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I was just backing up my computer with Drive Image yesterday and it reminded me of an event that took place about 6 moths ago...

It Happened To Me - Windows Died.

You know how I'm always saying you need to backup your stuff? How I’m always trying to sell stuff to help protect you from disaster? Well, my Windows XP kicked the digital bucket. It became so severely crippled (even after multiple reboots), I could no longer use it. It was (sniff) gone.

My data was all backed up (and on a separate drive), so that wasn’t a problem.

However, I did need to restore my system. You know how that can go. You grab the restore disk from your computer manufacturer, but it only puts you back to the way the computer was when it was new- all your software is history.

Well, fortunately I had installed Drive Image on my system back when I first purchased my computer. After installing all the software I regularly work with, I had made a backup "image" of the drive and saved it.

So, instead of spending hours locating and installing all my software, I just restored my hard drive with the backup image had I created. In less than a half hour, everything was back to normal, all my software was in place, and I was back in business.

I can’t tell you how happy I am with Drive Image. I absolutely love it. It worked great and saved my behind. In light of this, I wanted to run it in this newsletter at a discounted price. Here’s the info:

Finally! Backups Made Easy! (really easy)

OK, you know the drill. You should backup your computer. Now - be honest - do you "forget" to back up from time to time? It's OK, I have a hard time getting to it myself - it's such a pain in the digital rear.

Well, all that ended for me when I started using a fantastic program called Drive Image 2002. It makes backing up your entire computer incredibly easy. And easy is good, right?

What this software does is to make an "image" (exact copy) of your hard drive. Now, this image can be created on another hard drive, a partition of your current drive (it can painlessly create this for you - don't worry), or on a set of CD ROMS - whatever you prefer. It's fast and extremely easy to do.

The great thing? It only took me 20 minutes to back up my entire hard drive! Should my 20 month old son decide to push my laptop down the stairs, it won't be as bad as it could have been (I'll still be crying though :-)

Think about all the info and programs you have on your computer. If disaster strikes, what will happen? Will it take weeks to get back to normal - assuming you even can get back to normal?

With this fantastic software you can back up your computer with ease - insuring that when you experience the inevitable hard drive crash, destructive virus, nasty hacker, or even bad software install you can be up and running again in no time.

This current version of Drive Image sells for $69.95 at most retail stores, but your price is just $29.97! Yes - that's over HALF OFF! And yes, US shipping is FREE! Here's the link for more info:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/drive-image-2002.htm

Warning - Don't delay - head to the site ASAP! Quantities are limited and these are going to be sold on a first come, first served basis. Be sure to get in on this one - I can't recommend it highly enough!

Computers 101

Q:
This may sound like a stupid question, but how do I make a folder?

A:
I had a teacher who always said, "There are no stupid questions," and this one certainly isn't. That's what Computers 101 is for!

Let's say you would like to have some sub-folders (a sub-folder is a folder within a folder) in your "My Documents" folder. You could set one up for each member of your family so everyone's stuff stays separate, or for specific jobs.

Here's how:

Right-click the Start button, select Explore from the little menu that pops up. Windows Explorer will open. You'll see the "My Documents" folder on the list to the left. Double-click it. From the RIGHT hand pane, right-click your mouse and select, "New" and "Folder".

A new folder will pop up. Type in a name for it and you're all set.

If you happen to click your mouse before the folder is named, you can right-click it and select "Rename" from the little menu that pops up.

You can also right click while inside any folder (or even on the desktop) and select "New" and "Folder" to create one.

Of course, Windows XP had to be different. Any folder you open has a "Make new folder" link that you just click and the new folder appears, ready to be named.

You also will not find the Explore link in the XP Start Menu. All you do is right click any folder and choose "Explore".

~ David

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Tip of the Day

Make folders more interesting with pictures

Guess what Windows XP users? You can make folders easier to find and more attractive by putting pictures on them.

In order for this to work, you must have "thumbnail view" selected for the folder that it is in (thus it won't work on the desktop).

Just right click the folder you want to customize and choose "Properties".

On the "Customize" tab, go down to "Folder Pictures" and click "Choose Picture".

Find the picture you want on your hard drive, click it, then choose "Open". This will put the picture on that folder.

Even though this won't work on your desktop folders, you can change the icon for them by clicking "Change Icon" button in the folder's customize menu. Find an icon you like then apply.

Beats looking at that same old folder icon for everything, don't you think?

~ David

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Women of Our Time

This site is a historical gem. I’m bring you the Twentieth Century Photographs from the National Photograph Gallery, as you scroll through you will notice these are all women. These are the great women of the Twentieth Century collected here to be remembered for all time.

Scroll over a photograph and it will give you the name and occupation of the woman featured, click on the information and you will be given a short biography of the woman featured. With fascinating tidbits and information you can’t go wrong just randomly choosing.

Some well-known women featured are: Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Billie Holiday, Mae West, Sylvia Plath and many more.

http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/woot/

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