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| Exercise Your Right to Say No |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Not everyone is destined to become your customer; learn to say no to people who make unreasonable demands on your time |
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| Disposable Hardware |
by Susan C. Daffron |
There's no incentive for the computer industry to build something well. |
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| Don't Alienate Your Raving Fans |
by Susan C. Daffron |
When you upgrade your software product, don't throw away the standards your users have taken years to learn |
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| Wilderness is a Necessity |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Are trivial distractions taking you away from things you enjoy and that are truly important to you? |
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| The Thrill Is Gone |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Today's tedious techno-world needs something truly novel and interesting to spark our interest. |
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| A Disturbing Vista on the Horizon |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Just when Windows XP finally becomes stable, Microsoft pushes Windows Vista on a resistant computing public. |
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| Give Me That Old Time Documentation Again |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Sadly enough, user documentation in 1925 was far, far better than it is today |
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| No TV? No Problem! |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Who needs a TV when you can get your favorite shows online for free. |
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| You Can't Always Get What You Want |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Worrying about what "should" happen when often dooms you to disappointment |
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| What's Hot and What's Lukewarm |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Rehashing and renaming old technology, or changing its size, is not innovation. |
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| Disappearing Email |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Apparently for some services, it's easier to deal with spam by not delivering any email at all. |
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| Cubicle Dreams |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
What if we did whatever we felt like doing at work? |
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| Are We All Doomed to Stupidity? |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Is technology turning us into a bunch of illiterate, rude people, who get lost a lot? |
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| Don't Bring Me Down |
by Susan C. Daffron |
If the spam-filled nasty world online is Web 2.0, I'll stick with version 1. |
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| Stupid Spam |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Spam is destroying the Internet like a continually growing cancer that seems to have no cure. |
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| The Hair of the Dog |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Sometimes the cause of a technological problem is a lot more mundane than you might think. |
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| Making Do |
by Susan C. Daffron |
When the power goes out, sometimes you need to resort to battery and generator power. |
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| The Prospect of More IntelliNonSense |
by Susan C. Daffron |
It looks like the new Office 12 may be filled with more non-solutions to user interface problems. |
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| The Anti Cover Letter |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
All the things you'd really like to say in your cover letter after a long day of job hunting. |
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| Sunshine and Roses? |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Being self-employed isn't all sunshine and roses; it's hard work too. |
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| Why Software Stinks |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Bored programmers adding useless software automation is the reason new users are confused. |
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| Replace Your Mail Links with a Contact Form |
by James H. Byrd |
Using a contact form instead of an email link on your Web site allows you to hide your email address from spammers, yet still gives your customers a way to contact you |
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| Freezing Fingers |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Having the Internet at your fingertips is great if you need to thaw them out. |
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| The Squirrels Say Fall is Here |
by Susan C. Daffron |
It's not a forest marauder; it's the squirrels |
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| Just Sitting and Thinking |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Computers may be part of our lives, but nature is part of our soul. |
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| Your Mother Doesn't Work Here |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Computers, like refrigerators, can't clean themselves. |
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| From the Editor |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Happy birthday Logical Expressions! |
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| When I Was Your Age… |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Technology may have changed, but much in academia remains the same. |
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| The Long Winter |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Logical Expressions has been busy coming up with stuff. |
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| Getting What You Want |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Sometimes to get what you want, you have to just ask. |
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| Dog Days of Summer |
by Susan C. Daffron |
A full schedule for everyone. |
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| Eternal Patience |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Using computers requires a LOT of patience sometimes. |
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| Adapting to Circumstances |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Winter circumstances and changes to the magazine. |
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| The Theory of Documentation |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Never assume that documentation is the best it could be. |
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| More changes |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Changes to the Computor Companion Web site. |
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| Changes |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Explaining the changes to Computor Companion. |
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| Reader survey and the future |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Life, the universe, and Computor Companion readers. |
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| Computer Speak |
by Leia T. Camigwen |
Wondering why nerds can't speak English. |
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| Welcome! |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Explaining what the new magazine is designed to do. |
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| Expanding Horizons |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Computor Companion expands distribution and circulation. |
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| Play with Your Computer |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Getting past the fear associated with computers. |
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| Help! I Need Somebody (Not a Paper Clip) |
by Cynthia M. Daffron |
Unasked for help from an animated paper clip is annoying. |
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| Crash Test Dummy |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Even experienced users get the Blue Screen of Death. |
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| Do what you say you're going to do. |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Why keeping promises is important to your business health. |
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| CD Emergency |
by Susan C. Daffron |
What to do with those out of date CDs. |
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| Easter Eggs |
by Joe Butler |
Finding surprises in your software can be fun. |
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| New Website Goes Live |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Why the new data-driven site is so cool. |
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| Happy Anniversary! |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Life is full of small triumphs and tragedies. |
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| Connection Power |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Computers can affect your life in unexpected ways. |
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| Go Confidently |
by Susan C. Daffron |
Life is about making choices. |
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| Just How Many Cables DO I Need? |
by Greg Chapman |
The number of cables does not indicate computer quality. |
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| Computer Biz Bloopers of 2000 |
by Leia T. Camigwen |
Weird and sometimes stupid moments of computing in 2000. |
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