Entrpreneur and Home Office Blog January Archive blog.topic

Microsoft Office, New Business Success, Greening the World, and the iPad

By Twitman at 01/29/10 11:33

Here we go... all sorts of kewl stuff that really isn't so kewl...

1. RobiNZ CAD Blog: Ribbon Hero! A Microsoft Office game from Office Labs

   A cool way to get people engaged with learning what they don't know about Office products! (@kiwitahi)

   Tweedle Dee says: Do you have a productive efficient workplace? You can put an end to that with Microsoft Office games! Why work when you can play?

   Tweedle Dum says: That sounds about as annoying as the little paperclip guy that pops up every time you try to do something. Just what office workers need: more games to play!

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Selling Your Idea in 1 Minute

Human beings have a very short attention span, especially these days when everyone seems to be so immersed with their respective computers. I know this very well because I, myself, have a very short attention span as well. It is not very difficult for me to remove my attention from someone speaking in front of me. Either I daydream or I doze off completely.

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Office Supplies vs Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

1. Green office supplies and products - TheGreenOffice.com

   Green office supplies and products - TheGreenOffice.com green (@delicious50)

   Tweedle Dee says: I am confused by this page... over 34,000 "green and conventional products". The main font seems to be green, so I don't know how you tell the green products from the rest.

   It would have been really neat to see the conventional products in a black font and the green products in a green font.

   Tweedle Dum says: If you truly wanted to go green, couldn't you just use some old scrap paper instead of buying pretty recycled paper?

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UVA Awards First Entrpreneurship Cup

Does the country really need more awards programs and incentives for small business? You bet we do. Anything that promotes and rewards small business in these tough economic times is more than welcome.

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