Tech Tips [ Your Mobile Device Just Got Even More Wireless + Time To Put Your PC To Sleep + 5 Key Features You Should Know About Your Computer ] 08/21/2012

WorldStart Tech Tips 2012-08-21 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Re-enable Sleep in Windows Vista and 7 I don't know about you, but I'm a big fan of sleep mode in Windows; especially when it comes to my laptop. I just set it sleep when I close the lid and wake up when I open it. So when I re-installed Windows 7 the other day and the sleep option was grayed out, naturally I became upset. The reason for this is because Windows Media Center disables the sleep option when it thinks files on your computer are being shared (even if they're not!). So let's turn it off and allow your computer to catch some z's! This tip applies to Windows Vista and 7 users. Click Start and type in "Power Options" minus the quotes in the Search Box and hit Enter. The power configuration window should open. Now click "Change when the computer sleeps" and in the next window click "Change advanced power settings". Now scroll down to the Multimedia settings header and expand "When sharing media". Use the drop-down menu and select "Allow the computer to sleep". The option to sleep under the shut-down menu should now be available to you again. ~Andrew Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version "If You Only Buy ONE Program This Year, Make It THIS ONE!" YEAH BABY! It's The PC Power Up You've Been BEGGIN' For! Up To 300% FASTER - In MINUTES! It's A Software SUPERCHARGER For Your PC! PLUS... Free Up GIGS Of Hard Drive Space! Boot Up In A FLASH! Shoot Your Internet Speed Through The Roof!! FIX ALL YOUR SYSTEM ERRORS! TOTALLY Customize Windows! Keep Your System SECURE! Free Up More Memory! AND SO MUCH MORE! It's an Adrenaline Shot To The Heart Of Windows! And Now With BONUS PROGRAMS! DriveScrubber + Search and Recover! $120 Of Software For Just $14.97 You Need SPEED! What if you could get the benefits of a new computer without the THOUSAND DOLLAR PRICE TAG? YOU CAN! 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Every single tool and utility with System Mechanic can be used manually to allow you total control over what it fixes and what it leaves alone. It's the perfect program for ALL levels of technical experience. Either way, when you let System Mechanic do it's work, you're going to get to see this ray of sunshine: It doesn't matter how good your computer was before. Now it's better and faster. You WILL be BLOWN AWAY. Stability, speed, and peace of mind. Remember, it's never what you know that hurts your PC. It's the million little things you could have NEVER expected. But nothing surprises System Mechanic. It sees every nook and cranny and makes them sparkle. Want a sneak peek at how this incredible software gives your PC the power-wash you always dreamed of? If I tried to talk about EVERY feature of System Mechanic, we'd be here until the Sun burnt out. Get ready for some major highlights that'll have your jaw dropping. Booting up your PC is always a pain. No matter what you do, you could cook a Thanksgiving dinner before your computer is done starting. It doesn't have to be like that. By eliminating unnecessary or even HAZARDOUS programs from your startup, there'll be no more watching the clock, wondering when you can actually begin to use your computer. And without all these wasted resources going to unneeded programs, your computer will stay fast after booting. Do you LIKE some of your startup programs? No worries. If you don't want System Mechanic to take control, you can go in and see each and every program it wants to disable. Regardless of which path you take, it's easy and fast to get your PC booting properly. Oh, and do you ever get those annoying error messages when you boot up? Chances are after this, you'll never see them again! YES! In addition to startup programs, there's ALWAYS just TONS of files and applications that end up on your PC. Sometimes they came installed with the computer, other times they sneak in through vulnerabilities or hidden in other software. No matter how they go there, they are taking up GIGs of space!! Don't worry, CRUDD Remover is on the job. All this CRUDD (Commonly Redundant or Unnecessary Decelerators and Destabilizers) adds up into one giant, super slow, gunk of a mess. Even if you knew what programs were the trouble makers, it would take AGES to manually hunt through and clean up all those files. System Mechanic removes the work and eliminates all that unwanted mess - in minutes! Fully Controllable - You can make sure that System Mechanic doesn't remove anything you need to keep. This thing is crazy. Not only are you going to get even MORE speed by removing all that useless junk from your PC, but talk about clearing space! Your hard drive has its limits, so taking this giant burden off its back is going