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Dear Netlink Customer, Based on the
results of a recent survey with Internet subscribers, we
are now offering a FREE Monthly E-Mail Newsletter Program
to our customers. The goal of this Monthly Newsletter
Program is to keep our subscribers informed regarding
both their Internet connection and their Internet usage. |
E-Mail Hoax - Outback Steakhouse E-mail Hoax - Don't Fall For This One!
Some of you may have received an e-mail from a friend which encourages you to forward a message regarding the restaurant, Outback Steakhouse. As a reward, you'd not only earn money for
forwarding the e-mail to your friends, but would receive a $25 Outback Steakhouse Gift Certificate if you immediately forwarded the e-mail to fifteen of your friends.
This e-mail is a hoax. Do not forward the e-mail to your friends if you receive it, and encourage your friends to do likewise.
The e-mail appears in your inbox as outlined below...
Body of E-mail:
"We have rented an email tracker for the next 3 months.
We at RH Power Inc. want to see how many people our email can reach in this time!
If you forward this mail, you will be PAID MONEY! ! ! ! This email must be sent immediately upon receiving this for it to be counted.
For every person you send this to you will receive $413! For every person they send this to you will receive $139.
I too (Ryan LaGrange, Head Marketing Manager), thought this was a hoax until I did some of this and the next month got a check for $4612 in the mail!
Bonus
IF YOU SEND THIS TO AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE RIGHT AWAY, A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE WILL POP ON YOUR SCREEN TO PRINT OUT. Gotta try it just for the $25 gift certificate!
Jo and Bob Wagner
Outback Steakhouse"
Ask The Help Desk - When Was Web Page Last Updated?
Question:
Is there a way to find out when a website was last updated?
Answer: Yes, there is. This is especially important if you are visiting stock market sites, news-related web pages or other time sensitive websites. To find out the last time a web page was updated, go to the page and type the following into
address bar replacing the site's web address:
javascript:alert(document.lastModified)
A box pops up telling you the date and time of the last update. Go ahead and give it a try. Pretty neat, huh?
Fun Sites to Check Out
This Month
Get Local TV Listings Online
http://tvguide.com/listings/setup/Localize.asp - Did the dog chew up your TV Guide? Not a problem. Simply go to the TV Guide website, type in your zip code and you'll receive a complete localized tv schedule. The site also includes features on
movies, stories about your favorite actors/actresses, previews on soaps, and more.
Improve Your Typing Skills - FREE!
http://learn2type.com - You love the Internet and sending e-mail to your friends ... but your typing skills still wouldn't impress your high school typing teacher. Increase your typing speed and accuracy at this
site. Start by taking the short typing test. (Test results are provided instantaneously.) Then login to begin your summer typing classes ... it's all FREE!
U.S. Government Sites At Your Finger Tips
http://firstgov.gov - Find your "needle in a haystack" when searching for government-related information. This easy-to-use site provides links to the official sites for each of the departments managed by the U.S.
government's executive, legislative and judicial branches. The site also includes links to the official sites of state and local agencies across America.
Shamu Cam
http://outstream.camzone.com/livecams/shamucam-ie.html - View Shamu live at Sea World in San Diego during the daylight hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST. It's the next best thing to being
there.
2001 US Open Tennis Tournament
http://www.usopen.org - This is the official Site of the US Open, the biggest tennis tournament in the
world, and it promises bigger things to come in 2001. Find tournament schedules, news, player profiles, tickets and more.
Short Tutorial - Taking Control of Your History
The "History" button on your web browser allows you to easily return to web pages you've recently visited. The number of days a web page is stored in the History File of your web browser is determined by you. To access the list of recently visited web pages, click on the "History" button on your browser's Tool Bar and a list of recently visited web pages will appear in a window pane on the left side of your browser. You can delete individual pages from your History list by selecting them in the History Pane and hitting the delete ("del") key. To change the number of days your pages will be stored in History, go to the Tools Menu located on your browser's Menu Bar and select "Internet Options." Click on the "General Tab" and find "History." From here you can clear your History file completely, or adjust the number of days pages are stored. Click "Apply" and "OK" when you are finished. That's it!
I hope you found this newsletter to be informative. It's our way of keeping you posted on the happenings at our shop. If, however, you'd prefer not to receive these bulletins on a monthly basis, click HERE and make sure "Remove" is typed in the subject line.
Thanks for your business!
Best regards,
Mike Huggenberger
Director Netlink
Great Plains Communications Netlink
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