FIX stuck pixels in monitor screens, reduce screen burn-in, etc.

My #4 daughter took her laptop to the computer store complaining that she has 2 pixels that have gone out. She was told that her warranty would not allow replacement until 5 have gone out but they recommended she run JScreenFix software on her computer to FIX the pixels. She ran the free version and it worked!!! The website is a bit confusing but this is what she did: open www.jscreenfix.com 1) left column - click on JScreenFix 2) scroll down page to Launch JScreenFix 3) you can run it for as long as you like but I think it's recommended for not more than 2 hrs (could be wrong about this since I have slept twice since she told me about it). My daughter ran it for 20 minutes.

JScreenFix is a software solution that can fix stuck pixels, reduce screen burn-in and improve the quality of images displayed on a screen.

What is a stuck pixel? A stuck pixel is a bright dot of colour most noticeable when the rest of the screen is black. Stuck pixels are fairly common on high resolution LCD screens. Stuck pixels sometimes start working again with time unless they appear black on a white background, these are known as dead pixels. JScreenFix repairs stuck pixels through rapid, repetitive operation and resonance. Most stuck pixels are repaired within 20 minutes.

What is screen burn-in? Dark patches on a plasma screen are the result of screen burn-in. Burn-in occurs on plasma screens if an area of the screen does not change for a long period of time. For TV input, channel logos often burn into the screen. This can also occur on LCD screens and is more correctly referred to as image persistence.

JScreenFix can eliminate image persistence on LCD screens and reduce burn-in on plasma screens. How do I check for screen burn-in?

JScreenFix deluxe can prevent noticeable damage by monitoring how a screen is used and equalising burn-in patterns.

High Fashion Home

Lauren enjoyed her first trip to High Fashion Home and High Fashion Fabrics where she picked up 74 fabric swatches. She will use the swatches for school projects. Great thanks to High Fashion Home for their friendliness and great merchandise. Lauren visited a fabric store in San Francisco where customers are limited to 3 free swatches and students are limited to 5 free swatches. The San Francisco store also offers stuffy attitudes and no assistance along with those free swatches.

www.highfashionhome.com

Lawn Maintenance

I ordered this fertilizer yesterday and hope it is as good as it sounds.

TEXAS TEE:

Tried and True - A Favorite Since 1987!
Texas Tee is the premier lawn and turf food for any application. With a 6-2-4 formula, it has the perfect ratio for all grasses, from healthy to deficient.
A “blended turf” fertilizer inoculated with a host of beneficial microbes, enzymes and amino acids and, with an N-P-K of 6-2-4 it is one of the most nutrient rich organic plant foods on the market.
Made with feather meal, alfalfa meal, soybean meal, wheat midds, corn meal, kelp meal, molasses, humates, yeast and compost Texas Tee will help achieve a healthy, safe and highly disease resistant turf.
Works great for container plants, trees, bushes, shrubs, and gardens.

The best price I found was at www.maestro-gro.com

Hallmark TV Valentine Advertisement

There are times that something starts bothering me and just won't go away......well, this is one of those times so today I became part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

I sent the following email to Hallmark today and then followed with copying and sending it to local TV stations asking them to either pull the ad or request that Hallmark modify it:


I have seen your Valentine television advertisement several times and become more and more troubled by it with each viewing. I am among the few who are less affected by the day to day problems presented by our country's troubled economy. I know I personally am blessed so for others, today, I am writing to you. I own a business and I see my clients who are suffering, suffering terribly. My auto repairman is calling customers to ask if there is any work he can do for them, my neighbor who is an engineer just lost his job yesterday, movie theaters and restaurants are virtually empty, some of my clients have taken pay cuts just to retain their jobs, most my clients who own business have 20% to 50% declines in business volume. We have all suffered severe losses in our investments. I find the Hannah Montana Valentine card ad terribly inappropriate for this economy. I have no problem with you selling the card but you are degrading the loving, caring parent who put an apple with heart stickers in her daughter's lunch and the parent who shaped her daughter's sandwich in the form of a heart and instead implying that only if a family buys a Hannah Montana Valentine card will the recipient be "COOL". You are belittling the poor families who can't afford your $5 card. You are saying, spend this $5 on our card instead of on food for your family so your child will feel "COOL". These families, who you are insulting are doing their very best to maintain day-to-day existence and you have the audacity to imply that they are not as good as your family who has the money to buy your Hannah Montana card. You should be ashamed! Advertise, fine, spend your advertising dollars promoting the Hannah Montana card but DON'T do it at the expense of poor families who can do no better than an apple or sandwich. Keep in mind that a lot of thought, love and creativity goes into the apple and sandwich idea! Does your card offer that? Your tactics have offended me. I am one who can afford and have shopped your stores often but I will question my return to your stores. This is a time we must ALL pull together, support each other emotionally and reach out to those who are struggling due to no cause by them. Please pull this ad and substitute it instead with one that does not ATTACK the unfortunate circumstances people may be facing.

Microsoft Excel - Charting

Another find in reading Smart Computing Magazine - October 2008

A shortcut for creating charts when using Microsoft Excel.......

From your Excel spreadsheet, highlight data and press F11. A chart creates that you can then change according to your needs. A tool bar, to accommodate chart changes, should pop up on the page. If the tool bar doesn't pop up on it's own then, from the View Menu, select Toolbars then select Chart.

Computer: Compatability with Vista operating system

In reading Smart Computing Magazine, Oct 2008, I found a site for checking compatability with the Microsoft Vista operating system. You can check a variety of items including: computer hardware components, software, cameras, scanners, printers, gaming, etc. This site lets you know if the item is completely compatible or if an upgrade is needed (an where to get it) or different driver software is needed.

www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility