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Quick Tips

Facebook Alt Codes

An Alt Code is a number, or series of numbers that when pressed in conjunction with the Alt key produces a cute little symbol like a heart or smiley face.

Like this:



You can use 'em on Facebook to show some love or just to spruce up your status updates. Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4, Alt+5, etc.



Remember, you can only use the number pad to type in the codes, though. The line at the top of your keyboard won't work.

Give it a try today!

~Andrew

Time to update my status hourly with a new symbol, I guess! Rate or add to this tip here!

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You are correct! AT&T trademarked Unix after they developed it at Bell Labs around 1969. Very good, everyone!

Unix is a registered trademark of which company?
Answer 1: Texas Instruments :
21.83%  
Answer 2: IBM :
28.82%  
Answer 3: AT&T :
34.28%  
Answer 4: Adelphia :
15.07%  

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"What was the best-selling computer game of the 1990's?"

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When it comes to file management (you know, organizing your files with My Computer or Windows Explorer), people tend to cringe a little. They KNOW they've just hopped on the express train to frustrationville! You know how it is, using "My Computer" and "Windows Explorer", well it, ummm, well it kind of sucks, really. No way else to say it. They are just a little (OK a lot) lacking, ya know? 

Wish there was something better? 

Much easier to use?

More powerful? 

With LOTS of features that just blow everything else away? 

Well, I have the program we've all been dreaming of! It's called Power Desk and this thing absolutely, positively ROCKS!

Try it just ONCE and you'll wonder how you've lived without it!

OK, first off, you use this instead of Windows Explorer or My Computer! Why? Power Desk makes doing anything and everything with your files 10X easier! Microsoft could learn a thing or two from these guys! Check out the screen capture below, notice that it opens with not one but TWO file panes (and that super-cool preview pane on the right)? You can completely drag and drop between everything you see on that screen! Go from pane to pane, or back and forth between the same pane - hey - whatever works for you! You've never used a system this flexible! Amazing is an understatement! Once you start using it, you'll never go back!

OK, now that's a pretty cool start, but just wait till you see what else incredible software this can do! This also includes an entire suite of amazing file management tools! If you want to get the most out of your PC, get ready to fall head-over-heels in love!

Just check out this overview!

Move, copy, zip, label, color code, search, view, prioritize, convert and view your files quickly and easily.
Amazing Preview Pane shows you the contents of any file you click
Fantastic Search feature makes finding files fast and simple with better results than Windows Explorer
S
ynchronize files between two drives or even between your laptop and desktop
Size Manager makes it easy to see where your largest files are located and eliminate wasted space
Work with compressed files of any format, even create self-extracting Zip archives
FTP files to a webserver with the easy to use built in FTP client
Securely delete files
Password protect files and zip archives
Use dual file manager panes for quicker and easier file management |
Improved command line over Windows
Prioritizes and organizes files with color coded file folders
Offer the option to add notes/tips to your files
Gives file-type specific information about a file (i.e. size and format of images, song name for MP3s, etc.)
And MORE!

I'm going to start with my absolute FAVORITE feature! It's a preview pane and it's the one thing that seriously missing from Windows! How's it work? Easy - simply enable the plane (it's a quick on and off), then click a file. A preview of that file will show up in the preview pane! It's amazingly handy - I mean, have you ever been sorting through a folder full of files and thought, "Gee I wonder what that is?" With this, the answer is just a click away! 

Power Desk 6 Professional

This can preview just about everything too - we're talkin' almost any kind of photo (jpegs, gif, even Photoshop PSD files - I couldn't find anything it couldn't preview), office documents (word, excel, etc), text files, HTML files, PDFs, just about anything you can think of!We're talking a whoppin' 150 different file types! WOW!! This one feature alone is easily worth the price of the software, but it gets even better!

Ever misplace a file? Windows has a hard time finding it again, ya know? Well, just wait till you try the outstanding File Search feature inside of this program! You can locate files by name, date, size, path, contents, type - and much more! Heck, it can even find MP3 files based on title or artist name - now that's power! This is easily the BEST search I've ever seen for windows - I promise, you'll be BLOWN AWAY when you try it!

