Friday, May 09, 2008
DISASTER – A BRAVE &
HUMBLE WATCH
(October E-News from 2SS.Com)
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‘ Mailed on: 10/01/200110:11 PM Number 35 ‘
‘ Int’l Standard Serial No. - ISSN: 1523-3537‘
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‘ 1--DISASTER – A BRAVE & HUMBLE WATCH ‘
‘ 2--QUESTIONS? ‘
‘ 3--PRODUCT WATCH ‘
‘ 4--STRATEGIC/USEFUL/INTERESTING LINKS ‘
‘ 5--WHY SUBSCRIBE? 2SS.Com & ‘
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‘ DISASTER – A BRAVE & HUMBLE WATCH
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‘ How could anyone not be humbled by the ‘
‘ disastrous events of 9-11-2001? It was another ‘
‘ day of infamy like several anyone who reaches ‘
‘ adulthood is likely to have emblazoned on his ‘
‘ or her mind. ‘
‘ We suspect that, like us, many of you are ‘
‘ proud of the American reaction and the way ‘
‘ President Bush and other national leaders have ‘
‘ responded. We think this reaction is an ‘
‘ American tradition that Tom Brokaw's ‘
‘ “The Greatest Generation” (Adults of WWII), ‘
‘ has (maybe more than we realized) instilled in our
‘ 9-11-2001 generation as well. ‘
‘ What a time we are in when we can see ‘
‘ such tragedy unfold live on TV, live ‘numb’ for ‘
‘ days after while sharing that experience, ‘
‘ and then visit a specially-composed Internet ‘
‘ World-Wide-Web site www.LibertyUnites.Org ‘
‘ (Literally hundreds of involved service ‘
‘ organizations are listed) to offer our support.
‘ It’s a time to be: ‘
‘ * Watchful of the potentials this disaster ‘
‘ represents, ‘
‘ * Humbled by the unity in which our nation ‘
‘ and its leaders are responding, and ‘
‘ * Brave in the tradition of the ‘Greatest ‘
‘ Generation’ and the many generations ‘
‘ before that combine to make America ‘
‘ a force to be reckoned with. In 2001, it’s ‘
‘ undisputedly the most overwhelmingly ‘
‘ powerful one on Earth. ‘
‘ In the midst of this tragedy… ‘
‘ God (continues to) Bless America! ‘
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‘ QUESTIONS? ‘
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‘ ARE VIRUS CONCERNS OVERBLOWN? ‘
‘ Last month’s E-News feature ‘THE ATTACK OF ‘
‘ THE SUMMER VIRUSES’ was sounding an alarm,
‘ one that is all too clear to businesses in the ‘
‘ Sacramento region. The front page of the ‘
‘ Sacramento Business Journal dated ‘
‘ October 5, 2001 quotes Dennis Ford of ‘
‘ Inland Materials as having lost 10 days and ‘
‘ nearly $30,000 in sales due to a strike of the ‘
‘ ‘Nimda’ worm and virus that was not yet fully ‘
‘ resolved. ‘
‘ The Nimda worm and virus spreads itself via ‘
‘ E-mail and, then, once launched or displayed, ‘
‘ continues to spread via shared drives on ‘
‘ your network. The worm component of Nimda ‘
‘ is what spreads and the virus component does ‘
‘ the damage ‘
‘ ANYTHING NEW ABOUT WINDOWS XP? ‘
‘ NOPE! Our advice remains the same. If you’re ‘
‘ buying a new PC consider it. Otherwise don’t’ ‘
‘ upgrade unless you are upgrading from
’ Windows 95, 98 or ME. ‘
‘ In different terms, if you have Windows 2000 ‘
‘ hold on for Windows - Next! ‘
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‘ PRODUCT WATCH ‘
‘ MICROSOFT-NEW PRICING MODEL ANYONE? ‘
‘ In a recent market research survey of over 4,500 ‘
‘ technology professionals, more than 80% believed ‘
‘ they would pay more under Microsoft’s new ‘
‘ licensing programs. And, nearly half thought that ‘
‘ software costs would increase 20% to 50%. ‘
‘ Less than 5% expected a decrease. ‘
‘ In the same survey, 36 % said they would ‘
‘ consider replacement products inspired by ‘
‘ Microsoft’s new pricing. ‘
‘ LITTLE LAPTOP LIGHT ‘
‘ Wondering what to do late at night on the ‘
‘ plane or when you’re trying to work in bed without
‘ awakening your spouse? This is the amazing ‘
‘ $20 answer form Kensington (800-235-6708). ‘
‘ It requires just 90 seconds per hour of precious ‘
‘ laptop battery when plugged into a USB port. ‘
‘ IS YOUR DATABASE SOFTWARE OK? ‘
‘ In a recent (10-16-01) review of popular ‘
‘ databases, PC Magazine gave its ‘Editor’s ‘
‘ Choice’ award to Microsoft Access 2002, the ‘
‘ database that in some form (Access 97, ‘
‘ Access 2000) you are likely to already have as a ‘
‘ part of the Microsoft Office suite. ‘
‘ In giving Access its top pick, PC Magazine ‘
‘ noted “ it offers the most power while remaining ‘
‘ extremely easy to use.” So unless you can ‘
‘ get a canned-solution (accounting and contact ‘
‘ management are two good examples of pre- ‘
‘ packaged solutions that BEAT ones like Access ‘
‘ which you build from scratch.), Access is a great ‘
‘ tool to build your custom system. ‘
‘ If your needs are simpler (e.g. managing a list), ‘
‘ the same folks recommend a product we’ve ‘
‘ noted here before--Intuit’s www.QuickBase.Com ‘
‘ It’s available with many starter templates and ‘
‘ accessible via the World-Wide-Web from ‘
‘ anywhere. ‘
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‘ STRATEGIC/USEFUL/INTERESTING LINKS ‘
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‘ NEED A NEW OR FIRST WEB SITE FAST? ‘
‘ You can build a Web site on-line at any of… ‘
‘ 1. www.HomeStead.Com which is PC ‘
‘ Magazine’s ‘Editor’s Choice’ in this category. ‘
‘ They have personal sites from $10 a month ‘
‘ and business sites starting at $30. ‘
‘ 2. www.Tripod.Com and www.About.Com both ‘
‘ use www.Trellix.Com software to help you ‘
‘ build your site. ‘
‘ 3. www.ZyWeb.Com has hundreds of templates ‘
‘ allowing an amateur Webmaster to get a quick ‘
‘ start. ‘
‘ 4. www.MoonFruit.Com is based on ‘
‘ Macromedia’s Flash authoring tool and ‘
‘ makes for an interesting graphical site if you
‘ don’t need features like a shopping cart. ‘
‘ 5. www.Balthaser.Com provides tools for ‘
‘ professionals building Macromedia Flash ‘
‘ sites. It requires a minimum 400 MHz PC to ‘
‘ use along with 96MB RAM. When your ‘
‘ site is finished, you buy it for $299 and they ‘
‘ send it to the URL you designate. They also ‘
‘ have rates as low as $49 for just a single page. ‘
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