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Surf Report vol. 13: Power Research Tips
Monday, January 28, 2002
Like a kid in a candy store, Phil's excited. He just found a
Web site he believes is THE BEST starting point for on-line
research. Read about the Power Reporting site in Phil's article
and you're sure to find some great new on-line resources.
This issue is filled with BIG news from askSam. The askSam
Software Development Kit BETA is now available. Developers can
now create applications and Web sites using the askSam Database
Engine. Other news is the askSam 4.1a Windows XP compatible
version is available and is a free upgrade for askSam 4 users.
Read on for details and download it today.
Also included is a user story from Barry Collin, who explains
how askSam is helping in the fight against terrorism. And for
those who need to massage data, check out TextPipe, a great
way to manipulate data before you import it into askSam.
I want to take a second to say Thank You. Your feedback to this
newsletter has helped me be more successful at my job and at
serving you.
If you have any thoughts or comments please email me.
Enjoy,
Marlinda Bullock
editor@askSam.com
Tell a Friend about this Newsletter!
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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:
1) Paradise Found - The Best Research Spot on the Web
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/article1.asp
2) Announcing the New askSam SDK Engine Beta...
The askSam Software Development Kit is now available to
programmers. Now you can create specialized applications
that have the power and flexibility of askSam.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/sdk.asp
3) User Story: askSam Helps Fight Terrorism
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/userstory.asp
4) Manipulate and Massage Data Before You Import It Into askSam.
Check out TextPipe the powerful data extractor.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/textpipe.asp
5) New askSam 4.1a is Now Available. 4.1a fixes compatibility
problems with the Windows XP operating system. This is a free
upgrade for askSam 4 users.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksam41a.asp
6) We'll Turn Your Information Into Searchable On-line Databases
For Free. Send us your data for a free prototype today.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf13/wpc.asp
7) askSam & SurfSaver tips:
askSam is great for collecting and locating important
information about Web sites that you visit.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksamtip.asp
New Cal-2002.ask template available for askSam 4.
Download it from:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/calendar.asp
SurfSaver can archive pictures you find on the Web
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/surfsavertip.asp
8) Free trials of askSam 4.1 and SurfSaver:
askSam - the award winning free-form database
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksamtrial.asp
SurfSaver - the searchable filing cabinet for your Web pages.
http://www.surfsaver.com/download13.asp
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THE BEST RESEARCH SPOT ON THE WEB
Getting the most out of the Web is more than just using a search
engine, it's knowing the best places to look for specific
information. Bill Dedman's Power Reporting site is THE BEST
starting point I've ever found for on-line research for
beginners and experts.
Read more: http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/article1.asp
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ASKSAM SDK ENGINE BETA RELEASE -- NOW AVAILABLE TO PROGRAMMERS
Use the askSam SDK to create powerful applications using the
askSam database engine. Programmers can access all of askSam's
functions from Visual Basic, C++, and ASP(Active Server Pages).
Java and .NET interfaces will be available in the near future.
Those familiar with SQL and Oracle will find the askSam database
engine a faster more flexible way of creating searchable
database applications.
For more information and examples see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/sdk.asp
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USER STORY; ASKSAM HELPS FIGHT TERRORISM
Barry C. Collin, Senior Researcher
Institute for Security and Intelligence
Our organization studies and tracks terrorist groups and actions
throughout the world, for law enforcement and the military. As
such, we obtain mountains of information on people, places,
ideas, and events, and have to somehow aggregate, analyze, and
report, in a virtually real-time environment. This is no small
task. And far more critical, it's literally a matter of life
and death. My work involves all these steps, and historically,
it has been nearly impossible to be effective.
Today, with askSam, information is uploaded as quickly as I
receive it, and my analyses are almost instantaneous.
To read the complete story see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/userstory.asp
Tell us how you use askSam:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/storyform.asp
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TEXTPIPE PRO - POWERFUL TEXT MANIPULATION AND IMPORTING TOOL
At a recent computer conference we met the developers of
Textpipe, an outstanding application for manipulating text.
After a brief demonstration, we were convinced that TextPipe
would be ideal for askSam users faced with information from a
variety of sources.
askSam can import Word documents, text files, HTML files, and
turn them into searchable databases. Problem is the text you
want to import may need manipulation: extraneous characters
removed, fields added or other changes to make the text useful
and presentable. That's where TextPipe comes in.
You can use TextPipe to:
* Clean up text before importing it into askSam
* Remove unwanted garbage and binary characters
* Search and replace using pattern matching to re-arrange date,
formats and names, fix capitalization of names, fix phone
numbers etc. You can also correct common data entry errors
using sounds-like and mistyped word matching
* Modify sections of database files before bringing them into
askSam
* Extract data from databases and modify data in specific
columns or rows
* Reformat and standardize electronic text to add structure
(including askSam fields) and import it into an askSam database
Other great benefits of TextPipe to askSam are...
* TextPipe's ability to convert data between a variety of PC and
mainframe data formats - eliminating the problem of encountering
files not supported by the askSam import.
* TextPipe's ability to work with files of unlimited size, and
perform an unlimited number of actions in a single pass (on an
unlimited number of files!)
For more information:
http://www.crystalsoftware.com.au/textpipe.html
Special limited time offer for Surf Report Readers: Save 20% if
you purchase before March 28th, 2002 at:
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For a fully functional 14-day free trial:
http://www.crystalsoftware.com.au/textpipe.html
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ASKSAM 4.1A -- FIXES WINDOWS XP COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS
askSam 4.1a is now available. Version 4.1a fixes compatibility
problems with the Windows XP operating system.
This is a free upgrade for askSam 4 users.
Download today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksam41a.asp
Special upgrade pricing is available for users
of askSam 3.0 and earlier askSam versions at:
http://www.asksam.com/purchase/surf13/upg_asksam41a.asp
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EXCLUSIVE OFFER
We'll turn your information into searchable on-line databases --
for free.
askSam makes it fast and easy to turn any information into a
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* Word Processing Documents
* Email messages
* HTML files
* Spreadsheets
* Databases
With askSam it's simple, so simple -- that we'll do a free
prototype just for you.
For more information or to send your information go to:
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf13/wpc.asp
To download our FREE 30-day trial of the Web Publisher, go to:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/wptrial.asp
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TIP OF THE MONTH...
askSam Tip:
Have you ever forgotten your username or password to get into an
on-line account? How about which site you like best for making
travel arrangements, shopping on-line, or getting news? Or have
you ever forgotten why you bookmark a site and wondered what
the site was all about? Wouldn't it be great to have a place to
store all this information about your Web travels?
askSam has the perfect solution - SURF.ASK. Simply enter in all
your Web information, type in a word or phrase and let askSam
recall all the information you need about any site you've
entered.
For details: http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksamtip.asp
SurfSaver Tip:
The Web is a great place to view awesome pictures. Problem is,
what do you do with all of them. SurfSaver is the perfect tool
for archiving pictures for easy retrieval. Use SurfSaver to
create organized folders of pictures you find on the Web.
For details: http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/surfsavertip.asp
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FREE TRIALS OF ASKSAM 4.1 AND SURFSAVER
Information comes in different shapes and sizes. askSam is
designed to handle all different types of information. It allows
you to search and organize unstructured text or structured data.
Try it today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf13/asksamtrial.asp
SurfSaver makes the most of the information you find on the
Web. Make your favorite Web pages permanent, searchable and
shareable with SurfSaver.
Try it today at:
http://www.surfsaver.com/surfsaver.asp
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