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Worldstart Computer Tips 9-2-2010

Quick Tips

Disable AutoScroll in Mozilla Firefox

So, you’re clicking around, trying to find the end of the Internet, when you accidentally click your middle mouse button and this pops up:



This means AutoScroll has been enabled and all you have to do now is move your mouse around to browse the page. I’ve never been a big fan of it, though, so I went hunting around for how to turn it off.

Here’s how:

In Firefox, go to Tools>Options. Make sure the Advanced icon is selected and that you’re on the General Tab.

Under the Browsing header, un-check Use autoscrolling. That’s all there is to it!



If you ever want to turn it back on again, just follow the steps above and re-check Use autoscrolling.

~Andrew

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Announcements

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WOW!! This is SOOOO exciting! We just found your computer's new BEST FRIEND!! You are absolutely gonna LOVE this - It's the BAFO File Transfer Cable and it's totally gonna change your computing world - FOREVER! It's the ONE accessory EVERY computer user positively MUST-HAVE!!

See, we've heard about you and it's no secret - You need to get files from one computer to another! Only problem is getting the files from one place to another can be as frustrating as riding your bike across the Grand Canyon!

I mean, don't you just hate it when...

6 You get a brand new machine and your photos, music, and documents are all trapped on your old computer
5 You have a desktop and a laptop but sharing files between them is a complete nightmare
4 You and a friend want to swap files, but there just isn't an easy way
3 You have more than one computer in the house, and you'd like to get files from one to the other

Bottom line - You're gonna need to get files from one computer to another sooner or later!

Sure there's lots of ways to do it - and they all fall under "hard and miserable"! You could spend your afternoon burning CDs, emailing the files to yourself (please tell me you don't do that), or grabbing an Ethernet cable and networking the computers together.

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Yeah, that didn't sound very good to me either. Come ON! Your time is WAY more valuable than that!! Right?

Join us here in this decade doin' it the EASY WAY...

Grab the amazing BAFO File Transfer Cable! It effortlessly networks your two computers together with just a cable - all automatic!

I looked up the word "easy" in the dictionary and I think I saw a picture of the BAFO File Transfer Cable!

How's it work?

Simple! Just plug one end into each computer's USB port - you're over half way done! That's right - if you can use a USB plug - YOU'RE already an expert! EASY!

Oh, and you'll absolutely love this - once you plug in, a friendly "Windows Explorer" style window automatically pops open so you can quickly drag and drop your files from one computer to another! That's really it! So easy it ought to be illegal!

YESSSSS!! This is works back and forth with everything from Win 98 right up to Windows 7 - talk about great compatibility!!!

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Now, please note that these are USB 1.1, but no worries - this baby will get the job done! If you have just a handful of files you want transfered, this will take no time at all. If you have some larger files, you can just start the transfer and go grab a cup of coffee or lunch and all your files should be transfered when you return.

Without a DOUBT - this is the one accessory NO computer user should be without! Just imagine - next time you need to transfer documents, loads of photos, tons of music - it can all be done with this little cable! Oh, and you are in for a real TREAT when you upgrade to your next computer! You know ALL those files you need to get from one machine to another? Yup, use this cable, sit back, and relax! It's done baby!!

You and I BOTH know you've gotta be crazier than an outhouse rat to sit there trying to copy all your data to CDs or flash drives - or worse - trying to network two computers together just to get your data moved!

If you're ever, in your life, going to buy another computer YOU need this!! Heck, if you're ever going to transfer a batch of files from one computer to another you need this!

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PLUS...

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What!?!!

A Flashlight That Doesn't Use Batteries?!?!

Never Replace A Bulb Either!?!

Squeeze Light

This Durable Flashlight Is Gonna Save You Big Bucks!!

This Is The Last Flashlight You'll Ever Need To Buy!!

Read On...

Think about it...when do we typically use flashlights? Emergency situations. Usually you never know when you're gonna need use your flashlight next.

So what ALWAYS seems to happen? We store 'em away until we need 'em! Think about it, how many times have you went to get your flashlight, turned it on - and NOTHING?!?!

What's even worse is when you haven't used it in SO LONG that the batteries have leaked and ruined the flashlight!

What if I told you that there was a flashlight that didn't require batteries??

Well, I found just that - An LED Squeeze Flashlight THAT DOESN'T NEED BATTERIES!!

How it works is simple:

When you need light, just unlock the handle, give it a couple of squeezes and voila...you've got light from 3 blindin' bright LED bulbs!! Yowza!

The 3 bright LEDs will stay lit for hours!

This uses a squeezable hand charger...no batteries are required! No more paying for replacement batteries or extra batteries that just sit around and go bad. Just think about how many batteries have we all thrown away cuz they just went past the expiration date?

Since this Squeeze Light uses LED bulbs, that means they're bright...waaaay brighter than an old incandescent bulb flashlight! Plus, they last for an incredibly long time...much longer than the standard bulbs!

So you'll save money (and aggravation) by not having to replace bulbs or batteries!

This is an absolute must-have for cars, boats, offices...and it's small enough to keep in the glove box or purse.

Just think...these are environmentally friendly and inexpensive!

We've got these on special so you can pick up a few of these and keep 'em where you need 'em. Grab these right now for just $7.97 and U.S. Shipping is FREE!!!

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PS - Keep one in each car and even in a couple of rooms in the house! At this price they're cheaper than buying batteries!

