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| Pause an iPad App Installation Here's a quick one for all you iPad users out there who like to go nuts in the Apple store or have multiple app updates going at once. Whatever the case, did you know that you can pause apps that are currently downloading just by tapping them? So next time you've got three or four big updates going you can tap to pause on some of the bigger downloads and let the little downloads ( or an app you want to get back to playing really bad ) finish up! Great! ~Andrew Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version --- Disable Automatic Driver Installation in Windows 7 and Vista Usually when I install new hardware I just let Windows do its little driver dance and do all the installation for me. Windows 7 is especially good at this -just pop in the peripheral in question and it does the rest! Sometimes, however, it is more preferable to use the manufacturer's drivers -say, for example, in the case of installing a new video card. The original manufacturer's drivers are always better than the generic Windows drivers in cases like this. So let's stop Windows 7 and Vista from automatically installing devices like these! Click the Start button, and in the Search Box type View advanced system settings. Now hit Enter. Under the Hardware tab click on Device Installation Settings. In this window you can choose how Windows reacts to new hardware. Most users will want to keep it on automatic, but if you ever need to install the original equipment manufacturer drivers this is the first step! ~Andrew Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version
Secure. Fast. Powerful. Small... These are the Words That Should Come to Mind... When You're Thinking About a Wireless Adapter! WE'VE GOT IT - CHECK THIS THING OUT: Freakishly Fast 150Mbps - 802.11 B/G/N Compatible! One-Touch WPS Security - Simple to Set up! Tiny Size Stays Out of the Way and is EASY to Travel With! Bring it With You Wherever You go for SUPER FAST Wirless!
Tiny Adapter. POWERFUL Results... Let's cut right to the chase here. You already know why you need a wireless adapter. You stick it into your USB port for a jolt of wireless speed. It's simple. So why do you need this one? Now that's the right question. This wireless adapter is the newest technology available, and it's going to blow you away - check it out! Speed. Big Time Speed. We're talking about 150 Mbps here - which is about three times what you're probably getting. All you do is plug it into your USB port and let it work it's magic. Not only is this ideal for the home, it's also great when you're using your laptop in places like airports, or coffee shops, libraries - anywhere! Compatibility is VERY Important. What do you Have? Doesn't Matter! No laptop? No problem! Stick it into your desktop's USB port for the same results at home. The beauty of this thing is it's tiny size. You no longer have to pull your computer out three feet from the wall to use an adapter! One-Touch Security! This gives you one-touch WPS security for complete simplicity. What kind of security are we talking about? WEP, WPA and WPA2. You can rest assured that your network is completely secure while you cruise along at high speeds. Need we say more? I Rest My Case... You need this thing and it's ridiculously cheap, so there's no reason not to own it! Today, get yours for just $20.97 with FREE US SHIPPING included! That's a deal you won't be able to find anywhere else! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7900 Roaches. Rats. Spiders. Pests... No Matter how Clean You Are... THEY WILL FIND THEIR WAY INTO YOUR HOME! They're Not Just Horrifying...They Can Carry DISEASE! Get the Ultrasonic Pest Repeller and Get Rid of Them Forever! Sends Out Ultrasonic Sound Waves... People & Pets Can't Hear it... BUT IT DRIVES THE PESTS AWAY! 100% Safe - No Chemicals!
Where There's One...There's Thousands! You've heard it before and it's true. Ever seen a cockroach scurrying up your wall? How about across your counter or under the fridge? You want some kind of pest control, but there's a problem: you have children and pets. The last thing you want to do is put dangerous chemicals in your home...so what do you do? You need to eliminate them using ultrasonic waves - and we've got JUST the thing! No Chemicals. No Poison. It's ULTRASONIC! Plug the Ultrasonic Pest Repeller into any AC outlet, and your pest problem will be gone! As soon as it's plugged in, it emits a constant, piercing noise that can't be heard by people or pets...but it CERTAINLY can be heard by the rodents and insects! It sends them scurrying away immediately, off to bother someone else, but not you! Simple to use! Remember, all you have to do is plug them into an available AC outlet and you're done. There's no chemicals, and the ultrasonic sound is far too high for humans or pets to ever hear. Completely safe to use around dogs, cats, birds and fish! It's poison free power that'll send the pests packing! Comes in a Two-Pack - a MASSIVE Value! Not only is this thing powerful, you're getting two of them in each pack you order! They're great for basements, garages, the office, or ANY room of the house! Today, get your two-pack of Ultrasonic Pest Repellents for just $14.97 with FREE US shipping! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7897 PS: This deal is way too good to pass up! Don't wait for Monday, because the price goes up to $24.97! Get them now and get rid of the bugs!
