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| Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Michael writes: I've been getting your newsletter for years and even purchased a few of your items for sale. but this time I just have a couple of tech questions. I have a great many VHS tapes I'd like to reformat and I was thinking of putting them on (flash drives) to save space. DVDs take up a lot of space too when ya get enough of them. Can you recommend a type or a brand that would do the job? I've got hundreds of movies I want to save and no room to store them. I'm using the "Diamond VC500 Capture device" and I have windows 7. Thank you for your attention. Michael, with hundreds of movies to save, your best bet would be to purchase a dedicated external hard drive instead of dealing with multiple flash drives. You should be able to purchase a terabyte of drive for less than $100. I'm not sure how much space your converted files take up, but check the size of files you have already converted and multiply that out to see how much space you need. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version
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Pen and Stylus... COMBINED! Have you ever been sitting there, fighting with your phone, just trying to dial in the right numbers? But the touchscreen buttons are too small, your fingers are too big, or the phone just seems not to want to listen to you? Or maybe you noticed that after just a couple uses, your touchscreen device is COVERED from top to bottom in nasty smudges that look awful and get your screen blurry! Oh, and scratches? Those are PERMANENT DAMAGE! And how many times have you been out-and-about, ready to write a check, note, sign something... only to realize YOU HAVE NO PEN! It's infuriating! Let's not forget how often you're DYING to find a flashlight, too! Whenever you need one, they all seem to disappear! HERE'S THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION! AWESOME Combination STYLUS PEN & LED LIGHT!! It's a capactive touchscreen stylus , plus a smooth and precise pen! And to top it all off, there's an LED light built right in! SWEET! How has nobody ever thought of this before?! If you've never used a stylus on your touchscreen device... you're in for a HUGE TREAT! All those times you couldn't quite hit the right button, couldn't get your phone to "feel right", or were just fed up with all the oily smudges all over... NO MORE! They are PROBLEMS OF THE PAST! And if you're gonna carry a stylus around... why not make it a pen too? All of your writing needs = fully covered! The stylus end is covered in a rubber-tip which glides smoothly across your touchscreen! And because of it's soft-rubber texture, it won't risk scratching your screen! No smudges? No scratches? FINALLY! Lightweight Design - Yep! This thing is light as a feather (but still feels solid as stone in your grip) for the perfect touch! Whether you're writing on paper or on your phone... you're gonna LOVE this! That grip is comfy as a pillow, too! There's a lot of stylus designs out there... but none of them come CLOSE to this! Not only does it FEEL like a real pen... IT IS ONE! And to top it all off... if you buy one during this INCREDIBLE limited-time deal... YOU GET ONE FREE! WE'RE PRACTICALLY GIVIN' 'EM AWAY! I know it sounds insane (and maybe it is!) These crazy stylus-and-pen-all-in-one are only $4.97 and if you BUY ONE, YOU GET A SECOND FREE! And if your order is over $5... US SHIPPING IS FREE TOO! YEAAAAAAAH! Grab 'em here! http://store.worldstart.com/product/8770 PS - These are a special offer for a short time only! Grab yours QUICK before they're all gone! And Thursday the price goes up to $8.97!!
Marty from Ann Arbor Writes: I just read 'Hotmail' has been assimilated into Outlook. I have some old emails w/photos, from once upon a time when I used 'Hotmail'. I would like to forward them to my current email acct. but when I do I get this pop up notice asking for my user name and password in order to forward them. User name and password are lost to the nether world of the internet. Any suggestions? There's an option you can try for retrieving that long-lost password. But this is a good time to remind you that it's important to remember those passwords and to properly forward mail from and close down accounts you no longer intend to use. You can try to retrieve your Hotmail information from Outlook.com. If you go to the Outlook.com sign-in page, you'll see "Can't access your account" just below the Sign In button. Click on it and you'll be given the option to enter your e-mail address and reset your password. Enter your Hotmail address and type the captcha. You'll see the option to Reset your password. You can choose to have them e-mail you a link if you've set up an alternate e-mail address for your Hotmail account. If that e-mail address is no longer accessible, you can choose to answer a security question. You can also click a link if neither one of those options will work. Then you input the e-mail address of your account and the address you'd like to receive the recovery e-mail. Choose Next. You'll be given some questions to complete. After you submit that survey, you should hear back from Microsoft in a day or so. I hope this helps you find your password. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here!
