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| Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! In The News 01-24-2014 Target Registers Infected By Malware The CEO of Target admitted that the company's massive security breach where the personal information of millions of shoppers was stolen, was caused by registers at stores that were infected with Malware. Forty million debit/credit card accounts were affected and personal information of another 70 million consumers was also exposed. That information includes names, phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses. The information was stolen during the busiest shopping time of the year: November 27 to December 15. Google Spends $3 Billion For Home Automation Company Google is taking a big leap into home automation. The company spent for than $3 billion dollars to purchase Nest, a company best known for making smart thermostats. Google will pay $3.2 billion in cash. The tech giant has a significant share of the tablet and phone market with its Android operating system, so it seems like a natural step to build smart home devices that can be controlled by apps. Blackphone Promises Totally Private Calling A new Android phone promises to put privacy in your hands. It's called the Blackphone and developers say this independent phone will let you make secure calls and texts. It was created by a group of security specialists who promise privacy along with other smartphone features. The phone will make its debut in February at the Mobile World Congress. It's expected to go on sale early this year. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version
Good Luck Showing Off Your New Vacation Video... ON THAT TINY PHONE, TABLET, OR CAMERA SCREEN! Why Not Hook It Up To The BIG Screen? One Cable Hooks Your Devices Up To Your HDTV! WOW! Phones, Tablets, Cameras, Even Laptops & More! Just One Simple Cable?! That's AMAZING! Share Vacation Photos, Videos... Anything From Your Device!
Everything Looks Better On Your HDTV! Take any photos or video recently with your camera or phone? You know what a pain it is to get those uploaded to your computer! And even after you do, your computer monitor is what, MAYBE around 20" max? Guess what's bigger, clearer, and easier to show your videos off on? YOUR HDTV! But, But... HDTVs only take full-sized HDMI - Uh oh... YUP - when you try to connect your tablet or camera to your HD TV, you quickly discover the connectors are the WRONG SIZE! ARRGH! Here comes the cord to save the day! Talk About Easy - All you have to do is pop this bad boy into your tablet/camera/device! Now you can hook up your mini-HDMI devices right to your TV. What Will This Work With? EVERYTHING! If it has a mini-HDMI out, you can hook your device up to ANY HDMI-ready device!
You're gonna be able to hook up to pretty much anything that takes HDMI input now. That's more than just HDTVs... how about computer monitors or even PROJECTORS? If you thought your movies, photos or videos looked impressive on your tablet before, wait until you're showing them off on a 50 inch television. Wow... that's gonna turn ANYTHING into a stunning visual experience. You'll see your favorite HD video or photos come to life a second time right before your eyes. It's hard to believe this isn't magic. Almost EVERYONE has an HDMI-compatible television or monitor nowadays! Get the most out of what you own! Even better: these are INCREDIBLE quality HDMI cables! You'll get the best image possible from HDMI! And you'll do so in an environmentally friendly way! All you need is this cord, and it's going to cost way less than you'd think. Turning your HDTV into the ultimate media center is only $4.97 with FREE SHIPPING IN THE US on any order over $5! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9407 And don't forget, if you freeze frame on this deal for too long, you're going to miss out. If you have EVER wanted to get the most out of your tablet or camera, this is NOT a deal to pass by. And when Saturday rolls around, the price is going up to $8.97
Chris from South Carolina writes: Is there any way to make closed files that I constantly reuse open always with thumbnails of the photos they contain? I know how to go to the properties and make this choice but it never seems to stick. How to I make this change for ALL FILES throughout my computer? Tied to this, I always have to resize the file every time I open it (like when I open a file of photos to pick the photos of items to sell on Ebay for example). In Windows 7, how to I make all folders open large, all the time? Hello Chris! To make files automatically show thumbnails, you have to change a setting in the Control Panel. The easiest way to get to the control panel is simply to type Control Panel in the search bar on the start menu. Once there, click on Appearance and Personalization. Then, click on Folder options.
Under folder options, click the View tab at the top. Finally, make sure to uncheck the square that says "Always show icons, never thumbnails" and you should see the thumbnails when you load up all your folders.
For the second part of the question, if I'm understanding you correctly, you would like to keep your windows the same size. When you close a window, the next window will open to that size. However, it does follow the last window you close. So if you have a small window, and a window that is maximized, if you close the small window first, then the maximized window, the next window you open would be maximized. Likewise, if you close the maximized window first, then the smaller window, your windows will be the size of the small window next time you open one. ~ Audra Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here!
