Announcements

HEY! Are you going to start charging for this newsletter and your web site?

We've been seeing this question a lot since we mentioned our forthcoming ISP service. So, I wanted to address this again - Our ISP service is for dial-up internet access and has nothing to do with this newsletter or our website.

Both this newsletter and our WorldStart.com site will continue to be free. They are supported through sales from our online software store and not dependant on our upcoming ISP service. So, don't sweat it :-)

WOW! It's Back!!

It's been awhile, but we've decided to run our ever-popular "Buy 3 or more items and get 15% off" sale. How does it work? Exactly like it sounds!

Buy 3 (or more) items from our software store - any 3 - and get 15% off when you check out! It's all done automatically, so just shop till ya drop! Sale ends this Sunday, November 3rd.

Just our way of saying "Thanks" to everyone buys from us on a regular basis. If you've never ordered before (gasp!), give us a try! You'll see why we're one of the fastest growing software stores on the 'net!

Here's the main store link:

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

Sale Items:

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

New Titles:

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

Bargain Bin ($3.97 - $7.97 stuff):

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

PS - Remember, Christmas is less than 2 months away (I know, can you believe it?), and this would be a super way to start your shopping early. Remember, you promised yourself no more last minute shopping :-)

Computers 101

Q:
What is a "Buffer?"

A:
A buffer is basically an area of memory a hardware device or software program uses when it needs a constant, uninterrupted flow of information.

For example, if you ever listened to any kind of streaming audio, the program you use probably "buffers" the signal a little before the music starts to play.

Here's how it works. Your audio program "collects" a few seconds of audio then starts playing them. If there is a split second interruption, you don't notice it since the audio you're listing to is already a couple seconds old. Since you're not listing as the audio at the same instant it comes in, it gives the program a few seconds to compensate for any slight interruptions (and there are lots of those). Doesn't always work if the connection isn't good, but it does help.

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Full Screen Fun

If you would like to see more web page and less MS Internet Explorer toolbars, here's a little trick you'll like. Hit the F11 key. It will put you into "full screen" mode. Hit F11 again to go back to normal mode.

OK, many of you are sitting there thinking, yeah, I know all about that one. Well, here's a bonus!

One complaint people tend to have with full screen mode is that you don't have stuff like your address or menu bar. Well, in this case, you can actually have your digital cake and eat it too!

Just right-click a blank area of the toolbar. A menu will pop up that lets you add your address bar, menu bar, and any other Explorer bars you feel the need to have.

Since it's in full screen mode, you won't be able to squeeze too many of these extra little bars in, but at least you can get the essentials.

The above is all well and good, but what if you want even less Explorer toolbar at the top of your page?

Simply right-click the toolbar and select Autohide from the resulting menu (same one as mentioned above). Now, when you move your mouse away, the toolbar disappears. Move your mouse back to the top and the toolbar re-appears. Kind of like magic - only since it's from Microsoft, there's a few more bugs...

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

The Quotations Page

"A rose is a rose is a... er, umm, I forget."

Can’t remember all of a famous quote? Do you need quotes for a web page or term paper? Do you just like quotes?

Well then this site is for you. This site boasts being the oldest quotation site on the web with its original start up date of 1994. With many featured topics and over 15,000 quotes, you will probably find what you’re looking for.

Even more fantastic, there is even a search engine that you can use by keyword or author.

Have a literary day!

http://www.quotationspage.com/

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