Pat from Minneapolis writes: I'm using movie maker 2.6 to make a movie & the pictures on my CD are very blurry–please help! First of all Pat, that's a pretty old version of Movie Maker. If your system will permit, I'd go to Microsoft and download a newer version. Click this link to learn which version your system will support. Then download the newer version if possible. If that doesn't take care of the issue, one possibility is that are exporting the video to a DVD or DV-AVI resolution. The resolution of those formats may be much lower that a photo taken with a higher mega-pixel camera. Consider using a higher resolution output. When you've finished editing your movie in Movie Maker , choose Save Movie on the right side of the screen. Click the arrow beside Save Movie and you'll see many options for the resolution. Want more? Just click WorldStart!
Your Cell Phone Is A Bacteria Farm Prepare to be disturbed. Very disturbed. The photo below is of the kinds of bacteria that live on cell phones: True that's after it was allowed to grow in a Petri dish for a few days, but still. YUCK. A professor at The University Of Surrey asked students to make imprints of their mobile phones in a Petri dish to find out how much bacteria the phones carried around. Turns out they're good for storing a lot more than phone numbers, music and photos. There was a whole lot of bacteria. Most of it was harmless, but they did find Staphyloccoccus aureus – which can cause everything from staph infections to food poisoning. Head on over to WorldStart to learn more!
Charlene from Tenn writes: "Steve, I was reading your article about this new Outlook.com. My Hotmail account was upgraded to it so I went in to try it out. I don't know if it's that program or my browser, but each time I try to insert, say, a picture whether in line or an attachment, I get this God blessed box every time that that says Internet Explorer encountered an error and needs to close. Is it on my end or who's? This is driving me nutso… thanks so much." Hi, Charlene. Thanks for the great question. When I looked into this issue, I discovered that you are not alone. This is apparently a conflict between newer versions of Outlook being used with older versions of IE. In other words, this is another of the notorious KNOWN ISSUES with Microsoft. You didn't provide any of your version information, but I bet you a Coke that you're running Internet Explorer 6 or earlier with with Server 2003. If you are, look here.. Just click WorldStart for more of this helpful tip! For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter.
DIY Christmas Lights Planning Growing up we always put the Christmas tree up after Thanksgiving, and it's a tradition that I've held onto in my adulthood. My roommate and I only put up a tiny tree because the cats had a field day when we put up a larger tree and knocked it over or stole ornaments off of it. But it's up and makes everything so cozy. In fact, so cozy that I've thought about putting up exterior lights on the house since the cats can't get to those. Before I ever tackle that kind of a project I look for planning guides so I know what I'm getting myself into. When I found this one, I knew I had to share it with you. I had a ton of questions in mind and this site answered all of them – like how much electricity does running outdoor Christmas lights use? How many lights do I need? What kind of lights do I need? How do I put them up safely? You'll find all of these in featured sections right on the main page! So you don't have to go hunting for the specific information you want. They even cover Christmas decorations made out of greenery! I hope this helps you plan for your outdoor decorations! http://www.christmaslightsetc.com/pages/DIY-Christmas-Lights-Planning.htm ~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
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December Wallpaper Is Ready! This is it - end of the year already! This time around I'm going all in for Winter, so enjoy! Also, note that I'm going to start putting in more vertical images since they tend to work better with mobile devices. As always, make sure you check put the 100+ images at the link below. All can be found here and are 100% free: http://www.backcountrygallery.com/wallpaper/ Oh, and if you enjoy these images, please tell your friends!
For these and other great selections of desktop wallpaper, head to: http://www.backcountrygallery.com/wallpaper/ As always, the wallpaper is 100% free, so enjoy! Photo Tips Did you get a chance to check out my new photo tips from last month? If not, head over to my YouTube channel and check 'em out: http://www.youtube.com/backcountrygallery
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