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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Flight Lines: Recognize your errors for success
2. Wing Tips: Checking for Disk Errors in Windows XP
3. Feature Article: "It's Not a River in Egypt"
4. Alter Eagle: "FTC - Identity Theft Website"
5. Light Flight: New Section - The lighter side of life
6. Eagle's Talon: "The Science of Getting Rich" - Courtesy eBook
7. From The Bench: "Securing Data on Windows XP Home Edition"
8. Eye Of The Eagle: What did the peasant do?
9. Contact The Flyer: Send questions, comments and articles

1) ======= Flight Lines =======
[Observations on business and life]

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make
anything. --Edward Phelps

Error is discipline through which we advance.
--William Ellery Channing

Most people view mistakes as something to be avoided. I say
if you're not making any mistakes, you can't be doing much.
Recognize your error, correct and move forward to success.

2) ======= Wing Tips =======
[A variety of business helps and tips]

Checking for Disk Errors in Windows XP

The "scandisk" utility is no longer used in Windows XP, but
you can still the integrity of your hard drives by using
the "Error-Checking" tool.

To check for file system errors and bad sectors on your hard
drive do the following:

Double-click "My Computer".
Right-click the local drive you want to check.
Click "Properties", and then "Tools".
Under "Error-checking" click "Check Now".
Under "Check disk options", place a check mark in the
"Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" box.
Click "Start".

Follow the same steps for each drive that you need to check.

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3) ======= Feature Article =======

"It's Not a River in Egypt"
by Dave Balch, The Stay-at-Home CEO (tm)

I admit it. I've made some mistakes. Oh, sure, I talk
about all of the things that went right and that I did
pretty well with my home-based business, and that's true.

But I would be doing both of us a disservice if I were
to leave you with the impression that all is well in
"Home-based Business Land", that I live in a carefree
fairytale world of wealth and consumption, and that my
bills are all paid and will continue to be.

No, it's not like that at all. And it's only just recently
that I identified the problem. It can be summed-up in a
single word: denial.

My business is centered around software that is dependent on
a technology that is slowly going away. I had a nice income
stream (customers pay an annual fee), but as my customers
drifted to new technologies my base of income eroded.

I could see it happening. For years I said "This gravy train
isn't going to last forever!" I chose to ignore it. Why?
Denial. Although I wasn't consciously aware of it, I took
the attitude, "I'll worry about it when it happens."

Suddenly the revenue is alarmingly low, and now I have to
deal with it. Had I dealt with it sooner, it would have
been much easier to fix.

A friend of mine recently went to New Zealand on a speaking
tour. She agreed to pay her own airfare and the organizer
('Peter') would pay for hotels and for her speaking
appearances, plus she would be able to sell her books and
tapes at the seminars.

It was not until after she arrived that Peter informed her
that most of the seminars had been cancelled. After she
arrived! He knew that participation was going to be low.
He knew that they might have to cancel. He didn't tell her,
though, because he was in complete denial.

Denial is what we do when we just can't face the truth.
It is very real, but it does nothing to fix the problem.
Did Peter's denial of the failure of his seminars change
anything? Did my denial of eroding revenue change anything?
YES! In both cases it made a bad situation worse.

Two things happen when you are in denial. First, you have
more anxiety because you haven't examined the situation
enough to know how bad it really is. No matter how bad it
is, it's easier to deal with if you know where you stand.

Second, there's a pretty good chance that delaying the
solution will make the problem worse, maybe even completely
unsolvable. By denying the problem, you may be passing up a
golden opportunity to fix it. Easily.

Do you have a situation that is too scary to deal with?
Deal with it anyway.

Do you have a situation that is too embarrassing to face?
Face it anyway.

Deal with it. Face it. Get it over with. You can't make
it worse; you'll only make it better. You'll feel better
too.

"Make More Money and Have More Fun" with your small
business! Dave will show you how with his FREE newsletter,
"Big Bucks in a Bathrobe" sent by e-mail. Visit
http://www.TheStayAtHomeCEO.com/ to sign-up, for information
on speaking services, or for copies of past articles and
newsletters. Comments and/or questions are always welcome
at 1-800-366-2347 or Dave@DaveBalch.com

4) ======= Alter Eagle =======
[Sites and services that we recommend]

"FTC - Identity Theft Website"

The Federal Trade Commission is a national resource for
identity theft information and more. A great starting
point for more information on an important issue, and
one which is becoming more common each day.

Share this link with your employees, family and friends.
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/

5) ======= Light Flight =======
[The Lighter Side Of Life - Jokes & Humor]

With this issue I am adding a section to include a joke
or humorous bit to the newsletter. This is another chance
for you to be "eternally archived" in the Eagle Flyer
Newsletter archives with a link to your web site.

If you would like to send a joke or humurous anecdote for
possible inclusion in the newsletter, please be sure it is
"G-Rated" and include a link to your web site or other
contact info.

