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February 21, 2006

Want a Knitted Cap Created from Your Dog's Hair?

Did you know that you can collect your dog's hair and have it spun into beautiful yarn?

I'm not kidding. My daughter-in-law, Kerrie Simpson, spins yarn from the combed undercoats of her golden retrievers and St. Bernard. She decided to build a website and give people the opportunity to have yarn spun, or knitted goods created, from their pets' undercoats. And she offers the opportunity for your dog’s fur to be carded or plied with wool. See examples of her work and instructions for getting the right type of dog's hair at My Dog's Fur.

And don't miss this golden opportunity to see photos of some of my gorgeous granddogs and grandcats!

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February 12, 2006

Upload to Your Website Without Using an FTP Program

Have you ever wanted to upload directly to your website in a quick, efficient way? Perhaps when you're on the road? In any event, Will Bontrager's cgi program, The Upload Pal, has a password protected control panel in your browser window. You can upload any file to your server that's not blocked.

Plus, you can edit plain text files in place, right on the server. And you can delete any file listed in the control panel.
It's great when you're busy and working on different computers, and it's easy to use. Plus, it costs nothing to download, to use, or to give to your friends, clients, and business associates.

If you don't know how to install cgi, then your only cost will be to have it installed. Test it and see how it works. Will Bontrager constantly comes up with programs and devices to help people who are in Web development enhance their online businesses. Subscribe to his ezine, Willmaster Possibilities. It's delightful. And the picture you see on this page is of Will holding his and Mari's dog, Princess Leah.

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How to Create an Effective HTML Ezine Template

Do you have an HTML ezine for your subscribers? Is it sleek, or is it bloated with code that keeps getting worse with each issue? Would you like to offer an HTML ezine that is weight-conscious and attractive? If so, you may want to use Will Bontrager's template. His coding will show you how to put together an HTML ezine that can be read easily in all browsers. The only requirement is that you need to know how to use HTML.

Go to the Willmaster website and you'll see what I mean. He gives examples of how and why he puts his ezine together. From this, you can put together your own sizzling template.

P.S. If your subscribers prefer a good text-only ezine, feel free to use my free ez-ezine template for such ezines. Some
people come to the site regularly to create their ezines, while others create and grab their own template and go from
there. Plus, I have a number of articles ralated to writing ezines, including many "how to" tips.

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February 05, 2006

Insure, Ensure, or Assure?

Have you ever written, "We will do everything in our power to insure that your shipment arrives before Friday"? Was this correct? It's not incorrect, but there's a better way to use it.

There are three words that confuse people: insure, ensure, and assure.

INSURE means to protect against loss. Example - I'm going to insure the shipment for $5,000.00.

ENSURE means to make sure, make certain, to guarantee. Example - I will ensure that the shipment arrives by Friday.

ASSURE means to give the person confidence, to inform positively. The object of the verb "assure" should always refer to a person. Example - I assure you, we'll do all possible to get the shipment there by Friday.

Let's try using all three in one sentence: I assure you, we'll do all possible to ensure that the insured shipment arrives on time.

To recap:
INSURE: protect against loss
ENSURE: guarantee, make certain
ASSURE: give confidence

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