Tech Tips [ Are You Getting The Best Deal On A Computer? + How To Deal With An Inconvenient Call + Memory Vs. Storage - What's The Difference? ] 08/06/2012

WorldStart Tech Tips 2012-08-06 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Lil from MI writes: I have Windows 7. I would like to organize my documents. How do I make a new folder, & put sub files in this folder? I used to know, however it was not Windows 7. Hi, Lil. Thanks for the terrific question! Yes, there is a way to do this. Even better, it's pretty easy. First off, open the directory that you want to add your new folder to. In this example, I'm using the "My Documents" folder. Across the top, you'll see a series of options. Click on "New Folder". This will create a blue-highlighted "New Folder" at the bottom of the directory. Simply type whatever you'd like the name of the new folder to be and hit Enter. Once you create the folder, Windows will put it in its correct place alphabetically. Find the folder, open it and then open a separate window with the files that you'd like to move into your new folder, drag and drop. Now it's yours forever. Hope that this helps! ~Randal Schaffer Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Ever Dream of Having Your Own Private Highway? Turn Your One-Lane USB Port Into the Autobahn... AND BOOT THOSE OTHER SLOW HUBS TO THE CURB! Amazing New 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub Finally! A USB Hub With Hyper Speeds While you may not know how many USB devices you have, you definitely know how many ports there are... because they're ALWAYS in use. That's where this little guy steps in. By turning one of your USB ports into four, you'll never have to worry about where to plug in your new gadgets. The setup is so simple, but the results are amazing. It's like pushing a button to turn a dinky town road into a four-lane highway. I know what you're saying, "More ports are great... but how about speed?" If you have USB 3.0, the SuperSpeed Hub stays true to its name. You'll be amazed. It's so fast it might as well be instant! What's the point of having so many cool devices or USB 3.0 if you're not going to get a chance to use them? This hub solves ALL your problems. With transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps, this hub will NEVER leave you waiting. We can't stress how fast 5 Gbps really is. If you're using a crappy 2.0 hub, this is like turning your bicycle into a jet. Older USB 2.0 hubs simply can't compete. This incredible little hub works with USB 2.0 ports too! And when you take the jump to 3.0 you'll already be prepared! The compact design lets you fit it almost anywhere, and with the black finish, it'll look soooo good on your desk. Look at these other prices! Why would you pay $40 or MORE for a USB hub?! So what's it cost to buy the greatest USB hub out there? Less than you could imagine. At only $24.97 with FREE US SHIPPING, you're getting top speed at a bottom price. http://store.worldstart.com/product/8021 PS- The only thing faster than this hub is the time it's on sale! Don't wait, or soon it'll be $34.97 on Tuesday! Norman from MN. writes: What desktop is the "best buy" right now for just home use and selling things on eBay? That's a much harder question to answer then you might imagine, Norman. For this reply's sake, we'll focus on specifications to get in a desktop instead of manufacturers, as things like warranty, price, location and availability vary greatly among companies. For basic tasks like web browsing, e-mail and auction creation you don't need a lot, but there are certain components which will give you the biggest bang for your buck. Processor: Core i3-2100 (Or higher) or Core i5-2300 (or higher). The newest core i3 and i5 processors from Intel have very solid performance for the price and offer a very speedy processor compared to some cheaper AMD alternatives. While AMD processors compete well when running many applications at once, single applications will respond quicker on a core i3 or i5 chip. The one exception is AMD's A6 and A8 line of processors, which while being slower on single applications do have very impressive integrated graphics which can enable modest game playing. Memory: 4 GB or higher. More than 4 GB isn't necessary for a few applications used at once, but can't hurt. Don't spend extra money to upgrade unless you have a specific program which requires it like Photoshop. Hard Drive: Any are good, but look for one where the speed is rated at 7200 RPM. You'll really shock the PC sales guy by asking what the hard drive speed rating is, but 7200 RPM drives perform significantly faster then 5400 RPM drives typically found in cheaper PC's. If you can't get a 7200RPM drive it's not the end of the world, but it'll make programs open faster and browsing images/files quicker. Monitor: Buy the biggest you can afford. Having bought my father a 24″ LCD on sale at a wholesale club for $249 I knew even though he initially said he didn't need it and it was too big, he soon fell in love with the easily readable text and larger work area. And here is one last tip… Don't be afraid to find someone to build it for you! Building a PC isn't as hard as it sounds, and with a little help from your local computer geek you can get exactly what you want, often for hundreds less then the big box stores. ~Tim Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Android Text Response With Android 4.0, a new feature was introduced that provides an option to personally respond to an inconvenient phone call. Now, along with the choices available in earlier Android versions–answering calls directly, or sending them to voice mail–calls can also be replied to quickly with a text response. Fortunately, if your Android phone isn't built on the 4.0 operating system, recent updates may still include this feature. As it was in earlier versions, to speak to the caller, just slide the white receiver icon to the green receiver. Get more here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) The Facebook Timeline You may have noticed a big difference in how your friends' pages are displayed if they have adopted this new layout of Facebook. Today we are going to discuss how to navigate your way around a Timeline page, and how you can set your own up if you'd like! Let's go over how to find your way on a friend's Timeline page. The layout is completely different. There are two "profile" pictures – one large picture that is the backdrop at the top of the page, and a smaller icon that displays your current profile picture as well as your complete Profile Pictures album once you click on the little box. You can select and change both as needed. The backdrop picture is not a profile picture, per say, as it is not part of your Profile Pictures album. It simply serves as the background of your page. Read it all at Worldstart! