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National Geographic - Last Day...

As expected, we had an incredible response to The Complete National Geographic yesterday. If you received an "out of stock" notice before 7:30 AM EST, we apologize. There was an inventory error with our shopping cart that prevented you from adding the item to your cart. In fact, if it weren't for that error, it would have sold out yesterday.

So, if you missed out, there's still a chance you can get one of these. Since we are getting towards the end - and they are no longer being produced - this looks like the last day we'll be able to offer these. So, if you want one for yourself, better act now. Here's a brief overview:

The Complete National Geographic features over 1,200 issues and let me tell ya - I had a terrific time going through all the old articles, pictures, and ads. Each issue is presented exactly as it was when it was originally published - every page, every picture.

With all the changes taking place in the world today, it's a lot of fun to how things were in the past. It's amazing to look back and see how some of the "revolutionary" stuff got started - and how some of it never did. This collection is like having a personal time machine that can show you the world the way it once was.

Here's some more info on the program:

- 185,000 Spectacular photographs and illustrations.
- 1,285 issues in all
- Search engine helps you locate the issue / content you're looking for.
- Over 9,500 articles!
- Over 196,000 pages in all!
- Print any page with the click of a mouse
- And more!

Again, your price is just $64.97 with FREE US SHIPPING (list $149.95)! Here's the info and order link:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/national-112.htm

PS - We had a lot of people ordering multiples of these yesterday. Since we want everyone who wants one to be able to get one, we ask that you limit your order to no more than 3 copies per person.

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

Column Size Fun

OK, most of us know that you can resize the columns in Windows Explorer. You just grab the little black column separators at the top and drag them to the size you need.

Well, there's actually a better way.

If you double-click in the little space between columns, you'll find that the column automatically resizes itself so it shows the complete name of every item in the column.

Oh, this little trick works with most programs that use columns of information (Outlook, Excel, etc).

Also, here's some Column Sorting fun...

Have you ever needed to find something in a folder that had hundreds of files in it? Well, you usually know something about the file. If it's the name, then you're all set. But maybe you're not sure of the name, although you do know it was created in the last day or so. Or maybe you know what type of file it is, just not the name or the last time it was modified.

What about trying to select all the same types of files in a folder? You know, maybe you want to take all the JPEG's out and stick them in another location. Well, it would take awhile if they weren't all together.

So, what can you do?

Well, sort your columns, of course!

If you click the top of any column in Windows Explorer, it will list the contents of that folder in order based on that column.

For example, if you click the Modified column, you'll find that it lists the files in the folder based on the last date they were modified. It will sort A-Z the first time you click, then Z-A on the next click. The example above shows the columns sorted by size.

This trick also works with other programs. For example, if you click the column headings in Outlook Express, you can sort your e-mail by the column heading (i.e. subject, date received, etc). I use this little trick all the time to help me locate e-mail.

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Tracy and Mia's Peep-o-Rama

It's peep season 2003! Not only that, but this is the 50th anniversary of the peep. Check out Tracy and Mia's peep-o-rama page. See pictures of how peeps are made, look through the galleries of peeps from 1997-2002.

Lots of peep links as well the Neon Blue Peep, Peep poems, and peep recipes. Enjoy!

http://www.marshmallowpeeps.org/

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