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Worldstart Computer Tips 9-7-2010

Quick Tips

Change Windows 7 User Account Picture

Here's a quick tip on how to change your user account picture in Windows 7.

Simply go to Start>Control Panel and click "User Accounts and Family Safety". From here, you'll want to click "Change Your Account Picture". It looks like this:

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You'll be presented with a grid of different pictures to choose from. If you like one, all you have to do is highlight it and click the "Change Picture" button. However, most people will want to import a picture from their hard drive, so if this is the case, click "Browse for more pictures..." at the bottom. Now all you have to do is browse to a folder with a picture you like and double-click it.

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You are now personalized!

~Andrew


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Announcements

Labor Day Weekend 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?

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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!!

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Audio CDs - DVDs

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Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Playstation 3
Xbox 360

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2 For Tuesday - Buy One, Get One FREE!!!

Quit Messin' Around With Those Teeny Tiny Precision Screwdrivers!

Now These Are Some Handles That You Can Really Grip On To!

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It absolutely amazes me how often I need a small precision screwdriver! Now it seems like just about everything has these teeny tiny little screws! Just look at battery covers! Heck, just about every battery cover in the world now requires you to own a itsy-bitsy tiny little screwdriver set in order to get into it! Ever run into that? Heck, how could you not?

Nothing more frustrating than not having the right screwdriver for the job!

And what's worse is that most precision screwdrivers have those really skinny handles that you can't even grip! Just trying to get a screw loose is just a challenge itself!

Just take a look at the size of the handles! They are made to fit comfortably in any hand.

The rubber grips make each precision screwdriver easy to hold on to and tighten and loosen any small little screw!

Be sure to grab one to keep in your toolbox, one for the kitchen junk drawer, one for your desk, and heck, I'd even put one in the car or your purse - they're great for tightening up eye glasses too! You never know when you're gonna need one, and truth is, it's an amazing hassle when you DON'T have the right screwdriver for the job!

Nothing more frustrating than driving around from store to store hunting for a screwdriver because you need to change batteries in something! That's crazy!

Your cost for this life-saver of a screwdriver? Just $8.97 and US shipping is FREE! For that kind of money, it just isn't worth NOT having a couple laying around!!

PLUS - today these are BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!! - So you're getting 2 for just $8.97! WOW!!

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Warning - Price goes to $16.97 tonight at 11:59pm, CST!!

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2 For Tuesday - Buy One, Get One FREE!!!

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Sick of unplugging your hardware just to use a the USB Port? Even more sick of having to crawl around to the back of your computer to find the free USB port? Well, have I got the cure to all of these hardware sicknesses! This 4 USB 2.0 Hub!!!

This hub is really amazing! It provides 4 hi-speed (2.0) USB Ports in a small compact size! Honest, this hub takes up almost zero space. It will free up so much room on your desktop! This guy is so small, that it could easily fit in your pocket!!! Really! You can take it anywhere, making it ideal for both notebook or desktop computers!!!

If you are worried about having too many things plugged into USB ports at one time, Don't BE! This USB Hub has over current protection! I love this feature!!! I know I have a massive amount of things plugged into my USB ports- my mouse, key board, printer, digital camera, iPod, and about 2 flash drives. The Over current protection makes me feel extremely safe when dealing with all that expensive hardware!

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PS: I love this hub!!! And I am sure you will too! Order one today - before the price heads back up to $34.97 at midnight tonight, CST!!

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Computers 101

Winston from Canada asks:
I lost my icon in bottom right hand corner that shows I'm connected to the Internet. How do I get it back?

A:
Good question, Winston!

Sometimes your Internet connectivity icon (located in the bottom right hand corner of your screen) can seem to disappear as if by magic. This is annoying when you want to find out information about your Internet connection like speed, packets sent and received or even just which provider you are connected too.

It’s solved quite simply, though. It’s different depending on which version of Windows you are currently running.

Windows XP:

- Click Start icon
- Scroll up to Settings
- Then click on Control Panel
- When the screen has loaded, click on the Globe icon called Network Connections

Now this part might be a little tricky if you use several Internet providers, but should not be a problem for most users.

