When we first started sending you this occasional e-newsletter, we used plain text in a simple email format. Serviceable, but not much pizzazz or functionality. Since then, we've never stopped hunting for a more appealing solution that was also affordable enough for us to continue offering you our newsletter for free.

The answer? The Sandy Bay Newsletter Engine. The folks at Sandy Bay don't pay us to say so, but we like their product a lot and we think you will too. Here's why:

This newsletter engine gives you more control over the information you want to receive from FutureU. For example, the engine automatically detects whether your computer must view HTML or plain text. Then the engine provides the appropriate version of the newsletter for your capabilities.

Also, each story starts out with a shorter summary, so you may quickly scan the headlines and story leads, then decide for yourself whether to click on "More >>". This saves you valuable time and lets you go straight to the content that interests you.

To offer you such enhancements, we are moving your email address to Sandy Bay from Yahoo Groups. As always, you may opt out at any time by following the link at the bottom of any page. You may still forward any story, or the entire FutureU e-newsletter, to your colleagues. And they may "opt in" by following the "Subscribe" link on any page.

Although we expect a smooth transition, we apologize in advance for any technical glitches. Because of the move, some hot links that you may have archived from our past newsletters may no longer function. If this occurs, please let us know. We archive all newsletters on our main server and will let you know in a future issue where to find them.

If you publish an e-newsletter yourself or envision yourself in the publisher's seat, Sandy Bay might be the engine for you. We recommend it. Meanwhile, we'll continue our search for the best tools for all your communication and education needs and let you know what we discover.

If you ever have any difficulty receiving the information you need from these messages, please contact us at mailto:gail@futureu.com?subject=Query from V2N1 or mailto:claude@futureu.com?subject=Query from V2N1 . or call us at 1-415-824-7726. We always look forward to serving you.

Sincerely,

Gail Terry Grimes, CEO
Claude Whitmyer, CIO