Worldstart Computer Tips 7-21-2010



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Buck from OR asks:
There are all of these “hottest things going” right now. Okay, so I know about Social Websites and Social Networking – now here’s another one: What the heck is “Viral” marketing?

A:
In a nutshell, viral marketing is a marketing technique that spreads information by “word-of-mouth”. In business, the message is sent out to make websites and users pass the message on to other websites and users -and the message creates potential growth due to its effect and visibility. Thus, if a business gets their message out there and people like it, they’ll tell their friends, who will tell their friends, and this can end up being hugely profitable for the business. As an advertising tool you can’t get anything cheaper.

One of the very first hugely-successful viral marketing campaigns is about one of the first free Web-based e-mail services – Hotmail. Think about the product (free e-mail and other services), the way to promote it (put a small banner at the bottom of every free message that is sent out that says “free e-mail at http://www.hotmail.com"), and then think about all of the people that received this free message who then e-mailed all of the people on their network who saw the banner and signed up for the free e-mail program, and kept it going by sending the message on to yet another group of friends…

Or let’s say you want to promote your product and reading about it is the best way to get a handle on it, so you send and give out free e-books about your product.

YouTube is becoming fast becoming a great way to do viral marketing. You promote your product on a video - without being boring or coming off as a know-it-all and maybe add a little humor – and voila! The people seeing it that like it will “share” it with their friends and subscribers and you’re on your way.

You can use the “viral” premise in more than marketing.

Did you ever want to see a movie and not gone because a really good friend of yours said it stunk? No amount of money put into jazzy advertising promotions for a movie can overcome a bad word-of-mouth review.

I once got a message from a friend of a friend that forwarded a “huge virus!” warning to me. I looked it up and it was a hoax. I wrote back and gave her the link showing that it was a hoax, but by this time all of my friends and their friends and their co-workers and their relatives were all freaking out and forwarding the virus warning to all of their other friends and relatives and co-workers – this is an example of a way to go viral through e-mail (no pun intended).

On a similar note, when I was a kid there was always the occasional chain letter that I would get in the mail (with no return address) – “Pass this on to 10 friends or you will die at midnight in three days. Don’t break the chain!”. (Do they send these in the mail anymore, or just through e-mail? I digress.)

And of course the traditional rumor mill from anywhere – be it work or your personal life – is always interesting (whether it’s good or bad), and can be spread very quickly to a lot of people. Whatever the rumor is, that’s the viral message being sent out to everybody.

You get the idea. If it’s viral, it spreads. Viral marketing is an awesome “word-of-mouth” technique that can promote many things. And with good strategy and a great message, viral marketing can be very profitable, indeed.

~Lori

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MS PowerPoint 2007: If You Can Copy It Then It Can Be A Background!

Here's a cool trick for custom presentation backgrounds that really has a ton of possibilities... basically, there's a setting that allows you to take whatever is on the clipboard at the moment and turn it into a slide background.

Which means you can use any Clip Art, SmartArt, graphic or screen shot. If you can select and copy it then we can paste it from the clipboard to your background with minimal effort.

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Betty from Ohio asks:
Is there any way to put a leash on all those little notification boxes that pop up in Windows 7? They're so annoying!

A:
You know those little notification boxes that pop-up in the lower right-hand corner of your Windows 7 desktop? They tell you all sorts of stuff like if someone has just sent you an e-mail or that Windows is downloading some updates, but what if you just plain don't care?

What if you want 'em to all go away?

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Pidgin

If you haven't noticed, there are so many different instant messaging programs these days. I mean, there's AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, IRC Chat and the list goes on and on. That's all good and well, but there's one little problem: all of those IM clients do not talk to each other.

For example, if you have a friend who uses AIM, you have to have AIM as well. If you have a friend who uses MSN Messenger, you need to have MSN Messenger too. And so on and so forth. Doesn't that just seem a little ridiculous to you?

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Sew Your Own Clothes

Do you love to sew? Would you like to learn how to make your own clothes? Then you’ve come to the right web page! This site is devoted to helping you learn to make your own clothes.

It has fantastic advice about how to get started, what you should try making first, and they even provide information on each article of clothing.

You’ll learn how to make: Skirts, Dresses, Shorts, Pants, Vests, Tops, Pajamas, Jackets & Coats, Ponchos and Capes, House Robes, and more! You’ll even learn how to sew different types of fabric, read patterns, and how to use the foot pedal of your machine!

I love that they include accessories, baby clothes, hats, and purses as well! Be sure to check out the advanced sewing techniques once you’ve mastered the basics so that you can grow as a seamstress.

Be sure to check out the Sewing Tips section, you can find the link to it on the left side menu. It includes hand sewing, machine sewing, and pattern making/reading tips. I think it’s a must read if you’re going to attempt to sew.

