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Happy 4th of July!

Tomorrow, July 4th, is Independence Day here in the United States. Have a great holiday - and stay safe :-) God bless America! We'll see ya next week!

A Print Program On Steroids - I'm REALLY Excited About This One!

You'll Love This.

We have an awesome new software bundle in - PrintMaster 12 Select with ClickArt 10,000. As you know, the "normal" version of PrintMaster 12 is around $50 -$60, but you can get both PrintMaster Select 12 and the 10K of clipart from us for just $12.97 (FREE US Shipping)!

OK, so what's the catch? 

Nothing really - PrintMaster and PrintMaster Select are essentially the same program - only the Select version doesn't include as much clipart, photos, etc. So, we bundled it with ClickArt 10,000 to help make up for that. In addition, you can get tons of clipart online through PrintMaster Select's "online extras" section. So, no need to worry - you'll have thousands of images at your fingertips and you'll be saving a ton of money! Cool huh?

What can you do with it? Plenty! Here's just a small sample (there are thousands of templates!)

Again, I want to stress that the above is only a small slice of what you can do with this software - check out the website for more info (even the website gives only a partial sample - there's just too much stuff to list).

OK, creating all that stuff is great, but what about ease of use?

When it comes to being user friendly, this sets a new standard. It not only gives you excellent help along the way, but has lots of built-in tutorials to get you started. Plus there's really no learning curve - just get in and start using it. Don't you wish all software was that easy?

In short, I'm extremely impressed with how well this program is put together, how simple it is to use, and the incredible number of project templates it includes. I can't recommend it highly enough! 

For $12.97 and FREE US shipping, you just can't go wrong. Oh, and yes, this has our 30 day satisfaction guarantee - if you're not happy with it, just send it back within 30 days for a full refund! Nothing to lose - unless you don't order fast and miss out! Here's the link:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/printmaster-12-select.htm

	PS - Remember, as an added bonus you get an incredibly cool patriotic radio free with this or any other purchase from our online store (through July 6, 2003, void where prohibited). Check it out!

Computers 101

Q:
What does ASCII mean?

A:
ASCII is short for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange."

ASCII is basically a non-formatted text document that can be read by any application that can read text, unlike say, a Word document. If you have a Word document, you have to open it in MS Word or another program capable of reading Word documents.

Most text files are ASCII text files. They can be opened in any program that's capable of reading a text file. You can open it in Word, Notepad, even in DOS. It really doesn't matter. So, if you're not sure that someone has the ability to open a document that you've been working on, just save it as an ASCII text file.

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Control Windows Explorer Focus

Ever wish you could control the folder or drive that Windows Explorer opens to? Well, you can and here's how:

Right-click the Desktop and select New, Shortcut.

In the command line box, put in one of the commands below:

1. To have this shortcut open Explorer with focus on the My Documents folder, use this in the command line (probably a good idea to copy and paste the line):

explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\My Documents

It should look like this:

NOTE: XP users will need to insert your user name for a My Documents shortcut. Your command line needs to look like this:

explorer.exe /e,/n,/root, C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\My Documents

2. If you would like to just have focus on the C: drive, use the line below:

explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\

3. If you would like the shortcut to open to a "My Computer" view, use this line: (Note - if you right-click My Computer and select Explore from the resulting menu, you'll get the same effect. This is quicker though)

explorer /n,/e,/root,,/select,C:\

NOTE: As you can see, you can put in any path you like where you see the "C:\" at the end of the line. You could set up Explorer shortcuts for any frequently used folders and or drives.

Once you've decided on the command line, click Next and name the shortcut (something like "Explore My Stuff" or Explore My Docs") and click the Finish button. Cool huh?

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Extreme Science

With a slogan like "Feed your Brain", who can resist this site? Not me, that's for certain.

Check out the Time Portal, Weather, Space, Creature World, Earth Science, and their Free Stuff section. Better yet, there is a Young Scientist gallery section for those rambunctious kids you have running around all summer.

Streamlined and extremely well put together, this site is charming and full of education and interesting information. Find tons on interesting facts, for example: Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. And don’t forget to check out the "Gallery of Extreme Scientists".

Dive in!

http://www.extremescience.com/site_map.htm

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