Tech Tips [ Take Control Of Your Phone Notifications! + The Basics Of Becoming A Photo Pro + Just Say No... And Goodbye To That Annoying Pop-Up ] 07/17/2012

WorldStart Tech Tips 2012-07-17 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Say No to All Have you ever been doing something in Windows that involved multiple files? If so, you've probably come across a message similar to this at one time or another: Notice how there's an option for "Yes to All", but no button for "No to All"? What gives? I'm not going to be sitting here rapidly clicking "No" all night, am I? Well, the good news is that if you find yourself in this situation, all you need to do to get "No to All" is hold the Shift key when you click "No". It's that easy! Just make sure you know what you're saying no to in the first place! ~Andrew Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Your Laptop's on Your Lap and You Feel the BURN... Hear Your Cooling Fans Working Overtime? HEAT IS DESTROYING YOUR COMPUTER! Prevent Overheating The EASY Way - Just $4.13 One HUGE and POWERFUL Fan... Quietly Pulls the Heat Away! USB Powered - Plug & Play! The Good Old Days... Remember when you first got your laptop? It ran cool and smooth - the cooling fans hardly ever kicked on! It's not like that anymore... Remember 5 minutes ago? Or RIGHT NOW? Your laptop is so hot you could cook food on it! You probably know this by now, but this is a serious problem that, if not corrected, will eventually cause your laptop to die. Don't let your laptop die! We've Got the PERFECT Cooling Pad! High Quality: take a look! There are 4 feet that keep this thing sturdy and elevated and, as you can see, there's a MASSIVE fan right in the middle. This is the perfect spot - it quietely and efficiently sucks the heat away and keeps your laptop running cool and smooth! USB Powered - Simple to use! Plug it into your USB port, stick your laptop on top of it, and you're done! It's fully plug and play and compatible with any laptop - from PC to Mac! It's POWERFUL! You won't believe it until you see it! How Does it Work? It's SIMPLE! Think about what that heat is doing to the sensitive internal parts of your computer. Now imagine a powerful vacuum sucking that heat up and blasting it away from your computer. That's exactly what this thing does! The fan sucks the hot air away from your computer, and releases it from an opening on the back - away from your computer! The fan will first absorb and then transfer that heat away, resulting in a cooler, smoother running computer that's NOT overheating! One-Day Only BLOWOUT Price! Just $4.13 with FREE US shipping! Think about how much a new computer would cost you. This cheap, simple fan prevents overheating and extends the life of your laptop! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7853 Yeah Baby - WALK Your Way To Health! Amazing New Pedometer Makes It FUN! Keep Track Of Mileage, Calories Burned, and Steps! STAY MOTIVATED! See Your Day To Day Progress! PLUS... Built-In Body Fat Calculator, Alarm, Stopwatch, And Clock! Oh - And WHAT A DEAL Too! We've got your express ticket to weight loss and a healthier body! Basically, this pedometer tracks exactly how many steps you take, how far you've walked, and how many calories you've burned in the process! It also includes a handy body fat calculator, a stopwatch, clock and alarm! WOW! This is a SERIOUS fitness friend! After all... Everyone knows that walking is one of the very best ways to stay healthy and lose weight, and if you have an easy way to track your day to day progress, it virtually guarantees success! And whatdaya know - a pedometer like this makes keeping track of your progress a snap! Just slide this fantastic little credit card sized device into your pocket and go for a walk (or just go about your daily routine). Don't trick yourself into thinking you're walking "X" amount of miles each day - put this in your pocket in the morning and KNOW for sure! AND know how much better you're doing this week than last week! Plus, a pedometer is an absolutely FANTASTIC motivator to get out and get your mileage every day! (Personal note - I grabbed one of these last week and absolutely LOVE it - I can already feel the pounds coming off) Digital Pedometers are pretty cool in general, but you're REALLY gonna love this one! It's small, compact, and loaded with easy to use features that make keeping track of your daily mileage simple. Plus, it's smart. In fact, if it were any smarter it would write you a book! You enter your age and weight and it can ACCURATELY keep track of how many calories you're burning as you walk! Awesome! Plus, it doesn't just use a "standard" stride to measure distance like most pedometers. This ingenious device actually uses YOUR stride length so it really and truly knows EXACTLY how far you've walked! Other pedometers need to sign up and take a class from this little guy, that's for sure! You'll also love how it goes beyond just telling you how many steps / miles / calories you've burned. It also sports a built-in stop watch, a regular clock, a body fat calculator, and an alarm to remind you to get up and walk! It is - BY FAR - the coolest pedometer we've ever seen - and I know you're gonna LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! This is gonna blow you away! With all the features mentioned above you're probably guessing this is in the $30-$40 range, but guess again! We made a special deal with our supplier and can give these away for just $12.97 for the next 24 hours! That's not a typo - $12.97 and US shipping