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YOU DESERVE A PC THAT CAN…(June E-News from 2SS.Com)
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‘ E – N E W S from ‘
‘ 2SS.Com ‘
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‘ Mailed on: 06/01/2001 9:39 PM Number 32 ‘
‘ Int’l Standard Serial No. - ISSN: 1523-3537‘
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‘ In this issue (5 Items): ‘
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‘ 1--YOU DESERVE A PC THAT CAN… ‘
‘ 2--QUESTIONS? ‘
‘ 3--PRODUCT WATCH ‘
‘ 4--STRATEGIC/USEFUL/INTERESTING LINKS ‘
‘ 5--WHY SUBSCRIBE? 2SS.Com & ‘
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. ‘
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‘ --------------------------Item One---------------------- ‘
‘ YOU DESERVE A PC THAT CAN… ‘
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‘ 1. Send the current word processor (or ‘
‘ spreadsheet) document as an E-Mail ‘
‘ attachment when you choose: ‘
‘ FileàSendToàMail Recipient ‘
‘ And continue to choose a recipient and ‘
‘ press [Send]. ‘
‘ 2. Send the current word processor (or ‘
‘ spreadsheet) document by Fax when you ‘
‘ choose: ‘
‘ FileàWinFax ‘
‘ And continue to choose a recipient and ‘
‘ press [Send]. ‘
‘ 3. Use a contact manager like ACT,
‘ GoldMine or even Outlook as a master ‘
‘ directory that lets you select who to send to ‘
‘ and then send off a multi-person E-Mail or ‘
‘ Fax and keep a record of what was sent, to ‘
whom and when. ‘
‘ 4. Makes you look good every time by insuring ‘
‘ automatically that your company name, phone, ‘
‘ fax and E-Mail are always included on every ‘
‘ communication and every page right where they ‘
‘ should be. ‘
‘ 5. Prints envelopes as easily as you print ‘
‘ letters without any re-typing of already-typed ‘
‘ addresses. ‘
‘ These simple capabilities are reasonable ‘
‘ expectations you deserve to have working for ‘
‘ you whenever you sit down at your PC to be ‘
‘ productive. The challenging part is that they
’ become available at the end of a set-up process
‘ that includes: ‘
‘ * Properly installing all your software title-by-title. ‘
‘ * Adding a few customizations to make actually ‘
‘ doing work as simple and intuitive as possible. ‘
“ * Integrating your software with settings that allow ‘
‘ it to work together (e.g. Fax from Word ‘
‘ processor or E-Mail to a contact list). ‘
‘ * Implementing finishing touches like templates ‘
‘ that put your logo, and contact info. where its ‘
‘ needed, automatically. ‘
‘ If your PC isn’t yet what you deserve, please ‘
‘ don’t hesitate to call on 2SS.Com to help you ‘
‘ answer questions about how to get there, ‘
where to purchase, and what it might cost. ‘
‘ We’d be pleased to assist you with some free
‘ advice by E-Mail or phone, or by becoming ‘
‘ your consultants in creating the PC you deserve! ‘
‘ UPGRADE OFFER ‘
‘ Many of you know we’ve been developing a ‘
‘ new business interest at 2SS.Com. In formulating ‘
‘ it we’ve positioned ourselves to offer basic ‘
‘ Windows 2000 Prof. upgrades for as little as $300 ‘
‘ (including a Windows 2000 Prof. UPGRADE ‘
‘ License) depending on your software and
‘ hardware requirements. If you’re thinking about ‘
‘ an upgrade of your Pentium II or higher PC, ask ‘
about our ‘NO FILES LOST – UPGRADE ‘
‘ GUARANTEE’ ‘
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‘ QUESTIONS? ‘
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‘ WHO WILL OWN YOUR NAME?
‘ The controversial Internet naming authority ‘
‘ (meeting in London) is making new ‘top-level’
‘ domain names like ".name" that could upstage ‘
‘ the tried-and-true ".com." ‘
‘ The authority (aka ICANN), has chosen ‘
‘ seven companies to manage and issue various ‘
‘ parts of the master list of all domain names ‘
‘ internationally. ‘
‘ Each company will be authorized to sell and ‘
‘ manage names with new suffixes: ".name," ‘
‘ ".biz," ".info," ".museum," ".pro," ".coop" and ‘
‘ ".aero" in addition to the current ".com," ‘
‘ ".net" and ".org." domains. ‘
‘ One such company, Global Name Registry, is a ‘
‘ small Internet start-up with rights to the “.name”
‘ registry. They are expected to reap millions of ‘
‘ dollars from handing out domain names to ‘
‘ individuals. And, if Global Name Registry has ‘
‘ its way, it will become the electronic world's ‘
‘ main identity tool. ‘
‘ For example, your name might become your ‘
‘ cell phone number as well as your email ‘
‘ address and Web page. With a password it ‘
‘ could also be enough to transfer money or pay ‘
‘ for online purchases using a variety of ‘
’ electronic devices. ‘
‘ It could be a welcome initiative that will allow
‘ people to get rid of bucket loads of passwords. ‘
‘ It (the international exclusive right to sell a ‘