to give you a lot more wiggle room for stuff you DO want. Ever browse the net? Sure you do. Your computer has an "amazing" ability to hold onto a lot of useless stuff that you never even knew it saved. PC Cleanup has your back. With the push of a button you can clean out tons of wasted space and temporary files that you didn't even know were there to begin with! WOW! This is the ultimate solution to loaded hard drives. You can get back hundreds of megabytes in storage space... heck, you might even get a couple GIGABYTES of space back. Maybe you won't need that $200 external hard drive you were thinking about. Now you're saving space AND money. Computers always manage to have a ton of errors without any indication of how to solve them. How can anyone expect you to fix a problem when all you get is a string of numbers and a giant OK button. Let System Mechanic take care of it for you! From unintelligible error messages to mysterious lockups and even full-on system crashes, System Mechanic will find the solution. The All-In-One Repair Tool came straight out of your dreams and now it's a reality. This program will AUTOMATICALLY fix pretty much any problem your computer throws at it. No error is too obscure for System Mechanic. This is the total tune-up, repair, supercharge, computer fixing miracle. EVEN IF YOUR COMPUTER WON'T BOOT PROPERLY! SERIOUSLY! You can use the System Mechanic CD to boot and recover your computer. It's a life-saver. If just cleaning up junk didn't make your computer as fast as you wanted it, System Mechanic is only warming up. It's got a toolbox FULL of utilities to make your computer so fast it won't be street legal. Designated Drivers - Out of date drivers can make your computer run sub-optimally, or sometimes make devices not work at all. Let this utility take the wheel for you and get all your drivers safely up to date. Memory Mechanic - The more you use your computer, the more memory that will be taken up. Sometimes memory fragments or doesn't release properly and you run into problems that can even cause your computer to shut down. No more! Memory Mechanic will make sure your system memory is operating at full throttle! Registry Tuner - Errors in system registry can range from causing lockups to total system failure. Registry Tuner will hunt through and clean up as many errors as it can find to get your PC running faster. Registry Compactor - System Mechanic never leaves a job half-done. After cleaning out the registry, the compactor makes sure that the gaps left from removed bloat are closed so your computer doesn't waste time dialing through empty registry entries. Just running ONE of these things is going to give you astonishing speed. But when you get them all going? Oh man, you're going to think someone slipped a supercomputer under your desk. But that's not all, honestly it's barely even HALF of the performance tools alone. Speed is great, but how about some raw, mind-blowing power? If you use some serious software, or even just want to get the most out of your PC as possible, System Mechanic has the adrenaline shot your computer needs! EnergyBooster! Take your PC to the next level with this incredible tool. By automatically turning off unnecessary background programs, your computer's limited resources are going to be free to turn their attention to the tasks YOU need them on! Don't let worthless background processes hog your memory or processor, use them how you want them. If you do high-quality video, audio, web design, ANYTHING, you'll immediately notice how ridiculously fast EnergyBooster makes your PC. Interested in something BRAND NEW? System Mechanic is always expanding its armory of tools and this version is no different. With new AcceleWrite, you'll almost never have to worry about disk fragmentation again. By automatically ensuring optimal storage of files, the creeping slowdown that your computer experiences over time from disk defragmentation is a thing of the past! It does the work for you, which means more time for yourself and a healthier life for your PC. Slow Internet? That's when NetBooster takes the stage. Each Internet connection is unique and your computer can't be pre-configured from the factory for an optimal setup for YOUR system. NetBooster examines your current connection and makes those specific changes so you get MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE. You'll see double, even TRIPLE speeds. And remember, if you don't want to go through these individually, System Mechanic can do pretty much everything on its own. It's impossible NOT to get huge gains from running this software, and it's as simple as a few mouse clicks. What more could you ask for? Especially nowadays, computer security has become a really big issue. You may think you're secure, but new vulnerabilities pop up ALL THE TIME! Even the tiniest of security holes can spell