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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Flight Lines: Use the right tools to get the job done
2. Wing Tips: MS Office - Holiday Tips Templates and More
3. Feature Article: "Tis The Season"
4. Alter Eagle: "Writer’s Dreamtools" Web Site
5. Light Flight: It gives a whole new meaning to the game!
6. Eagle's Talon: Yahoo! Toolbar for Internet Explorer 5(+)
7. From The Bench: "A Business By Any Other Domain Name"
8. Eye Of The Eagle: Head and feet like a cat... What is it?
9. Contact The Flyer: Send questions, comments and articles

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

One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go,
and duct tape to make them stop. --G. Weilacher

Men have become fools with their tools
--Thomas Elisha Stewart

Make sure you have the right tools for the job and take
care that you use them wisely. While you could use an
"atom bomb" to remove a stump, there are better tools
available, leaving you with a lot less to clean up...
and to explain.

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

MS Office - Holiday Tips Templates and More

Getting ready for the holidays? Here's a link to a page
on the Microsoft Office site, where you'll find a wide
variety of useful ways to get more out of your office
suite just in time for the holiday season.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011530381033.aspx

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

"Tis The Season"
By Ralph Moore (C)2004

My how time flies! "Tis the Season to Be Jolly" once again.
As we enter this holiday season, I thought you might like
some great links to help you "get ahead of the game".

Whether you are planning on spending time with family and
friends or need some ideas for your next holiday business
"bash", you'll find something to help you plan your course
of action in the links below.

Holiday Shopping Links:

Gifts galore! This site may be all you need to get all of
your Christmas shopping done. http://www.christmasgifts.com/

Christmas Gifts and Baskets can be found right here.
http://www.christmas-gifts-gift-baskets.com/

Here's another site full of Christmas links.
The Holiday Spot - http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/

As the name implies, this site covers a lot of ground on our
favorite holiday. http://christmas.com/

Christmas Cards:

Here is a site where you can quickly order the Christmas Cards
you need. http://www.christmas-cards-direct.com/

Here's another link to ordering cards direct from the source.
http://www.cardsdirect.com/

Printable Gift Tags:

Here are some nice printable gift tags for your packages.
http://www.debidawn.com/xmastags.htm

And some more tags are here...
http://holidays.momsnetwork.com/introgifttags.shtml

And here's another gift tag link...
http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blgifttags.htm

Santa:

See what's going on at Santa's Workshop.
http://www.santas-workshop.org/

Visit Santa's house and turn on the speakers.
http://santas-workshop.8m.com/santas.htm

Help the kids send an email to Santa here.
http://www.geocities.com/express_to_santa/santamail

With the help of NORAD, you can track Santa's progress.
http://www.noradsanta.org/

Crafts & Games:

Give yourself a break while the children color these pages.
http://www.coloringbookfun.com/christmas/

Make some paper snowflakes here.
http://www.daves-snowflakes.com/

Get ready for the office party with these games.
http://www.centrinet.com/christmas/party_games.htm

Music:

Get the words to your favorite Christmas carols here.
http://www.christmas-carols.net/

You will find an excellent selection of Christmas music for
stuffing the stockings here.
http://www.christmasinmaine.com/music.html

Here are some Christmas music ringtones for your phone.
http://www.ringtonejukebox.com/ringtonelist.asp?lt=4&AuthorID=10497

More links:

See how Christmas is celebrated around the world here.
http://www.santaclaus.com/world.html

Yahoo's links to everything Christmas is here.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Christmas/

There are literally tens of thousands of links, to more
information than you will ever need, about Christmas and
our number one shopping season of the year.

By stopping by a few of the web sites listed above, I hope
you will find some things that you can use, and to help you
"sail through the season" and enjoy it even more.

Remember, don't get so wrapped up in the preparation, that
you forget to enjoy the moment. And above all, be sure to
have a safe and prosperous holiday season this year!

