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Cloudeight Information Avenue - Issue #425 - March 20, 2010

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Thanks to all of you who've helped us with your purchases and donations. We really appreciate it. We want to remind you that we still have a few of our Premium 3D Screen Savers USB Flash Drives, Smileycons USB Flash Drives, and our Security USB Flash Drives available.

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Products we use and recommend:

  • Spyware Doctor - Our #1 choice for spyware protection. Things aren't getting any better out there on the web. Choosing the right antispyware is as important as choosing the right antivirus. Our choice is Spyware Doctor. When you buy Spyware Doctor using our coupon code, you save 20%! Get your coupon code and save 20% here.

  • Registry Mechanic - We trust it and we've used it for years. It helps keep all of our computers running at top performance. It's a registry cleaner - but it's a whole lot more too. You'll save 20% on Registry Mechanic with our special Cloudeight coupon code. Get your coupon code and more information about Registry Mechanic here.

  • Reimage - Before you call a computer repair tech or spend several hundred dollars - consider Reimage! In an era when big companies like Best Buy's Geek Squad spend millions and millions of dollars extolling the virtues(?) of its sundry services, many folks with broken computers will simply pick up the phone and call Geek Squad or another heavily-advertised computer repair service. It's not until the repair is finished that the computer owner realizes how Geek Squad can afford all those cute(?) Volkswagens and that multi-gazillion-dollar ad budget.  The shock is the bill - if you have your computer repaired in your home it will cost $299.95 - if you lug it into a Best Buy near you, you'll pay $199.95. And what do you get for that much money? If your computer isn't running well and is in need of repair - READ THIS before you call Geek Squad or someone else!

  • Roboform - What can we say other than this is the first thing we install on all our new computers? We couldn't live without it and we wouldn't either. We bought multiple copies of this program - long before we ever started recommending it. It's the best password manager you can buy. And if you have 10 or less passwords to say, you can even use the free version. We don't offer a discount on this product - but if you decide to buy and you buy through our link, we'll make a commission and you won't pay a penny more than you would if you bought it directly from Roboform. So, if you try it and you like it, buy it from us and help us help you! Roboform is one of our favorite programs. Get more information here.

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A comment from Allen
I wanted to write and thank you for all you do to help those of us who are not very good with computers. I can't afford a new computer right now as I'm out of work (like so many others these days). My Windows XP computer is almost 7 years old now and it was barely running.  I follow your recommendations and your suggestions but age has taken its toll on my old friend. Last week I tried Reimage. I couldn't afford to pay $300 to have my computer repaired by a local repair shop and Reimage prices seemed reasonable - and within my means. To make a long story short, I couldn't be happier. My computer doesn't run like it's brand new - that would be a miracle - but it runs great now and it's a pleasure to use it. What a difference Reimage made. My computer runs well now and I'm a very happy subscriber and Reimage user! Thanks again! Allen from Canton, Ohio.


Information Avenue Free Edition

 

Maggie wants to know how to turn windows upside down
This is a silly question but I'm going to ask it anyway. Quite a while ago you had a fun tip on how to turn windows upside down. Any way you could repeat that one for us? I really love your newsletters and the humor too! Thanks so much, Maggie.

Read our answer here.


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Joe wants the scoop on Yahoo Toolbar
Several freeware programs I've installed recently have wanted me to install the Yahoo Toolbar. I didn't install it but I thought about it. I thought I'd ask you your opinion before I got myself (and my computer) in trouble. I trust you guys to give me good advice. Thanks so much, Joe.


Read our answer here.


What our Premium readers received this week:

  1. Can you unsubscribe from spam newsletters?

  2. How to do a clean boot and when you should do a clean boot

  3. We help a reader solve his DVD/CD writing problems

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For a limited time we're making our CalendarPal program available on 2.0GB Flash Drive for the same price as the downloadable version. In fact, when you order our CalendarPal downloadable version, we'll send you CalendarPal on USB and you get the downloadable version too! All for the same price as the downloadable version.

CalendarPal is one of our personal favorite programs - not because it's one of our own programs, but because it's a program we use every day. We designed it for our own use and use it we do! At a glance we can check the local temperature, check our "To Do" list, check the local weather forecast for the next five days, add a reminder, check perpetual calendar months or years in the past or future and much more. CalendarPal keeps us organized. Plus with its "Instant Weather Alert" system, you'll know when Weather warnings or watches are issued for your area. With Tornado season approaching, CalendarPal's Instant Weather Alerts could come in very handy.

You don't have to do anything special to get our CalendarPal on USB Flash Drive for the same price as the downloadable. Just proceed with your order for the downloadable, and you'll notice it says "Free CalendarPal on USB". You'll get both the downloadable version of CalendarPal plus a CalendarPal on USB flash drive for the same price as the downloadable version alone.

To learn more about CalendarPal and/or to order your free CalendarPal on USB for the same price as the downloadable version - visit this page.

