Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 February, 2010 We did it Canada! What a blast the last two weeks have been, but I dont think I could have taken any more late nights staying up to watch the Olympics in Eastern Standard Time. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 February, 2009 Welcome to Canada, Mr. President. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca

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The Marq

DECEMBER 17, 2009

I enjoyed having a full QWERTY keyboard without all of the keys, in such compact form factor. So, I read up on other Smartphones available through T-Mobile. However, neither the HTC myTouch nor the Samsung Behold 2 have a keyboard. My point of reference is the Blackberry Pearl Flip, model 8220. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 10, 2009

I also have not set up any of my 8 email accounts on the DROID (again, I am moving slowly). With Droid, I simply click "Navigation" and TELL my DROID what to look up. It brings up a Satellite-Photo Image of the location. KEYBOARD: I always wanted a physical keyboard. NAVIGATION: DROIDs Android 2.0

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thanks to Deborah Erickson, CPO of No Where But Up,Organizing 4. You can set them up to send all emails from a particular sender to a folder to make it easy for you to find. Sometimes we end up on a lot of lists that we had not intended to be on. On a daily basis, I make liberal use of the following two keyboard keys: 1.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 13, 2012

You need to just put fingers to the keyboard and GO. And after Peter and I go head to head on effective writing, healthy psychology and insider tricks, you’ll be eager to hit the keyboard and get your writing back on track… fast. And I know someone who can teach you how. How to Get Call-in Details. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Ebook writing isn’t your “thing” Okay, you’re a fair hand with the keyboard, and you do alright when it comes to an article or a blog post, but an ebook? You won’t get the results you want… and you’ll end up discouraged as your confidence levels take a hit. These are important questions.

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Men With Pens

MAY 24, 2012

I wake up. I wake up my daughter and get her ready for school – iCarly, cereal, clothes, prepare her lunch, brush her hair, walk her to the bus stop. whirr” – hit the keyboard. How to Write Massive Quantities on Demand first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

I sat there, my hands edging towards the keyboard… but I couldn’t bring myself to touch it. No wonder you freeze up when you sit down to write. Surrounding yourself with other writers (try a meet-up or a library). Using a writing prompt to warm up at the start of a session. Your opening won’t be strong enough.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

He slumps over his keyboard day after day wondering why the writing gods are always punishing him. Just set up a writing routine and follow it exactly, every day. I wake up early, pour a cup of coffee, step onto the patio for a minute, stretch, and then head back in to my desk. You know that stereotype of the tortured writer?

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

And really, that doesn’t surprise me, because he followed that up with “I am a good editor.” Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. The key is to glue the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair—fabric glue works best—and not move a muscle not needed in the act of writing until your time is up.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

He set the benchmark for piracy in his time, conducting daring campaigns, blockading the Charleston harbour, capturing ship after ship and striking fear in the hearts of sailors up and down the coast. Give every writing client your best effort – meet that keyboard in battle with your pistols ready and your matches lit. Show no quarter.

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The Marq

JANUARY 7, 2010

Astrid allows me to do all of this on the device and sync up with RememberTheMilk.com service. What I love about this app is that it syncs with its online counterpart, FatSecret.com where you can do the same thing as what you can on your phone, with the added ability to sign up for food lifestyle change / challenges. Enter Astrid.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 3, 2009

There’s a big lag between what I type and what shows up on the screen. What’s worse is that as the keyboard is getting more use, it’s not as sensitive. I can even view various reminders that have popped up on the phone. Summary I’ll sum up my view of the phone in this way: I despise this phone.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

A fool takes in all the lumber of any sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or is at best jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has difficultly laying his hands upon it. But the only way it happens if you go up there and work on it. Now think about King’s attic mind.

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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. You’ll hear if your introduction sounds weak or choppy, and you’ll discover whether your wrap-up encourages conversation or just stops it cold. Finding your writing voice is a common problem.

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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. Hey, I’ll spent all evening hitting some buttons so that a number in a database somewhere slooowly goes up.) I stare at the screen, watching the well of words dry up. Keep it up.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Are you staying up until all hours burning the midnight oil? And you can’t keep it up. The most important part of what happens if you say, “Not right now,&# is that you’ve stuck up for yourself. You’re full up and booked solid because you’re that good. But I have to!” you wail. “I Stick to it, too.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

He sounded like he had a huge stick up his butt. I was riled up. No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. She’s got a temper and blows up at absolutely nothing. I did type the email when something similar happened, and it ended up destroying a long running business relationship. Or had he?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

I showed up for the job. I certainly had a good dose of it by now, knowing my blog posts weren’t up to snuff. I should close the blog, give up my career and walk away from it all. So I gave up. And truthfully, I didn’t really care anymore – I had enough blog posts banked up to cover my ass for a while.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

And I’ve been soaking up advice from sites like Copyblogger and Men with Pens as well as material from some other excellent writers in the blogosphere. No one assigns you experience points or notes when you’ve leveled up. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up? We stare at blank screens. We chew pencils.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. This means getting up at a decent hour, working for a set amount of time, and taking breaks. So thats a problem for me.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. You will also have to do some tidying up, editing your cover artwork and making the pages look good, which you usually don’t do at your blog (your theme does this for you). Why would you want to convert that traffic?

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 11, 2010

I can never come up with post ideas while I am wearing my pajamas). Do not get offended when they criticize but rather use this information to come up with better plans for business. Getting dressed for your work (you will need this if you are going to work from home. Try a few different ideas. Always have a backup plan.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Admitting that your sleep patterns are all screwed up and that you can’t hack it? Arianna Huffington of Huffington Post once passed out from exhaustion – she broke her cheekbone and ended up with five stitches. Are you up for it? If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 19, 2010

After a few frustrating episodes (in which I even tried some mild self-hypnosis in order to recall “that brilliant idea” I had this morning in the car) I gave up trying to remember those bits and pieces and set up a capturing environment. That’s the time when I quickly fire up the iPhone Voice Recorder and start talking.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Marc and I realized, though, that this ebook was just one case amongst several where people (often innocently and unwittingly) end up damaging someone else’s life – by trying to help. 99% of LD bloggers are just making it up as they go along. We spoke out in public about it, of course. Ahh, science fiction, how do I love thee?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

The fact that he is still slightly amazed about his fame makes his posts interesting, in that he brings up questions that I think we should all ask ourselves. I really can’t screw up too badly. It’s fun, but it’s not like I sit at my keyboard, occasionally throwing my arms into the air and squealing, “Wheeeeeee! I’m writing!”

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

And then you graduated, spent some time in the real world and ended up working in a field that was wildly different from the one you’d studied. That’s what you should be playing up. Of course my on-the-job experience was invaluable too, but the things I picked up at University are embedded in a different way.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. But more importantly for me – with my focus on small business and Skype’s apparent customer support issues – the 3 Skypephone has some growing up to do before I will consider it a small business tool. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I personally use a Franklin Covey planner because I love the look of the pages, but many other companies make planner pages with the same set-up.  Thinking Through A Pen As a writer, I enjoy being able to open up my planner to jot things down. Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 February, 2010 Minute taking made easier. In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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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. I started this blog to share the knowledge I had picked up over the years either from other administrative assistants, my bosses or from trial and error. I also use Tasks in Outlook to follow up on electronic items. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 July, 2009 Psst! I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 November, 2008 Can you afford not to take a vacation? I am busy, busy this week preparing to leave because I dont want to leave any loose ends and I want to cover off on anything that might come up in my absence. It will be a good time to clean up all the e-mails that will be in my Inbox.

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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. It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. It is also amazing how much we pick up from our co-workers during the day.

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