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) We need your help! Have you always wanted to know how something works in the tech world, but never asked? Now's your chance! Email Tim at tim@worldstart.com with your questions and be a part of our "I've Always Wanted To Know..." tip segment! -- I've Always Wanted To Know: What is the difference between memory and storage when it comes to computers? Why are there two different types? Answer: When it comes to computers there are two terms people are often confused about: memory and storage. The confusing thing is depending on the manufacturer or advertisement the words can be switched or replaced with other ones like hard drive, ram, disk, hdd, random access and a host of other terms. So what does each do and why does a computer need both? Learn more over at Worldstart! Have you always wanted to know how something works in the tech world? Send it to Tim at tim@worldstart.com Dear Photograph Dear Photograph is an interesting photo site where people take a photo of themselves holding an old photo over a similar location and then provide a caption for it. The entries are so poignant and endearing that I knew I wanted to share this site with you. Navigation is easy, just scroll down the page and when you reach the bottom use either the page numbers or the next arrows to look at the previous posts. I love the concept of the photos, but what I love even more are the cherished memories and glimpses into other people's worlds. You'll read about their special moments, their relationships with their family, and even their re-connection with their childhood self. Do you want to participate? Well then find the photo you want to photograph, and head over to the Submit link on the left side menu. A form will pop up and ask for your name, e-mail address, caption, and the story behind the photo. Fill that out then click Choose File, and locate where you saved the photo on your computer, select the photo, and then click the Submit button. Make sure you click the link for the Terms of Submission to make sure your photo and story meet the guidelines. There's not much else to say about this site, the photos really speak for themselves, go check them out! http://dearphotograph.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 YOU Need More Memory! Ready For An Amazing, Ultra-Fast Class 10 16GB SDHC Card? READY TO DROP $50-$80 BUCKS AT THE BOX STORE?! DON'T DO IT - We've Got 'em For $16.97! That's Our Lowest Price EVER! It's the Deal of the Century! It's 16 HUGE Gigs of Lightning Fast Class 10 Memory! (PSST - Read Below To Find Out Why Faster Is Better - It's Not What You Think) WOW!! STORE 3000 PHOTOS, 4000 SONGS, And HOURS OF VIDEO! ENOUGH SAID! It's a MASSIVE, SUPER-FAST Class 10 16GB SDHC card that works GREAT with digital cameras, MP3 players, GPS units, video cameras or pretty much anything that needs a high speed, high performance SD card! And it's a super sweet deal too! Why do you want it?!?!??! How can you even ask? :) SEE, we've heard ALL about you! Always running out of space on your SD cards, never having enough memory when you're out on vacation, always needing to download photos or videos to your computer because you're almost out of space. Constantly griping that your MP3 player needs to hold more songs. That's CRAZY! Sure, in the past it was understandable - up till now buying a 16GB card required an arm, a leg, and your first born, but read on - not this time! OK, first off it's CRAZY FAST! What's that mean to you? Well... Loading "stuff" to and from your computer will take less time! It will work at full resolution with your HD video camera! And may favorite - It speeds things up with your digital camera! How's that work? Say you're shooting a bunch of shots in a row at a birthday party then all the sudden the camera refuses to fire - hey, we've all been there. It's out of memory and can't write the information it has to the card fast enough! Ouch! A faster card allows the camera to recover MUCH quicker and lets YOU get back to shooting! In addition, this holds MASSIVE amounts of data! Check it out: 3000 photos from a typical 12 Megapixel camera! 4000+ 4 minute songs! Up to 4 hours of video! Thousands of Word Docs! It's FAST, it holds TONS, and check out the price below! OK, you can easily drop a TON of cash on one of these, but our supplier gave us a pretty amazing deal on a small quantity of these. So, instead of paying prices like these for similar cards... You get it for just $16.97!! WOW! Check it out: http://store.worldstart.com/product/7777 Watch out - the sale ends soon, but the truth is these will probably sell out WAY before then! (Price is heading back up to $24.97) Enjoy! ~Steve August Wallpaper! OK, trying something different this month. Due to a crazy schedule, I'm going to do a "best of" wallpaper series this month. These images are our most popular for wallpaper, so enjoy! As always, all the desktop wallpaper below is 100% free. Mesa Arch Sunrise Late August, Canyonlands National Park, 4:30 AM at the Mesa Arch parking lot. It's empty! If you've never been to Mesa Arch, you might be thinking... (more) Dead Horse Point Lightning Strike We had just been out scouting around for new location in nearby Arches National Park and had decided to come back to camp for a break when these thunderstorms really began to pop (late afternoon). By the time we arrived at the Dead Horse Point, I couldn't get to the overlook fast enough. We scrambled down the sandstone to a spot that I had scouted out the day before and... (more) Split Rock Moonrise The day this was created was the day after the full moon, with moonrise coinciding with sunset pretty closely. I knew from checking my compass that the moon would be in a good location, but you can imagine my disappointment when... (more) It can all be found here: http://www.backcountrygallery.com/wallpaper/ Enjoy! ~Steve

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