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$24.97 For $1200 in Software? 

Yup!

If you missed this yesterday, you missed one heck of a deal. People were all over our Business Works Suite offer and the response was phenomenal! A big thanks to everyone who ordered - I think our server is still smokin' :-)

What's that? You missed out? Well, not to worry, we still have some of these in stock. Again, this CD has 23 awesome programs and we're selling it for only $24.97. The estimated retail value of all these programs is around $1200, so it's easily one of our best deals ever!

Look At All The Software You Get!!

	iClean For Windows	Stop pop up windows, surf anomalously, remove history
	QUICKEN Lawyer 2003 Personal	Personal legal forms and advice
	Ability Photopaint Studio	Photo editing made easy
	Easy Translator v. 4	Translate to 9 different languages - great for e-mail and web
	iAnnotate-It	Mark up web pages with your own comments and send via e-mail
	iOrganize-It	Capture text and graphics from web sites and keep it organized
	Eudora Pro E-mail	Powerful e-mail software
	StuffIt Standard 7.5	Create and work with compressed (zip) files
	LapLink Gold 11	Easy PC to PC access
	QUICKEN Lawyer 2003 Business Deluxe	Business legal forms and advice
	Form Tool v. 5	Make easy to use electronic forms
	Peachtree First Accounting 2003	Small Business accounting software
	Personal RecordKeeper	Organize estate documents, family history, insurance policies and more
	WinWay Resume Express	Create fantastic resumes and cover letters quickly and easily
	Turbo Project v. 4	Manage complex projects and keep your team on track
	INFOtrac Personal 2003	Keep track of your contacts, phone calls, appointments, and more
	Financial PowerTool	Analyze mortgage, loan, bond, savings and ROI calculations.
	Smart Business Plan Deluxe	Create customized business and marketing plans
	iCapture-It	Capture single web pages or entire sites
	ExpensAble 5	Create expense reports quickly and easily
	OpenOffice.org	MS Office compatible word processor, spreadsheet, and more
	DisKeeper Lite	Great disk defragmentor
	MusicMatch Jukebox 7.1	Create a personal, interactive music experience

It's an incredible deal - that's for sure. The majority of the programs go for well over the $24.97 we're asking, so even if there's only one on there that sounds good, it's still a super deal. $1200 of software for $24.97 and free US shipping? It's crazy to let this one go!

http://www.worldstart.com/store/business-works-dlx.htm

PS - Not sure how much longer our stock on this is going to last - if you want in on it, better get to the site soon...

Computers 101

Q:
I sometimes get URLs (website links) in my e-mail that aren't highlighted and I can't click. How can I get to the site?

A:
I know our more experienced web users are maybe giggling to themselves at this point, but I tell ya, I get this question a lot. When you come across a link you can't click, copy & paste it into your web browser, then hit Enter. You should be zipped away to the site in question.

If you wondering how you do the copy and paste thing, head to:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/shared/copypaste.htm

Why do you get links you can't click?

In most cases it has more to do with your e-mail client than the person who sent you the message. For example, AOL won't show a clickable link unless the link is written in HTML code. Netscape Messenger 4.x won't show the link as clickable unless it starts with http://.

Outlook Express, one of the e-mail clients I use, will show a link as clickable as long as it looks like a valid web address, regardless of whether it has http:// in front of the address or is HTML formatted.

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Are Your Web Images Too Big?
(Internet Explorer 6 or better)

You know the drill. You land on a web page with this gigantic picture. You really want to see the whole thing, but alas, it seems the only way is to use your scroll bars. Sure, you could buy a bigger monitor, better video card, then crank up your resolution, but there's just gotta be a cheaper way, right?

You bet.

As long as you're using the current version of Internet Explorer 6, you have an "Image Resize" component available to you!

Doesn't that just make your skin tingle?

Here's how it works: If you're viewing an image with Internet Explorer, it will automatically resize the image to fit in your browser. Now, this will NOT resize an image that's already embedded in a web page, it just works on regular images. So, how do we get this whole thing to work?

You need to make Internet Explorer display just the image, not the entire web page. That's actually a ton easier than it sounds. Here's the "how to":

For non-linked images - If the image you're trying to see is NOT linked to another web page (i.e. if you click it and it doesn't take you to another page), just drag and drop the image to your Internet Explorer address bar. Poof! (No it really doesn't make that sound.) The image will be displayed all by itself and within the confines of your window.

For linked images - This one is just a tad trickier. See, if you drag a linked image to the address bar, Internet Explorer will navigate to the link and not the image. So, what do you do?

In this case, just right-click the image and select Properties from the resulting screen.

Double-click the address on the resulting screen to highlight it. Now, just copy and paste to the address bar. Poof! (Again, it really won't make that sound.) The image is there for the viewing.

Cool, huh?

Try it for yourself with this really neat picture: http://geocities.com/rop92027/iceberg.htm

Bonus Trick!

Here's another cool use for this tip. Say you have a graphic sitting on your desktop or in a folder (GIF or JPEG). You can open Internet Explorer and drag and drop the image to the address bar or main window - it'll pop right open. It's a great way to see an image without taking the time to open your graphics program.

~ Steve

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http://www.worldstart.com/writers-guidelines/index.htm

Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

How to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs

This web site claims to, "tell you everything you need to know about the basics of making pysanky (more commonly known as Ukrainian Easter Eggs)! All you need is patience, a steady hand, some supplies, and you can make a beautiful work of art! Have fun with this fascinating artform!"

Now the designs are simply beautiful, and worth the effort. This site walks you through what supplies you'll need and tells you where to get them, then goes through and tells you how to make them, hints and tricks, and there are 29 designs to choose from.

In the end you'll have gorgeous Easter eggs for friends and family.

http://www.learnpysanky.com/

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