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25 Ways To Improve Your PC!

I think this is the most one of the most useful packages we've ever offered and it's always a big seller! Oh, and wait till you see the great price!

What is it?

It's the Gizmos Mega Pak and it's loaded with all kinds of useful programs. Take a look at just some of its features:

The Vault - Securely encrypt and store your confidential files. You set the password and its 128 bit encryption insures that only YOU get access!

Organize Photos - It includes one of the best photo viewers I've ever seen. You tell it where the photos are (or have it search) and it displays a thumbnail of each. Just double-click an image to see it enlarged.

Cool Calendars - If you need the help of a calendar to keep track of appointments, look no further. This program includes a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly calendar - all extremely well done and good looking.
These aren't the regular boring calendars that come with other software!

Fun Games - This software also includes 8 really well done card games (solitaire, free cell, etc). In addition, it also has a really cool puzzle game that gets progressively harder as you play. Oh, you can even listen to your own CDs while you play!

Awesome Clocks - Need to be somewhere at a certain time? Just set the alarm clock! This program includes a number of really cool desktop clocks that beat the heck out of the one included with Windows. If you're connected to the internet, you can even set the time with an atomic clock!

Really Delete Files - Did you know that there is software out there that can recover files that have been removed from your recycle bin? If you need to be sure that a file is history, you can use the built-in file shredder to *really* remove it.

Make Presentations - Forget MS PowerPoint, here's a solution that everyone can afford! You can create your own slide / video shows, complete with narration if you like (you'll need a microphone if you want to narrate). Making presentations is as easy as dragging and dropping! As for compatibility, if the person who is viewing the show doesn't have Gizmos on their computer, you can send them a player!

OK, sorry that was so long, but this software includes a lot of stuff. It's easily one of the most useful, well done pieces of software I've ever seen. I can not describe how impressed I am with this package. I'm already using it on a daily basis and will never give my copy up!

Now for the price. We have this program for only $14.95 with FREE US SHIPPING! It's one of the best deals we've ever had on a software package (and you know we've had some good deals). Remember, we do have a 30 day money back guarantee, so if you don't like it, we'll take it back (don't worry, you'll love it)! Here's the info link:

Click Here For Gizmos!

PS - I want to stress that this is really something you should look at. We only have a limited quantity, and that may sell out VERY fast. If you're interested in this, get to the website ASAP!

Computers 101

Q:
How can I figure out what type of equipment I have in my computer? Stuff like CPU speed, RAM, Hard Drive space, screen resolution, etc?

A:
Actually, it's not as easy as it should be. Maybe I'm missing something, but as far as I can tell, you have to go to separate areas in Windows to figure this it out.

So here's a how-to chart:

RAM & Windows Version -
Right-click My Computer and select Properties. The screen that pops up will give you info on what version of Windows you're running and how much RAM is currently installed in the machine.

Hard Drive Space -
Open My Computer, right-click the C: drive, and select Properties from the resulting menu. You'll get a handy little Pie chart that gives you used and available HD space.

Screen Resolution -
Right-click the Windows Desktop and select Properties. Hit the Settings tab on the resulting screen. You'll see your resolution and color depth listed there.

CPU Speed -
Windows XP will actually give you this if you right-click My Computer, Properties. However, older versions of Windows won't give you the slightest hint as to the CPU speed.

So, what can you do?

First place to look is towards the top of the screen when the computer first starts up. Some machines will display the type of processor and speed. If you have some sort of splash screen come up when you first turn on the computer, try hitting the Escape key. Sometimes that will remove the splash screen and let you see the "real" screen behind it.

If that doesn't work, you may need to find a third party software utility to check CPU speed. I haven't run one of these for a couple years, so I don't really have a good one to recommend. However, if you head to: http://www.hotfiles.com and type "CPU speed" into the search engine and you should be able to come up with several good (and probably free) utilities that can get you CPU speed for you.

-- Steve

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Tip of the Day

Window States

Ever have a program that always starts in a "normal" state but you really want it maximized?

Well, here's a little trick to help you do just that (and more) with a quick little bit of shortcut editing. Note: although this seems to work on most programs, sometimes you'll run across a program that just won't cooperate.

1. First, right-click the shortcut to the program and select Properties.

2. Under the Shortcut tab, you'll see a drop box labeled "Run." In that box, you'll find options to run the program as either Normal (it starts up at it's default size), Minimized (it starts up minimized to the toolbar), or Maximized (it starts up full screen).

Select the start-up state you want and you're all set.

--Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

What Tree Did You Fall From?

Okay, I know this site looks like a quiz... But, it’s not! However, the fun part is you can find out what tree you fell from at this site. To find which tree you fell from, you need one thing - your birth date.

I was born in February, so I find that I fell from the Poplar Tree. Once you find out what tree you fell out of, click on the name of the tree and get a description of the tree in relationship to your personality. Check out my tree, your tree, heck, you can even look up your friends trees. A fabulously fun site!

http://www.weaim2plez.com/DesignerLady/Pages/Trees.html

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