Hi Folks,

Gmail Disk

A couple days ago, Erin wrote about the possibilities of Google making an online storage area known as the Gdrive. Although Google has not yet released this type of technology, some great programmers out there have created a program that turns your Gmail account into an online storage space. It's called the Gmail Disk and it shows up in "My Computer&#xu201D; just like any other drive.

All you have to do is install the Gmail Disk and then enter in your Gmail username and password. Doing that will automatically create the virtual disk for you.

After putting your files onto your Gmail Disk, just log in to your Gmail account and search for "gmailfs.&#xu201D; That will show you every file you have added to the Gmail Disk. Pretty cool, huh?!

You can download the Gmail Disk for yourself right here. To install the program, just download and extract the zip file and then double click on the Setup.exe file. The program will then do the rest on its own. Enjoy!

~ Gary

Web Page Printing - Video Tip

Do you like to print Web pages? For example, maybe you view WorldStart's newsletter in your Web browser and you would like to print it. Well, when you do that, do you ever get annoyed by the information that prints at the bottom of each and every page? You know, information like the Web address, the title, the date, the time, etc.? Well, if you would like to learn how to set up your print preferences so that it won't do that the next time you print from a Web page, check out today's video tip. Just click on the link below to watch the video! http://imgsrv.worldstart.com/videotips/index.htm

Or, if you would just like to read today's tip, you can do that as well, here:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/642

Digital Image RAM

We all know that digital photos take up gobs of hard drive space, but how much RAM do you need in order to work on those images? Say 256 MB? How about 512 MB? One gig? Even more?!

When it comes to RAM, more is always better, but how much you need is going to depend on how large your photos are. For example, a Windows XP system with 512 MB of RAM is probably going to be able to handle 2 or 3 megapixel images without breaking much of a sweat. However, ask it to work with an 8 megapixel image and it may slow down to a crawl. (My computer has 2 GB of RAM and it doesn't like it when I have too many images open, so it seems like there's never enough memory!)

Here's my advice: if you're going to do a lot of digital imaging with a 4 megapixel camera or higher, seriously consider at least 1 GB of RAM, particularly with Windows XP. (Of course, 2 GB is even better, especially if you're using an 8 megapixel camera). On the plus side, memory is cheap and the more of it you have, the better off you'll be in the end!

Once you get your new memory installed, you'll be amazed at how much faster all your digital imaging work goes! (For that matter, you'll probably notice an increase in speed across the board).

Naturally, you'll need to confirm with your computer's manufacturer that it can handle all the extra RAM you want to install. If it's a newer computer (say two years old or less), you should be able to install at least 2 GB with no problem at all.

For some RAM installation guidelines, you can check out this tip. Or, if you already have a lot of memory in your computer, but it still seems to be running slow, you may want to read here. It's an article telling you how to clear up excess startup programs. If you have too much junk running at your startup, you'll take a big hit in performance. There's no sense in having all that shiny new RAM getting used up by software you don't even need running all the time.

Happy memory saving!

~ Steve

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