Blog Views By Roz...

Shalom:

I hope everyone is well and enjoyed the Thanksgiving weekend!

ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO... Quite unexpectedly I heard a TV commentator
talking about the *new* Internet Shopping Phenomena... *Cyber Monday!*

Cyber Monday is the Internet's version of *Black Friday* which is the day after Thanksgiving and the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. Black Friday is the day when people lose their minds and are in the stores beginning at 5AM-6AM. People have been known to stand on lines for hours and hours to get in the store before the masses and on rare occasions to embarrass themselves by fighting over a much wanted item.(shaking head in disgust!)

WELL... Not wanting to be left behind... I whipped up this grand special...

For 24-hours ONLY... Ending on Monday, 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time (2:59AM EST Tuesday morning), I am offering...

15-Months of *unlimited* eCard sending for the Annual price of $16.95.
That's THREE MONTHS FREE = 15-Months / 455 Days of *unlimited* eCard
sending for the regular Annual fee of $16.95.

Regularly, the fee is 12-Months for $16.95 and will return to this price promptly at 11.59PM PST on Monday, November 28, 2005.

This special WILL NOT be repeated again this year.
To take advantage of the special go to:
http://www.gsexclusive.com/GSE_CYBER_MONDAY_2005_JUDAIC_ECARD_PROMOTION.html

REQUIREMENTS: This special is for “NEW” members only!

NOTE: IF the URL above breaks, please copy and paste it into your browser.

IF you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I am only an email away.

FORMAT YOUR EMAIL like so:

GSE_email subject goes here

Send to: mailto:roz@designsbydaybreak.com

This is programmed to wind up in a special mailbox so that you will receive a quicker response.

NOW... I am off to grab a few much needed hours of sleep!

With the holiday season upon us...
I hope you will take advantage of this special as it is the best ever, and the timing is perfect! (You may pass it on to anyone you feel might be interested. It is open to the public!)

Shalom.

Roz
Roz Fruchtman -- Owner/Designer (mailto:roz@designsbydaybreak.com)
GRAPHICS SCHMAPHICS EXCLUSIVE JUDAIC GREETINGS...
Judaic eCards for *Busy* People!
http://www.graphicsschmaphicsexclusive.com/
(Not just Judaic! But traditional with a Judaic twist!
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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER HOLIDAYS...
Thanksgiving eCards -- Judaic Style
Hanukkah
Traditional New Years 2005 -- Judaic Style

Posted by roz at 03:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Xara.com's Menu Maker 1.1 to the rescue!

For the longest time/years I have struggled to learn how to create drop-down and/or fly-out DHTML menus for my website(s). The menu's creation eluded me -- and to be honest -- were one of my biggest web development challenges UNTIL last night when a friend recommended Xara Menu Maker 1.1.

Perhaps it was me or the time frame in which I tried before, but for some reason all the other programs seemed very complicated to me. Considering I can read and write HTML code fluently this was a great frustration.

To date... I have not done much with Xara.com's Menu Maker 1.1 as I only have the 15-day trial version, and it does have its limitations, however, things look a whole lot brighter as I was able to create a few simple menus while getting the hang of how the system works. While this might not seem much of a revealation to others, I find it more than a little exciting as I have NEVER been able to get this far with any other program.

Although I am still floundering as I learn and have not contacted Xara.com's tech support yet, I am impressed that they offer so many support/help options to give one a kick-start at getting something accomplished in record time. That fact that their interface is more than a little intuitive does help a great deal!

• Xara Menu Maker 1.1 FAQ
• Xara Menu Maker Support Forum
• Xara Menu Maker's Searchable Knowledge Base
• To contact Tech Support “directly” you can find a text link “on the bottom“ of each page of the knowledge base that is easily accessible and NOT hard to find! Click here to check it out!
  
  • Support Form — Keep in mind, as of this writing I have not contacted them yet, but I plan to!

Posted by roz at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I apologize this is a bit late coming, but you can still access the earlier shows on the website...

PhotoshopGuys.com,
thus not missing an episode — while learning from the best and being entertained for the same price... FREE!

I have been a loyal supporter of NAPP / The National Association of Photoshop Professionals as they have made such a tremendous difference in my life. I am privileged to know Scott Kelby and my personal testimonial would included: “Anything that Scott does I would recommend!”

SUBJECT: Photoshop TV is on the Air

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHOTOSHOP TV IS ON THE AIR!
NEW VIDEO PODCAST FEATURES ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TIPS AND NEWS
FROM: “THE PHOTOSHOP GUYS" AT NAPP”

Tampa, FL – Oct. 26, 2005 – Today, the first episode of Adobe® Photoshop® TV went on the air at http://www.photoshopguys.com. Photoshop TV is a brand new weekly video podcast from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), featuring "The Photoshop Guys:" Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski. Using the innovative iTunes podcast technology recently introduced by Apple, Photoshop TV delivers tips, step-by-step tutorials, and the latest Photoshop and digital imaging news in a fun, entertaining format.

This week, viewers get an opportunity to win a free iPod Nano or one of 10 limited edition Photoshop TV t-shirts, by participating in a Photoshop Trivia Challenge. To view Photoshop TV (it's free!) go to http://www.photoshopguys.com, where you can watch it right there online, or you can subscribe to the iTunes Podcast for free by clicking on the advanced menu option at the top of the video player on the site, and select “Subscribe to Podcast,” in the window that appears, then type or paste the following address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/photoshoptv/. You can also subscribe by going to Apple's iTunes Music Store and searching for “Photoshop TV” in the podcast directory search.

About NAPP: The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association, keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 43,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the world's largest graphics and digital imaging association. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.com for more information.

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Media Contact:
Mary Laurinaitis
Marketing & Media Manager
mlaurinaitis@photoshopuser.com
813-433-5006, ext. 162

Posted by Roz Fruchtman / BlogViewsByRoz.com

Posted by roz at 11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I apologize that I have been absent for most of the month!

It disturbs me to admit this Thanksgiving was harder for me to see the silver lining, even though, I knew it was there all the time. Mostly it was do to overwork, other's actions and life's challenges brought on by bureauratic red tape. Who do I blame for all of us? ME!

I have learned... ALL THINGS are ONLY AS important as “I allow” them to be! As well... I can change my state of mind as quickly as I can change my focus! Try it! It works!

This past year we have watched so many lose homes, jobs and loved ones. My challenges pale in comparison. IF I sat down right now, I could write at the least 20-30 things (or more) that I AM grateful for. How could that be bad? Roz in New York, who continues to fight to keep full control of her joy... no matter what!

Happy Thanksgiving to All.

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