This is a great site for anyone who wants to try their hand at sewing. Check it out today!

http://www.lovetosew.com/sewingclothes.htm

~Amanda

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Last Chance!! Uh-Oh! Looks like today is gonna be the last chance to get your hands on Laplink PCmover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant!! Run to the site and get yours today - because they won't be available tomorrow!!

Oh The Horror!

Microsoft Leaves XP & Vista Users Out In The Cold!

XP Users Can't Upgrade To Windows 7!

Even Most Vista Users Can't Do A Direct Upgrade!

Sure, You Can Use The "Upgrade" Disk But...

You'll Kiss Your Programs Goodbye -

Yikes! - And Your Files Are "Relocated"!

We Have A Solution - And It ROCKS!

Upgrade To Win 7 - And KEEP Your Programs And Files!

You'd Have To Be Crazier Than An Outhouse Rat To Miss This Deal!

Well, this is disturbing...

OK, you would LOVE to upgrade your XP computer (or Vista) to Windows 7 - After all, Win 7 is much more secure, easier to use, and is without question the best version of Windows ever. Heck, it's had record-breaking sales with 150 MILLION copies sold - that's seven copies a SECOND since its release!

Only one problem - if you're running Windows XP, you can't really upgrade to Windows 7. (And Vista users even have issues - see the site for a chart)

Sure, you can buy an "upgrade" disk, but none of your files or programs will make it to Windows 7. It's a new install, not a true upgrade - you know, the kind where you keep everything.

Kind of a "you can't get there from here" deal.

OK, you technically get to keep your files - but that doesn't even work right!

See, once you're upgraded, your files aren't where you'd expect them to be! You look under My Documents, but - hey - it's empty!

Instead, the Win7 installer dumped them in a folder called "windows.old" in the root directory of your boot drive - yeah, good luck finding what you're looking for! Oh, and then it's up to you to restore them to where they belong.

Then there's your software - Think all those program you rely on every day are going to survive the upgrade?

HA! Sorry, they're toast.

You'll have to reinstall each and every program - hope you still have all the CDs and download files (I know I don't).

Just think - hours and hours of rifling through boxes and drawers hunting for CDs, searching for registration codes, downloading updates, negotiating with publishers that you really DID buy their product - yeah, sounds like a real blast...

Should only take you a few weeks to get things back to normal. If you can.

Oh, and forget any ideas of just copying the folders your software is in to the new operating system - that never works - too many support files are scattered around Windows. In fact, nine times out of ten the program won't even run. And the tenth program runs, but doesn't work right.

Hmm... Maybe this upgrade thing wasn't such a hot idea after all...

Laplink To The Rescue!

They have an amazing program called PCMover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant and it's going to save your day (and your sanity)! This incredible software does what Microsoft refuses to - and it's made SPECIFICALLY for moving from XP or Vista to Windows 7!

It allows you to upgrade to Windows 7...

AND keep your FILES and SOFTWARE intact and where you'd expect to find them!

How cool is that?????

And it's SOOOOOOO easy!

Let's say you purchased your copy of Windows 7 Upgrade and you're ready to take the plunge. It's a quick 3 step process:

1. Simply insert the Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant disk and follow a few steps on the easy to use wizard.

2. Next, pop your new Windows 7 CD in when prompted and install.

3. Once Windows 7 is ready to go, pop your Upgrade Assistant CD back in, and restore your software and files!

It's that easy!

We tested this, and let me tell ya - it just plain WORKS!

It's so easy...

After the first couple screens, it will ask you about the files you want to migrate - you just uncheck anything you don't want! If there's stuff you don't need anymore, just uncheck it. If it missed something (say, a file you keep in a weird folder someplace), you can manually add it!

Another screen or two brings you to software. You'll get a list of software you can migrate over - and what's really cool is that YOU get to pick and choose which programs follow you over to Windows 7! So, if there's a few you never use anymore, just leave 'em unchecked! It's like a clean-up and move all at once!

From there, it backs up your files and data, you install Windows 7, then reinsert your PCMover Upgrade Assistant CD and restore ALL your stuff! Files will be where you expect to find them and your software will survive the trip too - all ready for your next command!

You'll be rockin' Windows 7 - and have all your stuff too!

Instead of days or even weeks, you'll be good to go in an hour or so!

Hey, you've got to have better things to do with your time than relocating files, installing software, and tracking down old serial numbers, right? Grab this and make your transition to Windows 7 the easy way!

Now for the deal - We talked with the publisher and they made us a special, one time deal on this. Now, this retails for $29.99 and for what it does, I'd think no one in their right mind would pass for that kind of money...

BUT... Our deal is BETTER.

Way better!

We're talking just $12.97 and US shipping is FREE! OK, it's now officially INSANE not to grab this if you are planning to upgrade your Windows XP computer to a Windows 7 computer! We're talking the current version of a $30 program for lunch money! We've never had software like this for this low of a price!

I KNOW the time this is going to save you is worth WAY more than $12.97! Grab this today - before the price goes up!

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