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What is ReadyBoost? RAM is the best way to increase and improve your computer performance, but it can be expensive and difficult to add. ReadyBoost makes it easy! Just plug in a ReadyBoost compatible USB flash drive into your PC or laptop, and windows will ask it you want to use it to increase system performance!

Speed up your system - 3 easy steps!
Increases RAM without having to install it "inside" the computer
Reduces hard drive access which increases battery life on a laptop
Lots of storage space. Twice the capacity of our 2.0 GB flash drives- 4.0 Gigabytes!
You can choose to allocate part of a USB drive's memory to speed up performance and use the remainder to store files.
Change the amount you allocate for file storage/RAM anytime you want.
If you unplug it, nothing is lost; windows will remember to use it the next time you plug it in.
ReadyBoost only works with Vista and Windows 7
USB drive must be ReadyBoost compatible like this one; not all flash drives are.
BestBuy sells this exact same USB Flash Drive for $25.99 + $4.99 shipping - and only ships to U.S. only! We ship free - all over the world!

Once you plug the drive into your computer, you will get an autoplay dialog box, with a selection for "Speed up my system". Turn on "Use this device" and you will get more memory! See how easy this is!

Click here to see a picture tutorial on how to use the USB to increase your system performance!

Click here to donate $30 or more and get the new 4.0 GB ReadyBoost USB Flash Drive! We a limited supply of these drives available!

Using Windows XP? XP does not offer the ReadyBoost option - but you can still use the 4GB flash drive to store thousands and thousands of photos, documents, program backups, music files, and more. And should you get a new computer with Windows 7, you'll have this ReadyBoost ready 4.0GB flash drive to boost your system performance!

Polly wants our advice on how to be safe "in the cloud"
Until I read about the "cloud" in your newsletters I had never heard that term. Now I'm hearing everywhere. What do you suggest we do to stay safe in the cloud? I love your newsletters. Many times I will read something in them and then months later, start hearing about it everywhere else. You guys are the greatest! Polly V.

We answer Polly's question and give her tips on protecting herself in the cloud.

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Tina got her first digital camera and ....
I just recently purchased my first digital camera so I could send pictures to my family who lives on the West Coast. but the pictures it takes are huge ..and they take a long time to send (by email). What can I do to make them normal size? Tina

Read our answer to Tina here - you'll be glad you did!

Premium subscribers also received answers to the following questions:

Peshraw has problems updating Avast

Cynthia finds a great new program on the Internet - really cool!

Sally wants to know about the Microsoft Lotto

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Reimage is now a Cloudeight endorsed and recommended product
Windows XP - Home, Media, Professional

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Import your Outlook Express or Windows Mail address book to Gmail
Windows XP and Windows Vista

Read the rest of this tip here.

Speed up Windows XP - Enable DMA (Direct Memory Access)
Windows XP - all versions

Read the rest of this tip here!

Premium Subscribers also received the following Windows tips and tricks:

Bill has a tip for music lovers everywhere

Speed up Windows Vista - turn off search indexing

What to do if you're using Vista and don't see the ReadyBoost option for USB Flash Drives

How to tell if your computer has USB 1.0 or USB 2.0

How to avoid being phished

Eighteen cool Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts

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This week's Rant

Windows Live Mail's Risks Exposed... Already

Windows 7 will soon be released. It has received rave reviews and is, no doubt, Microsoft's best offering since the release of Windows XP in 2002. Anyone buying a new computer will most likely find Windows 7 pre-installed. All the accolades that tech sites, PC magazines, bloggers, and news media have bestowed on Microsoft's new operating system will stimulate strong demand for Windows 7 upgrade DVDs. And more and more people will begin using Windows 7 during the coming months.

It may well be that Windows 7 is best operating system that Microsoft has released since Windows XP replaced the shoddy, never-should-have-been-released Windows ME - an operating system Microsoft created to fill the gap between Windows 98 and Windows XP - in other words, to make money.

Windows 7 will be well received by the public, but we think Windows 7 has one serious, glaring security flaw - its included email program - Windows Live Mail. Windows Live Mail is a desktop user interface for Hotmail. In order to use it, you must have a Hotmail, MSN, or Live.com account. If you don't have one now, you're going to have to get one if you want to use Windows Live Mail; Windows Live Mail is the only operational email client included in Windows 7 and many users will find themselves using it simply because Microsoft provides it.

Read the rest of "Windows Live Mail's Risks Exposed..."

This week's freeware picks are timely and important - yes, there's more than one!

See what our freeware picks of the week are!

Donate $30 or more and get a Free 4.0 GB USB ReadyBoost Drive!
Speeds up your system without adding RAM! Use to store thousands of files too!

Click here to donate $30 or more and get the new 4.0 GB ReadyBoost USB Flash Drive! We a limited supply of these drives available!

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Cloudeight Information Avenue Free Edition - Issue #402
October 10, 2009

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