Mary Louise writes: I hope you can help. I got Chromecast and connected my tablet and phone to my TV. When I download a TV show from Google play store it plays fine on the tablet, but only plays about 5 minutes before locking up when I cast to the TV. I can hit pause/play and it starts back up but stops again in two or three minutes. I don't know if I should call a computer repair for a faster router. Can you help or point me in the right direction? Hi Mary Louise, It sounds like the video is trying to buffer through your cable connection. You could call your cable company and ask for a faster connection, but my first suggestion would be to change the settings to make the streaming quality lower. Click on the Chromecast logo in the upper right corner of the browser to see what Chromecasts are visible on your network and the title of what's currently being cast to your TV, along with media controls. Here, you have the option to... Want more? Head on over to WorldStart! Liz from Brownsboro, TX writes: How do I find a HONEST Internet & phone service provider that is reasonably priced? The one I have right now stinks! Answer: If we lived in a perfect world you could just call the local company and ask them if the service was good and they would give you an honest answer. Unfortunately, we do not live in such a world, so where can you go for information about local internet service providers? DSLReports.com provides user-submitted reviews of local Internet and phone providers. You can search by zip code and see detailed comments along with an overview of happy, mixed or unhappy reviews. Simply click here then type in your zip code and press Go. You can also click on the... Head on over to WorldStart to learn more?
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50 Amazing Facts About The Moon I'm super excited to share this infographic with you. I've obviously found it at Science Dump if you've looked at the hyperlink attached to this, but that shouldn't surprise you by now, I find lots of gems there. Navigation is very easy, you just scroll down through the the infographic and check out awesome facts about the moon. You can learn about the moon's orbit, how the moon interacts with the earth, moon travel, moon geology, moon myths and misconceptions. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know about the moon like moon dust being toxic to human beings, and that a blue moon happens once every 2.5 years just to name a few. This was created by the Giraffe Blog and if you click that at the bottom of the page, you'll be whisked away to the infographic on their page – where you can also find a code that you can use to embed this infographic on your blog or webpage! Go learn more about the moon today! http://www.sciencedump.com/content/50-amazing-facts-about-moon ~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
IT'S FINALLY HERE! The Easy Way To Transfer To & From Your Smartphone Or Tablet! 8 Gigs of Photos, Videos, Music, EVERYTHING! The Only Flash Drive That Works In PCs AND Smartphones/Tablets! JUST PLUG IT IN, TRANSFER, AND ENJOY! Easily Get Photos Off Your Phone... And Easily Get Music or Video ONTO Your Device! Or Just Use It For Some Extra Storage!
A Frustrating Task Made Simple! Have you ever tried to get your data OFF your phone? IT'S LIKE THE PHONE IS TRYING TO TRAP IT INSIDE! Not only is it a pain to have to connect your phone to your PC just to transfer, finding the files is just as bad! (And let's not get into hoping your computer recognizes what you're trying to DO with your phone, instead of just trying to update or charge it) You can't even transfer over WiFi without paying for an app! THAT'S RIDICULOUS! Fear not, because I just found the GREATEST device ever made for computers, smartphones, and tablets: The Sony Smartphone USB Flash Drive! It works on computers. It works on Android phones. It even works on Android TABLETS! Plug it in. Save your data. Transfer it ANYWHERE! If you have photos/videos on your phone, this baby will let you get them on your PC in no time! No cords, no weird software, no hunting for files... just save your pictures to the flash drive & plug it into your PC! THAT'S IT! The genius is in the simple design! It's a standard USB connector on one end, and a micro-USB connector on the other! (Everyone in the world just went "Oh man, I should've thought of that!") If you've ever used a card reader for your memory cards because you were tired of hooking your camera up to your computer... this is kinda like that, except even BETTER! It's just like a flash drive. That means it's simple, fast, and AWESOME! All you have to do is plug it in to the device you're using and move the files onto it! Drag & drop - it doesn't get easier than that! Now you can finally get all your photos and videos off your phone to share them on your computer! But this isn't a one-way street! If you're trying to get music, or maybe a movie on your phone or tablet? It's JUST as easy! Simply plug this flash drive into your computer, drag the files into it, and then connect it to your mobile device!
BAM! INSTANT ACCESS TO THE FILES YOU WANTED! I can't tell you how excited I am about this! I absolutely HATED data transfers between my mobile devices and my computer. It was ALWAYS a pain... not anymore! "Hey, Does It Work Like a Flash Drive Too?" Absolutely! If you don't need to transfer some data right now, you can use it as extra storage! But it STILL works with everything for that! 8 extra gigs is a LOT, especially on a smartphone or tablet! Those devices don't come with a lot of storage... so you're increasing storage by up to 50%! Squeeze some extra music on your phone even though the internal storage is full! Keep a backup of your PC's most important documents and photos! It's all up to you! This device does EVERYTHING and it makes it look so easy! Hold Onto Your Jaw... ...because it's about to hit the floor! This incredible one-of-a-kind flash drive is ONLY $22.97 with FREE US SHIPPING! Easy, fast, amazing, and CHEAP? Quick, get one (or two!) at the link below, before they're all gone! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9406 *LOW QUANTITY ALERT* I'd hate for anyone to miss out on these, so I gotta warn you... I wasn't able to get many! Make sure to hop on it before they're gone, and definitely before they go up to $28.97 Saturday !!
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