Tech Tips [Scammers Target System Mechanic Users + Copy & Paste Multiple Files + Cookies!] 12-18-14

WorldStart Tech Tips 2014-12-18 Having trouble viewing parts or all of the newsletter? View the entire newsletter here! Scammers Target System Mechanic Users Iolo, the company behind System Mechanic has issued a warning to consumers. Scammers posing as representatives of the company are calling people at home and saying they have been alerted to errors, trouble signals or malware on the computer and need to gain access to it. This scam is very similar to the one where crooks use Microsoft's name. Click here to read an article on that scam. Crooks either want to gain access to your information or trick you into spending hundreds of dollars on unnecessary services. Iolo wants to make it clear that they do not make unsolicited calls to their customers and they don't have the ability to monitor your PC. It's highly unlikely that customer support for any product would call your home. You call them, they don't call you. ~ Cynthia Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version If you own a tablet or smartphone, you PROBABLY have an Android. Times have changed and you absolutely CAN'T exist without having a smartphone now... but they're SO confusing, right? If you can't figure out the homescreen, the touchscreen, the WiFi, texting, apps, gestures and more, then you're going to get left behind! That's what this Android guide is for! Compiling all the information in my brain plus the brains of my top tech experts here at WorldStart, our Android 101 guide is over 130 pages and 15 chapters of critical Android tips, tricks, and other things you HAVE to know! Right on the product information page, there's a FULL rundown of every chapter and a quick summary of what it'll teach you! I highly recommend checking it out! By the end of this guide, you WILL know how to use your Android device. Period. While I can't go into detail about everything this guide has (it's just so much information) but I can give you a sneak peek at just what you'll be finding out! First off... There's a whole introduction to just exactly what Android is. You'll learn what you tablet or phone can do. And what it can't. But that's just the beginning (literally!) How about USING your tablet or phone? Android devices don't operate with a keyboard and mouse. You use gestures! You may know how to activate an app by tapping on it, but do you know you can zoom in or out on almost any webpage with one universal gesture? You'll learn ALL these tricks and more! Don't let a SINGLE feature of your Android device go to waste! Use this guide to make sure you're getting ALL the benefits of what has to be the most significant technology this century so far! The long version is, well, just WAY too long. The short version? - Your homescreen, what it is, and how to customize it. - Apps for EVERYTHING, from e-mail to games to music and more. We even have a whole chapter dedicated to app recommendations! - Managing your files, your settings, widgets, and more! When it comes to Android, customizing is king! With my tips you'll have a device that feels perfectly suited to you and your needs! - And who could forget video calling, a live calendar, and even SECURITY! I cover it all. To learn more, you simply HAVE to check out the guide! WHEW! I feel like I've been going on and on forever! And remember, this is the SHORT description :) Whether you've had Android devices for a while, or at planning on taking the leap soon... PLEASE grab a copy of this guide! You won't find another guide out there that's both thorough and concise like this one. And DEFINITELY not at the monster deal I'm offering today: Just $8.97 for 134 pages of information, pictures, and video on how to use pretty much ANY Android device! Every bit of information in here came right from the minds of me and my tech team. And trust me, they know Android. If you go through this guide, it's practically impossible for you to have any questions on how to use Android! It covers EVERYTHING! Check out the link below to grab your digital copy TODAY for just $8.97 (this is a limited time price!) http://store.worldstart.com/product/10098 OR, if you'd prefer to have a copy of this guide sent to you on a BRAND NEW flash drive, you can get one for just $12.97! Not only will you get this WHOLE guide shipped to you on a nice flash drive, the flash drive itself can be kept and used for whatever you like! Talk about a bonus! http://store.worldstart.com/product/10108 - Click This Link For The FLASH DRIVE Version! PS - This is an introductory price - so grab your copy before the price goes up! Recover FIles From Avast SafeZone: Part 2 In Part 1 of this article we looked at how to locate files that were sent to the Avast SafeZone. SafeZone is a special browser within Avast's Internet Security suite designed to protect you malicious downloads, keyloggers and malware. The browser is sandboxed, meaning it's isolated from the rest of your computer. Read the first part to learn how to find those files. In this tip, we'll explain how to recover them. Recovering Your Files Safe Mode opens a minimal version of your desktop. Don't panic when you don't see your background. It will return once you restart your computer. Open any folder on your computer to open a Windows Explorer window. I opened my user folder from the Start Menu. You could open Documents, Music, Photos or any other folder. Select your main hard drive folder, which is typically your C: drive in the left column. Double-click the Avast! Sandbox folder in the right column. Next, open the first or newest folder listed. The name is a series of letters and numbers. The date on the folder should be the same as the date of your downloads. Open the following series of folders to access your downloads – sfzone – C – Users – your username – Downloads. Right click the download you wish to keep and select Copy. Right click any empty area of your desktop, which will be black, and select Paste to move the file to your desktop. Repeat the process for any downloads you want to keep. When you're done, restart your computer to return to your normal desktop. If you're using Windows 8 or 8.1, go back into msconfig, select the Boot tab and uncheck the Safe boot box. Press OK and select Restart to restart your computer normally. Your downloaded files are now safely on your desktop. Even if you change the settings in SafeZone, most downloads are still sandboxed and require the above steps to retrieve. ~Crystal Click here to rate this tip | Printer friendly version Do you have a question for us? Ask it here! Most Popular Android Apps Of 2014 Google Play has revealed the most popular apps of 2014. It's probably no surprise that Facebook was the most downloaded social media app despite concerns over privacy issues. Studies show around 80% of FB users use FB mobile and that Smartphone users check their FB apps an average of 14 times a day. Streaming service Pandora Radio let the way for music apps and Trip Advisor was the most popular travel app. For sports, NFL Mobile led the category while Netflix... Go to WorldStart to learn more! Dave asks: I find it a pain to copy, paste, and delete files one by one. Is there