Billy from Toronto asks: Do I capitalize the word "Internet" or not? What about "e-mail"? Do I use a hyphen or not? I just want some answers! Have you ever wondered about how you're supposed to spell Internet and e-mail? You know, is Internet supposed to be capitalized and is there a hyphen in e-mail or not? I have always been curious about those two things as well, so I was pretty excited to find the answer! Here's the scoop. The Internet is actually considered to be a proper noun and in the English language, most proper nouns are capitalized. So, in short, the word Internet should always begin with a capital letter. If you haven't been using a capital I, don't worry. You're not the only one! As far as the term e-mail goes, it is accepted with and without a hyphen. However, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the correct spelling is actually e-mail, with a hyphen. Why is that, you ask? Well, the word e-mail is composed of two different words (electronic and mail), so the hyphen helps separate them for a more technical spelling. Who knew? Now, go on and spread the word! ~ Erin Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version --- Mary from CA writes: My PC shows that my hard drive disk is almost full. I have not added any new programs. I have deleted and it does not change! I have run the disk cleanup, and it does not change. Help!!!? Hi, Mary. A full hard drive can cause all kinds of problems for your machine, including but not limited to a slow computer and, ultimately, hard drive failure. There are a number of possible reasons for this. 1) It's just FULL. You just have too much stuff on your drive. I had this problem several years ago, and found that the best solution for me was to move my personal files onto a removable hard drive. Clean up is a great program, but it only removes unnecessary programs and files, and most of these are pretty small. By removing your personal files to an external drive, you'd be clearing out a lot of hard drive space. 2) You've got a virus. Nasty bugs are everywhere these days, created by people with more computer knowledge than common sense. I have one on my phone right now that I'm struggling to get rid of. One variation of these things fills your hard drive with junk. Disk clean-up doesn't really help, because the thing can fill your hard drive as fast as you can empty it. Some of these files are also listed as essential files, and so wouldn't be deleted by clean-up. The best solution to this is to make sure that you have a good, reputable anti-virus program on your computer. Not something that you downloaded from a pop-up that says "YOUR COMPUTER HAS A VIRUS! CLICK HERE TO FIX IT!" 3) Your hard drive is failing It happens to the best of us. We get old, and things don't work like they're supposed to. Average life for a hard drive these days is seven or eight years, but if you take care of your computer like you're supposed to, it could last more than ten. When a hard drive starts failing, it can throw off all kinds of incorrect and erroneous messages, including telling you it's full when it's not. One clue to this is if your computer wants to do a disk check every time that you boot up. If that's the case, then you probably have multiple failed sectors on your disk and it's time to replace it. If it's more than five years old, and nothing above works for you, you may consider replacing it anyway. I hope that this helps. ~Randal Schaffer Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here!
Android Back-up Tips If you want to update the firmware of your Android phone, it's important to back up your contacts and apps. Everything else is individual, like sms messages, calendar and notes. In fact, you have the option of syncing your contacts, calendar and notes to Google already, so you don't have to worry about that. Still, things can go wrong if you rely too much on Google for syncing everything – and then again, what about backing up and restoring apps? Here are a few ways to go about backing up your Android phone before you press the panic button. STEP ONE Get the rest here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) --- How to Block SMS Messages from Specific Numbers in Android SMS spam from mobile service providers and third party agencies seems to be inevitable, as companies heavily target phone numbers for running marketing campaigns. The result is nothing but tons of unwanted SMS messages lying randomly in your inbox, cluttering up the whole UI, until you manually delete them. This is quite similar to email spam – you can't stop incoming messages because anyone who has your phone number can surely send you a message and there is no other way to prevent this cycle. Deleting spam messages and cleaning up the inbox is not the ideal solution, as these spam messages will return periodically from different numbers. This behavior is really irritating and if you find yourself wasting a lot of time in deleting unwanted SMS messages on your phone, here is a useful Android app which gets the job done automatically. Get this handy app here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) Preventing File Overwrite in MS Office We've all done it at one time or another… you need to create a new file that's pretty much identical to another one, so you open the file that you have, make the changes and then save it. In that very, very short time while you watch the file being saved you are struck speechless with the horrible realization that you just made a huge error! You meant to create a new file based on the old, but you just saved the new information over the old… Darn, darn, darn. Now what? Read the rest here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) --- MS Excel: The Quick Way to Turn Formula AutoComplete On or Off By now I'm sure that you've used or last seen Excel's formula autocomplete. While you could go to the File tab / Options choice to turn it on or off, it's much faster to do it right in the worksheet. Learn how 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.
