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Worldstart Computer Tips 9-6-2010

Quick Tips

Multi-Tab Start Up for Internet Explorer

I don’t know about you, but I have a routine when it comes to browsing the Internet. I go to the same sites every day to check out news, stocks, comics and blogs; leaving all the extra curricular stuff for after I’ve checked my usual stable of sites.

So that’s why this Internet Explorer 8 trick appeals to me. Today we’re going to learn how to make it so when you start IE 8 all of your daily sites come up in their own tabs!

Open Internet Explorer 8 and click Tools>Internet Options.

Make sure the General tab is selected and under Home Page type in the addresses of the sites you want to open up when you start IE.

Like this:



Now click OK and restart Internet Explorer.



Voila!

~Andrew

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Announcements

Labor Day Celebration!!

Every Shipped Order* Gets A Freebie...

AND You Get To Pick Your Your Freebie!!!

CD & DVD Opener - 3 LED Flashlight - Multi-Function Pocket Knife

What Freebie Will You Choose?

Don't Miss Out!

Ok, so here it is... we have found an incredible and ingenious way to make your Labor Day Weekend EVEN BETTER!! Yup, today WorldStart is kicking off this Labor Day Weekend!! We wanted to let you be in the driver's seat while celebrating the last holiday of the Summer...by picking your freebie!! Yup - we're letting you decided which freebie you're getting with your shipped order*.

It's super easy too pick your freebie too...during the checkout process, it will give you the option to choose between: an always handy CD/DVD Opener w/ Keychain, a blindin' bright 3 LED Flashlight or a durable Stainless Steel Multi-Function Pocket Knife!!

Man-oh-man, have we ever got a ton of incredible deals for you today below too!! Can't find something that you like below, no need to fret, we've got a TON of categories jam packed with incredible deals in our NEW online store for you to check out!! I just know you'll find something you absolutely can't live without!! Check 'em out below!!

Get your blindin' bright 3 LED Flashlight or always handy CD/DVD Opener w/ Keychain or durable Stainless Steel Multi-Function Pocket Knife with every shipped order* - TODAY ONLY - (09-06-2010)!!

I know you'll find something that you just can't live without below! Be sure to check out all of our categories!!

On Sale - New Products - Featured Products

Cool Gadgets
Adapters - Automotive - Calculators - Cameras and Imaging - Clocks - Flashlights - Home - Lamps and Lights - Magnifier - Miscellaneous - Power Inverter - Sound and Audio - Surge Protectors - Tools

Software
Business and Office - Children - Computer Security - Computer Utilities - Cooking - Educational - Envelopes and Labels - Family Tree - Fitness - Games - Graphics and Imaging - Home and Garden - Maps - Miscellaneous - Music - Reference Software - Religion - Screensaver - Voice Recognition

PC Hardware
Cables - Cameras and Imaging - Drives and Enclosures - DVD & Floppy Drives - Flash Drives - Keyboards - Memory Card Readers - Memory Cards - Mice - Miscellaneous - Networking - Notebook Accessories - Sound and Audio - USB Hubs - Wireless Networking

Music and DVDs
Audio CDs - DVDs

Console Games
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Playstation 3
Xbox 360

We've got over 2000 products for you wet your appetite!! Now that's incredible!! Don't forget that with any shipped order* - TODAY ONLY (09-06-2010) YOU get to PICK YOUR FREEBIE!!


"This Is The Most Handy & Clever Idea EVER!!"

Make Sure You Never Miss Another Great Picture Again!!

Digital Camera Fits On Your Keychain To Take Wherever You Go!!

Also Doubles As A Web Cam & Video Recorder!!

Holds Up To 81 Photos!!!

Just Wait Till You See The Price!!

LIMITED QUANTITY!!! Only 53 Available!!!

How many times have you uttered the phrase, "Man, I wish I had my camera!"? It always seems that the best picture perfect moments happen when you don't have your camera on you. Just like last summer when I took the family to Walt Disney World. We're in Magic Kingdom, my wife had the kids AND the camera all the way across the park, and you'll never believe what happened...right there in plain site...Mickey Mouse was CHOKING Donald Duck!!Talk about a picture perfect moment! Heck, a short video would have been EVEN better!

With this Magnavox Mini Camera,
you'll never have to say, "Man, I wish I had my camera!!" - EVER AGAIN!! You're gonna absolutely love the convenience of having this camera with you wherever you go! It's sleek design looks great on any keychain. Don't want to put it on your key chain?

