Ten Tips for Effective EMail

I have come across this article and thought i would share it with you.

by Ellen Dowling, PhD

1. Think before you write. Just because you can send information faster than ever before, it doesn't mean that you should send it. Analyze your readers' needs to make certain that you are sending a message that will be both clear and useful.

2. Remember that you can always deny that you said it. But if you write it, you may be held accountable for many many moons. You may be surprised to find where your message may end up. (As an example of What-Not-To-Do in Ellen Dowling's Writing Strategies class?)

3. Keep your message concise. Remember that the screen only shows approximately one half of a hard-copy page. Save longer messages and formal reports for regular ('snail') or overnight mail. On the other hand, do not keep your message so short that the reader has no idea what you're talking about. Include at least a Summary (Action or Information) in every E-mail message.

4. Remember that E-mail is not necessarily confidential. Some companies will retain the right to monitor employees messages. (Refer to #1 and #2.) Don't send anything you wouldn't be comfortable seeing published in your company's newsletter (or your community's newspaper).

5. Don't FLAME your readers. It's unprofessional to lose control in person; to do so in writing usually just makes the situation worse. (Refer to #2 and #4.)

6. Don't spam your readers. Don't send them unnecessary or frivolous messages. Soon, they'll quit opening any message from you. (Refer to #1.)

7. DON'T TYPE IN ALL CAPS! IT LOOKS LIKE FLAMING! Remember, if you emphasize everything, you will have emphasized nothing.

8. don't type in all lower case (unless you re e.e. cummings). if you violate the rules of english grammar and usage, you make it difficult for the reader to read.

9. Use the Subject line to get the reader's attention. Replace vague lines (Information on XYZ Project, or Status Report Q1) with better hooks: Exciting Career Opportunity, Serious Problems with the New Veeblefetzer, or Free Money.

10. Take the time to poofread your document before you sent it. Rub the document thru the spell checker and/or the grammer checker. Even simpl tipos will make you look sloppie and damage you re proffessional credubility.

i can touch the sky.

i can touch the sky.

sky is open wide.
i cant really hide.
your thoughts just swallow me.
hoping you to follow me.

lost in all my dreams
all i can hear you scream.
now its just memmories.
cant let me feel free.

i cant just see your face
as though i am in a haze
i cant help this craze
only u can help me out of this maze

Java Links

Source - javalobby.org ( http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t16001.html )

http://www.javaalmanac.com/ -

The online counterpart of the Java Developer's Almanac - highly recommended for quick code snippets, and if you like the site, buy the book.

http://www.onjava.com/ - O'Reilly's Java website. New articles weekly.

http://www.developer.com/java - Java articles hosted by Gamelan.com

http://www.java.net - The Java community website hosted by Sun Microsystems.

http://www.builder.com/ - Cnet's Builder.com website - All tech articles, some Java-centric.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java - IBM's Developerworks; the Java section.

http://www.javaworld.com/ - One of the originals. Weekly updates of Java articles.

http://www.devx.com/java - Java articles hosted at DevX.

http://www.fawcette.com/javapro - The JavaPro online magazine website.

http://www.sys-con.com/java - The Java Developers Journal online magazine website. http://www.javadesktop.org/ - The desktop Java community hosted at Java.net.

http://www.theserverside.com/ - Often considered the resource for all discussion server-side Java specific.

http://www.jars.com/ - The Java review service. Covers frameworks and applications.

http://www.jguru.com/ - A great source for Q&A style interaction in the community.

http://www.javaranch.com

http://www.ibiblio.org/javafaq/javafaq.html - The comp.lang.java FAQ - questions asked, answered, and categorized from the comp.lang.java newsgroup.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/ - The Official Java tutorial from Sun - very useful for almost any feature set.

http://www.javablogs.com/ - Blog aggregator for the most active Java-based blogs throughout the internet.

http://java.about.com/ - Java news and articles from About.com.

Eclipse ME

Overview

EclipseME is an Eclipse plugin to help develop J2ME MIDlets. EclipseME does the "grunt work" of connecting Wireless Toolkits to the Eclipse development environment, allowing you to focus on developing your application, rather than worrying about the special needs of J2ME development.

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I have just downloaded this. Yet to use.

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