Category Archives: Administrative

My best stumble in a long time!

I just posted on my website design blog, but this is such a great resource I felt the need to post over here too…I think this site is going to save me a lot of trouble and time…check it out!
The Reporter’s Desktop  It’s fact check, spellcheck, search engine check and more!
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Grammar vs. Common sense

“From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.”    —Sir Winston Churchill
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Sometimes e-mail forwards are amusing

Don’t get me wrong…I love my Windows!! But I had to chuckle when this came across my e-mail today.
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer […]

Bad Spelling drives me crazy (not Tori)

I know that I too am guilty of not taking the simple step of clicking on my spellcheck every once in awhile. But I can’t say it enough, bad spelling in your marketing materials, websites, blogs, etc. just might cost you business, client’s respect or both.
So in my ongoing role as a self-appointed Webster’s […]

Thanks for the Admin Tip

Just a short tip from a great post on the Business Writing Blog, when writing about one of the “holiday” days…the day is capitalized.
For example, if I’m writing about what I am doing today, I need to write about Thanksgiving Day, not Thanksgiving day!
According to the post, that also goes for:

Christmas Day
St. Patrick’s Day
Columbus Day
Presidents’ […]

I couldn’t live without it

I just checked out Simple Admin Tips in Sabrina’s Admin Blog.  She gives several great “oldie but goodies.”  I completely agree with her in that a lot of us take for granted these little shortcuts and assume everyone knows them…not true though!
My favorite on the list is most definitely:
Running multiple programs? Dumb question, when are […]

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