| You? Start your own Internet business?
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| | it.Which brings us to possibility number
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| Give me a break! You just don't speak
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| | two. Why not learn a few new things?
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| the language, so why even try?It begins
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| | Actually, that's what makes life an
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| with 'booting up' your computer instead
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| | ongoing adventure: no matter how long
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| of just turning it on. And you can't
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| | you've been around and how much you've
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| simply fill in the necessary information
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| | discovered already, there's always
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| to get something connected: it has to be
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| | something (in fact, plenty!) left to
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| 'configured.' Also, it's painfully
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| | learn.And the good news is that, with the
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| apparent that computer tables and windows
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| | Internet, learning just got a whole lot
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| bear no resemblance whatsoever to the
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| | easier. You can't use the excuse that
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| kind you have in your living room, nor is
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| | it's too cold to go to school, or too hot
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| a browser someone meandering through your
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| | to go to the library. There's
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| local bookstore. And the only directory
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| | information enough on the Internet for
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| you know anything about is full of
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| | you to earn a PhD just by clicking on
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| telephone numbers.Then, of course, there
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| | your mouse. So what's your excuse now?I
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| are all those blasted letters: DSL, RAM,
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| | remember, when I was a kid, looking at a
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| ROM, POP, RSS, HTML, FTP, MLM . . . Good
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| | piano, and thinking: "How could anyone
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| grief! How can someone like you even
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| | ever know what all those keys are for?"
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| think about starting an online business?
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| | Truth is, I was afraid to take piano
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| Hey, it's for the kids. They understand
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| | lessons because I was convinced that I'd
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| all this jargon, all this technical
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| | look foolish if I tried.And therein lies
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| stuff. But you . . .Well, what about
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| | the rub: we're so afraid we'll look
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| you? Okay. So maybe you don't know
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| | foolish that we're willing to be foolish
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| what most of those letters mean. And
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| | instead! And how foolish would it be to
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| it's a safe bet you don't know a tenth of
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| | refuse to learn new things - - things
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| what the average techie does . . . maybe
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| | that could help us in any number of ways,
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| not even as much as today's
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| | brighten our lives, ease our financial
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| computer-savvy ten-year-old. But does
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| | burdens - - just because we're afraid
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| that mean you can't do this stuff?At
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| | we'll look foolish!But that's another
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| least, before you decide to pass on the
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| | great thing about the computer. We don't
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| exhilaration of creating your own online
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| | have to walk up to the blackboard with
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| business (not to mention the extra bucks
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| | the whole class staring at us. We don't
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| you might have at the end of the month),
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| | have to worry about tripping, or not
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| let's look at two possibilities.First of
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| | knowing the answer, or . . . well, any of
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| all, the fact that you have no idea how a
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| | the things that seemed to go along with
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| telephone works (unless you're a Verizon
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| | learning back in the good old days.We can
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| repair person) has never stopped you from
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| | be clumsy and bumbling and slow . . . and
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| making phone calls. And you're not
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| | nobody will ever know! Even if we do
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| afraid to turn on the television set
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| | look foolish, it will be for our eyes
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| because you don't know how all those
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| | only. The computer makes us blessedly,
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| moving pictures get inside that little
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| | mercifully anonymous. It lets us learn
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| box.And speaking of letters, even if you
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| | and work at our own pace, whatever that
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| had no idea what 'TV' stood for, you
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| | pace may be.And so, if those letter
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| could still watch "American Idol." Nor
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| | combos have you feeling a bit inadequate,
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| is it necessary to know what ATM means in
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| | go ahead and look up the definitions.
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| order to make a cash withdrawal.Why,
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| | There are plenty of free computer and
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| letter combos are positively old hat.
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| | Internet glossaries available online. My
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| RPMs have been around since before
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| | personal favorite is if you're not
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| Sinatra, and mpg was a Henry Ford
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| | exactly sure-fingered on the computer,
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| staple.All any of it is, really, is that
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| | check out some tutorials. Get up to
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| secretarial staple of yesteryear:
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| | speed on Word or Windows or whatever else
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| shorthand. Only these letter codes are a
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| | you'd like to try. It doesn't cost much.
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| heck of a lot easier to understand than
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| | In fact, you can do it for free.And
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| all those lines and squiggles.Just to
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| | then, you can move on to setting up your
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| convince yourself it's no big deal, why
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| | own online business. Yes: YOU!After all,
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| not invent some code of your own?
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| | when you think about it, not getting your
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| Certainly you have as much right to do it
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| | slice of the Internet pie just because
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| as any computer techie. So why not tell
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| | you've let the jargon scare you off is
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| them to FTL and PHO . . . and be
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| | like refusing a cruise to the Bahamas
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| absolutely sure they NLFD. That's Fold
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| | because you don't understand the bar code
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| The Laundry, Pre-Hear the Oven, and make
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| | on the ticket.So why not hop on board
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| sure they're Not Late For Dinner.
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| | PDQ. (That's Pretty Darn Quick, in case
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| Remember: sticks and stones can break
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| | you didn't know.) You've got nothing to
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| your bones, but letters can never hurt
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| | lose . . . and who knows what-all to
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| you. Nor should they stop you.Okay.
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| | gain?Bob Brooker's mission is to make
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| That's the first possibility: breaking
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| | home-based Internet business accessible
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| the code may not be as necessary as you
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| | even to Internet beginners. Bob --
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| think it is, e.g., you don't have to know
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| | himself a devout non-techie -- looks for
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| that NaCl is salt in order to sprinkle
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| | and personally tests products that are
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| some on your tomato.Even so . . . whether
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| | the simplest to understand and use, even
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| you actually need to know all of it or
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| | if your computer skills are limited to
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| not, maybe you'd be more comfortable if
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| | sending an occasional e-mail to your
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| you did. And, obviously, it would be
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| | sister.
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| helpful if you knew at least some of
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