Does Your Email Have Dominion Over You

June 28, 2010

I am working on client work and my little blue box in the right hand bottom corner of my screen flashes a message that I have another client needing help. How many times does this happen in the course of a day? I work as an executive assistant to several clients so I need to [...]

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What Every Person Who Uses Microsoft Office Should Know

June 24, 2010

If you use Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or 2010 you know that Office comes with it own set of quirks. I was recently following a forum thread about how 2003 Word documents lose their headers and special formatting when opened in 2007 Word. Should you upgrade? With the release of Office 2010 there are many [...]

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Why Your Work Machine Should be Virtual

June 23, 2010

Note: I use only VirtualBox, and although there are other alternatives, 90% of people will only need what comes with this free, versatile software package. It works on Mac, Linux, and Windows, and the only operating system that’s a pain to install on it is Mac OSX, and I think we all know why. Concentration [...]

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Technology Teaches

June 22, 2010

Olinda Services is happy to welcome John Olinda to the writing team. As my business grows I find it more difficult to do all of the writing for Olinda Services. I am happy to bring on board another writer who fills the tech-writing slot perfectly. This man loves technology and research. He is constantly experimenting [...]

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Social Networking + Chrome = Flock 3.0

June 21, 2010

After what felt like ages of silence Flock has come out swinging with a brand-new beta release of their social browser. Flock was well known as the social cousin of Firefox, and was compatible with Firefox add-ons, making it a nice compromise for potential users who weren’t willing to give up their favorite browser tweaks. [...]

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Maximizing Browser Productivity Part Three

June 18, 2010

This is the technical part of browsing that 90% of the population will not want to get into.  However, if you’re reading this I doubt you’re faint of heart, so continue on for three very helpful things you can do. Change your DNS Server.  This crafty little trick will allow you to increase the speed [...]

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Maximizing Browser Productivity Part Two

June 16, 2010

Extensions are absolutely essential to a professional on the web.  I’ll list my top eight favorites here and indicate which browser(s) they work with. Assuming you are using Firefox, you must install Firefox Sync.  This extension was created by the Mozilla labs and integrates absolutely seamlessly with their software.  It will also work with the [...]

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Maximizing Browser Productivity Part One

June 14, 2010

No matter what browser you use, there are plenty of things you can do to increase your productivity, and no “frequent flier” of the Internet should be armed only with the tools they are handed by the powers-that-be. First, you should ditch the browser that came with your computer.  Yes, Internet Explorer and Safari do [...]

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Carving Out Your Niche At Work

April 22, 2010

As the Career Coach to the Wall Street Elite, I take a unique approach to coaching them to identify their own greatness factor so they can become even more successful. Carving Out a Niche I do NOT believe people have strengths or weaknesses (See Principle #2 in 8 Ways to Great). Instead, I believe we [...]

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Lisa Olinda Rolls Out the Red Carpet For the Blog Hopping & Podcast Tour

April 20, 2010

It took me a while to get here, I think my caboose was running out of steam, but I finally landed on the right path here at Olinda Services. Lisa, I understand you’ve a bunch of questions “ I hope they aren’t too tech savvy. Explain a little more about niche. I feel that my [...]

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