May 2009
In this issue
> Laptop or Desktop
> Value of Social
Media
> Cool
Computer Tools
> Success Comes
in Cans
> Just for
Laughs
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Success comes
in cans!
Used with permission of Joel H. Weldon & Associates,
Inc.
http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com
Some said, "It can't be
done!" But "Success comes in CANS, not in cannots!"
The first successful cast
iron plow invented in the United States in 1797 was rejected by New
Jersey farmers under the theory that cast iron poisoned the land and
stimulated growth of weeds.
In Germany, it was
"proven" by experts that if trains went at the frightful speed of 15
miles per hour, blood would spurt from the travelers' noses, and
that the passengers would suffocate going through
tunnels.
Commodore Vanderbilt
dismissed Westinghouse and his new air brakes for trains with the
remark that he had no time to waste on fools.
Those who loaned Robert
Fulton money for his steamboat project stipulated that their names
be withheld for fear of ridicule were it known that they supported
anything so "foolhardy."
In 1881, when the New
York YWCA announced typing lessons for women, vigorous protests were
made on the grounds that the female constitution would break down
under the strain.
Men insisted that iron
ships would not float, that they would damage more easily than
wooden ships when grounding, that it would be difficult to preserve
the iron bottoms from rust, and that iron would deflect the
compass.
Read more
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
organization who might be interested!
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Laptop or
Desktop: Which One is Right For
You?
reprinted
with permission from HP
In the not-so-distant past, the choice
between a desktop and a laptop computer was simple: do you
want portability, or not? There were a few other clear-cut
differences, too. Desktop models offered more power and
features and were less expensive, while laptops were portable,
but also more costly, and less ergonomic.
While some of
these differences remain, advances in technology make many of
them insignificant. Laptop prices have fallen, and the
machines now offer even more power and features. Desktop
models are less bulky than they used to be, and with the
proliferation of devices like USBs, portability of data is not
such a big issue. So how do you choose?
Here are a few points to consider.
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Business value of
Social Media part 1: online networking
reprinted with permission from the HP Small
Business Center
If you could connect to the world's
business professionals, in the time it takes to check your
email, wouldn't you? Welcome to the world of online
networking, where valuable business connections are made every
day on social and professional networking sites like Twitter,
Facebook and Linkedin.
Social and
professional networking simply refers to the interaction
between a community of people who share a common interest.
Through these personal connections you make with an otherwise
impersonal medium, you can give your business a personality,
build brand awareness, and equally importantly, tune in to
what people are saying about you.
The ability to
create your own online networks through sites like Ning, has
made it difficult to distinguish which online communities will
help you reach your business goals. We did the leg work for
you, by exploring the difference between social and
professional networking and the business value of both,
analyzing which sites work best, and providing tips to help
you make the most of the free networking resources that
already exist.
Social or Professional: What's the
difference?
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Cool Computer Tools to
Make Your Life a Little Easier
reprinted with permission from Applied
Tech, Madison, WI
Here's a cool computer tool we'd like you to know
about because it can save you time and money: PDF995 is simple
to use FREE software that converts documents to PDF (Portable
Document File) format.
What is
PDF format? "PDF is a file format that captures all the
elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you
can view, navigate, print. . . or forward to
someone else regardless, of the computer. . . program it was
first created in." (Source: UCL Learning Technology, London,
England).
Why is
it important? Suppose you're sending an e-mail and you want to
share a certain file or document. Your recipient might not be
able to open your attachment unless they're using the same
version of the program you used to create it in.
PDF
format allows them to open it. It also prevents other people
from making changes to your original document.
Read more
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Just
for Laughs
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Quote of the Month
"Buy
land.
They've stopped making it."
~ Mark
Twain
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