is FREE!!!! Yeah... I think you know what to do next: http://store.worldstart.com/product/7907 Watch out - the sale ends tomorrow, but hey - they may just sell out first!! (Price is heading back up to $24.97) Marilyn from Waukesha, Wisconsin writes: I have inadvertently clicked on some unknown button that has enlarged everything that I open on my screen to a 22pt font. I have gone into "Control Panel" to "Magnifier" and I haven't been able to change any settings. I thought that maybe it was a mouse (I have ordered one of your fabulous mice) problem – as my mouse does have a setting that I could press on the right "extra" button and it would magnify temporarily – but now I can't even do that. Please Help. The Windows operating system includes several options for changing the size of icons, images, and fonts on the screen. While this can be helpful, if you need text to appear larger, it may also cause problems if words and images become stuck in a setting that is too big or small. Getting the text on your screen back to the proper font size is handled in one of a few different ways, depending on how the size was originally changed. (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Android Notifier Real time notifications on your Android device can be very distracting sometimes. Often your phone vibrates or makes a "ding" sound, and you unlock it only to find that a stupid text message has arrived. Notifications are cool, but not all of them need your immediate attention. If you are an office person and want to receive notifications from your Android phone on a regular desktop computer, the Multi Droid notifier application can prove to be very useful. This app shows all Android notifications as a system tool tip in Windows , Linux and MAC computers, so you can easily skip unnecessary notifications and keep an eye on the important ones from your computer itself. The only requirement for the app to work is that your computer and the Android device should be connected to a common router or wireless access point. Here is how to get Android notifications on a desktop computer running Windows, Linux or MAC operating system: Read it all here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) OpenOffice.Org Writer: How Do You Measure? Many people, myself included, tend to use the rulers while they edit. I personally like to see where I am on the page, whether it's for placing graphics within the margins or to quickly place a tab stop at a particular location – I just need to have the ruler visible. We all know that there are different units to measure with – inches and centimeters come to mind first, but in computer programs there's also point (just like the font size measurement) and in OpenOffice.org probably a couple you haven't even considered. Read the rest here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) Photoshop Elements: The Basics I love free stuff, but there are two programs that we've always purchased for our home computers; Microsoft Office, and Photoshop Elements. This is not because they're better than their free counterparts but, over the years, a certain familiarity has developed. Also, they each represent the industry standard, so a working knowledge can be an asset. Photoshop Elements is the bare-bones version of Photoshop. While it's more limited than its big brother–in addition to simple photo editing–it offers many of the more complex features found in the larger program, and the similarities between the two make the transition from one to the other (relatively) easy. As a result, since many employers require some Photoshop skills—as long as those requirements don't include a thorough knowledge of the more elaborate full version–experience with Elements may be enough to help land a position (it's worked for me). An additional reason to consider Elements is its price, which is roughly 10%–15% the cost of Photoshop. Check it out for yourself 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. Discovering Egypt Welcome to Discovering Egypt, where you will find a ton of information on ancient Egypt. This site isn't kidding with its claim that you'll find lots of Egyptian stuff on it. If you don't believe me, just look at the side menu on the left! That's a whole lot of information about Egyptian stuff! There is a great paragraph on the main page that introduces you to some of the topics like Egyptian Kings and Queens, Pyramids and Temples, Rebuilding Temples, Hieroglyphics, and Egyptian Numerals. On the main page, you'll also find other featured items like e-cards, free desktop backgrounds, and an Egyptian Math Worksheet Creator. There are even games and quizzes that you can play! One of my favorite parts of the second math class I had to take for my degree was learning Egyptian Math, so I really love that there is a whole section dedicated to that here. You might also find the Mummification section interesting; it is filled with videos on the topic that were very informational and kept my attention. And while we're on the topic of videos, there is a section devoted just to that. They have scoured the internet and found an amazing assortment of videos for their collection. You'll find a top ten video assortment, then below that videos divided by the Egyptologist/Historian/Archaeologist, and then videos sorted by program. This site is filled to the brim with information on ancient Egypt, check it out today! http://www.discoveringegypt.com/ ~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 Still Using a Mouse to Edit Photos or Do Graphics Work? THAT'S