It's super-compact size lets you put it your pocket - without that uncomfortable pocket bulge!

You'd think with such a tini-tiny camera that the memory would only hold just a few pictures, am I right?

This bad boy can store up to 81 photos AND there is NO MEMORY CARD REQUIRED!!!  

Oh! And It Gets Even Better...

PLUS - This little guy can also be used as a Web Cam for chatting!

Just simply connect the USB cord, that's included, to your computer and camera and you're ready to go!! Quick and easy set-up is always sweet!!!

And it just keeps getting better....

Your Mini Camera EVEN comes with the battery !!

Seriously, I don't think you could ask for any more! This Mini Camera comes with all you need to get started taking pictures at a moments notice!

Who ever thought that a camera the size of a credit card could do so much?!?!

SNAP to it (yes, that pun was intended) and get yours today for only $12.97! US Shipping is FREE!!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/6024

PS - The price is headed up to $16.97 tonight at 11:59pm, CST if there are any left - so be sure to grab yours NOW!

**Don't forget!! Order with every shipped order* today, you get to pick your freebie!


***NEWSFLASH! This Just In...***

Even More Incredible Deals!!

We couldn't jam all our sale items in the newsletter today - so you'll want to be sure to head on over to our Today's Big Deals page to check out even more amazing deals! Just a reminder - that today, with any shipped order*, you get to pick your FREEBIE!!


The Fastest Wireless Ever - Nearly 6X As Fast As Your Current Connection!

The Most Secure Wireless Ever!
Encore 300Mbps 802.11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter
The Next Generation Of Wireless Network Adapters!

Works With ANY Wireless Network!

Stop Living In The Past - It's Time To Take It Up A Notch!

Rock Bottom Price!!! Just $15.97 - Today ONLY!!

I've been waiting and watching for it and it finally happened! We just got an AMAZING deal on some 802.11n Wireless Adapters!

What's the difference between this and the b/g adapters? 
Why is 802.11n sooooo incredibly cool? 

Speed baby. Speed. (OK, and security too)

In the bad old days (like last month), if you had an 802.11g adapter, you'd be stuck cruising along at 54Mbps -
this does an amazing 300Mbps! You don't even need to know that Mbps mean Mega Bits Per Second to see it's nearly 6x faster!

Bottom line - if you get on an "n" network, you're gonna go jaw-droppingly FAST with this thing! Plus, it's completely compatible with all the older 802.11 b/g networks so no matter what you want to get wireless, you'll be covered.

Oh, and consider this - the "n" version of wireless networking is getting more and more popular.
If you end up someplace in the next 6 months that only has and 802.11n network, and the best you have is a b/g network - you ain't getting on my friend! Make sure you upgrade today - more speed and more compatibility! You don't want to have to fork out $100 for an adapter because you need one in an emergency!

Plus it's really secure - it complies with all the latest alphabet soup standards and is backward compatible with the old ones - 64/128 Bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 - you're covered!

How's it work? 
Just pop it into your USB port (1.x or 2.0) and install the driver! That's it - you can be up and running in MINUTES!

Receives power from the USB port - no additional power plug or cable required
Compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 hardware
Backwards compatible with 802.11b/g equipment
Delivers robust 802.11n wireless networking
Supports data rates of up to 300 Mbps! WOW!!
Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 wireless data encryption

If you want the best wireless networking money can buy - this is it! Connect it to an "n" network and be prepared to be floored! You'll be amazed at just how fast a wireless network can be! 

Your price for all this crazy speed? We're talking just $15.97 and US Shipping is FREE! Can't go wrong - works with everything and REALLY works fast on an 802.11n network (the network everyone will probably be running within a year)! Check it out!

http://store.worldstart.com/product/6295


PS - This is an outstanding deal, but it's not gonna last! We can't guarantee the availability past today (and we may not even have enough available to today)! Better hurry or you'll miss out in the wireless deal of the century!!

**Warning! The price is headed up to $24.97 tonight at 11:59pm, CST!**

**Don't forget!! Order with every shipped order* today, you get to pick your freebie

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Computers 101

Burt from Montana asks:
How do I know if I have Service Pack 3 on my Windows XP computer?

A:
It's easy, burt. Just right-click "My Computer" and choose "Properties". In the System Properties box look under "System".



