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| In The News 03-14-2014 Roku Introduces Streaming Stick Roku is stepping into the ring with the Google Chromecast and introducing a streaming stick. This compact stick will turn you TV into a Smart TV for less than $50. Roku says more 1,000 channels are available. It plugs right into the HDMI port on your HDTV. You can control the streaming stick either with the included remote or with an app on your smartphone. In addition to services like NetFlix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go and YouTube, you'll also be able to send your videos, photos and music from your phone to the TV screen. T-Mobile Offer Convinces BlackBerry Users To Switch T-Mobile offered a $200 trade-in offer for BlackBerry devices. BlackBerry owners could trade their devices for a new phone and receive a $200 credit. They had the choice between an Android, iPhone or a new BlackBerry. If they chose a BlackBerry, they received an additional $50 off that phone. But it looks like 94% of those who traded in their device, said goodbye to BlackBerry and hello to another model. Once the leader in mobile messaging, the BlackBerry Brand has fallen on hard times competing against Android and Apple. In a recent interview, the CEO of the company said that plans for the company's recovery have a 50-50 chance of success. App Helps You Locate Clean Bathroom For A Price Is there anything technology can't do? How about help you find a nice, clean bathroom when you're visiting a strange place? Airpnp allows people to advertise their own, private bathrooms that you can use for a fee. Then the app will give you directions to find that nice clean potty. Users can then rate the bathroom. Users can then rate the bathroom. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version -- Cheri from Ohio writes: My question is about this cloud that all the computer systems seem to be going to. I know nothing really about 'the cloud' but I do know it's like a server system that all your stuff goes to but where is this cloud really located at? Here in the US or some foreign country. I don't trust it and would like to know more about it. As we explained in our Cloud 101 Special Report: The cloud refers to the network of computer servers that store, process and share information for a computer program or service. It's not much different from the old-style computer mainframes that used to take up huge spaces. But these servers are connected to the Internet and each other and have the ability to sync information between all connected users. Those servers could be down the street or in another country. The complexes that host these servers are called server farms. Google spent $1.1 billion to build a 57-acre complex in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Apple has a huge data center in North Carolina. It's estimated that there are millions of server farms worldwide. To learn more about the cloud, check out these articles: 21 Facts About The Cloud & Offsite & Cloud Storage ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version
Bill writes: I have installed Ubuntu on my XP netbook. However, I didn't go through the elaborate steps in your two-part tutorial. I just downloaded the Ubuntu installer using Windows. I now have a dual-boot set up — when I turn on the computer, I have a choice of booting XP or Ubuntu. Did I miss out on anything by not using your approach? Many readers are wondering if, after they install Linux Ubuntu, if they can still keep XP on the computer. You can run a dual boot with both operating systems. However, you will still leave yourself open to the same security risks if you leave XP open to the Internet. You could, however, set it up so you disable your network card when using XP, if you only want to use XP for programs and games that you can use offline. That way, when you want to use those programs you just reboot into XP and start to work. Here's how you can disable your network card. First, go to the Start menu and click on Control Panel. Then, click on Network Connections. You will see all of your available connections, generally an Ethernet connection and maybe a wireless adapter as well. Right click on each one, and in the menu that pops up, click Disable. Once it is disabled, it will always be disabled unless you physically enable it again. That way, each time you start up into the XP operating system, your computer will be safely offline. The internet connection will still be active when using Ubuntu. -Audra Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version -- Cel Mengata from St Paul, Minnesota writes: What is a certificate and how does it work on a computer? Cel, a digital certificate is an attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. It is the digital equivalent of a physical or paper certificate. Just as a physical license serves to identify an individual and show what they are allowed to do, e.g. a driver's license identifies someone who can legally drive, a digital certificate is presented to prove your identity and the right you have to access certain information on the internet. It is used to ensure that when data passes from one computer to another over a network, the data will not be able to be read by an unauthorized entity and for extra security measures, the data will be checked by the receiving computer using a digital certificate to verify the integrity of the data and to ensure that it was not altered in transit. When