From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 4 09:43:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA26675 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:43:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp-alterdial.uu.net (smtp-alterdial.UU.NET [192.48.96.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA26628 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:43:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ellyaw@ix.netcom.com) Received: from pop-alterdial.uu.net by smtp-alterdial.uu.net with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: pop-alterdial.UU.NET [192.48.96.27]) id QQebfg10390; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 03:09:52 GMT Received: from workstation5 by pop-alterdial.uu.net with SMTP (peer crosschecked as: 1Cust230.tnt20.sfo3.da.uu.net [208.254.224.230]) id QQebfg27378; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 03:09:45 GMT Message-Id: Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 19:07:41 From: Alinor Adams Reply-To: Alinor Adams Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Engineers Subject: Mectronic.net Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" Announcing Mectronic.net! The Industry Newsletter for Professionals To remove your name from this mail list, send a blank email to ellyaw@ix.netcom.com and include the word "remove" in the subject line IEEE's NEW SALARY ESTIMATOR TELLS ENGINEERS WHAT THEY'RE WORTH! http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/ieee.asp This month on Mectronic.net: February 2, 1998 FEATURED ARTICLES **************************** 1. The Year 2000 Challenge 2. Five Steps to Good Web Site Design 3. Email Makes the World Go Round 4. New Search Tools Potent and Plentiful 5. Helpful Tips ANNOUNCEMENTS ************************ 6. EIA (Electronic Industries Association) 7. NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Management) 8. APICS The Educational Society for Resource Management 9. NARM (National Association of Relay Manufacturers) 10. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc) 11. Mectronic's Request for Quote Services ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURED ARTICLES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The Year 2000 Challenge by Bill Henson There is no shortage of foolish things well done. Waiting until the end of next year to determine whether your computer system is correctly programmed for the Year 2000 easily could be one of them http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/2000.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Five Steps to Good Web Site Design by Pam Blackstone For those who are about to enter the fray, this article is offered in the spirit of aiding better design and facilitating clearer communication. http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/2000.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Email Makes the World Go Round by Margie Davis If you're not using email to communicate with your customers, you're losing out on a competitive advantage that you can be sure your rivals are using. http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/emailmakes.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. New search tools potent and plentiful by Pam Blackstone In this article, favorite search engines face stiff competition. http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/emailmakes.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Helpful Tips by Andy Beohar This month we explain what an Intranet is, what Cable Modems do, what a Client/Server is and more.. http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/tips.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. EIA (Electronic Industries Association) EIA's EIDX offers recommendations for "Millennium Bug" for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/eia.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Management) NAPM offers Publication to help Purchasers study for Certified Purchasing Manager Exam http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/napm.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. APICS The Educational Society for Resource Management Outlook unchanged-slower growth ahead http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/napm.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. NARM (National Association of Relay Manufacturers) NARM Announces 46th Annual Relay Conference http://www.mectronic.com/scripts/newsletters/jan98/napm.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. 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