Adding Structure to Unstructured Data
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The Surf Report - vol. 25 www.askSam.com
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Tuesday, January 21, 2003
We've just released the askSam Viewer, a free viewer for askSam
databases. You can now send your askSam databases to colleagues,
co-workers, and friends. They can download the free askSam
Viewer and browse, search, and navigate through your files. This
is a great way to share your information.
Enjoy,
Marlinda Bullock
editor@askSam.com
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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:
1) Adding Structure To Unstructured Data by Phil Schnyder,
askSam CEO
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/article.asp
2) askSam now has a FREE viewer. Share your askSam databases
with friends, colleagues or co-workers.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/viewer5.asp
3) askSam 5.1 will be released later this month.
The new version lets you:
* Import the contents of email attachments
* Pre-process imported files with TextPipe
* Import IMAP Email
* Export the askSam Word List
* Store Multiple File search requests
askSam 5.1 will be a FREE upgrade for all askSam 5 users.
Download a trial version from:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/asksam51.asp
4) Research Intelligence Analysts Get Started With askSam
by Robert J. Heibel, Program Director.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/userstory.asp
5) New Templates:
Exams - organize the exams you create for your classes
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/exams.asp
Syllabi - manage the syllabi you create for your classes
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/syllabi.asp
Call Log - organize the calls you make and receive
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/calllog.asp
5) askSam training courses can save you time and money.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/training.asp
6) WANTED: Professional Information Consultants to resell
askSam products
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf25/resellers.asp
7) USEFUL UTILITY: Registry First Aid, it cleans the Registry
in your computer to increase speed and help stop program
crashes.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/RFA.asp
8) askSam 5 Tip:
ASKSAM 5: Remembered Lists let you remember a subset of
documents so that you can better organize, search
and use that group of documents. Learn more...
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/asksamtip.asp
9) Download Trial Versions of askSam 5.1, SurfSaver 2.3 and
Citation 8:
See how effectively you can organize notes, research,
documents, email, and other information. Try askSam 5, our
award winning free-form database.
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SurfSaver - the searchable filing cabinet for your Web pages
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/surfsaver.asp
Citation is a powerful and easy to use bibliographic
database system and notes organizer for research writing.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/citation.asp
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ADDING STRUCTURE TO UNSTRUCTURED DATA By Phil Schnyder,
askSam CEO
One of the main reasons we created askSam was to help people
better organize unstructured information... the kind of data
that doesn't neatly fit into traditional databases (reports,
research, resumes, email, notes, etc.). And although we tout the
fact that askSam requires "no structure" and "no fields", adding
structure to your information has benefits. Here are some tips
on how to add structure to unstructured data.
Read more...
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/article.asp
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JUST RELEASED: FREE VIEWER FOR ASKSAM DATABASES
You can now send your askSam databases to colleagues,
co-workers, and friends. They can download the free askSam
Viewer and browse, search, run reports and navigate through your
files. It does not allow users to update or edit your
information. It's the perfect way to pass around all the
information you've collected in askSam.
Many askSam users have requested a free Viewer for askSam
databases. We're hoping that not only will the Viewer help all
of you, but that it will also introduce askSam to new users.
So pass around your information... and point your friends to the
Viewer. Now everyone can see how easy it is manage large amounts
of information with askSam. Thanks!
Send your friends to this URL:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/viewer5.asp
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ASKSAM 5.1 RELEASE CANDIDATE 1 IS HERE. Try It Today
askSam 5.1 has even more handy features to help you work
smarter. With askSam 5.1 you can make searchable databases from
any information you find, archive decades of email, and put all
your valuable information at your fingertips.
Plus you'll enjoy:
IMPORT ENHANCEMENTS
* Import the Contents of Email Attachments
When you import your email, not only can you keep email
attachments as attachments to your askSam database, you can
also have the attachments (Word, WordPerfect, RTF, HTML, and
PDF files) imported along with the texts from your email
messages.
* Preprocess Imported Files Wish TextPipe Utility
With TextPipe you can massage data before it is imported into
askSam. There is an additional charge for TextPipe (it's not
included with askSam). The price will be $39 for a run time
version that allows you to run and create filters and $89 for
a version that lets you create and customize your own filters.
