Two weeks holiday!
I couldn’t get out of work quick enough today, two weeks off woohoo! Dear husband has the time off too and we might be spending a few of our precious days off in NSW, catching up with a couple of friends. DH hasn’t committed to it yet so we may just as easily end up […]
Kil’n People
A sci-fi tale by David Brin. Set in a not too distant future where a new technology makes it possible for people to imprint themselves into clay “dittoes” (copies). The dittoes are like personal deputies who go off and uncomplainingly do all the things that the “rigs” (originals) don’t want to do – such as […]
Joel gets his license
A call from my dear husband the other day asking if I would feel comfortable lending my car to Joel, 17 year old son of a good friend and colleague, to use in his driving exam. The car Joel had originally intended to use had developed some mechanical problem, so with DH’s assurances I agreed. […]
Learning Publisher
We use Microsoft Publisher quite a bit at work, I am finally getting to know my way around it properly – thrown in at the deep end really, I had to produce the quarterly newsletter while Gayle was away. Since updating my Microsoft Office suite at home, I’m enjoying all the new features of the […]
Public relations and events management course
Study materials arrived today for my new course from CENGAGE Education. It is delivered in four modules each with just one assignment. We are given up to 18 months to complete the course but it could very easily be completed within 12 months, so that’s the goal I’ve set myself. The course materials seem very […]
Making Salesforce work
Salesforce is a powerful online-based CRM client from US based Salesforce.com Inc. I learned about it in a recent Our Community newsletter and after trialling it, was successful in getting a non-profit licence for the Hospice. The licence will be renewed each year for free as long as we are using it. I’m aiming to […]