Archive for December, 2011

How Bad Is Your Cubicle

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Contest Factory for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Is your office or cubicle messy, dirty, unorganized, cluttered, and just a total disaster? Great…you may have just been sent a gift horse. If your office or workspace is outdated and needs a complete makeover then Pimp My Cube Contest is looking for you. They are running a contest to update the worst looking and messiest office or cubicle. The winner will have Contest Factory come in and ‘Pimp’ their office or cubicle. All you have to do to register is submit a More >

How Technology Can Help If You Must Draw For A Living

In the past my job as an automation engineer required me to draw detailed electrical diagrams and mechanical schematics. The company I worked for, which had been in business for quite some time, moved from the dark ages of pen and paper drawings to computer aided drawings. The first AutoCAD software which was purchased was expensive as well as cumbersome to use. At times it almost made me want to go back to the days of pen and paper drawings. Thank goodness CAD programs have taken a giant leap with the help of advanced software and technology.

Recently while I was More >

Moving to Texas

I appreciate the guest post, Ignacio Phillips

Moving to Texas was really tough on me mostly because I grew up in Boston and wasn’t used to the slow pace of life. We live in Zephyr which you’ve probably never even heard of but my husband’s family is close to here and I know he’s loving his new job which is why we moved back here in the first place. I can’t believe that after all this time I’m still not used to the people here but gosh, they are just so darn nosy! They come up to me in the grocery More >

Reliable Technology Can Save You A Lot Of Time and Money

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Norton Small Business by Symantec for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you have ever had a virus on your computer then you know how frustrating it can be. The scary part is, even if you do delete the virus, your computer could have sent sensitive information to a hacker somewhere in the world. This could include your Social Security number, as well as checking account and credit card information. The problem is a hacker could set on this information for quite some time before deciding to either use it More >