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Monthly Archives: May 2008

They asked me to provide a Pareto chart, now what?

Step by Step instructions on how to build a pareto chart

Examples of Pareto charts we use in the business

Examples of pareto charts used in business

80:20 Rule applied to Telecom

Why the 80:20 rule is important to every part of business.

Zayo Jobs and post a job for free

How to post a job for free

Google Groups security question

A reader asked a great question regarding Google Groups’ security:
I’ve read about google groups, and I’m confused a little.
My goal was to use google-groups as an international, quick to implement and efficient communication platform. But - although the tool really IS efficient and easy to use, I have some concerns about information security.
Google’s Privacy Policy says:
“We […]

Change your Access Settings and Invite Members to your Google Group

Your group is almost ready for prime time. But before you invite your members, the access settings need to be verified:
First, click “more group info”

Click “edit” under “Access”:

Click the access settings that are appropriate for your group, then click “save”.  The image below shows the access settings that I use for our meeting groups.

Next verify the email […]

Build your Meeting Agenda in Google Groups

Now that we’ve finished the formatting – we can build the agenda.
First, click “edit welcome message” to open the home page.

When the home page opens it looks like this:

Start by typing you agenda.
Hint: I usually type into word and paste into the Google Group.

Next, format the Agenda.
You can change the title, “Agenda” to a Heading […]

Photobucket is a great tool for linking images

If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll notice a lot of images.  These wouldn’t be possible without Photobucket and SnagIt.
Yes - there are a ton of free image hosting sites.  Photobucket has a few features that make it my fave.
After you’ve uploaded your photos, they show up in your album and looks like this:
(The photo […]

AWESOMENESS

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.

How to change the organization of your Google Group

In order to make your group easy to use, you will want to organize the look and feel so that your members don’t have any opportunity to get confused.
When your group looks like this, members can see other members, files, discussions, and pages.  For a meeting agenda, this isn’t necessary, so I recommend hiding everything except […]