On the death of Laura Branigan

It was with a saddened heart that I found out that Laura Branigan died at the age of 47 in her New York home. She was very popular when I was a young man and when the music of the time was very important to me. Her hits like Gloria, Solitaire and How Am I suppose to Live without you? were chart toppers and my favorite Self Control was almost a theme song for me in my early rambuncious youth. Although I haven't listened to her music in years and did not follow her career I'm saddened to find out that the world has lost a lovely and strong voice and a good performer.

on sleep

"Sleep is the body's way of applying service packs"

An on-line guide to Creating Newsletters

I just came across a really nice comprehesive site illustrating how to create a Newsletter. Although they concentrate on School newsletters it could easily apply to newsletters for a company, club or charitable organisation. The site can be found at the link below.



Creating School Newsletters

Hurricane watch

... On a more serious note



Another fellow Blogger who lives in Florida had started blogging about the hurricane, but I believe that with the 2 million people they have asked to evacuate she may not be in the area any longer. I wish her and everyone in Florida luck and hope they make it through this without any injuries.



http://candiegoodyear.blogspot.com

A funny thought

"If someone comes up to you offering to involve you in an activity

requiring a rubber chicken, a scuba diving mask and a jar of

Mayonnaise. RUN......."



ok ok, but look at the time of this post!

Robert's Online Spreadsheet!

Hey everyone it's me... OK you are at a friend's house and you're going over some numbers for a project and you desperately need a spreadsheet program, but you have none in sight, don't dispair, this little website has come to your rescue. It's a free on-line JAVA spreadsheet.



Robert's Online Spreadsheet!



have fun and surf safely.



Stef

Could SPAM-free email be a reality

Well I thought I'd take a moment from my rather hectic day fighting this new "New_Price" virus and let you know about a FREE service I have found on the Internet. Like many of you I find myself receiving more and more SPAM and virus-laiden emails in my inbox. During the last 4-5 years I have had to change email addresses at least three times due to SPAM alone and I was just about to give up when I came across Blue Bottle. Blue Bottle is a FREE email service that gives it's users 250 MB of email space, POP3 access and has an authorization scheme to prevent unwanted emails. Although their website explains it best, basically it goes like this.



If someone wants to send you an email they will receive an email back from the Blue Bottle system asking them to go to a special web site and 'authorize' their email address. Once this is done you will receive their email intact and they will be added to your 'allowed list'. Anyone trying to send you SPAM or someone whom you do not know trys to send you a virus-laiden email will not be on your list and thus you will not receive those emails. I think the system is good and only requires your friends, family and business associates to go to this special link once to get on your list. To those of you who are on mailinglists you can add a whole domain to your allowed list with a simple step and from then on receive emails from anyone on the mailinglist.



I think it's a simple method by which you can control your SPAM and keep your system safe. You can reach them at Bluebottle :: Spam free email



happy surfing