Announcements

Keepin' Data Safe

Wow, we had an incredible response to our Drive Image deal the other day! Thanks to the hundreds who ordered!

If you missed out, this program makes backing up data fast and really easy - it's the perfect solution for those who shudder at the very thought of performing a backup.

This software creates a compressed file of your entire hard drive (called an "image"). If disaster should strike, you simply go back to your most current image and restore your computer back to the way it was prior to the incident.

Think about it - there are dozens of ways you could lose the data and programs on your hard rive. You could be hit with a virus, have a hard drive crash, experience a power surge, accidentally drop the computer, even have bad program install (this seems to be one of the more common causes of problems). This software really gives you peace of mind when it comes to your data protection.

When disaster strikes (not if, when) this software can have you back up and running in no time. Just imagine what would happen if you had a little disaster right now. How long would it take you to recover your data? To re-install your programs (and find all those serial numbers)? How much productivity and money would you lose?

See my point? This is a very good thing to have!

The price? Well, retail is $69.95 - you get it for about half that - $34.97! And yes, US shipping is still 100% FREE! So, if you haven't already ordered, join the hundreds who have. You'll thank me for it one day :-)

http://www.worldstart.com/store/drive-image-2002.htm

PS - We're starting to run low and I'm not sure I can get it again at this price. Get to the site right now to be sure you get yours!

Computers 101

Q:
How do I "drag & drop" a file?

A:
Dragging and dropping is easy. It's a procedure where you grab something (selected text, a file, a picture, or whatever) and drop it into a new location.

To drag and drop, click the item you want to drag to the new location with your left mouse button. Now, keeping that mouse button pressed down, move the item to where you want it to be. Once you're hovering over its new home release the left mouse button and it'll be "dropped" into place.

--Steve

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Tip of the Day

Drag & Drop Opens

Here's a quick little one for ya.

Did you know that most programs allow you to open files by dragging & dropping them into their window? Well, they do. Really.

For example, let's say you have a picture file sitting on your desktop and your imaging software is already running. Just drag & drop the file into the program and it should open (again, this doesn't work with every program out there, but ya don't know till ya try).

This is really handy if you tend to have a lot of programs open at once.

Guess what? Just when you thought this couldn't get any better, it does! You can use this trick to open multiple files at once. Select the files you want, then just drag and drop the group to your program. (Note - if you need help in the multiple selection dept, head to http://www.worldstart.com/tips/shared/selsavvy.htm )

Here's a shot of me opening 4 pictures at once. Let me tell ya, it was pretty exciting. My mouse is still quivering.

What if the program you want to drag to is minimized on your toolbar? Not a problem - Just drag your file to its little button and hold (don't let go of that left mouse button). After a couple seconds the program window will open and you'll be able to drop the file into it.

Imagine how cool you'll look at the next computer expo with this little gem...

-- Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Who-Me?

Is someone looking for you? Are you looking for someone? Well if so, visit the site that does reverse people finding. This does involve registering at your own risk – giving out information on the internet is a personal decision.

This is how it works; you put your last name, birth date, and gender into the search engine. It then searches a database of 17,000 posted notes to see if anyone is looking for you. This one is worth a try! You don’t have to give out information that would let people steal your credit card numbers or identity. If you do a simple basic search – you should be fine.

Is someone looking for you? An old love? An estranged family member or your best friend from high school? Find out at...

http://who-me.com/

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