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How to "Whitelist" a Vendor's Email Address

By Ugur Akinci | January 21, 2009

by Early to Rise Unsolicited, unwanted advertising e-mail, commonly known as “spam”, has become a big problem. It’s reached such proportions that most e-mail services and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have put blocking and filtering systems to keep these messages out. The systems work… but sometimes they work too well, blocking messages that you have…

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Technical Writing – What's the Difference Between Copy Writing and Technical Documentation?

By Ugur Akinci | January 20, 2009

© Ugur Akinci There are four different goals of writing, depending on the writer and the assignment in question. Writers try to 1) sell 2) teach 3) move, or 4) administer others. And these goals give rise to the following four types of writing: 1) Copy writing (sell) 2) Technical writing (teach) 3) Fiction/Creative writing…

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Technical Writing Job That Pays $100K

By Ugur Akinci | January 20, 2009

Introduction It’s important from time to time just to remind ourselves of the kind of opportunities that still exist out there for technical writing and qualified technical writers even during economic downturns. Here is one such full-time writing position, offered by a U.S. Federal Agency to U.S. citizen writers. Pays Well It pays a salary…

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What is a Retronym?

By Ugur Akinci | January 20, 2009

Introduction Would you believe if I told you that you use one “retronym” after another whole day long? You probably wouldn’t because, as a life-time student of English, I also didn’t know for years what a “retronym” was. The reason I’m sharing this with you is my firm belief about the power of becoming fully…

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