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18th January 2002

A special message to Windows users

“Over the years, there have been more than a few misconceptions about Macs. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular ones…”

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18th January 2002

PICTOPLASMA

“PICTOPLASMA presents the first global exhibition of contemporary character design… [a] collection of over 3300 contemporary character designs from 359 artists, designers and companies world wide.”

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18th January 2002

Indirection in Newspaper Stories

“Newspaper writers and editors like to pack as much information into a sentence as possible. But packing extraneous information into a sentence, just to achieve a knowing tone, reduces clarity and can drive readers away. [Here’s] how to spot problem sentences and what to do about them.”

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18th January 2002

PICTOPLASMA

“PICTOPLASMA presents the first global exhibition of contemporary character design… [a] collection of over 3300 contemporary character designs from 359 artists, designers and companies world wide.”

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18th January 2002

Designing for the Bottom Line

“In today’s cooled-down economic climate, with Web project budgets under increasing scrutiny and many in-house Web teams feeling the fiscal chill, managers are asking tougher questions about the return on investment (ROI) of Web initiatives.”

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18th January 2002

Designing for the Bottom Line

“In today’s cooled-down economic climate, with Web project budgets under increasing scrutiny and many in-house Web teams feeling the fiscal chill, managers are asking tougher questions about the return on investment (ROI) of Web initiatives.”

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18th January 2002

Designing for the Bottom Line

“In today’s cooled-down economic climate, with Web project budgets under increasing scrutiny and many in-house Web teams feeling the fiscal chill, managers are asking tougher questions about the return on investment (ROI) of Web initiatives.”

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