This also includes an amazing File Synchronizer that you're absolutely gonna LOVE! If you have two folders you need to keep synchronized (say one on an external HD, one on your computer's HD - like a backup maybe), then you can use this to make sure the files are always up to date on BOTH drives! Not only that, you can use this to synchronize your laptop and desktop files - now THAT'S handy! On, and TONS of copy options too - you can duplicate files, copy newer files, copy older files, move files (add them) - whatever - from either direction! Amazing (and really easy to use too)!

Oh, and just wait till you check out the Size Manager - a quick click of the mouse shows you where all the space on your hard drive is going! Makes it fast and easy to track down wasted space and fix the problem - I found all kinds of excess junk and freed up several GIGs of space on my system!

This also includes an absolutely outstanding ZIP program for compressing and storing files (password protection, self extracting - it's sweet), it has an FTP program for transferring files to a webserver that I personally just LOVE (the images you see here were transferred with it in fact), and even has an amazing music and photo management system! WOW!!

Power Desk 6 Professional

PLUS - it keeps you safe too! It has a file shredder that makes deleted files unrecoverable, has a file encrypter so only YOU can have access to sensitive files, and can even password protect your zip files! You could easily pay 2X the amount we're asking for this software JUST for a program that does does this kind of security! WHEW! This thing is LOADED!

OK, if you want the best file management system on the planet, you've gotta grab this! I am completely impressed and would NEVER go back to Windows Explorer after using this for just a few days! It's hands-down the best way to go!

Your cost? Just $9.97 and US shipping is FREE! Don't pay $40 for this somewhere else! I tell ya, it's worth every cent of that $9.97, that's for sure! Wait till you try it - you'll wonder how you got along without it!

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Computers 101

Q:
I was talking to someone the other day who was having a problem with one of her computer programs and that a “dialog box stating the error” had helped fix it. I acted like I knew what she was talking about, but – what is a dialog box?

A:
I had no idea what it was when I first heard the term, either. It turns out that we see them all of the time, only nobody uses the term for them very often.

A dialog box is one of those boxes that pop up when you have an error, when you need to begin or complete a task, when you are being directed to another site, when right-click has been disabled; all kinds of things. Three examples of dialog boxes are shown below.

1. I right-clicked on a website and this is the dialog box that popped up.


(In other words, no right-clicking!)

2. When you point to Start, left-click on Run, the Command dialog box pops up.



3. A dialog box will pop up when there is an error on your computer. In the example below, I have used the error dialog box that popped up when I typed in the word ‘nothing’ in the command box.



And that’s what a dialog box is!

~Lori


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MS Office

Bye Bye, Wrong Address

Do you use MS Outlook for e-mail?

Ever notice that as you type in an address to send an e-mail, a short AutoComplete list of recently used addresses is displayed?

Now, my question is, have you ever accidentally sent an e-mail to a bad address and then later, you've seen that same bad address on the AutoComplete list over and over again?

Wish you could remove it from that list altogether?

No problem. Two quick steps and you can say bye bye to that wrong address.

Step 1: Use the up or down arrow to select the bad address.

Step 2: Hit the Delete key on the keyboard.

Voila! As quick as that, your mistake is history!

~April

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More Cool Stuff

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WOW! We REALLY struck gold for you today! We just got an INCREDIBLE deal on this killer LG External DVD Drive/Burner!! Believe me...you're not going to be able to resist this - it's the King of all DVD drives!!!

I'm sure you know how it is - wishing you could burn DVDs or copy them using your computer. Is your computer stuck in the past with just a CD ROM drive? Or maybe your computer does have a DVD drive, but doesn't have burning or reading capabilities. What a bummer!!!

Well, guess what...with this LG External DVD/CD Drive and Burner, adding DVD/CD reading and writing to your computer is as easy as plugging in a USB cable! Seriously!! Just plug this baby in and in just a few minutes - you've got yourself a DVD drive! All you need to do is download the software and...BAM...you're ready to start reading and writing DVDs and CDs.

