Comments for The Virtual Entrepreneur http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info Bring Your Knowledge To The World Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:40:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Heading Back to Sea by John Anderson http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/15/heading-back-to-sea/#comment-188 John Anderson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:40:40 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=407#comment-188 Neil, I really appreciate what you are doing here. Agree with your thoughts entirely and look ofrward to following your posts! Best, John Neil, I really appreciate what you are doing here. Agree with your thoughts entirely and look ofrward to following your posts! Best, John

]]> Comment on Heading Back to Sea by Paull Murray http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/15/heading-back-to-sea/#comment-187 Paull Murray Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:21:51 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=407#comment-187 Ittekimasu Look forward to your next communiqué Ittekimasu
Look forward to your next communiqué

]]> Comment on The Paper Terminator by Neil Drori http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/01/paper-terminator/#comment-153 Neil Drori Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:11:43 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=381#comment-153 Snagit provides me with a way to efficiently create archival quality digital documents that can be viewed with any current technology. If the LoC thinks I had any importance 100 years from now I'm sure they'll be able to figure out how to get at what I've left behind better than I can figure out what my kids are saying in their txt msgs...LOL Snagit provides me with a way to efficiently create archival quality digital documents that can be viewed with any current technology.

If the LoC thinks I had any importance 100 years from now I’m sure they’ll be able to figure out how to get at what I’ve left behind better than I can figure out what my kids are saying in their txt msgs…LOL

]]> Comment on The Paper Terminator by Hawley Roddick http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/01/paper-terminator/#comment-152 Hawley Roddick Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=381#comment-152 Good points. In response - 1. The Smithsonian is in charge of collecting equipment needed to access materials at the Library of Congress. Because technology changes so fast, the Smithsonian hasn't been able to keep up and the LoC has materials we can't access as a result. My research also indicates that the surest way to save words and photos is on archival-quality paper. 2. History will show that we cared about (and understood how to)save our writing and images for the future or didn't. To save on paper shows that we knew and cared. 3. Did I misunderstand you? I thought you thought the application might substitute for paper archives. Good points. In response -
1. The Smithsonian is in charge of collecting equipment needed to access materials at the Library of Congress. Because technology changes so fast, the Smithsonian hasn’t been able to keep up and the LoC has materials we can’t access as a result. My research also indicates that the surest way to save words and photos is on archival-quality paper.
2. History will show that we cared about (and understood how to)save our writing and images for the future or didn’t. To save on paper shows that we knew and cared.
3. Did I misunderstand you? I thought you thought the application might substitute for paper archives.

]]> Comment on The Paper Terminator by Neil Drori http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/01/paper-terminator/#comment-151 Neil Drori Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:06:56 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=381#comment-151 An interesting point of view. 1. Why would digital records be unavailable to historians? 2. By altering my preferred method of record keeping would I not be artificially changing history? 3. What does this have to do with my opinion of this application? An interesting point of view.
1. Why would digital records be unavailable to historians?
2. By altering my preferred method of record keeping would I not be artificially changing history?
3. What does this have to do with my opinion of this application?

]]> Comment on The Paper Terminator by Hawley Roddick http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/09/01/paper-terminator/#comment-150 Hawley Roddick Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:57:18 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=381#comment-150 While our need to save forests is indisputable, so is our need to save our personal history. Today we save fewer paper records of our daily lives than our more recent ancestors did. Historians worry that their colleagues in the future will not have the basic information about us that they will need to piece together a picture of what our lives are like. As a personal historian, I believe that while virtual archives are handy for anything that will be of no interest to future historians. virtual archives are the wrong place for documentation of our daily lives, which we should save on paper. While our need to save forests is indisputable, so is our need to save our personal history. Today we save fewer paper records of our daily lives than our more recent ancestors did. Historians worry that their colleagues in the future will not have the basic information about us that they will need to piece together a picture of what our lives are like.

As a personal historian, I believe that while virtual archives are handy for anything that will be of no interest to future historians. virtual archives are the wrong place for documentation of our daily lives, which we should save on paper.

]]> Comment on Driving your productivity to new heights by Deborah Mourey http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/08/24/drive-your-productivity/#comment-148 Deborah Mourey Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:31:39 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=344#comment-148 Amount of time depends upon your job and what you are trying to accomplish. Set goals, be focused. if you are just trying to learn then I suggest you set aside 20 minutes a day to looking at new stuff (some people find it helpful to literally set a timer, some people stop after they have found one really useful thing). I also recommend spending at least 15 minutes 3 x a week making new connections on linked in or twitter. I consider it part of my networking but I just don't go away from my computer. I also suggest starting a group or answering questions. This need only take 5 minutes a couple of times a week but it can enhance your knowledge and profile. Also, find one blog you really get something from and comment regularly. not only do the regular readers of the blog get to know you but it also enhances your search engine rankings (don't forget to google yourself and make sure you are building your digital footprint!) good stuff thanks, D Amount of time depends upon your job and what you are trying to accomplish. Set goals, be focused.

if you are just trying to learn then I suggest you set aside 20 minutes a day to looking at new stuff (some people find it helpful to literally set a timer, some people stop after they have found one really useful thing). I also recommend spending at least 15 minutes 3 x a week making new connections on linked in or twitter. I consider it part of my networking but I just don’t go away from my computer.
I also suggest starting a group or answering questions. This need only take 5 minutes a couple of times a week but it can enhance your knowledge and profile. Also, find one blog you really get something from and comment regularly. not only do the regular readers of the blog get to know you but it also enhances your search engine rankings (don’t forget to google yourself and make sure you are building your digital footprint!) good stuff thanks, D

]]> Comment on Driving your productivity to new heights by Susana Fonticoba http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/08/24/drive-your-productivity/#comment-145 Susana Fonticoba Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:48:07 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=344#comment-145 This is awesome. I can follow your suggestions for isolating part of my tasks, but since i use gmail chat to connect with my team, and the same gmail account collects my S/N updates, I'll have to figure out how to split these out. Great article! Forces us to think a bit creatively to organize our workload and how to better allocate and isolate our time. This is awesome. I can follow your suggestions for isolating part of my tasks, but since i use gmail chat to connect with my team, and the same gmail account collects my S/N updates, I’ll have to figure out how to split these out. Great article! Forces us to think a bit creatively to organize our workload and how to better allocate and isolate our time.

]]> Comment on The Essence of Business by Neil Drori http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/08/02/essence-of-business/#comment-144 Neil Drori Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:06:14 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=253#comment-144 Bon chance avec ta cliente Danye. Bon chance avec ta cliente Danye.

]]> Comment on The Essence of Business by Danye http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/2009/08/02/essence-of-business/#comment-143 Danye Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:02:35 +0000 http://thevirtualentrepreneur.info/?p=253#comment-143 Very interesting! I've just tried to explain the same things to one of my customer this afternoon, who he's really mad at me because I work too hard to help him to start his new company! He doesn't understand that he has to keep the focus, clarify his objectives, do some financial forecasts. I wish he could read and understand English to let him read your text! I keep it anyway. Thanks! Very interesting! I’ve just tried to explain the same things to one of my customer this afternoon, who he’s really mad at me because I work too hard to help him to start his new company! He doesn’t understand that he has to keep the focus, clarify his objectives, do some financial forecasts. I wish he could read and understand English to let him read your text! I keep it anyway. Thanks!

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