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Proliferation.

Attention everyone: please bookmark the following page

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/search.html

This is the Symantec Security Response online database. It contains extremely up-to-date information on computer viruses, worms and hoaxes. Especially hoaxes.

The next time you receive a frantic virus alert email, warning you to delete a file called jdbgmgr.exe, or not to open a certain file because IT WILL DELETE YOUR ENTIRE C: DRIVE, MY FRIEND OPENED IT AND NOW HE CAN'T START HIS COMPUTER!!!!, the first thing you should do is search the Symantec database and confirm that it's a legitimate virus warning, which it often isn't. Just type in the name of the “virus” and click “Search.”

Please do this before you forward the email to everyone in your address book and every mailing list you belong to.

As a simple precaution against real virii, you should never open any suspicious file attached to an email. Especially those that that end with (or contain) the .exe or .vbs extension. And especially if you are using Outlook as your mail program.

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Humor: Job Interview From Reader's Digest: The Boss asked four job applicants the same question: “What is two and two?”The first interviewee was a journalist.  His answer was “twenty-two”. The second, an engineer, calculated the answer to between 3.999 and 4.001.  The third applicant, a lawyer, cited a court case in which two and two was proved to be four. The last candidate was an accountant.  When the accountant heard the question, he leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, “How much do you want it to be?”

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Seduction. “It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.”    — Pablo Picasso… [inluminent/weblog]

Humor: 3 SmilesThree dead bodies turn up at the mortuary, all with very big smiles ontheir faces. The coroner calls the police to tell them what hashappened.”First body: Frenchman, 60, died of heart failure whilst making loveto his mistress. Hence the enormous smile, Inspector”, says theCoroner.”Second body: “Scotsman, 25, won a thousand pounds on the lottery,spent it all on whisky. Died of alcohol poisoning, hence the smile.”The Inspector asked, “What of the third body?””Ah,” says the coroner, “this is the most unusual one. Billy-Bob theredneck from Kentucky, 30, struck by lightning.””Why is he smiling then?” inquires the Inspector.”Thought he was having his picture taken.”

Focus

This is crunch time. There is a lot of work to be done. Client projects have been dragging on and I'm almost done with them. Exciting ideas and activities for “Sprysoft” are coming along. The tax man cometh. So many things to do. Only so much time is given in each day.

I'm doing my best to try to maintain a healthy work/life balance. It's so very easy for me to get sucked into work. Some days, things just need to be done. Other days, I just juggle the clubs as they are tossed my way.

I remember a year ago being totally clueless about what 2002 would bring. In retrospect, what it brought was an education. So many lessons learned. So much opportunity to experiment and test. So many trials and pain. So much joy.

The lesson I'm learning these days is focus. When there are more activities going on than you can simultaneously deal with, you must learn to spend time focused on each one without distractions, but the key is knowing when to move to the next — and which task should be next in line. It is a tough lesson to learn, but I'd like to think I'm getting better.

What I have learned so far:

The Human Clock

Beginning last Monday, the wife volunteered for the early shift at work. (7:30 – 4:30) To many, this wouldn't be that big of a deal, but her previous shift was 9-6. Her old shift usually meant that by the time I realized she was awake, it was around 7:30. Piece of cake – even for a nightowl like me.

The new schedule means that my wife rolls out of bed around 5:00 a.m. and begins her day. In my attempt at being a supportive husband, I try to trudge along right behind her (in a dazed, zombie-like stupor), crank on some tunes, and start whipping up some breakfast.

As the week wore on, it was a bit more difficult. By Thursday night, we were in bed, asleep, by 9:00.

Reflecting back on the events of the past week, I realized that in many ways, it had been a VERY productive week. While I had been working roughly the same number of hours each day (12+) I began to see a pattern emerging that was a bit exciting to my productivity meter. On most days, by 6:00 am, I had eaten my breakfast, read the news, and had begun my daily work routine. On my old schedule, this might have been 9 or 9:30. By the time noon came around, I had already packed in nearly a whole day. In addition, around 3 o'clock, I continued to get my second wind and zip through my afternoon activities.

I have never been an early-morning person, but I've always wanted to be. We'll see how week 2 goes and if I'm able to get just as much done. In the meantime, I'm tired! I can hardly wait until 9 tonight.

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Powerful WordsWhen you are a small business owner and your profitability revolves around the amount of time you have available, your day, and wallet, can be quickly interrupted with the onslaught of tele-marketers vying (begging) for your business.I used to just hang up on then, not answer the phone, etc., but GEEZ, they are persistent folks. Finally, I figured I would just deal with them, one by one. The decent ones (if I can say that out loud) actually abide by one simple law that has recently given me just a hint of power – the “do not call” list.When you're done listening to their speech or when you realize what they are calling about and you're ready to end the conversation, simple say these magic words….

Done. Finito. Gone. Fini. End of story. The End.

Humor: Good TradeA saleswoman is driving toward home in Northern Arizona whenshe sees a Navajo woman hitchhiking. Because the trip hasbeen long and quiet, she stops the car and the Navajo womanclimbs in.During their small talk, the Navajo woman glances surreptitiouslyat a brown bag on the front seat between them.  ”If you arewondering what's in the bag,” offers the saleswoman, “It'sa bottle of wine. I got it for my husband.”The Navajo woman is silent for a while, nods several times and says……..”GOOD TRADE.”