disaster for your privacy or your computer's ability to function. With so much on your computer, there's no excuse for taking risks. With just one button, System Mechanic will comb your computer for security flaws and fix every single one it finds. Blocking off hackers from entry, you get peace of mind that your files and confidential information are safely protected. You can NEVER be too secure. After your vulnerabilities are patched up, what about other kinds of intrusions? Unwanted programs, viruses, or malware trying to hijack your system. System Guard will be the shield that keeps your PC defended and in tip-top shape. System Guard does SO MUCH at once. If new programs try to add themselves to your startup, it will let you know. Dangerous programs trying to run? System Guard stops them IMMEDIATELY. Browsing can be hazardous, but with System Guard, your computer and browser are protected from even the wiliest of hacking attempts. If you've ever had your homepage suspiciously changed or a new toolbar appear out of nowhere, you'll know how important System Guard is! Privacy is just as important as vulnerabilities when it comes to security. With System Mechanic, you can make sure nothing you do gets to the wrong hands. With the Privacy Cleaner, anything you do can be erased, from browsing or search history to cookies and chat transcripts that websites or programs often automatically save. Or maybe you need something deleted? I mean... REALLY deleted. The Incinerator will make sure any of your private files, from old taxes to company memos can't be easily recovered by ANYONE. System Mechanic takes security seriously, and you can rest easy knowing you have the best programs protecting your PC and files. System Mechanic is loaded with SO MUCH and if you want to, it can be COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC. But if you want to know exactly what it's doing, you can examine every tool to see what it intends to fix or change. You'd be INSANE not to take advantage of all these amazing tools, but if you want to, you can pick and choose what you use and how you use it. But that's not all. It comes with a tool to completely customize your PC's operations. From hiding unwanted icons to making your start menu react faster, there's almost nothing out of your control - AMAZING! Seriously, there's STILL MORE! With your purchase of System Mechanic, you also get TWO additional programs that'll knock your socks off! DriveScrubber - Had a virus, maybe some malware? Selling your computer or hard drive? Even if you think you deleted it, it may STILL BE ON THE HARD DRIVE. All it takes is rudimentary knowledge of computers to find ways to dig up those files you thought were gone forever. DriveScrubber has MILITARY-COMPLIANT levels of erasing. Identity thieves are left out in the cold. Search and Recover - Accidentally delete something? If you thought you lost a file on your computer, flash drive, or other devices like digital cameras, hold on! With Search and Recover, you may be able to retrieve the files you thought disappeared forever. Unless you deleted them with DriveScrubber, of course. These two free bonus programs usually sell for $30 and $40 respectively. And they ARE easily worth that much. But you get them FREE with your purchase of System Mechanic! Yeah - $70 of programs - FREE! System Mechanic looks too good to be true, right? Especially with all the extra free stuff, how can so much power be packed together into one amazing product? Well, you don't have to take our word for it! With over 36 million users and countless awards tell you all you need to know. Talk About Award Winning! My laptop was in a mess! It was slow to the point of stagnation at times but a colleague recommended your software and the result was near-magical! Speeds have improved dramatically and it has given me a great feeling of confidence. Michael H. After I ran System Mechanic the first time, I thought I had a new machine! John N I love your product. It's not only a great product, but it?s fun to use. Sometimes I play with the different categories and I just enjoy myself....Norton & McAfee could learn a thing or two or three or four from you...lol....Have a great new year. Ray H System Mechanic saved me from having to purchase a whole new computer. Well worth the investment! Arthur H. System Mechanic is a great addition to my computer. I feel much more in control of what's going on inside it. The Internet optimizer worked great, a 1MB would take 22 seconds to download, now it takes just 7 seconds!! That is a 300% increase in internet speed. I was able to get at and get rid of a lot of unnecessary garbage that was choking up my computer. This product rates 5 out of 5 in my books! John T. Without a doubt, [System Mechanic is] the complete difference between a well working machine and being the typical frustrated computer user?From