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(10:01) annewayman: hi all, Anne in San Diego here
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(10:03) lorryschoenly: This is pretty cool, Anne
(10:03) lorryschoenly: Do we have a chat topic tonight?
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(10:04) onyxx: hi gentlemen
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(10:05) onyxx: hi sally k
(10:05) thomsbiz: Good morning
(10:05) Jim: Like the new chat window!\
(10:05) Sally K: Hello everybody!
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(10:06) Gideon: Welcome to the call everyone - remember that you can raise your hand for a question by pressing *9 on your keypad
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(10:10) Gideon: If you're a bit shy, feel free to ask a question in here as well :)
(10:10) lorryschoenly: I guess I am confused - who are we asking questions of? I thought I was chatting on invitation of AnneWayman but I see that my entry into this room also generated a Twitter invite. Very unusual
(10:12) Yaro: You don't have to enter the twitter refarral info
(10:12) Chris Holdheide: Hello everyone
(10:12) Yaro: just enter your name when you come into this chatroom and ignore the twitter details
(10:13) Yaro: but I guess it's too late if I tell you that now :)
(10:13) lorryschoenly: Ahhhh, that was my problem - Thanks, Yaro
(10:13) Jim: maybe signout signin again?
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(10:16) lorryschoenly: Do we have a subject we are discussing?
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(10:17) Jim: This is your chance to ask us anything your heart desires about: - blogging... - internet marketing and... - online video...
(10:18) Gideon: http://www.bullzip.com/
(10:20) laurra: does pages keep links live when transfered to a pdf?
(10:20) Yaro: Yep Laurra, it does
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(10:20) Yaro: Pages/Mac does a good job, the only minor complaint is the file size
(10:21) laurra: thank you!
(10:21) Yaro: The PDFs can be compressed better with other programs, but it's not too bad with Pages.
(10:21) laurra: Which programs with a mac?
(10:24) Yaro: Not sure for Mac Laurra, never used another one
(10:24) laurra: ok thanks
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(10:27) Gideon: http://animoto.com/
(10:29) Yaro: Camtasia for free - http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/22/techsmith-offers-free-camtasia-studio-download/
(10:30) annewayman: for pdf conversions from word on a pc I use http://primopdf.com/ the free version
(10:31) Gideon: http://www.slideshare.net/
(10:31) Yaro: Primo is ok, the problem with it doesn't do active links
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(10:34) Ramona: You can also create a powerpoint slide show and then record video with music or speaking, then use JING and upload directly into YouTube
(10:35) Ramona: jingproject.com
(10:35) Darla, Toronto: Thanks Ramona I'll check it out
(10:36) Ramona: I think the upload to YouTube is with the paid version, very inexpensive.
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(10:36) Darla, Toronto: OK as long as it's inexpensive LOL
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(10:38) Ramona: I love Animoto. Check out my baby show at the bottom of my blog page. http://bitly.com/180AHY
(10:39) Ramona: I think Jing was approximately $15
(10:40) Darla, Toronto: I use Nuance PDF Creator for PDF conversions on a PC works ok but did not check the live link
(10:40) onyxx: that's cute ramona...good job
(10:40) Darla, Toronto: Thanks Ramona that's real cheap
(10:41) Ramona: thanks...I've finally grown up alittle in my lifetime journey. I've gone into my childhood! lol That's thanks to Yaro and Become a Blogger.
(10:44) Gideon: Twitter post from Yaro: http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/1164/what-is-the-right-way-to-grow-your-twitter-following/
(10:44) Darla, Toronto: I have made quite a few contacts on Twitter but I spend a lot of time blocking spammers
(10:46) Jim: Only Gideon and Yaro.... I agree!
(10:46) Ramona: You can search for specific subjects so you can tweet to like minded people in tweetdeck and keep in separte groups
(10:48) onyxx: i didn't know that darla...i did it for a few weeks and found only a few people of interest to me...
(10:48) onyxx: sorry...was for ramona
(10:48) Gideon: http://seesmic.com/
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(10:49) annewayman: yaro my free primo creates clickable links... i just created a new doc and tested it.
(10:49) Darla, Toronto: I wear "Many Hats"and have a lot of interests. I just want to know the person following is a real person - I follow "real"people on Twitter
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(10:50) Ramona: You can go to http://www.twellow.com/ and search for people in different industries on Twitter that you might like to follow.
(10:52) onyxx: thanks ramona...
(10:52) laurra: Thank you for this great information!
(10:52) Yaro: Have you tested those links in Mac Anne? That's the problem we had - the links are not clickable in Mac with primo.
(10:52) Ramona: Your welcome, this is the area that I'm getting into on my blog...helpful and useful internet tools :)
(10:53) Darla, Toronto: I found Twellow very useful I registered there for my profile and got some quality people from it
(10:53) Ramona: Me too!
(10:54) Darla, Toronto: Another good site for referrals is Mr Tweet you follow him and he gives you recommendations they are good recommendations
(10:55) Ramona: Google just released long tail keywords with this free tool http://google.com/sktool/#
(10:55) onyxx: ok, thanks ladies
(10:55) Gideon: http://spyfoo.com
(10:57) Darla, Toronto: Spyfoo sounds scary
(10:58) Jim: it worked
(10:58) Darla, Toronto: Yes worked for me too
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(11:01) Sally K: I'll remember to do blueberry pie as well!
(11:01) thomsbiz: 512 in not enough
(11:02) Darla, Toronto: Just got a new pc laptop it has 4 gig of ram 4X my old computer - ready for audio video
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(11:04) Ramona: Will you be teaching us Easy ClickMate?
(11:05) Sally K: Thanks everyone...
(11:05) Ramona: Great! Yes I am.
(11:05) Ramona: Thanks so much....
(11:05) Darla, Toronto: thanks
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(11:08) thomsbiz: Adding Ram is a very easy process, and gets big gains in the use of your PC
(11:09) thomsbiz: Can bring new life to an old computer
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(11:09) bts: how do you add ram/
(11:10) JerseyShoreDave: Need to know a bit about your motherboard to find out what kind your computer can handle
(11:11) bts: OK now we are over my head!
(11:11) thomsbiz: 1st get ram from retailer they will need to know what type of computer that you have
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(11:12) thomsbiz: most retailer have a list of ram / computer compatiblity
(11:13) thomsbiz: inside you computer the ram just plugs in. but you must open the box
(11:13) JerseyShoreDave: probably best to bring your computer into a retailer and let them see what you need
(11:14) bts: Thanks for the suggestions.
(11:14) thomsbiz: $50 should be all that they would charge to install ram
(11:14) thomsbiz: RAM IS CHEAP
(11:14) bts: Cool. And that will help with speed?
(11:14) JerseyShoreDave: Yeah and Ram is Cheap now historically
(11:14) thomsbiz: yes
(11:14) JerseyShoreDave: Its the best/easiest way to speed it up
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(11:15) thomsbiz: I run 3 gigs on 1 computer and 2 gigs on my laptops
(11:15) thomsbiz: all self installed
(11:15) Darla, Toronto: Me I am full of static too scary
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(11:16) thomsbiz: just ground yourself before opening the box
(11:17) thomsbiz: do not slid around on the carpet after you open up your computer
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