PLUS - this bad boy is wicked-fast - we're talking 20X write speeds here for DVDs and 48X write speeds for CD-RWs! Now that's smokin' hot baby!

Oh, and here some food for thought...instead of the 680MB a CD can hold,
this baby can write up to 8.5 gigs!!! Yes, you read that right...It can write double/dual layers so you can get more stuff on your discs!!! Talk about a great way to back up all that data on your hard drive! W-O-W!!!

And it gets even BETTER! This DVD burner has LightScribe built-in! That means no more messin' around with those sticky DVD and CD printer labels! After you're done burning the data on your disc, just flip your disc over and put it in the drive upside-down, then design your label using SureThing software and then click "Print." In just a few minutes you'll have a professional looking, laser-etched label on your disc. How awesome is that?? Just check out the one that I created below...

Seriously, this has gotta be the best idea ever! I mean, how many times do you wish you had labeled your CDs or DVDs but didn't do it because printing out the labels was such hassle? And I don't know about you, but I can never get those sticker labels centered or on without a bump. Now you'll have no more worries with the LightScribe technology, you'll be able to quickly generate a professional-looking custom label each and every time...all with just a few clicks of your mouse.

Could it get ANY BETTER than that? With this baby it does! Get this - it comes with SecurDisc to make sure that all of your data that you burn onto DVDs and CDs is protected and secure. There are 5 main features that SecurDisc includes, which ensures that your data is secure. The 5 Security features are:

1. Data Reliability
2. Password Protection
3. Data Integrity
4. Digital Signature
5. Copy Protection

Data Reliability works by copying your data redundantly on extra space left on your disc. Come on, like you haven't scratched a DVD or a CD before?? With Data Reliability you won't freak out if you scratch that DVD or CD...you'll be protected. And I'm sure you can guess what Password Protection does. It makes sure that in order to access to your important data after it's been burned to a disc, your password must be be provided. This isn't some 6 character password requirement either...it's gotta be at least 16 characters - to make it super secure!! SecurDisc suggests using a sentence. Personally, I like "Good luck trying to open this file you moron!" Let's see someone try to hack into that!!

Data Integrity is an absolutely awesome technology! When you put your disc into the LG DVD/CD drive it checks if your data is at risk of disc decay. It then let's you know if you should back this data up on another disc - so your data is not lost. How awesome is that?? Trust me - you don't want to lose your 2006 tax information (or any other important files) because of disc decay!! Data Integrity is here to protect you and your data!!

The Digital Signature feature is great to have when transfering important data to another person. You're able sign an entire disc with a private key to assure that none of the data has been altered or manipulated to anyone who receives the disc. Anyone viewing the disc must have the public key, which you create, in order to view the data. If a copy of the disc slips into the wrong hands it won't be able to be read - unless they have the key!! Talk about making you feel safe and secure!!

Plus, Copy Protection is going to let you prevent unwanted copying and sharing of ANY PDF files that you burn onto DVDs. This means your files cannot be duplicated - that includes copying or editing it. The files can ONLY be read.

I had no idea that ALL of this SecurDisc technology even existed until just now!! I am absolutely impressed with the level of security that I now have when burning DVDs and CDs. I had to get 2 of these babies - one for work and one for home. Just thinking of having all of my passwords stored on an unsecured disc is frightening now...not to mention how easily it could get scratched, start to decay, or even worse be stolen!! My first disc I burned with this baby was all of my password documents and my second was all my tax documents. These discs burned so fast that I could hardly believe it. PLUS - I was able to make it look super cool by labeling it with LightsScribe. Now, nobody will suspect that the disc with kitty cats on it actually contains all my passwords!! That's my extra added level of security :).

All I can say is, "'This thing ROCKS!" Your savings are equally amazing - just $54.97 and US Shipping is FREE (and we'll even send it UPS for ya!) You could easily get stuck paying $150 for similar drives! With all the options crammed into this one, you're really gettin' your money's worth! This LG DVD/CD Burner has got to be the deal of the year!

