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Writing Samples

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eLearning Modules

Color Coding Your Outlook Calendar
This sample elearning module contains a demonstration and an interactive training simulation with voiceover, as well as a 4-question quiz. (Created in Adobe Captivate v.1.)

GraphWise Data Search Engine Guided Tour
This tour module offers an overview of the GraphWise data search engine (a very cool new tool!). Click on the Take a Tour of GraphWise link near the top right corner of the site's homepage. (Created in Adobe Captivate v.3.)

Articles & Columns

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All articles were written by Karin Rex.

As Seen in Lifestyle Magazine

Landscaping as Trendscaping (Feature Article, March, 2005)

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Tech Talk (Bi-monthly 500-word column starting February, 2005)

Technocycling May, 2007		Get Techy Widdit February, 2007
Avoiding Spyware Like the Plague February, 2005		Love at First Byte March, 2005
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Automotive Trends (Bi-monthly 500-word column starting February, 2005)

Motoring Into Spring February, 2005		Buying Vs. Leasing Your Next Vehicle March, 2005
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2006 New Car Guide (Feature Article, September, 2005)

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As Seen on Suite101.com
(Columnist & Editor, Digital Photography and Editing)

• Photo Composition 101, Part 1: Leading a Viewer's Eye
  (October, 2005)
• Picture This: Your Own PhotoBlog
  (September, 2005)
• Photo Screen Savers in Two Flavors: Windows and Macintosh
  (August, 2005)
• Processing or Renaming Files by the Batch
  (July, 2005)
• Flash in the Plan
  (June, 2005)
• Zit Be gone!
  (May, 2005)
• Google's Picture Perfect Picasa, Part 3
  (April, 2005)
• Google's Picture Perfect Picasa, Part 2
  (March, 2005)
• Google's Picture Perfect Picasa, Part 1
  (February, 2005)
• Fixing Red Eyed Relative Demons
  (January, 2004)
• Of Megawhozits and Pixawhatzils
  (November, 2004)
• Testing 1-2-3: Putting Your New Digital Camera through its Paces
  (October, 2004)

As Published by PageWise (essortment.com / Guru.com / AllSands.com)

Technology Articles
• Web Design Basics: What are Dreamweaver Templates?
• Creating Your First Page in Dreamweaver
• Flash Design Tips: Precise Drawing in Flash
• Common JAVA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
• Time Saving Tips for Dreamweaver
• Macintosh Tips: Connecting Your iMac to the Internet with AirPort


Travel Articles
• Destination Attractions: Museums in Philadelphia
• Best Day Trips from Philadelphia
• Best Day Trips from Atlantic City
• Disney World Tips: Minimizing Parking, Shuttle, Entry and Other Fees
• Things to Do in Oslo
• Things to Do in Iceland
• Things to Do in Argentina
• Things to Do in Nevis
• Things to Do in Montreal
• Things to Do in Quebec City
• Things to Do in Indonesia
• Things to Do in Morocco

• Parents Know Article by Karin Rex: No time to gather the family together? Try a 'Virtual Family Reunion'

• Color Coding Your Outlook Calendar
• Windows XP Taskbar Tricks
• Using and Customizing the New Office XP Clipboard

• Customizing the Office XP Clipboard
• Cell Merge Options in Excel 2002

• Showing/Hiding White Space In MS Word 2002
• Color Coding Your Outlook Calendar
• Grouping in Windows Explorer
• PowerPoint's Multiple Masters

• Addressing Letters Using Your Outlook Contacts

• Color-Coding Worksheet Tabs In Excel
• Using Smart Tags To Link Excel Data In Word
• Inserting Multiple Pictures In PowerPoint 2002

• Internet Glossary provided by ComputerEase for Chester County Internet

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NOTE: If the name NeatReceipts sounds familiar, you may have seen this product in an airport kiosk -- it's a very cool combination of scanner and software that helps organize receipts and create professional-looking expense reports in minutes.

Books

Nurturing Customer Relationships: A Step-by-Step Process for Growing Clients by Design (Nurture Institute Press)
ISBN 0-9776437-0-0, 2006, 194 pages, Authors: Jim Cecil and Eric Rabinowitz, with Carol Ellison and Karin Rex
Brief description: Marketing guru, James P. Cecil has adopted “Nurture” as the perfect metaphor for his personal and professional life. It is the fundamental tenet behind the concept of Nurture Marketing that he has been preaching around the world for years. In this book, Cecil and his co-authors Eric Rabinowitz, Carol Ellison and Karin Rex spell out how you can nurture your clients and grow your business. You can view the front and back covers of this book by clicking on the links provided.

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Internet Search Techniques (Ziff Davis Publishing)
ISBN 0-7580-0521-0, 1996, 78 pages, Author: Karin Rex
Brief description: Now in its third edition, Internet Search Techniques serves as the training manual for Element K's class of the same name (also developed and taught by Karin Rex). This book is currently available through the Element K website as well as the Barnes and Noble website.

The Internet Illuminated (Skillpath Publishing)
ISBN 1-57294-042-5, 1996, 258 pages, Author: Karin Rex
Brief description from the book jacket: Whether you're an "Internaut" or a "newbie," The Internet Illuminated will open your eyes to the light at the end of the information tunnel. This book provides straightforward, jargon-free explanations of the Internet's essential tools and features as well as dozens of tips that highlight time-saving but often overlooked tips and shortcuts.
View the front cover of The Internet Illuminated. View the back cover of The Internet Illuminated

Computers in Clinical Practice (American College of Physicians)
ISBN 0-943126-33-9, 1995, 240 pages, Editor: Jerome A. Osheroff
Karin Rex contributed the chapter titled "Computer Basics."
Brief description from the book jacket: Computer in Clinical Practice is specially designed to lead you through the maze of information resources and show you how to apply computer technology to your daily practice and improve patient care.



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