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I'm *Really* Excited About This One!

Oh, do we have an AWESOME title in! With 2 Bonuses (see below)!!

It's Home Depot's Home Improvement 1-2-3 and it's very, very cool.

This interactive CD ROM guide has over 250 projects! It uses video, animation, narration, and photographs to help guide you though just about any home improvement project you can think of. With spring right around the corner, you know you'll be wanting this one!

It covers:

And tons more!

Each project takes you step by step through the entire process. It's like having an expert right at your finger tips.

It works like this. Let's say you were going to install a new ceiling fan. You just go to the electrical section and select the Mounting Ceiling Fans project. From there, it takes you though the entire process - everything you need to know and then some - step by step. It has excellent illustrations and narration to help guide you through the process. It makes it so easy, even I could do it!

In addition, it also tells you what type of stuff you're going to need (tools, materials, aspirin, etc) and how long the project would take based on your skill level. It even has a "work smarter" section that give you the pros and cons of installing whatever it is you're going to install. Of course, it also includes safety information too - live to fix another day, right?

Heck, you can even print the project out and take it with you!!

This is the BEST home improvement CD ROM I've ever seen. If you do any do-it-yourself type projects, this is a must have. I still can't believe how impressed I am with it! I had a few projects I was hesitating about doing around the house, but thanks to this CD I was able to do them myself.

Now for the price. This retails for $39.95 but you can grab it for just $12.97 with FREE US Shipping! This is a current title and works all versions of Windows.

I attracted a lot of attention in my office with all my "Oh, this is soooo cool", and "Wow, that's just great" type comments. In fact, everyone I've show this to has wanted one!

If you've ever been involved with a project and got stumped, this CD would have come in handy. I can't begin to tell you how much time, money, and frustration it has saved me!

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

PS - Don't miss out! Everyone I've shown this to has bought one! It's absolutely awesome and I can't recommend it highly enough. Remember, we have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. If you don't like it - even after you try it - we'll take it back! You have nothing to lose!

Sorry for going on and on, but I can't remember the last time I was this excited about a piece of software :-)

Double Bonus! If you buy Home Depot's Home Improvement 123 now, we'll also throw in two additional programs - Myst (the most popular game ever) & Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (the most popular typing program ever)! They have a combined retail value of nearly $100! Order now!

Computers 101

Q:
I've seen people with their taskbar on the side or at the top. How did they do that?

A:
To move your taskbar:
Grab a blank area with your mouse (left click & hold) and drag it to whatever location (top, bottom, or sides) you want. Note that you need to grab the taskbar in the area where your open program buttons sit or right under your Start button (if there's room to grab). If you have IE 4.0 or better installed, you probably have an area (quick launch toolbar) where icons sit. That's NOT the area you grab.

If you are using XP and can't get the taskbar to move, you may need to "unlock" it. Just right-click a blank area on the taskbar and click the "Lock the taskbar" menu item to toggle it on and off.

OK, now for resizing:
To resize your taskbar, hover your mouse pointer over its edge. Your mouse pointer should turn onto a double arrow. Now, click and hold your left mouse button while dragging the taskbar to the size you want.

As you drag it down, you'll get another "level" you can work with. You can drag excess toolbars to this new level using their little "handles" (short vertical lines on the toolbar's left-hand side).

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Viewing File Extensions

Are your file extensions hiding from you? Do you see file names but secretly wish you could see the extension too?

Maybe you have no clue what file extensions are or why in the world you would want to look at them. Well, take a gander at the link below for help:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/computer-terms/termfileextensions.htm

OK, now how to set your computer so you can see your extensions (and join the rest of us geeks).

1. First, open Windows Explorer by right-clicking the Start button, Explore.

2. Click the Tools menu, Folder Options.

3. From the resulting screen, click the View tab. Now, look for the option to "Hide extensions for known file types". You need to uncheck it in order to see the extensions (it's checked by default).

That's it, nothin' to it. Enjoy those extensions :-)

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

I Love Pickles

Do you like pickles, peppers, or sauerkraut? If so, this site is fun, frisky and pickled. You can find lots of uses for that left over pickle juice, recipes, pickle facts, and games.

Did you know that:
"Approximately 100,000 to 125,000 acres are devoted to growing pickling cucumbers in the United States"

And that:
"They are grown in more than 30 states, with the biggest producers being California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin."

Or that:
"Pickles are fat free and low in calories. An average-size dill contains only 15 calories and an ounce of pickled peppers provides only 7 calories."

For more pickle facts, some very good recipes, and a bunch of fun pickle oriented games check out this site.

http://www.ilovepickles.org

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