data is sent through a network, there is usually a risk that the message may be intercepted, read and even modified by an unauthorized person. To prevent this, data is usually encrypted to prevent it from being read and understood until it is decrypted. This is where digital certificates come in. Digital certificates use a cryptographic technology called public-key cryptography to sign data and to verify the integrity of the certificate itself. To understand how public-key cryptography works, we will look at how it is used to encrypt email messages from Email Client A to Email Client B. Suppose A wants to send a secure encrypted message to B and wants to ensure that only B can decrypt the message. B owns a public key and a private key. He can only decrypt a message (using his private key) that was encrypted by his public key. To make it possible for others to encrypt messages with his public key, he applies for a digital certificate from a Certified Authority (CA). The CA issues B a digital certificate containing his public key and a variety of other identification information. The CA then makes B's public key available on the internet through a directory service. When A wants to send a message to B, he obtains the digital certificate containing B's public key and identification information from a CA's directory service and uses it to encrypt the message before sending it. When B receives the message, he uses his private key to decrypt it. As long as B's private key is kept secure, no other user can decrypt a message meant for them. A digital certificate contains information that identifies the certificate's owner and their public key. The certificate also has information that identifies its issuer i.e. the Certified Authority (CA) that issued the certificate. The CA digitally signs each certificate with its own private key. To do this, the CA generates a message digest from the certificate, encrypts the digest with its private key and includes the digital signature as part of the certificate. Clients can use the message digest and the CA's public key to verify the certificate's integrity. If a certificate becomes tampered, its message digest will not match the digest in the CA's digital signature. ~Joyce Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here!
Still Fumbling Around In The Dark? Accidentally Key Your Own Car or Door? You Need a Light That's With Your Key 24/7! HOW ABOUT ONE THAT'S ON YOUR KEY! WOW! THAT'S BRILLIANT! Slip It On Your Key And Have a Light Whenever You Need It! No More Hunting For Keyholes In The Dark! It Even Makes Tough Locks Less Painful To Open! AND IT'S ONLY $1.97! "Wow, that's simple!" So there I was, working late one night... I head out to go home and it was dark. Since it starts getting dark around 5 PM this time of year... by 7, it's practically the middle of the night! I reach for my keys, and I quickly realize I have no way to see the lock. I need to lock up the office, but I just can't get the key in the keyhole! WHY ARE THERE NO LIGHTS AROUND HERE?! Now, I could carry around an extra flashlight, but that's a big bulk for a 2-second chore. Who wants to fill a pocket with a big flashlight just to see keyholes?! What if your key WAS a light! SLIP THIS KEY COVER ON AND IT IS! I'd love to give you full instructions on how this thing works... but I already did! All you have to do is slip this little cover on top of your key and you're ready to shine a light where you need it! With this thing on, when you have to navigate around at night, you can quickly and easily get into your car or home! No more scratching up all the paint, no more frustrated jabbing of the key! You know those REALLY tough to open locks? The ones that take power-tool level torque to get opened up? It hurts your fingers just thinking about it! Well, this comfortable key cover is going to make that less painful! We ALL have those one or two keys we use 90% of the time! This even makes 'em easy to get out of the crowd! I don't know about you, but I've got WAY too many keys and now I can find the important ones faster! REMEMBER - IT'S ONLY $1.97!! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9490 But this sale ends Saturday and that means this goes up to $4.97!!
Sharon and Ray from Salina, Kansas write: I was directed here to ask about a simple home inventory program for my computer. I am using Windows 8 but I don't need a financial package with it. Can you suggest one for me? You have several options. Let's start in the Windows 8 store. Select the store icon to go to the Windows App store. Then search for home inventory. Here you'll see a variety of options ranging from... Head on over to WorldStart to find out more! -- Data Deluge: Three Tips To Prevent Overages Nielsen, the global information and ratings company, estimated that the average U.S. smartphone owner used 733 megabytes of data per month in Q1 2013. Verizon told the Wall Street Journal that 90 percent of its customers stay within the range of its $60 per month two gigabyte plan without going over the threshold. Android and iPhone users who use their phones to update Facebook and Twitter, check emails, and browse the web generally will not exceed 1 gigabyte of data per month. But there's always that chance you become ensconced with a one hour video that happens to be in high definition, and get a rude awakening on your next bill. Here are three tips to help you avoid going over your data cap. Head on over to WorldStart to learn more.
