Help! Donate to March of Dimes

Help! A warrant for my arrest has been issued by the March of Dimes for aiding and abetting the fight against prematurity.

 I have been found GUILTY of wanting every baby to be born full-term and healthy! To avoid doing hard time for my crimes I must raise my bail quickly.  YOU CAN HELP bail me out – or contribute to my incarceration.  Visit my cell online at http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.com/amhitul today.

To learn more about how your dollars are helping to fight prematurity and save babies’ lives visit the March of Dimes at http://www.marchofdimes.com .

If you or someone you know has had a child born prematurely or with birth defects, or who has lost a child, encourage them to visit a special site for families at http://www.shareyourstory.org .

My personal web page address for donations is…. http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.com/amhitul

Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Thank you so much for your support!

Amanda Hart

How you can help:

Make Donations: http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.com/amhitul

 

Learn About March of Dimes: http://www.marchofdimes.com/

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1.  Outlook 2007
2. Shared calendaring
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Brainstorming

I think brainstorming is so important.  When you are thinking about new marketing or automation ideas for your web site, be sure to spend some time brainstorming.  Call me up and we can plan together.  Sometimes, people try to focus to early on implementation or copying something they have seen before.  Use those as inspiration and think about the goals, the possibilities, the what if…

 With technology today, more often than not, there is always a solution.  Let’s dream and find the best answer before jumping to the first.

Email – Use your own domain

I admit it – I have a bias.  I believe that all businesses should use email addresses on their own domain versus a mail service (like @Yahoo or @Gmail).

Why?  The firstreason is that is looks more professional to use your own domain.  But, the second and most important reason is control.  Too often, people using ISP or free accounts don’t really know how the spam controls, reviewing, back-ups or other features work.  Many of these services support so many email accounts that they use rather draconian practices to block suspected spam.  If you miss an important email, wouldn’t you want to know?

Also, if you switch your ISP or change your main home page, you shouldn’t have to change your email address.  If you use an account on your own domain then you control where it is hosted and it is independent of your networking.  That way, you can choose DSL, cable modem, or any medium you like.

Joys of Spell Check

Too Cute!

The Impotence of Proofreading By Taylor Mali

Techy Vs. Non-Techy

Experimentation.  I think that is the most significant difference between a “techy” and a “non-techy”.

When confronted with new technology, often we techies haven’t a clue what to do before we dig in.  So, we go slow, poke around, and generally try to get a feel for what is going on.  Then, we start trying things that seem innocous and keep moving up until it starts to make sense or we run out of options.  Luckily, 9 times out of 10, it starts making sense.  Technology is at its heart, always logical.  The trick is to figure out the logic of that system.
Non-techies are reluctant to log in and poke around until they feel that they understand it.  Often, they are afraid that they will break something, look stupid, or generally be “wrong”.  I understand these feelings.  In my past I have certainly done them all with aplomb.   But, this foibles were rarely permanent, costly or scarring so I haven’t let it stop me.

Experimentation is important because without it, understanding is hard.  You need to see the interface, read the lingo, watch the interactions to make sense out of a system’s logic.   Once you begin, then it starts to become clear bit by bit and piece by piece.

Of course, once you understand a little, then the earnest questions begin.  But, then training will be most effective.  Now, you have a “place” for the data, a paradigm to fit the instructions into, and more specific questions.  It becomes less “I don’t get it” and more “What happens if I click ‘edit’?”

What is the best way to experiment? Start with files that you can destroy (samples, copies, etc…).  Then, click around and see how far you get.  Try to follow the paths that make sense and find familiar paths (like file -> save).  I bet many non-techies would find out they have a little bit of techy in them after all.

Submit to Spam Control

If you are using I-Tul’s Email Defense Service I am sure you have stopped receiving 99.9% of your old spam.

But, if you occasionally get a message that you think should have been blocked, I have a good tool. You can submit the message to the spam team. They will review it and update their controls. Spammers are constantly changing their techniques and the team has to constantly monitor traffic to stay on top.

You can get the submission tool here. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Interesting – Real Causes of Cancer

Slate has an interesting article on causes of cancer and why we worry about the small ones and not the big ones and how this has put focus on consumerism.

Recently, our family was touched by cancer and I was surprised by how many people asked “what did he do?” or variations. So often, people don’t “do” anything expect live and breath. I was surprised to learn so many cancers are caused by viruses and bacteria. (Far more than are caused by Asbestos).

Natural Disasters – Why do we focus on the least important causes of cancer?
By Darshak Sanghavi
Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 1:00 PM ET

3D movies

A blog post about the new 3D movies. Cool

http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/04/09/disney_3d/index.html