The human capacity for storytelling is a form of communication that has existed possibly as long as the human species. Before written history, humans remembered their history or taught their people through story telling, so it's no wonder to me that people would create a platform on the internet for story sharing that can evoke positive change. So, for Share a Story, I'm starting your visit on the About page because I believe they've written their mission statement far more eloquently than I could paraphrase it. Navigation is simple – just use the tabs at the top of the page. They are Home, Stories, Contribute, and About. On the Home page you'll find the currently featured story. When I was there it was Flirting with the Devil (Part 2), with a handy link back to Part 1. To find other contributions you'll need to head over to the Stories tab where you will find several ways to navigate them. On the Stories page there are a selection of Top Stories being featured, as well as the ability to view stories by region and category. If you want to share your own story, you'll need to click the Submit a Story button and then read the requirements (1000 to 1400 words) before e-mailing the site your story. The Contribute section allows you to apply for positions that let you volunteer to help on the site either collecting stories or editing them. http://www.shareastory.org/about ~Amanda Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version --- This has been the summer of great Do It Yourself (DIY) sites! I can't believe I found another one. While this site is set up blog style, I much prefer to use the menu at the top of the page to narrow down the entries I'm looking at. The categories are: Crafts & Tutorials, Organizing & Cleaning, Recycling & Re-purposing, Kids, Food Fun, and Holidays. This lets me hone right in on the kind of information I'm looking for. I've spent most of my time in the Organizing & Cleaning, Recylcing & Re-purposing sections as I'm trying to organize, de-clutter, and get my living room ready for a paint job. But if you want to navigate through everything, just scroll down the page and use the Newer Posts and Older Posts links to navigate back and forth through the material. If you're going on any road trip with your kids this summer you have got to check out the 16+ Hour Road Trip with a Toddler and a Preschooler article. The author came up with so many innovative ways to keep her kids busy in the car that are easily adaptable for kids in a wider age range, and prevents you from having to say "Don't make me turn this car around!" because the kids will be entertained the whole time. This is an awesome DIY site that I hope you'll love exploring for great tips and tricks to make your life easier, more organized, and fun! ~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 Your Music Collection Might Be HUGE... But Too Much of it is on Cassette Tapes - Who Uses Those Anymore? You Could Spend a FORTUNE Re-Buying it on CD or MP3... OR YOU CAN TRANSFER ALL OF THOSE TAPES TO DIGITAL WITH EASE! The Cassette to MP3 Converter is BRILLIANT! Transfer Tapes to Digital MP3 - Put 'em on Your Portable Music Device... OR BURN IT ALL TO CD'S! Amazing Device Also Functions as a Portable Tape Player! Simple Transfers: Connect - Install - Transfer - USB Compatible!
Remember the Good Old Days? You used to keep ALL of your favorite cassette tapes in the glove compartment. You had a huge selection, and enjoying music was simple. Wasn't it great? NOPE - IT SUCKED! It's easy to look back and say it didn't, but don't your remember what a pain tapes were? For example, how easy was it to access your favorite song on a tape? You'd have to fast forward, hit play, fast forward again, then end up rewinding. By the time you got to the song, you were too frustrated to even enjoy it! The main problem is, you've invested a TON of time and money on your collection of cassettes, and they've done nothing but sit and collect dust since the age of CD's and MP3's hit the market. Whatever you do, heed this advice: DO NOT rebuy all that music - we've got a device that transfers those cassettes to digital, and it's easy! Check out the amazing video demo below! USB 2.0 Interface - Simple to Use - ANYONE Can do it! Now you're ready to rip your cassette tape to MP3 format! Once it's on your computer you can do with it whatever you want - burn it to CD, or drag and drop the files onto your MP3 player! That old music collection is FAR from being over with! Of course, this is USB 2.0, but it's also compatible with USB 1.1 if you're really old school. No matter what system you have, you can rest assured that this thing works with EASE! Also Functions as a Portable Tape Player! How great is that? Not only will it transfer your tapes to digital MP3 format, it also plays the tapes! Just pop one in and hit play - now you're rockin' it OLD SCHOOL! That's yet another reason not to get rid of your old cassettes - even after you have them converted! Any time you want to, you can pop a tape in and get going - just like you did 20 years ago! The tape player functions just like they always have: rewind, fast forward, play and stop! There's also easy volume control! *Please note: headphones NOT included in this package. Excellent New Technology - Amazing Price! So not only are you saving yourself a fortune by not having to rebuy all of your old music to have it in digital format - you're also saving a boat load of money on this thing! Today, get your Cassette to MP3 Converter for just $34.97 with FREE US SHIPPING INCLUDED! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7818 PS: we were only able to get one shipment of these in, and they're sure to be a hot seller. Get yours now - waiting will cause nothing but problems!
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.
It can all be found here: http://www.backcountrygallery.com/wallpaper/ Enjoy! ~Steve
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WorldStart Tech Tips 2012-07-06 
Cockroaches, along with mice or rats, can carry diseases! So not only are they horrifying to see, they can actually harm you and your family! 
Equipped with a universal 3.5mm audio jack (included), all you have to do is connect the converter to the USB port on your computer, follow a few simple steps to install the software, and that's it! 
The small, compact size is easy to travel with and the sound quality is amazing! 
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