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My Own Ezine
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April 8, 2003 Issue 47
Terri Seymour, Publisher
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In This Issue
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==> ScuttleButt
==> Site Seeing
==> Your Computer and Your Business -
One and the Same?
==> Fr~ebies For You
==> Business Resources & Helpers
==> Fr~e Ezines
==> Make Your Readers And Customers Love You -
Tell Them How-To Do It!
==> Feedback
==> Quick Tips
==> Internet Resource of the Day
==> Potpourri - Little bit of everything!
==> Subscription Management & Contact Info
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This Week's ScuttleButt
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Your Computer and Your Business
One and the Same?
Let's face it, if you are doing business, especially online,
your computer IS your business.
What would you do if your computer suddenly died?
What if you go to start your computer and nothing happens?
This just happened to me last week, and like so many other
people, I didn't have a current backup. I had been so busy
working on my business that I broke the number one rule in
computing-I failed to back up my files.
Fortunately, I had a lot of my passwords and URLs written
down, and my mailing list is on my autoresponder. I still
lost a lot of valuable info, though, not to mention
irreplaceable pictures of my first Grandson that hadn't
been printed out.
There's really no excuse for this. I have a CD burner like
the majority of computer users. Backup software comes with
practically all of these unless you have bought what is called
an OEM package. An OEM package is usually just the drive with
no documentation or software included. They are intended for
companies like Dell and Gateway, etc., to install in the units
they build. They are not really for sale to the public.
If you don't have software to backup your computer, there are
several options. The two I use are Norton Ghost(www.symantec.com)
and PowerQuest's Drive Image(www.powerquest.com). Of these I
recommend Drive Image, simply because it has a much more user-
friendly interface. If you are fairly new to computers, you
definitely don't want to be mucking around in DOS boxes.
Drive Image will let you restore your system from within Windows
while Ghost requires you to boot into DOS first.
If you are using Windows XP, you will need Drive Image 2002.
Older versions like DI 4 and 5 will work for Windows 98 and anyone
who might still be using Windows 95.
I use CD-RWs for my image. That way, when you need to redo your
backup, you don't have to waste more CDs. You can just record
over the ones you already have. You can figure on needing 2 discs
per gigabyte of data. It will be a little less than that, with
compression, but it's better to have one or two too many than
get halfway through and not have enough.
You will also need two blank floppies.
After you run the setup program and install Drive Image, just use
all the default settings unless you plan to use a ZIP/JAZZ drive.
When asked if you want to make rescue discs, make sure you have
the 2 floppies ready. These will help you re-image your hard drive
even if you can't boot into Windows.
After you make your rescue discs, label them and lay them aside
for the time being. When the wizard selection menu comes up,
check "Initial Backup Wizard" to continue with the default process..
It's best to go with the default compression setting unless you
know how you want to tweak the space the image uses.
From this point, it's just a matter of following the wizard's
instructions.
At the next screen, check next to your primary hard drive, and
put a blank CD into your burner. Click "Next" and pick your burner
from the list, and click on "finish". Be sure all your programs
are closed and click the "yes" button to restart your machine and
begin the imaging process. Your drive will now be compressed and
written to disc. Just follow the onscreen instructions to exit
the program.
Don't forget to label the discs consecutively as you go. There you
have it- a complete backup of everything on your computer. If it
dies, you have the means to restore it back to where it was with
a minimal loss of data.
If you are like me and do a lot of downloading, I would recommend
backing up at the very least once a week-or more, depending on
how much your info changes on your computer. If you are writing
a lot of sales copy, or have several businesses (affiliate
programs and such), you might want to backup twice a week. Use
your own judgment. Only you know how often your data changes,
and how much is added every day.
That's about it for today. Good business to you, and Happy
computing. Don't forget the number one rule of computing--Backup,
Backup, BACKUP!
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Make Your Readers And Customers Love You
- Tell Them How-To Do It!
Copyright 2003 by Willie Crawford
One of the bits of feedback I've gotten many times from my
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Thank you
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Hi Terri:
I just wanted to let you know about the incredible
response I got from your subscribers to my SOLO ad.
I had more emails and phone calls than I could handle!
I've had several people join my business and some
even signed up directly from the ad without even
talking to me! I'm delighted with the results and just
want to congratulate you on the very responsive group
you have! I'll be ordering from you again.
All the best,
Anita Foley
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I'm glad you published the solo by Anita Foley of
Wealth Happens. I went to the website, and that
was a fun excursion.
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Terri.........I just want to tell you that all these
mistakes of yours have TOTALLY ruined my life.........
I mean just imagine that I've been misdirected 2 times
to a wrong place.........how much worse could a persons
life possibly be LOLOL
dave ;-)
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Hi, Terri.
I thoroughly enjoy your ezine, the website, and the
minicourse. I have learned so much in a short time,
and have picked up many great pointers from you and
the many resources you provide.
It's obvious you have put a lot of hard work into
it. Look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Stephen
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Well Terri, you got me with your April Fool's joke.
I read the paragraph once and then read it again
and was really sad...then I went on reading, you
crazy girl LOL I'm glad you're still here.
And I have my own April Fool's joke...my husband
and I got married on April 1st, so we would never
forget (so HE would never forget, and it worked!)
Have a great week
Lise
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Dear Terri,
Today I hand the privilege of visiting your ezine.
I was very impressed with content of your ezine.
I would like ask you the following questions: Do you
accept articles in your ezine? What are the guidelines
for submitting articles in your ezine?
Thank you very much for your time.
Reginald
I accept article submissions formatted at 55 characters
per line. Business articles, motivational articles, etc.
Please send to mailto:ter02@newnorth.net?subject=articles
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Hey don't do that Terri,
Some of us are fragile.
Some of us hang on your every word.
We would ALL miss you, so it's just as well it was a joke :-)
Keep up the good work.
All the best to you and yours.
John (U.K.)
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Hi Terri
Gosh, that was a real fright I got! At least it was only
an April fool's joke - whew!
Kind regards
Irene Uys
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Thank you all for the wonderful feedback. I do
appreciate it! ;-)
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***Today's Teaser and Puzzle***
The movie critic in the "Daily Bugle" rates films on a
scale of one to ten points. Recently, five movies of
different types opened at different theaters around
town and all received different ratings. From the
following clues, can you find the theater and rating
for each film?
1. The comedy was rated one point higher than the
science-fiction film.
2. The romance was not at the Plaza.
3. The film at the Adelphi was rated twice as high as
the spy film, which did not get the lowest rating of
the five.
4. The film at the Rialto was rated one point higher
than the one at the Plaza.
5. No film was rated eight or higher.
6. The romance was rated twice as high as the horror
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7. The film at the Tower was rated one point above the
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