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Welcome to the July 2007 edition of our newsletter.

It's been a very busy month - to name a couple of milestones, a brand new website was launched for Joliv, and Boutique Bub's site was redesigned for a fresh new look.

Joliv - www.joliv.com.au is now open for business selling wonderful natural cleansers, creams etc. See below for their special offer exclusive to this newsletter.

Boutique Bubs - www.boutiquebubs.com.au has had a facelift, and to celebrate they have an exclusive offer for you.

Diva Promotions offer

Ptolemy Consulting has teamed up with Diva Promotions to offer you a great start up deal!!

The Diva Promotions Package offers web hosting, custom web design and Diva Promotions envelope space all for one low price! Email for details.

 


Website Tips

Resizing Photos

Resizing photos is something most of us do at some stage - either to display on websites, or even to email to friends & family. (There is nothing worse than receiving a 10Mb photo through your email - especially if you're still on dial-up!)

Sydney Harbour BridgeThe most important thing to remember is to ALWAYS keep the original photo intact. Most photos are saved as JPG format which is what's known as a "lossy" compression algorithm. Basically what that means is everytime you save a JPG you lose a bit of quality - so if you resize a photo and then save it, you have lost some of the original quality. It may not be noticeable the first time, but do that a couple of times and you will start to notice. If you want to go back to the original size, you will have lost quality and it will be grainy. So always keep the original safe and work on a copy of your photo.

Tips and Tricks

Border Art - Microsoft Word

Border Art - Microsoft WordFor a quick and easy way to jazz up your Word documents, check out Border Art.

On the "Format - Borders & Shading" dialog box, there is a "Page Border" tab. Towards the bottom there is an drop-down called "Art" which has lots of artistic borders you can add to your page. Everything from Xmas themes, to Art Nouveau, to Certificates. Spend a few minutes having a browse through them - and keep them in mind next time you have to prepare a flyer or invitation.

Handmade freshly prepared natural products with nothing artificial added. We make all our products from scratch using all natural ingredients.
We are so proud of what we do and believe that you will love our exquisite all natural products so much that we give a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
All of our products are freshly prepared to order & can be made to specific ingredient requirements where possible to cater for individual needs. Just contact us.
All of our packaging is environmentally friendly and recyclable.

Special offer for Ptolemy Consulting customers only, 15% discount off your first order, just enter discount code: Ptolemy to receive your special discount. Please visit us at www.joliv.com.au


Boutique Bubs are happy to offer 10% off to all newsletter recipients - simply enter this promotional code at checkout - 3H6U9N58.

Boutique Bubs offer the finest range of products for your baby, toddler or even yourself. From cots & bassinettes to babies & children's clothes, prams to joggers and anything in between.

Shopping for bubs has never been so easy!

We can help you with web design - custom designed (we can do it for you) or give you advice if you want to do it yourself. We can also help with custom software design and training.

If you would like more information on any topic, or would like to suggest a topic for a future newsletter - Email us on development@ptolemyconsulting.com.au or call 02 49300795

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