novice to expert, this product rocks and I would recommend it to anyone who uses a computer for whatever reason. Chris H. This product is much better than Norton Utilities and SystemWorks which I had been using since 1995. Keep up the good work!! Vern H In my twenty years of personal computing, System Mechanic is one of the best -- if not THE best -- software I have ever installed on a PC. I recommend it without hesitation to all my friends and presentation audiences. Keep up the great work. Bob S. And now for the BEST PART! With all this greatness in one package you're probably expecting it to be really expensive. Well, you're right and you're wrong. If you go out to the stores to buy this, you might right into something like what you see below. And honestly? It's worth that much. But here are WorldStart we know you want the BEST price and that's what you're going to get. Again, you're getting System Mechanic ($50), Drive Scrubber ($30) and Search & Recover ($40) - all told $120 worth of software!! So, what's YOUR price? For System Mechanic, with the FREE bonus programs DriveScrubber and Search and Recover... it's only $14.97 with FREE US SHIPPING! You do NOT want to miss out on this! WOW! http://store.worldstart.com/product/8075 PS - This thing sells like CRAZY. Don't let total PC bliss pass you by. Even if there ARE any left, the price is going up to $24.97 on Wednesday! 5 Key Features You Need To Know About On Your Mac Apple has spent a lot of time trying to simplify their operating system so almost anyone can use it, which has lead to them being able to put in some cool features – although the only problem is that most people don't know how to use them or how to get to them. So in this article I'm just going to uncover 5 features that you should definitely know about when using a Mac. Dock The dock is what the Apple operating system is famous for; everybody recognizes it. It is the "thing" that holds your apps at the bottom of your screen. When you minimize a window, it will go down into the dock, waiting to be maximized again when you want to use it. The far right holds your recycle bin, which cannot be moved, and the far left holds the finder window, which (again) cannot be moved. All the other icons are movable and can be replaced with ones that you may use more often. If you want to get rid of an icon, simply click and hold the icon and drag it off the doc. Similarly, if you want to add something to it simply click-and-drag the icon onto the dock. Spotlight Spotlight is a fantastic search feature that Apple built into the OS. You can use it to search for anything you want from files, songs, browser history and even definitions of a word from the built-in dictionary. You can access Spotlight with the magnifying glass in the top right had corner – just click on it and begin your search. It's great if you forget where you saved a file. System Preferences If you're new to Mac, system preferences is the Mac equivalent to the Windows control panel. Here you can configure absolutely everything you need, from language settings, mouse and trackpad settings to customizing your desktop or even adding a printer. The way you access it is through the Apple icon in the upper-left corner and then selecting system preferences. Once you are there you can go ahead and configure the settings on your Mac to your liking. App Store Since the App Store on the iPhone was so successful, Apple decided to introduce the same principal to the Mac. It works on a similar principal to the iPhone, which means you can look for the app that you think will help you or will do the tasks that you need it to, with descriptions and everything. With one click you can download and install it onto your computer. There are thousands of Apps to choose from, and it is fast becoming the go-to place for all Mac applications. How to get to the App Store: The should be a round "A" icon in your doc. Select it and you will have the App Store window load. It's that easy! The App Store looks something like this: Launchpad Launchpad is the icon in the dock with the rocket on it, simply click it and you will be shown all your Apps that you have installed on your Mac. It works much like the iPad, allowing you to launch an application quickly and easily. Any application you install using the App Store will appear in launchpad. Which looks looks like this: ~Alex Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Wireless Chargers for Mobile Devices Sometimes it's great to have chargers that don't need cables or power points. Here are two nifty wireless chargers that work great for mobile devices. Energizer Inductive Charger It's a cool wireless charging pad that allows you to charge your phone without cords using a universal technology called Qi (pronounced 'chee'). Get the rest at Worldstart! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) MS Outlook 2010: Printing A Specific Page You may or may not have noticed, but when you go to print a message in Outlook 2010 you get only this: On first glance it appears that you must print the whole thing or not at all… but that's definitely not the case. Just wait until you see this! (Want these tips in their entirety? Sign up for Premium!) TechBusters: Double Megapixel = Double Print Size Welcome to TechBusters from WorldStart, where I expose the truth behind technology myths and sayings. In this article I'll talk about digital cameras and higher megapixel counts. Do you know anyone who got a new digital camera and said something like, "This 12mp (Megapixel) camera is so much better; it can print images over twice as big compared to my old 5mp camera." Guess what? WRONG! Why is this false? Click here to find out! (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. Rocks for Kids Along with collecting shells as a kid, my sister and I also had a great rock collection. I can still remember doing my science project in middle school with an amethyst geode. Now my collection is mostly of materials that can sit around my house and look beautiful until I make them into jewelry – like labradorite, different colors of quartz, agate, onyx, and opals. Navigation is a little complicated on the site because the landing pad of the web page isn't the main menu. To get to the main menu, click either Enter Here or Table of Contents. You'll be whisked off to a huge menu filled with different sections devoted to information about rocks, minerals, collections, a glossary, crafts, experiments, and more! Another interesting section you can get to from the main landing pad is Pictures of Rocks. Click it and you'll be presented with an alphabetical menu to images of rocks and minerals. You're also offered the option to look at rocks and minerals via location also listed alphabetically. No matter where you dive in at this site you are sure to learn something about rocks and minerals. Check it out today! http://www.rocksforkids.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 First Thing's First... We all know what flash drives are good for: Everything. So let's not waste your time or mine telling you what they do or how to use them. They're an essential and practical part of every day life for everyone, from students to business professionals and everyone in between. We use them to store files, music, pictures...pretty much EVERYTHING. These days, it's pretty much impossible to get by without at least one. Which brings up some food for thought: How Many Flash Drives do you Have? Do you have four 4gb flash drives? One 16gb? Eight 2gb's? Hey, we understand - flash drives aren't cheap, so we accumulate ones with less storage capabilities so our pockets don't feel it as much. Well...we're about to change your life! Check this out! A Flash Drive with 32 MASSIVE Gigs...For an UNBELIEVABLY LOW Price! Here at Worldstart, we pretty much sell all flash drives from your 2GB up to 16GB. In the history of our existence, we've only sold a 32GB flash a few times. It's not that we don't love 'em (we do!) it's just that it's so hard to find them at the prices you've come to expect from us. Well guess what...WE FOUND 'EM! 32GB - Just $26.97! This is HUGE! To give you a little bit of perspective, we did a little covert ops and went into our local Best Buy to snap a quick picture of how much they sell a standard 32GB flash drive for. Observe: So...now that you understand how AMAZING this deal is, let's get to some logistics here...just how MASSIVE is 32GB worth of storage space? 32GB is Like a Black Hole in Outer Space - Pretty Much Endless! Just look at all this can hold! Amazing! Up to 19,200 Photos! Thousands Of Documents And Files! 8000 MP3 Songs (that's over 2 weeks worth!) 96 Hours Of MPEG4 Movies - Better get a MONTHS supply of popcorn! That's AMAZING!! Isn't it? It is definitely your smartest portable storage solution, allowing you to carry a HUGE 32GB of your documents, spreadsheets, files, programs, photos, videos, music, and important back-up material, all in one extremely small device! Simple to Use - Obviously! For XP, Vista, and 7 computers, you just plug it and you're good to go. The drive will show up under My Computer. Just drag the files over you want to put on the drive! That's it! Seriously - This Price is UNBELIEVABLE AND UNBEATABLE! Again, the price is AMAZING, so now's the time to buy! Just $26.97 and US shipping is FREE! Did you expect anything else from US? Get yours now - they won't last! *Colors will vary http://store.worldstart.com/product/7927 PS - We're not sure how long our inventory is going to last on these as it is a limited time deal! So, get to the site as soon as you can ~ before our supplier increases the price!! 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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