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FREE After Rebates! Norton System Works 2002!!

WOW!

You read that right! We have Norton System Works 2002 for $44.97 and it has a $14.97 instant internet rebate plus a $30.00 mail in rebate (see site for rebate details)! So, between the two rebates, your cost is, well, nothing! Easily one of the best deals we've ever had!

We mentioned that fast spreading bugbear virus yesterday, and allowed people to pre-order for this deal. Well, the response was about 3x what we expected, and we're already starting to think we're not going to have enough. However, as many of you know, that's the way this stuff tends to work. So, this is another one you're going to have to act quickly on!

Here's what's included:

# 1 Norton Anti Virus- OK, if you've been on this newsletter for more than a week, you already know I like this one. I personally think this is one of the best AV software programs on the market. It's quick, easy to use, and runs transparently in the background, always protecting you. Plus the updates are automatic, so you're always safe.

It protects you from all types of viruses, checks outgoing e-mail for viruses (to protect your friends), stops malicious internet code / scripts, and tons more. It really is the AV program by which all other AV programs are judged!

# 2 Norton Utilities - Here's one we use all the time help speed up our computers (the defrag program is great). It finds and fixes problems, keeps your data safe from most hardware / software problems, keeps an eye on your hard drive, has its own scan disk and defrag programs (much more advanced than the stuff included with Windows), and can even fix most of the problems it finds - quickly and easily.

It addition, it can also help you recover deleted files, help optimize your PC for better performance, plus give you detailed information about your system. And more! We use this program all the time here at WorldStart!

# 3 Norton Clean Sweep - Have too much junk on your hard drive? This software can help you remove unwanted programs (better than the Windows Add / Remove program thing), clean up internet temp files (cookies, excess plug-ins, temp files, etc), compress seldom used programs so they don't eat up a bunch of hard drive space, help you copy a program from one computer to another, and TONS more.

#4 - GoBack - Provides quick and easy system recovery. GoBack gives you the power to immediately undo common user errors and serious system problems on your PC. If you've ever messed up in a big way with your computer, this is for you. It lets you go back in time and retrieve lost data, unfreeze your computer when the system unexpectedly quits, or recover from a nasty computer viruses.

Again, this is FREE after rebates (again, please see site for details), and US Shipping is also FREE! So, it's a deal you do not want to miss out on. However, I'd strongly suggest you get to the site ASAP if you want in on this one. Due to yesterday's pre-order option, these are already selling at a much faster rate than we anticipated. So, probably a good idea to stop reading and head to the link below now:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/nortonav2002box.htm

PS - Don't miss out! Isn't keeping your computer running at its best worth grabbing this? And hey, you can't beat the price!

Computers 101

Q:
My icons are randomly scattered all over my Desktop. How can I organize them?

A:
Right-click the Desktop and select Arrange Icons. You'll be presented with a sub-menu that's chock full of icon arrangement options. I personally use the "By Type" option, since I have all sorts of different icon species residing on my desktop.

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Document Scraps

Here's a cool one!

With this tip, you can stick a "scrap" of information on your Desktop. You can then take this "document scrap" and paste it into another application - without opening it up (although it doesn't work on everything).

First, you'll need to use a program that supports OLE2 drag and drop. Programs like Word, MS Paint, WordPad, Corel WordPerfect, and most other popular programs will support this function.

OK, now, here's how to do it:

Just highlight the text you would like to copy. Drag it to your desktop (don't copy it, just highlight and drag). A "Document scrap" will be created on the desktop for you.

You can make as many of these little "scraps" as you like. They can be text or images.

Here's a picture of one:

Oh, and you may want to right-click them and re-name them, too. This makes it easier to figure out which one is which.

To use these document scraps, either double-click them to open, or drag them to where you would like to have them inserted into your document (again, this only works with some programs).

A really cool use for this is if you use the same text over and over. For example, maybe you have some information you occasionally e-mail to people and find it annoying to be constantly opening up your word processor and all the associated copying and pasting.

Well, if you right-click the document scrap, and select "Copy" from the resulting menu, the info in that scrap is placed on the clipboard where you can paste into your e-mail message (again, not every program supports this). I use this little trick all the time to send out info to commonly asked questions.

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Candy Usa

Do you have a sweet tooth? Well if so, you can visually feed it at this site. Learn how to make candy crafts, read candy statistics, find candy recipes, as well as candy trivia. Read up on Nutrition and Health information where they answer such questions as:

"Is my candy safe?"

And cover topics like:

"Psychology" foods, Chocolate Does Not Raise Cholesterol, and Snacks, Chocolate, Candy and Kids, and many more. Check out this very tasty eye candy.

http://www.candyusa.org/

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