Enjoy the Dawning of a new Fall! It’s wonderful to see all of you through my writing. I’ve taken a definitely less techie tone this time around and have lots of stuff for mental and physical exercise! You know what they say, “Fake it until you make it (happen)!”   Clyde   Email Abbreviations & other fun Acronyms   Don’t ask me why? I just got stuck on Acronyms the other day. There’s a couple of cool sites explaining all those funky little emoticons ;-) L too!   Acronyms in IRC & eMail; Common Emoticons (Smileys) http://www.apc.net/ia/scrmaim.htm Common Emoticons and Acronyms http://www.pb.org/emoticon.html Acronym Database http://www.ucc.ie/acronyms/ Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Acronyms for Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html#h Acronyms: Postal, Computer & More - LibrarySpot http://www.libraryspot.com/acronyms.htm   My Colleague Kathy Paauw Organizes Your Life – in 15 minutes or Less Kathy Paauw helps executives, professionals, & entrepreneurs de-clutter their schedules, spaces, and minds. Check out her Productivity QuickStart program -- guaranteed to increase your workgroup's productivity by a minimum of 10%, or it costs you nothing!  Services offered include: Organizing & Productivity Consultation specializing in paper and information management; Authorized Consultant for Kiplinger’s Taming the Paper Tiger software; Certified Professional & Personal Coach; Speaker & Presenter. Check out her website www.orgcoach.net for her Links page (all the services you’ll ever need) and to join her wonderful e-mail newsletter. Email her today at mailto:orgcoach@gte.net to schedule a complimentary phone consultation or coaching call. Chocolate   Just for fun, I thought I’d do some searching on one of my favorite foods. For those of you who are lactose intolerant (you can’t eat dairy) or are Vegan (a vegetarian who doesn’t eat dairy or eggs or wear leather), most dark chocolates are dairy free – just check the label. Now go out there and find some Chocolate!   Chocolate Festival - Burlington, WI http://www.chocolatefest.com/ Chocolate Show - NY, NY http://www.chocolateshow.com/ Dairy Free Chocolates - Gourmet Vegan Chocolates http://chocolatedecadence.com/ Fran's Chocolates Secure Online Store http://www.franschocolates.com/ Just Chocolate Recipes - 1,252 Chocolate Recipes http://www.justchocolaterecipes.com/ Preston's Candy & Ice Cream http://www.prestonscandy.com The Chocoholic Club - Be a card carrying Chocoholic from Virtual Chocolate http://www.virtualchocolate.com/chocoholicclub/index.cfm The Chocolate Lovers Festival! Fairfax, VA http://www.chocolatefestival.net/ TOFUTTI-Get free box of Tofutti Cuties http://www.tofutti.com/customerservice/couponreqest.html Virtual Chocolate - Mouthwatering Chocolate Images http://www.virtualchocolate.com/   Exciting New In The Moment Computing Service (coming soon!)   The secret’s out – we’re coming out with our own software download service. We collected the “best of the best” software programs to help you out with your computer experience. We will have games, utilities, loads of Palm OS programs, and Internet add-ons to ease your day/day life with your computer. We’ll even have a “product of the month,” with detailed information regarding a special product we deem noteworth. This service will be launched in 2-3 weeks – hopefully by October 15, 2002.   Entertainment – Just for Fun   Simpsons vs. Flintstones Debate – Settled   Some friends of mine were trying to figure out which show had run longer, the Flintstones or the Simpsons. Flintstones ran for 6 seasons (166 episodes). The Simpsons are beginning their 14th season (tons of episodes!). The Flintstones premiered on September 30, 1960 on ABC, and ran for six seasons (166 episodes) on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. The final episode aired on April 1, 1966, with reruns lasting until September 2.Now you know!   The Simpsons Archive http://www.snpp.com/ Webrock - The Unofficial Flintstones and Hanna-Barbera Homepage http://www.topthat.net/webrock/   Nature – Fun!   eNature.com - See nature from home ;-) http://www.enature.com/   Tons and tons of stuff about nature interests – birding, field guides, local wildlife guides and more!   Hot Spring Guides.com http://www.hotspringguides.com/   A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Eastern Sierras, soaking for 3 days in warm water with 4 wonderful people. The beauty of the 8 hot springs we went to was that they are in a natural setting, there are no rules & regulation and they’re all FREE. It was one of the best vacations of my short life. This is the definitive guide on where to go.   Volcanolive - Volcano Eruption News http://www.volcanolive.com/   Learn tons about erupting volcanoes – great photos!   Virtual Parks – 360 degree panoramas of Parks around the US and Canada http://www.virtualparks.org/   See parks all over North America from a 360 degree vantage point right from where you are sitting. Simply stunning!   Car Wash – A Formerly Safe Haven   Lazano coupons http://pizazz.paloaltoonline.com/site-bin/cpscon.exe/S Lazano's Steals Stuff http://www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/3770302.htm   Sadly, for 2 months in a row, I have had all my change and dollars stolen from Lazano’s car wash in Mt. View, California. I know what you’re saying “Duh, take all your change out when you give the people the car.” Well, I've been taking my car here for about 5 years and nothing has ever been taken. This has given me a dimmer view of the population at large and sadness in my heart that people, getting paid to do a job, feel they must steal to get a bit more. I include coupons to use the car wash to show that I still have faith that if enough people keep going to the car wash, maybe the owner's will pay more and the workers will feel less compelled to steal. So  be careful  wherever you take your car to be washed, as this could happen to you!   The Mac Is Back   Have you made the switch yet? Do you believe any of these aren't actors? Are Windows machines really that bad, difficult to use, and cumbersome? Hmmm, although approximately 95% of computer users (as of April 2002) use Windows machines, the Apple gives an vibrant alternative. I’m super impressed with iMovie and iPhoto. These blow any PC-based programs for making movies and managing photos I've seen. These applications come standard on all Macs!   QuickBooks Pro 5.0 for Mac http://www.quickbooks.com/products/mac/index.html   I've consistently said, once they make QuickBooks and Act (or another superb contact management/database program) for the Mac, business would start accepting the Macs again. In early 2003, QuickBooks will once again be written for the Mac OS X. This will remove a HUGE obstacle in business adopting the Mac platform. When will the next shoe drop? Only Steve knows ;-)   Lockergnome Apple Core http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/applecore.html   My hero of newsletters started this a while back, signifying that the Mac was making a comeback.   Speaking of the Mac being Back, did you know we at ITM Computing offer full Mac support from G3s to G4s, from iMacs to eMacs, from iPods to iMovies to iPhotos. We do it all! Call us today for your personalized, on-site Mac training or maintenance visit! 408.732.8500 or cell 650-279-0271!   Apple Featured Software http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html   Lots of great Apple Software   Kim Komando - Why Windows has the edge over the Mac - Microsoft bCentral http://www.bcentral.com/articles/komando/104.asp?cobrand=msn&LID=3800   The debate rages on!   The ULTIMATE Macintosh http://www.ultimatemac.com/ "Still the BIGGEST, UGLIEST, and MOST USEFUL Macintosh Page on the Web..."   Critical Update for Pioneer DVD-R/RW Players   Pioneer DVD_RW Patches http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/pioneer.html   If you own one of these – go out and get this patch today! ************************ Hope you enjoyed the ride.... Clyde Lerner, In The Moment Computing Phone: 408.732.8500 E-mail comments/feedback to: http://www.itmcomputing.com/contact_computer.php This newsletter is a service of In The Moment Computing and is Copyright 2005 Clyde Lerner. 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