Tech Tips [ Which Laptop Is Best? + Help! Notes Disappeared In iOS 7 Update + Camera Codec Pack: Preview RAW Images ] 10/16/13

WorldStart Tech Tips 2013-10-16 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Ray from Kingman, AZ writes: I am finally buying a lap top and was wondering if you have any recommendations? All I have found so far only have 4-8 GB of memory. Seems small to me. Ray I'm going to direct you to an article we published this summer that talks about what you need to look for when purchasing a computer and addresses the memory issue. You can check it out by clicking here. You'll also want to check out this article, which explains why we recommend sticking with between 4 and 8 GB of RAM. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Is Your World Stacked To The Top With Paperwork? File Cabinets Overflowing With Old Documents? Taxes To Receipts To Everything Printed... KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THIS PAPER IS MAKING YOU CRAZY! Quick! Grab This Software And Get Rid Of ALL That Paper! Scan ANY File & Turn It Into a Digital Document... 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Nick from Newburgh, NY writes: I have XP and my Hibernate selection has disappeared. A friend says I really don't need it as there is little difference between Hibernate and Stand-By. Is he correct? Something tells me there is a difference. The "Hibernate" option disappeared after the Service Pack 2 upgrade, but that doesn't mean it isn't available anymore. To get it back, click the "Turn Off Computer" button on the Start menu as normal to bring up the list of shut down options. While the list of three buttons are displayed on the screen, tap and hold down the "Shift" key, which will change "Standby" to "Hibernate" – most of the time, anyway. If the Standby button doesn't change, you'll need to modify an option in your computer's power settings. If the Hibernate button won't appear when you hold down the Shift key, click "Cancel" and then open the "Control Panel" in the Start menu. Double-click the "Power Options" icon. In the "Power Options" window, navigate to the "Hibernate" tab, and then click the check box labeled "Enable Hibernation." Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window and you will now have the ability to change the Standby button to Hibernate by holding down the Shift key. But what exactly does Hibernate do once you've got the ability to use it, and how is it different from regular Standby? Both are designed to consume less energy so you can walk away from your computer while not actively using it without having to actually shut down Windows XP completely. The key differences between the two options are just how much power is being used, and where your data is saved. Standby mode is faster to recover from than Hibernate, but it still uses a small amount of power. While that may not particularly matter on a desktop setup, if you are using a laptop eventually the battery will die if you leave it in Standby without being plugged in. Hibernate uses essentially no power, and it's important to note that in most cases scheduled tasks (such as an anti-virus hard drive scan or a disk defragment) won't kick in and start running while your computer is in Hibernate mode. The other primary difference is that Standby saves whatever programs and files that are currently open to your computer's RAM, not to the hard drive. RAM is cleared out when the computer shuts down, so anything on your computer will not be saved if it shuts down for some reason, such as if your power goes out or the laptop's battery dies. Hibernate, on the other hand, saves everything directly to the hard drive, meaning it will be much less likely you'll lose your data if the computer shuts off. ~ Ty Arthur Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Help! Notes Disappeared In iOS 7 Update Anne writes: Hi – another question regarding IOS7 update. What happened to my Notes on my iPhone??? I used the notes frequently and had several stored. How come this wasn't addressed when updating? Can I get them back? Thanks Anne, Notes should still be there. You'll find it under Utilities with your Calculator and Contacts. However, one possibility is that your Notes are there , but you can't see them because... Want more? Check out WorldStart! Camera Codec Pack: Preview RAW Images RAW, which is a popular file format for higher-end digital cameras and digital SLR cameras, contains the raw sensor information without any modifications made to the file. This format is very popular with photographers, as you can adjust things like white balance (to get accurate colors), change exposure (make an image brighter or darker) and adjust noise reduction and processing details. The major problem with the format however, is that unlike JPG images which you can preview in Windows Explorer, RAW images usually show up as a generic icon and not a preview image. Microsoft's Camera Codec Pack will allow you to preview these images so you don't need to open every file individually to see what is in the photo. The photo below shows what RAW images will look like when you open them on an SD card before and after the codec pack is installed. Head on over to WorldStart to learn more! Donald from Gurnee, Illinois writes: I have a HP computer about 6 months old running Windows 8 with updates since then. In the last 2 weeks whenever I go to the internet the first in the day the Eazel search with a download comes up and I have to remove it as my home page then reset my home page. each day this happens and I cannot figure out how to remove it permanently. I ran a virus scan and it does not find any problems. Whose program is this search engine and how can I get rid of it. Thank you. Donald, search.eazel.com is an add-on that redirects your computer to a new homepage and search engine. 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