Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 August, 2010 Oh where or where is my password? There are just too many passwords to remember, and that doesnt include my bosss passwords that I also need to know because I have to check his emails as well as my own. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. I have a similar system with my boss. I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 February, 2010 When your voicemail goes awry. But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Lets enjoy our day together.© How to gain weight in six easy steps: Do not eat breakfast before going to work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 March, 2009 Spring cleaning on the blog It is a very sunny day today with a promise of spring in the air so I thought it was a good time to spring clean the blog. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If you aren't particularly tech-savvy, you might feel more comfortable using a paper planner, rather than having to learn the ins and outs of an electronic diary system. Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up. What do you need the system to do for you?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Having a good filing system and keeping the file list up to date is something every assistant needs to be able to do. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! Until you remember on your own what year you are in, this is a good back up system. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 July, 2010 Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize Time Management Photo from Flickr: Public Domain It’s not always about giving the boss her money’s worth – sometimes, it just feels great to know that work time is being managed well. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Bring Forward System or Using Tasks in Outlook Have a system to follow up on items your boss has asked you to do or things you know you need to do. This is especially helpful in the case that there are attachments in the email.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 March, 2009 I always have the perfect answer. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Lets enjoy our day together.© the next day! Oh where or where is my password? How to get Office fat fast.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. A good bring-forward system is a must for this as you will want to bring forward items they will need for meetings and conference calls. Keep an organized filing system and file list. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 September, 2008 Why I love my job? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 May, 2009 Grrr! This way, you always have it at your fingertips in a quick easy-to-find system. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your. Lets enjoy our day together.© Why I love my job?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 30 March, 2009 When working isnt fun: Ho hum, ho hum, its off to work I go. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System I always have the perfect answer. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password? the next day!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 October, 2009 That is not in my job description. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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The Marq

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Specifically, when I use the car bluetooth to dial a number, meaning, I tell the car navigation system to dial a stored number or spell-out the number, the phone resets. I’ve had to resort to dialing on the phone, disconnecting and then using the car navigation system to redial. It just shuts itself off and restarts. TheMarq.com.

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The Marq

JANUARY 7, 2010

It’s to highlight the importance of the applications available on Android Market that I’ve recently downloaded and like very much: Astrid : I made the move to Google Apps a number of months back in order to become system agnostic. In other words, I wanted to be able to access my email, calendar, tasks, and notes from anywhere.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk It’s much easier to send a text message from your computer with a full size keyboard. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

His emails are usually brief, casual, and mention something like, “Have a nice weekend,” or “Hope everything’s good with you.” So it was weird to get an email that was so stilted and formal that it sounded like it was written by the Queen of England’s chamberlain to someone she was too polite to outright call a waste of space.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. I love that I get emails and comments telling me that a blog post came at just the right time. Thank you so much for injecting the serum of joy in writing back into my system. It was called grinding.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 19, 2010

Although it’s been more than 7 months since I’ve published it, I still get a few re-tweets per week and a decent number of monthly thank you emails. After I finish, I send the generated mind map as an email attachment. For that, I’m using Quicksilver, the MacJournal shortcut and self-addressed emails. That’s all.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. The Problem with Paper Clutter: Creating a Paper Management System Reply Mark W. I’m a pretty fast typist but it made me realise how unnatural it is to use a keyboard, or even a pen.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Many people take advantage of that openness on another level, which is to say we’ve all had trouble with copyright law and keeping our work our own. How do you deal with copyright infringements and people stealing your work? I think that’s what we’re there for. It’s funny. Just grasp that moment, eh?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. I don’t know who wrote them and why they thought they had the right to sit before a keyboard and litter the Web with, um, substandard writing. How to format or convert Pendrive in NTFS System?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

It’s fun, but it’s not like I sit at my keyboard, occasionally throwing my arms into the air and squealing, “Wheeeeeee! Cover for New Edition of Why New Systems Fail Reply Mary E. We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

If that kind of fast checking could be allowed on a pay-blog, then maybe the whole system could work. What follows is me thinking into my keyboard. We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I Has it worked?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Sonya – I do have to admit that most people who email me their resume and quote an English degree tend to have some of the worst writing in the world… Not sure why that is, actually. If you’d like to be the first, please email me at steve@ionleap.com and ask me. Wish I knew. Akemi – Yes to Me´s last blog.

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