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Surf Report vol. 8: On-line Travel Tips
Date :
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:14:55 -0400
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the Surf Report. This month I convinced askSam's
chieftain, Phil Schnyder (our resident road warrior) into
writing a comparison of the on-line travel services. Phil's been
booking his trips on-line for years, but even he was surprised
at what he found.
We've been busy with our askSam Challenge of getting searchable
data on-line for free. It's simply data warehousing without the
hassles, and clients love it. If you have information that you'd
like to see on-line, see below for details.
Summer is ending and the Silicon Swamp will finally cool down.
Hope you've had a nice summer and that you find this edition
useful. Feel free to share this email, and if you have any
thoughts or comments please let me know.
Happy Trails,
Marlinda Bullock
editor@askSam.com
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THE SURF REPORT - vol: 8
IN THIS ISSUE:
* Article: "Confessions of a Business Traveler On a Budget".
* askSam News: askSam Beta 4.1 makes it easier than ever to
turn your email into a searchable knowledgebase.
* askSam Challenge: Data Warehousing made easy. Send us your
information and we'll put it in a searchable database
on-line, free.
* SurfSaver - Save the Web: See how SurfSaver lets you save and
search the information you gather on the Web.
* askSam wants to make you famous (almost!). Tell us how you're
using askSam or SurfSaver. We're looking for some interesting
stories to submit to the press.
* Take a break and go for a dive with Living Coral Screensaver,
an underwater adventure.
* Tips for askSam 4.0 and SurfSaver
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BOOKING TRAVEL ON-LINE - THE CONFESSIONS OF A ROAD WARRIOR.
Travel is part of my job... so I frequently end up booking
flights, cars, and hotels. In comparing some of the major
on-line travel sites, I was shocked to learn that I wasn't
getting the best deal. If you're not booking trips on-line...
try it. If you are, you too might be surprised at what I found
in my tests.
Complete article: http://www.asksam.com/four/surf8.asp
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ASKSAM NEWS:
askSam 4.1 Beta - NOW AVAILABLE with these great new features:
- Import filter for Outlook Express
- Import filter for MBX format (used by Netscape, PocoMail,
and others).
- Import HTML email
- Option to filter out unnecessary email header information
- Import email by message date
- Ability to create picklists from report output
- Numbered and Unnumbered List options added to Format menu
and more...
The final version will be available next month and will be FREE
to all current askSam 4.0 users. For more information or free
trial go to:
http://www.asksam.com/beta/s8.asp
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ASKSAM CHALLENGE:
Let us show you how quick and easy it is to get searchable data
on-line with askSam. Best of all, it's free.
If you need searchable on-line collections of FAQ's, research,
knowledgebases, e-mail, resumes, and regulations, let us do it
for you.
askSam is inviting you to send us your information - e-mails,
spreadsheets, word documents, databases, just about anything.
We'll take the information and publish it to a Web site
(password protected if necessary) allowing you and everyone in
your organization to access and search your information.
Let us do the work and you'll see the results. Send us a sample
of what you need published. Within days, it will ready to search
and browse absolutely free, with no obligation to buy.
For more information or to send your information go to:
http://www.askSam.com/four/s8-wpc.asp
To download our FREE 30-day trial of the Web Publisher, go to:
http://www.asksam.com/four/s8-wptrial.asp
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SURFSAVER NEWS:
See why PC World chose SurfSaver as the "Best Internet Utility"
of 2000.
Save the facts, figures, news and research you find on the Web.
SurfSaver is a browser add-on which lets you store Web pages
directly from your browser into searchable folders. Use
SurfSaver to organize and search the information you gather on
the Internet. SurfSaver is the perfect tool for anyone doing
research on-line.
"SurfSaver has become part of my standard equipment. Anyone who
wants to keep records from the elusive, constantly changing Web
has to have SurfSaver." Ron White - PC Computing
Download your FREE SurfSaver from:
http://www.surfsaver.com/surfsaver.asp
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GET FAMOUS WITH ASKSAM:
Let us know how you use askSam, SurfSaver, or the Web
Publisher, and we'll make you famous (almost). Tell us how you
use askSam products to make you more effective and productive.
We'll publish your user story on our Web site, and selected
stories will be sent to magazines and mentioned in our
newsletter.
This is a great way to share your knowledge and get exposure
for your project or company.
http://www.asksam.com/four/s8-storyform.asp
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TAKE A BREAK from your computer screen to Underwater
Enchantment:
You probably noticed that our company is a big fan of the sea
(the dolphin logo is a dead giveaway). Since I spend too much
time in front of a computer and too little in the water, I
installed Living Coral screen saver.
Living Coral displays an animated undersea ecosystem, with
tropical fish, turtles, starfish, urchins, manta rays and even a
few divers in the background. Combine that with tranquil music
and it makes the office a bit more bearable. The full version
includes a theme pak with wallpaper, icons, cursors and screens
that will transform your desktop into a peaceful underwater
experience.
Dive in for free now at:
http://www.risoftsystems.com/pad/coral/coralasksam.exe
or to buy the full version for $14.95 go to:
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1307-86&affiliate=7730
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TIP OF THE MONTH...
askSam Tip:
Do you have tons of paper on your desk and in filing cabinets
that you would love to put into askSam but you can't find a way
to scan them into askSam directly? Did you know that certain OCR
packages allow you to scan directly into askSam -- at the
current cursor position. You can actually initiate a scan,
perform OCR and watch the text appear in askSam.
For details: http://www.asksam.com/four/s8-asksamtip.asp
SurfSaver Tip:
Are you tired of going through so many steps to save a Web page
into SurfSaver? Did you know that SurfSaver has a very flexible
Quick Save Option. You can use the Quick Save option to save Web
pages into SurfSaver with just a couple mouse clicks.
For details: http://www.asksam.com/four/s8-surfsavertip.asp
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