Archive for August, 2008

August Wrap-Up

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I was recently exchanging emails with someone about the upcoming Labour Day weekend, and was surprised that she was looking forward to it, because I’ve always associated Labour Day with the end of summer. After giving it a little thought, I realized that’s only true if you go to school, work [...]

Bye Bye Birdie

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

If you’re wondering what happened to the pretty robin design that’s been here for the last month or so, let me explain.
Have you ever gone shopping and been attracted to an outfit that was totally different than what you usually wear? Maybe it’s a brighter colour, or a shorter skirt, or maybe [...]

Free Guide to Personal Branding

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Earlier this summer, in my post titled Your Life Online, I touched on the subject of making sure you don’t post anything on your blog, social networking profile, or elsewhere on the Internet that you wouldn’t want seen by a potential client, employer, date, or your mother. There are of course [...]

Two Organizing Experts are Better than One!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Technology was designed to make our lives easier and help us work more effectively, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you don’t have good systems in place for saving, storing, organizing and backing up your files, you’re bound to get frustrated with the amount of time you waste trying [...]

My #1 Time Saving Search Tool

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

As a professional virtual assistant and amateur computer geek, I spend lots of time online, so I’m always coming across new web-based tools to help with everything from promoting events to arranging your furniture. If it’s unique, I may find it interesting enough to include in my Technology As An [...]