>>> Exactly! What we need is a bigger crowd! >> >> Actually what we really need is a PR person to better "advertize" TDE. >> Any PR expert in the list? Or do you know any who would be willing to >> contribute? >> >> Michele > > I heartily second this! I have not been historically good at PR for TDE, > usually being neck-deep in some obscure bug report or enhancement during > my TDE "working hours". > > Also, regarding the coffee mugs/T-shirts, this is a good idea. We had > discussed something similar but I think I managed to forget all about it > before investigating further (probably while fixing one of the more > difficult bug reports ;-)). It looks like there is at least one company > that will produce them on-demand; any thoughts on what kind of profit > margin on such an intrinsically inexpensive item would be tolerable to > most of my fellow geeks? > > I would suggest adding in this store with our Web site redesign, as users > will probably be clicking around already to discover where everything > went. I could use some ideas as to what to call it to encourage clicks > from random users. ;-) I could also use some ideas on what to put on the > items besides our logo and project name (i.e. a slogan or similar). > > Thanks, and thank you again to all who donated! We are now at $350 > towards the replacement chiller (~ 23% achieved of my lower goal). > > Tim Oh, and speaking of PR, would anyone on this list be able to better formulate a plea for financial help for distribution to the users list? I will put something together if not, but I thought I'd ask if there are any PR wizards willing to take a crack at it first. Thanks! Tim