picture saving type stuff.

If you'd rather do the keyboard shortcut thing, that's fun too (besides, you always look cooler when you use keyboard shortcuts). Here are the shortcuts you need:

ALT-Arrow - Use the Alt key with your left and right arrows to go forward / back.

Backspace - Hitting your backspace key will also take a back.

F5 - This one will refresh the page.

ESC - Tapping the escape key is the same as clicking the Stop button. BTW - frantic pounding of the Escape key is my favorite way to stop runaway pop-up windows.

ALT-Home - Yup, this'll send ya back to your homepage (hopefully www.worldstart.com ;-)

And there you have it. That should get you through most, probably all, buttonless browser situations you encounter.

Happy surfin'

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

Tip of the Day

Clean Your Desk(top)

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

Have too many icons on your desktop? You probably only have a few that you really use on a regular basis, so why not keep the other ones handy, but hidden?

Well, it can be done by putting a little folder on your desktop and dragging any infrequently used shortcut icons to it. Here's how:

1. Right-click the desktop and select, New, Folder.

2. Name the new folder "Desk Drawer" (no quotes) or something similar.

3. Now, drag any icons that aren't being used on a regular basis to the folder. Some of the icons are stubborn and refuse to live anywhere but the desktop, so you'll find you can't move them (no amount of colorful language seems to improve this situation either). Most of them will make the transition with no complaints though.

That's it. A much cleaner desktop! If you need one of those little shortcuts, open the Desk Drawer folder and there they are.

Have a tip for the newsletter? Submit it below:
http://www.worldstart.com/submitatip.htm

Cool Site of the Day

Coloring Fun

Didn’t you just love coloring books when you were a kid? This site will let you do just that, only in a high tech way using your web browser.

There are all kinds of categories and pictures that you can choose from and there’s always new ones added weekly.

It would be a great site for those who are just bored or to keep the children busy. If you don’t like a color you chose, then just hit your back button and try again.

http://www.coloring.com

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

johathon@worldstart.com

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