Are winking, laughing, and frowning faces professional? Is it OK to use them in your work emails, texts, and instant messages? The answer is “maybe.” It really depends on where you work and who you work for. Some managers think emojis and emoticons are fine, while others see them as inappropriate. A recent survey by(…)
Do you have questions about records retention policy at JHU? Do you wonder just how long you need to keep a paper copy of that legible receipt/invoice that you scanned correctly using the Store Business Document function into a Travel Expense Reimbursement or Online Payment Request? Follow these steps to read up on records retention. 1.(…)
A web-based seminar (or “webinar”) can get very boring, very quickly. There’s nothing more deadly than watching a presenter click through a seemingly never-ending series of PowerPoint slides while talking in exhaustive depth about each one. So if you’ve been asked to create or present a webinar, what can you do to make it more(…)
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Today is April Fools’ Day – a day when a few of your coworkers are probably playing dumb, hilarious practical jokes on the rest of the office. So I thought it was the perfect day to share this TED Talk about corresponding (and messing around) with spammers. We’ve all gotten plenty of spam. They’re the(…)
Have you ever wondered why the Wingdings font exists? I have! I mean, why would anyone want to write in a series of weird, random symbols? It produces lines of text that are composed of things like boxes, circles, arrows, and mailboxes. Who could possibly understand a message like that? What’s the point? Well, thanks to(…)
My coworkers and I often use instant messaging (IM) to communicate with each other. Even though our offices are all really close together, we still IM each other. I guess that means we’re a little bit lazy. Do you use IM at your office? If so, it’s a good idea to follow certain guidelines. Since(…)
We would like to thank Ray Newton, CFO of System Source, for this article. NEWS FLASH – the days of delivering static paper, or even electronic reports are gone (or at least should be). Save yourself and the users of your data the pains of obsolete data and manual data manipulation. Instead: Make it the(…)
I must admit that I have felt rather overwhelmed recently. On Sunday, I decided that my email was simply demanding too much attention! It seemed as if I was receiving alerts every five minutes. Some were interesting offers. There were low air fares, discounts at stores, menus from restaurants, and so on. There were also(…)
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