If you know of an excellent resource for business or family
oriented jokes, please forward the link to me here:
editor@eagleflyer.com - Thanks!

A native of Texas was vacationing on the coast of Maine.
Bragging to a local fisherman, the Texan said "Why my ranch
back in Texas is so big it takes me three days just to drive
around it." Not to be outdone, the "old salt" replied...
"Ayup, I used to have a car like that myself!"

6) ======= Eagle's Talon =======
[Tools to help you "get a grip" on things]

"The Science of Getting Rich" - Courtesy eBook
By Wallace D. Wattles

This classic from the past, on a scientific step-by-step
method of achieving wealth, is a must-read for anyone
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7) ======= From the Bench =======
[Real-life accounts of hardware, software and more]

"Securing Data on Windows XP Home Edition"
By Ralph Moore (c)2004

When considering whether or not to implement security
measures for your business, consider this: Can you
really afford to lose your data, share access to your
sensitive information with strangers or waste your time
and money on repairing the havoc caused by "crackers"
infiltrating your network?

Regardless of the type of business you are in, or the
number of computers that you use for your business, it
is essential that you give yourself "the edge" when
considering security.

For most of us this starts with an operating system that
is built "from the ground up" with security in mind.

And since most software for business is built for the
Microsoft Windows platform, we are talking specifically
about MS Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 (again
the Professional version) or Windows NT .

These are the only operating systems (that originate from
"Redmond") that allow you to control access to your files
and folders, right out of the box.

Nevertheless, many people opt to use Windows XP "Home" on
the personal computers that they use for business.

While I always recommend spending the few extra bucks for
the professional version, there ARE some ways to get much
of the same functionality from the "crippled" version.

A good rule of thumb: Never use a "personal edition" of
any operating system (or any security software for that
matter) for business purposes.

Even if you work in a "soft security environment", meaning
a home office, it's important to secure business files
and folders from accidental deletion by anyone else who
may use the computer.

If you find that you need to secure some of your sensitive
data on your Windows XP Home Edition computer, start by
setting up the computer to use "NTFS" permissions.

Warning: If you decide to convert a Fat32 hard drive to
NTFS, be sure that you back up everything first, just
"in case".

To convert an existing FAT or FAT32 volume to NTFS, follow
these steps:

Click "Start", point to "All Programs", then "Accessories",
and click the "Command Prompt".

Type "convert drive letter: /fs:ntfs" (without the quotes)
where drive letter is the drive that you want to convert:

For example, type the following command to convert drive C
to NTFS: convert c: /fs:ntfs

When you see the following message displayed in the command
prompt window, type the volume label of the drive that you
are converting, and then press ENTER:

"The type of the file system is FAT.
Enter the current volume label for drive drive letter:"

When the conversion to NTFS is complete, the following line
is displayed in the command prompt window:

"Conversion complete
Quit the command prompt."

Now shut down and restart the system.

Here's a way to create secure password-protected folders
on the home edition of the operating system:

Right click on the "Start" menu and click "Explore".
In Windows Explorer, find "Documents and Settings".
Open that folder and find your account name.
Now open the folder with your account name.
Notice the folders under your account name.

To make these folders private, right click on your account
name and click the "Properties" command.
Click the "Sharing" tab.
On the "Sharing" tab, put a checkmark in the "Make this
folder private" box and click "Apply".

If you have no password for your account, you will be
prompted to create a password. Click "Yes" and create a
password consisting of numbers and letters that are hard
to guess but that you will readily remember.

After creating the password, click "OK" in the "Properties"
dialog box.

After making this change, all of you personal account
folders and files will be secure from others who may be
using the computer.

Ralph Moore, editor of the FREE Eagle Flyer Newsletter,
Provides "Motivational, Marketing and How To Technology
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8) ======= Eye of the Eagle =======
[Ideas to inspire better communication]

A peasant asked for the hand of the king's daughter.

In order to prevent this, while appearing "fair" in front
of his loyal subjects, the king ordered that two notes,
one saying "granted" and the other saying "denied" be
placed into a hat.

When the peasant later overheard the king saying that both
pieces of paper would read "denied", he did something at
the drawing that assured his success. What did he do?

(Answer(s) in the next issue of the Flyer)

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Answer to Last Issue's Puzzler...

[A farmer used a stone and a scale to measure his grain.
One day when his neighbor returned the stone that he had
borrowed, it was broken into four pieces. The neighbor said
he was sorry, but the farmer thanked him doing him a favor.

The farmer could now measure his grain, a pound at a time,
from one pound all the way up to forty pounds.

How much did each stone weigh?]

The stones weighed 1, 3, 9 and 27 pounds and can be used in
combination with each other on both sides of the scale to
weigh anything from 1 to 40 pounds.

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