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12/31/2013
eMarketer Daily - Education Still a Big Barrier to Big Data
12/30/2013
Tech Tips [ Where Do I Find The Server Addresses of My E-Mail Accounts? + Paint 101- Crop, Resize And Rotate Images + Facebook Mail Shortcuts ] 12/31/13
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| Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Shanker from Chennai, India writes: I couldn't configure my email client, as I don't have the server addresses of my mail accounts.Do mail providers do display them anywhere? Where should I look for them? Shanker, most e-mail providers do have that information available. You can usually find it on their website. Microsoft has the information for Outlook.com displayed on their site: My local e-mail provider offers the information as a PDF. I would suggest searching the name of your e-mail provider along with server settings. You might also find the information displayed in "support" on their website. If you can't find it easily, contact customer support. They should have that information readily on hand ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version
You Can't See Anything In This Weather! Windshield Wipers Can't Do The Job Alone! Repel-It Windshield Treatment Clears Things Up! Convenient Wipe Lasts For Up To Six Months! No Streaking! Car Dealers Charge Outrageous Prices For This Treatment We've Got It For Under $5 ! You know how it is, you're driving in the rain and it looks like someone is throwing buckets of water right onto your windshield. Your windshield wipers are doing the best they can, but And it's not like those wipers are falling apart, you just bought them. And if you're out driving on the highway with big trucks throwing water back at you, it can be pretty darn scary. The solutions is Repel-It Windshield Treatment. It makes your windshield hydrophobic. That means water (and the grime and gunk that can splash up on your windshield with it) will bead up and make it much easier for your windshield wipers to swoop it away. It's not just rain that will stay away... Dust and bugs are much easier to clean off. EVEN SNOW AND ICE will be easier to take off. Where I live, there's a saying. If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. We get it all. Rain, snow, ice, sleet... We'll go from 70 degrees and rain on Wednesday to 20 degrees and snow on Friday. And let me tell you, I end up doing a lot of driving not matter what the weather is like. This treatment is absolutely perfect. Look at the difference it makes! TREATED UNTREATED
You could have it done at your car dealer, but look what they charge you! I grabbed this shot from an actual car dealer's website. the price starts at $29.95 and you know how they love to tack on extras. Repel-It Windshield Treatment is only $4.97 ! This durable treatment can last for up to six months! Plus it's a wipe, so it's super easy and convenient to apply to your windshield. Not only will this improve your vision, your wipers will last longer because they'll have a lot less work to do. There's no bottles or applicators to fuss with! Just open the convenient package and apply the treatment with the disposable wipe for streak-free protection! We managed to get a special deal on these, so we've got a limited quantity and at $4.97 , they won't last long. And if your order is over $5, you get FREE US Shipping! So click the store link below and get yours now! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9337 Hurry! If we have any left on Tuesday , the price will jump back up to $8.97 !
Paint 101- Crop, Resize And Rotate Images I recently wrote a tip explaining how shapes work in Paint and got so much positive feedback, I decided to explore the program further. Paint is a basic image editing software that comes free with Windows. In this article, I'll explain how to open a photo and use paint to crop, resize and rotate the image. You access paint by selecting the palette icon.
If you don't see the icon, just search for paint in your Start Menu or Search Charm and choose the Paint icon from the results. Let's say this is the photo I want to change. Start by opening Paint and clicking either the file menu or the drop-down arrow in the upper-left of the screen. Then choose Open. Select the image you wish to edit and choose Open. The image will open in Paint. Since this is clearly on its side, I'm going to rotate it by selecting the arrow beside rotate and choosing Rotate left 90 degrees from the drop-down menu. You can choose other angles of rotation or to flip the image horizontally or vertically. Now the image appears upright. One way to alter the image is to resize it. This can be especially helpful when you import very large images from digital cameras that are too large for e-mails or to insert in printed material. Choose Resize. You'll have the option to change the size by Percentage or by Pixels. If maintain aspect ratio is checked, you'll be protected from accidentally stretching your image in one direction so that it appears distorted. If you need something to be a specific size and it's a pattern or solid color that wouldn't be affected by stretching in one direction or the other, you can choose not to check that option. If you resize and image and it looks like a funhouse mirror, it's probably because you didn't check Maintain aspect ratio. Since I know the maximum size of an image that I can insert into an article is 450 pixels, I'm choosing to resize the image to be 450 pixels wide. Select OK and your image will be resized. My image is now smaller. You can also make images larger, but you will lose clarity in the picture. Another option is to adjust the Skew right or left. Here I've adjusted with 20 degrees vertical skew. Here's the resulting image. It's a useful tool for achieving certain effects. Another helpful option is the Crop tool. To crop, you first select the shape you want to crop with. You can choose rectangular or choose to make your selection freehand. To crop, click the left mouse button and drag it over the area you wish to select. Release the mouse button when you've finished the selection. Select crop again. Your photo will crop to the selection. If you have a steady hand, you can use the freehand crop. From the example below, you can see that I do not. These easy-to-use tools can be quite helpful. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here!