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PS - This isn't your ordinary DVD Burner...this is top of the line burning technology!! It has amazing LightScribe technology, incredible Security Features, wicked-fast burning speed, and simple and user-friendly software. This is like buying a fully-loaded vehilce for the price of the basic model. Who would pass that kind of a deal up??

PSS - Quantities are limited - so be sure to grab yours today!!


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We've had Hard Drive Docks before...but NEVER for this cheap!!! This super-cool Hard Drive Dock not only lets you easily connect your external hard drive to your computer - BUT - it comes with a built-in hub!!! How awesome it that??

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Even Has A Built-In 3 Port Hub!

Here's one you'll really LOVE! Do you use external hard drives for your backups or extra storage? How about a USB hub? I know I do - well, I used to anyhow! We just found an item you're really gonna be excited about - it's got to be one of the best ideas I've seen for saving some big bucks in storage! It's a Hard Drive Dock with a Built-In Hub and it's gonna be your new best friend!

First - the problem: External hard drives are stupid expensive. OK, they are getting cheaper, but ever notice how an internal hard drive of the same size will ALWAYS be cheaper then the external version? Sometimes by a huge margin too! Of course, the internal drive doesn't need a fancy case, switches, or power cords like the external drive does, so it should be cheaper. Now, wouldn't it be great if you could use an internal hard drive outside of your computer for backups and extra storage? That's EXACTLY what this does!

This cool little dock lets you use any SATA hard drive just by popping it into the dock! (note - that pretty much covers any drive less than 4 years old - and quite a few older than 4 yrs) PLUS it works for regular 3.5" desktop drives AND 2.5" laptop drives - both sizes are covered! So, if you have an old SATA hard drive sitting in a drawer, in an old computer, or whatever - you can get some new life out of it by popping it into this dock! Think of it as an almost free external hard drive!

On the other hand, if you're like me and take a lot of photos (or video), you can just buy a less expensive internal hard drive next time you need more space and plug it into this dock! Heck, I got a 300GB drive the other day on sale for $44! An external drive would have been easily three times that much! When you think of how expensive external hard drives are compared to internal drives, you can see this will easily pay for itself the first time you use it! Besides, since I'm just using these for backups and extra storage, why do I need some slick-looking case? I'll save my money, thank you!

Plus, just wait till you go to store those internal hard drives - you're in for a treat!! You know how those external drives are big, bulky, and just take up way too much space? Well, when you use internal drives with this dock, you can just stick 'em in a drawer like I do! I'm actually thinking about taking apart a couple of my old external drive cases to pull the hard drives for use with this - I'd love to save some space since I feel like I'm getting overrun with external HDs!!!

Worried about speed? Well, this is just as fast as any external hard drive - it's USB 2.0, so it's really, really gonna move your data quickly. You get the same speed and performance of an external HD, without the extra expense and bulk! It's even hot-swappable!

These are also great for getting data off other hard drives to copy over to your computer. My sister's laptop just died, so I took it apart and pulled the little hard drive out of it. Since this works with regular size and laptop drives, I plugged it into this dock and we copied all her old files and photos onto a new computer - now that's cool!

The awesome thing is that this Hard Dock Drive doubles 3-Port USB Hub too!!! Now you can just plug this in - rather than having both a Hard Dock Drive and a USB Hub plugged into your computer and taking up 2 USB ports!! What a clever invention - huh??

Your cost? Just $29.97 and US shipping is FREE! No, it's not the cheapest thing we've ever offered, BUT I'll bet you'll easily save the price of this dock by the money you'll save buying internal rather than external drives! It really does pays for itself! Plus - you can free up some of your USB ports too - just use this for your USB Hub & Card Reader too!!

http://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=5515

PS - Note that there is a limited number of these available, so you'll have to hurry or you'll miss out! Don't get stuck with big, expensive external drives - grab one of these today! You'll love it!