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Computers 101

Sandy in FL asks:

How do I delete stuff off my Flash Drive?

Thanks for the great question Sandy!

It is very common to have a flash drive sitting around, whether it be in your house or even on a key chain. They are great to hold your pictures, files, or music, but it doesn’t take long to fill them up. Thankfully, it is easy to get files on a flash drive and just as easy to get them off. Read on to learn how you can give your flash drive some space.

The first thing you need to do is connect your flash drive to your computer by inserting it into a USB port. In a few seconds, your computer should recognize the flash drive. If the flash drive does not automatically open, click on Start and Computer and look for the flash drive under Devices with Removable Storage.



Click on the drive and a window will open showing the folders and files that are on the flash drive. To delete an individual file simply right-click on it and select Delete. Once you have done this, a window will pop up asking Are you sure you wish to delete this item(s)? Click Yes.

If you want to delete all the files on the flash drive, hold down the Ctrl key and press A on the keyboard to highlight every file and folder. Right click on any one of them and select Delete.

If you want to delete certain folders and files, hold down the Ctrl key and click on each file/folder you want to delete to select them. When you are finished right click on any one of them and select Delete.

If you want to save the files onto your computer you can open a second Computer window and drag and drop files from your flash drive into a folder on the second Computer. To do this, click Start and Computer. Click the C: drive. Keep this window open and click on the second window that shows your flash drive files. Now you can drag the files from your flash drive into any place on your hard drive in the second window.

You can also format your flash drive and completely erase everything on it. To do this right click on the drive and select Format.



When you are finished deleting the files off your flash drive find the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray in the bottom right hand corner (by the clock). This icon will have a left facing green arrow on it. Double click on the icon and a window will open showing your flash drive. Click on it once to highlight it, click the Stop button, and wait for the message Safe to Remove Hardware. You can now safely remove your flash drive from the USB port. If you do not do this before you disconnect your flash drive, you can corrupt your files.

~Rita Wood

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MS Office

OpenOffice Calc: Titles Belong in the Center of the Table!

I see this all the time at school – students are forever giving me tables set up in spreadsheets where the table title is either left justified over the table columns or placed haphazardly “sort-of” in the center of the table. They just love to try to center titles by using a bunch of spaces or by putting the title in a cell that's as close as they could get.

Either way it just looks wrong to me – especially when centering information over several columns is so very simple to do!

If this is you then you're going to love this trick. Jump over to Worldstart to check it out!

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~ April


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Tip of the Day


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File Check Boxes in Windows 7


When you're selecting a bunch of files in Windows 7, what's your method? Do you drag a box around them and hope you don't ensnare anything extra? Do you hold Ctrl and click file after file?

Or do you just use check boxes?

How do I get those, you ask? Well, Follow me!

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~Andrew


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Today's Feature

Circle Dock

Circle dock is an open source (free) program that allows you to that customize your files into a dock—a circle dock. Like rocket dock, circle dock gives computer users ease of access to their files and programs. However, circle dock is a bit more advanced than rocket dock, because the designs and the main functions of the programs require more tweaking. The following shows you how to install and use circle dock.

It's a really useful program! Check it out here!

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Amanda's Coolsite

TVneto

Would you like to watch live TV from your computer? I must admit, I don’t need to since I have access to a television, but if I had a laptop and wasn’t home it would be an awesome option. Did I mention that you can do it for free?

What you do is download the bar – either by clicking the girl talking or the Get Started button. It should auto install, and then you can watch TV from the bar by choosing a show.

The bar has the following options: TV&Video, Hot Shows, Radio, and Tools. TV & Video lets you select local stations, Hot Shows will show you a listing of popular TV shows, the Radio lets you play music through your browser, and Tools lets you manage all sorts of things!

If you run into any problems they have a comprehensive Help section, and if you absolutely don’t like the bar you can remove it anytime. The downloader comes with and uninstaller already packaged into it.

Check it out and give it a try today!

http://tvneto.com/download/

~Amanda

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I'm actually using the word processor to write this review...and all I can say is WOW!! It's absolutely incredible!! It's like Word, but better!! While just playing around with it I realized how powerful this program really is. It's awesome to use for letters, faxes, resumes, papers...but you can even use it to write a complete book ( it can easily create and index for you)! You can even add diagrams and spreadsheets too!! You can save your documents in any file format too (.doc, .docx, .pdf). Oh...I almost forgot to mention how easy it is to create labels and mailings with this word processor too!!

The spreadsheet creator is absolutely mind blowing!! It makes creating spreadsheets painless and effortless!! It feels just like Excel - yet easily lets you create tables, forms, queries and reports in just a snap!! Don't forget - this is 100% compatible with Excel...you can save your files as both .xls and .xlsx!!

You're gonna absolutely love to put together slideshow presentations with the presentation software - it makes is easy to 3D clip art, special effects , and animation to any presentation!! You'll be able to easily save any presentation in a "PowerPoint" format too! Even more awesome is that you can create a FLASH version of your presentations. Flash files are animated files that are easily transported between two computers!! Talk about cool!!

The drawing program that comes with this is second to none!! You'll be able to quickly create a complex sketch or get more in-depth and create a complex plan. Either way...this program makes your ideas easily become a creation!! You can even easily import all types of graphics of nearly any format too (.bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .png, .tiff, .wmf).

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