CalendarPal is not one of our favorite programs just because it's a Cloudeight program - it's one of our favorite programs because it's one we use every single day for so many things - it keeps us organized - and it's a great software program.

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Information Avenue Free Edition


 

Those “Free Security Scans” could cost you time, money and a whole lot more
Windows all versions

We've recently had several emails come from InfoAve readers who've been tricked into downloading rogue security software. We thought it would be a good time to remind all of you, once again, not to fall for these malicious - and costly scams.

Read the rest of this tip here.


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Registry Mechanic is Cloudeight approved and endorsed - we use it on our personal and business computers. When you buy Registry Mechanic you'll be helping Cloudeight and yourself too!

Read our review of one of the best programs you can install on your computer - Registry Mechanic. You'll learn why your Windows registry is like the engine of your car and why you need to take care of it. Registry Mechanic automates the task of optimizing, cleaning, and removing errors from your Windows registry. This makes your computer run faster, last longer, and gets rid of a lot of the aggravations you experience - program crashes, error messages and slow startups and shutdowns. If you're tired of your computer running like a tortoise through quicksand - take a moment to learn why - and how Registry Mechanic can make your computer run better, run faster, and last longer - all automatically. All you have to do is click a button - really. Save 20% on Registry Mechanic, help yourself, and help us too!
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Cleaning up old restore points
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

System Restore points take up huge amounts of drive space. Most of the time you don't need to keep them all, you can clean up the older ones. We'll show you how!

Read the rest of this tip here.


Besides the above tips and tricks, our Premium readers also learned...

  1. Easily create a web page showing all your installed MS Hotfixes

  2. Great tabbed browsing tips

  3. Eight Essential Windows Tips

  4. Managing Windows Fonts made easy

  5. The scroll wheel is your friend

  6. A Web site that gives you a complete history of computers

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Oops! BackupOOPS! Backup
Oops!Backup is a backup program unlike any other we've ever seen. By now you know that we never recommend piecemeal backups - we urge all our readers to do comprehensive drive clone (or image) backups, because it's the only way to totally recover from a major computer disaster without losing any data. But you don't want to run an image backup restoration just to recover a few missing or inadvertently changed photos, documents, or other files. It's like using a fire hose to fill your dog's water dish. I'm so wonderful at examples :)

Oops!Backup is not a drive image backup program. It's not a piecemeal backup program. It's not a system restore program. It's ..it's...it's different. Oops!Backup monitors whatever folders and files you choose for any changes that are made. It allows you to go back in time to any version of a file you're working on whether it be a photo, document, or any other type of file.

What impressed us was the unique, sensible. totally easy-to-use interface. I mean, how hard is it figure out what "Go back in time and restore" means? It's so easy to use, even those who are software-challenged can figure it out -- without ever needing "Help". No help needed -- but there is help available should you ever need it. And if our experience with this company is any indication, their customer support will be superb.

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This week's Rant

Bridges To Yesterday

Once there was a time when I could hear the sound of birds singing and feel the warmth of the sun washing over me - and the beauty of a blossoming spring touched my soul and raised my spirits and brought the light of happiness into my life.

This morning for reasons unknown to me, I've plucked some wispy and delicate memories from the pool that swirls around inside my mind, memories from springs past. This morning is shaped by those thready, bittersweet memories of things lost and days gone forever. Or are they?

With memories flooding and darkness looming and the still and silent night not yet acquiescing to the dawn, I sit pensive and wonder why. Yet I know, that the sun will shine, birds will sing and better happier memories will come and lure me away from this dark and sad and quiet morning. Spring will come and life will go on and everything will be as it should.

So powerful are memories, yet memories defy description. Memories can be beautiful, whimsical, or discomforting; they can be full of joy or of deep and overwhelming sorrow.

Read the rest of "Bridges To Yesterday" here.


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Information Avenue Free Edition

 

Four times better than Windows Explorer - that's what it is!.

See what our freeware pick of the week is!


Thank you for your help!

First we want to thank you all who've been helping us right along. We can't tell you how much we appreciate your help - both financially and morally. Your contributions helped us get through the toughest times we've ever faced.

Last week many of you showed us, once again, how kind your are. We received dozens of donations or all sizes; believe us, we appreciate them all - large or small. This week, we're asking those of you who are able to do so, to help us. We are doing a little better than this time last week, but we still have a way to go. If you can help, we hope that you will.

The fall and winter seasons are always our best seasons for traffic, sales and revenue. We're nearing the end of winter now and the economy hasn't really improved, despite what all the "indicators" say. We're only a few weeks away from the end of the busy season, and while things were busier over Christmas, we're still having a hard time making a go of it. Those are the facts. We don't know what else to do other than ask you, once again, for your help.

We'd like to ask you to take a minute and read the the following page, and if you can help us, we'd appreciate it.

Please visit this page to read the rest of this article.


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Best wishes,

Eightball & Thundercloud
Cloudeight Information Avenue Free Edition - Issue #425
March 20, 2010


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