Category: UncategorizedThings are going well with the project, on day 3 since the launch we have approximately 30 people signed up for the workshops and many pro-bono helpers on board! It’s been an exciting movement to watch, especially since just 2 weeks ago, this project had no life.
We are moving to getting some sponsors to help give to the attendee’s. We have already got Culligan on board, thanks to Jeff Walen! We are also working on a few other opportunities that have been presented to us.
The workshops are filling up, people are excited to help…I couldn’t be more happy right now:)
Teaser….I thought I would blog about this before the launch. For those that actually read my blog, you get a heads up first!
In the past few weeks, I’ve been receiving calls and emails from folks asking for my help with networking and such, to get new leads for jobs. I wish I had time to meet with everyone and help…but I do not right now. I have a business to run and I love helping….as much as I can. So I came up with an idea, ran it by a few folks and after I got the “It will work” from all of them, I forged ahead with Project: LInk It Forward.
This project in a nutshell is myself and few others conducting free workshops to the unemployed, laid off, job seekers on how to find good leads and opportunities on LinkedIn. I’m a megaconnector and I adore LinkedIn, so it makes sense for me to share my knowledge with those in this time of need.
I’m launching the project (hopefully tomorrow!)…and I have the volunteers all set up and ready to roll. We have all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. It’s been a lot of work to get this done, but I know it will be worth it once we have it rolling. I’ll report in my blog how it’s going, so stay tuned!
I’ve had a few folks ask me how I got the “stars” in my title and profile. To be honest, I saw the stars on someone else’s profile and copy and pasted into mine. I like having a bit of Rock Star on my profile as I’m a networking goddess and deserve to wear that tiara online! right? ★
Here is a list of fun ones to add some “flair” to your profile. If you would like to try others, feel free to test from the symbols area of Microsoft Word or HTML characters. If you have any more questions, feel free to email me at Lisa@callthatgirl.biz
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Lisa Hendrickson
612-865-4475
www.linkedin.com/in/callthatgirl
Have you seen those commercials? “I’m a PC” from Microsoft? Their advertising trick to get more people into PC’s rather than Mac’s? Moving people over from one system to another is not that easy, and I’m proof.
Last spring while I was doing mad networking and events, I was asked over and over if I “supported Mac’s”…and I do, I just didn’t have current experience. I started out on Mac’s in 1996, but left once my computer lab at Winona State moved to a PC geared lab. In April of last spring, I bought a MacBook because I didn’t want to start losing potential clients, I needed to be able to support both systems.
I have to admit, I’ve had a hard time getting used to the Mac. For the first months, it was rarely booted up. I set up my email and played with Safari a bit, but didn’t do much else. In August of 2008, I moved my home based office to a professional building near downtown and made the decision to take all my PC’s to the office and only use the Mac at home. I worried that I wasted $1300 on the Mac!
3 months later, I’m finally used to the Mac, the tools and how it “works”. Everyone says using a Mac is so easy, but it’s not that easy if your stubborn and don’t want to learn it. As well, it’s probably easier for someone who is new to computing.
In my troubleshooting visits, I get asked quite often “Should I switch to a Mac, I hear they are so reliable”…and my answer is this “That’s what I hear too. They are pretty expensive in comparison to a $400 PC”.
According to my Google Analytics site, here is the operating system run down.
Windows 78.29%
Macintosh 21.01%
Linux 0.42%
iphone 0.28%
Wow, the iphone made it as an OS! LOL….that cracks me up, but nonetheless, it has to be considered in today’s fast and getting faster world of technology.
To close, I have been taking Mac calls for a few months now and almost all of the issues I deal with are still application related and I can support any application, so it’s worked for me. For those that are considering switching over, I highly recommend that you buy all the software you will need to make the transition more smooth.
Today I am installing a new printer. We’ll see how that goes. The last one I installed had driver complications and I gave up on trying to fix it LOL.
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Friday’s Tips and Tricks!
Shortcuts that can save the day!
August 7th, 2008
Welcome to Friday’s Tips and Tricks! Most Friday’s I will send out a short note, reviewing things that are important for you to know. Reminder…if you would like to unsubscribe, there is a link at the bottom to do that.
Today we will talk about some keyboard shortcuts to use in your everyday computing and some may save the day!
NOTE: Everyone uses their computer “their own way”. You may not use these tips and tricks and you may already use them, either way…good things to be aware of. Please send any other tricks to Lisa@callthatgirl.biz for future tips and tricks.
In this issue…
Where did my work go?
My computer froze
My emails won’t send!
Where did my work go?
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Admit it… You’re a multi-tasker and just work too darn hard, and sometimes have too many things going on. Help! I lost what I was working on!
Press on the “alt” key and the “tab” key at same time. You will notice little boxes pop up. That window shows you everything you currently have open on your computer. Continue to click the tab key and it will scroll from application to application. This is a good trick especially if your mouse is frozen and you need to save some work.
My computer froze!
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Sometimes an application can freeze and you can’t do anything…
Start with the “alt + tab” trick, find your work that needs to be saved, then hit “Ctrl + S”, it will bring up a “save as” box.
If this fails, I recommend just leaving your computer for a few minutes and let it settle down. Sometimes we work too hard and the computer/application can get “confused”. Letting it rest awhile, will give the application time to figure itself out. And clicking-clicking-clicking trying to get it to work, only confuses it more.
My emails won’t send!
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FOR OUTLOOK USERS
You accidently sent out a HUGE email. I’m not talking a 4mb size, I’m talking about a 24 mb size email. It’s sitting in your outbox and your other emails you’re trying to send out are piling up. How to resolve that yourself…
Go to the email that is sitting idle and click on it. Next hit your “shift + delete” key at the same time. This should purge the email from the outbox. If not…
Try “file” at the top of your Outlook, select “work offline”. Close Outlook. Open again and try the trick again, “shift + delete”. A very large email may take some time to delete. Remember to put your Outlook back online once you have deleted the email.
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