Facebook Mail Shortcuts Did you know Facebook Mail had its own set of keyboard shortcuts? Yeah, me either, but then again I had no idea how to access them in the first place until an accidental keystroke set me on my journey. Join me, won't you? It's a quick trip! First, make sure you're on the Facebook Mail page – otherwise this isn't going to work. Now, press Alt-Q (or Control-Q if you're using a Mac)… …and up pops a window with all the info you need! Note: You can use this shortcut to show/hide this window any time you're on the Facebook Mail page. Here's the whole list of PC keyboard shortcuts for all you copy/pasters: Want more? Head on over to WorldStart!
Update Firefox Plug-ins We've seen a lot of questions lately about plug-ins like Flash and Java not working in Firefox. That means many videos won't play and some games won't work. Some browsers, including Firefox, disable plug-ins when there are security concerns. Both Java and Firefox had serious security problems earlier in the year. I went over how to enable Flash in Firefox in this article, but here's a quick tip on making sure all of your plug-ins are up-to-date with the latest bug fixes and security patches Depending on the version of Firefox you are using, you can either go to the drop-down menu in the upper left of the Firefox browser, select Add-ons. Just click WorldStart for the rest of this helpful tip! Using Focal Points In Photography Do you know what the focal point of a picture is? The next time before you take a picture, pause and ask yourself: "What is the Focal Point in this Picture?" A focal point is important because when you look at an image, your eye generally needs a 'resting place' or something of interest to really hold it. Without a focal point, people will jus glance at your pictures before moving on to the next one without paying any attention to them. Want more? Head on over to WorldStart! For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter.
Abandoned America Check out Matthew Christopher's photography at Abandoned America and browse galleries of abandoned spaces around America. I started with the Highlight Reel gallery to see if this was a site I wanted to share with you, and after taking a look I knew it was. These photographs are amazing! When you arrive at the site, you'll be automatically on the gallery page, so you can dive right into the photos. Other sections you may want to visit are: About – here you'll learn about Matthew Christopher and what inspires him, and learn about the website. Panoramas – this is definitely a section you'll want to check out. You'll find amazing panoramas. Just click to view them. I can't pick just one favorite image. I just love looking at abandoned places through photographs, I feel like the speak volumes about humanity: how we live, what we discard, change/progression. Check them out for yourself today! http://www.abandonedamerica.us/gallery.html ~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
What If A Thief Could Steal From Your Bank Account... Just By Walking Past You? IT'S NOT SCIENCE FICTION - IT'S A REAL POSSIBILITY! Protect Yourself From RFID "Wireless Identity Theft!" These Tough Credit Card Holders Shield Your Cards! On Top Of That, They're Just Some Good Old Shock Protection! Never Worry About Bending Or Breaking Your Cards!
Sometimes Technology Makes It TOO Easy... You know how it is, something comes along and makes stuff simpler for everyone. Well, guess who's part of "everyone"? Thieves. Credit cards and debit cards can be scanned by all sorts of devices. Heck, there's even new electronics you can attach to your phone to let you process a credit card payment anywhere you are, right on your smartphone! You better believe it that thieves know how this stuff works. According to recent articles, using nothing more than the same tools a payment processor uses, thieves could potentially make a tool to scan your card in the time it takes them to walk past you on the Even an ordinary laptop can utilize radio waves to copy and clone cards - that's a scary thought! Do YOU know what kind of information your credit card has stored in it? But guess what? Protecting yourself is just as easy! This RFID-resistant credit card holder encases your cards and prevents anyone from just walking by and causing you to be a victim of "wireless identity theft" (look it up, it's real!) Tough and portable, these security wallets shield your contactless cards from all sorts of unsavory scanning. Basically, if your cards are in here, you're not the "easy target" anymore. Now you're protected! And this isn't just for one or two cards, either! THIS HAS 8 SLEEVES! That should be more than enough for anyone's important cards! Credit cards, IDs, debit cards, anything! Put them in here and you won't have to worry at all! Whatever color you get, it'll look great! Just check 'em out!
And honestly, it's just a great way to protect your cards, too! If you've ever had a credit card break or get damaged, you know why that's important! You're stuck having to call and inform them to cancel it, that you need a replacement, and then you have to wait WEEKS just to get the new card! Some of us rely on those debit cards so we don't have to walk around with all our cash 24/7! Protects Your Money Before You Use It! Seeing as it's only $4.97 with FREE US shipping on any order over $5... you're already protecting your money! That's one dirt-cheap way to prevent identity theft! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9299 Sale ends Tuesday and these run up to $8.97!!
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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WorldStart Tech Tips 2013-12-31
you still can't see a thing.
