Stopping Viruses

As I'm sure you are aware, there are some nasty viruses floating around these days, and I've been notified that a message is floating around spoofed with the From name of "Julie Hood, OrganizedWriter.com" with an attachment that has the BugBear virus.

*** Please note, this message is not from me. ***
*** I will never send you an attachment from   ***
*** Julie Hood, OrganizedWriter.com.                ***

If I need to send you a file, I will give you a download link from OrganizedWriter.com.

If you're interested, here's how spoofing works:

1. Reader X gets infected with a virus.

2. The virus grabs an old message from the reader's inbox.

3. The virus grabs two email addresses from the reader's address list: one to use in the To field AND one to use in the From field (this is where the spoofing comes in. The virus pretends to be the person in the From field).

4. It then sends this blanket message out to everyone in the reader's address book.

How to protect yourself:

1. Most importantly, scan ALL attachments for viruses before you open or view them. 

2. Keep your virus software up-to-date. Some versions will automatically update for you.

Yahoo! Groups

As an extra precaution, Yahoo! groups maintains your email addresses. I do not have them in my address list, and from this point forward, new subscribers will receive the planner file via a link instead via email.

Any other questions? Feel free to email me at julie@organizedwriter.com .


Thought for the Week - Advanced Time Map

How do you share and plan your writing time with the other people in your life?

This can be a challenge, especially with all the responsibilities we have in our busy lives. I have an idea for you.

Sit down with your spouse or significant other, and plot out a shared time map. Those of you who have my ebook can use the Time Map form in the appendix. Or you can set up a time grid in a spreadsheet with each hour listed down the left and 14 columns across the top (one for each person for each day of the week). 

My husband and I did this and were amazed at how much we learned about how each of us spends our time. We color-coded the different events to see our free time versus our commitments and our parenting time (and we actually broke it down into fifteen minute increments. That's what happen when you get two computer science majors together!). 

This Advanced Time Map really helped us feel like partners in planning tiime for our family and for each of us to finish our favorite projects.

I hope this helps you (and the others in your life) better organize your time. Type at you next week.

Happy Writing and Organizing!

P.S.  "Julie, I love your book. I have read (or at least opened) more than a trunk load of books about writing over the years. Yours is the first I have seen that gives readers so much in one place. For me, the Master List and putting that together was more than worth the cost."

-- David Stoddard
Motivational writer, trainer and publisher of the
Terrific Life Concepts ezine.
http://djstoddard.net

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