How FAST is your Internet? I am VERY happy to say (er, type) that my Internet is super fast now -- well, it's fast for a DSL connection. Since we cut our land-line a few weeks ago, I am now enjoying (and I mean ENJOYING) a download speed of 9-10 mb/s and an approximate upload speed of 1 mp/s. Now, I can upload/download/blog/schedule appointments/make VOIP calls/surf/research like never before. My speed prior to cutting the landline was turtle slow compared to this. It also helps that my 5-month-old Toshiba laptop has the Intel® Core™ i7-720QM processor. Read more about how the … [Read more...]
Busy day today!
May 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday afternoon I received a message from a marketing consultant in the Minneapolis area. I've worked on various projects with her in the past. Today, she needed help with a PowerPoint presentation - one of my favorite admin things to work on. My schedule was flexible this morning and I knew she had a deadline so we both hopped on Skype, collaborated about the project, and an hour later, I sent it back to her for final review. After that, we spoke on the phone about the final changes, I converted the presentation to a .pdf and voila! The project was done and she was on time with her … [Read more...]
Life as a VA
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This morning, I got Parker off to school and then I took Liza in to the doctor for a check-up. After a clean bill of health, I took her to school too. Now, I'm sitting in my office space in North Mankato ready for work. Dawn of Creative Ad Solutions was kind enough to offer me a space in part of her building in lower North Mankato. It's nice to get out of my home office space once in awhile. I'm lucky because all I need to do to pack up my office is grab my laptop, a few files, my cell phone, my magic jack phone (saves on cell minutes), and my password book. Now it's time to get started on … [Read more...]
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