Today at WorldStart.com

Aero Shake in Windows 7
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Tip of the Day

Restoring the Safely Remove Hardware Icon in Windows XP

So, tell me, has your Safely Remove Hardware icon ever disappeared from your system tray? You know, the icon you use to safely disconnect your USB devices. Even though your device is still plugged in, the icon is gone and you're left stranded without a safe way to remove it. So, what do you do? Well, most people go ahead and pull the device out on their own, but that's really not the proper way to do it. Doing that can cause severe damage to your hardware. Luckily, there's an easy way to get your Safely Remove Hardware icon back up and running. Try this!

To restore your Safely Remove Hardware icon, go to your Start menu, right click on it and choose Properties.



Next, click on the Taskbar tab at the top of the dialogue window.



Once you've done that, click on the Customize button.

In the Customize Notification(s) dialogue box, scroll down until you come across the Safely Remove Hardware option. Next, click on the down arrow next to it and select Always Show. Then click OK.





The Safely Remove Hardware icon will then reappear in your system tray and you can go back to removing your hardware the right way. Oh yeah!

~Tweety Dimes

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Today's Feature

How to shoot models

First things first, models can be just about anybody: your dad, mom, grandfather, sister or wife, so this tutorial could apply to them as much as to professional models. To begin with, using models for photography can be tricky. But if you follow the following advice, it should definitely become easier for you. Best of luck!



Timing is critical

Models are not like superman, who doesn’t need to shave, as he appears just as fresh in the morning as in the evening -but humans aren’t. Therefore, one rule of thumb: never shoot with models first thing in the morning if you can avoid it. Why? Because their skin would still be in ‘waking up’ mode. Take that to mean, swollen cheeks, heightened crow’s feet around their eyes and a general drowsy appearance. If you have to shoot in the morning and are faced with this situation, try to shoot the first few shots with the model wearing sunglasses. It will not only hide all the blemishes but also the previous night’s hangover. So what’s the best time, you ask? Well, the afternoons and late evenings are the best... 3pm-7pm is just apt to get that sun’s shadow on your subject like no other.

Hairstyle and skincare



No matter how good looking your model might appear to be, it’s of no use if her hairstyle and skin don’t follow the tone of the shoot you have in mind. If it’s supposed to be a fun and collegiate shoot, then there's no point in just having a pretty young face. You need to give her attitude, and it’s just not about posing. The hairstyle should be rebellious and the skin should be picture perfect. So get her to visit a beauty parlour to get her manicure, pedicure, waxing and threading done before she sees you. While most professional do without your asking, the others – like your relatives – might not. So forewarned is forearmed. This will also save you the cost of having a hairstylist and makeover artist for the entire duration of the shoot. If your models happen to be men, just ask them to gel their hair and nothing more. The rest comes out in the post-processing phase.

Attitude



Most models throw tantrums on location. Curbing them becomes as important as your photography, because it would throw your schedule off track. The best way to do that is to hire models who have no such attitude – screening them first and clearly making this clear before the shoot starts helps ease up things quite a bit. However, when the shoot starts, they need to have an attitude about their face that makes them stand out. Just a pretty picture of them won’t do. So ask them to first emote as many emotions possible and freeze on those that the camera likes. Try to observe them emote from the side, overhead, below and behind. You never know what you will end up with.

Watch the background



What’s in the background determines the level flexibility you will have in photo editing after the shoot. If you don’t want to take any chances, try to shoot the model in grey, black and red background. So if the model is fair, black is best and vice versa. Use red or any dark colour depending on the complexion and context of the shoot. If it’s a wedding festivity picture, having a red colour works best. But if the model happens to be dark, pale colours like ochre might work best.

Accessorize

Sometimes just having a model with several sets of clothes won’t do. Choosing the right accessory becomes as crucial, so decide beforehand what the model needs to wear to drive home the point of your shoot. For example, if you are doing a product shoot where the model needs to have gadgets around her, keep her wardrobe uncluttered, so the emphasis is on the gadgets and not on her accessories. However, if it’s a jewellery shoot, make sure, you get her to wear the right kind of watch, bracelet and ring even if the shoot is restricted to neck pieces and earrings. It adds to the overall feel of the picture.