Question: A lot of your articles for backing up files or moving files around say to use a flash drive, but you don't explain how to use it. My son wanted some photos from my computer and said that I should copy them to flash drive and just send it to him. I bought one at the store, but it doesn't have any instructions. What do you do with a flash drive? A USB flash drive (sometimes called a jump drive or memory stick. A thumb drive is slightly different because they have a write-protect feature) is simply a data storage device just like the old floppy disc, but it stores much more data. Though, since it has no moving parts, it's not technically a drive. It draws power from the USB port on your computer. USB ports are generally located either in the front of the tower of a desktop or on the sides of a laptop or all-in-one. They look like this: To use a drive, all you have to do is put it in the port. Some flash drives may have a switch that allow you to retract the Male A-plug (the part that plugs into the port), so you need to make sure it is... Just click WorldStart for the rest of this tip! -- 6 Quick Shortcuts For Your Mac What I love about my Mac is that now I know a ton of shortcuts it has become easier and more enjoyable to use and I can get my work done faster. In this article I've noted 6 of the most useful shortcuts that I use all the time. Check them out and start using them for yourself. Take A Screen Shot Or Capture A Selection Of Your Screen Taking screen shots seem to have become incredibly important these days whether it's for documenting work or writing tutorials such as this one. There are many ways to take a screenshot on a Mac; the most common are the following: Whole Screen: (Command + Control + 3) This will capture your whole screen, if you have more than one screen it will take pictures of both and they will appear as 2 separate image files on your desktop. Selection Screen Shot: (command + Control + 4) Your mouse arrow will change into a plus sign with some numbers adjacent to it, you can now click and drag over the selection that you want to capture. The file from this will also appear an image file on the desktop. The screen shot file on the desktop beginning with 'Screen Shot + date and time'. Quickly Access Spotlight Spotlight is a one of the most useful tools on a Mac for finding lost files or quickly locating files that you need to get access to. To speed things up simply use... Want more? Go to WorldStart! For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter.
Music Machinery I don't typically follow music blogs, but I do follow this one. Albeit it is a recent following, I got hooked on the music maps. And the music maps are why I'm sharing the site with you today. You can check them out by scrolling down the page and navigating blog style, navigating by Category and selecting Data, or you can check out the following links to get hooked on this blog. Anti-Preferences in Regional Listening Favorite Artists vs Distinctive Artists by State Exploring Regional Listening Preferences Each of these displays a map of some sort. The first one displays a music map, and the rest use a map of the United States. It's really interesting to see how things differ from State to State. And makes me really curious about how things compare around the world since a lot of artists have global audiences. Check them out for yourself today! ~Amanda Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version -- NASA Sounds Today's site offers up a bevy of sounds from historic and current NASA missions! Navigation is easy! There are two introductory paragraphs you can read, and then you scroll down and all the sounds are right there waiting for you. The important thing to note is that the M4R files have to be downloaded and played in iTunes. Whereas the MP3 files can be opened in your browser and Android devices. The sounds fall into the following categories: Shuttle and Station, Discovery, Apollo and Mercury, Missions, Beeps and Bytes, and Sounds of the Future. Another cool feature is that they give you directions for how you can set these sounds as you ringtone! http://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html#.UxufAPldX3Q ~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
