Tech Tips [ From Mobile To Your PC - Secrets Revealed + Finally - No More Form Filling Pains! + Get The File Information You Need ] 08/09/2012

WorldStart Tech Tips 2012-08-09 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Donald from LA writes: Windows Explorer in XP had a line at the bottom of the display that (for the lack of the proper name) I will call the"information bar". This area showed me how many files I had selected in a folder and the total combined size of the total number of files. Is there such information available through windows explorer in Windows 7 home premium 64 bit? Good news, Donald – Windows 7 has a very similar feature which will let you see the total number of files selected and the size of those files. Begin by clicking on Start, then Computer. Navigate to the folder you want to select files from by selecting a drive then the directory you want. Once the folder is open, click and drag the mouse over the files you wish to select. Release the mouse button once you've selected all the files. Now, look at the bottom of the window and you will see the number of files you've selected, the total size – along with other information (such as date modified, etc.), and any other info Windows can detect about the file. What information is displayed will depend on the type of file selected. ~Tim Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version The Most Exciting New Item We've Ever Offered! "How'd I Ever Get Along Without It?!?!?!" The ONE Incredible Tool Every Computer User Absolutely Must-Have! Finally! A Quick, Easy Way To Transfer Files From PC To PC! WOW! Check It OUT: So EASY A Chimp And An 8 Year Can Do It (See Vid)!!! No Software, Drivers, Or Setup - Plug & Play! HUGE Discount Today!! You Won't Believe The Deal! Amazing Free Bonus Too!! THE Hottest Item We've Ever Seen! WOW!! This is SOOOO exciting! We just found your computer's new BEST FRIEND!! You are absolutely gonna LOVE this - It's the Tornado File Transfer Tool and it's totally gonna change your computing world - FOREVER! It's the ONE accessory EVERY computer user positively MUST-HAVE!! See, we've heard about you and it's no secret - You need to get files from one computer to another! Only problem is getting the files from one place to another can be as frustrating as riding your bike across the Grand Canyon! I mean, don't you just hate it when... You get a brand new machine and your photos, music, and documents are all trapped on your old computer You have a desktop and a laptop but sharing files between them is a complete nightmare You and a friend want to swap files, but there just isn't an easy way You have more than one computer in the house, and you'd like to get files from one to the other Bottom line - You're gonna need to get files from one computer to another sooner or later! Sure there's lots of ways to do it - and they all fall under "hard and miserable"! You could spend your afternoon burning CDs, emailing the files to yourself (please tell me you don't do that), or grabbing an Ethernet cable and networking the computers together. Yeah, that didn't sound very good to me either. Come ON! Your time is WAY more valuable than that!! Right? Join us here in this decade doin' it the EASY WAY... Grab the amazing Tornado File Transfer Tool! It effortlessly networks your two computers together with just a cable - all automatic! In fact it's so easy, a chimp and an eight-year-old actually BEAT a pair of computer gurus in a file transfer contest. Seeing is believing: So Easy A Chimp Can Do It??? We have the video at the site! I looked up the word "easy" in the dictionary and I think I saw a picture of the Tornado File Transfer Tool! How's it work? Simple! Just pull out the retractable cable (up to 4 feet) and plug one end into each computer's USB port - you're over half way done! That's right - if you can use a USB plug - YOU'RE already an expert! EASY! Oh, and you'll absolutely love this - once you plug in, a friendly "Windows Explorer" style window automatically pops open so you can quickly drag and drop your files from one computer to another! That's really it! So easy it ought to be illegal! YESSSSS!! This is 100% plug and play! It even has all the software and drivers built right in!! WOW - That's great thinking! No irritating CDs to install! No Setup to struggle through! No flaky drivers to fight with! You just plug it in and everything installs and runs automatically - you don't lift a mouse! Works back and forth with everything from Win 98 right up to Windows 7 - talk about great compatibility!!! Plus it's lightening fast too! This uses high-speed USB 2.0 so it's the smokin' hot Ferrari of data transfer! There's nothing like a fast, zippy progress bar on your screen to bring a smile to your face! Without a DOUBT - this is the one accessory NO computer user should be without! Just imagine - next time you need to transfer documents, loads of photos, tons of music - it can all be done with this little cable! Oh, and you are in for a real TREAT when you upgrade to your next computer! You know ALL those files you need to get from one machine to another? Yup, use this cable, sit back, and relax! It's done baby!! You and I BOTH know you've gotta be crazier than an outhouse rat to sit there trying to copy all your data to CDs or flash drives - or worse - trying to network two computers together just to get your data moved! If you're ever, in your life, going to buy another computer YOU need this!! Heck, if you're ever going to transfer a batch of files from one computer to another you need this! Best computer accessory. EVER. You'll wonder how you lived without it! Free BONUS!! Oh, and did I mention this also includes the absolutely outstanding PC Eraser? We're talking an amazing $29.99 program - for FREE! See, problem is, when you delete something off your hard drive, it really isn't gone. Sure, empty your recycle bin, there are a TON of file recovery programs that anyone can use to get your data back! If you're ever going to give your computer away, throw it out, donate it, whatever - YOU need to securely erase ALL the data on there! This does it to military standards! It retails for $29.99, but you get it 100% FREE when you order your Tornado File Transfer Tool today! How cool is that? Oh, and the deal we got can only be described as totally, absolutely 100% pure SWWWEEEETTT!!! OK, check out this screen shot - here's a snap shot of what our little gadget typically goes for: Yeah, $40-$50 is the average! And frankly, once you use it, you'll agree it's