* Import IMAP Email
SEARCH ENHANCEMENTS
*Search for Documents with Attachments
*Store Multiple File Search Requests
*Numeric Field Comparison
And more highly requested features.
Try it today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/asksam51.asp
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RESEARCH/INTELLIGENCE ANALYST PROGRAM USES ASKSAM
By Robert J. Heibel, Program Director, Mercyhurst College
"The Research/Intelligence Analyst Program was initiated in
1992. It is a four-year History major designed to produce a
graduate who is qualified as an entry-level research
intelligence analyst for government and the private sector.
Collected information is placed in askSam where it is then
edited so that tailored reports may be generated. These reports
are then used to identify pertinent information upon which
analysis is based.
Now in its tenth year, R/IAP has 150 students and 100 graduates
being placed in positions with law enforcement agencies, major
federal agencies, and corporations nationwide."
Robert J. Heibel
Program Director, Research / Intelligence Analyst Program and
Faculty Member at Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
Read more...
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/userstory.asp
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TEMPLATES - EXAMS, SYLLABI AND CALL LOG
EXAMS
The Exams Database stores and organizes the exams you create for
your classes. Keep a record of your different exams, the
answers, a history of when the exam was given and the average
grades.
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf25/exams.asp
SYLLABI
Organize the Syllabi you create for your different classes. A
great way to keep track of the syllabi you put together over the
years.
This database can also be used when you're doing research to put
together a new course. Gather Syllabi from related courses you
find on the Web and put them in the database. Then search and
browse through the syllabi. Take the most relevant parts and use
them in the course you're putting together.
We've also included a link to an alternative Syllabi template.
This template was submitted by James W. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
of Journalism and Associate Dean of the Indiana University
School of Journalism at IUPUI. This template is better suited
for departments organizing syllabi from multiple instructors.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/syllabi.asp
CALL LOG
Organize the calls you make and receive with the Call Log File.
The Call Log helps you better organize outgoing calls, records
notes about your call, and keeps track of follow up items you
need to handle.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/calllog.asp
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ASKSAM TRAINING COURSES
Come to Florida and get out of the snow. Visit us in February or
March to learn how much more productive you can be when power-
managing your data with askSam.
In two short days you will learn how to get the most out of your
information with Professional Training Manager, Wade Goodman.
The training courses will be held in our Perry, Florida office
on:
* February 6-7, and March 13-14, 2003
Seating is limited, so reserve your place today by calling
Dottie at 800-800-1997 ext 114 or 850-584-6590 ext 114, or see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/training.asp
Also call to schedule a personalized training for you or your
company (at your place or ours). Get valuable help setting up
your applications from our professional trainers.
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PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION CONSULTANTS WANTED TO RESELL ASKSAM
If you have clients who may benefit from askSam products, we
would love to hear from you. We have a dedicated and friendly
support staff, highly reputable products and a generous
commission structure.
If interested in receiving more information on the askSam
Reseller Program see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/resellers.asp
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REGISTRY FIRST AID CAN INCREASE YOUR COMPUTERS SPEED AND HELP
AVOID CRASHES
Registry First Aid cleans the Registry to help speed up your
computer and stop program crashes. Software un-installations
sometimes leave behind nagging file references in the Windows
Registry, pointing to files that no longer exist.
Every PC ends up with hundreds of these files that can slow
down your computer and cause software to lock up. Registry First
Aid eliminates this problem by scanning the Registry for
orphaned file & folder references.
Try it today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/RFA.asp
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TIP OF THE MONTH...
askSam 5 Tip:
Remembered Lists
The Remembered feature of askSam allows you to set aside a
subset of documents so that you can better organize, search and
use that group of documents. The Remembered feature is extremely
easy to use once you understand how it works. Over the next few
months we will take a look at the Remembered Feature in
askSam 5 - what it's used for, how it works, multiple lists,
remembered lists in stored searches, reports and more. The
possibilities will surprise you.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf25/asksamtip.asp
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DOWNLOAD TRIAL VERSIONS OF ASKSAM 5 AND SURFSAVER 2.3
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/surf25/asksam.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:
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Create bibliographies and organize notes for research writing
with Citation 8.
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