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Beyond Google: Narrow the Search. Too much information, no matter how fast it appears, may muddy the results of Internet searches. New technologies for mining the Web attempt to make the quest more efficient. [Wired News]
7:03:00 AM 
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Adobe discontinues PageMaker, offers plug-ins for InDesign. Adobe Systems Inc. will announce on Monday that the company is discontinuing ongoing development of PageMaker, Adobe's Mac OS 9 page layout application. However, Adobe is not leaving its PageMaker customers without a way to upgrade to InDesign and keep the same workflow they have become accustomed to in PageMaker. [MacCentral]
I remember how amazed I was when I first got my hands on PageMaker version 1 many, many years ago. I taught a Special Topics class showing how PageMaker and a LaserWriter could make a huge difference for small businesses. I still use PageMaker on a regular basis. Farewell, old friend.
5:07:27 AM
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One of the continuing successes I've had is selling handcrafted pewter and silver jewelry for Arch Avary in my Dilbeck Metalsmithing eBay store.
http://www.ebaystores.com/dilbeckmetalsmithing
At the moment, all the items available are store items because the auctions ended earlier this morning and I haven't had a chance to relist them. Two out of four auctioned items sold this week.
I also maintain his site at
http://ArchAvary.com/
We don't make a huge number of sales, but they're fairly consistent. Over the next few months, I'm going to be helping several other artisans in western North Carolina sell their products on eBay. I intended to get it done months ago, but I'm still playing catch up.
I originally got started with eBay after talking to my brother who was selling all kinds of drag racing memorabilia and being very successful at it.
I looked around for resources, and found an ebook called Make Your Net Auctions Sell!, published by Ken Evoy. I paid the $30 for the ebook, immediately downloaded it, and studied what was presented. A few days later, I opened my eBay account and it's been active ever since.
Recently, I learned that Make Your Net Auctions Sell! has been updated into what Ken calls one of his Masters Courses. His masters courses present quality, useful information, and he offers them free because he uses the opportunity to tell you about his outstanding service, Site Build It!
Now, you can download a copy of Make Your Net Auctions Sell at no cost at:
http://mynas.sitesell.com/sellmoreonline.html
If you have any interest in auctioning your products on eBay or other sites, then you may want to make some time this winter to read this book.
I recommend it highly.
4:41:28 AM
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If you've been looking for some of the most popular posters showing characters from your favorite movies, including The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, then you should see the Art.com Top 100 listings. Some of these posters are currently discounted.
1:46:30 AM
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Technology Review: Fiber Optics Takes the Long Way Home. An odd mix of public utilities, small telephone companies, and real estate developers are backing the new technology. Their resources are miniscule compared with those of the corporate behemoths that provide telephone and cable television service in urban and suburban America. Yet the giants are doing virtually nothing to bring fibers to homes... [Tomalak's Realm]
12:37:17 AM
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Mom has five more radiation treatments, so Friday should be the last day of this round. I'm sure both of us will be happy that she doesn't have to go for treatment every day. Hopefully, this round will be as successful as the last round was. (Different area, different type of cancer.)
I'd like to thank the folks at the radiation treatment center for all their help and kind care.
Hope you get completely well, Mom!
12:17:06 AM
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© Copyright 2004 John L. Dilbeck.
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