‘ person's own name!) is also a great deal of ‘
’ power for a small start-up company. For ‘
‘ more information see a related article at ‘
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2766691,00.html ‘
‘ IS YOUR BUSINESS ON eBAY? ‘
‘ Businesses have discovered and begun to ‘
‘ use eBay. During the last 12+ months, much of ‘
‘ eBay’s merchandise has shifted sharply from ‘
‘ collectibles and bric-a-brac to more practical ‘
‘ items ranging from power drills to socks. ‘
‘ The transformation is due in large part to ‘
‘ growing popularity among retailers, manuf- ‘
‘ acturers and liquidators, who are now using ‘
‘ eBay as a new sales channel to unload ‘
‘ returns, refurbished merchandise and a large ‘
‘ variety of other goods. (This item was drawn ‘
‘ from a more detailed article available at: ‘
‘http://www.msnbc.com/news/581159.asp?0na=2214142-) ‘
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‘ PRODUCT WATCH ‘
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‘ KYOCERA SMARTPHONE QCP 6035 ‘
‘ Finally, one device, two functions - handled well! ‘
‘ The Kyocera ($399 to $499 street, with a ‘
‘ one-year digital phone service contract from ‘
‘ Verizon) is a versatile device that can lighten ‘
‘ your load and cut purchase, service, and ‘
‘ support costs. ‘
‘ It’s a tri-mode CDMA phone and a full-blown ‘
‘ Palm OS PDA with 8MB of RAM. If you ‘
‘ issue or plan to issue Palm PDAs and phones ‘
‘ in your firm, it’s a natural replacement. The ‘
‘ Kyocera at 7.4 ounces and measuring ‘
‘ 5.5 x 2.6 x 0.9 inches (HWD), is a multi- ‘
‘ function device you’ll be willing to carry. ‘
‘ MAXATTACH ‘
‘ Maxtor(R) is introducing a file server ‘
‘ capable of packing nearly a TERABYTE in ‘
‘ (that’s a thousand gigabytes) just 3U ‘
‘ (3 levels or about 18 inches) of rack space -- ‘
‘ the MaxAttach(TM) NAS 4100. ‘
‘ Translation: It will never be worth cleaning ‘
‘ ‘off your hard disk if you plan to buy a new ‘
PC at some point in the not-too-distant future. ‘
And, you’ll be able to save on that hard disk ‘
‘ just about anything you can imagine including ‘
‘ favorite TV shows, movies, music collections ‘
‘ and more. ‘
‘ OFFICE 2000: WHAT FLAVOR? ‘
‘ What was Microsoft thinking? This chart ‘
‘ makes sense of Microsoft’s [31 Flavors’- ‘
‘ style] madness more clearly than anything ‘
‘ I've seen before: ‘
‘ (Following are the components in each ‘
‘ of the Std=Standard,SB=Small Bus, Prof= ‘
‘ Professional, Prem=Premium and Devel= ‘
‘ Developer versions of Office 2000) ‘
‘ S SB P P D ‘
‘ t mu r r e ‘
‘ d as o e v ‘
‘ . l. f m e ‘
‘ l . . l ‘
‘ Access X X X ‘
‘ Excel X X X X X ‘
‘ FrontPage X X ‘
‘ Outlook X X X X X ‘
‘ PhotoDraw X X ‘
‘ PowerPoint X X X X ‘
‘ Publisher X X X X ‘
‘ Small Bus. Tools X X X X ‘
‘ Word X X X X X ‘
‘ Documentation X ‘
‘ Sample Code X ‘
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‘ STRATEGIC/USEFUL/INTERESTING LINKS ‘
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‘ COULD IT REALLY BE FREE? NO!
‘ 1. THEY WENT BUST at www.CyperRebate.Com ‘
‘ (That ‘s… http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=0bDUMaJ9wvw&offerid=18358.10000080&type=4&subid=0) last month we described their… “100% ‘
‘ Free After Rebate” as a tantalizing prospect: ‘
‘ and it was simply too good to last! Try them ‘
‘ this month and you’ll see a Chapter 11 notice ‘
‘ that we at 2SS.Com appear to have gotten ‘
‘ caught by in testing them out with a purchase. ‘
‘ We hope you waited to see how our now ‘
‘ failed test turned out.! ‘
‘ 2. http://r.nbci.com/1.ru?M=25759902&U=12894 ‘
‘ NBCi.Com and Net2Phone have joined ‘
‘ together: “turn your PC into a phone.” Using ‘
‘ their service, you can place calls over the ‘
‘ Internet to any phone in the world. Or, you ‘
‘ can call any phone within the U.S. FREE! ‘
‘ International PC-to-Phone calls are as low ‘
‘ as 3.9¢ a minute from anywhere in the U.S. ‘
‘ 3. http://www.hotpaper.com/default.htm will let ‘
‘ you quickly enter your profile info. and ‘
‘ automatically place it into a host of standard ‘
‘ forms and documents. (It really works. No ‘
‘ wonder they’ve been bought by another ‘
‘ company!.) ‘
‘ 4. http://www.cooltick.com/ A free interactive ‘
‘ stock ticker you can run on your computer. ‘
‘ 5. http://www.directnic.com/?4539 is an on-line ‘
‘ domain registry where you can secure and ‘
‘ park, or even begin to use domain names, for ‘
‘ just $15 a year. And if you use the above link, ‘
‘ 2SS.Com will be rewarded for referring you. ‘
’ It’s a great place to reserve your name (see ‘
‘ WHO WILL OWN YOUR NAME above). On ‘
‘ the DirectNic home page, click on the link to ‘
‘ the ‘pre-registration form’ in the lower right ‘
‘ hand corner just above the sub-title FAQ ‘
‘ AVAILABLE ON-LINE ‘
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