Bounce light



Sometimes, you require a model to shoot outdoors where there is generator to power up your studio lights. While commercial photographers carry a generator vehicle with them on outdoor shoots, you can replace it with a reflector (white on one side and silver on the other) and an external flash. For some shoots, you can take a picture using sunlight and just the reflector and on other occasions, you can bounce light off your reflector using your external flash.

Wastage is natural

During the warm-up round when the model is still coming to grips with the shoot, there will be a lot of wastage. Therefore, prepare for this and you won’t get impatient and mess up the shoot. Also, make sure you don’t take your most important shots in the first half of the shoot. It’s ideal to do this somewhere during the middle of the session when the model is attuned to your way of working and is ready to drop her inhibitions and simply go with the flow.

Breaks help



It’s important to give breaks to the model during the shoot. This rest will give you valuable insight. For example, keep a watch on the model at her natural self. Is there a certain profile that’s more interesting than the rest? Is there a certain facial expression of hers that says a thousand words? Capture them while she’s blissfully unaware and make her formally do it when the shoot begins. Having a sense of humour helps in not only breaking the ice but also making the subject lose inhibitions and be their natural self. So crack as many jokes to maintain a jovial atmosphere that will reflect on your photography.

~Zahid Javali

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Amanda's Coolsite

Space

You know I love to indulge my inner geek. Well this site is pure geekery and is fantastically all about Space! Here you can explore the latest in space news, videos, and images.

On the main page you’ll find lots of featured articles and videos to explore – they will suck you in to the main categories like a black hole. Forgive the bad pun! The main categories are: News, Space Flight, Science, Technology, Entertainment, SpaceViews, NightSky, SETI, Video, and Community.

Each section is setup in the same style as the main page, so you’ll find featured stories and videos pertaining to that category, as well as, news.

While I was visiting in the main section there was this awesome featured story “Glowing Nebula Reveals Cosmic Cat’s Paw”, not only was it a fascinating article the title conjures up all sorts of images. The funniest I thought of was how it sounded like a super hero story. The super hero being called Cosmic Cat – and now we’ve seen his paw! It was really all about how there are stars being born at a rampant pace within our galaxy in the Cat’s Paw Nebula.

Get ready to explore outer space and check this site out today!

http://www.space.com/

~Amanda

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Once You Use Office Suite 2009...

You Won't Want To Use Anything Else - Especially MS Office!!

It's Really That Awesome!!

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Are you setting down to read this??? If not - you better grab a seat - I don't want to be held responsible if you fall over from this shocking deal I've got for you!!! We've got this year's Office Suite 2009 for you - for a mind blowing $9.97!!! I couldn't believe that I got 'em this cheap for you either - considering how awesome this entire suite of programs is!! When it comes to getting the most bang-for-the-buck, our newest title, Office Suite 2009 blows everything else away! I can't tell ya how absolutely amazing and satisfied I am with this amazing software! It's a phenomenal MS Office alternative that has EVERY feature you'd ever want or need in an office suite at a price that's almost a give-away!!! PLUS - this is 100% MS Office compatible!

First off, I can tell you that MS Office no longer has a place on my computer - or any new computers that we get for the office! Office Suite 2008 is not just an alternative to MS Office - in my opinion,
it's actually a WAAAAYY BETTER alternative! It's easier to use, faster, and just way more user-friendly! Seriously - just wait till you spend your first hour or so with it - you'll wonder why you haven't been using it all along! You won't believe how impressive this software is!

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In fact, most of the articles you see here in the newsletter were written either with one version or another of this software! Why shell out up to $800 for MS Office when these does everything it does - and then some - for a FRACTION of the price? Heck, I just installed this on my new laptop for an upcoming trip! I can tell you this - once you give this a try, you won't be going back to MS Office and their insane prices - EVER!

