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We think you'll find the information contained in this newsletter to be a valuable tool for enhancing your Internet experience. As always, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Please send your thoughts, comments or questions to newsletter@gmavt.net.
- The Green
Mountain Access Team
Aaron, Adam, Amanda, Eric, Kris,
Phil, Richard, Seth, and Scott
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Take Our Survey And Be Entered For A Chance To Win An Apple iPad Mini
If you've already completed this survey, we truly appreciate your feedback. If you haven't taken our survey yet, we encourage you to complete the following survey on your Green Mountain Access email services. By completing our survey you will be automatically entered for a chance to win an Apple iPad mini. We are constantly making improvements to our services based on your feedback. The drawing will take place on October 15th.
Complete our survey by clicking on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com
/r/gmaemailsurvey
Click here for complete contest rules.
Win A $50 Gift Certificate To The Store
Each month, we raffle off a prize from a local business, so be sure to enter your name every month for your chance to win. Congratulations to Lisa Valley, last months winner, who won greens fees for four to the Basin Harbor Club. This month we have another great prize for you, a $50 gift certificate to The Store in Waitsfield. The Store features a wonderful mix of distinctive kitchenware, gourmet gifts and decorative accessories. So be sure to enter for your chance to win. The drawing will take place on October 23rd.
Click here to enter for your chance to win.
Get Faster Internet And Make the Whole House Happy - Try Our Faster Speeds Free For 60-Days
How many family members are typically online at your house and what are they doing? Streaming movies and TV shows? Downloading music? Playing games? Connecting on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter? Times have changed and many households now need more Internet speed to handle more users and more devices. If your speed is no longer adequate, you may be experiencing annoying slowdowns such as video buffering. Fortunately, you can get a lot more Mbps for a just a little more money! To find out if higher speeds are available at your location, click here. Give us a call at (888)-321-0815 or e-mail us to learn more.
WCVT In The Community
WCVT Picking Apples For Neighbors In Need
The WCVT community service crew spent the day at Boyer's Orchard in Monkton picking apples that were donated to the Vermont Foodbank's "Picking Apples for Neighbors in Need" program. During apple harvest season, individuals, civic groups and companies are encouraged to visit a participating orchard to pick and purchase extra apples for donation to the Vermont Foodbank. Pick for your Neighbor benefits the Vermont Foodbank by increasing the amount of fresh, healthy produce available for distribution to our network partner food shelves and meal sites throughout Vermont while also helping increase business for local orchards. You can learn more here.
Bristol Harvest Festival
 Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit our booth at the Bristol Harvest Festival. It was another great year, and Alan and Kris were there with apples from Boyer's Orchard in Monkton and their sense of humor. We truly enjoy meeting our customers face-to-face and what better place than at a great community event such as the Harvest Festival. See you next year!
Children's Halloween Party - Friday, October 30th in Bristol
 Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom and the Bristol Recreation Department are teaming up to host the annual children's Halloween party on Friday, October 30th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Holley Hall in downtown Bristol. The event is free of charge and open to children of all ages. Refreshments including pizza and healthy snacks will be available. Parents or guardians are asked to accompany their children. For more information, please contact Lorraine Keener at 496-3391 or email lkeener@wcvt.com.
Being a local business means that our customers are also our neighbors and friends. At Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, we feel strongly that community involvement is not just a nice thing to do; it is the right thing to do. If you have a community service project in the making and are looking for help, contact Alan Jones at 496-8328 or via email ajones@wcvt.com to see if we can lend a hand.
And The Winner Of One Free Month Of High-Speed Internet Service Is...
Congratulations Marian Connnor for being this month’s winner of one free month of high-speed Internet service. Marian's name was chosen at random from customers who completed our monthly Green Mountain Access technical support surveys.
Each month, one name is selected at random from customers who complete our online technical support or new user surveys. Survey requests are sent out via e-mail to customers after calling technical support or establishing new service. So be sure to fill out those surveys! |
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Two to View — A Couple Of Amazing Videos You Don't Want To Miss
 Music By Birds On The Wires
click here for video
What would it sound like if birds on the wires were viewed as notes in a musical composition? Watch this to find out..
 Toddler Plays With Gorilla
click here for video
Apparently the peek-a-boo game is familiar to gorillas, as this little boy found out to his delight while visiting the zoo.
Go Pinterest-ing! - Cool Stuff To Pin On Your Pinterest Boards
Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo-sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. Users can browse other pinboards for images, 're-pin' images to their own pinboards, or 'like' photos. Here are some links to some:
Have A Ball With
A Pumpkin
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/165788830010472281/
Bowl Them Over
With Fall Leaves
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/291537775856670428/
Good-Looking
Halloween Donuts
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/291537775857000201/
You haven't started pinning on Pinterest yet and you want to get started? To learn more visit http://about.pinterest.com/en or to sign up, go here https://pinterest.com/join/signup/.
