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Hi , as you may have guessed this is the first QuickNetZine. I am using the new email management system that I designed and I hope this goes smoothly! This system will be evolving rapidly. The zine is in basic html and is ad free. Most email programs can view HTML email (Outlook, Outlook Express, and even Hotmail) AOL users may have some issues. If you have viewing problems you can view this online as well. Well, enough said. on with the fun!
| New Features |
New
Website List Views and Features:
Now you can view sites in the directory in some new ways.
Most Popular: The are the sites are listed in order of hits out (How many times it was clicked). Your clicks are not tracked!, just counted anonymously.
Highest Rated: You can rate the sites. This link takes you to the listing of highest rated. You do not need to be logged in to rate a site. You can rate as many sites as you want, but you can only rate the same site once every seven days.
Most Recent Comments / Reviews: Users who are logged in can comment or review sites in the directory, or just start a conversation about the subject matter! This link takes you to the latest Comments / Reviews. Play nice!
All of these views are linked off the home page.
QuickVote
Polls!
Vote on interesting questions and submit
<mail link your own polls.
The current poll is always on the home page, the older ones will be in the archive. You will be allowed to vote once every seven days (if desired) on any active poll. You do not need to be logged in to vote.
Logged in
or not, your votes (and email addresses) are anonymous,
so don't get spooked. Some websites and software, that shall
not remain nameless, track user votes, form entries and demographic
information to sell. You wouldn't know unless you read their 12 page
privacy statement.
| Tales from the TalkBooks |
These are choice snippets of October's TalkBooks melded into a few paragraphs. Its more like an experiment. Actual TalkBook snippets are in this font. User names have been excluded to protect the guilty ;-).
For those who don't know, TalkBooks are our version of a forum.
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Dear Mr. President, The QuickNetPeople have a request to rid the world of the following: "The alarm in the midst of of pleasant dream" "people who are so uptight you couldn't drive a nail up their butt with a hammer" "pee on toilet seats," "taking pictures with Santa or the Easter Bunny" "Cops that stare at you" " the word 'Kudos', telemarketers" "people who listen to music with the bass all the way up" "So does it sound like I'm whining? I don't have these things on my mind all the time. Besides, you asked for it." Sure, me either. The people have spoken. "One skin is better than no skin!" (That's what I always say) "Anyone think they're gonna catch this lunatic?" "Looks like they might have got them." "I hope so." ... (Yep, they caught the idiots sleeping in their car.)...And now for the weather: "....Damn, it turned frigid overnight." " Anything to fight off the feeling that I need to be hibernating." "snow days...sledding...building snowmen...hot cocoa...huge snow banks...snowball fights". Those were the days. (Election 2002) "its scary enough with one cowboy running the show." "Could the independents be there as a ploy by the republicans?? Do I smell a conspiracy???" "I definitely smell something." (You should watch where you are walking these days, never know what your going to step in.) "How
about a moment of silence for a musical pioneer and a positive influence
on the lives of millions"
Jam Master Jay, a founding member of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, was shot and killed at his recording studio near the New York neighborhood where he grew up. |
| QuickNetByte |
This being the first issue, I thought spam would be a good topic. You are receiving this issue because you signed up for it. I will never use your email for any other reason other than to send you this fine publication;-) once a month! But that cannot be said for 95% of other websites on the internet. (Especially the larger ones). You need to be very careful who you give your email to. Be sure to review a sites privacy policy before giving them any information. Usually the longer the privacy policy, the more likely your email address will be sold. They don't think you will read the whole thing, or hire a lawyer to explain it to you!. Always make sure that you do not check "Share my information with our partners to receive special promotions" This is inbox suicide. They will sell your email address to more spammers than you can shake a mouse at. You will never have control of your inbox again! Even unsubscribing may have an adverse effect on the amount of spam you receive (They know they have a live one). So be careful, and for Pete's sake get a hotmail account to use for anything you sign up for. (Anyone know who Pete is?, let me know!). And when you sign up look out for those dangerous little opt in check boxes!) That will keep your main inbox free from invasion. Here are a few more tips:
Never respond to spam: Again they will know the email is active!
If you post your email on your site, encrypt it. Spammers send out email harvesters that will gobble it up. Here is a good tool for that. Free.
Use a Hotmail account when registering for a website or service.
Never buy anything advertised in a spam email. If they didn't make money they wouldn't do it!
See http://spam.abuse.net/. They have the most comprehensive anti spam site on the net.
| Coming Soon |
Coming in November On QuickNetGuide.com:
User designed Skins. I will be posting templates you can use to design your own skins if you feel so inclined. You will need a graphic editor for this. (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro) or if you need to, grab one from a list of freeware ones.
I am looking for a sponsor for a giveaway which will be awarded to the user who accumulates the most points in November. I have been contact with a few potential sponsors, but any additional ideas would be appreciated! <Mail Link.
Got an idea for a new feature? Your opinions, comments, feedback and ideas are what keeps this community and website going. So keep them coming!<Email Link
Well, that about wraps it up. See you next month in the next exciting issue of....
:: in a deep and menacing voice:: .... The QuickNetZine!
~Editor
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