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Facebook – Help, I can’t get to the end!! We ran a tip on how to change your Facebook language not too long ago, and I thought I’d try and revisit it today. Problem is, that when I went to FB and tried to scroll to the bottom, the feed kept loading more stories! Now how am I supposed to reach the end of the feed to see the options I need?
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Looking For 'PhotoShop Quality' Photo Editing Software... WITHOUT THE $700 PRICE TAG? Do You Want Simplicity, Quality & TONS of Options? Introducing Serif PhotoPlus X2... WHAT EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER IS LOOKING FOR! The PERFECT Photo Editing Software - From Beginner to Pro! Crop, Adjust, Retouch, Straighten, Enhance... DOES EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND MORE! Your Own Digital Darkroom - Just $18.97 - AMAZING!
How many photos do you have? My guess is TONS! We all have those albums full of family photos and other cherished memories that we want to keep preserved. With all of the cutting edge technology these days, we can upload them digitally and keep them forever! The Problem: most of us aren't professional photographers! How many pictures do you have that are almost perfect, but not quite there due to those little things that make a huge difference? You know, like red-eye, blemishes or blurriness? Maybe what would be your favorite photo has some weird stranger in the background, looking quite suspect with his strange grin and crazy eyes. OR maybe you have a great photo that you want to add your own background to using special effects. Oh, and PhotoShop costs $700 - and you're NOT willing to spend that! You need proper photo editing software - WITHOUT spending a fortune. And guess what? WE'VE GOT IT! Serif PhotoPlus X2 is Your PERSONAL Digital Darkroom! This Award Winning photo editing software is exactly what you're looking for: high-quality, simple to use, and absolutely PACKED full of awesome features and options. We're not here to bash Adobe PhotoShop, but...this program offers the same quality and options - at about 3% of the cost! Serif is well respected and is used by smart photographers all over the world! It's really easy to use, too - perfect for beginners and pro's alike! The Breakdown: Just Some of the MANY Brilliant Features! Hey, we could go on all day long about how great this program is, but instead, let's just have a look at some of the essential attributes that make this photo editing software the BEST value on the market!
When we take pictures of other people, or have a picture taken of us, there's nothing worse than the little unflattering things that seem to get highlighted on camera. Especially when they're out of our control! Things like red eye, blemishes, washed-out skin tones, blurriness...these can ALL be eliminated! In fact, you can eliminate hot spots, make eyes and teeth appear brighter, skin smoother...everything you want for that PERFECT photo! Single out the issues and make them disappear! Check it out! Take Your Photo... Single Out the Problems... And Eliminate Them!    As you can see, Serif make it unbelievably easy to make that "almost right" photo shine! This make-over tool is something you're going to want to use all the time - and it's professional media grade! What more could you ask for?  The PERFECT Cropping Tool - Simple to use, STUNNING Results!
Often times, we want to focus on a certain aspect of a photo, and need to crop it out, change it's size and make sure it's clear. With Serif X2, cropping is a piece of cake. Just like the image here to the left, you can focus on any aspect you want, crop it, resize it and bring it to life with ease! This is really easy!
You can even adjust the size and magnification of the image with the click of your mouse! Believe it or not, the image of this awesome looking elephant eye was once a massive picture of it's entire face! Cropping out the eye and making it pop was a fast, simple process that literally anybody can do!
Basically, this allows you to take several photos of the same image, use multiple exposures and merge them together into one single image!
What's the Point? The main reason for doing this is to make a beautiful picture even better by altering it's natural environment from one picture by merging it with another of the same image with a different exposure. This is really fun to play around with, and you positively won't believe the brilliant range of colors you can naturally create!
The best part? Whoever is looking at your photo won't know you extracted it due to how professionally done it will appear! How much more versatile can you get? Now you can cut out an image from one photo, and drop it into a different photo of your choice! Not only will this provide hours of fun, you can use it to spruce up dull photos, create hilarious post cards...really, anything you want! When it comes to photo editing, here's a secret: If you can imagine it, PhotoPlus X2 can do it...AND THEN SOME!