CRAZY - GET WITH THE TIMES! Get THIS Graphics Tablet with Stylus Pen And... PREPARE FOR SURGICALLY PRECISE PHOTO EDITING & GRAPHICS! There's NEVER Been a Better Way to Edit! The Tablet with Pen Allows You to Actually "Draw" on Your Screen... OR TRACE PHOTOS TO CREATE AMAZING DIGITAL DRAWINGS! High-Tech & High-End - And we've Got it for an Outstanding Deal! If You've EVER... Done any kind of photo editing, or any kind of graphics work, you'll absolutely, positively 100% LOVE this thing! You see, before graphics tablets, you were forced to do your editing work with your mouse. How natural did that feel? Not natural at all. There's no precision with a mouse, and it shows in both photos and graphics. But a graphics tablet that comes WITH a pen...now that's what you need. All you need to do is hook the tablet up to your PC and then you can use the "Pen" to draw on the tablet, which then shows up on your computer screen! Freedom! Precise, Simple and Efficient! Ok, there's TONS of graphics and photo editing programs out there. Like, endless amounts. And all of them force you to do your editing by clicking and dragging your mouse. It's pretty ridiculous, and almost NEVER works right. In fact, you end up spending way too much time if you're trying to edit with a mouse. The good new is, no matter what graphics or photo editing sofware you're using, if it can be controlled by a mouse, it can be controlled with this graphics tablet! Ever used a mouse trying to do precise work? Yeah...it doesn't work. At all. The Graphics Tablet sits next to your keyboard and functions just like a mouse pad. Only there's a pen included with this tablet, and it allows you to draw on it - while the mouse follows along on the monitor! Basically, the Pen becomes your mouse without actually replacing it! Simple Set Up! All you have to do is plug it into your USB port! One of the coolest features here is that you can use both the pen/tablet at the same time you're using your mouse - it's the best of both worlds! Perfect 5.5'' X 4'' Pressure Sensitive Tablet - SO Easy to Use! The tablet is 5.5'' X 4'' for simple drawing. Easier to use than a mouse? That's the understatement of the century! You can even lift up the transparent drawing grid, slide your favorite photo or picture underneath it and trace over your picture! Before you know it - your favorite picture will soon become an incredible digital drawing!! Just try to do that with your mouse! This is a pressure sensitive pad! If your program supports it (Photoshop does - and many others), then you'll really love this! You can generally set the pen to apply "more" as you press harder! So, let's say you're brushing in an area in Photoshop - You can set this so the harder you press, the more "effect" you put down! For example, if you're painting with black, a light touch would only put down a light grey, harder would be a middle grey, and full pressure would be black. You're Gonna Love it - Here's Why: The usefulness of this thing pretty much speaks for itself, but here's a quick list for all you fence sitters... The PERFECT 5.5''X4'' size - Big enough, but not too big for your desk! Pressure sensitive Stylus pen - 1024 levels of pressure! USB interface - Cable included, just plug it in and get to work! Pen commands and signature capturing capabilities - simple online signatures! HUGE Improvement for a TINY PRICE! These days, we all do a little photo editing - you pretty much have to if you're taking digital photos! Well as you now know, this thing makes it WAY easier. These easily go for $200 or so at the box stores...but today, you can get one from Worldstart for just $28.97 with FREE US SHIPPING! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7329 PRICE WARNING - We're getting these are a special price from our supplier, and I can't guarantee the deal after today. RUN to the site and grab this - the price will increase to $38.97 Wednesday! July Wallpaper! WOW - It's July already! Time to spruce up your desktop with some new wallpaper! Choose from one of the three featured photos below or one of the 80+ others at the site! (Note the shot of Corkscrew Falls below will have black on both sides when displayed on your monitor, but still looks pretty cool) As always, all the desktop wallpaper below is 100% free. Prairie Dog Smooch Ahh, aren't they cute? We found these two prairie dogs on a hillside in Custer State Park, SD on warm June morning. They were having a great time playing, eating, and in this case, checking each other out. I knew when I went on this trip that I wanted to get some kind of shot like this. I had actually been trying for... (more) Coyote Gaze We spotted this cool coyote one evening in Yellowstone, and since coyotes just happen to be about my favorite animal of all time, well, I had to grab the camera and see about getting a photo. Now, the tricky part here was the light – we were running out of it – and FAST! I quickly set up the camera and put glass on this guy – but he was blocked by all kinds of brush – arrgh! However, I knew that if I... (more) Corkscrew Falls OK, first off, no clue if that's what the actual name of this falls is. In fact, I think it's an unnamed falls, so we're going with Corkscrew. Sound good? Cool At any rate, I had heard about this falls when doing a little Hocking Hills internet research. Getting to it involves pulling off to the side of a little highway, jumping... (more) It can all be found here: http://www.backcountrygallery.com/wallpaper/ Enjoy! ~Steve

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