What do you get? 
Well, EVERYTHING! This includes an absolutely fantastic word processor, a spreadsheet program on steroids (it just stomps Excel), presentation software that makes PowerPoint all but obsolete, an incredible drawing program (think easy to use TurboCad), an advanced calculating program, and even a souped-up, high-end database! PLUS it can even create PDFs with the push of a button from most applications! WOW! To get even close to that with MS office you'd be looking at a small fortune!

Ok, so how close is this to MS Office, really? 

Well, I was editing a document with a friend and for first half-hour
he thought we were using MS Office. Finally he looked at it a little closer and said, "Hey - what program is this?" I told him about it - and how inexpensive it was - and he was blown away! He couldn't believe that you could get a program like this for less than $10!! In fact, at first he thought I was kidding around. Well, he's got a few on order for himself now! Why shell out $400 - $800 for MS Office when you can get this for a small fraction of the cost? Check it out:

 

The 2 main components are a top notch Word Processor and a Spreadsheet Program. Both look a LOT like MS Word and MS Excel - in fact, if you just open it up and ignore the title bar, you'd swear that you were using an improved version of MS Office! It's THAT good!! Oh, and like I said, this also comes with a phenomenal presentation program, drawing program, database and MORE! Let's look at the main two everyone use though - I just want to give you an idea why this program is sooo great!

The Word Processor is just fantastic! I mean,
it really has everything - a spell checker, grammar checker, thesaurus, auto text, tables, password protection, mail merge, easy font selection, auto numbering, etc. Plus, everything is very intuitive - it just seems like things are where you expect them to be and work the way you'd expect them to work. It's like the person who wrote the software actually uses the software! Here's just a taste of what you can create with the word processor:

OfficeSuite 2008

And the mail merge is incredible too!

OfficeSuite 2008

It also has a fantastic built-in HTML editor for web pages that works seamlessly with the word processor. It makes it mind-blowingly simple to create fantastic webpages in a VERY short amount of time! Like this:

OfficeSuite 2008

Oh PLUS ~ You can turn your document into a PDF file with the click of one button ~ this is a terrific feature!!

Oh, and wait till you see the Spreadsheet Program! It looks and functions just like MS Excel! Even the menus are virtually identical - everything you're used to doing in Excel can be done just as quickly here. TONS of built-in formulas, formatting, and functions at your fingertips. Create charts with just a few mouse clicks, filter data easily, send spreadsheets via e-mail, you name it, this can do it! You'll never need Excel again (or want to use it for that matter)!!


The really cool thing is that all of this is 100% MS Office Compatible. It not only opens MS Office files and MS Office 2007 (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx) but can also save in that format! That way, you don't need to have MS Office to create or save MS Office documents. Cool huh?

I tell ya what - I could go on and on about this one -
it's really one of the most - if not the most - powerful office suites I've ever had the privilege of using! I'm really excited about having it on my computer and I can't recommend this highly enough! If you need office software, you just gotta give this a try!

Oh, your cost? Glad you asked! 
Just $9.97 and US shipping is FREE! It's almost a give-away for that kind of money - especially when you think that MS Office is $400-$800!! Try it, you'll thank me later :-)

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PS - These always FLY off our shelves, and this newest version is the best ever! Make sure you run on over to the site and get yourself a copy before they sell out! It's really amazing that you can get software this powerful for just $9.97 today only - the price is headed up to $14.97 soon.

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January Wallpaper

Here's this month's free calendar wallpaper! As always, it's 100% free, so head on over and grab one!

Disagreement (Photo contest winner)

While watching the gold finches eating at our feeder two of them seemed to be disagreeing about something while another watches on.

Buffalo In A Snowstorm

This guy was making his way though one of the first snow storms of the year in Yellowstone. He didn't seem to mind the snow too much, but wasn't too thrilled about the guy with the camera!

Whitefish Falls

This was shot just last month in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The caramel colored water was a real stunner when you came around the corner. It's caused by the tannins that leach into the water from the immense cedar swamps this river drains. So, yes, it really does look like this!

It's all free, so enjoy!

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