Tech Tips [Check Your Bank Account - Popular Restaurant’s Registers Hacked! + Free Movies & Music Streamed From Your Library+ Hilarious Halloween eCards] 10-20-14

WorldStart Tech Tips 2014-10-20 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Sharon asks: I use Facebook in a browser on my phone. I don't understand why, if you can easily use it in a browser, you would need the App? Sharon, that's an interesting point. You certainly can use it in the browser, and Facebook would work pretty much as normal. But some things would not. Anything that requires Flash, for example, is not supported in an Android browser. If it requires Flash to run, most developers have created an App to make it work. This is why Candy Crush and Farmville won't work in a browser, but can still be played on a phone or tablet by using the App. So do you HAVE to use the App version? No, but keep in mind that not all features will work in a browser version. The App version is specifically designed and enhanced to work on your device, so that is why they are so popular. - Audra Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version I saw the FUNNIEST thing yesterday... My friend just got back from a vacation, and wanted to show off his pictures! So we get over to his house and... he starts looking for his digital camera's USB cord so he could plug it into his computer! What?! People still do that? Well, after about 10 minutes of him looking for the cable and apologzing, I remembered I had one of THESE bad boys in my car: I grabbed it, popped it in one of his USB ports, and we were ready to go. There's NO reason to torture yourself plugging in those big, bulky devices just to read the memory card! The reason those memory cards come out is so they can be used like this! Card readers are DESIGNED to access your data quickly! Ever notice when you plug in your camera or MP3 player it tries to open the software that came with the device? You don't need to edit photos, you just want to look at 'em! When you open those files up with a card reader, it just goes RIGHT to them! Quick, easy, done. So whatever you got, chances are it works in here! Oh - and the best part? I'm practically giving these things out! This deal will go down in history as one of the easiest decisions ever made on the planet. Grab one for just $6.97! http://store.worldstart.com/product/9848 Dairy Queen Hacked - Customers See Fake Charges Some Dairy Queen and Orange Julius customers found strange charges showing up on their debit and credit cards after the Backoff malware found its way onto the company's computer systems and stole bank information including account numbers, names and expiration dates. One Indiana customer told me that someone charged a pair of $500 sneakers to her account, but the bank figured that out and called her right away. Then someone else charged $490 at Walmart.com and a 5-day hold was put on her bank account with neither Walmart or the bank able to do anything until the charge cleared. Though, Walmart did refund the purchase after the 5-day period. According to a statement from parent company International Dairy Queen, Inc. – each of the franchises are independently owned and operated and not every restaurant was affected. But nearly 500 restaurants in 46 states were hit in August of 2014. You can click here for a full list of the store that were compromised. The company says the malware has been contained in their system and no longer poses a threat to customers. The company is also offering identity repair service to affected customers from AllClear Secure. Customers can learn more about those services by calling 1-855-865-4456. Dairy Queen also asked that any customers that notice fraudulent activity report it to the police, the FTC and their state attorney general. It's always a good idea to monitor your bank statement for any unusual credit card activity. Dairy Queen joins JP Morgan Chase Bank, Home Depot, Target, Niemen Marcus, PF Chang and several large universities as victims of information stealing malware attacks. It's always a good idea to monitor your bank statement for any unusual credit card activity. But it's not a bad idea to limit your exposure by paying cash for small purchases such as lunch. Also don't be afraid to ask any retailer where you do business, what types of security protection they have in place for their point-of-service system. A great many many still be running systems that use Windows XP despite the end of security support. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Stream For Free From Your Library "Read, Listen, Watch, Enjoy." Your local library can be a valuable information asset and it's becoming even more valuable with the new free apps OverDrive and Hoopla. These apps offer unique streaming services where people can borrow, reserve, and sample various media using media devices and their library card. These apps are changing the landscape of late fees and waiting in reserve lines. These apps let users access several different materials including audiobooks and watch programs for free with your library card. The handy search options let users know if their local library offers the service. Overdrive (omc.overdrive.com/) gives users access to a large catalog including thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, and videos from your local library. Users listen to audiobooks (mp3 only format – no more Windows Media Audio (WMA) files) using the mobile app or on a computer. Users can play these audiobooks at different