From whiter teeth to blemish free skin and clear eyes...ALL the way to auto-adjustments and photo cropping - it's got you completely covered! And really...this is just the TIP of the iceburg!
Why? We don't know - it's no surprise that photographers are artistic! This particular example is called the "Black & White Film Feature" and you'll be amazed by how great it looks, and how easy it was to create! Serif give you the tools to unleash your creativity on the world! Like mentioned earlier, the examples above really are just the tip of the ice burg with this program! Maybe you're into creating ARTISTIC photos...if that's the case, you'll LOVE this! You can choose from a HUGE range of artistic styles for your photos, like oil color, water color, pencil, Impressionist style, Van Gogh...SO MUCH MORE! AMAZING PROGRAM - STUNNING PRICE!You'd think a photo editing program of this quality would run you several hundred dollars (cough...photoshop...ahem...) Well...not at Worldstart! Today, you can get this cutting edge, top of the line photo editing software for just $18.97 with FREE US shipping! That's an amazing deal, and your photos are going to thank you for it! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7098 PS - The quantity is EXTREMELY limited! This program will be gone tomorrow, so if you don't grab it today, you're gonna miss out on the DEAL OF A LIFETIME ** LOWEST PRICE EVER! ** Make Your Kitchen BEAUTIFUL! Add a Touch of Fully Functional Elegance... With an Under-the-Cabinet Lighting System! 3 PIVOTING 3 LED Bulbs - Completely Wireless - 100% Gorgeous! BRING NEW LIFE TO ANY ROOM! Don't Spend HUNDREDS of Dollars on a New Lighting System... Get it Here for Just $15.97!
Is Your Kitchen Bland? Your home is your safe-haven. It's your relief from the crazy world outside, it's where you sleep, it's where you're comfortable. More than just 4 walls and a roof, it's a place full of happy memories that's vibrant with your life. It's also your biggest investment. So Why Do You Let it Look BORING? Haven't you ever wanted to add a touch of elegance? Don't you want it to look good? OF COURSE YOU DO! The problem? Remodeling costs a fortune and takes up TONS of time! But you've always wanted a different look for your kitchen...a stylish yet functional lighting system that fits under those cabinets would be a tasteful start, right? OF COURSE!
You've gotta have this! It's a brand new Wireless 9 LED Under-the-Cabinet Light! Is it bright? You bet! But it's also adjustable - you can DIM them to your liking to set the mood! It also allows you to rotate the light heads up to 320 degrees for customized lighting! Now you can point light in different directions, or focus them all in one spot! 100% Wireless - SIMPLE to Install! If options are important to you, you'll LOVE this! Maybe you want to put it in one spot, but would like to change it up some other time. NO PROBLEM! Check it out... It comes with mounting brackets for ultra-secure installation, but it also has the option to "pick it and stick it" using super-strong sticky tape. So if you put it up and decide a few months later that you'd like it somewhere else, it's easy to take off and put wherever you want! Use Them Anywhere! Sure, this baby was designed with a kitchen in mind, but that doesn't mean it's limited only to kitchens! It adds a PERFECT and TASTEFUL touch anywhere you decide to put it! Go ahead, mount one in that dark closet! Put one in the bathroom, and one in the pantry while you're at it! You'll absolutely love this thing! Battery Powered LED Brilliance! You know what's great about LED? It lasts FOREVER! This lighting system runs on 5 AAA batteries, and you'll be AMAZED how long they last before you need to replace them. Why? Because LED is energy efficient - batteries powering LED lights last up to 10X longer! Bulbs You Can Leave on for 10 YEARS STRAIGHT!
