THE INTERNET ADVENTURES OF STUPIDMAN

Stupidman Brands the Book, Sends Email AttachmentThis is the 4th issue of The Internet Adventures ofStupidman. If you can't find the previous issues and youreally want them......you need a hobby. Just kidding,email stupidmansfz@yahoo.com(remember the "junk" emailaddress assignment in the 3rd issue?}. I only check thisaccount a couple times a week but I will respond.If you are reading this, then the idea I took fromInternet Profit Pearls in Chapters 4&11 really works. Canyou believe what's happening? My family (The Boss,GreasedLightning,Fashion Girl) say stuff to me (or at me) all thetime. I get to turn it against them in publication(atleast that's the feedback they're giving me). Unbelievable, I can potentially make money by writing abouthow I'm abused by my family. I've already got the next 3issues outlined in my mind. To think I can capitalize onmy ignorance, America truly is the Land of Opportunity.My hero, me, er....Stupidman is still trying to enter thismillenium by doing the exercises contained in the freechapters of Internet Profit Pearls (IPP).I have read the free chapters and have signed up for mostof the affiliate programs that promised me small fortunes. (Including one that cost $50, I'm an affiliate of 14 or 15programs). Some of the programs would only accept me if Ihad a website (which I don't) so I signed off on awebsite/hosting agreement with the publisher of IPP,startingfromzero.com (describes my situation perfectly) for$6 a month. (Read Chapter 3, last screen first, and you'llunderstand). As I intend to resell the book I have to brand my copy. The publisher will brand the free chapters for $27 and theentire book for $47 but I'm on a budget. (I actually readthe free chapters,bought the book,got the book review ideain the non-free chapters and then started on theseexercises. Under normal circumstances I would have paid$47 and have been done with it. The punishment I haveinflicted upon myself at least results in another"Adventure".)I made a list of my special urls that I received from theaffiliate programs. (Techies call it u-r-l, they go crazyif you pronounce it earl. Try it!) There's a file in thebook called Read Me First which has the instructions forbranding. It's pretty easy to follow until you get to item6 which says click the "Edit Field" button. I must havespent 5 minutes staring at the console looking for thenonexistent button. Press the "Edit Brand" button, thecomputer won't blow up, I promise.Item 8 does not assume Stupidman would read this book sowith the reluctant assistance of Greased Lightning I willexpand on this instruction. Put cursor on the "with value"field and click, then, use the right arrow on the keyboardto move text. Delete what you don't want then type in yourstuff. If you spot a screwup before you hit ok presscancel and try again. If you press ok before you notice ascrewup I don't know what to tell you. (This is not to sayStupidman didn't screwup, merely that it was not noticed. Ignorance can be bliss.)Some companies have several affiliate programs (likeroibot). If you signed up for one you're probably in allof them, so brand all versions of the same company.I spent a lot of time,unsuccessfully, trying to check mybranded links. Finally gave up but I'm sure I did it right.I emailed the author to inquire how to upload to the IPPhosted site but was told (I thought his tone was kind ofsnippy) there was NO WAY he would allow Stupidman to uploadand that I needed to email the branded book as anattachment.A new challenge, but this turned out to be surprisinglyeasy. Our email uses Outlook Express and Help is at thetop of the screen. Help leads to Contents which is where Ifound Attachments. Using the selective printing functiondescribed in an earlier issue, I copy the "insert a file ina message" instructions. Hard copy in hand I attach thebranded book and send it off into cyberspace (hopefully inthe general direction of the author).Coming Soon: Stupidman Creates SIG File,Opens LockCan Stupidman Use IPP and Be a BazillionaireStupidman Explores Alt key,Printing W/O PaperP.S. My son, Greased Lightning, has critiqued the firstthree (already published) issues and (agrees with my name)says there is no Pkzip, should have said PKWARE. Sorry.