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Burn Baby, Burn!

Do you have a CD writer in your computer? Ever wish you had some really great software to burn with? Hmm, how about some software to create CD really cool lables? (I hate those lable-less "mystery disks")

Well, that's what we were thinking when we came up with this offer!

We have created what could be the ultimate CD burning bundle for you. We have NERO 5.5.5 and The PrintShop CD Label Creator for only $19.97! (FREE US Shipping) Both are current titles and have a combined retail of nearly $95.00!! How's that for a deal?

NERO:

First off, let's look at my new favorite CD burning software, NERO. This program makes burning CDs incredibly easy - but at the same time it's extremely powerful. It's fast becoming the burning software of choice for thousands across the globe. After using it, I can see why. My only regret is not switching sooner!

To say this is program is full featured is an understatement (take a look at the page on our site). Naturally, it can do all the basics - create CDs (or DVDs if your drive supports it), make copies of CDs, do backups, etc. One of the really great features is the way it allows you to use a CD-RW like a floppy drive. Just drag a file to it and it will write it to CD! Incredibly easy!

It also includes a utility to edit wav files, an MPEG video encoder, test utilities, video menu creators, and more! It even lets you drag and drop JPEGs and create a slide show on video CD! Just pop it into a DVD player and you can show friends and family your trip to the bahamas! Is that cool or what??

I could go on and on, but once you get to the page below, you'll see how powerful this software really is!

The PrintShop CD Label Creator:

The second part of this deal is The PrintShop CD Label Creator. This fantastic program makes creating professional looking CD tables a snap. With 100,000 online images, 10,000 images on the CD, plus over 1000 different layouts, creating that perfect CD label is easy! Oh, and yes - you can use your own photos - it even lets you edit them from within the program!

It uses a handy little Wizard interface, so it's a very fast, step my step procedure. Of course, you can edit whatever the wizard creates or just create a new label from scratch. It even includes tutorials to help answer any questions you may have. Finally, since it's from the makers of The PrintShop, you know it's a quality piece of software.

I wish I could go on, but I don't want to write a book on these two programs! They are both incredibly good, and the bundle price is fantastic. Just think, for $19.97, you can have the ultimate burning kit! Oh, if you only want one of the programs described above, you can buy them individually. Click the link below now!

http://www.worldstart.com/store/nero-printshop.htm

PS - Don't miss out! This is an incredible deal and we may not see this good of a price again! Remember, if you don't think it's as good as I say it is, just return in within 30 days for a refund! Nothing to lose - unless you wait and miss out!

Computers 101

Q:
I copied some files to a CD-R and then needed to re-copy them back to the hard drive. After I did so, I wasn't able to modify them. What's going on?

A:
When you copy files from a CD to your computer, the files copy as "Read Only." As far as I know there is no way around this, presumably since most CD-ROM drives only read info, not write it.

What's the fix? Once the files are copied to your hard drive, change their attributes so they aren't "Read Only" anymore.

To do this, right-click the file and select Properties from the resulting menu.

Next, uncheck the "Read Only" checkbox on the lower part of the Properties screen. Hit OK and your all set.

Note that if you have a bunch of files sitting together that are all read-only, you can un-read only them en masse. Hit CTRL-A to select the bunch, then right-click any file and follow the steps above.

Finally, if you're using Win XP, it tends to take the "read only" attribute off the files when you copy them to your hard drive. So, no worries for our XP users.

--Steve

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Tip of the Day

Awesome Caps Lock Tricks

Don't you hate it when you accidentally hit the Caps Lock key? Sometimes I have a whole sentence typed in before I realize my mistake! (I know, GASP!)

What if you could set your computer up so it alerts you when your pinky finger wanders off and taps the Caps Lock key? With this tip, I'll show you how to make your computer beep & flash the next time it happens.

The first thing you'll need to do is get the computer to beep when you hit the Caps Lock key. Here's how:

1. Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel (XP Users, hit the Start button, Control Panel). Open the Accessibility Options Icon.

2. On the Keyboard tab, click the "Use Toggle Keys" checkbox.

That's it for the beeping part.

Next, we need to get your screen to flash you, err, flash at you. Here's how:

1. From the Accessibility Options screen, click the Sound tab and check the "Use SoundSentry" checkbox.

2. Next click the Settings button and select "Flash active window" from the "Warning for windowed programs" drop down box.

That's it. Hit OK until you're clear of property and settings screens. Open your favorite word processor and hit your Caps Lock key.

Cool huh?

P.S. If you don't have an Accessibility Options icon in your Control Panel, you may not have it installed.

To install, hit your Start button, Settings, Control Panel. Open the Add / Remove programs icon and click the Windows Setup tab. You'll be able to add components from there. Keep in mind you'll need your Windows CD!

--Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Corn Field Maze

It’s that time of year again! Fall is slowly coming upon us and so are the cornfield mazes. Corn Field Mazes, you say? Yup, this site will tell you all about these strange things. You can even find a cornfield maze near you.

From this site you can visit different sites about cornfield mazes, check out mazes in the news, visit a maze, or learn how to make your own. Definitely a strange site, but with tons of interesting things to see and do. Check this one out for some autumn fun… Enjoy!

http://www.cornfieldmaze.com/

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Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com