10 straight years...and since you'll obviously turn them off from time to time, you can expect this thing to last you FOREVER! And since you're being so energy efficient, you're GOING GREEN! Good for you, good for the environment, GOOD FOR YOUR HOME! AMAZING Quality to Value Ratio! Just think...the quality to value ratio you're getting here is STUNNING! Imagine a wired, electric lighting system that looks this good. How much would that run you? Hundreds? Thousands? Indeed, it would! This system was meant to be left on! Why? Well, for starters, it won't run up your electric bill...and when you get up in the middle of the night to grab a glass of water, you'll have a gorgeous light overlooking whatever part of your kitchen you see fit. So go ahead...grab a few! Grab Yours TODAY! For today only, we're letting these go for the SUPER LOW price of just $15.97, FREE US SHIPPING INCLUDED! This is our lowest price ever on these! Try finding that kind of price...anywhere else! Click the store link below, you're gonna love this! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7307 PS: Not only is our supply limited...but come tomorrow morning we're gonna have to up the price to $24.97, so don't wait!
Carolyn asks: Can you write something on how to save files to a CD in Windows 7? Thanks for the question, Carolyn. While we’ve covered this topic on several occasions, I found no fully illustrated step-by-step directions in our archives, and no instructions at all specifically for Windows 7. However, while the look may be slightly different, these directions will also apply, for the most part, to Vista and XP. Insert the blank disc and AutoPlay should offer the option to Burn files to disc. If, for some reason, AutoPlay doesn’t appear, just click on the Start button and select Computer. This will reveal all the drives in the computer. In that case, you can skip the next couple steps and just start moving files to the disc.
In the Burn a Disc dialog box, you can add a name and determine how to copy the disc. Since my main purpose in burning discs is to save files permanently, I made the selection, With a CD/DVD player. Once these files have been carefully and permanently preserved, the disc containing them will likely be tossed onto a stack of about a hundred other unmarked discs, to be forever lost. There are people who claim that this is not an efficient filing system. I don’t pay any attention to those people.
Click Next and Windows Explorer will open. The DVD (CD) drive is located under Computer. If it’s not revealed, just click on the little triangle to the left of the Computer icon. There are several ways to move the files to the disc (Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop, etc.). For this demonstration, we’ll use Drag and Drop. Just select the files you want on the disc, click on them and drag them to the drive.
If all the files you’d like to copy to the disc aren’t contained in a single folder, you can move to other folders and continue to add files, as long as there’s room on the disc. Generally, CDs can hold approximately 700 MB and DVDs hold roughly 4.7 GB. For a breakdown on the difference between MB (megabytes) and GB (gigabytes), click here. To find out how much space is being used, click on the DVD Drive and the files will appear on the right. Click on a single file and hold the Ctrl key and tap the A key (Ctrl+A). This will select all the files. Right click and select Properties from the menu.
In the Properties dialog box, the amount of space consumed by all the files is revealed. Since there were only a few files selected to burn to this disc, a mere 5.58 MB of space was used.
Once all the items have been moved to the disc, from the File menu, click Burn to disc.
At this point, a Recording speed option is available. In the past, it was advised to burn discs at a slow speed (the lowest number). However, this was primarily used for burning audio discs, and is not as critical as it once was. The best bet is to choose a recording speed, and if glitches appear in the recording, try a slower speed.
Click Next and the files begin burning to the disc. The amount of time required depends on the recording speed and the amount of data. The few images burned to disc for this demonstration only took seconds, but if a DVD is filled to its maximum capacity, this may take some time.
Congratulations. You have successfully burned your files to the disc. At least that’s what the message will tell you. However, I always eject a disc after recording, and reinsert it to verify that the files are actually where they’re supposed to be.
If you choose to do the same, once the disc has been reinserted, in the AutoPlay dialog box, click Open folder to view files.
Voila. The files are there. Now, if I want to delete these from my computer, I know they’re safely tucked away on this disc. Of course, I’ll neglect to label the disc, and it will probably not be discovered until years from now, by someone who will wonder why the WorldStart guy bothered to copy all the preloaded Widows sample picture files to a disc.