If you see "Service Pack 3" listed there, then it is installed

~David

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MS Office

MS Word 2010: A New Text Formatting Button

I happened to be working in Word 2010 the other day and happened upon a new button in the Font group of the Home tab in the Ribbon.



It’s called the Text Effects button. Learn all about it over at Worldstart today!

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Tip of the Day

What The Heck Is In My Computer? - Part 1 - Motherboard

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So, what exactly IS your computer motherboard (or mainboard, if the parental reference bothers you)?

Your motherboard is the main circuit board inside your PC that everything plugs into. Think of it like a central hub, pipeline, or nervous system that sends data between the components. It contains a chipset that provides the "logic" to keep all the component parts talking to each other and the main processor.

Check out Worldstart to learn more about the motherboard!

~Steve

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Worldstart Blog!

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Amanda's Coolsite

Roller Coaster History

Summer is a time for riding roller coasters, visiting theme parks, and even checking out the local county fair. I think growing up near Cedar Point has given me a definite interest in roller coasters and this summer I got to wondering, when did people start riding roller coasters?

So I found this site about Roller Coaster History! I suggest you start with the section The Beginning. You’ll learn all about how slides would be transformed into the idea of the roller coaster. Then you can learn about the coasters development from the 1900’s to modern day coasters.

On the right side you’ll find featured articles on roller coaster designers like – Harry G. Traver, Walt Disney, and more! You can also find a roller coaster timeline link there too! It was interesting to see that Cedar Point was on the time line several times. The time line starts in the 1400’s and is updated up to 2005.

If you like roller coasters you’re going to love learning about how they came to be!

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/

~Amanda

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The Most Exciting Offer In Our HISTORY!!

STOP - Never Spend Another Dime On Software!

Our Amazing New Report Spills The BEANS...

Incredible - The 58 BEST Freeware Programs - Ever!

Whoa! Commercial Software Publishers Don't Want You To See This!

Why Spend An Estimated $4,132 On The Retail Equivalents?

Find Out How To Get This Exclusive Special Report Now!

I'm so excited! - WAIT, that's not even CLOSE - I'm WAY past excited!

(And you will be too!)

We JUST finished TWO MONTHS of painstaking work on one of our most amazing projects YET! We've uncovered the absolute BEST of the BEST freeware programs and put them ALL together in a jaw-droppin' Special Report you just gotta see!

It's WorldStart's Ultimate Freeware Special Report and it's gonna leave you wondering how the heck you've ever gotten along without it!

In fact, it's the most useful piece of information we've ever put together. Period.

Just wait till you see what we have in store for you - THIS covers just about every category of software known to man! You may NEVER spend another dime on retail software! We're talking photo editing, video, audio, office suites, internet security, backup software, computer optimization, cleanup, CD burning, web browsers, e-mail clients, web editing, social networking, spyware removal, anti-virus, fun stuff, and MORE!

Something for everyone is an understatement - we're talking 58 amazing - and free - programs in all!

What's that you say - freeware sucks? Ahh, maybe the stuff you've tried in the past, but not the stuff in this incredible special report! (Why do you think it took us 2 months?)

You're not just looking at 58 so-so, mediocre, wishy-washy programs here- you're looking at possibly the BEST 58 freeware programs ever coded!

You'll catch yourself saying, "WOW - THIS was FREE?!?" at every download!

In fact, many of these programs easily OUTPERFORM their commercial counterparts - or offer features you simply can't find anywhere else - for any price! I can tell you putting this together was a real eye-opener for us - it's absolutely MIND-BLOWING how INCREDIBLE this stuff is! You'll be shocked at what you can get for free!

This is some of the absolute finest software ever to grace a computer screen!

Not sure if this is for you? Let's play the "Why Pay" game!

Do you need...Why pay?Instead...
A high-end image editing program like Photoshop?$600See page 6
An Internet Security Suite?$70See page 52
A web site / page editor?$400See page 48
A rock solid firewall?$40See page 59
A CD burning program?$50See page 34
A Windows speed-up and optimization program?$60See page 28
An Office Suite like MS Office?$150See page 17
A good anti-virus program?$50See page 55
An astronomy program?$40See page 65
A hard drive junk removal program?$30See page 27
An easy to use image editing program like PS Elements$150See page 7
A program that makes PDFs like Acrobat?$300See page 23
A deleted file recovery program?$50See page 30
An easy to use backup program?$50See page 31
An FTP program to transfer files to the web?$40See page 49
A screen recording program?$300See page 12
A secure file deletion program?$30See page 61
An imaging program to make an exact copy of your HD?$80See page 32
Do you need everything you see above?
$2490See The Report!

