I have been patiently waiting for the new Office for Mac version 2011 to hit the store. I bought this on the weekend after a great deal of thought and apprehension. So here is my verdict: I was extremely disappointed that there was not an upgrade available from Office 2008 to Office 2011, unless you…
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Windows 7 and Office 2010
I posted a while back that I was having issues with my precious Dell computer.It turns out that it was a bad install of Windows XP Pro. My techie, Reg Kitchen of APlus Solutions came in – yes he does house calls – and did a fresh install of Windows 7 and updated my Office…
Create Stunning HTML Email
I am just finishing reading Create Stunning HTML Email that Just Works! by Mathew Patterson from Sitepoint. I am almost ready to add this to my arsenal of services for clients. I’ve been playing around in Dreamweaver and putting all the different elements together and I feel very comfortable about offering this new service in…
Is Email Marketing Really Dead?
I was asked the other day about the value of email marketing and if in fact it was really worthwhile. My reply was an resounding Yes! Email marketing is indeed valuable and every business should be looking at adding this valuable tool to their arsenal, if they haven’t done so already. Social Media marketing is…
Fundraiser to help Internet Marketing Sweetie
I just heard the devastating news that Melissa Ingold’s (The Internet Marketing Sweetie) baby passed away in his sleep. He was 1 week shy of his 2nd birthday. Needless to say, the shock and sadness of this loss is difficult enough to bear, but having to cope with the financial burden of funeral costs on…
Move over PC – Mac is my new love!
This seems to be another year of PC woes in our household. First my husbands ten month old HP had a major crash and even after all my prompting to back up (which he kept putting off), he lost pretty much all of his files. Being without a backup computer, he took that huge plunge…
On Being a Virtual Assistant
My name is Caroline M. Jarzabek and I’m a Virtual Assistant. Sounds like something from AA, but honestly, being a VA is like an addiction. One that I’m very passionate about. My next greatest joy is software and learning new skills, this too is like an addiction to me. I enjoy expanding my knowledge and…
Theft & Identity Theft
This was posted on CVAC (Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection) and I thought this was really valuable information. Some of this I hadn’t thought of either. I want to thank Diane Coville for sharing with us. There has been a flurry of activity on the CVAC board with others who have either had similar things happen…
Is it just me or is this rude?
A few weeks ago, I received an email newsletter from someone that I didn’t know. I noticed that it was a fairly local phone number, so decided to email to find out where this person had met me and/or how she got my information. This person emailed back and stated, that she had found my…
Saving Money Today, Trees Tomorrow
I found this neat little tool http://www.printgreener.com/ that lets you edit a document before you print it and best of all it is a free download. GreenPrint scans print jobs and removes pages that it determines are a waste, like web pages with just one line of text, advertisements and unwanted graphics. It resides…