a way to make it easier? Hi Dave! It is very easy to move and delete multiple files at once. There are even multiple ways to do this. Let's start with a little vocabulary. Highlight – Clicking on a file or picture so that it is selected, usually outlined in blue or black. Copy – When you copy something, whether it is text or pictures, you keep the original but make another one, much like a copy machine. Cut – When you cut something, it removes the word or file from the original location, like when you cut something out of a piece of paper. Paste – Allows you to place whatever you copied or cut to a new location. Drag and drop – Clicking on a file and holding the left mouse button, allowing you to move a file from one place to another. OK, let's say we want to copy multiple files from one folder to another. To start, my suggestion is to have both folders open side by side. Then, you need to highlight all the files you want to copy. If they are all in a row, you can simply drag your mouse over them. However, my favorite trick to copy multiple files is to... Go to WorldStart for more on this helpful tip! Use Puush To Share Screenshots In part 1 of this article, I showed you how to download puush and the three ways that puush can take screenshots. So, how does puush make sharing screenshots a breeze? Let's take a look. Automatic Links When you take a screenshot using any of the methods listed in part 1, the puush icon on your taskbar will display a notification, as well as make a chiming sound. If you click the notification when it appears, puush will automatically open your default browser and display the picture. Simply copy the link as it is displayed, and you can paste it into an email, document, or wherever you wish the image to go. You can also save it to your desktop for local use. All images are also displayed within a menu accessed by right clicking the puush icon. Here, you can see how many times an image has been viewed, as well as viewing the image yourself and copying a link to your clipboard for easy linking. Other files Puush does not stop at screenshots, however. There are two more ways to upload non-screenshot data onto puush, The first is to upload data from your clipboard. When you copy (CTRL+C) something, whether it is text or an image, it is stored on an internal, temporary clipboard on your computer. By pressing CTRL+SHIFT+5, puush will automatically upload whatever is on your clipboard into the cloud, whether it is an image or text. The second is the ability to upload any file you like, using CTRL+SHIFT+U. While puush is not classed as a means of sharing files between people, you can share lightweight files like images and text documents using puush. Pressing the key combination opens up a... Just click WorldStart for more of this tip! For stories, jokes, quotes and cartoons every day, sign up for our Just for Grins newsletter. Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2 This site offers you the second half of the recipes from the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap of 2013! They had so many entries last year they had to split the recipe round about between their blogs! Since sharing the first of the recipes with you I had a chance to try out the chai cookies I mentioned last time. They were amazing. From this site I'm trying out Bourbon, Brown Butter, and Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies and Festive Fig Rolls with Orange, Honey, and Cinnamon. The latter look like scrumptious, fancier fig newtons. Navigation is pretty much the same as at the other site. There's an introductory paragraph that explains what the swap was, and then you scroll down to the amazing recipes! Just click on the thumbnail of the recipe you want to try and you'll be whisked away to the blog where that recipe is hosted! With this many options you're sure to find some new favorite cookies! Go check them out today! http://www.thelittlekitchen.net/the-2013-great-food-blogger-cookie-swap-round-up-part-2/ ~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 everyone, it's me, and I just found something REALLY cool, so I'm trying to get this out to you immediately! Okay, so these awesome lights just came into the office and I'm blown away! My supplier sent them special order knowing how much we like anything that lights up over here... and they guessed right that I'd love these too! First off, you just have to see them, because it's such an incredible "duh!" design that I can't believe I've never seen before! See here: It's a mobile light shaped like your typical lightbulb! Except this one is packed with a CRAZY powerful LED, comes with a 2" carabiner, and runs off batteries so it's portable! There's a reason they hang lightbulbs up in rooms and not flashlights - the bulb design spreads out light and gives you a wider field of illumination! One light bulb can light up an entire room that would take 10-15 flashlights aimed all over the place! That's why you're going to love this thing. Turn it on and EVERYTHING around you will light up. Even lanterns can't compete with the standard bulb design - it's simply the best! With a rubberized body you can hold it just like a standard mobile light, or you can use the carabiner to hold it up somewhere! You can actually use this to give any room an instant light that functions just like the real thing (without all the wiring and electric work!) And the best part is they're ONLY $3.97! These actually COMPLETELY sold out last week, so I've been begging my supplier to send us more... and they did! I don't know how long this second shipment will last, though, so make sure you get yours before they disappear - AGAIN! http://store.worldstart.com/product/10097 December Wallpaper Is Ready The featured desktop wallpaper for December is all set and ready to go. Check out the featured images below and stop by the site - hundreds to choose from. 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! Arctic Titan This was captured during the last hour of the last day on the arctic. It was windy, the snow was blowing, and he really didn't seem to mind one little bit. In fact, if I had to describe his emotional state, I think he seemed …(More) Great Blue Heron In Flight I captured this great blue heron image at Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands in Florida – one of my all time favorite places for bird photography. This guy almost made it too easy. He actually had a nest about 75 yards from this position, and when he took off the flight pattern was always...(More) Undine Falls With Snow This gorgeous falls is located just outside of Mammoth on the way to Cook City in Yellowstone NP. Funny thing is, first time I was visiting the area I drove by it no less than a dozen time before I finally bothered to pull into the parking lot. I had expected some long, strenuous hike, but discovered you can ...(More) 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! PS - I also want to thank all the people who helped support the wallpaper with a voluntary contribution over the last few months. Your support helps to keep the wallpaper comin' every month! THANK YOU! http://www.backcountrygallery.com ~Steve

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