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Customer Update - This eZine also online here June 10, 2008
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Dear Rose City Customer, Here in the Pacific Northwest, summer is finally here. As you plan summer vacations you'll probably be online a lot researching places, making reservations, checking flight info etc. Here at Rose City Software, we have the perfect tools to enhance your online experience. 
Last November we announced the long-awaited release of DU Meter 4.0, and we now have an update for you, v4.01. Always one of our most popular applications, sales of DU Meter since the new version was released have been brisk.
Yet many people seem to feel this handy little utility is unnecessary. "I have unlimited bandwidth allowance," they say. "Why should I care how much I use?" NOT! Read the section on DU Meter down below about why this is no longer true and how you can try DU Meter for free. We also have a handy freeware tool for you to help you organize all the information as you do your research. For best viewing of this newsletter set your email client to view images. If you don't see any below, get more info on how to do this with MS Outlook and Outlook Express. You are receiving our newsletter because you purchased a software title from Rose City Software, or you subscribed to our monthly newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you may unsubscribe using this link. You can also update your information by visiting this link. Our newsletter always contains lots of tricks and treats as well as other special information from our parent site, Rose City Software, a very popular Windows Resource and Information Center & HelpWithWindows.com, including critical Windows update information, and useful Windows tips and tricks. We hope you'll enjoy this edition of the newsletter and you are welcome to forward it to your friends who might also enjoy it. CONTENTS: |
With each edition we will try to bring you a useful software you don't have to pay for... just as we did in previous months. Some are direct from Rose City and some are great toys and tools we have discovered elsewhere that we think you will like! This month, we have a handy freeware tool called TextBEAST which lets you copy, store, organize, and paste text with ease. It features a clean, uncluttered interface and powerful organizational capabilities. TextBEAST is a clipboard enhancement tool. Most computer users know how to copy and paste but few understand Windows Clipboard and how it works. Basically it just holds the text you copy in memory long enough for you to paste it somewhere else. But once you copy something else, it is lost forever to your computer's memory. This is about like using your internet connection to connect to one website, and then for the next website you have to reconnect to the internet, and you have no tabs or ability to go back to the last webpage. Few of us would accept that kind of lame performance, yet an astonishing majority of computer users suffer along with the ultra basic Windows ClipBoard.  TextBEAST is completely free and goes far beyond Windows ClipBoard limited capability.
If you enjoy this freeware tool, you might want to check out ClipCache Pro at Rose City Software. You can use it free for 30 days and this is a clipboard enhancement tool on steroids just jam packed with useful features like storage and organization of thousands of clips in a Windows Explorer format. It's fully searchable, can convert formatted text to plain text and eliminate all formatting, including those annoying >>>>> in emails.
Whether you choose the free alternative TextBEAST, or the powerful ClipCache Pro, this is one tool you will be very glad you added to your arsenal. And for lots of other cool free tools please check our website. But first, read on for some other great software specials and tips... |
Rose City Software Update Info
New releases and updates this year: (As shown on the Rose City 'what's new' page) DU Meter - v4.01 - 6/08 - Minor update to this popular bookmark/password management tool (follows major update 4.0) LinkStash - v2.0.10 - 5/21 - Minor update to this popular bookmark/password management tool (follows major update 2.0) TradeTrakker 2.77 - 03/10 - Minor maintenance update to this powerful investment tool - free upgrade for all registered users Clipcache 3.1.1 - 03/07- Minor update to this award-winning Bookmark and Password Manager - free upgrade for registered users of v3.x New freeware listings - new freeware listings added regularly. Special Offer - DU Meter 4.01 Network and Internet Connection Monitor 
If you have v4.0, just download this free upgrade and install right over the previous installation. If you are currently a registered DU Meter 3.x user you can visit the upgrade page and see how you qualify for an upgrade. A great update to an already great utility. Try a free download now to see how useful DU Meter is.
DU Meter is a powerful and user-friendly tool that will enable you to use and guard your Internet connection more efficiently. It lets you see how much of your full bandwidth potential is actually utilized at any given point in time, either by displaying a real-time graph, numerical display, or both. Features include new reporting and alert capabilities, a new mini-mode as well as an auto-hide feature, and a handy stopwatch which accurately times your downloads and reports the average transfer rates, plus full compatibility with Windows 2000/XP/Vista. The perfect companion utility to optimize your Internet connection. DU Meter also reports all network traffic in or out of your machine so it can provide an extra measure of security against worms or viruses performing unauthorized activity with your internet connection. Don't confuse "unlimited access" with "unlimited bandwidth allowance". They are two entirely different things. Unlimited access simply means you can stay online 24/7 around the clock for a basic monthly charge. Bandwidth allotment is entirely different and even if you think you have unlimited bandwidth, that may no longer be true or it is probably coming. For example, Comcast, the nation's largest cable internet provide is rumored to be planning a 250G per month download cap on all accounts Time Warner Cable Internet is currently experimenting with the imposition of monthly allowances for the amount of data their customers upload and download.... and fees per gigabyte if they go over. It's coming folks. Just like airlines are starting to charge for your bags, Internet providers will likely soon ALL be charging for bandwidth usage, so it's a good to start paying attention to what you use before it starts costing you. Released several years ago, DU Meter has been updated a number of times and we have just released v4.1 a free upgrade to the all-new DU Meter 4.0. If you still have v 3.x, visit the DU Meter website to qualify yourself for the upgrade. Special Offer for Rose City Customers only:
New users now get DU Meter for a limited time for only $18.70 That's a full 25% off the regular price of $24.95 ! 
To take advantage of this special offer you can click on this special purchase link.
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 The Humor Spotlight
This is a new monthly feature this year for the Rose City Software newsletter... a little humor, handpicked by our editors to evoke a smile or two for our subscribers.
If you sometimes feel confused about your gender, Click Here to take this quick Gender Test. LOL !!! | |||||||||
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Windows® Update Information
You can always check your system for the latest updates from Microsoft® at
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
You will always hear about them first at our site at Rose City Software or There were several important Windows updates in the past couple months - here's one of the latest: Windows XP SP3: Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Date last published: May 6, 2008 First we suggest read this article and note in particular "Steps before you install Windows XP SP3" and "Application compatibility in Windows XP SP3" You can also read the pages for Microsoft security updates for May 2008, for April 2008 each of which includes several updates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. | ||||||
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Windows Tips and Tricks
You'll find hundreds of useful tips and tricks for every version of Windows at our own www.HelpWithWindows.com (formerly Windows-Help.NET). Because we operate a Windows help site and help forums and we sell software to enhance the Windows platform, we are in a prime position to hear about many of the problems reported by average Windows users out there around the world. Many people are looking to improve the reliability, speed and effectiveness of their Windows machines... and that's where we can help. Speed Up Windows Vista Boot Time If you have a computer with a recent model CPU, chances are it's a dual-core CPU. Both Intel & AMD have been producing dual core CPU's for several years now. By default, Windows Vista will only use a single core during boot-up. You can easily change this. And don't forget Rose City Software's two top performers for speeding up your Windows PC... whether it is XP or Vista Registry First Aid and DiskMagik | ||||||
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Well, we could go on and on here... But why not stop by our website where you'll find links to all this and a whole lot more, absolutely free,from Rose City Software, "The Internet's Premier Software Center."
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