worth every single penny! BUT.... YOU get a deal so smokin' hot you should need a permit from the fire dept.! Today only, you can get this for just $18.97 and US shipping is FREE! Oh, and take it from me - once you get your hands on this bad boy you'll be patting yourself on the back for grabbin' it!! It's THAT good! http://store.worldstart.com/product/5548 A word of warning though - this was a VERY limited quantity buyout, so once these are gone, we can't get more. Don't get left out in the cold - GRAB this deal today! George from Schlink writes: I loved the feature in Firefox that allowed me to fill in a form automatically. For some reason, it quit working. I checked the Autofill Options and all the information is there. For users who frequently enter the same form info on many websites, such as a user name or address, the auto fill feature on the Mozilla Firefox web browser can save a lot of time typing repetitive information. Occasionally, Firefox may stop saving your form data – either because you've accidentally deleted one specific entry or because a setting has been changed which prevents data from being properly stored. If you only deleted one specific entry, simply typing the info in a form field again will save the text and Firefox will then offer the auto fill option in the future. If the browser doesn't offer the auto fill option on future forms after re-typing your data, you will need to manually modify the privacy options in Firefox. Keep in mind that some websites, such as your bank account access page, specifically prevent the browser from saving form data as a security measure, so Firefox will never fill in data on those sites. To access the browser's privacy settings, open the orange "Firefox" button in the top-left corner of the screen and click the "Options" entry. When a new sub-menu appears on the screen, click the second "Options" button listed at the top of the menu. Navigate to the heading labeled "Privacy" at the top of the screen, which is positioned between the "Applications" and "Security" icons. Locate the "History" heading at the middle of the window and click the "Firefox Will" drop-down box located directly beneath the heading. Select the option labeled "Use Custom Settings For History" to bring up several new check box options. Remove the check mark from the box labeled "Always Use Private Browsing Mode" if the box is checked. Check the box named "Remember Search And Form History" to force Firefox to use the auto fill feature on all applicable forms. Locate the box labeled "Clear History When Firefox Closes." Ideally this box should be unchecked, but if you prefer to maintain your privacy by clearing the history when Firefox closes you need to modify this setting as well. If the box is checked, click the "Settings" button located to the right of the box. Underneath the "History" heading in the "Settings" window you will find another series of check boxes. Remove the check mark from the "Form & Search History" box and click "OK," which will prevent Firefox from clearing your saved form data when you close the browser. Click the "OK" button to save your changes to the privacy settings and then navigate to a page containing forms you frequently use. Type your info in the form and then navigate away from the page to any other site. Return to the page and start typing any text in the form to see if the auto fill feature is now functioning. If the problem persists and Firefox doesn't attempt to fill in the form, you likely have an add-on installed that is conflicting with the auto fill feature. Return to the "Firefox" menu at the top of the browser and click the "Add-Ons" button. Open the list of extra programs you have installed on Firefox by clicking the blue "Extensions" icon at the left side of the window. Locate the first add-on in the list of programs at the right side of the screen. Click the "Disable" button to turn the off the add-on without actually deleting it. Attempt to enter text into a form again on any website to see if the issue is resolved. If the problem persists, continue disabling each add-on in the list until you find the offending program. Return to the "Extensions" menu and click "Enable" on each of the other add-ons you previously turned off once the auto fill feature is working again. ~Ty Arthur Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! How to Install the Android USB Drivers In most cases, when you connect an Android device to your computer for the first time, the drivers will automatically be installed. However, the phone will most likely be detected as a mass storage device, not as an Android device. This gives it similar properties as an external hard drive, and should be fine for most users, since you will still be able to copy files to and from your device. However, if you need to "debug" your Android device (one of the requirements for rooting), you will need to make sure the computer recognizes it as an Android device. Since there is such a great variety of Android devices, there is no single solution for installing the drivers. This guide should work for most devices, but might not work for all. Read it all here! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) Virginia from AR asks: Is Open Office a different program than Office 2010? Several differences, actually. In this corner… the reigning "champeen"; the Office program used by… well… almost everyone. Weighing in at 94 to 313 pounds (that's 150 to 500 U S dollars)… OFFICE 2010! In this corner… the scrappy young challenger… weighing in at 0 pounds (that's FREE in U S Dollars)… it's OPEN OFFICE! Read on! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) 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The sections are: New This Week – which brings you a selection of words or phrases that have been looked at for this week, Randomly Chosen – which features a randomly selected word, and a section that lists all the recent updates, and when the next update will be. On the left side of the page you'll find the section indexes where you can browse Articles, Questions and Answers, Reviews, Topical Words, Turns of Phrase, and Weird Words – and at the very end of the menu on the left side is the link Surprise Me!, which randomly selects a page from one of the indexes for you. No matter where you dive in you are assured you'll learn something new about words! http://www.worldwidewords.org/ ~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 Gotta See It to Believe It! 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