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PDF Print vs. Save As

9 Dec

Just noticed something odd about converting a Word 2007 document to PDF. If you have a Word document that contains links and want those links to be active in the PDF file, you’ll need to use either of these two options: (1) click “Save As” then select “Adobe PDF” or (2) click “Acrobat” then select [...]

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Minimize Send Regret

19 May

Ever fire off an email and then immediately regret it after you hit the “Send” button? Perhaps you forgot to add the attachment. Maybe you didn’t include a key point. Maybe you said something really stupid or mean. Did you forget to CC someone on the mail? Regardless of the circumstances, we’ve all done it. [...]

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Learning from Adversity

12 Mar

Lemons and lemonade. Earlier I wrote about my website getting hacked and about what I did to fix the situation. This post is about the lessons I took away from the experience and about making the most of a crummy situation. First off let me disclose that I am not a computer security expert. I [...]

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Why Amazon Prime is Amazing

20 Nov

Wednesday morning around 8:15am I ordered two books from Amazon.com. On Thursday afternoon at 1:11pm, they were delivered to my doorstep. The cost? $17.81 for book number one, $16.47 for book number two and $0.00 for shipping. A total of $34.28 for two hardcover books, hand delivered to my door not 29 hours after I [...]

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