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Free Download Of The Week!

Have you ever needed to put a file onto a 3.5 disk, only to find out you had more file than disk space? I've even tried shaking the disk to get all the data squished into one corner, but that never seems to help.

Well, this week's download is called Splitter. It can take a file and chop it in two - kind of like a magician does with his assistant in that box thingy. Still can't figure that one out, but I digress (I love saying that).

Anyhow, once split, it lets you put your file onto two disks then re-assemble them again (in a strikingly similar way to the magic act I mentioned above).

And best of all - it's a freebie!!

For this, and oh so much more, check out our homepage:

http://www.worldstart.com

Computers 101

Watch your magnets!

Have you ever had a 3.5 floppy disk (or zip disk) stop working unexpectedly? Granted those little 3.5 floppies are seldom accused of being reliable, but still, you'd like them to last as long as possible.

Well, the cause of the little guy's early demise may have been magnetic.

Disks are a magnetic storage medium. The head inside the drive arranges data on your disk through the precise use of low magnetic fields. If a magnetic source gets too close to your disk, it could cause all those little bits of data to be sent into a digital abyss.

Maybe you don't remember putting anything magnetic near your floppy disk. Keep in mind that your refrigerator magnets aren't the only ones in your house.

Have you ever set your cordless phone down on your desk, maybe even on top of a disk? The little speakers in that phone have magnets in them. I've also seen people stack disks between their computer monitor and speakers. Bad idea. Although computer speakers are usually shielded, they can still destroy a disk.

Oh, be careful when transporting disks too. Setting them on top a dashboard speaker or sliding them into a car door near a speaker are a couple additional ways to ruin data.

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Tip of the Day

HTML Errors

It happens to all of us. We're surfing along, and up comes an error (usually 404). What do all those error codes mean? Here's a quick rundown of the most common:

400 - Bad Request - You probably typed in a URL wrong, the server has no clue what you're looking for, or you aren't allowed to have access. Usually, it's a matter of the URL being typing in wrong. Maybe you mixed upper and lowercase letters or something.

401- Unauthorized Request - you tried to get to something on the web server you're not allowed to play with. In other words, you ain't on the party list.

403 - Forbidden - You can't access the page. You may not have access (it may require a password), or it may be blocked from your domain.

404- Not Found - The page you were trying to look at was not found on the server. This is probably the most common error you'll come across. What has probably happened is that the web page you were going to has been removed or re-named.

500 - Internal error - Usually caused by a CGI error. You fill out a form, but the script used to process it is not working properly.

503 - Service Unavailable - The server may be overloaded, down, or have other similar problems. Try later.

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Spore Cubes

Bored? Waiting for an important e-mail? Waiting for an instant messenger buddy to return to their keyboard? If so, here is a neat little game for you to play while you wait, or just to fill time, hey you can even play it just for fun. It’s called Spore Cubes.

The object of the game is not to have any blocks left. You click on matching blocks and they disappear, the stack changes and you’re on to find your next set.

It has two levels of difficulty- Easy and Hard. The difference between the levels is the number of colors you have to match; the hard level has more colors.

Now I have to go play some more Spore Cubes, I’m already addicted to it. Enjoy!

http://www3.sympatico.ca/spore/wip/Cubes.html

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

amanda@worldstart.com

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