In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Decide what you want your story to be about. With strips, you really don't have to know every little detail of the story you are trying to tell, but you should have a basic idea of where it's going. This can help you make sure that you've got material for more than just the first few strips. If you're wanting to do more of a gag-a-day strip, you'll want to outline the types of jokes you want to make. This will help you decide what kinds of and how many characters you need to pull off those jokes. You'll first need to decide how many panels you want to average, if you want one row or two, etc. For a 1 row strip-like Garfield, 3-4 panels is the norm. For a two-row comic strip like Cul de Sac, 6-8. You can also find 1 panel comics and 3 row comics. Of course, sticking to a particular size will matter most if you plan on publishing your comics in print (such as a newspaper). If you plan on having them online instead, don't worry about this as much. If you're printing and even if you're not, it's best to at least keep the same width and height for a single row. So, you can have one strip with one row, and another strip with two rows, but all three rows should be the same width and height as each other. When you go to make an individual strip, write down and plan each panel. You need to know what is happening where, which characters will be included, etc. Keep it simple. A written script should be as bare-bones as possible. Descriptions of scenery should only be included if they are necessary to the action of the strip. Make sure that you aren't putting too much text in your panels. This can make the comic hard to read and enjoy. Try to limit the number of speech balloons to 2 (3 if there's a one or two-word balloon), and keep the number of words in a panel below 30 and preferably below 20.
Summary: Decide on a story that you want to publish. Decide on your format. Plan each panel. Balance text and images.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Sometimes, things slip past quality control, and you end up with an inferior product. If that's the case, you have reason to complain to the company. More often than not, the company wants to keep you happy, and it will send you a freebie or a coupon. You should only complain when you actually have a problem. It's the ethical thing to do, and you'll be alerting the company to problems with the product. Don't tamper with the product in order to make it look defective. Most companies will be able to tell if you do this, and it won't score you any freebies. Find the contact form on the company's website. Direct the complaint to the customer service department, which usually handles complaints. Lay out the problem, being very clear about what you want out of the situation. Also, you may need to provide proof of purchase or even information about the batch, so keep the packaging on hand. If you want a freebie out of the deal, make that clear: "I noticed an issue with your product recently. It had a funky taste, like it was old. I was wondering if you'd be able to send me a replacement or a coupon for a new product." The old saying "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar" is a good one to apply to complaining. Yes, you want to make sure the company understands the problem, but you don't want to be mean or rude about it. The nicer you are about it, the more likely the company is going to go out of its way to help make your experience better. Don't say use rude or expletive language, no matter how angry you are. While you might still get a response, you'll likely only get the bare minimum. Customer service representatives are more willing to help and go the extra-mile for nice customers than for rude customers.
Summary: Notice a problem. Complain to customer service. Be nice to get a better response.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Phone lines for modems and cat 5 or cat 6 network lines also need surge suppression as they can and will take out your network card or modem in an electric storm. Your computer can grow dusty in less than a year, depending on where it is stored. Open it up depending on how dusty your house is. If it's not too dusty, then check every few months, but if it's super dusty (your house), then be much more proactive about it. Remove the dust on the bottom with a vacuum (or cloth), then spray with compressed canned air. Pay special attention to the CPU heat sink and CPU fan. Hold the fan still while spraying it as you can cause it to spin out and on reboot it may have more noise. Spray the intakes to the Power supply fan also. Since you have the cover off reboot and listen for noisy fans make sure all fans are working. Replace the fan if it stops spinning or starts making unnatural sound or you can try to lubricate the bearing, this might help. into your computer. Ports such as USB and Ethernet can easily be damaged from careless placement. These repairs can be costly, and these ports are a necessity.
Summary:
Always run your computer on a UPS as this will help protect it from electric surges. Clean your computer. Be careful when plugging in USB, Ethernet, speakers, printer etc.