September 2010 NEWSLETTER In this issue:
______________ WHAT'S WITH THE WEATHER?
I'm DONE with this heat! 'Nuff said. ______________ WELL, I BOUGHT A DELL! I never thought I would purchase a Dell computer. It was sometime in the 1990s, when I was still working for a computer reseller, that Michael Dell started marketing computers directly to large corporations. As resellers, we could not match his price point and lost a lot of business to the "new kid on the block." IBM, Compaq, and HP followed shortly thereafter - selling directly to the corporate world instead of through resellers. The beginning of the end for sales people such as myself. So, why, after holding a grudge against Michael Dell for all these years, would I break down and buy one of his computers? The answer is one guy, my computer tech, Rob from In-Line Tech, who swears by Dell and has had good luck with them for years. (You can read Rob's articles in the Faces & Places section.) This guys knows computers and has helped me out of several sticky computer situations. He talks geek and walks his talk! My 6 year old tower computer has been on shaky legs for almost a year. I knew I would soon have to invest in a new one. About a month or so ago, after a series of crashes, Rob ran my computer through some tests and could not get it to stop "blue screening" - a technical term for "you're in big s..t trouble, dude!" My options?
I chose door number 2 and now have a lightning fast Dell quad processor workstation, with a 2 TB hard drives running Raid 1 and Windows 7. It also has about a thousand USB ports and a bunch of other stuff I don't understand. I am still not using it 100% - not until I can be sure all my programs and drives work with Win 7. But I am anxious to get working on it full time. Just for the fun of the speed! So, Rob, thank you for changing my mind. Let's hope this one lasts at LEAST as long as my last computer. ______________ UPCOMING EVENTS All events are listed on the Calendar of Events page at www.ILoveNewHope.com or www.ILoveLambertville.com. You can now enter your OWN event FREE. Sept 25 & 26 - 17th Annual Juried Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival. This is a great outdoor arts event. I will be there! Will you? October 2010 - Philip's Mill Juried Art Show Oct 1 &2 - Riverside Symphonia kicks off its 2010 / 2011 season! Oct 9 - Second Skin Fashion Show at the New Hope Arts Center For more events and local information, check out our FACES & PLACES section, go to our Calendar of Events, or go to : www.NewHopeChamber.com ______________
LOCAL COLOR - Shamalada! Read about one local woman is doing to change the way the general public feels and responds to holistic healing ARTS & HISTORY -Riverside Symphonia's new season. Check it out!
AROUND TOWN - Second Skin Fashion Show. This was great fun last year. The Textile show is fabulous. You won't want to miss this TECH TALK -Another installment of Tech Talk! This time - something we all would like to be better at - Password Management - Part 1.
FREE MONTHLY DRAWING!
This month's FREE Monthly drawing is sponsored by New Hope Arts - 2 tickets to the Second Skin Fashion Show on October 9, 2010 - a $90 value. The August winner of a $25 gift certificate goods towards the New Hope or Lambertville restaurant of his/her choice (sponsored by Bullock Marketing & Design) was Lynn Jone Sandler. To enter the FREE DRAWING, go to www.ILoveNewHope.com - the Free Drawing entry form is on the home page. Good Luck!!! Happy summer, er ah, autumn!
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