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Perfect Cookbook
(Hey guys, don't skip this - if you don't want it, your wife or girlfriend may!)

We have had this title in the past and it's our #1, best selling CD ROM cookbook. It's the Light & Tasty Deluxe Cookbook by WeightWatchers (and no, it's not just recipes that involve lettuce and carrots. This stuff looks really good). We've sold nearly 2000 of these since we opened our software store early last year.

Now, if you think this is just a cookbook on CD ROM, you're sadly mistaken. It's got lots of cool features you just can't find in a regular cookbook. Here's just a few:

• 2,250 different low fat, great tasting recipes from 10 of Weight Watchers top selling cookbooks. Everything from salads to desserts is included.
• Scale your recipes for the serving size YOU need. Just tell the program how many people you're having over and it will adjust the ingredients accordingly!
• Grocery lists made simple. With a point and a click you can have the program print out a shopping list of the ingredients you'll need for a particular recipe.
• 125 videos that show you how to do everything from kneading dough to poaching fish. Very helpful for us novices :-)
• Add your own recipes or modify existing ones!
• Analyze recipes (even your own) for calories, fat, fiber, nutritional value and more. Great for those of us who dieting (or trying to :-)
• E-mail a recipe to a friend or print it out for easy use (you can even print out on 3x5 or 4x6 index cards).
• This even includes a glossary and "cooking methods" in case you need additional help with the recipe.

And LOTS more!!

The price for this software is only $12.95, with free shipping in the US. As always, we have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee, so you risk nothing.

Here's a link for more info:

Click Here For The Weight Watchers Cookbook!

If you like to cook, you don't want to miss out on this one. We are expecting a huge response to this offer, so make sure you get your order in ASAP or you may miss out. Not sure when - or if - we'll be able to get these again!!

Also - You Don't Want To Miss This!

We are continuing to sells tons of the "How to build your own PC" CD ROM. If you want to join the hundreds who have already ordered, now's the time :-)

Again, this program takes you step by step through the process using video and multimedia to make is easy to understand. Just click and watch, it couldn't be easier. This is also an excellent way to see how to do hardware upgrades - and that's something we all need to do at one time or another.

Sections include installing the motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, sound card, modem, hard drive, CD / DVD drive, floppy drive, and more. Of course, it shows you how to put all of it together (you know, making sure the right wires are in the right place). It even shows you how to format your hard drive and install an operating system (like Windows).

Here's the link for more info:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/build-your-own-pc.htm

Don't miss out on this one. Assembling your own PC is a lot of fun, you learn a lot, and the computer is the exact system you need.

Computers 101

Q:
I have a 3.5 floppy disk that I can't put any data on. The computer says it's "write protected". What does that mean?

A:
3.5 floppies can be write protected by sliding a little tab on the back of the disk so it exposes a small hole in the upper right-hand corner of the disk.

If the hole is open, the disk can't be written to. If the hole is closed, it can. Just slide the tab to your preference.

Note that some disks, especially the kind you get from a software company, may be read-only.

--Steve

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Tip of the Day

Saving Your E-mail In Outlook Express

Does your e-mail program hold valuable e-mail messages? You know, the kind of stuff you hang onto and don't want to lose?

I personally use Outlook Express more than any other program on my computer. The messages I receive are the lifeblood of this business. So what do I do when I re-format my hard drive, change computers, or need to do a backup? I save all those little e-mails of course!

(Before we go on, I want to mention that the example below is for Outlook Express, since that's what the majority of you use. However, you should be able to back up your e-mail from just about any e-mail client using a similar procedure. Web based e-mail is another matter though - the ability to save / backup varies from service to service.)

The biggest trick (problem) is figuring out where your particular e-mail program keeps all your messages. Outlook Express uses small databases to store your information. Once you figure out where those databases are, you can copy them, back them up, or do whatever else to it your little heart desires.

If you are running a newer version of Outlook Express, it's fairly easy to figure out where your e-mail databases are. Just hit the Tools menu, Options. On the screen that pops up, click the Maintenance tab, then click the Store Folder button. Outlook Express will show you where it's keeping your e-mail databases.

Note that you can also change this location should you want it to be easier to find. I keep mine in a folder named "outlook express" in the "My Documents" folder. That way, all I have to do it back up my "My Documents" folder and I automatically have my e-mail backed up.

If you don't have that option, don't worry. Outlook Express usually keeps your e-mail database(s) in the following location:

C:\Windows\Application data\Microsoft\Outlook Express

If you have your computer set-up for multiple users, your Outlook Express mail is probably in:

C:\Windows\Application data\Identities\ID NUMBER\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Note that the ID NUMBER folder above will probably be a folder that uses an alphanumeric code for it's name.

If for some reason you don't see the Outlook Express folder in the above location, right-click your Start button, select Find (or Search), and enter *.dbx in the Named field (make sure you select your C drive from the "look in" drop down box). This will bring up these "dbx" files, which live in the folder you're looking for. Note that on some older versions of Outlook Express, these may have been "mbx" files, so if you can't find *.dbx files, try *.mbx.

Here's a screen shot of a Win XP search:

Once you've located these files, keep in mind that all of this information may not fit onto a floppy. You may need either a zip disk or CD-R for storage. My e-mail files are 246 meg in size!

As for getting the e-mail restored, just copy and paste it back into whatever directory it's stored in on the new (or newly formatted) computer. If for some reason your information doesn't seem to transfer despite being in the folder, delete your Local Folders folder (on the new machine / install) and re-start Outlook Express. That should do it.

Bonus Tip!
If you are wondering how much space all this e-mail is taking up, right click the folder that contains the e-mail database files and select "Properties" from the menu that pops up.

And my e-mail takes up:

--Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Jim’s Media Shows

This one is for all of you who enjoy media shows. There are instructions for downloading, viewing and closing out of these media shows right on the site. Read them before you download anything to your computer!

"The Wall" is a very touching tribute to the Vietnam Veterans. In "Wonderful World," sit back, relax, watch the beautiful scenery and listen to Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World.

My Favorite was the "Cow Show." Lots of nonsense and, you guessed it, cows.

Have a good time!

http://jimsmediashow.com/media_shows.htm

Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com