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Atlantic.Net@Home
• Mother's Day Gift Ideas
• Hot Links to Cool Sites
• Technical Tips

Atlantic.Net@Work
• Smart Business Solutions
• Discounted Web Access


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Mum's the Word on May 13th!
Celebrate all the wonderful mothers in your life this Mother's Day. Show your appreciation by planning an outing, making breakfast, or crafting a homemade card. Check out these sites for other creative gift ideas:
• Proflowers.com - Brighten her day with fresh cut flowers from Proflowers.com. All arrangements are guaranteed to stay in bloom for at least seven days!
• Shari's Berries - Put a new twist on the traditional gift of flowers and sweets. Send a gourmet bouquet of chocolate-covered strawberry roses!
• Illuminations.com - Brighten up her day by giving the long-lasting gift of candlelight. Choose from colorful oil lamps, fragrant gift baskets, and aromatherapy sets.
• MarthaStewart.com - Martha knows Moms, so wrap up your gift-giving at this site. Save up to 20% on your purchase by entering Source Code E7MOMS at checkout!
• SpaFinder.com - Let her indulge with a day all to herself at a local spa. SpaFinder will help you find one close by that's within your budget.

Mother's Day History
The origin of Mother's Day can be linked to both the ancient Greek empire's spring festival dedicated to mother goddesses and England's mid-Lent Mothering Sunday. However, Anna Jarvis is credited for establishing Mother's Day interest in the United States. Anna Jarvis, a minister's daughter who never married, missed her mother greatly after her passing and wanted to show appreciation by having a day dedicated to all mothers. Anna hoped Mother's Day would increase respect for parents and strengthen family bonds. After writing countless congressmen and influential people, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in May of 1913, making Mother's Day an official national holiday.

Source: www.shoptheplaza.com/taste/mothers.html

Surfin' Safari
Every month, the Surf's Up crew browses the Web to scout out cool sites. Here are a few worth visiting.

www.familyreunion.com - Plan your next family reunion with this helpful site that provides activity and location ideas, and even allows you to post the details of your reunion for all of your family to see!

Learn CPR - Be prepared for an emergency with this great tutorial on CPR at the University of Washington's Web site.

www.ehow.com - Not sure how to replace a car battery or how to treat a bee sting? eHow has thousands of resourceful tips to help you solve life's daily dilemmas.

Tech Tip: How to Take a Picture of Your Desktop

For PC Users:
In Windows, press the Print Screen key (or "Print Scrn") on the upper righthand side of your keyboard. This step saves the screen image to your clipboard. Now, open a desktop design program such as Paint (found under Start/Programs/Accessories) or Photoshop. Then, choose Edit/Paste to paste the image into the open document. Finally, simply save the file, and you're done!

For Mac Users:
Capture your desktop by pressing Shift + Command + 3. (Listen for the sound effect.) The picture will be stored as a file called "Picture 1" on your hard disk.

You can find more info about these and other self-help topics, at Atlantic.Net's Support Web site.

SPOTLIGHT: Solutions for Your Business
This is the third installment in a new Surf's Up series highlighting enhanced business services that can help you work smarter. Keep reading to discover an easy way to wire up commercial properties with high-speed Internet access.

Multi-Tenant Unit (MTU) Solutions enable building owners and property managers in the commercial real estate market to offer high-speed Internet access to their tenants. MTU broadband service is a cost-effective, turnkey option that requires no significant capital outlay or construction time.
Surpass the competition. More and more property managers are offering high-speed access to attract prospective tenants. Providing sophisticated communication services also can increase your property value and help you retain premier tenants.
Save time and money. With MTU, there's no time-consuming construction, cabling, or wiring necessary. Atlantic.Net designs your network and takes care of the installation and maintenance for you.
Avoid customer-support hassles. Atlantic.Net handles all the customer service for your tenants, so they call us - not you - if they have questions about their Internet access.
Choose how you're billed. You can choose either to bundle the Internet services with the monthly rent or to have Atlantic.Net bill the customer directly.
Earn extra money. Atlantic.Net pays the building management group a percentage of all monthly revenues generated by this business partnership. For more information about Atlantic.Net's MTU Solutions, call 1-800-422-2936 or e-mail mtu@atlantic.net.

Get Reduced Rates on Internet Access
If you're an employer or the leader of a civic organization with more than 50 members, you may qualify for Atlantic.Net's Affinity Program. This program allows you to offer your employees or members reduced rates on dial-up access and include Internet service among the perks or membership benefits you already offer.

For more information, call 1-800-422-2936 ext. 4383.