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Apple – a customer support nightmare! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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A few weeks ago I ordered my new MacBook Pro and I wanted a German keyboard, of cause I could not order a German keyboard, you can order a French keyboard? This time a friendly guy in my Apple Store told me I could pay $200/£100 extra and they would change the keyboard in store for me. installed not OS 10.5.

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The Secret to Easy-Breezy Writing

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He slumps over his keyboard day after day wondering why the writing gods are always punishing him. I critiqued my writing as I typed, stopping to perfect sentences before they were even fully formed. The Secret to Easy-Breezy Writing first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

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Charles Johnson, author of the 1724 book, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates , described Teach as “such a figure that imagination cannot form an idea of a fury from hell to look more frightful.” ” He’s not the sort of character I’d usually hang around with.

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Creative Mind Cleaning | Men With Pens

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It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. I do feel much more comfortable with a keyboard than hand though. I actually find it quite therapeutic and sometimes, a form of meditation. I get hand cramps! Why I want a man cave. Reply Mary E. Powered by frugal

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What To Do When You've Been Insulted | Men With Pens

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No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. Email is one of the most common forms of communication between freelancers and clients, and all too often, the clients have no idea how they come off. The written word can be an unruly form of communication. This hits home in almost any form of online communication.

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When you should stop slogging throught writing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. You’d lose a crucial part of your life (and your income, if your writing forms all or part of your paid work). Writing is a form of communication, and there’s a person on the receiving end.

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. Gotta love family;) Blogging, I pretty much hang loose and worry more about getting the content out there in an easily readable form. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place. Powered by frugal

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