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What? It Talks To You? WOW!

The American Heritage Talking Dictionary - A Dictionary that *talks* to you! We've featured this in the past and have always had a tremendous response. Lately we've been getting a lot (and I mean a lot) of requests for it, so we decided to run it as today's special.

Let me tell ya, these are *really* cool. You type in the word you're looking for and the dictionary pronounces it with a real human voice. If you've ever had a problem figuring out the pronunciation of a word, you can already see how cool it would be to own one of these CDs.

One of the things I really like is that it helps take the mystery out of words that don't look right but the spell checker doesn't flag. You know, like when you misspell the word you want, but your misspelling spells another word correctly. Embarrassment city if you don't catch it. With this software, you can hear the word to make sure you have the correct one. It's saves me on a regular basis :-)

In addition, it also features a thesaurus, maps, and pictures to go along with the definitions - all fully integrated.

What if you don't know the correct spelling of a word? Don't worry, this has several features to help you find the word you're looking for.

For example, let's say you don't have the correct spelling of a word and your word processing software catches it. However, the word processing software doesn't suggest the correct word as a replacement (yeah, we've all been there). Normally, when I can't get the correct spelling of a word through my word processor, I can get it through this program.

I've been using mine for over two years now and I don't think I could get along without it. This is especially handy if you have kids in school.

The price on this is only $12.97, and US Shipping is FREE! These have a retail price of $39.95, so this is really a heck of a deal. Check out the link below for more *lots* more info and to order:

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

PS - Hey, for $12.97, how can you go wrong? This is a fantastic title and one of my all time favorite programs. I highly recommend it!

Computers 101

Q:
How do I rename a file?

A:
There are four ways to rename a file...

1. You could click the file name once to highlight, click a second time to make it available to change, then type in the new file name.

2. Right click the file and choose "Rename". This will highlight the file name allowing you to type in a new one.

3. Hold down the Alt key and double click the file to open the Properties box. Type the new name in the name box.

4. The easiest way is to simply click the file and hit F2.

~ David

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Tip of the Day

Saving Embedding Music from Email

Yesterday you learned how to embed music files into email using Outlook Express. (I could not find a way to do it in Netscape Mail or with web-based email). What if you want to save music embedded in an email you receive? Here's what you do...

~ Woody V. Thomas

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

The Cyberhymnal

At Cyberhymnal you can hear Christian hymns in MIDI format while you read the words to the song. The site contains 4,000 Christian hymns and Gospel songs, with the scores, music (in midi format), pictures, lyrics, and background information about that particular song.

You can search for your hymn by name, author/composer, countries, and much, much more. So turn your speakers up and start the sing-a-long.

http://www.cyberhymnal.org

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Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com