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It's the Weekly What? for Friday, August 31st.
August, the month that just keeps going and going...But we 're almost out of August. And with the entry of September into our conscience comes Labor Day and the last day to fashionably wear seersucker. Then it's all browns and greens and pumpkin colors and itchy wool. So make sure all your white pants and seersucker shirts are all washed and ready to go for one last hurrah! Don't waste too much time here. Give everything a quick glance and then go check out your dirty clothes hamper and fish out your seersucker. (We like to say that word out loud as we type it.) Maybe you should throw on some seeeeersucker and go check out out our Facebook page? It'll put you in the proper thematic mindset to answer this week's question: "What are your plans for Labor Day weekend?" 
PSA: Photo notification Facebook scamYou've probably gotten email notifications that one friend or another has added a photo of you to Facebook. Instead of mentioning a particular friend by name, as real Facebook messages do, this particular scam email only indicates that "your friend has added a photo..." The body of the message, looking somewhat like an actual Facebook email, contains a link that, when clicked on, installs some "malware" that allows hackers to gain control of your computer (if it's running the Windows operating system). Beware "your friend" on Facebook! >> Remember "X-Ray Specs"?When we were a wee one, we remember being astounded by the sheer number of amazingly cool things advertised for sale within the covers of a comic book. We suppose, in retrospect, that it was comparable to "SkyMall": chock full of crazy junk that no one really needed. X-Ray Specs were the holy grail of course, but there was also the siren songs of huge armies of plastic soldiers, Sea Monkeys (a bitter disappointment), and chick hatcheries. Don't forget the FREE one million dollars! >> Lolz, those crazy words are sooo ridic.We're sorry, what? Oh, the Oxford Dictionary Online has added a bunch of new words that are frequently uttered (or typed, mostly) by the digerati in their frequent communications. Do we have the tiny keyboards on mobile phones to blame for all the strange spellings? It pains us to consider the possibility. Ah well, to borrow from a cartoon we saw somewhere: "Punctuation and correct spelling may not be 'street,' but that's just how we roll." (Yes, we know. Our punctuation is hardly perfect. Creative License!) We always thought it was "lulz" >> Hey, drop us a line and let us know how we're doing. The Writing Room Monkeys would appreciate a little feedback. Click here to drop us a line! Remember pegging your 501's and turning up the collars of your Izod shirts?Yeah, the 1980's. Good times. We were all so busy making fun of our parents' polyester leisure suits and go-go boots that we forgot that we'd look pretty funky in another 20 years. And you couldn't beat the mall for hanging out and being seen! (Our parents cruised with the top down, we wandered around shopping malls, what do kids these day do??) Well, if you're of a certain age then you need to check out this gallery of photos. Just don't let anyone under the age of 35 see them or you'll have a lot of explaining to do. "Okay, so we only laced our Chuck's up half way so we could fold over the top of the shoe and make the tongue stick out. Why? I dunno... just because it looked...cool." Totally tubular! Those pants... gag me with a spoon! >> How-To: cropping image in Adobe IllustratorSorry guys, life isn't all about making awesome Powerpoint presentations and swell spreadsheets in Excel. We're going to toss a proverbial bone to those of you that dabble in the black arts of the Adobe Creative Suite. Muahahaha! These two tips will help reduce your workload a smidge since you won't be making trips to Photoshop to crop images that you want to place in Illustrator. And as frustrating as Illustrator can be, smile. It could be worse...you could be using Microsoft Publisher. >> Finally, here's a handy color reference chart!"Oh my gosh, they're on a roll with the boring posts!" you might be thinking to yourselves. You're wrong. Everybody deals with color at some time. If you handle visual communications of any kind (or work with people that do), then have we found a fantastic color "cheat sheet" for you! Not only does it feature a color wheel, but the various color relationships and types too. What color should you use on the cover of your next intra-office memo? It's here! How about an annual report? Covered! Also handy for interior painting. >> The Weekly What? is more fun when you share! It's easy, just click the "Forward email" link below... keep going... a little farther down... there it is! Send this newsletter to a friend! Don't worry, we won't hit them up for money. |
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