And keep in mind that the above chart is FAR from a complete picture of everything that's included in this bean-spillin' special report! In total, there are 58 incredible freeware titles included - and I've only listed 18 above!

Can you imagine what else must be waiting for you?

The software in this report represents one heck of a truckload - so I can't go over EVERYTHING - but it's easy to see that finding one - JUST ONE - program you can use makes this totally worth having! Frankly, I'd be surprised if you didn't discover a dozen programs you want!

Oh, and we've broken it all down and estimated that if you purchased the commercial counterparts for every program listed, you'd blow a bank-breakin' wallet-staggering $4,132!

That's insane! For a complete breakdown by category, check out this chart:

Software CategoryEst. Savings
Photo, Video, and Audio
$1539
Productivity Software
$720
Utilities & Windows Optimization
$428
Internet and E-mail
$645
Security Software
$460
Just For Fun
$340
Grand Total
$4132

(For a line-by-line breakdown, see the site)

You won't BELIEVE what you can get for FREE if you know where to LOOK - and this amazing report has direct links to all of it!

The report itself is an easy read and includes a screen shot and description of each and every item listed! Makes it easy for you to browse though the report and decide which programs are right for you. We found the best of the best - now you get to cherry pick the stuff you need - without ever opening your wallet!

I predict a lot of "How'd I live without that?" moments in your very near future!

So, how do you get your hands on this amazing report? It's easy - become a Premium Member for 12 measly bucks! This special report is exclusive to our Premium Members (so if you're already a premium member, head on over to the site, log into the members area, and download your copy now!)

YIKES! If you're NOT a premium member, now's the time!

I mean, think about it - just this ONE report ALONE is well worth the $12 membership!

If it saves you from buying a piece of commercial software JUST ONCE your membership has more than paid for itself! Frankly, at this point you'd have to be crazier than an outhouse rat not to get a membership! Remember, this single report could save you an estimated $4,132 in software purchases!

Of course, when you sign up for your premium membership, you can also download our mind-blowing Ultimate Shortcut List Special Report - Ohhhhhh, just wait till you get your fingertips heapin' helpin' of 230 amazing shortcuts! Keyboarding bliss I tell ya!

Naturally, having a premium membership is for far more than just a few mind-blowing special reports - you also can switch your subscription to the ad-free, full length version of Computer Tips and Just For Grins! Just think - our killer newsletters without the huge ads - AND - Computer Tips subscribers get every tip in its entirety (you don't have to click to the website to see it)!

Now that's awesome!

Oh, and did I mention having a premium membership also guarantees you the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE in our online store? No one - not even if they have a coupon - can get a better price than YOU! Average savings is a whoppin' 15% - Talk about paying for itself!

And you get ALL of this for just $12 a year (and the downloads are yours to keep no matter what)!

What's that you say?

"OK, hold on a just sec - so for 12 bucks - basically lunch money - I get WorldStart's Ultimate Freeware Special Report, WorldStart's Ultimate Shortcut List, a year of Ad-Free newsletters, a year of complete, full length articles in Computer Tips, AND an average of 15% off everything I order in the WorldStart online store!?!?!?"

You got it! And there's more to come - this isn't the last special report - not by a long shot!

How cool is that? When we started our Premium Memberships, we said it was the best $12 you'll ever spend - and we meant it!

So, sign up today, grab the 68 page Ultimate Freeware Special Report and start enjoying all those member benefits!

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PS - Warning - The $12 price for membership price is NOT going to stay that low forever - get in while it's still cheap! We'll even lock-in your $12-a-year rate for NEXT year's renewal if you sign up today (or if you're already a member)! WOW!


***NEWSFLASH!***

Even More Incredible Deals!!

We couldn't jam all our sale items in the newsletter today - so you'll want to be sure to head on over to our Today's Big Deals page to check out even more amazing deals! Don't forget - today, with any shipped order*, you get to pick your FREEBIE!!

*Freebies only apply to all shipped orders. Shipped orders do not include digital purchases, ie. Premium Membership purchase, digital downloads, etc. Freebies can only be included with products that are mailed, if no product is physically shipped, you will not get a freebie.



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