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Hi There!

I hope everyone had a great weekend :-)

It seems like each week we get the same question, "Why do I get Computer Tips late on Monday?"

Easy - I don't send them till around noon Eastern time.

Why?

We know that first thing Monday morning you are flooded with e-mail, so we don't want our stuff getting in the way (or deleted :-). So, we send later on Mondays. Besides, it gives you something to read in the afternoon when you need a little goof-off time :-)

Also - How's Your Weight?

We had hundreds of orders come in over the weekend for Weight Watcher's Light & Tasty Deluxe! It was featured in last Friday's newsletter and has been a huge hit (it always is).

This is one of the best CD ROM cookbooks available and features:

• 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.

We have it for only $12.97 and US Shipping is FREE! Yes, it's a super deal and yes, quantities are very limited. In fact, this will be the last mention until we can come up with another batch (last time that took 7 months!)

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

Computers 101

Q:
What are e-mail "headers?"

A:
E-mail headers tell your e-mail client about the message you're receiving. It includes information like who sent the e-mail, the subject of the e-mail, the return path (to whom a Reply message will be sent), IP addresses, priority, type of message (HTML or text), and lots more.

Most e-mail programs don't show you the "real" header in an effort to keep your computing experience all warm and snuggly. However, that's where it pulls the info for the subject line, sender, and such.

If you can't resist and just have to take a look at it, go right ahead...

In Outlook Express, right-click the message you want to see header information for and select Properties from the resulting menu.

A handy little screen will pop-up with a couple of tabs on it. Click the Details tab and you'll see all the header information you'll ever want.

Note: this is kinda like looking at e-mail guts and may not be suitable for those with a weak constitution.

-- Steve

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

Tip of the Day

Are Your Web Images Too Big?
(IE 6 or better)

You know the drill. You land on a web page with this gigantic picture. You really want to see the whole thing, but alas, it seems the only way is to use your scroll bars. Sure, you could buy a bigger monitor, better video card, then crank up your resolution, but there's just gotta be a cheaper way, right?

You bet.

As long as you're using the current version of Internet Explorer 6, you have an "Image Resize" component available to you!

Doesn't that just make your skin tingle?

Here's how it works: If you're viewing an image with Internet Explorer, it will automatically resize the image to fit in your browser. Now, this will NOT resize an image that's already embedded in a web page, it just works on regular images. So, how do we get this whole thing to work?

You need to make Internet Explorer display just the image, not the entire web page. That's actually a ton easier than it sounds. Here's the "how to":

For non-linked images - If the image you're trying to see is NOT linked to another web page (i.e. if you click it and it doesn't take you to another page), just drag and drop the image to your Internet Explorer address bar. Poof! (No it really doesn't make that sound.) The image will be displayed all by itself and within the confines of your window.

For linked images - This one is just a tad trickier. See, if you drag a linked image to the address bar, Internet Explorer will navigate to the link and not the image. So, what do you do?

In this case, just right-click the image and select Properties from the resulting screen.

Double-click the address on the resulting screen to highlight it. Now, just copy and paste to the address bar. Poof! (Again, it really won't make that sound.) The image is there for the viewing.

Cool, huh?

Try it for yourself with this really neat picture: http://geocities.com/rop92027/iceberg.htm

Bonus Trick!

Here's another cool use for this tip. Say you have a graphic sitting on your desktop or in a folder (GIF or JPEG). You can open Internet Explorer and drag and drop the image to the address bar or main window - it'll pop right open. It's a great way to see an image without taking the time to open your graphics program.

--Steve

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

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Weather Bug

How better to start a Monday morning off then with a dose of the weather? Well, maybe with a laugh, but today we’ll start with the weather. At WeatherBug.com you’ll find a nice tool to add to your daily computer routine.

This is actually a download but the site is chocked full of information too. When you go to the site, after you read all the pertinent information, go to the free download section and download this neat tool.

Once downloaded, this marvelous tool will show up in your System Tray and always show you the current temperature for your area. The Weather Bug has live weather video feed, emergency weather updates and much more.

If you’re still unsure if this tool is for you, in the Free Download section scroll to the bottom and click on the link Tour the Bug, which will take you through a more in depth look at this tool. Go take a look!

http://www.weatherbug.com/

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