Microsoft shuts down global spam network

Microsoft has won court approval to shut down a global network of computers which it says is responsible for more than 1.5 BILLION spam messages every day. 

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A lot of people don’t know we have stellar pricing on carbonless forms.  Available in 2, 3 and 4-part, our carbonless forms print on 21# (not the flimsy 15#) paper, giving them a quality feel.  They can include consecutive numbering, backside printing and even be padded into booklets like those you see above.  This is a great feature; it includes a manila flap to slide between the current and next form.  Standard ink colors include blue, black, red, green (pick your favorite without increasing the cost).  Full color is also available.

If you know what you want, pencil it out; that’s all we need to get started.  If you aren’t sure what you need, we have boilerplate for the most commonly used forms, or we can come up with something specifically for you.

Don’t settle for a form anyone could have, with flimsy paper and your stamp or label at the top.  Let us customize a form that fits your needs and makes you look good at the same time.  We bet it will even cost you less than you’re paying now.

I had fun playing with the look and feel of this site build.  The management team wanted the site to reflect the relaxed personality of the lodge and incorporate the colors of their new logo.

Left and right-hand sidebars offer space for:

• webervations integration (online reservation service)
• Newsletter sign-up for emailed announcements of specials
• Weather info from 642weather.com
• rotating quotes from customers
• “banner ads” for the hotel itself: child friendly, pet friendly, restaurant on site

Slide shows on home, gallery, and rooms pages offer lots and lots of views of the lodge interior (each room type has its own slide show) & exterior, as well as plenty of beach sunsets.

Chautauqua Lodge is nestled in the dunes, a few steps from Discovery Trail.  They boast an indoor heated pool, hot tub and dry sauna, conference center, on-site restaurant, volleyball court and more.  Affordable, casual beach lodging for families, couples and groups.  ~Sabrina

Do you own a small business? Are you having a hard time understanding Twitter?

As a small business owner and social media user going on two years now, I can honestly say that initially I did not really see the point or power of Twitter at all.

However, after sticking it out passed the learning curve, picking up a couple of followers, and following really intelligent people, thanks to Twitter, I get to make connections and learn something new every day. In fact, at this point I feel like Twitter is a tool that all small business owners should use as part of their overall efforts to build a distributed social media footprint.

Nevertheless, if you are like many in the small business community who have tried Twitter without success, then you might be fond of saying, “I just don’t get it.”

Read the whole article by Mark Hayward on Twitip.com.  His list of 20 beginner’s tips is good advice!

Checkered Past Moving & Estate Sales specializes in estate sales on the Long Beach Peninsula. From organizing to displaying, advertising and selling households, Suzy Whittey eliminates the stress of liquidating your own personal items, or a loved one’s estate.

Suzy came to us with a clear idea of her site design, all the content (text and photos) needed to get the site off the ground, and with a clear vision of what she wanted: Her on-paper design turned into a functioning site that she could update herself.

As Sabrina said, “a little bing, bang, boom and Suzy was in the driver’s seat”. Sabrina set up the site using WordPress, customizing a theme to Suzy’s specifications and converting the text and photos into pages. She then walked Suzy through a brief training session (just under an hour) and whoosh! she was editing up a storm.

Kathy and Sabrina worked behind the scenes on some basic search engine optimization, which took longer than any of had hoped to take effect but, once the search engines finally took notice of our changes, the results have remained solid for some time.

Watch CheckeredSales.com for news of upcoming sales, or sign up for the email notifications.  Oooh!  There’s a great sale coming this weekend with two generations of railroad collectibles!  Gotta run!