http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress about ebooks, graphics, and golden retrievers... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:15:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A month after Ben died, we decided to foster a rescued Golden Retriever from Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue here in Tulsa. We weren't quite ready to adopt, but we thought that fostering would be a good compromise.  The dog we fostered was "Shadow" - a red Golden with blond highlights. When ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/10/20/we-cant-live-long-without-a-golden/ For those of you who have read my "About me" page and know about Ben, our Golden Retriever, there is sad news. Yesterday Ben died suddenly during a vet visit. It was totally unexpected and devastating. He was such a constant, comforting presence in the house that it feels empty here ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/ben-died-yesterday-june-2-2008/ Information Overload... Every one here has come up against the "info-overload barrier" - and there's only one way to handle it... the same way you would eat an elephant: One bite at a time! Actually, the trick is to take a good look at what you want to accomplish - for example, ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/03/30/one-bite-at-a-time-just-like-eating-an-elephant/ Ben had a total of 3 chiropractic visits, and is now "right as rain". He is doing everything he did before his injury, and is once again a happy, healthy dog. For those who may be sceptical about the benefits of chiropractic, or who think chiropractic is just a placebo, ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/03/30/very-quick-ben-update/ Wednesday I took Ben back to the chiropractor. He was doing much better as far as his neck was concerned, but he was still limping and still had hip pain and weakness. She treated his neck again, his cervicals and upper thoracics, and his sacrum (base of the spine.) This time ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/24/update-on-ben-and-his-chiropractor/ Payment processors. Who are they, and what do they do???? In it's simplest terms, payment processors are services you can use to process the payments you receive on your website. They may handle credit cards, debit cards, e-checks, etc. They save you from having to have a merchant account to process credit ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/19/make-it-easy-on-yourself-payment-processors/ The less work the better! I'm going to do several of these articles highlighting products and services that will minimize your work and help you get automated. And, I'm only going to show you products and services that I really use (usually on a daily basis)... One of the most ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/19/make-it-easy-on-yourself-downloads-from-your-site/ I'm going to go off on a little tangent here... First, sorry for the delay in posting - if you've read the "about me" page, you know I have a Golden Retriever named Ben, and you know I'm also a chiropractor. (And, a lot of people email me and comment about ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/19/i-took-my-dog-to-a-chiropractor/ OK, so here's the thing - In their rush to get the newest and greatest thing for marketing, most internet marketers have a tendency to forget one very tiny, but very critical, element. You reach the most people using the lowest common denominator. So, what does that mean? Well, basically it means ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/07/more-about-usability/ Last weekend my wife went grocery shopping. She bought all the usual things - all the brands that we always buy. We've been doing dishes by hand for a while since our dishwasher thinks it should take 4-6 hours to wash a normal load of dishes. We don't agree with ... http://ebookgraphics.com/wordpress/2008/02/04/usability-is-not-just-an-issue-its-the-issue/