You can find the answers to other questions about burning CDs and DVDs here. ~Kevin Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! In Search of a Smartphone Part Two: Security
The mobility and technological sophistication of smartphones that makes them so popular also increases their vulnerability. With that in mind, after attempting to familiarize myself with the fundamentals (see the article, In Search of a Smartphone Part One), an understanding of security problems and (hopefully) some of their solutions begins here. Since I don’t yet own a smartphone, this information was obtained exclusively through research. As a result, there will surely be errors and omissions. Any criticism or comments are welcome. Handle with Care Small, expensive devices–like smartphones–are the stuff a thief’s dreams are made of, especially when those devices contain a vast amount of personal information. And the frequent public use of phones makes them readily available to thieves so, the first–and most obvious–security step is to be careful when carrying one. Don’t leave it lying around, and carry it securely, just as you would a wallet. Read the rest of this article here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) Installing Audacity and Creating a Ringtone This article is going to show you how to get the best part of your favorite song as your personal ringtone! (Unfortunately, it can’t help you with your mid-eighties electro pop taste in music!) That being said, it will hold your hand every step of the way, from downloading and installing a little program to help you do it, through to slapping it onto your phone and hearing the results of your labor when that first call comes through. Below is a little list of what you will accomplish: 1. Download and install Audacity (that little program) Read all about it by clicking here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) New Cameras to own this Year Here are a few cameras that you should make your own in the coming year. The sooner, the better, too - because, as always, newer cameras will come along and steal their thunder. Nikon Coolpix P100 Here’s a point-and-shoot camera with manual settings you usually see in a professional camera. The Nikon Coolpix P100 is a 10.3 megapixel shooter that puts creative control in your hands with Programmed Auto (automatically selects optimal shutter and aperture settings) and Manual controls (provides full control over both). There’s 26x optical zoom lens (26mm-678mm) with a vibration reduction optical image stabilization technology for sharper images. Not to mention, an electronic viewfinder and a high sensitivity of ISO 3200 for low light photography. But most of all, it’s got the HD video recording feature at 120fps with stereo sound to boot. Costs $372. There are more options here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter. My friend bought her son the guitar that he’d been begging for this Christmas, and she asked me if I knew of anywhere online that he could get free lessons to learn to play it. I didn’t, but I started a web search for her and found Vanderbilly! This site offers free video lessons for guitar, gear reviews, tips and tricks, and guitar news. There are a couple of ways that you can start browsing this site. You could start out by heading the FAQ section (top right side of the page) and see what questions they’ve answered (like playback issues, songs submission, etc.). Or you could dive right in and check out the videos by clicking on the Video Vault. Or you might already know that this is a site you are going to use all the time and decide to start your exploration of the site by registering for a free account (you can sign up as a contributor if you are going to upload videos or for just a standard account if you’re here only to learn to play). The Video Vault is where you will find all the lessons. You can search the selection with the search field at the top left of the page. Underneath that you’ll find navigation options for the videos. You can filter them by the following categories: Instructional, Performance, Embedded, All Selections. Underneath that you’ll find a poll you can participate in. The videos are viewable in regular and slow motion (provided the uploader selected slow motion during the upload process). As stated in the FAQ section there is no tablature provided on the site, they only offer video lessons. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t find tablature elsewhere and use it with the videos for the maximum effect. This is an awesome site and I am so happy I could share it with you! Check it out today! ~Amanda Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com
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WorldStart Tech Tips 01-24-2012
If there's one thing we do ALL THE TIME, it's cropping! Some pictures we take would be PERFECT it it weren't for that irritating background! 
Just highlight the area of the picture you want to focus on, copy it, open a new template and paste it! That's it. 
"HDR" is an acronym for "High Dynamic Range Imaging." While this might sound complicated, it's really anything but! 
Here's a fun part of the package! No matter what type of photo you have, you can extract whatever you want from it, add colors (see below), and drop them in fun backgrounds! 
Pick any background from any of your photos - and drop in literally anything you'd like to see in the photo! Looks like we've got a beach lover here - what a way to show it! 
If you're into black & white, you need to check this out! This is a really cool feature that MANY other photo editing software companies fail to add. 
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