- Right click on your preferred network then click Properties (It will be the one which has “Connected” status)
- When the new screen loads, make sure you are in the General tab.
- At the bottom, make sure the box is ticked which says “Show icon in notification area when connected”. While you are here, you can also choose to get your computer to start or stop informing you about limited Internet connectivity by ticking the other box.
- Click OK and the icon should now appear.

Windows Vista/7:

If you are using Windows Vista or 7, then it is a completely different set of instructions, but just as simple.

- Click the right mouse button on the Windows task-bar
- Click Properties
- Change the tab over to Notification area
- Now, you have several options here. You can choose to show or hide Clock, Volume, Network and
Power by ticking or removing the tick from the boxes. (Note: Windows 7 has drop-down boxes)
- Put a tick in the Network box and make any other changes you wish
- Whilst here, you may also want to change the option where icons are removed from the task-bar if they are not clicked often. This should not be a problem if you click the Internet icon regularly though but is worth consideration.
- Click Apply
- Click OK and the icon should now appear

Also...

Just because the Internet Icon has disappeared does not necessarily mean the Internet is not connected. I always find it easier to open a Web Browser, search something and see if it loads to check connection. If you were looking to check connection speed then there are plenty of free tests available online with a Google search for “Free Internet Speed Test”.

Your computer also might be set up with a setting that hides icons that are inactive. This is helpful if you have a lot of icons at once but can be an annoyance when you are trying to find one. This is easily solved by right clicking the task-bar, going to properties and looking for a ticked box which says something along the lines of “Hide Inactive Icons” and removing the tick.

If none of the above techniques work there are a few things you can do. If you have the settings of your system saved then you can revert back to those. This is likely for those of you with programs like Norton Anti-virus. Also, as a very last resort, you can save your files to an external hard-drive and reinstall your Windows system as the original settings include the icon on the task-bar.

Hope this helps, Winston!

~Richard Shelmerdine

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MS Office

OpenOffice Calc: Wrapping It Up!

When we work in spreadsheets we end up using text as well as numbers. I know that we like spreadsheets for their easy organization and ability to do calculations but let's face it... you've got to label the data. A spreadsheet filled with unlabeled numbers is pretty useless.

With that in mind, I'd like to talk about what we can do when our text is too long for a single cell.

If we're talking about a table title or something then we work on merging the cells and centering the text within the larger cell created by the merge.

But what if it's not a title but rather just another label in a column of them?

What now?

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Tip of the Day

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What The Heck Is Inside My Computer? - Part 2 - Hard Drive

Ahh, the misunderstood hard drive. So often, it gets mistaken for RAM or simply remains forgotten in that remote little corner of your PC. Some people think it's a magical device that no one really understands, some pretend to know what it is (those fakers), and the more radical elements of the PC world spend hours flaming each other on message boards over who makes the most reliable unit.

~Steve

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Today's Feature

Low Light Photography

There is no photography without light! If your subject isn’t illuminated properly, things could become difficult. But, if you have a SLR or DSLR camera, you can make low light conditions work for you in more ways than one. Below are a few ways you can make the most out of low light and night conditions.

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Amanda's Coolsite

Pest & Disease Detective

Do you have garden pests? Are your plants leaves full of holes or showing signs of rusty brown? No clue what is the matter with your plants? Well you’ve come to the right place! The Pest & Disease Detective helps you determine what’s wrong with your garden!

Start by selecting the vegetable, then where the damage is located on the plant, and it will show you a list of possible pests and diseases your plant might have. Select the one that seems to be the closest to your problem and you can read up on how to prevent it and control it.

You can also check out related articles on Managing Pests and Diseases, Plant Disease 101, Recognizing Plant Stress, and Diagnosing Plant Problems.

The database has 47 possible pests, and 41possible diseases that it will search through with the criteria that you’ve specified to help you get to the bottom of what’s happening to your plants.

What if it isn’t a plant or disease? Maybe you have animals chomping on your garden! There’s a section devoted to what to do if it is animals that are damaging your garden.

Not all bugs are pests out to wreak havoc in your garden; you can learn all about the good bugs in the Most Bugs are Good Bugs section below the detective application.

This is a handy tool for any gardener, be sure to bookmark it today!

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~Amanda

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An easy to use image editing program like PS Elements$150See page 7
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*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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