Featured Apps - These Are Well Worth A Look
Venmo
Need to split the check at a restaurant or pay your share of a group gift for a friend? Pay almost anyone instantly and securely with Venmo.
https://venmo.com/about/product/
Scrabble
It's America's favorite word game, and this app lets you play Scrabble with friends on Facebook or play solo against the computer.
http://www.ea.com/scrabble-free-ipad
Houzz
Planning a home improvement project? Here's a handy way to get inspired, browse through photos, and connect with professionals.
http://www.houzz.com/mobileApps |
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Scam Alert - Beware Of Facebook Friend Request Scam
There's a Facebook scam making the rounds that you should know about. It works like this: You get a friend request from someone you thought you were already friends with on Facebook, perhaps a relative or casual acquaintance. You think that's a little odd, but figure maybe this person had to create a new account or something, so you accept. Before long, you start to receive strange messages -- urgent pleas for money due to an emergency or invitations to sign up for work-at-home jobs or free gift cards.
Clearly, this is no friend. It's a scammer that has spoofed a Facebook account in order to steal money or distribute spam links. What should you do if you receive a friend request from someone you don't know, or if your own account is spoofed? Here are a few tips:
- Always double-check friend requests: Don't just automatically click "accept" for new requests. Take a few moments to look over the profile and verify that account is a real person, not a scam. If you receive a friend request from someone you are already friends with, don't confirm the request until you verify it with your friend. Contact them by some other means -- phone, email, text, etc.
- Don't blindly trust friends' recommendations: Just because a link, video, or other information is shared by a friend doesn't mean that it's safe to click. It could be a fake account, a hacker, or mean that your friend hasn't done his or her research.
- Watch for poor grammar: Scam Facebook posts are often riddled with typos and poor English.
- Alert your friends: If your Facebook friend suddenly starts posting links to work-at-home schemes or scandalous celebrity videos, tell him or her directly about the suspicious activity. Otherwise, they may never know that their account has been impersonated.
Have fun on Facebook but watch out for fake friends!
Short Tutorial- What Does The Term "Ping Rate" Mean?
Question: I've seen the term "ping rate" mentioned in online video games but I'm not sure what it means? Can you fill me in?
Answer: Ping rate is simply the delay of messages sent between computers; in other words, how fast you get a response after you've sent out a request. Ping rates will vary based on the quality of your Internet connection and the distance between the server and your computer. Ping is measured in milliseconds, and you can check yours at http://speedtest.gmavt.net. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, which is especially important in applications where timing is critical such as online video games. |
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East Charlotte Tractor Parade - Sunday, October 11th - East Charlotte
The 15th annual East Charlotte Tractor Parade will take place on Sunday, October 11th at 1:00pm. This is a great event with up to 200 tractors parading down Spear Street in East Charlotte. There will be an open air market with food and crafts, a kid's area with free games, free parking with hay-ride shuttles, and a whole lot of fun for the entire family. For more information, click here.
Sugarbush Mad Dash – Sunday, October 11 - Waitsfield
The Sugarbush Mad Dash features 5k and 10k running races along Meadow Road and North Road in Waitsfield. For more information and a link to register visit www.madriverpath.com. All proceeds from the event benefit the Mad River Path Association.
Rocktoberfest: A Festival of Beer, Bacon and Bands – October 17 – Basin Harbor Resort
An end off the year celebration from Basin Harbor. Join us for another fun Roktoberfest at Basin Harbor. Help us celebrating the final days of our 129th season with beer, bacon and bands! Mouthwatering food items like Apple Bacon Mac n Cheese, Cheesy Bacon Fries, Bacon Caramel Corn, Bacon Bourbon Cupcakes…we work on the menu until the day of. The one thing we are sure of, Dakin Farm Bacon! Thirst Quenching Breweries like Drop In Brewing, Citizen Cider, Heady Topper, and more. For more information or to order tickets, visit: http://basinharbor.com/event/beerandbacon15/ |
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Time To Study College Ranking
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
If someone in your family will be college bound in the coming year or two, be sure to study this annual ranking of colleges and universities from U.S. News & World Report. You'll also find college advice for students and parents as well as tips on applications, loans, and more.
Fun And Flexible Photo Editing
https://www.picmonkey.com/
With PicMonkey, you can easily edit and touch up photos, or develop your own photo designs. Give your photos a makeover with Wrinkle Remover and Teeth Whitening, try fun special effects to create unique photo images, or use the collage tool for a cool new Facebook cover.
Winning Tailgating Recipes
http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/packages/tailgating/food-networks-top-50-tailgating-recipes.html
The chefs at Food Network have teamed up to bring you the Top 50 Tailgating Recipes. You'll score big with friends and family on game days with dishes including Charleston Cheese Dip, Three Cheese and Artichoke Scones, and Charred Corn Guacamole with Corn Chips.
Set The Scene For Halloween
http://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/our-55-favorite-halloween-decorating-ideas-pictures
Don't be spooked at the prospect of decorating your home for Halloween! The folks at HGTV have done the work for you with this gallery of ghoulish ideas for inside and out. From cleverly decorated pumpkins to ghostly curtains and slipcovers, you're sure to scare up compliments.
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