------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick's News Being The Publisher and Managing Editor Has Its Perks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FINAL VACATION PLANS!| ---------------------- Thanks to all for sending suggestions on the vacation! We've decided to vacation in Bethany Beach, Delaware. We've rented a wonderful beach house for the week of June 15-22. If anyone has an tourists ideas, let us know. We'll also be visiting two other places where I used to live. One is in Valley Forge, PA. We lived on Old State Rd. Does anyone know about this? Also, is Sal's Pizza still there? The second place is Burke, VA. We lived on Dove's Nest Court. Burke is about 14 miles from DC. Is Ravensworth Elementary still around? Thanks! -------------------------- WINDOWS 95 THOUGHTS . . .| -------------------------- I'm just about ready to write my piece on Windows 95. Before I unleash it on you all I want everyone to understand that CompuNotes is dedicated to the IBM Compatible genre. Why do I say this? Well, we have received a bunch of flak from folks saying we don't do enough OS/2. I would love to do more OS/2 if we had folks who could review for it. If you are interested in reviewing OS/2 items, let me know. ------------ COLUMNISTS?| ------------ We are thinking about adding monthly columnists to our ranks. Is this you? Remember, we don't pay, but we do offer you a platform and some neat gifts! Email me at pgrote@inlink.com if you are interested. Describe what you would like to cover and why . . . ------------------------- Buy My Booklet, Please! | ------------------------- How is that for selfless self promotion? I have just finished a new booklet called "10 Huge Mistakes Every SOHO Business Owner Should Avoid". How's that for a title? They have been sent to the printer and will be available in a day or two. This booklet details the ten huge mistakes that every SOHO business owner could make and how to avoid them! Instead of simply telling you to avoid the mistake, the booklet details how to recover from each mistake if you happen to make it! Our normal price for the booklet is $10.00, but since you are a CompuNotes reader we'll sell it to you to for $8.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. Just kidding. $8.00 gets your own copy of "10 Huge Mistakes Every SOHO Business Owner Should Avoid" and a free trial subscription to SOHO News, a new newsletter for the SOHO business owner. Send your check or money order for $8.00 in US funds to: 4Point, Inc. 135 West Adams, Suite G9 St. Louis, MO 63122 (314) 984-9691 Voice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FINAL VACATION PLANS! REVISITED!| --------------------------------- OK, we'll be in Bethany Beach from June 15-22 or June 22-29. We are going to take day trips to DC and Philadelphia. From Philly we'd like to take a train to NYC! Does anyone know the following: * Are there tour companies that will take you around NYC for the day to the major attractions? If so, who and how much? * How long of a train ride is it from Philly to NYC? * We would like to go to a good seafood restaurant when we are in Bethany Beach. Any suggestions? --------------------------- NETWORK NEWS MAILING LIST!| --------------------------- I am very picky about the mailing lists I join. As a CompuNotes subscriber I know you are as well! We don't want to bother you with resources that are lame, so here is a perfect mailing list for those who want something a little more technical in nature. This list is great for network administrators, network managers and communication specialists: NETWORK-NEWS is a weekly newsletter for those involved with small business computing issues. Particular interest is directed to Internet resources and news information of interest. 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If you haven't partaken of her work drop by at http://users.aol.com/CompNote and admire! She does this stuff for a living folks and it shows! She also reviews a nice amount of software for CompuNotes as the Graphics Editor. (Yes, Judy, Corel has been contacted ) Oh and she is in Texas! This is one of the more enjoyable aspects of publishing an electronic publication as "successful" as CompuNotes. I can work with a variety of folks weekly from around the country. Don't know what they look like, what education degree or job title they hold nor do I know what type of house they live in. I do know they are reliable friends who enjoy making something happen! Oh, be sure to catch our new feature -- COLUMN -- exciting, eh? We'll have a different columnist monthly bring their views right to you! ------------------ BLECH, BAD TASTE!| ------------------ OK, I have agonized over what to do about people who take software from us and don't review it. 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