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Eatin' Well :-)

Our deal on the Mastercook Deluxe cookbook was a huge hit on Friday and throughout the weekend. Thanks to the hundreds who ordered :-)

If you missed out on this, be sure to take advantage of it today. This has got to be one of the best - actually, probably the best - CD ROM cookbook on the market. The retail on this current title is $29.95, we have it for only $14.97! And yes, US Shipping is still FREE!

Again, this cookbook includes over 4,000 different recipes, a powerful search engine, an awesome nutritional calculator (so you know how many calories, how much fat, what kind of vitamins etc), a "favorites" section, a glossary of cooking terms, fantastic "how to" type videos, an incredible meal planner, printable shopping lists, and you can even scale recipes so you make exactly the amount you need.

And those are just the highlights!

Be sure you take a minute and check out the page for this one - it really is a fantastic deal and is an extremely well put together program. Again, in our opinion, the best of it's kind! Check it out:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/mastercook-deluxe-62.htm

PS - Please, don't pass this one by! In addition to being a must have title for your computer, it would make an incredible gift for someone else.

Computers 101

Q:
You know what I hate? E-mails that come in all caps. THEY DRIVE ME NUTS! How can I fix them?

A:
Unfortunately, I haven't come across an E-mail Caps Lock Zapper program, but there is a fix if you have WordPerfect or MS Word. First, you must copy the portion of e-mail text you want to de-capitalize and paste it into Word or WordPerfect.

For more on Copy and Pasting, check out... http://www.worldstart.com/tips/shared/copypaste.htm

Now, here's how to de-capitalize in each program:

MS Word:

1. Highlight the text you want to have de-capitalized.

2. Click the Format menu and select Change Case.

3. A little screen will pop-up that allows you to select what case you want. Sentence Case is probably the most appropriate.

Here's an MS Word Example:

Before:

After:

WordPerfect:

1. Highlight the text you want to have de-capitalized.

2. Click the Edit menu and select Convert Case.

3. A sub menu will give you some case changing options. You'll probably want "lowercase."

That's it. Easy reading from now on. Now, if we could just remove that stupid CAPS LOCK key off the keyboard...

--Steve

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Tip of the Day

E-mail Etiquette

Sending e-mail that's looks good is a reflection of your professionalism. And an e-mail that is properly written not only makes you look good, but is easier for your recipients to read which will win you lots of points with that individual. Finally, if you send an e-mail that looks good, you also look like you know your way around the computer and the Internet.

Here are some tips to writing a winning e-mail:

1. PLEASE DON'T TYPE IN ALL CAPS. IT'S HARD TO READ AND IS THE EQUIVALENT TO SHOUTING!
2. use punctuation its hard to read stuff that doesnt have any commas capital letters periods or apostrophes
3. Usee yur spall chacker. Its annyang to try to reede constent spalling misstakes.
4. When forwarding an e-mail to someone, copy and paste what you want to send into a new e-mail then send it off. This is especially true if you had to dig through tons of "layers" to actually get to the message of the e-mail.
5. Avoid embedding sounds or using "stationary" in your messages. You may think they're cute, but they take longer to download and can be annoying to your recipient. Additionally, when your recipient responds to your e-mail, they may have to re-format their text (especially color) in order for it to be readable.
6. Re-read your e-mail message before you send it out. I don't know how many times I thought I had everything just right then found something that was way out of place when I re-read the document.
7. Finally, don't use short hand. Stuff like "r u going to stp by ltr" can be hard to read. Don't be lazy, type the whole word.

Well, I guess that's about it. I know that I occasionally have an e-mail transgression (I think we all do), but maybe these guidelines will help everyone communicate a little better.

--Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Gotta go rodeo!

Rodeo is the fastest growing sport in America today. It’s also the first and only sport which evolved from the business of ranching.

If you’ve ever been to a rodeo or watched it on TV, you know the excitement and hard work that’s involved for those Cowboys and Cowgirls to make a living, or to experience a major adrenaline rush.

If you’ve never been to a rodeo, this is an awesome website to learn about, keep up with the sport, and sort the facts from the myths.

Rodeo Network has lots of interactive features as well as an extensive and ever growing database of rodeo events nationwide throughout the USA. Who knows, there may be a rodeo near you every weekend! You won’t know unless you check it out though.

http://www.rodeonetwork.com/index.php

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