Trying To Learn Windows 8.1? Don't Buy Those 500 Page Books On It! They're Too Long, Too Boring, And TOO USELESS! I MADE MY OWN VIDEO GUIDE INSTEAD! It Has ALL The Information! It Has ALL The Tips and Tricks! And It's Split Into Easy-To-Follow Chapters! I Leave Nothing To Guesswork! And It's Personally Narrated By ME - Steve! Watch This Guide And You WILL Be A Windows 8.1 Pro! I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS EXCITED! Okay guys - I've got some GREAT news! We just wrapped up on the biggest project we've ever done! We put EVERYTHING we could into this, and finally... WorldStart has its very own complete guide to Windows 8.1! It's a full-on HD video packed to the brim with Windows 8.1 basics, advanced information, even some tips & tricks! If you buy ONE thing this year - make it this DVD right here! Windows 8.0 was AMAZING! It's packed with tons of features and tools that you're going to wish you had YEARS ago... there's just one catch: it's NOTHING like the Windows you've been using for years! And when Windows 8.1 came out, EVERYTHING CHANGED AGAIN! So I took our insanely detailed guide and remade it for 8.1! Everything you need to know about using your 8.1 computer is RIGHT HERE, narrated by me, Steve! You use your computer for almost EVERYTHING nowadays! From banking, to shopping, and staying in touch with family... you NEED to know how to use it! BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN MICROSOFT DECIDES TO CHANGE EVERYTHING YOU'RE USED TO?! Windows 8.1 users already know that it's a COMPLETELY different experience than anything they've used before! If you've used Windows 7, Vista, XP, or earlier: almost NONE of what you know even APPLIES anymore! THINK YOU CAN AVOID IT? THINK AGAIN: Every new computer you buy for YEARS is going to be using Windows 8.1! On top of that... older versions of Windows are getting their support completely cut off! Whether you like it or not, Microsoft is making sure that your computer will be a Windows 8.1 computer. That's why we dedicated ourselves to putting together the most thorough, complete, informative, and easy-to-understand guide to learning EVERYTHING you need to know about Windows 8.1! Learning Windows 8.1 on your own can be a NIGHTMARE! Trust me, even I was kinda shocked at how different it was! Everything you're used to is either gone or changed! Start menu? Nope. The desktop you've used since the 90s? 100% different! It's a WHOLE new ball game! But every single lesson in this video will show you step-by-step exactly what you need to know! The bottom line? You're getting the most important, detailed information WITHOUT fluff or wasted time! Here's a peek at what you'll learn with this ultimate DVD! Nearly 3 and 1/2 Hours Of Amazing Video Lessons!!
WHEW! That's a LOT of stuff... But it's STILL only A FRACTION of what's explained in this DVD! START TO FINISH - Not a Single Step Missed! You get EVERYTHING! From the moment you upgrade/install Windows 8 to the last steps of security and backing up when you've got it all setup and understood! This video covers every single key feature, every part of the new design, and every part of the process that YOU need to know! There's NO comparison: WorldStart's Guide to Windows 8.1 is THE guide to get you on the ground running in no time! EASY TO USE VIDEO FORMAT! This isn't a hard to use software or a gigantic book to read: it's EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW in a concise, clear video! You're walked through every step with narration and the Windows 8 interface shown on screen! It's IMPOSSIBLE to use this guide and not learn Windows 8.1! It's just too good! By SHOWING you the screen as each section is explained, you'll become instantly familiar with all the key components of this new operating system! After this guide, you'll feel like you've been using Windows 8.1 for years! If you don't know what a charms bar is, or what the heck it means to setup your tiles then this DVD is just what the doctor ordered! Whether you're thinking about upgrading, already purchased a computer with Windows 8.1, or plan to purchase/upgrade a computer anytime in the next DECADE - you're GOING to wish you had this instructional guide! Do NOT go into Windows 8.1 blind! WorldStart is going to save you hours, weeks, or MONTHS of struggling with this brand new operating system - YOU CAN LEARN IT ALL IN ONE NIGHT! BONUS #1 - Included on this DVD is a 100 page PDF E-Book that's just brimming with even MORE Windows 8.1 tips, tricks, and advice! A must have - by itself it's worth the price of the enter program - and it's yours FREE with purchase! BONUS #2 - We've also included a bonus video that shows you all the most common touchscreen gestures! ONLY AVAILABLE AT WORLDSTART! You simply WILL NOT find this guide anywhere else! And the guides out there already cost upwards of $50!! TALK ABOUT A RIP-OFF! You NEED to know this information - so learn it all for just $9.97 with FREE US SHIPPING! Our Windows 8.1 Guide comes on YOUR choice of media: a DVD or a flash drive! It's up to you, pick with the links below!
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March Wallpaper Is Ready! Here it is - our free desktop calendar wallpaper for March! I've decided I've had enough of winter, so here's a few that remind us of the warmer times to come. Enjoy! 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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