speeds ranging from a slower half speed to double speed and can transfer to a variety of devices and in many cases, burning to CD for listening on the go.... To learn more about your library streaming options, just click WorldStart! Carol from Vancouver writes: How do you change the default font in Word 2007 to another default font? If you're anything like me, then you love being able to speed up those tasks that take a lot of time because of the little things you need to change. With this in mind, this tip will show you how to change the default font in Word 2007 – meaning that you won't ever have to change the font to your personal favorite when opening a new document ever again. Simply open a new word document. If you're already in Word, click the Microsoft Office Button at the top left of the screen, go to the New Document pane, click new and then blank document. Click Font in the Font group and choose the Font and point size that you want the default to be. Now click... Head on over to WorldStart to learn more! Add Custom Autocorrect Entries To Word 2013 You know how Word will autocorrect your misspellings of things like "teh" instead of "the"? Did you know you can add words that you commonly misspell or mistype to that list? And it's pretty simple. Now, my screenshots are taken from Word 2013 in Office 365, however, it will be similar in Word 2010 or even 2007. To begin, we need to open the Word menu and options section. In Word 2013, I just hit the File menu. If that doesn't work, you can just hit the Office button. At the bottom, you'll see the Options menu. Once you open it, you want to click on Proofing on the left side. Then click on... Just click WorldStart for the rest of this helpful tip! For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter. Halloween Cards With 75 different cards to choose from you're sure to find a Halloween card to share with your friends and family at JibJab. It's been a long time since I've thought about this e-card site! I'll be honest it completely dropped off my radar. But my sister sent me a zombie themed Halloween card that I thought was cute, so I decided I'd remind all of you about JibJab too! JibJab offers really cool cards where you insert photos of yourself, friends, family, or even pets in order to personalize the card. I'm bringing you directly to the Halloween video cards, but you can make them for many holidays and events. To get started, browse the selection of cards. There will be nine displayed to begin with and you can click the purple Show Next button to load more cards. Once you've found one you'd like to see, click the Preview Video banner on the card. It will then play the video card, if you like it and want to use it, click the Personalize button. To personalize the card you'll add photos, you can watch a great tutorial on how to add pictures to cast your video with here. It walks you through the personalization process step by step. Then you'll add your message or greeting to the card, and share it. In order to save and share your card, you'll need to have an account. You can sign up with your e-mail address or F-connect with Facebook. I chose to F-connect with Facebook because it lets me access the pictures I've shared on Facebook for quicker personalization. I hope you'll enjoy these fun cards! I know I did! http://www.jibjab.com/halloween/cards ~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 Hey Audio Lovers... CHECK THIS OUT!! Tired of suffering through painful earbuds just to listen to your music? It's because of your cheap, hard plastic earbuds! In fact, even the expensive ones are uncomfortable! Seriously, if your ear canal isn't JUST the size the designers had in mind... well, you used to be out of luck! BUT NOT ANYMORE! VIBE JUICYS ARE HERE TO SAVE THE DAY! Each earpiece features a soft silicone earbud and they will fit in just about any ear. They create a slight suction - so when you place the earpiece in your ear it stays there ...comfortably, and doesn't fall out! And the sound, oh baby, we're talking crystal clear and second to none!! There used to be SO MANY trade-offs for headphones/earbuds. You'd either have to get bulky headphones for good audio, or sacrifice comfort for nice earbuds... but those days are OVER! Get AMAZING AUDIO and AMAZING COMFORT wrapped up in AMAZING PORTABILITY! They're the EVERYTHING-EARBUDS! You're gonna lose your mind when you put these on! Amazing Sound! - Your Ears Will Thank You! You know what would be REALLY EAR-RESPONSIBLE? Spending a TRUCKLOAD of money on earbuds that have AWFUL sound quality! That's why you NEED to check these amazing little earbuds out! They're INCREDIBLE! It's like a vacation for your ears in both comfort and sound! They bring the ultimate tag-team for audio lovers everywhere! You'll never want to take 'em off after you've tried them JUST ONCE! MUSIC to Your EARS.... We got these for an OUTSTANDING price, and we're going to pass the savings directly on to you! Today, get YOUR set (or maybe a few) of these brilliantly comfortable, amazingly clear earbuds for just $2.97!! http://store.worldstart.com/product/7367 PS - This CRAZY price isn't a lifetime offer! Make sure to grab yours before Monday when the price reverts to $8.97 !! October Desktop Wallpaper Is Ready! The featured desktop wallpaper for October is all set and ready to go. Check out the featured images below and stop by the site - hundreds to choose from, including a lot of "autumn" themed images! 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