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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

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© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip. Introducing Goo.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

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Thank goodness for Google , I use it all the time to get answers. I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

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Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

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I dont mind being referred to as someones assistant. My current boss always refers to me as his colleague, both to those within our company and to external contacts when referring them to me. I tend to use the term boss when I refer to my employer. My all-time favourite however is colleague. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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So I did what I normally do when I want an answer -- I Googled it! When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. And guess what? Thanks Patty. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

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I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca