Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 May, 2009 Word and Outlook 2007 tips I use Word 2007 at my new job and have never really had a chance to go through it to find the quick tips and how-tos that I had in Word 2003. 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! 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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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Granted, Linkedin was launched in 2003 and then Facebook in 2004, but I hadn’t heard of them. When I started freelancing ten years ago, I had to do my marketing the old fashioned way. I was too busy trudging my local neighbourhood with freshly designed flyers, pinning them in every library and appropriately placed shop… Read the full article here: Why I think you need to get offline to find new clients on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 6, 2011

  But the trend flattened starting in 2003.    Key quote: “Since 2003, motorized travel demand has leveled out or even declined in most of the countries studied, and travel in private vehicles has declined,” the authors wrote in their study. Wired's Study Suggests We've Hit 'Peak Travel" covers research that suggests demand for travel and automobile ownership in the developed world may have reached a saturation point. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2015

  Over the decade from 2003 to 2013 the number of nonemployer businesses increased by 4.4 The U.S. Census released the 2013 nonemployer business data. In 2013 there were 23.0 million businesses without paid employees in the U.S. This  This is an increase of 270,000, or 1.2% over 2012. million. The U.S.

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Dumb Little Man

AUGUST 14, 2020

Ever since the Gambling Act of 2003, casinos have been permitted, provided that they are authorized by the government. Even though it may be one of the more remote countries in the world, New Zealand is also one of the most highly visited.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2013

I’ve been an EA for quite some time now, in fact I started working in 2003 so it has been a decade. The skills you pick up along the assistant career path are invaluable and I for one would not be able to do the job I do today if I hadn’t started as a Team Administrator back in 2003.

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Dumb Little Man

MAY 19, 2017

Starred in: Kill Bill (2003–2004). Starred in: Finding Nemo (2003). There’s something quite magical about seeing filming locations with your very own eyes. The celebrities and cameras may have gone, but a story’s physical setting stays just where it is. You can consider it as a star in its own right. Here are 10 travel destinations that should absolutely be on every film lover’s bucket list: New Zealand. Starred in : The Lord of the Rings trilogy (1999–2001). “A

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

  Way back in 2003, contract labor was only about 20% of the labor costs of sole proprietors. The IRS released their 2016 tax data on sole proprietors.    The data covers business receipts, deductions, and net income reported by taxpayers on Schedule C of tax Form 1040. This includes the vast majority of small businesses, including small businesses that report on a pass-through basis (LLC's, etc.).     In 2016 about 25.5

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Dumb Little Man

JULY 15, 2019

It’s July 2003 and you’re a sophomore Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg. As the Harvard Crimson reported in November 2003, the charges against you are for security, copyright, and privacy violations and you’re staring down the barrel of expulsion from Harvard. ” If Mark Zuckerberg had a business plan for Facemash in 2003, he would have learned about the woes about to befall him.

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The Solopreneur Life

MAY 26, 2012

I learned that, since 1980, the number of permits peak at 254 (in 2003). I f your market-research budget is limited (or even if it’s not), check out CenStats, a free service from the U.S. Census Bureau. Search by county or zip code under “County Business Patterns” to get business profiles that include payroll information and the number of businesses by industry.

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Dumb Little Man

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Take this experiment carried out in 2003. Over the past decade, a whole industry has grown around teaching people the secrets of happiness. You’ve probably seen shelves full of self-help books, each touting to help you find happiness. There are also courses and programs promising the same. All these may make you wonder how happiness and health are really connected.

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The Solopreneur Life

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I ’ve been a satisfied DirecTV customer since 2003. I called customer service today because I wanted to cancel my subscription to ESPN Gameday, which is a package of out-of-market college football games. I wanted to cancel because Big Ten games aren’t included in the package. I explained my situation, and the customer-service representative said, “I can’t cancel the subscription because the season has already started.” ” Shoot, I was afraid of that.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 27, 2018

 Since 2003, for example, the number of nonemployer businesses has increased by about 5.7 The U.S. Census recently released the 2016 nonemployer business statistics. Key quote from their press release : nonemployer establishments increased 2.0 percent from 24,331,403 in 2015 to 24,813,048 in 2016. Receipts increased 1.5 percent from $1.15 trillion in 2015 to $1.17 trillion in 2016.

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Productivityist

JUNE 13, 2018

In 1996 he started up San Francisco based Rocket Network , and invented the pro audio media transfer tool ProTools DigiDelivery , used extensively in movie post-production, sold to Avid in 2003. This week on the 200th(!) episode of The Productivityist Podcast my guest is Will Henshall. Will is the CEO and founder of Focus@Will , a tech music platform that helps 1.5m professionals be up to four times more productive at work.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 16, 2013

As you can see from this chart, the share of creative class jobs has increased from roughly 25% in 2003 to almost 30% in 2012. Well known author and academic Richard Florida has written extensively about the rise of the creative class. According to his work, the creative class - a grouping of knowledge-based professions - has rapidly increased its share of total employment over the last 2 decades and now  comprises about one third of all U.S.

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Simple Productivity Blog

MAY 10, 2012

I rediscovered it in 2003, only to see that everything in that booklet had been achieved by 2002. “Out of sight, out of mind” It’s not just true about people and things we are trying to avoid. It’s also true about our goals. Thoreau once said, “Our life is frittered away by detail.” ” Without a visual reminder of the things we are working toward, we will not work on them. Out of sight, out of mind. Dreamboards.

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The Solopreneur Life

JANUARY 9, 2014

The idea for 5-Hour Energy came in 2003 when Bhargava attended a natural-products trade show in Anaheim, Calif. I n my ongoing look at niche businesses and products, I take the measure of a product that launched a new niche market: the “energy shot.” ” It’s not the first product that’s taken the size tack; another is Tic Tac, the tiny breath-freshener product that was introduced in 1969. The Need/Want: A small-portion energy drink. The Business: 5-Hour Energy.

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Virtual Moxie

JUNE 2, 2015

In 2003, I realized that if the pledge was going to mean something, there had to be a way to hold the Virtual Assistants accountable for violations to the pledge. Almost as soon as I created AssistU , I created the AssistU Standards of Excellence and Ethics pledge.

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Loosely Speaking

MAY 22, 2011

Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003. Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003. Season 2/Episode 14 Program Notes. Scroll to the bottom of this page and click on the “AZVAs the Podcast&# link to listen to the episode now. iPod users can find the episode in the podcast directory at the iTunes Store. Here’s that link !

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 19, 2008

Is it June 11, 2003? Is it the 6th of November 2003? Wouldn’t it be nice if we all followed the same numerical dating standard. It can get very confusing when we date differently. For instance, can anyone tell me what this date is - 06/11/03? Or is it 2006 November 03? Well, it depends on which country you are in and if the person writing the date is aware of the standards in their particular country.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 6, 2012

also supported a 2003 northeastern states agreement to reduce carbon emissions from power plants via a regional cap-and-trade emissions reduction plan. Dear EarthTalk: Given that the presidential election is just around the corner, what can you tell me about each candidate’s environmental track record and positions? – Jane Miller, Chicago, IL.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 8, 2016

Here’s a tip from Bill Jensen’s book, The Simplicity Survival Handbook (yes, it was published in 2003 (ancient!) by If you know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to find it. Rummaging around in your kitchen cabinet for that special bottle of vinegar might take a minute or so, but you’re not distracted in your search by the tomato paste cans or the bags of rice. You can filter those out. Your mind is set on finding that specific bottle.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 8, 2016

Here’s a tip from Bill Jensen’s book, The Simplicity Survival Handbook (yes, it was published in 2003 (ancient!) by If you know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to find it. Rummaging around in your kitchen cabinet for that special bottle of vinegar might take a minute or so, but you’re not distracted in your search by the tomato paste cans or the bags of rice. You can filter those out. Your mind is set on finding that specific bottle.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 9, 2012

  I think the first "year of NFC" I remember was 2003.    But if you'd asked us in 2003 when NFC would have its breakout year, we would have said 2007 or 2008.  Last week we released our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 list.    This is the 5th year we've done a public top 10 trends list (we've been doing small business forecasting for about a decade). 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 3, 2008

In Outlook 2007 this feature works much better than the 2003 version. In 2003, the recipient still gets the e-mail and has to agree to let you recall the message. I'm sure we've all done it at one time -- pressed Send on an e-mail and put the wrong recipient in the To box. No matter how diligent you are, sometimes these mistakes happen. Thankfully, there is an option to Recall the message.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 13, 2008

Instructions for Word 2003 In Word 2003 the instructions are similar. Here is a tip that someone from my office gave me for calculating time internationally. I am not a proficient enough blogger to know how to put these images in my post without you having to click to enlarge it, but I am learning. To set your clock to a different time zone in Word 2007, click on the time on your computer in the bottom right-hand of your screen.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

In 2013 contract labor was 36% of total labor costs, up from 31% in 2010 and just 20% in 2003.  The IRS recently released the 2013 data on sole proprietors. This data covers business receipts, deductions, and net income reported by individual taxpayers on Schedule C of Form 1040. This is how most independent workers and small businesses report business income for tax purposes. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

  Although the numbers fell quite a bit during the recession, they've recovered nicely and have more than doubled since 2003. The number of U.S. families with more than $5 million in investable assets exceeded 1 million for the first time in 2015.    This is one of many interesting stats about the growing number of rich Americans in the Baron's article Penta Millionaires: The New Rising Class.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 7, 2012

In 2003, Canadians used a whopping 2, 867,442 tonnes of paper, compared with 1,198,100 tonnes two decades earlier. Close your eyes and picture the Zen-like state of your desk in a paperless world. When you need data from the last quarter, you speak to your computer and a soothing voice responds with the information. When it’s time to pay the bills, you instruct your computer where the payments are to come from.

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Ian's Messy Desk

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

In 2003, Canadians used a whopping 2, 867,442 tonnes of paper, compared with 1,198,100 tonnes two decades earlier. Close your eyes and picture the Zen-like state of your desk in a paperless world. When you need data from the last quarter, you speak to your computer and a soothing voice responds with the information. When it’s time to pay the bills, you instruct your computer where the payments are to come from.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 8, 2009

If you’re currently using Outlook it comes with its own contact address book, and Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and above comes with Business Contact Manager. If you find yourself missing out on potential clients, contacts falling through the cracks, or not following up in a timely manner then your problem is simply a lack of an efficient contact management system! So let me ask you: 1.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 26, 2016

Also interesting is back in 2003 rural areas had more non-employer businesses per thousand residents than urban areas. The Daily Yonder's (tagline: Keep it Rural) ‘GIG ECONOMY’: WHILE U.S. GAINS, RURAL SHOWS NET LOSS  covers an interesting study that shows rural areas of the country are seeing declines in gig economy employment. The is based on an examination of  non-employer data by U.S. county.    Non-employer is what the U.S.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 5, 2011

After finishing university in 2003 I was lucky because there were plenty of jobs available in London. When this question comes up, which it always does, I keep the answer specific to my career and very succinct (if you don’t know your career history know one will!). “ After leaving University in 2003 I accepted my first full-time role at Deloitte and spent a year and a half there as a team administrator.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2012

When I first started working in London in 2003 one of the key initiatives for most companies was corporate social responsibility and more specifically making the office environmentally friendly. Pin It. Throughout the early years of the last decade it was imperative that we all made a conscientious effort to ‘go green’.

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Daily Writing Tips

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The magazine famously dubbed the 2003 flick, “The Citizen Kane of bad movies.”. The phrase preceding the quotation is not attributive, and as in the previous example, the entire sentence constitutes a grammatically complete statement, so the comma is intrusive: “The magazine famously dubbed the 2003 flick “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.”

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The Solopreneur Life

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Why she’s a hero: Terri has been providing top-quality, no-bull information and support to solopreneurs since 2003. I am happy to present The Solopreneur Life Heroes for 2011. The purpose of Heroes is threefold: • To recognize the efforts that these people have made in helping solopreneurs flourish. • To expose you, the solopreneur, to people and ideas you haven’t heard about before. •

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Or Office 2003 or older? Office suite software is changing! If you haven’t heard, Microsoft is really pushing the new Office 365 , which is all of our old standbys from the Office Suite now delivered on a subscription basis, rather than purchasing that familiar box with the software on CD in it. Along with the standard programs, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.,

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Daily Writing Tips

DECEMBER 21, 2011

2003: democracy. 2003: metrosexual. 2003: embedded. Each year at about this time, the English-language media rolls out various reports announcing the word of the year according to one or more authorities. These pieces imply or overtly suggest that these selections are keywords for our society’s values, beliefs, and obsessions.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Here is how you do it in Word 2003 and in Word 2007: Word 2003 View - Toolbars – choose Forms – go to the icon that looks like a checkbox and click on it. When you are searching through Word, perhaps looking for something else, you may be surprised at what you find. My sister and I were refreshing our skills in Word at the advanced level and found this neat little checkbox.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 30, 2017

 Since 2003 the number of nonemployer businesses has increased by about  5.2 The U.S. Census  released their 2015 data on non-employer businesses last week.    Overall, the number of U.S. nonemployer businesses continued it's steady growth, increasing by 2.1% to 24.3 million from 2014 to 2015. Since million.    Nonemployer businesses are businesses that have a business owner, but no traditional employees.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 9, 2013

When I first started out as a team administrator back in 2003 despite having a (massively bulky) laptop I rarely worked from home. Early in the week I wrote an update on my time in Barcelona and the new job I’ve had since April. I mentioned that I spent a lot of time working from home so I thought I would delve a little more into what I actually do at home and some of the myths that assistants might have about working remotely from their manager.

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Productive & Organized

OCTOBER 25, 2013

  I've been doing it since 2003! Last week I started the series Freedom to Work from Anywhere: Living the Mobile Life and two of my colleagues shared their tips.    Today, we're going to share some more!    Do you dream of having a business where you can work from anywhere?    It really is possible.  Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from many locations throughout the year too. 

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The Solopreneur Life

JANUARY 31, 2013

In a 2003 article titled “Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker,” author Benson P. C ommodity: a class of goods and services for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market. The market treats commodities as equivalent, with no regard to who produced them. What’s the biggest threat to solo businesses? In my opinion, it’s letting your products and services become commodities.

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