• Intro
  
• Survey Results
  
• Interview - With Cheryl Smith
  
• The Office Corner
  
• Giveaway Stuff
  
• Grammar Question - Hyphenating words ending in "ly"
  
• Tech Tips by Terence Kierans - Keyboard Shortcuts
  
• Tech Corner
  
• Writing Corner
  
• Trivia
  
• Word of the Month - Ambiguity
  
• Recommendations
  
• Judy's Corner
  

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* And Jenny Dunham is the finalist in last month's drawing for a nice supply of Natural Choice Dog Treats, courtesy of Animal Health Technician, Kathy Podolski, http://www.naturaldogtreats.com.

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I've worked with Cheryl Smith for a number of years and I've benefited from her talented graphic designs and her eye for design and color. Many of my clients have her artwork on their sites. Recently I discovered that she has some of her digital images at CafePress.com. She does much the same kind of photography that I do, and I'm putting a digital camera purchase in my future budget. After studying her close-ups, I decided to ask a few questions.

Q. How long have you had your digital camera?

A. Nearly 2 years. It's an HP 715. I'm not sure that they make this particular model any longer. Digital cameras have come a long way in the past two years, so you should be able to find something that takes even better quality photos.

Q. What are the most important features I should look for?

A. There are four important points for macro photography:

1. Pixel density: the higher the better. This is most important if you want to make prints from your photos. For example: a 4 megapixel camera will let you make prints that are 2,272 pixels x 1,704 pixels (about 11 x 14 when printed at 150 dpi).
2. Optical zoom: the higher the better. Most cameras now offer 3x optical + 2x digital standard, which is what I have - (I wish I had more optical zoom.)
3. Macro: my camera does have a macro setting to override the auto focus. I'm not sure if this is a common feature on most cameras.
4. Power source: make certain the camera uses batteries that are readily available & not horribly expensive.

My HP camera uses two AA batteries, which last for an unbelievable amount of time (approx 300-400 photos). I love that I can pick up batteries anywhere if I need them. I had a digital camera years ago that required a special battery, which cost $12+, was usually only carried in a camera shop and worst of all drained quickly (approx 30-40 photos)!

I purchased a 64MB flash card (which stores the photos), and with my camera resolution (3.3 megapixel), I can store about 40 photos at a time. The photo download process with my camera is simple - after installing the software, all I need to do is plug the camera into the computer and turn it on - the download process is automatic.

My camera also features a viewscreen on the back. A handy feature, however it is very hard to view anything on the screen when outside in bright daylight.

Q. What's the best overall advice you can give people who are considering buying a digital camera?

A. Check the reviews on Amazon (or similar site). There is great advice specific to each camera model, and it is always great to get advice from someone who has used the camera.

Cheryl Smith's...
* CafePress Area: http://www.cafeshops.com/casbfly1.3198738
* Photos at wetcanvas.com: http://tinyurl.com/eko1
* Website: http://www.cherylasmith.com

1. APPLY TEXT AND GRAPHICS FORMATTING MULTIPLE TIMES IN OFFICE XP
http://tinyurl.com/fj63

2. SHOOTING BULLETS IN WORD
http://newbieclub.com/officetips/20011011.htm

3. FONTS ON THE WEB: MARTIN GREEN
http://www.fontstuff.com/articles/art01.htm

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Sign up once a month at http://www.ossweb.com/freebook.html

ALL-NATURAL DOG TREATS: This month Animal Health Technician Kathy Podolski of Natural Dog Treats repeats her generous offer. The FIRST person to contact her at the following email address gets $30 worth of natural dog treats mailed, postage paid.
nd-info@naturaldogtreats.com?subject=judy

EBOOK BY BOB MCELWAIN: If you want your own copy of "Secrets To A Really Successful Website," click on the link below. If you're the THIRD person to click, the book is yours!
bob@sitetipsandtricks.com?subject=Judys_Ezine

Q. Is it okay to hyphenate phrases like "newly-formed" when the first word ends in "ly"?

A. The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Edition, 6.41, says that when making an adjectival compound using an adverb that ends with "ly," the hyphen may be omitted in all cases where there's little or no risk of ambiguity. (See Word of the Month for an explanation of the ambiguous word, "ambiguity.")

There are several keyboard shortcuts provided in MS Word, to help you move through a document, helpful to know when you have a serious editing task to perform. Additionally, Word includes commands to facilitate moving from sentence to sentence. You wont find these commands in Word help file; nor are they assigned to any shortcut keys. Thanks to an Editorium newsletter here they are.

SentRight-moves to the next sentence, and SentLeft-moves to the previous sentence.

To use these commands it is best to assign them to shortcut keys. Here's the procedure:

• Click Tools/Customize/Keyboard
• In the Categories list, find and click All Commands
• In the Commands list, find and click the command SentRight
• With your cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box, press the key combination you want to use. CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW is suggested for SentRight since it is probably not already in use on your computer
• Make sure the Save Changes In box shows Normal.dot.
• Click the Assign button . (If you wanted to remove the key combination, you'd click the Remove button)
• Repeat the process for the SentRight command, allocating CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW
• Click the "Close" button.

That's all there is to it. Now you can happily cruise from sentence to sentence as you edit your latest project.

As you edit, you'll probably notice that you now cannot hold down the SHIFT key and then select a sentence using the keys you've just defined. The commands, for some reason known only to Microsoft, don't allow it. However, you can overcome this problem with two other commands:

SentRightExtend and SentLeftExtend

You can assign these commands to some other key combinations. As a suggestion:

SHIFT + CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW and SHIFT + CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW

Terence Kierans
Cyberspace Virtual Services
tkierans@virtualservices.com.au
http://www.virtualservices.com.au/
We keep your project on the boil, while you sleep

1. CGI TUTORIALS: Will Bontrager is the master of cgi scripting. If you want to learn more, visit this page (and be sure to sign up for his ezine!).
http://mastercgi.com/howtoinfo/index.shtml#cgitutorials

2. OUTLOOK EXPRESS SIG FILE: How to include a logo, colors and fancy letters in a signature file.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/06/1054700380424.html

1. KA-BOOM: A Dictionary of Comicbook Words on Historical Principles Based on the Latest Conclusions of the Most Dubious Wordologists & Comprising Many Hundreds of New Words which Modern Literature, Science & Philosophy have Neglected to Acknowledge as True, Proper & Useful Terms & Which Have Never Before Been Published in Any Lexicon.
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/300/ktaylor/kaboom/index.htm

2. SENTENCE SENSE: Online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers. Written by Evelyn Farbman and prepared for the Internet by Charles Darling, Capital Community College.
http://ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/

3. WORDS ENDING IN "LY": THE WORD GAMES PORTAL
http://www.thewordlist.com/myPHPnuke/html/wordline_ly_words.php

1. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW RERUN WATCHERS CLUB.
http://www.mayberry.com/

2. HUBCAPS: Get your used hub caps here! Catalog goes way back. Also an advice column for people who lose their hub caps. Really!
http://www.hubcaps.org/index.html

3. POPULAR BABY NAMES: The Social Security Administration gives samples of the most popular names going back to 1900.
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html

Main Entry: am·bi·gu·i·ty
Pronunciation: "am-b&-'gyü-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Date: 15th century
1 a : the quality or state of being ambiguous especially in meaning
   b : an ambiguous word or expression
2 : UNCERTAINTY

*By permission. From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary at www.m-w.com by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

1. THE UNH! PROJECT: A collection of guttural moans from comics. Hilarious commentary that helps us understand the origin of some of our favorite word balloon contents.
http://members.shaw.ca/tom.t/unh/

2. PIGMENTS THROUGH THE AGES: This exhibit includes most important pigments used through the early 20th century. For millennia, humans have beautified their world and expressed their thoughts by painting. Over the years, paintings have been made on virtually every imaginable surface. The common characteristic is that paint consists of ground up pigment in some sort of liquid.
http://webexhibits.org/pigments/

3. LOST INDIANA: At one time Indiana was the center of population for the U.S., and great industrial institutions grew up from its farmland. The state was a hub for many railroads. Grand stations and exclusive resorts were built along the tracks. This site chronicles the author's desire to snapshot these markers of our history before they fade forever into dust.
http://www.in.net/~mcdonajp/lostindiana/index.html

* Mari Bontrager just started publishing a new weekly ezine, "Just About a Kitchen 'Zine," and if you like good recipes, go see what she's offering: a weekly ezine with a recipe, kitchen tip, and... http://AnywhereButInTheKitchen.com/justaboutakitchen/

* Trouble swallowing pills? Try applesauce rather than water. Put your pill(s) in a small container of applesauce, use a small spoon to scoop them up, and see how easily they go down. Do only with the approval of your physician. Some pills must be taken with water.

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