Ralph Moore, editor of the FREE Eagle Flyer Newsletter,
Provides "Motivational, Marketing and How To Technology
Tips That Can Multiply Your Business Online".
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4) ======= Alter Eagle =======
[Sites and services that we recommend]

"Writer’s Dreamtools" Web Site

"Larry Belling’s collection of tools to enhance writers’
and students’ creativity, spark ideas and fight writer’s
block. They include Historical Events by Day and Decade,
Collection of Lists, Clichés and Catch Phrases, Slang
Thesaurus, Humorous Quotations, and classic Internet humor.

The historical databases and web humor sections are free.
Lists, Clichés, Slang and Quotes are offered on a reasonable
annual subscription for individuals and corporate."

Check it out here: http://www.writersdreamtools.com/guest.asp

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

One day at the local golf course, a man and his friend are
playing a game of golf. Just as he is about to chip onto
the green, the man sees a long funeral procession about to
pass by on a nearby road.

He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his
eyes, and bows down in prayer.

His buddy says, "Now that is one of the most thoughtful and
caring things I have ever seen you do. You are truly a very
kind man."

The man replies, "Yeah, well after all, we WERE married for
over 30 years."

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

Yahoo! Toolbar for Internet Explorer 5(+)

The Yahoo! Toolbar is a powerful and user-friendly tool for
that lets you quickly and easily search the web, check your
finances, login to your Yahoo! email account with a click,
play games and much more. Now with powerful popup blocking
and anti-spyware tools, the Yahoo! Toolbar will quickly
become one of your favorite tools.

When you click on one of the links to install a version of
the toolbar, you will also be able to take a tour of all of
the features in an online demo of the toolbar.

Grab this tool now: http://companion.yahoo.com/

7) ======= From the Bench =======
[Real-life accounts of hardware, software and more]

"A Business By Any Other Domain Name"
By Ralph Moore (c)2004

In the first article of this series, I mentioned that it's
important to think before you act when choosing a domain
name for your business.

You may not have had any say in your own name, but you do
get to decide the name of the link that people will click
to connect with your business online.

There are as many theories on picking a good domain name
as there are domain names, well almost anyway.

Someone once said "You can't always get what you want..."
but with a little creative thought, you can get something
that will work well for your business domain name.

Start by taking a sheet of paper (or just use "notepad" on
your computer) and write down any words or names that come
to mind when you think of your business.

Are you in the dog grooming business? Things that come to
my mind are: ataboy, rover fetch, hold still, want a treat,
stop scratching, a dogs life, and more.

Here are some rules of thumb:

1) If possible, keep it short. Ten to fifteen letters is
best if you can do it. A good example of a short domain
name is http://www.yahoo.com/

2) Make it memorable. The length is important, but if you
can make it easy to remember, that's more important still.
http://www.google.com/ is an example of an oddly memorable
name.

3) Use keywords in the name whenever possible. If it is
not already in use, try using the most important keyword
having to do with your business or products as part of
your domain name. The http://www.bootdisk.com/ and the
http://www.techies.com/ are both excellent examples of
using keywords in domain names.

4) Avoid unusual characters. People will not remember
that you use dashes between words in your domain name,
and since hyperlinks are always underlined, using the
"under score" character is sure to cause problems.

5) Use correct spelling. If there's a way to mis-spell it,
believe me, people will find it.

6) Bounce your ideas off of your friends and business
associates. The name that sounds great to you, might not
be the right one for your business.

7) Avoid using copyrighted or trademarked names. You don't
want the hassle of having to change domain names once you
have gone to the expense and time of registering your name
and creating your web site(s).

If you're "drawing a blank", try using one of the online
"domain name generator" services such as:

http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/domain-name-generator.shtml

or

http://www.nameBoy.com/

A great domain name registrar service (and the one that I
both recommend and use) for helping to find an available
domain name and for suggesting variations on names that
you are considering can be found right here:

http://www.godaddy.com/

By taking the time to plan your domain name, so that it is
short and memorable, and leaves the visitor with a positive
image of your business, you can set the stage for greater
success online for years to come.

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8) ======= Eye of the Eagle =======
[Ideas to inspire better communication]

I have a head like a cat and feet like at cat, but I am
not a cat. What am I?

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

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

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Answer to Last Issue's Puzzler...

[Can you decipher this common saying?

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"What goes up must come down" is the saying. Each letter
has been replaced with the next letter of the alphabet.

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