Why the Panda Won’t Eat the Grass
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“You can eat the grass! Go ahead – eat the grass”… what an invitation from Willie Wonka to his incredulous guests in the Warner Bros. movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Willie’s visitors greedily started filling their mouths with the candy-infused grass that had been artificially created for consumption. Continue reading …
Melissa Rahko @ May 7, 2011
How To Link to Websites
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By: Melissa Rahko; Your Off~Site Secretary
From the “Ask Melissa” Page ~ Jessica asks, “How can I link to Websites in my Word document?”
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Link to a Website…
In Word (any version) and most other editing programs, select the text that will “anchor” the link. Continue reading …
Melissa Rahko @ April 30, 2011
Green Document Management (It’s Paperless)
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By: Melissa Rahko, Your Premier Virtual Assistant
How many file cabinets do you have for your business? How much space do they take up? Are there worn paths in the carpet leading to and from the file cabinets? Are your file cabinets locked? Continue reading …
Melissa Rahko @ April 22, 2011
Why Computers are like Supercenters
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By: Melissa Rahko, Your Off~Site Secretary
Did you ever need “just one thing” from your local supercenter and end up spending an hour in the store? One day, when I needed to pick up a gallon of milk, I noticed how very far away from the entrance it was. As I passed through each aisle and around every turn, I found numerous additional “things” that ended up in my cart. Why did I take a cart? Because it happens every time I enter without a list or a plan ~ when I let myself lose focus on the destination and reason for being there. (On occasion, I have even forgotten the milk!) Continue reading …
Melissa Rahko @ April 9, 2011
Google: The Basics of Searching
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By: Melissa Rahko, Your Off~Site Secretary
One important transferable skill to carry in your basic computing basket is effectively doing a web search on Google. Punching in a few words and getting about 138,000,000 results in 0.09 seconds means you have a ton of information at your fingertips. Most of the information is relevant to your words in some way, but probably not the way you intended. How can you refine your search? Continue reading …
Melissa Rahko @ March 22, 2011
