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Memorable Moments continued be just slightly angry at someone, in an email, your comments can be taken out of context and you could be portrayed as spiteful and mean. Don't send an email, don't text a friend, don't post a Tweet, don't comment to an online post until you're sure that what you say won't be taken out of context. •Set Up an Email Message Delay. If you use Outlook for your email,on the main navigation, click the File tab and then choose the "Rules and Alerts" button. On the open window, look for and then click on a button that says "New Rule." Locate and click the "Apply Rule On Messages I Send" link. Click the "Next" button twice and then "Yes" when prompted (do not worry about clicking on any of the check boxes during this process…just click "Next" twice). Check the "Defer Deliver By A Number Of Minutes" option. In the lower pane on the open window, click the number of minutes link, and enter the number of minutes you would like to delay. Click the "Next" button twice. On the final screen,enter the text"Email Message Delay." Make sure the "Turn On This Rule" box is checked, click "Finish" and then "Ok." Now anytime you hit "Send"on an email, it will sit in your outbox for the number of minutes you specified. Meaning, when you forget to attach a document, spell the person's name wrong, or just put something that could be considered offensive by the other person,you just need to go to your outbox, open the email, and make any changes. •Email Yourself First. Did someone else's message cause you to feel angry or emotional? Before posting a response online, Tweeting, texting, or emailing the other person, write down exactly how you wish to respond at that very moment in your emotional state, including using all of the four-letter words and violent language you can muster. HOWEVER, write it in an email that you send to yourself. Then wait a few hours or even until the next morning and read the email. Once you've had some time to reflect, you'll most likely refrain from sending the message, altogether, or you'll edit out the emotional parts before you send. •Give Yourself the Newspaper Test. Remember, once you hit"Send"or "Post," it's archived and theoretically searchable forever. Do you really want your permanent online legacy to be one written in a time of anger? Ask yourself this question every time before you hit "Send" or "Post:" "How would I feel if continued on page 37 Serve your customers the perfect glass every time Increase your revenue and please your customers by capitalizing on the wine-by-the-glass trend. This requires unique storage and dispensing solutions, such as wine drawers, full extension wine shelves, wine certified dispensing and dual temperature zones — available only from Perlick's industry exclusive Dual-Zone Wine Center. Learn more at perlick.com. Wine tapping options available Quality & Innovation that inspires 34 FEDA News & Views The Dual-Zone Wine Center allows you to choose one temperature for white wines and another for reds. C US