User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on November 18th, 2008

This is one of those things that you know may happen someday and you know you should be taking precautions for when it does. Like backing up your data for example.
Of course it had to happen on a Monday, which is my busiest day- the day that I have a publication deadline and clients [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on September 19th, 2008

Today I received an interesting case study on Ben Ballard’s law firm– an internet-based firm.
The Ballard Law Office is a San Francisco-based business litigation firm founded by Benjamin Ballard, a seasoned attorney who has practiced law since 1980.
Ballard’s areas of practice include commercial law and litigation, tort litigation, appeals, business counseling, and [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 21st, 2008

Did I ever tell you how much I hate spam? Well I hate spam. I have all kinds of filters and anti-spam stuff set up, but I cannot get away from it no matter what I do. I can’t use one of those verification programs because I need people to be able [...]

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Up until recently, the big trend in the makeup of the workplace was telecommuting. It seems that there’s a new trend that may be the future of business: Virtual companies.
Virtual companies are companies that do not have a physical location. Rather, it is more like a collection of individuals that work from their [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 15th, 2008

Telecommuting is not a new idea and while most people are aware of the rise in popularity during the 80’s, it’s been around a lot longer than that. The first telecommuter on record was a Boston bank president who, in 1877, arranged to have a phone line strung from his office to his home [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 7th, 2008

Move over Google, there’s a new tool in town and it’s Cuil (pronounced “cool”, old Irish for knowledge).
In case you missed all the hoopla when it was unveiled on July 28th, Cuil is the start-up led by former Google stars and it claims to search more pages on the web than anyone, “three times as [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on January 7th, 2008

Let me count the ways…
Last week I went out of town to visit a friend. I could have brought a laptop along and done my work from the airport or between chick flicks, but I really needed the time off. Because my business is completely Internet-based, I don’t have to close down if [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on November 27th, 2007

Something I’ve long dreaded came to be a few days ago (which is why I haven’t posted in so long). I got hit with a Trojan Horse Virus. I have great antivirus software and it did catch the attacks (there were so many of them, I lost count) but when it gave me [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on November 15th, 2007

What a nightmare! My modem went kaput on Monday (my busiest publication day, naturally). After spending several hours (I’m not exaggerating, I swear) on the phone with my provider trying to get a new one sent out I spent 3 frustrating days calling clients to let them know that my ezine would be [...]

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