Zapper BBS Shortcut/Profile Updates/Etc

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Greetings

Zap•Listers!

Just discovered a shortcut you may want to

use... Bookmark the following link. Using it will take you to a display

with ONLY those items posted since your last visit to the Zapper•BBS. It

will load faster than the full directory and reduce screen clutter. Zaplife.org/phpBB2/search.php?search_id=newposts

As I mentioned in the July newsletter... we are making many major

improvements such as adding RSS (syndication service) for the Zapper

Newsletter, Zapper•BBS,

Zap•News, Zap•Links, Zap•Folks and Zap•Groups

pages - resulting in you getting notified via your desktop when there

are updates! (Already

tested and functional on the Zap•Lists!)

One of the things we are most excited

about is providing a 24/7 support program... making it possible

to immediately

get in touch with other Zap•Folks to talk with when you need to ask a

question or get a little counseling - regardless of the time of day. To

make

that work, we need to get a bit more information from our subscribers. Please

update/edit your Zapper•BBS

profile by clicking this sentence. If you have not yet

registered.. please

CLICK HERE to do so. It's free but required if you want to

post to the Zapper•BBS

Refer to the example (my entry) below and enter as much information as you

are comfortable sharing with other ZapLife.org members.

I hope you can fill in as many blanks as possible. This is important to

facilitate sorting/searching to assist people in "connecting" with

others in the future... helping identify others who live near you or

have similar implants.

I rarely use only one of the four listed instant imaging

services... but may change, since I can't ask you to participate if I

don't. Right? And this is

critical to making our 24/7 support idea a viable service.

Ultimately, we hope to be able to have EP's, psychiatrists,

pharmacists, and other professional volunteers available world wide,

around the clock!

Like everything in the past: It will ALWAYS be free of charge!

Please use suggested format for

LOCATION: Country,

State/Prov., City/Area (Critical for

consistent sorting ability)

Please use suggested format in

OCCUPATION block: ICD device maker/Model#, Your chosen career, Media option (Critical

for consistent sorting ability)

With

so many journalists calling me world wide - hoping to talk to

ICD recipients in their locale... I would love to be able to plug you

into news people if

you are willing to be interviewed in the future. If so.. after Chosen Career, enter your Media option with the words Media Contact: OK

If you do not want to be bothered, enter the words Media Contact: NO As we compile

our data base, we will use NO contact as the default if you enter

nothing.

Please

include suggested content in SIGNATURE block: Birthday, ICD History, Current Meds (Critical

for consistent sorting ability)

Now, click NO for Always attach my

signature, otherwise your birthday, ICD history, and Current Meds

will appear on every BBS posting. Yes, I know this means typing it

in manually when you post. I am sorry... but perhaps you can keep that

in a buffer until I find a way to create a separate block for this in

the future.

Again, it's important to provide as much information as you are

comfortable sharing. Who knows

when you

will want to contact someone who has the same kind of device you do...

is about your age and takes the same pills you do... or lives in the

same

neighborhood when you need the name of a good EP or hospital in the

area.

Also helpful when you plan to travel.

Thanks for helping improve ZapLife.org's mission!

Stay well...

Duffey

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAMPLE PROFILE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ICQ Number: (not yet registered)

AIM Address: (not yet registered)

MSN Messenger: (not yet registered)

Messenger: ZapDuff

Website: http://www.duff.net/resume

Location: USA, Florida, Tampa Bay

Occupation: Guidant/1951, Muck Raker, Media Contact: OK

Interests: Med-Tech-Science & NASA, Politics, Journalism, IU, our

Kitties, cooking for Sheri...

Signature:

Born: August 4, 1948, ICD since

Christmas+2 days/94, ICD#2 Jun/98, ICD#3 Nov/02, Total

Zaps: 6, Last Zap: March 23, 2002 during IU/Kent State NCAA semi-final

BB game. Meds: Coumadin, Coreg, K-Dur, Demadex, Zocor, Synthroid

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